TIL Vim uses hjkl keys for cursor movement because they doubled as arrows keys on Bill Joy's original keyboard.
I was reading about vim the other day and found out why it used `hjkl` keys as arrow keys. When Bill Joy created the vi text editor he used the ADM-3A terminal, which had the arrows on hjkl keys. Naturally he reused the…
TIL in 1982 William Shatner paid $10,000-15,000 to an ex-Green Beret named Bo Gritz leading a mercenary force on a raid into Laos
For decades, conspiracy theorists have clung to the fiction that thousands of soldiers are being held captive in Asia.
Portal 2: Community Edition goes open beta on April 17
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Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit
The Godot Engine team have announced that Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit have given them quite a nice funding boost.
TIL Romania’s illicit handmade CoBra computer of the 1980s. The authorities could seize the students’ electronics, make them pay fines, an…
In their poor, Communist country, Romania's computer curious built an underground industry.
Great at gaming? US air traffic control wants you to apply
A new government ad campaign is trying to persuade gamers to apply for air safety roles.
What is the Shortest Possible Ride in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2?
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Amazon’s idea of improving Luna involves stripping back most of it
Amazon is ending game purchases and third-party subscriptions on Luna, leaving affected players with a few deadlines to watch.
PS5 Price increase collapses PlayStation console sales in Japan, with Xbox gaining
If Japan is any indication, buyers worldwide are avoiding PlayStation consoles. Following the latest PS5 and PS5 Pro price increase, the systems experienced a dramatic decline in weekly sales. With the Xbox Series X mak…
Chocolate - The World's First Wii U GamePad Adapter for PC
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Graveyard Keeper is available for free on Steam right now
The sequel to the 2018 medieval crafting sim has been announced.
Voiden - an Offline, Git-native API tool built around Markdown
Redefining how developers work with APIs. One Git-native, composable workspace. Offline-first. Markdown-powered. Developer-loved.
Anna's Archive Loses $322 Million Spotify Piracy Case Without a Fight;In addition to the penalty, a permanent injunction required domain re…
Spotify and several major record labels have secured a $322 million default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive.
In the Wake of Anthropic’s Mythos, OpenAI Has a New Cybersecurity Model—and Strategy
OpenAI says its safeguards âsufficiently reduce cyber riskâ for now, while GPT-5.4-Cyber is a new cybersecurity-focused model.
Pee and Poop in Your Car While Driving at 100 km/h to be Possible
Aito maker Seres Auto granted patent for seat-mounted retractable toilet.
FCC exempts Netgear from ban on foreign routers, doesn't explain why
Trump FCC starts handing out exemptions to its ban on foreign-made routers.
Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S.
A new federal bill proposes OS-level age verification, advancing beyond state laws to establish a potential nationwide requirement.
The False Promise of App Store Age Verification
An analysis of the unconstitutional App Store Accountability Act and its impact on age verification and parental controls.
Crimson Desert sales top five million
Total sales for open-world action adventure game Crimson Desert have surpassed five million units, developer Pearl Abyss announced.
TIL about the 1879 Mandalay Palace massacre, in which over forty royals were executed by co-conspirators to secure King Thibaw’s claim to t…
The 1879 massacre at Mandalay Palace (Burmese: ၁၈၇၉ မန္တလေးနန်းတွင်းလူသတ်ပွဲ), occurred on 13, 15 and 17 February 1879 (8th, 10th and 12th waning days of Tabodwe, 1240 M.E.) at the Mandalay Palace. It was one of the mos…
Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot from shoes to AI, stock explodes more than 400%
Allbirds announced a deal with American Exchange Group to sell its intellectual property and other assets for $39 million in March.
Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”
Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals.”
EU age verification app announced to protect children online
EU chief calls for a bloc-wide push on an age verification app to protect children online. If enforced, users will have to prove their age to access legally restricted sites.
Cloudflare launches private mesh VPN (Tailscale-like) offering
Cloudflare Mesh provides secure, private network access for users, nodes, and autonomous AI agents. By integrating with Workers VPC, developers can now grant agents scoped access to private databases and APIs without ma…
Black & White at 25: how Lionhead's hairbrained, stoner-powered game design became the harbinger of modern AI
Peter Molyneux, Google DeepMind's Richard Evans, and more on the making and legacy of Black & White as it turns 25.
