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some of my favourite videos: barry manilow – copacabana (the 1978 BBC special)

Hey everyone, Jack here. I don’t think many people are gonna read these, but I wanted to start a short little blog series to relieve some writers block! I’ve always been interested in the seemingly obvious idea that YouTubers watch YouTube. That sounds kinda dumb, but it’s weirdly easy to forget, I think. As an […]

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the inevitable “future of youtube” post

…okay, so there are a few reasons as to why I am doing this. The main reason boils down to one key point though: I just do not feel comfortable earning money from YouTube, since it ruins my work/life balance. To date, I have earned £1,840 in revenue on my channel [about $2,330~]. The vast […]

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the death of veikko’s blur page and the thankless task of wikihosting

For the Blur community, today marks a sad but inevitable event: the closure of Veikko’s Blur Page (www.vblurpage.com). Having run for an impressive 26 years, Veikko’s page is a historic one. It was one of the first fan pages of its kind, near-religiously updated by a group of dedicated volunteers constantly providing up to date, […]

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a comprehensive history of iceberg charts

The year is 2020. June, to be precise. For the vast majority of people, about 12 weeks into lockdown. We’re all pretty desperate for something to do, and the internet is our only escape.  Towards the end of the month, YouTuber Mish Koz releases one of the most influential gaming videos of that year. Using […]

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CRAZY TAXI: the story of sega’s superfast cab

So, it’s the weekend, and I’m hanging at my mate’s house. He lives a couple streets away from me; it’s not far, I’m round pretty often. We’re both young, into the later half of our primary school experience, maybe 7 or 8 years old. He seems to have all these cool games. It felt like […]