In a March 2022 article, I praised Nintendo for going against current trends in video games by prioritizing physical media. That post came in response to an article which opined that Nintendo had a problem in that it lags behind rivals Sony and Microsoft in the digital games spac … | Continue reading
Where I prove once again that I am a true computer graphics artist.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Days of the Month Poem by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 26, 2022 Mosquitoes Don't Like the Heat by Nicholas A. Ferrell August 2, 2022 Closing The New Leaf Journal Guestbook by Nich … | Continue reading
A comprehensive history of the 1999 settlement between Nintendo and the New York State Attorney General.Related leaves you may enjoy:Mario Party's Joystick-Wrecking Rotation Games by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 3, 2022 Interview With Producer of Hotel Mario by Nicholas A. Ferrel … | Continue reading
Questioning the decision to bring back a few dangerous mini games from the original Mario Party.Related leaves you may enjoy:Interview With Producer of Hotel Mario by Nicholas A. Ferrell July 6, 2022 Stadia and the Value of Owning Games by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 4, 2022 Vide … | Continue reading
Of all the Halloween decorations to miss until November 1, a 12-foot witch would not have been my guess.Related leaves you may enjoy:Inflatable Minion in Halloween Ghost Costume by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 20, 2022 Economical Halloween Scarecrows by Nicholas A. Ferrell October … | Continue reading
All of our October posts, organized by category with Editor's Choice selections.Related leaves you may enjoy:Koko Analytics Counts Homepage Visits by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 20, 2022 Recursive Fun With Yandex Search Carousels by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 8, 2020 The New … | Continue reading
I tackle a commercially successful mystery/horror visual novel for Halloween.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Steps on the Triborough Bridge by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 25, 2020 Berlusconi, 32-year Old Girlfriend, Win Elections by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 28, 2022 The R … | Continue reading
Snake or deep-sea creature?Related leaves you may enjoy:Trick-Or-Treating Vampire Minion Seen in Brooklyn by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 30, 2021 Economical Halloween Scarecrows by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 28, 2020 The Trick-Or-Treating Halloween Daycare Ghost by Nicholas A. F … | Continue reading
"BOO!" Revisiting a 2020 favorite.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Trick-Or-Treating Halloween Daycare Ghost by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 29, 2020 A Trick-Or-Treating Halloween Ghost Among Gourds in Brooklyn… by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 31, 2021 Trick-Or-Treating Vampire Min … | Continue reading
Fog and tugboats.Related leaves you may enjoy:Geese on the Beach of Brooklyn Bridge Park by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 21, 2022 Freedom Tower in the Fog From the Brooklyn Bridge by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 2, 2022 Falcon Sighting at Brooklyn Bridge Park by Nicholas A. Ferre … | Continue reading
I saw it. Therefore you must see it too. QED.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Rotting Pumpkin 〜 A Salvador Dali Painting by Nicholas A. Ferrell January 11, 2021 Justin & Justina 〜 The Pumpkin Taker by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 14, 2020 Existential Crisis of the Rotting Pumpkin … | Continue reading
On the coexistence of RSS and Atom feeds and microformats.Related leaves you may enjoy:Calling For More IndieWeb in WordPress by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 2, 2022 A Look at BlogDB by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 9, 2022 The Many Deaths and Rebirths of RSS by Nicholas A. Ferrell July … | Continue reading
Where "no one has ever been more wrong in the history of time" is not hyperbole.Related leaves you may enjoy:Making HN Page 1 (As a Submitter) by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 30, 2022 Calling For a New Kare Kano Anime by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 19, 2022 School Days' Sekai Become … | Continue reading
A new way to annotate and comment on The New Leaf Journal (details in the article).Related leaves you may enjoy:Syndicating Our Newsletter to Bearblog by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 21, 2022 Closing The New Leaf Journal Guestbook by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 28, 2021 Follow The N … | Continue reading
Boo!Related leaves you may enjoy:Trick-Or-Treating Vampire Minion Seen in Brooklyn by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 30, 2021 The Holiday Inflatable Dragon in Brooklyn by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 20, 2020 A Trick-Or-Treating Halloween Ghost Among Gourds in Brooklyn… by Nicholas … | Continue reading
The only "authentic" thing here is weirdness.Related leaves you may enjoy:Bravely Configuring the Brave Browser by Nicholas A. Ferrell June 14, 2022 Vivaldi Adds More Features by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 6, 2022 Brave and DuckDuckGo Timer Search Shortcuts by Nicholas A. Ferrel … | Continue reading
I show you how to add Norton Safe Web search to your browser (not that you SHOULD, however)Related leaves you may enjoy:An In-Depth Look at Norton Safe Search by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 18, 2022 DuckDuckGo's Microsoft Trackers by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 27, 2022 Mojeek Search … | Continue reading
A referral URL sparked an in-depth look into a search tool that I will never use.Related leaves you may enjoy:Publishers Clearing House Search in Logs by Nicholas A. Ferrell June 2, 2022 EarthLink.net Search in Logs... by Nicholas A. Ferrell July 1, 2022 xfinity.com Search Appear … | Continue reading
Let this be a warning for people leaving Halloween pumpkins out.Related leaves you may enjoy:A Trick-Or-Treating Halloween Ghost Among Gourds in Brooklyn… by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 31, 2021 The Rotting Pumpkin 〜 A Salvador Dali Painting by Nicholas A. Ferrell January 11, 202 … | Continue reading
Amazon's "buy" button is not always what it seems to be.Related leaves you may enjoy:Google Discontinues Stadia by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 29, 2022 Stadia and the Value of Owning Games by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 4, 2022 Digital Purchases as Indefinite Rentals by Nichola … | Continue reading
