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Last week in 5 links
Articles from around the world

Last week in 5 links #98
In this week’s selection, we have coffee statistics, The art of Luca, Global warming’s effect on pregnancy, medieval chicken boiled in butter recipe and the Lightyear trailer, all handpicked by Anett Kindl.

Last week in 5 links #97
This week in our selection we have a batmobile, an expert’s U-turn, the Leviathan Falls, Unity acquires Ziva Dynamics and carbon emission, all handpicked by Csaba Berenyi.

Last week in 5 links #96
This week’s selection has HTTP cats, Git techniques, Git co-pilot, a Witcher character comparison and Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 review, all handpicked by Rudolf Major.

Last week in 5 links #95
In this week’s selection, we have nature simulation, a browser extension that shows dislikes on YouTube, a Blender short movie, the artwork of Tell me why and under-display cameras, all handpicked by Adam Kovacs.

Last week in 5 links #94
This week’s selection has the futuristic Mercedes AVTR, Mac’s XDR display review, the Ghostbusters theme and Unity, all handpicked by Janos Szabo.

Last week in 5 links #93
In this week’s selection, we have drums, a police video, The Witcher S2 trailer, UK’s pig problem and global warming, all handpicked by me.

Last week in 5 links #92
This week’s selection has aircraft engineering, virtual violin, Win 11, VR headset, and the Foundation, all handpicked by Gabor Szabo.

Last week in 5 links #91
This week’s selection has Github public APIs, neurosurgery, a Daft Punk cover, Akira and Thai curry recipes, all handpicked by Leon Alexis.

Last week in 5 links #90
In this week’s selection, we have submarine fibre optic cables, a new plugin for Blender, VICE News’ report, Atlantis’ thirstiest birthday and International Coffee Day, all handpicked by Matyas Terstyanszky.

Last week in 5 links #89
In this week’s selection, we have Kena: Bridge of Spirits, climate change, apple pies, a new roadmap from the government to hire overseas talent and Star Wars – in a different style, all handpicked by Csaba Berenyi.

Last week in 5 links #88
This week’s selection has the Masters of the Universe, global temperature rising, music, Bento boxes and Opuntia cactus from Majorca, all handpicked by Patrik Patassy.

Last week in 5 links #87
This week we have a selection of chocolate Demogorgon from Stranger Things, the ‘One of those days’ from Yehuda Devir, a climate report about the Gulf Stream, a Spanish kid’s song and South African cuisine all handpicked by Anett Kindl.

Last week in 5 links #86
In this week selection, we have Boston Dynamics, Ghost of Tsushima, Amiga 500, chicken recipes and polygonal lights, all handpicked by Laszlo Nemet.

Last week in 5 links #85
In this week’s selection, we have the Star Wars: Visions trailer, Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, Climate change captured in images, a funny video of a floating device and Roblox, all handpicked by Csaba Berenyi.

Last week in 5 links #84
This week in our selection, we have articles about extreme weather conditions in the UK, the new KIA EV6, Jeff Bezos’ talk after landing from space, The Last Duel trailer and heart rate zones during exercise, all handpicked by me.

Last week in 5 links #83
This week selection has Rare-earth magnets, Battlefield: Portals, Be Svendsen, Dune movie trailer and a Bluetooth headset review, all handpicked by Janos Szabo.

Last week in 5 links #82
This week selection has the NVIDIA Canvas App, industrial collapse prediction, the Voodo Child from Jimi Hendrix, Visual Studio 2022 preview, and a glass octopus, all handpicked by Adam Kovacs.

Last week in 5 links #81
This week we have the 25th anniversary of Quake, a Typescript tip, unhealthy diet for a month, storytelling and the new photo editing law for influencers from Norway in our selection, all handpicked by Leon Alexis.

Last week in 5 links #80
This week in our selection: Black Lagoon from Netflix, The Gulf of Mexico is on fire, a week worth of food prepared, heatwave in Canada and Dying Light 2. All handpicked by me.

Last week in 5 links #79
This week in our selection we have EA’s got hacked, Amazon destroys unsold products, The day the dinosaurs died, Clarkson’s farm and mouldy bread, all handpicked by Csaba Berenyi.

