It has now been announced that Microsoft is buying Mojang - the makers of Minecraft.
We're seeing yet another example of young people developing something interesting, gaining a loyal following and/or mainstream appeal, and then... ka-ching!
Today, exactly 100 years ago, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip. 1 month later, on the 28th of July 1914, the Great War broke out.
Across the internet there will be many articles published over the next month. Some will focus on the bigger picture and grand strategic considerations that fueled the march to war, others will focus on personal tragedies and stories of heroism.
I just wanted to share this picture, which has always fascinated me (click on more to see it :)
OKJones 07/08/2025 14:24 This banner is the best so far
Grizlas 25/07/2025 07:25 works with no issues in normal version of Firefox. I'm guessing you either did not do CTRL+F5 or are using some adblock plugin.
Norlander 25/07/2025 04:52 Use Firefox and it blocks all sorts of unwanted stuff of course.
Grizlas 24/07/2025 14:57 Using some ad-blocker? Try ctrl+F5
