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Rottie

Rottie

Author & CCO of Indie Game Daily, discovering indie games, creative projects, and emerging talent while shaping the publication’s creative direction and helping independent developers get noticed.

Jean-Baptiste Kempf: The Engineer Who Made VLC the World’s Universal Media Player

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Jean-Baptiste Kempf: The Engineer Who Made VLC the World’s Universal Media Player

He fought against licensing traps, software patents, and industry politics that could have forced VLC to limit codec support or remove functionality.

By Rottie 15 Nov 2025

Julian Assange and the War Over Information: The Internet’s Most Polarizing Publisher

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Julian Assange and the War Over Information: The Internet’s Most Polarizing Publisher

A publisher facing retaliation for exposing truths that powerful institutions wanted buried. To critics, he’s a political actor masquerading as a journalist.

By Rottie 15 Nov 2025

Beyond the Mic: Exploring the Tools and Tech Powering Today’s Beatbox Scene

Beyond the Mic: Exploring the Tools and Tech Powering Today’s Beatbox Scene

What makes modern beatbox culture special is its openness. Beginners and pros share the same digital stage, pushing each other to explore new techniques and sounds.

By Rottie 13 Nov 2025

Just Got a New USB Mic? Here’s How to Test It Live Without the Hassle

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Just Got a New USB Mic? Here’s How to Test It Live Without the Hassle

Instead of checking ports, system input levels, or online testing websites, you can use the Live Mic Audio Visualizer

By Rottie 10 Nov 2025

Safeguarding the Seeds of Hope

Safeguarding the Seeds of Hope

The vault’s mission is simple yet profound — to safeguard biodiversity and ensure that future generations can rebuild agriculture in the face of global crises.

By Rottie 10 Nov 2025

LibreOffice: The Free Office Suite Powering Productivity Worldwide

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LibreOffice: The Free Office Suite Powering Productivity Worldwide

LibreOffice runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with community ports available for BSD and other systems. It’s also the default office suite in many Linux distributions.

By Rottie 9 Nov 2025

Pi-Hole: Take Back Control of Your Internet

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Pi-Hole: Take Back Control of Your Internet

Pi-Hole is open-source, built by a community of developers committed to privacy and transparency. There are no corporate strings, no premium tiers hidden behind paywalls.

By Rottie 9 Nov 2025

Marco “Garage Brewmaster”

Marco “Garage Brewmaster”

In Marco’s garage, homebrew isn’t a hobby. It’s a discipline, a craft, a rebellion against bland, mass-produced beer.

By Rottie 8 Nov 2025

How Home Labs Became the New Digital Frontier

How Home Labs Became the New Digital Frontier

The home lab isn’t about hoarding hardware. It’s about reclaiming autonomy in a cloud-first world that quietly rents your convenience back to you.

By Rottie 8 Nov 2025

Bill Benter — The Mathematician Who Beat Hong Kong Horse Racing

Bill Benter — The Mathematician Who Beat Hong Kong Horse Racing

Inspired by blackjack card-counting techniques, he built one of the first computer algorithms capable of predicting race outcomes

By Rottie 8 Nov 2025

Why Self-Hosting Open-Source Is Next to Digital Freedom

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Why Self-Hosting Open-Source Is Next to Digital Freedom

Self-hosting isn’t just tech jargon. At its core, it’s about taking a tool that usually lives on someone else’s server

By Rottie 8 Nov 2025

How Johnny.Decimal’s Digital Method Brings Mental Clarity

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How Johnny.Decimal’s Digital Method Brings Mental Clarity

Johnny.Decimal’s method isn’t about turning people into machines. It’s about freeing the brain from the constant weight of remembering where everything is.

By Rottie 7 Nov 2025

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AKA "anakata"

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, better known as anakata, wasn’t the typical cybercriminal people imagined.

By Rottie 6 Nov 2025

The Science of Give and Take — Reciprocal Altruism

The Science of Give and Take — Reciprocal Altruism

In humans, reciprocal altruism forms the backbone of society. Every time you lend a friend money, share notes with a classmate, or recommend someone for a job

By Rottie 6 Nov 2025

Inkscape: The Streets of Vector Freedom

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Inkscape: The Streets of Vector Freedom

Inkscape isn’t trying to be cool — and that’s exactly why it is. It’s the underground studio of the digital age, where anyone can walk in and make something beautiful.

By Rottie 5 Nov 2025