The blurb is still accurate -- the homepage has no weather, no news, no sponsored links, etc. Google the company does advertising, but the search engine page itself is still really minimalist. I think a lot of people forget (or never knew) how incredibly cluttered and ugly search engines used to be:
https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/uploaded/preview/excite-1996-preview.png
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TRRJR0/lycos-is-a-search-engine-that-was-popular-in-the-1990s-TRRJR0.jpg
During lockdown I played ECHO, which had been in my backlog for a few years after a stray recommendation I saw on MetaFilter. It was a surprisingly tight integration of beautiful and intriguing environmental/UI/sound design, gorgeous music, compelling yet minimalist storytelling (and voice acting), and a really strong gameplay loop of stealth, puzzle-solving, and the occasional panicky run-and-gun. Imagine my surprise when I read up on it after and learned it only sold a few thousand copies!
I strongly recommend playing it blind, but this trailer gives a good overview of the style and mechanics.
One of the greatest games of all time from a design and gameplay perspective. There's a reason it's in the MoMA. The soundtrack is an all-timer as well.
It's also relatively new as a federal holiday, only added in 2021. Before that it was largely officially observed only in Texas and a handful of cities.
They should try to be funny/creative/clever, for one thing, and either using an existing format or creating a new one. This is literally just pictures and direct quotes from the Founders. Like the sidebar here says, "Random pictures do not qualify as memes."
Apparently in many developing world cities with shaky property records it's known for fraudsters to make fake real estate deals using buildings they don't own, to the point that in Google Street View it's common to see "this property is not for sale" or similar painted on house walls near the entrance. I've never seen it on a building this large though!
I wonder if this would include on-screen notifications.
Katamari Damacy. It has a reputation for being silly Japanese nonsense, but the gameplay is brilliant, the graphics are timeless, the soundtrack is incredible, and it has some surprising thematic depth.
This isn't even Facebook-meme tier, it's email-forward-from-90s-AOL-account tier. C'mon.
GIVE ME MORE SOLDIERS, NOBLE LEADER, SO WE MAY SHEATHE OUR SWORDS IN THE BEATING HEARTS OF OUR ENEMIES
- Katamari Damacy
- Halo 2
- Civilization II
- SimCity 2000
- Crazy Taxi
I love when mine acts like this, only to walk back up, roll over, and meow for more. If you didn't want to be snuggled, you would run away! I can see through your lies, cat.
my cat is sad.
no one else in his family is a cat
we are all human except for him
he is excluded from most things
and no one tells him why
he just wants to play
and be loved
he looks at us with wonder
and disappointment
he says hello i am a cat what is my existence
what is that / why it and not me / please can you look at me and love me too
can i have some of your food please im sorry i dont like my food so much
do you want to play with my toys? this one is my favourite
do you like me
are we brothers
why didnt i grow up
why am i so small
can you help me be happy
where are you going
--Spencer Madsen
The gifts were given alongside flowers for International Women’s Day.
cross-posted from: https://biglemmowski.win/post/5333980
> cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/18780870 > > Corroboration
Some notes:
- not very mobile friendly, but definitely worth checking out on a larger screen
- you can right-click to flag squares with 1-10 (plus "X" for more powerful foes)
- the book icon shows a live-updating list of undefeated monsters
- if you're feeling frustrated, study the game board after a loss -- there are helpful patterns to glean