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Twin Peaks generator

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:09:00 GMT

quote [Just take a screenshot! :).] Entry Comment: But I see twin peaks.

Project Code Name

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:08:51 GMT

quote [Why do corporate restructuring plans get code names the way operating systems do? And why are the names often so bizarre?] Entry Comment: Everyone I know has code names

What Does This 150-Year-Old Bottle of Mystery Booze Taste Like? Fruity, With a Hint of Leather

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:57:23 GMT

quote [Experts in Utah recently sipped the murky liquid, which was found during excavations at a historic ski area] Entry Comment: A shot of vitamin C and a bottle of booze

Slash Quest

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:27:07 GMT

quote [The Queen's evergrowing talking sword is lost in a faraway land.] Entry Comment: This is great and funny, stumbled upon it when this was on sale. It's based on a jam prototype and has been a mobile only game for some time until being released on other platforms. Main link goes to a review since the game page is down, devs are from Brazil. If you're into more gloomy, tactical talking swords, you might like Transistor.

‘This Whole Thing Is Not Normal’: Inside the ‘Baywatch’ Reboot Casting Call With 2,000 Wannabe Lifeguards

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:57:35 GMT

quote [On a recent Wednesday, 2,000 wannabe lifeguards lined up to audition for Fox's reboot of 'Baywatch.' Here's what it's like inside the casting call.] Entry Comment: All the girls wanna play baywatch

Mike Little: the British co-founder of WordPress

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:09:47 GMT

quote [he was behind WordPress’s main reason for its success, the one-click upgrade, as well as the solid technical foundation on which the software’s growth and ecosystem is built] Entry Comment: Great UK dude being interviewed for an unreleased documentary from 6 years ago – after that Mullenweg fiasco it's clear as ever that invested humble people like these are the reason Wordpress became so popular.

The Ansel Bourne Identity

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:20:35 GMT

quote [In January 1887, a mild-mannered itinerant preacher named Ansel Bourne left his home in Greene, Rhode Island, to travel to nearby Providence. He carried a small sum of money and, by all appearances, the clear intention of returning in a few days. He did not come back.] Entry Comment: My name is Ansel

Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger.

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:37:21 GMT

quote [Latest data hints that benefits seen so far could be underestimates.] Entry Comment: Getting vaccinated against shingles seems to lower one's risk of dementia. I hope the effect is also there for people who have already gotten shingles, like me.

Retro Console Hub - Skeuomorphic Micro-Frontend

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:41:16 GMT

quote [So I have been working on something for a little while, was wondering is it AI SLOP?] Entry Comment: Took inspiration from PICO 8. Oh and the radio works, well depending on reception.

The Blinkered Flâneur: Walking with Franz Hessel in 1920s Berlin

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:31:58 GMT

quote [Does the flâneur, that curiously modern figure who wanders metropolitan streets, have a political consciousness? For Franz Hessel — author of Spazieren in Berlin, “a memorization while strolling” that Walter Benjamin called “thoroughly epic” — the answer seemed to be no. Paul Sullivan explores Hessel’s perambulations through Berlin and the achievements and limitations of his vision.] Entry Comment: I'm a flaneur in a foreign land