Last week in 5 links #78
This week we have Visual Studio Code, 3D renders, Chinese takeout dinners, Stranger Things 4 and a Netflix hack in our selection, all handpicked by Rudolf Major.

Last week in 5 links #77
This week in our selection: Riders of justice with Mads Mikkelsen, C64 Medley by DR Symphony Orchestra, Elden Ring, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and King Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! – Art Blast. All handpicked by Stephanie Min.

Last week in 5 links #76
This week in our selection: police bust bitcoin mine in search for cannabis factory; beginners guide to great coffee; The lost symbol trailer; an immaterial Sculpture sold for 15000 euros and chip manufacturing explained. All articles picked by Attila Csizofszki.

Last week in 5 links #75
This week we have coolers, a character controller, UFO dossiers, wind energy and Covid-19 in our selection, all handpicked by Janos Szabo.

Last week in 5 links #74
This week we have in our selection: Audi A6 e-tron, Japanese chicken curry, Covid-19 jab explained, retired aeroplanes and a music clip ‘Who Knows’, all chosen by Csaba Berenyi.

Last week in 5 links #73
This week in our selection we have meteotsunamies, Mass effect Legendary Edition, spicy tofu stew with beef, Tesla’s Bitcoin stop and Stranger Things season 4 teaser, all picked up by me.

Last week in 5 links #72
This week in our selection, we have wired vs wireless mouse, the Biomutant trailer, the Sweet Tooth trailer from Netflix, Nintendo’s Game Builder Garage and SpaceX from Elon Musk, all handpicked by Laszlo Nemet.

Last week in 5 links #71
In this week’s selection, we have a mind-blowing Lego Technic ropeway, ten beautiful UK locations, Codepens, The Witcher season 2 production wrap video and Life is Strange: True Colours official trailer, all handpicked by Rudolf Major.

Last week in 5 links #70
This week we have Eric Edmeades and David JP Philips giving advice on how to speak publicly, SAAS product pitching, coffee composting from Rave, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… and the Murderbot Diaries in our selection, all handpicked by Csaba Berenyi.

Last week in 5 links #69
This week we have a selection of cooking by force, vertical forest from China, TUI’s software accident, C64 Bitcoin Miner and the Eyecam, all handpicked by Attila Csizofszki.

Last week in 5 links #68
This week we have an article explaining blockchain and cryptocurrencies, intel’s new processor, freezing in Majorca, music with rare passion and Unity, all handpicked by Janos Szabo.

Last week in 5 links #67
This week, we have selected the LotR Gollum trailer, Liam McDonald’s art, The Head’s trailer, Alien trailer (Marvel Comics) and The Queen of Kimchi, Kwang Hee, all by Stephanie Min.

Last week in 5 links #66
This week we have a selection of Sir David Attenborough’s insects, BMW i4, Tesla’s Bitcoin investment, Alice in Borderland and an unusual Kickstarter project which we are not sure what to make of (without links), all handpicked by Leon Alexis.

Last week in 5 links #65
This week we have Sea of Thieves, a spider swarm escaping the floods, incredibly realistic renders in Blender, three new lifeforms from space and post-Brexit figures on food and drink export, all handpicked by me.

Last week in 5 links #64
In this week’s selection we have the trailer of The Irregulars, Houdini for Unity, Logitech MX keys, Windows terminal and Facebook AI, handpicked by Csaba Berenyi and Miklos Hajma

Last week in 5 links #63
This week we have World Book Day, Sony’s Color DPT, an article about climate change, tourism to the Moon and a funny video about software testers in our selection, all handpicked by Attila Csizofszki.

Last week in 5 links #62
This week we have a monitor review, drumming, procedural planets, the first-ever audio recording from Mars and Sir David Attenborough’s warning in our selection, all handpicked by Janos Szabo.

Last week in 5 links #61
This week we have the new Mortal Kombat Trailer, Diablo IV Rogue Announce Trailer, treehouses in Oregon, beatboxing and a video about spiders invading a house in our selection, by Robert Mucsi-Kurinyecz.

