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2026
Morning misty London
Just captured this cycling to the gym and thought the city is looking nice, intimidating, welcoming, mysterious yet beckoning. Happy Sunday all.
LeapSpace got a write up in Science magazine
Pretty proud moment for me.
It’s a fair and balanced review all in all.
Good is places I’m happy about and work needed in others.
Overall really excited it seems to resonate overall.
https://www.science.org/content/article/journal-giant-elsevier-unveiled-ai-tool-scans-millions-paywalled-papers-it-worth-it
It’s a fair and balanced review all in all.
Good is places I’m happy about and work needed in others.
Overall really excited it seems to resonate overall.
https://www.science.org/content/article/journal-giant-elsevier-unveiled-ai-tool-scans-millions-paywalled-papers-it-worth-it
Random musings while writing a Sonic Themed Bob Dylan style theme with undertones fron Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin
For every power has its double: one that lifts and one that breaks,
And the line between them thins with every promise that he makes.
Listen here: https://suno.com/s/Cw2XE2hMNCJTavEU
And the line between them thins with every promise that he makes.
Listen here: https://suno.com/s/Cw2XE2hMNCJTavEU
suno.comMobius Burning Blues (Philosophy)Listen and make your own on Suno.
Happy new year everyone from snowy Riga!
Absolutely loving the snowy weather for new year. Makes the long nights much more bearable and the Christmas market this year was just so delightful.
Wishing you all a great new year!
Wishing you all a great new year!
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2025
Casa BRUTUS Mario Review: The secrets of a masterpiece design made with 40 kilobytes
Really cool expose from the Japanese Casa BRUTUS magazine celebrating 40 years of Mario. Its got behind the scenes archival dev material and information on how the original game was made and even an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. I don't think there is an English translation yet, but tried my best.
My fav thing - fun as a system:
> "Continuing to think about the mechanisms by which people think, ‘This is interesting.’"
Fun is not inspiration or taste, but a mechanism that can be studied is a...
Show moreMy fav thing - fun as a system:
> "Continuing to think about the mechanisms by which people think, ‘This is interesting.’"
Fun is not inspiration or taste, but a mechanism that can be studied is a...
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Fashion and games come together this holiday
Visited the amazing Super Tomaato in Cardiff this holiday and found this gem. A copy of the fashion magazine Brutus which was completely taken over by an expose on the making of the original Mario with never before seen sketches and notebooks. Just awesome!
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Holidays at home
Enjoying some cosy cabin vibes while hanging out the fam this holiday! Hope everyone is doing well.
