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  1. 2026-09-22 · 4 min

    Some kids waited for the WoW beta. I built the server.

    The World of Warcraft Alpha server emulator, and the public tests that let hundreds of players in almost a year before launch.networkingmmoreverse-engineering
  2. 2026-09-15 · 6 min

    I was Tamino.

    The fan archives say Tamino ran the lost 1996 Ultima Online pre-alpha, then vanished in 2001.The fan archives say Tamino ran the lost 1996 Ultima Online pre-alpha, then vanished in 2001. The Ethereal Void story, and what's behind the 25 screenshots.game-devreverse-engineeringmmo