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Did you know you can find tiny, Bluetooth speakers cheap? Like, I've found some for less than $10 online, they might be at various discount stores, and we've gotten them free as promo items before when we've attended trade shows. And did you know that, if you charge them ahead...

Roll20Con 2025 is coming September 26-28, 2025, to an internet near you! The online convention plans a variety of roleplaying games. This convention is Roll20's ninth. Those who play for at least 2 hours in the online event have a chance to win a year's Pro Subscription. While joining the...

Not all that far from the bustle of downtown and the university, past the tech companies on the surrounding hills, and just down the road a bit from some barbecue joints and the picturesque Pennybacker Bridge, lies a hidden Austin gem. A throwback to the early 17th century sits tucked...

For some reason, Facebook thinks I really like watching terrible drivers – and no matter how many terrible-driver videos I watch, they just keep coming. While I try to figure out why that's happening, I can't help but remember folks making illogical turns across multiple occupied lanes of traffic, blazing...

Here's a blog post about how a disposable vape was turned into a website server. If you want to see the same page actually loading off that vape cartridge, this URL should do the trick. The techie in me appreciated info on the stats, such as 24KiB Flash storage and...

Hi folks, this month I'm starting a new irregular DI sub-blog called "On My Bookshelf," where I'm going to talk about the books I'm reading and which ones I've just finished. I recently read The Rule Book (2024) by Markus Montola and Jaakko Stenros. It's a book of game studies...

In th' great American tradition of monetizing ARR most sacred holidays . . . we be proud to present th' Warehouse 23 Talk Like A Pirate Day Sale. Th' grand event be running right now, September 19th, through the 21st. All hands on deck! As always, we wants yer doubloons,...

There are a lot of games out there. If my math is right, my closet contains about 94% of them. All of them . . . all the games ever. One of the fun elements of having a large library is that certain game bits can be repurposed from one...