The hero we need.

Genuinely, as someone who plays several live service games I always have a checklist that's like - Ask yourself if you're having fun - Never have a "forever game", play or read or do other stuff alongside it - Don't set paid subs to auto-renew - Think about what you want, not what the game wants

Teaching Summoner Wars by @plaidhatgames.bsky.social at @halconscificon.bsky.social!

Hi, I’m Meghan — your new Coordinator here at Child Care Now Nova Scotia! This role blends my love of community engagement with my passion for supporting Nova Scotian families, and I’m so excited to get started. Drop a 💖 in the comments if you’re ready for exciting things ahead!

A great wings restaurant that only serves very hot wings. A few years later they introduce mild wings, while still offering the same hot recipe. Now the restaurant is filled mostly with hot wings fans, plus a few mild wings fans. Have the hot wings fans suffered? This post is about soulslikes.

Another good gaming website has been gutted by capitalism. I recommend trying Aftermath instead - it is owned by several ex-Kotaku staffers.

Polygon sold to Valnet aftermath.site/polygon-layoff...

I was filing some very old vinyl records yesterday and was amused by the pronouncement on the back of a mono record: “…playable on monophonic and stereo phonographs. It cannot become obsolete.” Forward compatibility anxiety was not an invention of the digital age. :-)

Finished a great Friday off by learning Finspan using the solitaire rules.

See the movies or don't, read your kids whatever you want, but this self-portrait of a gloating hatemonger is the identity she has chosen.

Sir Kenneth seems doubtful about Thursdays as a concept.

My third #RecordStoreDay. This time, I brought a lawn chair and my Switch. :-)

A lovely April morning in Halifax.