The Street Truck is Back
And its cool, but is that enough?
Mike Shafer
The Acolyte is Pretty Good
But it could have been a lot better.
Publishers are Not Innocent
The internet as we know it today is not merely a product of Google's relentless chase of money, it's the result of a lot of people's relentless chase of money.
Corporate Greed is Self-Destructive
The pursuit of "shareholder value" in video games has destroyed the most fundamental ingredient to success: the people who make them.
Final Fantasy VII
I recently acquired one of the most advanced pieces of modern gaming technology[1], and what was the first thing I did with it? Play a nearly 30-year old game. Hell yeah.
Much like with Shōgun, I don't have the depth of understanding, nor the force of will,
Shōgun
I can't pretend to fully grasp all the machinations and mysteries within this show — my general ignorance of Japanese culture surely contributing — but I do know that I enjoyed every second of it. I haven't had my eyes glued to a TV like this since The
We Shouldn't Be Surprised That the AI Pin is Bad
The Humane AI Pin is bad. The writing was always on the wall for this one. Any product whose core promise builds on the current state of generative AI is going to be bad. And it's going to stay that way until we can trust the robots to
Yet Another Great App Drinks the AI Kool-Aid
David Pierce, writing for The Verge:
Aboard is just one of a new class of AI companies, the ones that won’t try to build Yet Another Large Language Model but will instead try to build new things to do with those models and new ways to interact with them.
Sea of Stars
Sea of Stars is a brilliant RPG with gorgeous visuals, engaging combat, and a story that doesn't overstay its welcome.
New Rivians Are Too Cool for School
Rivian's news vehicles are seriously dope.