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- Gortyn Code "Thanks" speech video [1]

- Mike Towndrow/Indie Game Awards Retraction announcement video [2]

- IGA FAQ Game Eligibility, info on retraction [3]

"Initially discovered through itch.io’s Game Boy Competition 2023 and later played on cart, Gortyn Code was selected as an Indie Vanguard due to their impressive work in GB Studio and for crafting such an amazing throwback for the modern day. The physical cart of Chantey is being produced and sold by ModRetro, and it is the sole marketplace where it can be purchased. The IGAs nomination committee were unfortunately made aware of ModRetro’s vile nature the day after the 2025 premiere with the news of their horrid and disgusting handheld console. As the company strictly goes against the values of the IGAs, and due to the ties with ModRetro, the Indie Vanguard recognition has also been retracted.

The decision does not reflect Gortyn Code, but ModRetro alone. Chantey remains a wonderful throwback to the Game Boy era. We encourage you to continue following their journey on itch.io."

- ModRetro's Anduril Edition Chromatic, all proceeds go to support veteran suicide prevention [4][5]

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[1] https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2647339751?t=0h45m15s

[2] https://bsky.app/profile/indiegameawards.gg/post/3magufzccy2...

[3] https://www.indiegameawards.gg/faq#:~:text=Initially%20disco...

[4] https://modretro.com/products/anduril-chromatic-porta-pro-bu...

[5] https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/2002221958700872045

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Here's paraphrased steps/result from first article for hashing an image:

1. Reduce size. The fastest way to remove high frequencies and detail is to shrink the image. In this case, shrink it to 8x8 so that there are 64 total pixels.

2. Reduce color. The tiny 8x8 picture is converted to a grayscale. This changes the hash from 64 pixels (64 red, 64 green, and 64 blue) to 64 total colors.

3. Average the colors. Compute the mean value of the 64 colors.

4. Compute the bits. Each bit is simply set based on whether the color value is above or below the mean.

5. Construct the hash. Set the 64 bits into a 64-bit integer. The order does not matter, just as long as you are consistent.

The resulting hash won't change if the image is scaled or the aspect ratio changes. Increasing or decreasing the brightness or contrast, or even altering the colors won't dramatically change the hash value.

https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/432-Lo...

https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/529-Ki...

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"Clearly, the nation's founders serving in the 5th Congress, and there were many of them, believed that mandated health insurance coverage was permitted within the limits established by our Constitution."

This seems like a fallacy of composition, and done so to try and persuade the reader. By my rough count, just 6 of the original founders that signed the Constitution were still in Congress at this time, or just 18% of the signers[1]. There's no roll call vote that I can find, but signer Charles Pinckney had voiced general oppositions and thought "it only reasonable and equitable that these persons pay for the benefit for which they were themselves to receive, and it would be neither just nor fair for other persons to pay it"[2]

"And when the Bill came to the desk of President John Adams for signature, I think it’s safe to assume that the man in that chair had a pretty good grasp on what the framers had in mind."

This just points to the same argument that's always being made between Spirit vs Letter of the law proponents, ~4% of Congress during the 5th Congress were signers of the Constitution and we don't know how they even voted on this. So ~96% of Congress were basically in the Spirit vs Letter dispute that we're in today.

[1] https://www.constitutionfacts.com/content/constitution/files... [2] https://www.congress.gov/annals-of-congress/page-headings/5t...

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