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Snow Place Like Gnome

As the nights grow longer and the air turns crisp, it feels like the perfect time to wander into a quieter corner of folklore,  one where snow softens every sound and a tiny guardian makes his rounds under the moon. This week, we’re spending time with The Tomten, adapted by Astrid Lindgren from a poem by Viktor Rydberg and illustrated by Harald Wiberg. Published in 1961 by Coward-McCann in New York, this winter tale follows the tomten, a small, mysterious caretaker who watches over a sleeping farm long after everyone else has gone to bed.

Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), best known for giving the world Pippi Longstocking, brings warm storytelling to Rydberg’s 19th-century poem. Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895) was one of Sweden’s most celebrated novelists, and Harald Wiberg (1908–1986) adds soft, snowy illustrations that make you feel the hush of a winter night settling in around you. Coward-McCann, The Tomten’s original publisher, was acquired by Putnam back in 1936.

As we lean into the quieter rhythms of the season, The Tomten reminds us that there’s magic in stillness, wonder in winter nights, and comfort in knowing someone (no matter how small) is keeping watch.

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I’m crying.

William Finn passed away while I was sleeping, I found out from my discord chat.

Im so upset, I haven’t even processed it, I don’t think I will ever miss someone as much as I do now and I Never even met him.

He was such a great man, and so smart, he was one of the best musical composers ever

His name will be solidified in history forever, and we can’t let this legacy of his die.

sending prayers to his family and friends.

After spending years fixated on the optimisation of pathfinding in fortresses in vain and misplaced attempts to desperately claw the frame count back up in a long-running fortress to escape the dreaded

FPS DEATH

Putnam has revealed that checking the relationships(9%) of people watching performances to the performer takes up far more processing time than pathfinding(1%) by profiling the game(with the exception of a cat getting stuck behind a tightly shut door) as part of working towards making it run more smoothly.