Further down the pile Page 12 of the backlog

How Duke Nukem II's parallax scrolling was designed - hardware tricks from the early 90s, when every pixel mattered.

Moved apartments in Sài Gòn - new place, same neighborhood. Sometimes the familiar choice is the better one.

Sable finished in 23 hours - a minimalist open world that gives more peace than any AAA blockbuster. Quiet, beautiful, lasting.

Grossstadtgeflüster - Feierabend. Die ultimative Dienstschluss-Hymne, 2018 gedroppt, 2022 entdeckt. Berliner Electropunk in Bestform.

Three days in Bangkok for a visa run - bigger than Sài Gòn, more chaotic, more impressive. There's worse ways to bridge paperwork.

Windows 95 keynote with Bill Gates and Jay Leno. Forget Steve Jobs - Microsoft knew how to put on a show. Peak 90s energy.

Đà Lạt - the city of eternal spring at 1,500 meters altitude. Cool climate, flowers, and no traffic lights until 2021.

2021 was brutal - months stranded in Germany, Mom's death, weeks of lockdown. 2022 can only get better. Hopefully.

Covid-19 Delta hit right during the first vacation of 2021. Instead of Đà Lạt and Côn Sơn: fever, quarantine, and a diary.

Commander Keen 4 turned 30 - the game that launched a career in 1994. On a 386, watching over a big brother's shoulder.