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Commanders tackle Laremy Tunsil takes Josh Conerly under his wing: 'I see myself' in him https://www.nfl.com/news/commanders-laremy-tunsil-josh-conerly-i-see-myself-in-him

This malware is pretty cool, it took me a while to get to the 4th obfuscation layer myself in IDA even when using a deobfuscation plugin myself, mixes its own obfuscated code deep in legitimate "goodware" code, uses lots of MBAs, has anti-VM tricks. High quality malware.
https://www.elas…

OXLOADER: new loader evading detection to drop infostealer — Elastic Security Labs
Elastic Security Labs uncovers OXLOADER: a new Windows loader using .reloc section abuse and anti-VM checks to drop infostealer malware via Google Ads.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
aja monet:
🎵 song of myself
#ajamonet
https://ajamonet.bandcamp.com/track/song-of-myself
https://open.spotify.com/track/7BbJ9FMguQzEESjbRTq1Ew

Playing Terra Nil right now, and it's funny because from the promo stuff I thought I wouldn't like it much, yet I'm enjoying myself a lot. There's definitely a game design lesson to be leaned here.
I was absolutely correct in my assessment that the game feels like it's actively trying to make suspension of disbelief as hard as possible with its completely ridiculous mechanics that make absolutely zero sense. "That's... Not how that works at all!" Is basically playing on repeat in my brain.
Furthermore, the entire technosolutionist tenor of the game rubs me very much the wrong way. This compounds with the physics- and biology-defying (or perhaps -spiting) fictional layer in cases like the convenient magical radiation-absorbing buildings so that you can reverse radiation contamination with a few simple clicks to be extremely bad politics actually...
But... The mechanics do work together quite well to make interesting puzzles with good gameplay that includes satisfying variety and challenges. The art is wonderful, and the music and audio design are spot on. The the result of each level is immensely satisfying, and the pacing is excellent.
I guess the lesson I'm taking away from this is that really solid fundamentals can triumph over an absolute cacophony of ludonarrative dissonance. That doesn't mean that in every decision between ludonarrative harmony (or just straight up believability) and neat mechanics you should compromise towards mechanics, but it reinforces the idea that if you make the mechanics enjoyable in the abstract, players (or at least, players like me) will be willing to compromise a *lot* on whether it actually makes any sense for things to work that way.
I'm still bothered by the "use technology to fix everything" politics, which prevents this game from being one I'll enthusiastically recommend, but despite myself I am having a lot of fun with it.
#GameDesign #SolarPunk

On a July afternoon in 2019, I found myself in a large, sun-dappled room within one of America’s great estates.
An assemblage of distinguished jurists, Ivy League professors, nonprofit leaders, journalists, and theologians sat around me in a half circle.
I was trying to be on my best behavior, but I blurted out a word dirty enough to make them blanch.
In my defense, I thought it was what I had been summoned there to do.
An independent commission had spent the previ…

I have a guest Gist ready for later this morning.
But I feel I maybe might write one myself as well.
Sorry in advance if I bombard your inbox with (2) emails.

Wow, every time I hear Peter Griffin on RNZ's Thurs Tech segment, I think - whoa, what koolaid has he been drinking?! He's completely credulous - boosts 'AI', 'Incubators', and 'Startups'. Big Tech=Good, no questions. None. Ethics? What're they? I haven't got time for that. He's got this platform and uses it to spout utter rubbish policy recommendations. I wish he knew what he was talking about. Find myself fuming every time he's on.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #ElSonido
Miguel Bose:
🎵 Amante Bandido
#MiguelBose
https://deejayjj.bandcamp.com/track/miguel-bose-amante-bandido-deejay-jj-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/1hj6nYHeGclSY0VNTHMi27

Yuss - figured it out! After lying awake this morning trying to remember the name of the guy who had a hit in the 80s (?) with "Jessie's Girl"... I was pretty sure it was Rick... but Derringer? Nope. Astley? Nah... It was almost painful effort... *boom* Springfield. Yes! I knew it was in there somewhere.
Do people still do that to themselves? Or do they just search for it online?
As a reward, I've allowed myself to look it up: