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I made a little game.https://illuminatedsnail.itch.io/local-hero

I made a little game.

https://illuminatedsnail.itch.io/local-hero

"It often feels like optimism is an act of revenge, an act of spite or rebellion, because optimism requires diligence and effort whilst...

"It often feels like optimism is an act of revenge, an act of spite or rebellion, because optimism requires diligence and effort whilst pessimism feels like the default, the thing requiring no energy or effort." – @fonts

https://robinrendle.com/notes/fix-the-signal/

Forgot to put salt in my sourdough again.

Forgot to put salt in my sourdough again.

Numbers are stressful. Get rid of them in your feed reader (assuming you use...

Numbers are stressful. Get rid of them in your feed reader (assuming you use Miniflux).

https://cobb.land/posts/remove-counts-from-miniflux/

#blaugust2025

U+2E4B, anybody?

U+2E4B, anybody?

I'm disappointed by how few fonts have the triple dagger ⹋

I'm disappointed by how few fonts have the triple dagger ⹋

Just added a few community copies if anyone wants to take a look and tell me what you think

Just added a few community copies if anyone wants to take a look and tell me what you think

I want to expand my adventure, Hunt for the Last Owl Bear—add a dungeon, a little more explanation for the referee, maybe a little print...

I want to expand my adventure, Hunt for the Last Owl Bear—add a dungeon, a little more explanation for the referee, maybe a little print run. When is zinequest again? Is that still a thing?

https://illuminatedsnail.itch.io/hunt-for-the-last-owl-bear

Words to live by.https://muan.co/posts/javascript

Words to live by.

https://muan.co/posts/javascript

Just a chapter in and Annihilation is already deeply unsettling. Sort of reminds me of House of Leaves.

Just a chapter in and Annihilation is already deeply unsettling. Sort of reminds me of House of Leaves.

The way to my heart is through webmentions.https://cobb.land/posts/i-have-webmentions/#blaugust2025

The way to my heart is through webmentions.

https://cobb.land/posts/i-have-webmentions/

#blaugust2025

Played a second session of Mythic Bastionland last night. The system continues to impress. I've never spend so long without going into a...

Played a second session of Mythic Bastionland last night. The system continues to impress. I've never spend so long without going into a dungeon. And it's never been so easy to jump into mass combat. Good stuff!

An argument against commentshttps://cobb.land/posts/whos-a-blog-for/#blaugust2025

An argument against comments

https://cobb.land/posts/whos-a-blog-for/

#blaugust2025

I read a really interesting article and wanted to share it, but just discovered that it's on substack so I can't.

I read a really interesting article and wanted to share it, but just discovered that it's on substack so I can't.

Is Pokémon still fun? Sort of.https://cobb.land/posts/reviews/pokemon-crystal/#blaugust2025

Is Pokémon still fun? Sort of.

https://cobb.land/posts/reviews/pokemon-crystal/

#blaugust2025

For good or ill, it looks like starter packs are coming to Mastodon.> We are also working on adding Starter Packs to Mastodon, with early...

For good or ill, it looks like starter packs are coming to Mastodon.

> We are also working on adding Starter Packs to Mastodon, with early interface and ActivityPub exploration done in the last few weeks.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/08/trunk-tidbits-july-2025/

Finally got to play some Mythic Bastionland tonight. Was my first McDowall joint. Definitely lived up to the hype.

Finally got to play some Mythic Bastionland tonight. Was my first McDowall joint. Definitely lived up to the hype.

I'm always a little surprised/disappointed when I find a cool org and they're in the silos but not the fedi.(Is this a sub toot?)

I'm always a little surprised/disappointed when I find a cool org and they're in the silos but not the fedi.

(Is this a sub toot?)

Happy #HTMLDay to those who celebrate

Happy #HTMLDay to those who celebrate

Just finished the third and final volume of Taiyō Matsumoto's Tokyo These Days. I don't have the context to really appreciate it,...

Just finished the third and final volume of Taiyō Matsumoto's Tokyo These Days. I don't have the context to really appreciate it, as it is the only manga I've ever read, but I did enjoy it a decent amount. Maybe review forthcoming.