T.C. Sottek

I’ve enjoyed a rare fortune of time and place in human history, which includes the distinctive growl of a flat-six performance engine. It was rad! It was also terrible.

I’m coming up on my 2-year anniversary of quitting Twitter, and, despite a (very) brief return during that period, I’ve been pretty successful in keeping it out of sight and mind.

If you thought buying video game cosmetics could add up quickly, wait until you read this story from a Microsoft Flight Simulator player who started with a few peripherals and then upgraded to a real pilot’s license.

The Artemis II crew is looking mighty fine in their official portrait from NASA. We’re wishing them luck on their trip TO THE MOOOOOON!

Andy just wrote about GM’s decision to trash CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of a custom infotainment system. In my opinion, this is move is absolute trash and a huge vote against consumers in a world where smartphones are ubiquitous and essential.

Mozilla — creator of Firefox — is celebrating a quarter century of existence today. Check out their blog post noting the occasion for a walk down memory lane, all the way back to the days of Netscape.

The New York Times reports that TurboTax and other tax-filing companies are still trying to prevent the IRS from making its own free and easy electronic return system — a war TurboTax has been fighting for more than two decades.

It’s happening. After enduring years of a maddening cycle of conversation that boils down to “will this guy ever be held accountable for his actions”, former president Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury for alleged crimes that are yet to be laid out in full detail.

Remember Pebble? Exactly eight years ago, Pebble wrapped up its Pebble Time campaign on Kickstarter, raising just over $20 million for its latest smartwatch and setting a new crowdfunding record.

I love this detail from Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 announcement: the company has designated some classic maps as “touchstone” levels, which means that they will continue have their historical layouts preserved. Yes, that includes “Dust II”, which has been around since 2001.