Thursday, February 26, 2026

Shadowrun Humble Bundle

Looks like it starts with the core rulebook at 23 supplements for $5. There's also a Fallout TTRPG bundle, starts at $5 for some printable files, RPG boks, and a coupon.

Today's news and jokes

yeah doc just shoot me with the beam, biggest beam you got, real ominous if you got it

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— Rev. Poppy Haze π“…‹ (@poppyhaze.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 5:03 PM
("This compelling photograph (which, despite appearances, is not a scene from a sci-fi movie) depicts Dr. Robert Stone with the machine he created, the 70MeV electron synchroton")

Beautiful "watery" bookmark



(I didn't see it in the shop when I looked)

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Michael Jordan rejected Nike's Black Mamba pitch before Kobe embraced it

Long article about Nike's pitch to Jordan, why he rejected it, and how Kobe came to embrace it. There was actually one Black Mamba Jordan print ad.

New video game Humble Bundle featuring "indie games with a retro feel!"

Starts at four games for $9.

Marvel Legends "Maximum" Thor with Frog Thor figurine up for preorder (plus some other fun preorders)

Marvel Legends Thor with Frog Thor.



And check out the Warhammer universe battle laptop this Sons of Horus Siege Breaker comes with: 


Today's news and jokes

(Speaking of, I recently tried watching The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes--wow, what happened there? Too easy to simply follow the formula of the first movie with a slightly less triumphant ending?)