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I receive an email like this every day, pretty much. They are always pretty easy to spot, but sometimes there's a few seconds where my hopes are raised, like the message I got from "[email protected]" yesterday – that singular book being mine, I suppose.

Yes, these have happened before, but if you increase the scams by 10x or 100x, then it's a different, much crueller, beast.

Archive link: https://archive.is/fKNoH

Here’s an alternate take on the Star Wars hotel from the person making Strandfall!

https://mssv.net/2023/08/07/star-wars-galactic-starcruiser/

tldr: I found it fascinating and quite impressive. Definitely flawed, but nowhere near as much as you would think from the four hour video, which is based on a visit from the start of its run.

Thank you! We will be documenting the larp a lot more in the coming weeks, including videos and a tech rundown, so sit tight :)

It’s real! It’s an Epson TM-P20II, designed for mobile use - it even comes with a belt clip.

Oh hey this is my project I’m making with Alex Macmillan! HNers will likely enjoy his more technical explanation: https://strandfall.com/2026/04/10/an-introduction-to-mfds/

OP here: I think so! I didn't cover it in the essay but Evreinov had an essay about "The Theatre of the Future" where he imagines something very similar to VR.

Here's a gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/arts/as-the-job-market-st...

This article is based on reporting from Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/redactie/PokemonGo/

I was interviewed for the Trouw piece and briefly quoted. This isn't to detract from the DroneXL piece, which adds its own angle.

"Five years ago, a mysterious disaster unleashed lethal, invisible storms across the world. Today, you've joined a scientific expedition to Edinburgh that hopes to put humanity back on its feet. You have three hours to deploy prototype spatial computers across a park and investigate the storms – but not everyone will get what they want, and no-one will emerge unscathed."

Strandfall is an orienteering-style live action role playing game (larp) for 20-30 people, inspired by Stalker, Death Stranding, Eclipse, Station Eleven, and solarpunk, made in the Nordic larp tradition.

The full encyclical ("MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS") in English: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/docume...