Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Age Old Questions
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts,...
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Mega Crit co-founder says he wasn’t bothered by the Steam backlash to Slay the Spire 2’s beta balance patch: ‘It’s difficult for players to feel like they’re heard’
Casey Yano says that, ultimately, reviewers are just using the tools they’re given.
Read moreThe Emperor Protects: A Warhammer 40,000 Musical is a deeply committed April Fool’s joke from Games Workshop, and I don’t care if it’s a day late because it’s just that good
“Just because there is only war, doesn’t mean there can’t also be music.”
Read moreLinux App Release Roundup (March 2026)
March 2026 meted out a sizeable set of Linux software releases, including updates to FOSS stalwarts GIMP, digiKam, Krita and Blender. Major new releases were covered...
Read moreWarren Spector’s Thick as Thieves gets a bit less interesting as it ditches PvPvE for solo and co-op play
In the summer of last year, during Day of the Devs, immersive sim legend Warren Spector said that at his studio OtherSide Entertainment, “we don’t play...
Read moreRevisiting the last truly great Call of Duty
Why a lot of people are playing a seven-year-old CoD again.
Read moreSmarter Live Streaming at Scale: Rolling Out VBR for All Netflix Live Events
By Renata Teixeira, Zhi Li, Reenal Mahajan, and Wei Wei On January 26, 2026, we flipped an important switch for Live at Netflix: all Live events are...
Read moreA Baseless Copyright Claim Against a Web Host—and Why It Failed
Copyright law is supposed to encourage creativity. Too often, it’s used to extract payouts from others. Higbee & Associates, a law firm known for sending copyright...
Read moreJoerg Jaspert: Building a house – 1 year in
Haven’t written here about it, but last March we finally started on our journey to get our own house build, so we can move out of...
Read moreGeopolitics, AI, and Cybersecurity: Insights From RSAC 2026
AI-driven threats, global leadership shifts, and the future of cybersecurity in a rapidly evolving landscape were among the discussions at RSAC 2026 Conference.
Read more‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop
In this episode, we discuss Iran’s threats to target US tech firms, gear up for the midterm elections, and get a scene report from the Polymarket...
Read morePerplexity’s “Incognito Mode” is a “sham,” lawsuit says
Perplexity’s AI search engine encourages users to go deeper with their prompts by engaging in chat sessions that a lawsuit has alleged are often shared in...
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