Litherum
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January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
After 65 hours. I just finished Horizon Forbidden West.
My opinions are that I enjoyed it, but it suffered from the same thing that a lot of modern open world games suffer from: the size of the world is not proportional to the scope of gameplay systems, which leads to it feeling repetitive.
My opinions are that I enjoyed it, but it suffered from the same thing that a lot of modern open world games suffer from: the size of the world is not proportional to the scope of gameplay systems, which leads to it feeling repetitive.
January 18, 2026 at 10:17 AM
After 65 hours. I just finished Horizon Forbidden West.
My opinions are that I enjoyed it, but it suffered from the same thing that a lot of modern open world games suffer from: the size of the world is not proportional to the scope of gameplay systems, which leads to it feeling repetitive.
My opinions are that I enjoyed it, but it suffered from the same thing that a lot of modern open world games suffer from: the size of the world is not proportional to the scope of gameplay systems, which leads to it feeling repetitive.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is interesting. If this really is a strategy for military conflict, I wonder if the opposing forces would treat the civilian ships as combatants
This is interesting. If this really is a strategy for military conflict, I wonder if the opposing forces would treat the civilian ships as combatants
Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Quietly Form Vast Sea Barriers
China is practicing vast maneuvers that could be used to disrupt U.S. naval movement, a New York Times analysis of ship data reveals.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:23 AM
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is interesting. If this really is a strategy for military conflict, I wonder if the opposing forces would treat the civilian ships as combatants
This is interesting. If this really is a strategy for military conflict, I wonder if the opposing forces would treat the civilian ships as combatants
Turns out “DXGI” does not stand for “DirectX Global Illumination”
January 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Turns out “DXGI” does not stand for “DirectX Global Illumination”
Is there anything about OpenAI that is actually open? I can’t think of a way that ChatGPT is open in any way
January 7, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Is there anything about OpenAI that is actually open? I can’t think of a way that ChatGPT is open in any way
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
The lede:
> At least 16 oil tankers hit by U.S. sanctions appear to have made an attempt to evade a major American naval blockade…
This perspective is so one-sided. The blockade is illegal!
The lede:
> At least 16 oil tankers hit by U.S. sanctions appear to have made an attempt to evade a major American naval blockade…
This perspective is so one-sided. The blockade is illegal!
Sanctioned Oil Tankers Flee Venezuela in Defiance of U.S. Blockade
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
The lede:
> At least 16 oil tankers hit by U.S. sanctions appear to have made an attempt to evade a major American naval blockade…
This perspective is so one-sided. The blockade is illegal!
The lede:
> At least 16 oil tankers hit by U.S. sanctions appear to have made an attempt to evade a major American naval blockade…
This perspective is so one-sided. The blockade is illegal!
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Racing simulator puts you behind the wheel of an RC car
January 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Racing simulator puts you behind the wheel of an RC car
From Horizon Forbidden West, I've learned that San Francisco is actually just a collection of abandoned skyscraper office buildings 😅
January 5, 2026 at 5:53 AM
From Horizon Forbidden West, I've learned that San Francisco is actually just a collection of abandoned skyscraper office buildings 😅
My take on today’s news: you know how political analysts said that Putin was trying to build an empire when he invaded Ukraine? Trump is doing the same thing with Venezuela (and it’s just as illegal and immoral)
January 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
My take on today’s news: you know how political analysts said that Putin was trying to build an empire when he invaded Ukraine? Trump is doing the same thing with Venezuela (and it’s just as illegal and immoral)
I want to make a programming language where every function call is asynchronous
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I want to make a programming language where every function call is asynchronous
Bold opinion: DX11 is a good API, actually
December 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Bold opinion: DX11 is a good API, actually
I want to play Halo Wars on a gamepad
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I want to play Halo Wars on a gamepad
Now is probably a good time to sell any labubus you have
December 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Now is probably a good time to sell any labubus you have
I just "played" a literal hour-long dialogue tree in Horizon Forbidden West. This game goes hard.
(At least it was skippable, though. I just chose not to skip it. For a whole hour.)
(At least it was skippable, though. I just chose not to skip it. For a whole hour.)
December 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I just "played" a literal hour-long dialogue tree in Horizon Forbidden West. This game goes hard.
(At least it was skippable, though. I just chose not to skip it. For a whole hour.)
(At least it was skippable, though. I just chose not to skip it. For a whole hour.)
