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"Have you seen somebody perform a perfect run in Thumper? It is like watching a migraine achieve sentience and launch into space."
Jank are too good at this. It's not fair on everyone else really.
I backed Metro Siege: A 16-bit Beat 'em Up for Amiga, Neo Geo, and PC by Mike at CannonRetro on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metrosiege/metro-siege
Word processing: AmigaOS version of FinalWriter 7.3 announced for end of June
Press release: The FinalWriter Team is pleased to announce that the word processor FinalWriter 7.3 for AmigaOS will be officially released on June 29, 2026. This release focuses on modernizing the user experience while maintaining compatibility with the workflows that users have relied on for decades.
It occurs to me that Muppets are the anti-AI.
AI personas look real, but have no soul. And, despite being made of complex technology, they generate uncanny valley reactions, when they’re visual and not just chatbots.
Whereas Muppets look fake, but they have all the soul. They’re made of simple materials, animated just by human hands, and are immediately attractive. They’re people you want to know, despite never forgetting they’re artifice.
Henson & Co ftw. ❤️
Metro Siege: The much anticipated, new 16-bit Beat'em-Up for the #Commodore #Amiga, #SNK #Neogeo and PC has just launched their #Kickstarter
Deciding on Pico-8 vs Tic-80 for teaching tweenagers to code. They're very similar systems - either is fine.
I think Pico-8's 128-pixel-wide screen is too small for coding on. Tic-80s is 240 which is nearly twice as wide. Yes, you can use an external text editor for both, but I think that's a distraction for people starting out.
Tic-80 has slightly better graphics - two layers, more colours. But I don't think that matters for the kids learning.
Otherwise very similar - anything I'm missing?
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ThinkPad T16 Gen5 has grown some new CPU options, up to Core Ultra 7 365 now. Ultra X when?
Legion might be an option too, though I don't really need the GPU, I think. Are they bombproof like the ThinkPad T's too?
If you're on the island of Ireland or otherwise want to keep up with a potential revival of the Amiga Ireland event, there is a new Discord: https://discord.gg/VAPyavbM
#Commodore #Amiga #Ireland #NorthernIreland #RetroGaming #RetroComputing
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