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Jason “@textfile” Scott and Ernest Cline We’re incredibly lucky to be the very first generation to play videogames. The first generation to have a computer at home. To program computers. Heck, we’re the first generation to have access to the internet! And play multi-player games, and see the creation of virtual reality environments. But history moves fast, and every day content is lost when services are shut down, or bits start to rot in some old and incompatible device (floppy disks, anyone? VHS? Betamax? Jazz and Zip disks?). Sony just announced they’re shutting down PlayStation Mobile this July. Maybe the games will stored in a vault somewhere, but that’s the exception and not the rule. ...

With SXSW starting today, and with many friends attending for the first time this year, I thought it’d be interesting to compile my top 10 tips I learned the hard way over the years. Keep in mind I’m looking at this from the perspective of a hacker/maker/developer/digital marketing, so YMMV. Plan ahead, but not too much. With 800+ sessions this year, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. But get over your FOMO, and enjoy the serendipity. You will miss many good sessions, and that’s OK. The best talk will be that one you didn’t plan, and just entered because your first option was full. ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve read ad nauseum about the overly optimistic predictions for the new gTLDs. Some say it’ll the the digital renaissance; others claim it’s the best thing to ever happen to the web, after the browser itself. This video summarizes well the sentiment: This is wrong. ...