Tom Hawking

I'm a writer. Find me at Popular Science, The Guardian, Gizmodo and elsewhere.

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Take a Look at How Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Displays Worked at 1,750,000 FPS

Have you ever seen a display with a horizontal resolution of one pixel? Neither have we.

Culture Tom Hawking Jan 22

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Are You Tying Your Shoelaces Wrong?

And will it matter when everything comes crashing down?

Culture Tom Hawking Jan 20

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Sony’s PlayStation Store Removes ~150 Shovelware Titles by a Single Developer

We'll call this genre of games "participation trophies as a service."

Culture Tom Hawking Jan 19

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Digg Relaunches From the Grave With Some ‘AI Enhancements’

For all the people who've abandoned or been kicked off Reddit, your Bluesky moment has arrived.

Social Media Tom Hawking Jan 15

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Making Funny ‘Fallout 4’ Mods Is Way Better Than Making ‘Good’ Fallout 4 Mods

Featuring flying toilet plungers, Lovecraftian NPCs, and a murderous animated cutout of Todd Howard.

Culture Tom Hawking Jan 15

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Give the Internet an Infinite Word Search and the Internet Will Draw a Dick on It

Because of course.

Culture Tom Hawking Jan 13

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