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Mathew Kumar
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Writer of exp. magazine (https://expzine.com). Game developer for hire. He/They.

Every Game I've Finished 14>24 is OUT NOW: amazon.com/dp/B0DJPFPVFT Patreon: patreon.com/expzine
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Pleased to announced that exp. 2602, a new #zine in my exploration of the 1970s releases for the Atari 2600, is available for pre-order NOW at our new online store! Read more: expzine.com/2025/09/16/a...
Unlocked! I look at Namco's brutal, cool spy shooter Rolling Thunder, and discuss what it, and many other games, owe to SpartanX/Kung-Fu Master.

On Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/rollin...
Rolling Thunder (Namco, 1986) - exp.
As cool, and as brutal, as it ever was.
expzine.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
As with Metroid, I referred to Phil's guides to help get me through Zelda last year, and I really can't recommend them enough.
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Nara's legendary Amusement CUE is getting rid of its retro games in February, so let's take a look at what we're going to lose.

This place is open until midnight! In Nara, everything shuts down early. Except CUE.
January 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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You do not hate Congress enough
"I asked a number of Senate Democrats if increasing ICE funding is a red line for them in the upcoming budget negotiations. Most of the lawmakers I spoke with refrained from describing it in that way"
www.thebulwark.com/p/senate-dem...
Democrats Appear Ready to Duck a Key Fight on ICE
Top Senate Democrats are focused on other priorities in the government funding fight.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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New exp. for supporters! Last year two games came out about coin flipping. But they're teaching you different lessons for different reasons. On Unfair Flips, Q-UP, understanding probability and addiction: expzine.com/2026/01/13/u...

Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/unfair...
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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January 13, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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rest in piss motherfucker
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
RIP Twisted Pixel Games, I played Lococycle last year because Coury @mylifeingaming.bsky.social recommended it. They were only acquired by Meta in 2021, put out Deadpool VR and got shuttered. Terrible.
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
New exp. for supporters! Last year two games came out about coin flipping. But they're teaching you different lessons for different reasons. On Unfair Flips, Q-UP, understanding probability and addiction: expzine.com/2026/01/13/u...

Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/unfair...
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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September 17, 2023 at 2:56 PM
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The NDP needs rebuilding and renewal, and Avi Lewis is its best hope at both. I'll be voting for him enthusiastically in March and I strongly encourage everyone to do the same.
www.lukewsavage.com/p/why-im-sup...
Why I'm supporting Avi Lewis
My thoughts on the NDP leadership race
www.lukewsavage.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:

America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.

What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Folks, my mini-IBM PC is finally complete and fully documented!

I invite you to take a look at the full tutorial and a section on why and how I designed this build.

Please share this news and thanks to all who encouraged me.
adafruit-playground.com/u/AnneBarela...
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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January 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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In 1980, Tyne Tees' magazine show for teens, CHECK IT OUT, gave kids in the North-East of England the lowdown on nuclear war. And it's a delight from start to finish.
Future 'The Tube/Top of the Pops' producer Chris Cowey there, with the perm and mussie.
January 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Although no one is calling me successful, I feel this (especially on views.) Ways to help for FREE:

- SHARE posts (no algorithm here) even better if you add your own thoughts, I welcome engagement!
- Join my Patreon at the free level (posts unlock after a week)
- Join my newsletter: expzine.kit.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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i don’t wanna hear the name Mr. Beast again for the rest of my life, unless it’s about the seminal 2006 post-rock album by Mogwai
January 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Peanuts by Schulz: Friday, November 13, 1981
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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December 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Combat serious forms of harmful online content, specifically hate speech, terrorist content, content that incites violence, child sexual abuse material and the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, unless the website is X, in which case I guess we’ll do nothing
It was a bigger part of the Liberal party platform during the election here in Canada… not sure what’s happening now.
January 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Hey peeps! Those who have followed me for a while will remember that I put out a regular digi-zine until depression and some other issues bit hard in August.

Well, a new issue is finally out, our 34th. And it's free-to-everyone to download and read.

betweenthescanlines.itch.io/issue-thirty...
January 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Israel's murder of Hind Rajab did indeed pretty much literally prove this true. Then when we got all the evidence, they considered promoting the guy who gave the order to spokesperson of the Israeli army.
Thinking about this once again
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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A ream of norms are being shattered daily, but as a tech expert this one really shocks me. For a generation CSAM has been *THE* flaming red line for a tech platform. If they spent money on ANYTHING, it was moderating it miles away. To even have the whiff of it was a Federal kiss of death. Now? 🤷‍♂️
I want to highlight this important story by my friends @nbcnews.com - www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne... "The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine." <-- the AI generated CSAM / NCII immediately escapes containment
Dark web users cite Grok as tool for making 'criminal imagery' of kids, U.K. watchdog says
The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine.
www.nbcnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM