Treasure Chest
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<🏴☠️️>Ye be lookin' at a chest full o' fine tales, games, and tunes I've salvaged; these be the finest jewels in the seven seas, yet most landlubbers haven't a clue they exist.</🏴☠️️>
Books
Acts of God by Kanan Gill (English, 2024)
This is the most unapologetically nerdy book I have read. Kanan manages to add hilarity to every figure of speech imaginable, and the story is full of nerd snipes. I mean it: half the chapters are in the form of a command line output.
Movies
The Man from Earth (English, 2007)
A deep, intellectually stimulating discourse among a group of professors about an astonishing revelation made by the protagonist.
It's a bit hard to find a stream or a DVD outside the US, but the director seems okay with using alternative means to view it as long as you donate.
Music
“Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming” by Deep Purple (English, 1996)
The guitar in this song by Steve Morse is my all-time favourite.
“Bekhauf” by Bloodywood, feat. BABYMETAL (Hindi/English/Japanese, 2024)
A rare made-in-India anime music video featuring the members of both bands fighting villains, with references to both cultures. My favourite collab of all time.
“Add With Carry” by The Stop Bits
A nerd folk rock ballad about the 6502 instruction set. Honestly, you should check out the entire album.
Games
Pokémon Unbound
This FireRed hack is a complete new game based in a new region with a unique storyline and characters. It adds loads of quality features to the base game — some original and some derived from newer games. The level of polish is impeccable.