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Steam Frame, a Linux machine, doesn't support Linux?

I expected some gambling, but not like this.

Digital media is nerfed

It could be so much more powerful, if everyone were willing to put less effort into it.

Steam Slot Machine

How to introduce consumers to gambling before they even get to launch Counter-Strike on the thing.

Hello site migration, my old friend

Paying homage to a tradition, this time, with a more radical change.

On illegal software

Where I open my mouth, but not to verify I'm an adult

UpCloud's viral marketing travels in time

Where I find that I've been a long-time nonpaying customer of Bluesky's favorite, allegedly-affordable, cloud provider, while you get to be fed relevant portions of my life story.

GTA VI will be a disappointing masterpiece

Nothing can ever please everybody, and the highest-budget entertainment product so far won't be an exception. How can an excellent game disappoint?

On paid public beta testing

Increasingly stale thoughts on software product quality, prompted by the redemption arc of the most awaited and most disappointing game release of 2020.

I remade the GTA VI trailer in Watch Dogs

Director's commentary on high-effort shitposting that paid off.

Musings about Watch Dogs

A retrospective review of one of the only Ubisoft-developed games I truly enjoyed, despite its numerous flaws.

The Appeal To Celebrity Fallacy

Separating the art, the artist, the opinion, and your contributions. By the way, I have a community on Discord now.

TIME for a WTF MySQL moment

Documenting the reasons why I tend to prefer Postgres - even when it's my friends getting bitten.