Author: Jack Slater
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Thimbleweed Park Available
Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island creators Gary Winnick and Ron Gilbert have just put out a new adventure game, Thimbleweed Park. It’s a mystery set in 1987 featuring five new weirdos to do adventure with, and has full controller support. I’m on-board, but Ron Gilbert doesn’t need much to sell me on his work. Thimbleweed Park…
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“We’re not gonna be big on vacation”
Before January 20th one of our national embarrassment’s favorite things to criticize President Obama about (over Twitter) was his penchant for golfing: If Obama resigns from office NOW, thereby doing a great service to the country—I will give him free lifetime golf at any one of my courses! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10,…
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iOS & macOS Updates
Today’s software updates from Apple are notable for a lot of reasons. macOS 10.12.4 gets Night Shift from iOS, I can now find my AirPods in the Find My iPhone app, there are the beginnings of a standard to control apps that nag you for reviews on iOS 10.3, Siri enhancements on watchOS 3.2, but…
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Workflow Acquired by Apple
Matthew Panzarino has the scoop: Workflow the app is being acquired, along with the team of Weinstein, Conrad Kramer, Ayaka Nonaka and Nick Frey. In a somewhat uncommon move for Apple, the app will continue to be made available on the App Store and will be made free later today. This is terrific news. Workflow…
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YouTube Celebrities Don’t Understand Journalism
Jim Sterling writing about the reactions YouTube celebrities have had to their racism being reported on: The Internet has warped the idea of “free speech” to mean “speech without consequence” and that’s simply not what it is. Absolutely, JonTron can share a Trumpian view on immigration and claim discrimination isn’t a problem, but other people…