‘I finally managed to make her smile’: Umamusume player gives ‘the shining star of losers everywhere’ her first big win in a race intentionally set up for her to lose

I’ve done plenty of yapping about Haru Urara this week, the beloved Japanese racehorse who lost every single one of her 113 career races. Both the real Haru Urara and her anime counterpart in Umamusume: Pretty Derby have been feeling all of the love since the game launched an English version in June, introducing her…

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‘All throughout my life I’ve had to deal with Xfinity’s bull****’: Frustrated with living in a Comcast-only neighbourhood, two brothers-in-law started their own ISP

You know what they say: If you want something done properly, do it yourself. Two brothers-in-law based out of Saline, Michigan, appear to have taken this principle to heart—as, after having had their fill of relying on Comcast for their high-speed internet, they’ve started an ISP of their very own. After becoming frustrated with the…

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Cooler Master Hyper 212 Pro review

The Hyper 212 is a legend. I was still in school when it first came out—the early 2000s, I believe—and it’s remained an undying recommendation for some PC builders ever since. I’m not surprised it’s still around either, being a cheap and capable cooler, though I am surprised Cooler Master is still able to find…

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Steam introduces new rule prohibiting ‘certain kinds’ of adult content that might make Visa or Mastercard unhappy: ‘Financial deplatforming in action’

Devs are biting their nails over a new Steam rule that prohibits—in painfully vague terms—certain kinds of content on its platform. The new rule (seemingly introduced incredibly recently, and definitely introduced since the Wayback Machine’s last Steam rules snapshot from April 14 this year) forbids “Content that may violate the rules and standards set forth…

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