‘Seeking connection’: the video game (Arc Raiders) where players stopped shooting and started talking...
In a post-apocalyptic landscape of cutthroat scavengers, surprisingly peaceful players are opting to team up and open up â a phenomenon thatâs intriguing game developers and psychologists alike
Hacker group threatens to release Grand Theft Auto VI data in Rockstar Games attack
The group named ShinyHunters have accessed a third party server and have given the company a deadline of 14 April to enter ransom negotiations
Three years after its release, Star Trek: Resurgence is about to be delisted for good
The publisher's "license to distribute" has come to an end, so it's goodbye to the Telltale Games inspired outing.
Starfield has sold 140K copies on PS5
The high-profile port has had a middling start, raising questions about the long-term viability of delayed multiplatform releases and the true cost of exclusivity and subscriptions.
Tech Otakus Save The World – Robotics;Notes Elite – Review
Kaito and Akiho, two students of the Robot Club, want to build a giant robot, and their version of Japan loves robotics! Sadly, they are the only members left in the club, which is in danger of bei…
Did games really get more costly to make?
By how much, since when, and for whom? We have the receipts.
TIL the "dab" dance movement is banned in Saudi Arabia for supposed associations with narcotics and people got arrested for it
Entertainer Abdallah Al Shaharani later apologised for the ‘spontaneous movement’ which is banned in the country for supposed associations with narcotics
The Dangers of California’s Legislation to Censor 3D Printing
California’s bill, AB 2047, will not only mandate censorware on all 3D printers; it will also criminalize the use of open-source alternatives. Repeating the mistakes of DRM won’t make anyone safer, but it will hurt inno…
METRO 2039 - Announcement April 16
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Starfield PS5 players demand refunds, reporting widespread bugs and glitches that leave the game "unplayable"
Within days of Starfield's much-anticipated launch on PS5, fans are complaining of "totally unsurprising" crashes, free…
Indie Pass, a Subscription Service for Indie Games, Launches on PC - IGN
Publishing platform indie.io on Monday launched Indie Pass, a subscription service that’s exclusively for indie games. There are more than 70 titles included in the launch catalog in a wide range of genres and from deve…
GTA 6 maker Rockstar says data breach and ransom plot have 'no impact' on players
A suspicious hacker group is flaunting recently stolen confidential files across the dark web
TIL pyranine, the fluorescent used in yellow highlighters, has also been used in hair dyes
Combined Inventory of Ingredients Employed in Cosmetic Products (2000) and Revised Inventory (2006) from the scientific committee on cosmetic products and non-food products intended for consumers - SCCNFP/0389/00 Final …
Castlevania: Belmont‘s Curse Gameplay & Commentary Trailer
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Boycott of major AI conference exposes a growing US–China divide
China-based researchers make up more than half of all lead authors at NeurIPS.
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam will release on PS5 and PC
Level-5 has released a new trailer for the forthcoming Professor Layton game.
TIL that China have all-boys classes within co-ed schools, often established to address the academic and behavioral "lagging" of boys compa…
Teenage boys in a Shanghai school are on the front line of teaching reform after the world's top-scoring education system introduced male-only classes over worries they are lagging girls.
'Addicted to hacking': Young hacker behind historic breach speaks out for 1st time, before reporting to prison
ABC News speaks with a young hacker about what experts call a wide-ranging menace: a new generation of tech-savvy teens who are uniquely dangerous and surprisingly young.
Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data.
In 2025, Google gave Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE without giving him the chance to challenge the subpoena, breaking a nearly decade-long promise to notify users before handing their data to law enforcement.
Developers Accuse Gunzilla Games of Not Paying Salaries For Months
Both current and former employees of Gunzilla Games have spoken out on LinkedIn, alleging that the company has failed to pay salaries.
The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason
How did Netgear do it? Nobody’s saying.
Don't Starve Elsewhere - World Premiere Trailer
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TIL about "Turkey teeth"
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