Aywren clears long-ignored FFXIV hunting logs, re-grinds Grand Company achievements, finishes Dawntrail role quests, and celebrates climbing server achievement rank to #780.
Roger sizes up Star Trek Online for Trek’s 60th anniversary: no 2026 roadmap, DECA-era ambition missing, store-first updates, stalled improvements after studio churn, and the game edging toward near‑
Azuriel shares The Outer Worlds 2 skill-check thresholds by act, plus build advice—Speech endgame options, Lockpicking/Hacking ceilings, why Sneak isn’t needed, and which traits actually matter.
Shintar wraps Legion Remix by earning “Bringing Order to the Isles” (all class order halls + mounts), then reflects on speed-leveling 12 alts and how the mode felt versus MoP Remix.
Wilhelm hits level 73 in Pokémon Go, breaking down the tasks—especially the brutal “max CP three Pokémon” grind that forced some hard candy decisions (and a clutch Pumpkaboo).
Michael’s indie roundup spotlights Booze Elroy, Indiepocalypse #72, Gardenloom, Celestial Coffee Quest, the Bimbo static site generator, and the Solo But Not Alone 6 charity TTRPG bundle.
Tipa marvels at her grandson’s Rubik’s Cube competition gear and the wild “blind 3×3” scene, riffing on kid brain plasticity and cubes that feel like music.
Warner highlights Elizabeth Lopatto’s callout of Apple and Google for keeping Elon Musk’s X in their app stores despite deepfake porn concerns, framing it as profit-first moral rot.
Tobold digs into prediction markets like Polymarket: insider-knowledge incentives and the messy “what counts as an invasion?” semantics after Maduro’s capture make sports-betting-style clarity look…bl
Jamie Zawinski tears into Waymo’s blackout intersection fiasco—trade-secret posturing, remote-assist overload, and a plan to make cars “more decisive” that he argues will just get people hurt.
Dave Winer links Bob Weir’s passing, riffs on politics, and shows off WordLand progress—plus how FeedLand’s RSS API/websockets and rssCloud make updates basically instantaneous.
Emily writes about autism, social-situation dread, and wedding small-talk anxiety—especially the “you’re next” pressure—then workshops deflecting and direct replies for keeping boundaries intact.