The Riven (1997) Diffs: Seeing Riven Differently Through Render Analysis
TL;DR Researchers built a "Riven Explorer" to compare multiple renders that can exist for a single in-game viewpoint in Riven…
Hollow Knight: Silksong Wins Steam’s 2025 Game of the Year Award
TL;DR Valve revealed the winners of the 2025 Steam Awards, and Hollow Knight: Silksong was named Game of the Year.…
Who Were Hacker News’s Most Popular Individual Bloggers in 2025
TL;DR A year-end tally of individual bloggers on Hacker News ranks Simon Willison first for the third year running, followed…
Attending a Stranger Things Finale in Theaters — A Strange Surprise
TL;DR The author attended a theatrical screening of the Stranger Things finale and found the mall parking lot unexpectedly full.…
Vimeo Promo Codes: Save Up to 40% Plus an Extra 10% on Annual Plans
TL;DR WIRED reports current Vimeo offers that include up to 40% savings for annual billing, plus an additional 10% coupon…
Rediscovery of CompuServe’s Adventure 751 (1980) — lost Crowther/Woods variant
TL;DR Adventure 751, a long-sought variant of the original Crowther/Woods Adventure that circulated on CompuServe, has been located and is…
Batch script aims to keep a 2011 ThinkPad running for 24/7 streaming
TL;DR A GitHub user published a batch-file project that the repository says addresses an audio 'shutter' issue and CPU throttling…
Parents Struggle With Fragmented ‘Kid-Safe’ Controls Across Devices and Services
TL;DR A parent reports a grown man contacted his 12-year-old via a 'kid-safe' Gabb phone after finding the number through…
Linux is finally desktop-ready — make 2026 the year you switch
TL;DR A PC Gamer writer argues that mainstream Linux distributions have become much more usable for desktop and gaming use,…