An AI plays Pokémon, the science of Monkey Island grog, and a koi pond to stare at
A round-up of what caught my eye on social.omgmog.net between 21 and 27 September, an AI let loose on Pokémon, an actual paper on Monkey Island’s grog, and a koi pond that cost me more of my afternoon than I’d like to admit.
A fan recreation of the Xbox Live Arcade version of Portal, extra challenge chambers and all (14 of them, if you’re counting).
Portal: Truly Still AliveSolitaire, except everyone else playing it is doing so in the same shared space as you. Oddly nice.
Solitaire Alone TogetherAn actual academic paper asking whether Monkey Island’s grog could really dissolve a metal mug that fast. Exactly the kind of nonsense I’m here for.
The science of Monkey Island's grogFactorio’s dev team put out 3D printable models of the game’s units this week. A factory you can actually hold.
Factorio Friday Facts #447An AI model playing through the whole of Pokémon Red, live and in public. Watching it figure out Mt. Moon is a whole vibe.
Jev plays Pokémon Red, live
F-Droid 2.0 landed this week, a proper redesign of the open source Android app store.
F-Droid 2.0A generator that builds a “bastard” webfont by mashing together random glyphs from a handful of other fonts. Chaotic, and kind of great.
BastardicaAn interactive 2.5D dinosaur painting, parallax and soundtrack included, made by Opus 5.5. 🦖
The Last Day: dinosaursWatch some fish. A koi pond to stare at, a place to do nothing.
koi.restSearch, watch and download public domain archival footage, shot by shot. Dangerous for an afternoon.
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