One, two, three, four! I declare a peaknuckle war!
One, two, three, four! I declare a peaknuckle war!
Our game is nominated for Most Anticipated at the Unity Awards this year π₯°
Fixed camera survival horror game The Florist announced for consoles,Β PC
New Zealand-based studio Unclear Games has announced The Florist, a fixed camera survival horror game coming to unspecified consoles and PC via Steam in 2026.
βEveryone has their own method of coping, some more effective, or self-destructive, than others...β He gives you a meaningful look.
βWorkaholics are addicted to the solace they find in extreme fatigue; itβs like the high that a marathon runner might get in her last mile,β Weike Wang writes, in an essay on work.
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Doctor: Great job, you've been born. You're a natural. Now, press [A] repeatedly to cry. Right, just like that. As a baby, crying is one of your most useful abilities
New Zealandβs Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told reporters that Israelβs PM Benjamin Netanyahu has βlost the plotβ in the Gaza war. Luxon is facing calls for his government to recognise the state of Palestine.
another way in which LLMs make me feel like an alien as compared to their many fans: I find their default fawning conversational tone to be intensely, viscerally repulsive and suspicious.
And above all, you let life defeat you. All the gifts your parents gave you, all the love and patience of your friends, you drowned in a neurotoxin. You let misery win. And it will keep on winning till you die -- or overcome it.
someone should write an essay on how we've gone backwards on a very elementary understanding of what sexism is, to the point where ppl are missing the subtle and unequal ways it is wielded & just think it's like bugs bunny heart eyes at a broad
The second might work.
One of the biggest culture shocks for me travelling to smaller towns in rural USA was coming across places where youβd have to drive for hours to get fresh produce. Like whaddya mean thereβs nowhere that sells fruit and veges?
Street sign for Horneytown Rd. Under is a second sign that says "This sign has RFID and GPS tracking"
Environmental storytelling.
Two of the best.
Oh man. Thatβs depressing.
A former βAlligator Alcatrazβ worker says detainees are subject to βinhumaneβ conditions β packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
Stanford has not always conducted itself honorably as an institution, but I am daily awed by the levels of principle and commitment that exist among our students.
βRemember when "selling out" meant something? Gen Xers threw that accusation around like a moral hand grenade. The whole concept rested on a clear line between authentic artistic expression and commercial compromise.β
oliverbatemandoesthework.substack.com/p/the-work-o...
I do sometimes complain about New Zealand feeling boring but it has its upsides.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/05/p...
When even Chris Finlayson is criticising National...
umbrella (formerly umbrella entertainment), distributor of very cool 4K blu-rays and local films, has announced a new wing dedicated to video games
This is fucked up.
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
βBluntly: Making healthy cognitive choices is hard. In a culture saturated with more accessible and engrossing forms of entertainment, long-form literacy may soon become the domain of elite subcultures.β
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...