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From Valve: Signups are open now for Valve's new Steam Frame, which launches today in the following options (all prices inclusive of VAT where applicable): Steam Frame 256GB: 1,059 USD / 1,529 CAD / 1,049 EUR / 889 GBP / 1,609 AUD / 4,539 PLN Steam Frame 1TB: 1,299 USD / 1,859 CAD / 1,279 EUR / 1,089 GBP / 1,969 AUD / 5,549 PLN Steam Frame, which includes Half-Life: Alyx, ships directly via Steam in the U.S., Canada, UK, EU, and Australia. Availability and pricing in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong…

Book title: Parade Author: Rachel Cusk Rating: 2/5 Not for me. I understand what Cusk is doing, to a degree. I struggled to stay awake through parts of it, so maybe don't read Parade while groggy on the morning train. I nearly fell asleep twice. The Diver was the only chapter that worked for me. In the rest, Cusk tried too hard. It felt pretentious, and I fucking hate books that feel pretentious. Mann and the interchangeable Gs are concepts cosplaying as characters, but not characters. It also…

From dbrand: Introducing: the minimalist phone case.™ Available for twelve devices across Apple, Samsung, and Google. Nothing fancy, just a nice sandstone texture and four colorways. Also, a magnetic wallet. And technically an AirPods case. I don't usually care much about phone cases, because I raw-dog life and have no case on my Pixel. But I use dbrand cases for all the stuff I actually want to protect (handhelds that I throw into my backpack). And these look minimal enough that I might be…

This looks amazing. And this made me cry.

Book title: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Author: Jeanette Winterson Rating: 2.75/5 I don't know what to do with this. It clearly wouldn't exist if the author had found a good therapist. Then again, it reads as if the book ended up replacing the therapy. Good prose. I just couldn't vibe with it. And one thing I hate some authors do is this romanticization of being broken. You don't need to be a mess to be a good writer, and I don't get why people keep acting like you do. Where to buy…

What is in the shape of a thing? How much does the shape influence how the thing will be used? Especially when it is so clearly shaped like something else. Especially when it is basically a copy of a thing that came before. The KONKR Pocket Advance is clearly a more modern Game Boy Advance. It's in the name, it's in the marketing material, it's in the shape. And thus, I ask myself: is this, despite its ability to emulate much more than that, doomed to be a console mostly for playing Game Boy…

SteamDB joins Nexus Mods steamdb.info Running a service like SteamDB is not easy. I wouldn't be able to live with myself by either just letting the site run as-is and letting it wither, or completely shut it down. In January, I started looking for a worthy partner that could continue the legacy that I had built. This is where Nexus Mods comes in. And: I have full confidence the team will be able to continue improving the project for gamers, developers and publishers alike. I will be helping the…

From JSAUX PR: JSAUX GAMING today officially launched two products from VOIDJOY, its controller-focused sub-brand: the VOIDJOY SkyLark S1 Pro Portable Controller and the VOIDJOY Elite Extender for Switch Pro Controller. And: The VOIDJOY SkyLark S1 Pro is a compact portable controller designed for flexible play across different gaming setups. It supports 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth and USB-C wired connections across compatible devices. The controller features recessed dual TMR sticks with…

Book title: The Old Man and the Sea Author: Ernest Hemingway Rating: 3.5/5 I'll be honest: I'm not completely sure why this book won a Pulitzer. I read it in two sittings and thought it was fine. Just fine. I get what the book tries to do, but since this is my first time reading Hemingway and his writing is so beloved, I expected, I don't know, something else? But I guess we all just started writing like him in the decades since, and back then his writing was something new. Where to buy The Old…

Book title: Brightly Shining Author: Ingvild H. Rishøi Rating: 3.5/5 A short, sad book with beautiful prose.

Book title: Ninth House Author: Leigh Bardugo Rating: 3.75/5 The world-building in this book is fantastic. I just want to know more. The pacing is a bit tough, though. The moment things get intense, the chapter ends, and the next one's a flashback. And these are 30-minute chapters. Still, the book ends on a cliffhanger, and now I want to know how the cliff hangs.

Book title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Full-Cast Edition) Author: She-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named Rating: 6/5 The fourth audiobook continues the series of being a perfect adaptation. Still not supporting the author, though. Where to buy Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Full-Cast Edition) by She-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named:

I'm currently reviewing a KONKR Pocket Advance. In orange. Just look at it: Since this thing looks like a Game Boy Advance and plays like a Game Boy Advance, I decided to mostly play Pokémon(-adjacent) games on it. And that's how I discovered PokeMMO. And can I just say: what the actual fuck?! A fan-made massively multiplayer Pokémon title packing five generations (Black/White, FireRed, Emerald, Platinum and HeartGold/SoulSilver) into a single game? I'm writing a longer piece, but shit's wild.

