They’re like different windows into different societies. Different concepts, slang, shorthands for the same everyday objects and events everyone around the globe experience. Different ways to internally think and converse inside your own head. I wanted to learn many of them. These are the languages I wish to become fluent in, no matter how long … Read More
Aside from the moral politics, there is a very functional reason for making efforts to distance homebrew and custom software from piracy. There is also a backstory and ongoing causation for it. Just like console hacking, iPhone jailbreaking also breaks section 1201 of the DMCA (anti-tamper and circumvention of copyright protection mechanisms).However, jailbreaking was granted … Read More
…and adopt a global timedate system. This system would use every format already used, based on context. There is no format objectively better than the other. “Smallest unit to largest” provides no functional benefit; the most relevant piece of information is not always the day. For starters, the date 04/11/20 is different in every region.It … Read More
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There’s something about subverted expectations which strongly draw me to most media. Simple and Clean: Ray of Hope Mix – Hikaru Utada Tomorrow is Mine – Keeley Bumford Last Battle – Cave Story Battlefield – Super Smash Bros. (2014) The composition of this track is close to perfect, in my eyes. As of yet, I’ve … Read More
As a collector, I often own tens of the same product, but in different models. As a listener, I nearly exclusively listen to the same songs, just in multiple languages, or in vastly different remixes. As a media consumer, I would rather play remakes of existing games than new ones. And, as a game modder … Read More