LatestSplit-screen gaming explained: how the divided screen worked, why developers quietly dropped it, and why couch co-op keeps making a comeback in modern games.
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Memes & Internet HistoryWhat is an image macro? The history of Impact font, LOLcats, and advice animals, and why this captioned-image…
TechnologyHow solid-state batteries work, explained simply: the solid electrolyte, why they charge faster and last longer, the real…
Books & ReadingWhat is a roman a clef? The novel that disguises real people as fiction, explained: history, how it…
Science & SpaceWhat are gravitational waves? Ripples in spacetime from colliding black holes and neutron stars, how LIGO detects them,…
Film & TVDutch angle in film, explained: a century of history, the psychology of the tilt, famous examples, and how…
CuriositiesBall lightning explained: glowing spheres in thunderstorms, the silicon vapor theory, the 2012 Tibet spectrograph capture, and why…
GamingHow hitboxes work in video games, hitbox vs hurtbox, frame data, genre tradeoffs, and the famous controversies that…
MusicThe history of the theremin: how a Russian spy invented the first electronic instrument in 1920 and accidentally…
CuriositiesSailing stones explained: how rocks move across Death Valley's Racetrack Playa on their own, using thin ice, a…
AIWhat is a vector database? Plain-English guide to embeddings, ANN search, RAG, and the top tools (Pinecone, Qdrant,…
LifestyleWhat is niksen? The Dutch art of doing nothing on purpose, explained: where it came from, the science…
Film & TVWhat is a MacGuffin in film? The plot device Hitchcock named, Tarantino perfected, and every Marvel movie still…
Internet CultureThe Streisand Effect explained: how trying to hide information online makes it spread faster. Origin story, famous cases,…
GamingHitbox vs hurtbox explained: the invisible boxes behind every hit, dodge, and disjoint in fighting games, Soulslikes, and…
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