# get real (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover get real. Page: Feed: --- ## [Curing Industrial Amnesia: A Conversation With Rana Hajirasouli](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/curing-industrial-amnesia-a-conversation) _2026-08-21 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ Are we suffering from forgetfulness with our industrial systems—and can AI help? ## [The WNBA’s Money Problem Is Not a Misogyny Problem](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/the-wnbas-money-problem-is-not-a) _2026-08-20 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ The WNBA spent decades asking America to take women’s basketball seriously, and America finally did. Now the league has to choose whether or not to imperil its success for politics. ## [Insurgent Wine in Incumbent Bottles](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/insurgent-wine-in-incumbent-bottles) _2026-08-19 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ On recruiting, keeping and unleashing the radicals every business now needs. ## [Independence Institute TV: 'What Colorado Politicians Actually Fear'](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/independence-institute-tv-what-colorado) _2026-08-17 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ Politicians make decisions based on three criteria. Sound familiar? ## [A Term That Disappears When It Wins?](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/a-term-that-disappears-when-it-wins) _2026-08-14 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ What the word 'sustainability' might mean in 2037—if rebooted rather than captured ## [Abattoir in Cosmos](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/08/abattoir-in-cosmos/) _2026-08-14 · Toppy · Games That Weren't_ Abattoir in Cosmos was an unreleased shoot-em'-up game developed around 2000 by the Russian shareware game company AxySoft (known for creating the relatively popular 3D Qix/Xonix clone AirXonix). Continue reading ## [Detroit’s $53 Billion Dream](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/detroits-53-billion-dream) _2026-08-13 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ The Motor City did not misread drivers. The White House distorted demand. ## [A Deep Time Safari Under London](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/a-deep-time-safari-under-london) _2026-08-10 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ Gaia and I track market Bulls, Bears and Beavers ## [Shutter Jack](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/08/shutter-jack/) _2026-08-07 · Yassine Bakrim · Games That Weren't_ Founded in 1997, RingZero Game Studios is a game development company based in Thailand . The studio is often known for making casual and family-friendly games on iOS, the Wii, and the PSP. Back in the PS3 era, however, they attempted to break away from their usual mould by thinking bigger. That opportunity arose when they began work on a mysterious game known as Shutter Jack. Continue reading ## [Trust Is a Currency That Can’t be Counterfeited](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/trust-is-a-currency-that-cant-be) _2026-08-06 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ A pardoned official declined to answer a hundred questions under oath, and the industry built to ask them stood aghast – at those doing the questioning. ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Nbj7L99oh1Wx) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [Just the News: 'The 25% Rule'](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/just-the-news-the-25-rule) _2026-08-05 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ And how it led to the Democratic party's socialist shift. ## [Grolier / Mindflight missing titles](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/08/grolier-mindflight-missing-titles/) _2026-08-05 · Frank Gasking · Games That Weren't_ Thanks to MalcSeventyFour firstly we are very happy to share 15 previously (or what seems to be) unpreserved Commodore 64 educational titles from Grolier / Mindflight - which includes the long lost Miss Mouse and Rhyme Land titles that we have been searching for recently. Continue reading ## [Can We Rewild Wealth?](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/can-we-rewild-wealth) _2026-08-04 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ The jury’s out, but Oxygen Conservation sees nature as a key asset class ## [Garfield Gets Real](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/08/garfield-gets-real/) _2026-08-04 · Frank Gasking · Games That Weren't_ Most people will be familiar with the Nintendo DS adaptation of Garfield Gets Real, released in 2009 and based on the animated film of the same name. What is less well known is that a Wii version was also planned, but never saw release. Very little is currently known about the cancelled conversion. A single music track from the game, titled "Studio", has surfaced online, but no prototype builds,… ## [Madballs](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/08/madballs/) _2026-08-03 · Frank Gasking · Games That Weren't_ Now many of you will know that Ocean released a game based on the licence of Madballs in 1987, though what you might not know is that another version was in development for Ariolasoft before Ocean had got the licence confirmed. What is even better is that you can now check it out for yourself! Developed by Ian Munro whilst at Millside Software, this particular take of the licence was very… ## [Two Lost Atari 5200 Prototypes Recovered from Frank Cohen’s Archives](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/08/two-lost-atari-5200-prototypes/) _2026-08-01 · Frank Gasking · Games That Weren't_ News of another fantastic preservation story to share, this time for the Atari 5200. Thanks to a collaborative