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Good Luck Opening These

In the latest entry in our periodic series on failed file formats, we dig into word processor document formats that didn’t make it through to the present day.

Mar 02, 2022

Bridge To Nowhere

Trying to understand why bridge is an influential enough game that the BBC felt it was deserving of its own dedicated video game console in the ’80s.

Apr 02, 2021

When A Chain Breaks

What a blogger learned from a year of traveling to restaurants that used to be part of much larger chains before being forced to fend for themselves.

Dec 04, 2018

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