Indie developer Operaludica announces Dragonero: The Rise of Draquir will launch on Steam on September 26th, offering a turn-based RPG. The Date Launch Reveal Trailer takes a look at the game's fantasy-themed dungeon crawling, and there's a playable demo for Windows, macOS, and Linux to sample right now. Here's word:

Battle in turn-based RPG combat, using tactical skill usage, unique items and coordinated attacks to defeat fearsome opponents. Be aware - the more time the party spends in a dungeon, the more dangerous, and more rewarding, it becomes. Journey day and night across an array of biomes, dungeons and expansive cities, where you can meet the inhabitants of Erondàr, learn about the world and new quests, and trade goods to improve weapons and armor. At the end of each day, camp in the world to craft recipes, go hunting and restore health to prepare for the next encounter.

Dragonero: The Rise of Draquir will debut on Steam on September 26th. Curious fans who would like to experience the epic turn-based open world, linear party RPG can catch the game as part of the Steam Turn-Based RPG Fest from September 30th - October 7th, and can also try out the demo available on the Steam store page now.

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Games Incubator and PlayWay announce Plane Graveyard Simulator, a new casual sim coming to Steam with a TBA release window. The formula here is familiar from the pair of similar Ship Graveyard Simulator games from the same team. You will operate a boneyard full of decommissioned aircraft, working to salvage useable parts for fun and profit. Put on some work clothes and check out the Announcement Trailer and the details:

Plane Graveyard Simulator brings players to a sprawling desert filled with aircraft wrecks, where hundreds of tons of steel and rusted electronics await. Players will have the opportunity to use various tools to cut through airplane fuselages, dismantle frames, and search for valuable components such as pilot cockpits. Players can use lifts to access hard-to-reach parts of the airplanes, ensuring no valuable scrap is left behind.

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Official trailers.

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• NBC’s Olympics Broadcast Isn’t Just Addictive. It’s a New Era of Streaming - WIRED (may require registration or subscription).

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• AMD's 'Sinkclose' vulnerability affects hundreds of millions of processors, enables data theft — AMD begins patching issue in critical chip lines, more to follow - Tom's Hardware.

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• CPU: We found the Missing Performance- Zen 5 Tested with SMT Disabled - TechPowerUp.
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I managed to carve out some time to go back to my toilet project yesterday and got everything worked out. I joked about it, but the relief I feel now illustrates how much my initial failure hurt my ego. During my previous effort I managed to ruin one of the rubber washers for the tank attachment to the seat, so the project couldn't continue without replacing that. The hardware store actually had a Kohler-branded gasket kit, so it's almost good news that this sent me looking for that, because it worked much better than the "universal" gasket I tried at first. But after getting the tank properly attached a small leak from the water intake remained. I tried cleaning the seal but it still dripped. So ignoring professional plumbing advice, I used some Teflon tape on the threads. This is supposed to be a pressure seal, but I think the male and female ends don't match up the same way internally as they did with the previous toilet guts. Taping the threads worked fine, and all is well. Now I just need to figure out if I think this tape hack is a problem and I should still replace the feed line, or just be happy that it's all working. In the meantime, I'm pretty pleased with my installation, as it looks like new, and the flushing action that used to feel like something would break now is as smooth as butter. So best Teflon tape practices aside, this has restored some of my self-respect.

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Self-respecting Round-up
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Brunch Links

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Story

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Science

• The FDA Just Rejected a Bid for MDMA to Treat PTSD - WIRED (may require registration or subscription).

Media
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• Deadpool and Wolverine - Please Silence Your Phone [PSA]. Thanks Reddit.
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Creature Features

• It's not the size of the dog... Thanks VideoSift.
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The Funnies

• The Apparently Kid- 10 Years Later. Thanks RedEye9.