Wearable fitness trackers have steadily shifted from standalone hardware into subscription platforms. The Noop project aims to break that model, offering an open-source and offline companion app.

Brisbane's ferry services will stop during peak travel hours on Friday as workers take part in protected action.

Sharing this now because I only heard the news these last few days.

Last week, both Paizo and the Archives of Nethys released statements concerning the end of our commercial license agreement. These statements were met with an outpouring of community confusion, concern, and displeasure; that sentiment has been heard on all sides.

Garmin acquires TrainingPeaks and TrainHeroic for an undisclosed sum. Garmin could have built the software. It could not have built the coach network.

Sandy Petersen made DOOM. He co-designed Age of Empires. Across three long conversations, he's shared stories from behind the scenes at Ensemble Studios - the balance decisions, the accidents that became features, the corporate chaos.

Here's 24 of them in one place.

The Korean incident that nearly got Microsoft reps arrested. The balance decisions made on pure vibes. The bugs Ensemble decided to keep as features. The plan to fire the entire studio the day Halo Wars shipped. The mangonels that chop down forests - and what they were originally allowed to destroy. The bridges the programmers refused to build.

So, your boss has got hold of some new shiny piece of technology, and they’ve decided they don’t need you anymore. What can you do about it? J. Draper looks at the Wapping Dispute of 1986 to learn more.

In 2019, Amsterdam published their plan to become a (nearly) car-free city. Seven years later, have they done what they said they would?

In 2019, Amsterdam published their plan to become a (nearly) car-free city. Seven years later, have they done what they said they would?

In 2019, Amsterdam published their plan to become a (nearly) car-free city. Seven years later, have they done what they said they would?

We have been told the reason for this decision is that our website has not produced royalties for Paizo.

Let's Talk About the Age of Empires

Real-Time Strategy once ruled PC gaming with legends like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Warcraft, and Dawn of War. But over the years, the genre has faded. New RTS games launch… and fail. Why?

In this video, we break down:
✅ The Golden Age of RTS and how it shaped gaming
✅ How StarCraft kickstarted modern esports
✅ Why publishers abandoned RTS games
✅ Why most new RTS titles can’t capture the magic

From Command & Conquer to StarCraft II and Dawn of War III, we’ll explore the rise, fall, and potential comeback of RTS.

As reported previously, posts from Quokkau users on AZ communities weren't being federated so AZ and broader fediverse users could see them, but it was at least possible to manually retrieve them.

But with my latest post I was unable to even find the community I wanted to post it to, and after I created it on my AZ account, I have not been able to retrieve it on Quokkau.

I'm honestly not sure which side has the fault here or what fix would be necessary.

Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War was the third title by Stainless Steel Studios - the creators of Empire Earth. Unfortunately it didn't turn out that great, the developer went under and it was finished by the publisher. Not only did it have some really interesting ideas, it also had a story behind it that's often mispresented whenever it is retold. Let's look at the game, examine what happened in detail and see if the whole "amazing studio crushed by bad publisher" narrative holds up.

Archive/non-paywall link.

You don't want them to ruin all your hard work, after all.

At Warwick Castle, there's a 22-tonne medieval siege engine. I got to see how it works, meet the person in charge, and -- technically -- help fire it. Technically.