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🟡 Friday, August 7, 2026 #COVID report for Butte County, CA Hi everyone. We're continuing to get wastewater data in from Chico showing Moderate to High concentrations of COVID. And we're starting to see Oroville tick up.

We were delighted to discover a full-page shout out in the latest @nfpublishing.bsky.social (issue #84), featuring @nadiaoxford.bsky.social and @natedrake.bsky.social latest books. Thank you, @lucasmthomas.bsky.social. 💌 Support us all at: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com & retrogamebooks.com

Been thinking about this brave new world of AI development, what we gain, what we give up... at the end of the day, I keep coming back to one thing: AIs don't take showers. chipx86.blog/2026/07/26/a... #ai #blog #coding #development

AIs Don’t Take Showers

I enjoy my morning routine. Get up, wake up to the world through the phone, nibble on some breakfast, and sit down at the computer. I like to remind my sleepy brain what I was working on the night …

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I finally saw #Obsession. I'm processing, but have thoughts.

Been considering #Codeberg as a #GitHub alternative. I want more development options on the market. But the announcement about Codeberg banning whole software categories makes me feel uneasy, even understanding their reasons. This write-up sums up my feelings well. xn--gckvb8fzb.com/i-regret-mig...

Ever curious about how a game gets broken down, taken apart, reverse-engineered? We'll be going over it today with a fresh #disassembly of Mickey Mousecapade for #NES: twitch.tv/chipx86

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Let's learn NES disassembly with Mickey Mousecapade! An advanced beginner's guide. | Streaming software and game development.

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Lore.org's gotten a lot of attention this week. A newly-released open source version control system from Epic Games. Light-weight branching, binary assets, and more. We're looking into adding code review support for Lore in @reviewboard.org. Starting a deep dive into the internals.

Did you know I've been doing @reviewboard.org development streams on Twitch? It's true! Just a chill time, some talking, some coding, some coffee breaks, all over at twitch.tv/chipx86

GitHub has had 31.9 days of downtime so far this year (according to red-squares.cian.lol). If you're tired of being blocked, try Review Board. You can still keep your code hosted on #GitHub but move your reviews to Review Board, hosted in your network or by us.

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I haven't had to write a #COVID report in ages. This has been great. I want this to continue for our community as long as possible (due to lack of serious transmission, and NOT lack of data).

This is pretty cool. A first-person shooter in #COBOL. YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpZ... Repository: github.com/icitry/FPS.cob This guy has a bunch of other neat projects on his GitHub and YouTube.

Is COBOL Enough To Make An FPS Game From Scratch?

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Two weeks ago, we launched our Plus/Enterprise tiers with premium features and support. We gave this project a working title of Tiers of the Kingdom, since we started working on it around the time that Tears of the Kingdom released (being a #Zelda nerd is a requirement for working at Beanbag).

Very excited about the #Nintendo Direct tomorrow, where they'll no doubt unveil Dr. #Mario Wonder, Excite Bike Galaxy, the dual #Zelda 1/2 remake release, and the collection of 40th anniversary NES Zelda Amiibo.

The finale of The Amazing Digital Circus was incredibly well-done. Glad I got to see it in theaters. Can’t wait to see it again. And if you haven’t seen this show, it’s so much better than the cartoony zany facade will trick you into thinking. All on YouTube, all free. youtu.be/iuaRQ5NQFq8

THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS [OFFICIAL TRAILER]

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I hate to say, my first experience with Mina the Hollower is a bad one. I haven't played the game yet, and I'm sure that's great, but the controller options need a rethink. You can customize the buttons for attack, jump, etc., but when you do that, you also change the Confirm/Cancel. Disorienting.

This is an important release for us. We're solving a long-standing problem with how disconnected our paid offerings were, and we're adding #Office Document Review, which we've wanted to add for over 15 years. Plus #Forgejo and other integrations for on-prem.

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Introducing Review Board 8: A new frontier for code and document review! 🥇 Review Board Plus and Enterprise tiers 📝 Office document review and diffing 🏭 #Forgejo 📌 Pinned Quick Access review actions 👑 User roles ✍️ Writing assistance 🧩 New extension capabilities www.reviewboard.org/news/2026/05...

Well then. Let's start getting @reviewboard.org 8 released, shall we?

Just released Djblets 6, the latest version of our #Django extension library we use to build @reviewboard.org. Feature flags, extension framework, avatars, cache utils, datagrids, page state/rendering injection, dynamic site config, GDPR privacy support, and more. pypi.org/project/Djbl...

Djblets

A collection of useful classes and functions for developing large-scale Django-based web applications.

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This situation in Garden Grove near Anaheim/LA is awful and terrifying. It’s not often officials are so frank about how bad the situation is. Best-case scenario is reportedly 7,000 gallons of toxic chemicals spilling out, worst is an explosion. Hope people evacuate and stay safe.

Part 2 of my Inside Faxanadu series: The Secret World Warp. Debug code hidden for 40 years. chipx86.blog/2026/05/13/i... #retro #games #gamedev #nes

Inside Faxanadu, Part 2: Secret World Warp

There’s a lot about Faxanadu that’s been kept secret since the game was originally developed in the 80s. Secrets I’ve been discovering in my Faxanadu disassembly work. One of the …

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When I was young, I picked up a book from the library that I thought was in the wrong section and would be about eldritch horror titled The Mythical Man Moth, but it turned out I misread it and instead learned a lot about project management. True story.

Right now, if you play a song on #Spotify, the seek bar becomes a light saber. Clicking on it lets you change which saber it is. There are seven of them. #StarWars #MayThe4th

The first in a series of #blog posts deep-diving into #Faxanadu for #NES, going over how it all works. We're starting with IScripts (Interaction Scripts). These compact binary scripts are run whenever you interact with an NPC or item. chipx86.blog/2026/05/03/i... #retro #games #gamedev

Inside Faxanadu, Part 1: Interaction Scripts and Shops

Faxanadu for NES has always been one of my absolute favorite games of the NES library. This adventure starts off in the town of Eolis at the base of the giant World Tree, home to the Elves and Dwar…

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Last year, as a fun side project, I began disassembling and documenting #Faxanadu for #NES. I love this game. Wanted to know how it works internally. And it's fascinating. 3 built-in scripting languages, level select code, signs of an older game. chipx86.com/faxanadu/ #retro #gamedev #projects

New game project announcement! Faxanadu - Root of Decay will give you a brand new story in the #Faxanadu universe for the #NES! Please check it out here: www.okimpala.net/faxanadu-roo... . Subscribe to my e-mail list to get notified on release day! #retrogaming #romhacking #romhack #falcom

Faxanadu - Root of Decay | Ok Impala!

Faxanadu - Root of Decay. A brand new Faxanadu story for NES.

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I have laryngitis, so my voice is effectively gone. And frustrating as it is to not be able to speak, I'm beginning to appreciate the kind of accessibility options we now have. There's texting, of course, but I've started making phone calls using Apple's Live Speech.

The more change descriptions focus on the purpose and intent (the "why") of the code, the more helpful they are during both review and future code archaeology. Code comments are a great place for the nitty-gritty (the "how"). #coding #development #tips #til

"Trust Me: The False Prophet" on #Netflix was incredible. A huge level beyond most of the shows like this, put together by a woman who recently, painstakingly earned the trust of a self-proclaimed "prophet" (pedo) in order to gather enough evidence to help law enforcement put him away. Recommended.