Author: Jack Slater
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Geneshift in Early Access
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOFMNI4Wh88 Everyone loves games with a retro aesthetic. Even if that aesthetic isn’t very authentic, an older art style makes it possible for an indie game developer to communicate their gameplay ideas without spending all of their resources on art. Many games choose a lo-fi art style for that reason, sometimes it’s pixely, Geneshift is…
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Star Trek: Bridge Crew Looks Cool As Heck
https://gfycat.com/RingedDelectableHanumanmonkey In the 90’s I went to Star Trek conventions with other nerds who wanted to look at nerd things and circulate pirated tapes of Red Dwarf. With that context in mind I will now tell you that I am extremely psyched to play Star Trek: Bridge Crew because who hasn’t wanted to be on…
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Homer J. Simpson in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Major League Baseball inducted Homer into their Hall of Fame and commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Homer at the Bat episode, which is honestly one of the best episodes of any television program. MLB’s Joe Posnanski reporting on the induction ceremony and quoting Al Jean, that episode’s executive producer: When Bart and Lisa chant…
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Poor Google Can’t Afford to Figure Out How Much It’s Underpaying Women
Sam Levin at The Guardian: Google argued that it was too financially burdensome and logistically challenging to compile and hand over salary records that the government has requested, sparking a strong rebuke from the US Department of Labor (DoL), which has accused the Silicon Valley firm of underpaying women. Google officials testified in federal court…
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A Direct Line to Compromise
Our days aren’t complete without the latest aside in the ongoing disaster. This time it’s a secret phone line that Trump’s son-in-law wanted to set up between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin using Russia’s technology. Ellen Nakashima, Adam Entous, and Greg Miller for the Washington Post: Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed…