Links From the Week of 06-28-2026

Links Posted to Thoughts The Week of 06-28-2026 There were 6 links posted this week. 07/03/2026 @19:45 Returnal - Penny ArcadeGabe: First they got rid of manuals, and now there's no disc? I'm just buying an empty box?[...]Tycho: [...] When this shit started, you didn't own the machine at all. [...] They've been chasing that high ever since.Spit truth, boys. 07/02/2026 @10:30 Inside the Luddite Festival Harnessing Gen Z’s Rage Against Big Tech | WIRED[...] one of the opening events of the Summer of Ludd, a weeklong series of talks and activities like how to flirt and date offline, mending, and learning to fight against data centers, all focused on getting people off their phones and into community.Everything is so evidently handcrafted, giving it the energy of a high school production (complimentary). A small orchestra, manned by people dressed in Pride regalia, sits off to one side. Behind them, a table holds 10 different zines covering everything from how to get off Spotify to the…