This is the biggest update Bazzite has ever seen. gardinerbryant.com The headline change here is that they replaced their old stack with a fully SteamOS-aligned one. That means they're now using: InputPlumber for controller handling, emulation, and remapping SteamOS-Manager for handling everything from session switching to TDP control in Steam PowerStation for TDP/power control on devices SteamOS-Manager can’t support today OpenGamepadUI as an extendable plugin overlay for options Steam doesn’t…

Game title: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Plaform: pc Rating: 4.25/5 I have fond memories of playing the original Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag. I barely remember the story, but I remember playing countless hours chasing other ships and trying to nuke fortresses off of the map. Black Flag came at a time when I started to lose hope in the franchise. AC III was, well, AC III, and with the retirement of Ezio -- and I really, really loved Ezio -- I wondered what other protagonist could take…

Book title: Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences Author: Neal Allen Rating: 4.25/5 I don't know what I prefer: Neal's writing rules (which I added to my editing tool), or Anne's complaints and pushback on her husband's rules. In any case, this is a good book, surprisingly funny, and I think it has already improved my own writing. Also, book #30 of the year! Where to buy Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences by Neal Allen: Bookshop

I keep thinking about this piece by Hugh Howey I linked to. I feel revulsion toward AI-created content. When any piece of art, no matter the format, has the slightest smell of AI, I'm out. It doesn't even matter if any AI was actually used; the mere suggestion of AI is enough. I'm aware this is unfair towards people that happen to talk/write/sound like AI, especially when it's their content AI was trained on. That is, unfortunately, collateral damage. With time, this will become much harder.…

The end of an era hughhowey.com There will be meat-book fanatics. People who care about the stories behind the stories. Readers who will pick up my Molly Fyde books and care about the person who wrote them, the fact that I spent years of my life sailing a run-down little boat between foreign islands in my 20s, a bedraggled vagabond, getting into hijinks, nearly getting killed, nearly killing himself, falling in and out of love, making incredible friends, and then turning all that into books…

Book title: The Girl with a Thousand Faces Author: Sunyi Dean Rating: 4.25/5 What a clever book. The way it plays with timelines and perspectives keeps changing how you see everything. Also, there were a few proper "HA" moments. And as someone who writes, I loved how much it plays with the craft itself to tell the story. Also, ghost cats! Where to buy The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean: Bookshop

Epic Games Store will officially support Linux, Epic confirms videocardz.com Epic Games is working on official Linux support for the Epic Games Store. An Epic staff member confirmed that Linux support is coming “soon,” although it will not be part of the next preview release. The confirmation came during an AMA on the official Epic Games Store community Discord. According to Epic staff member @onepercentnachos, supporting Linux requires more work than simply producing a native Linux build,…

Leak reveals a Zelda-themed Switch 2 and Pro Controller hanafuda.report Both the console and the new controller feature Triforce motifs, with green and gold accents. The Pro Controller also features the Hylian Crest at its center. I do not need a second Switch 2 and another Pro 2 controller. I do not need a second Switch 2 and another Pro 2 controller. I do not need a second Switch 2 and another Pro 2 controller. I do not need a second Switch 2 and another Pro 2 controller. I do not need a…

Manuel in a recent blogpost: I also don’t consider myself a writer. Which is funny because when I get asked to describe what I do the most succinct definition I often use is “writer of code and words” since that is what I spend my time doing in front of this screen. But reflecting on the use of these words made me wonder what even is this thing I’m doing here on this site. I find this intriguing, because I feel the same. I don't see myself as a writer. Nor a blogger. Nor a coder, project…

Has everyone recently started vibe-coding their personal websites? The number of blogs in my RSS feed that have suddenly started spamming dozens of old posts all at once is getting a little suspicious. But hey, coding is a solved problem now, right?

Book title: When We Cease to Understand the World Author: Benjamín Labatut Rating: 3.75/5 What a strange book. The further it goes, the more this "non-fiction" book starts making things up, slowly turning into fiction. I guess that's what happens when we cease to understand the world? Where to buy When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut: Bookshop

Book title: The Treasure Hunters Club Author: Tom Ryan Rating: 2.25/5 This book was not it. Mediocre writing (with one mistake that I just couldn't forget), a cheap twist, and while I wanted to know how the story ended (worth .25 of a star), it was just not that good. Meh! (But apparently a sequel is coming later this year, and I guess I'll end up reading that one anyway.) Where to buy The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan: Bookshop

The Stable Release of Bazzite Deck 44 is Coming bazzite.gg It’s been a long road and we appreciate everyone’s excitement and patience as the stable release of the brand-new Deck/HTPC image of Bazzite draws near. With it come many new features and software to keep you focused on your games. And: We could especially use help from folks with Ayaneo, AOKZOE, OneXPlayer, and GPD Win devices, but all are welcome. I am on an HTPC, but I will rebase to the test version tonight. If you have one of the…

Book title: The Poet Empress Author: Shen Tao Rating: 6/5 I originally picked this book because of its beautiful cover. I did not expect it to be the best book I read this year. What a story! What character development. What a world. Imma call my therapist now. Where to buy The Poet Empress by Shen Tao: Bookshop

Book title: The Courage to be Happy Author: Ichiro Kishimi Rating: 3.5/5 What a weird book. It is written as a dialogue between a "philosopher" and a "youth" (who's a bit of a dick). I read The Courage To Be Disliked a while ago, and remember that book more fondly, but in essence both books are about Alfred Adler"s worldviews. But I just resonated less with this one. Also, there is apparently a third one?? (Then again, I read this stuff for fun, and not to gain any value out of it.) Where to…

I just posted a completely new version of my /uses page, which lists all the stuff I currently use, be it my different Gaming PCs, my laptop, my handhelds, my cameras, my EDC, and more. overkill.wtf Everything I Use Everything I use for computers, writing, gaming, audio, photography, self-hosting, health, and everyday carry. I rewrote the whole thing (mostly), so go and check it out!

The very first journal entry I can find is from February 2016. Back then and for the next 9 years or so, I used Day One. In between, I tried some other systems, be it keeping plain text files on whatever computer I owned at the time or writing in paper journals with dedicated prompts. I kept returning to Day One, but always romanticized the paper journals kept by famous authors. Today I filled my first blank notebook (with yesterday's entry). It spans from June 2025 to July 2026. I didn't write…