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The Shining (1980) 30 March 2026

1890 horror, dir. Stanley Kubrick, Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall: IMDb. Months isolated in an otherwise empty hotel, that doesn't sound stressful at all.

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The Weekly Challenge 366: The Time of the Count is Over 29 March 2026

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved prefix testing and time validation. (Note that this ends today.)

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Yuusha Party o Oidasareta Kiyoubinbou 28 March 2026

2026 fantasy, 12 episodes, light novel series adaptation: AniDB. Orhun is sacked by the top-ranked adventuring party because they think he's not strong enough, and is holding them back. They are wrong. vt Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None.

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Half Dead, Annabel Chase 27 March 2026

2025 paranormal fantasy, eighth of a nine-book series. We're gearing up for the Big Confrontation! Time for a distraction.

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Good Manners in Game Production 26 March 2026 - 2 comments

This is not about the design or mechanics of a game, but in the way the actual physical bits are produced. There are ways to do it politely, or not.

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Faraway: Under Starry Skies 25 March 2026

I've recently bought the second expansion for Faraway.

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Spies Like Us (1985) 24 March 2026

1985 espionage comedy, dir. John Landis, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase: IMDb. The covert operation needs some expendable noisemakers to distract attention from the real agents, and here are two guys who just got caught cheating on the exam…

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Thirsty Meeples March 2026 23 March 2026

Back to the boardgame café.

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The Weekly Challenge 365: Alphabet Digit Counter Token 22 March 2026

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved string mangling and regular expressions. (Note that this ends today.)

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Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai Shitemo Yoroshii Deshou ka 21 March 2026

2025 fantasy, 13 episodes, light novel series adaptation: AniDB. Lady Scarlet El Vandimion is cast off by the prince to whom she's been publicly engaged since childhood. Fortunately her skills include a lot of punching. vt May I Ask For One Final Thing?

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