I made a deal with myself: I will buy a Switch 2 when I finish all the Switch 1 games I already own
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I made a deal with myself: I will buy a Switch 2 when I finish all the Switch 1 games I already own
My favorite YouTube videos are people who are experts at something talking about why it’s interesting
- Games Done Quick
- Drumeo
- Digital Foundry
- Asianometry
- Games Done Quick
- Drumeo
- Digital Foundry
- Asianometry
December 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My favorite YouTube videos are people who are experts at something talking about why it’s interesting
- Games Done Quick
- Drumeo
- Digital Foundry
- Asianometry
- Games Done Quick
- Drumeo
- Digital Foundry
- Asianometry
This year, I finished a whopping 32 games, just about tripling my previous record. Among the 32 are: the entire Killzone series, the entire Battlefield series (except for #6), the entire Wipeout series, the entire Infamous series, and the entire Crysis series.
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
This year, I finished a whopping 32 games, just about tripling my previous record. Among the 32 are: the entire Killzone series, the entire Battlefield series (except for #6), the entire Wipeout series, the entire Infamous series, and the entire Crysis series.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/w...
I thought this article was pretty good, but I thought the tone was a bit misleading, because it is, in fact, illegal to run an unregistered church in China. So another equally valid way to frame this story is “China enforces Chinese laws”
I thought this article was pretty good, but I thought the tone was a bit misleading, because it is, in fact, illegal to run an unregistered church in China. So another equally valid way to frame this story is “China enforces Chinese laws”
The Anatomy of a Chinese Church Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/w...
I thought this article was pretty good, but I thought the tone was a bit misleading, because it is, in fact, illegal to run an unregistered church in China. So another equally valid way to frame this story is “China enforces Chinese laws”
I thought this article was pretty good, but I thought the tone was a bit misleading, because it is, in fact, illegal to run an unregistered church in China. So another equally valid way to frame this story is “China enforces Chinese laws”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Oh my gosh - the foreign born Americans are the most American of us all! They had to fight for it, rather than just being born into it.
If you’re domestically born, ask a foreign born American why they want(ed) to be American, and I guarantee you’ll be humbled
Oh my gosh - the foreign born Americans are the most American of us all! They had to fight for it, rather than just being born into it.
If you’re domestically born, ask a foreign born American why they want(ed) to be American, and I guarantee you’ll be humbled
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Oh my gosh - the foreign born Americans are the most American of us all! They had to fight for it, rather than just being born into it.
If you’re domestically born, ask a foreign born American why they want(ed) to be American, and I guarantee you’ll be humbled
Oh my gosh - the foreign born Americans are the most American of us all! They had to fight for it, rather than just being born into it.
If you’re domestically born, ask a foreign born American why they want(ed) to be American, and I guarantee you’ll be humbled
I really want a Thelio Astra but 1. They’re really expensive and 2. They’re totally useless
system76.com/desktops/the...
system76.com/desktops/the...
Thelio Astra
The first official desktop for streamlined arm64 development, powered by Ampere processor. Thelio Astra is the driving force behind native ARM64 development, offering high performance at a fraction of the energy consumption.
system76.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I really want a Thelio Astra but 1. They’re really expensive and 2. They’re totally useless
system76.com/desktops/the...
system76.com/desktops/the...
Resident Evil Requiem (2026) / Battlefield 4 (2013)
They look strikingly similar…
They look strikingly similar…
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Resident Evil Requiem (2026) / Battlefield 4 (2013)
They look strikingly similar…
They look strikingly similar…
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Is the U.S. attorney the only person in the justice department who is able to file lawsuits? I don’t understand procedurally why “the way the boss got their job didn’t follow the rules” is worthy of disqualification of the justice department’s cases
Is the U.S. attorney the only person in the justice department who is able to file lawsuits? I don’t understand procedurally why “the way the boss got their job didn’t follow the rules” is worthy of disqualification of the justice department’s cases
Judge Suggests Prosecutor on Comey and James Cases Should Resign as U.S. Attorney
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Is the U.S. attorney the only person in the justice department who is able to file lawsuits? I don’t understand procedurally why “the way the boss got their job didn’t follow the rules” is worthy of disqualification of the justice department’s cases
Is the U.S. attorney the only person in the justice department who is able to file lawsuits? I don’t understand procedurally why “the way the boss got their job didn’t follow the rules” is worthy of disqualification of the justice department’s cases
Wait, he’s simultaneously saying there is no problem with the economy, and that immigrants caused the problems with the economy?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Trump’s Speech on Economy Veers Into an Anti-Immigrant Tirade
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Wait, he’s simultaneously saying there is no problem with the economy, and that immigrants caused the problems with the economy?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Wait, the “Model-View-ViewModel” pattern is a real thing? I thought it was a joke - a satire of MVC
December 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Wait, the “Model-View-ViewModel” pattern is a real thing? I thought it was a joke - a satire of MVC