The developer behind Iron Arachne, a procedural heraldry generator, describes moving beyond randomly assembling lions, eagles and crosses to instead encode the rule-based system that governs how heraldic symbols are chosen, described and combined. The write-up compares European heraldry with Japanese mon to show how two traditions solve similar visual-identity problems through very different systems, and explains how those differences shape the generator's design choices.
benovermyer.com
· 2026-09-28
Hello Games has released the free Cosmos update for No Man's Sky, marking the game's 10th anniversary with what it calls its largest overhaul yet. The update adds space outposts for alien trade, strippable space hulks, asteroid belts, customizable space stations, free-floating orbital bases, a new interactive star system map, and galactic alliances with leaderboards.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-09
The piece revisits Robert Bridson's 2007 single-page paper, which offers a fast algorithm for placing random points—like trees in a procedurally generated forest—so no two fall closer than a set minimum distance. It contrasts this compact, widely-cited solution with a nearly 1,000-page 2024 proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture, highlighting the range of scales in mathematical work. The algorithm uses a grid and an active-point list to sample points efficiently in an annulus around existing points, avoiding the slowdown of naive rejection sampling.
stripeacross.com
· 2026-09-02
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