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The Quest to Find the Longest-Running Simple Computer Program
But just how much harder? In 1962, the mathematician Tibor Radó invented a new way to explore this question through what he called the busy beaver game. To play, start by choosing a specific number of rules—call that number n. Your goal is to find the n-rule Turing machine that runs the longest before eventually halting. This machine is called …
Read More »Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined’s PS5 Characters Are Based on Real-Life Models
The late Akira Toriyama’s art is a huge part of the Dragon Quest franchise’s appeal. But not everyone loves the look that’s been adopted in upcoming remake Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined. Now in a new video presented by series creator Yuji Horii, it’s been revealed that Square Enix actually created real-life models of the Hero, Kiefer, and co which it …
Read More »Hollow Knight: Silksong: How To Cure Hornet’s Curse – Twisted Bud, Infestation Operation Quest
Image: Nintendo Life What do you mean there’s a way to make Silksong harder? Why is there a baby crying in my inventory? And what is a Twisted Bud? Yep, you can give Hornet a curse that makes her unable to heal and use Tools, which definitely makes things more challenging. However, there are a few reasons you’ll want to …
Read More »No Switch 2 “Upgrade Path” For Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined Planned
Image: Square Enix During this week’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, Square Enix announced it would be bringing Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined to the Switch and Switch 2 in early 2026. Since then, an FAQ page for this title has gone live on the official Dragon Quest website in Japan, and it’s confirmed there is no upgrade path currently available or planned …
Read More »Hollow Knight: Silksong: How To Unlock Act 3 – Silk And Soul Quest
Image: Nintendo Life Hollow Knight: Silksong is full of secrets, isn’t it? That includes an entire third Act which has some pretty particular requirements to access. Given that Pharloom and The Citadel are huge, and there are a few different things you need to do to unlock the third (and final) Act, here’s our guide to accessing the true endgame …
Read More »No Switch 2 “Upgrade Path” For Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined Planned
Image: Square Enix During this week’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, Square Enix announced it would be bringing Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined to the Switch and Switch 2 in early 2026. Since then, an FAQ page for this title has gone live on the official Dragon Quest website in Japan, and it’s confirmed there is no upgrade path currently available or planned …
Read More »Dragon Quest 7 is getting a full remake – and it’s not HD-2D
Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past is getting the full remake treatment, as revealed at today’s Nintendo Direct stream. Unlike the HD-2D remakes of the original Dragon Quest trilogy previously released and revealed, Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined has a new hand-crafted 3D style that expands on the pixel art of the original PS1 release. Reimagined …
Read More »DRAGON QUEST VII REIMAGINED , A BOLD NEW REMAKE OF THE RPG CLASSIC, LAUNCHES ON FEB. 5, 2026
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 12, 2025) – During today’s Nintendo Direct showcase, SQUARE ENIX unveiled DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined, a remake of 2000’s DRAGON QUEST VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, set to launch on Feb. 5, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2™, Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam® and Microsoft Store on Windows. Both returning fans …
Read More »Jef Raskin’s cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer
To crystallize these concepts, rather than create another new computer, Raskin instead started work on a software package with a team that included his son, Aza, initially called The Humane Environment. THE’s HumaneEditorProject was first unveiled to the world on Christmas Eve 2002, though initially only as a SourceForge CVS tree, since it was considered very unfinished. The original early …
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