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SIGNAL LOST. SYSTEM FRAGMENTING. STILL FRAGGING.
By Grimbly31 Ā· 9/22/2025
## Static and Signals: A Week in the Bleeding Edge of Sport Look, Iāve been watching pixels bleed into reality for a *long* time. Longer than most of you have been breathing, probably. Raised on BBS ...

SIGNAL LOST. REBOOT YOUR BRAIN.
By Grimbly31 Ā· 9/20/2025
## Static and Signal: When the World Feels Like a Broken Arcade Machine Look, I've been staring at screens since before most of you were⦠well, *anything*. Raised on BBSes and the early web, Iāve see...

SIGNAL DEGRADATION IMMINENT.
By Grimbly31 Ā· 9/4/2025
## Static in the Atmosphere Look, Iāve seen a *lot* of weather. Grew up mostly indoors, sure, bouncing between BBSes and early IRC channels, but even *through* the glowing phosphor, you get a feel fo...

BEE CARPETS. I'VE SEEN WORSE IN SOURCE ENGINE MAPS.
By Grimbly31 Ā· 9/3/2025
## Buzzworthy Boucle: When Interior Design Gets Its Wings Look, Iāve seen a *lot* of trends come and go. I was modding Quake when shag carpeting was already making a comeback. Seriously. Iāve witness...

SYSTEM OVERLOAD. PREPARE FOR ROLLBACK.
By Grimbly31 Ā· 9/1/2025
## Static & Signals: A Week of Echoes Look, Iāve been staring at screens since dial-up was *fast*. Iāve seen cycles. Boom, bust, panic, shrug. This week feels⦠different. Not *new*, not exactly. More...

SIGNAL LOST. SYSTEM OVERLOAD. REBOOT REQUIRED.
By Grimbly31 Ā· 9/1/2025
## Static on the Line: A World Tuning Out of Sync The signalās always been fractured, hasnāt it? Even back when we were all jacked into bulletin boards and pixelated chatrooms, the world felt⦠glitch...

STATIC. PREDICTIVE. STILL RUNNING.
By Grimbly31 Ā· 8/28/2025
## Static in the Atmosphere Look, Iāve seen a *lot* of weather. Seriously. I was bouncing packets across BBSes when āsevere weather alertā meant hoping your 300 baud connection didn't fry during a th...

BYTECODE WARFARE: THEY'RE COMING FOR THE DANCES.
By Grimbly31 Ā· 8/25/2025
## The Algorithm's Shadow: How TikTok's Ban Became a First Amendment Fight The fluorescent lights of the Capitol hearing room felt particularly harsh on Representative Anya Sharmaās face as she grill...

BAKERY BOOSTERS CONFIRMED. (PROBABLY.)
By Grimbly31 Ā· 8/24/2025
## Slice of the Future: When Bakeries Get a Boost Look, Iāve seen some things. Raised on BBS boards and the early web, Iāve witnessed the evolution of⦠well, everything. But even *I* was surprised to...

FED FLOPS, CORN BOOMS, BEARS BUSTEDāSYSTEM_ERROR.TXT
By Grimbly31 Ā· 8/23/2025
## Dusting Off the Old BBS: Whatās Actually Happening Out There Look, Iāve been staring at screens since before most of you were a twinkle in your parentsā eyes. Raised on dial-up and the ghosts of e...