Last week in 5 links #60
This week we have Life in a day 2020, VS code extensions, dessert masterpiece from Amaury Guichon, the Snowpiercer season 2 trailer and reMarkable 2 in our selection, all chosen by Rudolf Major.

Last week in 5 links #59
This week we have Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Neuralink Robots, Making Souls from Pixar Graphics, heatwave in Majorca and Little Devil gameplay in our selection by Csaba Berenyi.

Last week in 5 links #58
This week, we have a selection of PC modding, cooking & food, Unreal Engine and game development, all handpicked by Laszlo Nemet.

Last week in 5 links #57
This week, we have a selection of PC modding, cooking & food, Unreal Engine and game development, all handpicked by Laszlo Nemet.

Last week in 5 links #56
This week we have a selection of programming, movies, tools, Covid-19 and cooking, all handpicked by Csaba Berenyi.

Last week in 5 links #55
This week we have a selection of hardware, game development, science, music and movies, all handpicked by Janos Szabo.

Last week in 5 links #54
This week we have diving from heights, video games, game-tech, Tesla and hardware, all handpicked by Rudolf Major.

Last week in 5 links #53
This week we have a selection of technology, astronomy, live streaming, series and video games, all handpicked by Gabor Szabo.

Last week in 5 links #52
This week we have a selection of programming, automation, video games and business all handpicked by Attila Csizofszki.

Last week in 5 links #51
This week we have a selection of algorithms, technology, Cyberpunk 2077, climate change and science, all handpicked by Miklos Hajma.

Last week in 5 links #50
This week we have a selection of hardware, cooking & food, music, game development and global warming, all handpicked by Janos Szabo.

Last week in 5 links #49
This week we have a selection of global warming, programming, tech, movie trailer and food, all handpicked by Csaba Berenyi.

Last week in 5 links #48
This week we have plastic digesting enzymes, pirate academy from SoT, a starship comparison video, a movie trailer and Unity all handpicked by me.
Live link between Unity and mobile device.
The problem I had to solve was to tweak camera dragging and movement parameters which needed immediate feedback in the game so tweaking could be possible.
Games we played in 2022
It has been an interesting year in the video game industry: 2022 saw the launch of some of the most anticipated games.
Coding in the ’80s and ’90s – Part 4
In this episode, Laszlo talks about the changes that happened over the last three decades in game development and programming.
Coding in the ’80s and ’90 – Part 3
In this episode he talks about his first AAA game, where he wrote the 3D engine of the game from scratch, without much help.
Meet the Team: Marta Stawrowska, 3D Animator
In her free time, Marta likes video games, making amazing cakes and something completely unique. Read on for more!
Coding in the ’80s – Part 2
In the second episode. Laszlo talks about his first game – Hopeless Game – and more about his early struggles.
Meet the Team: Nikola Gramatikov, Senior Character Artist
Nikola joined Sponge Hammer almost two months ago as a senior character artist. He likes cycling after work to wind down the stress and meets with his childhood friends every morning. You are very new here at Sponge Hammer. How do you find it? This is a place that...
Coding in the ’80s – Part 1
Laszlo, our senior backend developer explains how coding was like in Hungary in the late ’80s and early ‘90s.
SMART PETS – TERRARIUM AUTOMATION WITH GABOR
When Gabor recently acquired a handful of spiderlings, he decided to create for them the perfect climate, in a smart terrarium.
Home Automation – Errors Make Good Stories
What happens if the system breaks? If you wake up in the middle of the night and are unable to turn on the lights? Would somebody be able to hack into your system and turn the heating off when it’s freezing outside? Attila gave an answer to each of my questions.
Meet the Team – Patrik Patassy
Programmer Patrik Patassy is part of our Sea of Thieves team. He’s very much into maths and learning new skills. He loves long walks on sandy beaches and he really likes video games too.
Home Automation – DIY or Don’t?
In this post, Attila talks us through the smart objects he installed in his own home and advises on where to start your home automation process if you’re new to it all.
Contact us
Do you have a question?
We’ll be happy to talk to you. Get in touch with us at info@spongehammer.com.
