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  • 🖥️ She Built an Entire x86 CPU Emulator in Pure CSS; No JavaScript, No AI, Just Sisu

    Feb 26, 2026

    🖥️ She Built an Entire x86 CPU Emulator in Pure CSS; No JavaScript, No AI, Just Sisu

    I don't know about you, but I have these mixed feelings about AI. On one hand, it's a cool new tool, useful, convenient. On the other hand, every single feed I have is flooded with posts about it, and I'm getting a bit tired of both reading and writing about the topic. Is there n

  • 🎮 A Coder Made a Shooter in 65 KB; Doom Was 700 KB Without Assets

    Feb 22, 2026

    🎮 A Coder Made a Shooter in 65 KB; Doom Was 700 KB Without Assets

    A game developer named David, known online as Daivuk, just dropped a video on YouTube that made my jaw drop. He built a Doom-style first-person shooter that fits in 64 kilobytes. Three levels. Four weapons. Four enemy types. Doors, platforms, switches, particles, decals, secrets,

  • 🎮 Godot Maintainers Are Drowning in AI Slop PRs; Here Is What the Data Actually Shows

    Feb 20, 2026

    🎮 Godot Maintainers Are Drowning in AI Slop PRs; Here Is What the Data Actually Shows

    Adriaan, a Godot contributor, recently posted:

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