Encounter #59: Pearl Hardware

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Particle Illusion, crypto titties, and degloving. With special guest Casey! Show Notes Japan's arcades are facing game overJapanese gaming arcades are on their last life | The Japan Times Although time and technology marched on, arcades always had a certain charm that couldn’t be replaced by better graphics or central processing units. They were places you could go out of nostalgia, time machines to another era, and, most importantly, where you could interact with like-minded people. This appeal wasn’t limited to traditional gamers; in 2010 Nikkei reported that arcades were increasingly becoming social hubs for the elderly. One 65-year-old said going to the arcade and making loads of friends was “like being in a dream.” AnimeHigurashi: When They Cry - SOTSU Kanojo mo KanojoEnglish title: Girlfriend, Girlfriend BooksAll Quiet on the Western FrontBildungsroman - WikipediaThe literary genre to which All Quiet... fits into. HyperionThe Fall of HyperionSequel to Hyperion. The EnemyThe eighth Jack Reacher novel. Jack Reacher (book series) Haruhi Suzumiya Epic v. Google, explainedThe Epic v. Google lawsuit finally makes sense - The Verge The Apple lawsuit made a lot of sense from the get-go. But until just recently, the suit against Google was a bit more mysterious. Not anymore! On Thursday, Judge James Donato unsealed a fully unredacted version of Epic’s original complaint against Google (via Leah Nylen), and it alleges the company was so worried about Epic setting a precedent by abandoning the Play Store that it unleashed a broad effort to keep developers from following the company’s lead. That included straight-up paying top game developers, including Activision Blizzard to stick around, and sharing additional chunks of its revenue with phone makers if they agreed not to preinstall any other app stores. Google gave phone makers extra money to ditch third-party app stores - The VergeAndroid OEMs couldn’t preload apps that could install other apps Shades of Microsoft in the 1990s. Maybe after Epic, it'll be the DOJ bringing an antitrust suit? The saga of River Dave continuesTech billionaire Alex Karp gives $180k to ousted hermit River Dave  River Dave will be able to build a new home thanks to an unexpected benefactor: Palantir Technologies CEO and billionaire Alexander Karp, who gave former hermit David Lidstone a personal check for $180,000 last week. tna solutions launches tna remote assist service at SNAXPO | PotatoProHarold is hiding the pain of having no idea of what he's doing with that machine. Kanojo × Kanojo × Kanojo [NSFW]If you want to know about that visual novel AbleKirby kept confusing with anime.

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