Nearly the end of an era #flash #eol

Chrome decided to remind me of something today. Something that reminds me of a lot of “tutorials” and long hours; that culminated in me really hating a particular platform… If only because it meant me parsing a lot of the same markup; specifically the Object tag, with the Embed tag somewhat ironically embedded inside it.

RacketBoy writes: “MISTer FPGA: The Future Of Retro Game Emulation and Preservation?”

…the most discerning retro gamers are increasingly looking at the world of FPGA for opportunities to bring the conveniences of emulation to a hardware that is closer to original console hardware.”

http://www.racketboy.com/retro/mister-fpga-the-future-of-retro-game-emulation-and-preservation

This huge article is definitely worth a look for anyone wanting to find out about “Hardware Emulation” in general. The original author does peddle the party-line for his favourite project a fair bit; but stick with it.

Politics and Disillusionment

In a democracy, it is essential that public policy is responsive to the public’s wishes and that election promises are honoured.”

https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/what-is-the-problem

Admittedly discussing a very much more specific but no less thorny topic; I thought I would share this.

Ever wondered what’s wrong with the Economy? Start here?

Britain has ‘single-handedly’ done more to undermine world’s tax system than any other nation, report finds.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-corporate-tax-avoidance-havens-justice-network-dodging-a8933661.html

The Ultimate Pocket-sized Gaming Laptop

Here is the teeniest gaming laptop you ever did see…”

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/7/31/20748600/lenovo-thinkpad-tinypad-paul-klinger-youtube

There’s also links to a 3D-printed version that *don’t* majorly infringe on copyrighted design. Promise. Cute?!

Tetris: what you didn’t know

TheThings.com writes: “Luckily no one’s been crazy enough to make a Tetris-themed first person shooter or walking simulator yet. Still, all the crazy (and crazy good) creations with the Tetris name deserve a look. We’re looking at the ten best and ten worst Tetris games [each with their Metacritic scores]“. I hadn’t even heard of a bundle of these!