Below are posts associated with the “gizmodo.com” source.
🔗 linkblog: I’m Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn’t Still Better Than Streaming Digital'
I’m not terribly attentive to music or film quality, but the complaints about access to streaming media resonated with me.
🔗 linkblog: I Miss What The Mandalorian Was'
Excellent article that sums up a lot of my thinking on this show.
🔗 linkblog: Steam Finally Makes It Clear You Don’t Own Your Games'
Look, I like Steam, but it’s still a sucky business model, like so many others today,
🔗 linkblog: AI Detectors Get It Wrong. Writers Are Being Fired Anyway'
Generative AI suuuucks, but AI detection software may suck even more.
🔗 linkblog: Wallace & Gromit's New Movie Will Bring Back the Greatest Villain In Animation History'
I suspect the return of Feathers McGraw will ultimately be a disappointment, but I love the character enough to be very excited in the meantime.
🔗 linkblog: Politicians Who Voted to Ban TikTok May Own as Much as $126 Million in Tech Stocks'
I doubt this is as straightforward as the headline makes it sound, but there are lots of interesting points in this article.
🔗 linkblog: Roku Will Bork Your TV Unless You Promise Not to Sue'
Companies can really suck. I liked Roku, too.
🔗 linkblog: Tech Billionaire Tries to Ease Fears of Hawaii Takeover by Donating $150 Million to Hospitals'
Last few sentences of the article really make the point.
🔗 linkblog: Reddit Signs $60 Million Deal to Scrape Your Online Community for AI Parts: Report'
Look, I’ve never been really into Reddit, but I’m still really disappointed in the company. This sucks.
🔗 linkblog: Victor Wembanyama Star Wars: NBA Rookie Star's Wild Ranking'
I’ve gotten this same vibe from my students: Prequels are okay, and it’s the sequel trilogy that must not be acknowledged. I don’t fully understand this thinking, but to each their own.
🔗 linkblog: Settlers of Catan Creator, Klaus Teuber, Has Passed Away'
Sad news! Catan hasn’t been my favorite for a while, but it helped introduce me to designer games, and I owe Teuber a lot for that.
🔗 linkblog: Voice Actors Push Back Against Their Voices Being Used by AI'
Interesting and important read.
🔗 linkblog: Paizo Announces Own OGL Due to Dungeons & Dragons Controversy'
Lots of respect for Paizo for doing this. I think my TTRPG future is more in rules-light, story-first indie titles, but if I want something more classic, I wouldn’t mind privileging Pathfinder.
🔗 linkblog: Disney+ Releases Complete Version of The Muppet Christmas Carol'
Yessssss! I grew up watching the version with this song and was really confused when I watched it with my kid and the song was missing.
🔗 linkblog: Why Race Is Still A Problem In Dungeons & Dragons'
Good article on an important subject. I may have to assign this to my students next semester!
🔗 linkblog: Marvel Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Podcast Milana Vayntrub Ryan North'
Great news for a tough Monday! This is one of my favorite comics, I love podcasts, and North is writing scripts. Perfect combination.
🔗 linkblog: NFTs Are Here To Ruin Dungeons & Dragons'
Hard to think of a worse use of the OGL than this. I’m already grumpy about NFTs, but this is making me mad.
🔗 linkblog: Tabletop Designers Rally to Support Trans Kids in Texas'
Shut up and take my money! This is why itch is one of my favorite game-related places on the internet.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Netflix Reveals New Wallace & Gromit Movie, Chicken Run 2 Cast'
More Wallace and Gromit is always welcome.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Shang Chi Director: American Born Chinese Series for Disney+'
Tentatively excited! Such a great comic—they’d better do it justice.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Y: The Last Man's Collapsing Infrastructure Scariest Part'
So far, I’ve only watched the pilot and am not sure how far I’ll make it in the series, but this article reinforces my belief that 2021 can do more with the premise of the series than 2002 did.