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Zork I–III open sourced (treasure actually here); Davies linked to UK petrol delay; Sarkozy teases austere Prisoner’s Diary; S. Korea births rise 15th month; Singhania record; Nov. 26 birthdays
Zork I, II, and III open sourced, the treasure is actually here
Team Xbox and Activision, working with Internet Archive archivist Jason Scott, have released the classic Zork text adventures’ source code under the MIT License. They submitted upstream pull requests to the historical repositories and added clean documentation of the open-source grant. Each repo includes game source, build notes, historically relevant files, and clear attribution and licensing metadata. It is code only, no commercial packaging, no marketing gloss, and no rights to trademarks or other assets, which are intentionally excluded. For once, the lantern is lit and yes, you can take it.
Documents tie David TC Davies to delay of petrol phase out to 2035
Information Tribunal papers show the former Welsh Secretary backed Toyota’s push to keep hybrids until 2035 and agreed with Aston Martin on an exemption for small volume manufacturers. By September 2023, ministers shifted the UK phase out to 2035 with a carve out for smaller carmakers. The new Labour government later even name checked the Prius in policy. The documents, forced into daylight by Democracy for Sale, came with a sharp ruling from Judge Marks on the public interest in exposing potential greenwashing and holding ministers to their private promises. Greenpeace accused lobbyists of steering decisions for private gain. Davies, a onetime climate skeptic who now talks up net zero, defended the meetings as part of his job and said he prioritised Welsh manufacturing jobs over pandering to radical anti motorist campaigners. Translation for the back row: industry asked, policy moved, and hybrids got an extra five years.
Nicolas Sarkozy previews Prisoner’s Diary, promises austere vibes
The former French president teased his forthcoming book with the line, “In prison, there is nothing to see and nothing to do.” If that is the tone, expect minimalist plot and maximal publicity. Fans of dignified boredom may consider this catnip, everyone else just got the trailer and, frankly, most of the plot.
South Korea logs 15th straight monthly rise in births
Another uptick, the Ministry of Data and Statistics said Wednesday. It is not a baby boom, but for a country bracing for demographic decline, baby steps are still steps. In policy terms, think of it as a small win against the gravitational pull of the birth rate floor.
On this day in 2005, Vijaypat Singhania set a hot air balloon altitude record
India’s 67 year old textile tycoon floated to 69,852 feet over Mumbai, swapping boardroom oxygen for the thin stuff and proving that sometimes the biggest lift in business is not the stock price. File under midlife crisis, but make it stratospheric.
Nov. 26 celebrity birthdays
DJ Khaled turns 50, another one for the keys to longevity. Lil Fizz turns 40, proving boy band timelines age like everyone else.
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