The turtle carries autumn on its back (or shell?)Related leaves you may enjoy:The Brown Leaf in the Water on an Early Spring Day by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 22, 2021 The Battery Park Butterfly Before a Hudson River Flyover by Nicholas A. Ferrell June 21, 2021 The Bees of October b … | Continue reading
Protect this American beauty.Related leaves you may enjoy:A Hybrid Stop-One Way Sign in Columbia Street Waterfront… by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 2, 2021 The L-Shaped Desk on Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 3, 2020 Roses at the Brooklyn Motor Inn by N … | Continue reading
I not only asked myself what a Falcon would look like through the lens of Game Boy Camera, I also did my best to find out.Related leaves you may enjoy:Falcon Sighting at Brooklyn Bridge Park by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 9, 2022 Trying Open Camera on BlackBerry Classic by Nichol … | Continue reading
A cool sighting at Brooklyn Bridge Park (unless you are a small bird or animal, in which case it is not a cool sighting)Related leaves you may enjoy:Geese on the Beach of Brooklyn Bridge Park by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 21, 2022 Dove on the Beach in Brooklyn Bridge Park by N … | Continue reading
Some public art from Brooklyn Bridge Park.Related leaves you may enjoy:Geese on the Beach of Brooklyn Bridge Park by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 21, 2022 Fish Art in DUMBO's Main Street Park in 2008 by Nicholas A. Ferrell February 8, 2021 Observing a Family of Geese in Brooklyn … | Continue reading
Turn your favorite read-it-later or bookmarking tool into a custom search engine.Related leaves you may enjoy:Brave and DuckDuckGo Timer Search Shortcuts by Nicholas A. Ferrell August 5, 2022 Creating a Search Engine Shortcut For Google Timer by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 1, 2 … | Continue reading
Stadia's demise provides a lesson about the value of owning your media.Related leaves you may enjoy:Google Discontinues Stadia by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 29, 2022 The Quiet End of Google Bookmarks by Nicholas A. Ferrell July 30, 2021 Let's Look at the Gibiru Search Engine b … | Continue reading
Is my TV watching me without internet, or is that a tardigrade?Related leaves you may enjoy:Even $3,000 Televisions Have Ads by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 11, 2022 Vizio TVs Introduce Jump Ad "Feature" by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 3, 2022 Farewell to BlackBerry 10 by Nicholas A. F … | Continue reading
Tracking the fog on an early morning walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.Related leaves you may enjoy:Geese on the Beach of Brooklyn Bridge Park by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 21, 2022 The Ferris Wheel Off the Triborough Bridge by Nicholas A. Ferrell August 28, 2022 DuckDuckGo Pres … | Continue reading
Justin and Justina debate whether the phrase "reach out" should exist.Related leaves you may enjoy:Justin & Justina 〜 The Sparrow in Lowe's by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 3, 2021 Justin and Justina 〜 Learn to Bird by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 14, 2021 Justin and Justina 〜 The Au … | Continue reading
Catch up on all of our September content, neatly organized by category for your convenience.Related leaves you may enjoy:Koko Analytics Counts Homepage Visits by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 20, 2022 Potential Down-Time On Friday-Saturday by Nicholas A. Ferrell February 3, 2022 … | Continue reading
A poem on the "charm in wedded bliss."Related leaves you may enjoy:"Autumn" - A Seasonal 1898 Poem by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 1, 2021 "Solitude" - An 1899 Poem By William Thomas Saward by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 25, 2021 An 1882 Poem on Apple Blossoms by Nicholas A. Fer … | Continue reading
Good video game stories and mechanics stand strong as technology marches on.Related leaves you may enjoy:Video Game Visuals That Age Well by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 22, 2022 Zero Gravity Foreshadowing in Super Mario Sunshine by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 19, 2022 Interview Wit … | Continue reading
Am I the only person willing to tackle this pressing NYC problem?Related leaves you may enjoy:Dogs vs Rats in New York City by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 26, 2022 Baby Geese in Brooklyn Bridge Park by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 20, 2022 On Haughty Dog Owners in NYC by Nicholas A. Ferre … | Continue reading
A review of the /e/ OS Android-alternative operating system for mobile devices, as used on the Teracube 2e smartphone. | Continue reading
On the PlayStation Store and the tendency of digital media stores to turn people who purchase digital media products into indefinite renters. | Continue reading
Black Hat firms pollute the Amazon marketplace. I imagine a scenario wherein a single black hat firm helps to Chinese sellers on Amazon go to war. | Continue reading
An essay on the issues arising from Fediverse networks being clones of proprietary platforms and ideas for a decentralized future for social media. | Continue reading
Examining how the depiction of emojis empowers corporations and governments to engage in censorship and the manipulation of speech. | Continue reading
A satirical article by The Babylon Bee about Elon Musk's Twitter saga inspires a piece on Twitter, content curation, and (of course) RSS/Atom feeds. | Continue reading
I review Elephind, a powerful newspaper search engine that includes many old papers from collections in the United States and Australia. | Continue reading
I explain how I set up a Japanese environment to run specific Windows visual novels on Linux in PlayOnLinux, Lutris, and Bottles. | Continue reading
A look at the case of Roel Van de Paar, a man who has posted more than 2,000,000 mostly spam-content videos to YouTube. | Continue reading
Guitarist and luthier Victor V. Gurbo offers his opinion on why vintage guitars sound better than new guitars. | Continue reading
I offer my view on the importance of choices and branching paths in narrative-centric video games. | Continue reading
Examining the problems with the contemporary fact-checking industry and advancing ideas for fact-checking reform to increase transparency. | Continue reading
The New Leaf Journal’s short introduction to and history of RSS and related feed specifications such as Atom feeds and JSON feeds. | Continue reading