effort between several members of the Atari community, two long-lost prototypes by prolific Atari programmer Frank Cohen have been recovered from original source code. Continue reading ## [Final call for inputs to our 2030 survey](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/final-call-for-inputs-to-our-2030) _2026-07-31 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ Over 500 sustainability experts have already contributed — will you add your voice? ## [Rimini, Mare Azzurro](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/07/rimini-mare-azzurro/) _2026-07-31 · Frank Gasking · Games That Weren't_ Before Simulmondo became famous for sports titles, comic book licences and adventures, the company had grander ambitions for its debut line-up. One of the earliest announced projects was Rimini, Mare Azzurro (also referred to as Rimini, Blue Sea), a graphic adventure that unfortunately never progressed beyond planning stages. The title appeared in previews during 1988, including MC Microcomputer… ## [The Steve Gruber Show: 'Are the Parties Nominating Losers?'](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/the-steve-gruber-show-are-the-parties) _2026-07-30 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ Sort of. But isn't it more fun that way? ## [The Big Apple’s Bargain-Bin Bread Lines](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/the-big-apples-bargain-bin-bread) _2026-07-30 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ The warmth of collectivism is from lighting money on fire. ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Sl8ZoWGYIsyG) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Games That Weren’t C64 – July 2026 updates](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/07/gtw64-july-2026/) _2026-07-29 · Frank Gasking · Games That Weren't_ As predicted, a bit quieter this month, but we still have a new entry in the Commodore 64 archive and 18 various updates to existing entries to check out (see "History" tab for changes). We'll have more again for you next month! Continue reading ## [The Color of Cities](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/the-color-of-cities) _2026-07-28 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ What might be the market value of lighter, higher albedo and cooler cities? ## [World Geography C64 disks preserved](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/07/world-geography-c64-disks-preserved/) _2026-07-27 · Frank Gasking · Games That Weren't_ Allan Pinkerton has been busy once more, preserving World Geography 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 editions which you can check out with full scans here: https://archive.org/search?tab=all query=commodore+bobco sort=-publicdate These are the English editions, and there are other language versions out there that need preserving. Allan has also flagged that 1986 and 1989 are missing, so… ## [S.O.S](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/07/s-o-s/) _2026-07-27 · Frank Gasking · Games That Weren't_ Today we have a new recovery for the Commodore Plus 4, and a long lost Hungarian game called S.O.S, created in 1993 by Zsolt Asztalos and Robert Horvath. The recovery is thanks to GTW's Csaba Virág, who has been very busy preserving disks of late. Continue reading ## [Triple-Lines Moth Recalls Triple Bottom Line](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/triple-lines-moth-recalls-triple) _2026-07-25 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ A light trap in the Sussex Downs sets me thinking about regeneration ## [The Left's Rotating Loyalty Oath](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/the-lefts-rotating-loyalty-oath) _2026-07-23 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ The left's articles of faith keep expiring because they were never sincere in the first place. ## [Paying Farmers Not to Destroy Nature](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/paying-farmers-not-to-destroy-nature) _2026-07-20 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ The Responsible Commodities Facility aims to rewire the economics of soy in Brazil’s Cerrado ## [The Dissent Is the Crime](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/the-dissent-is-the-crime) _2026-07-16 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ A unanimous court is not necessarily a healthy court. ## [Mapping Markets: Economists As Navigators](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/mapping-markets-economists-as-navigators) _2026-07-13 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ Learning from Henry the Navigator and Nobel Prize-winning economist Rob Engle ## [The Shelf Life of a Useful Man](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/the-shelf-life-of-a-useful-man) _2026-07-09 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ The same machine that made Graham Platner inevitable decided that he was disposable. ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eoy1dG8P7YgW) _2026-07-09 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [How Do You See The Future Of Sustainability?](https://johnelkington.substack.com/p/how-do-you-see-the-future-of-sustainability) _2026-07-07 · John Elkington · Rewilding Markets_ Your chance to shape the collective view ## [Left the Party: The ‘No Kings’ Crowd Kisses the Crown on Independence Day](https://www.thepoliticalvise.com/p/left-the-party-the-no-kings-crowd) _2026-07-02 · John Tillman · The Political Vise_ America turns 250 this Saturday, and half the country has decided the party isn't worth attending. Why? Because the propaganda worked. ## [Breaking the Fourth Wall of Fourth Spaces](https://thephysicality.substack.com/p/breaking-the-fourth-wall-of-fourth) _2026-03-23 · Safi Aziz · The Physicality_ How low-key pursuits like reading and chess are booming as real-world social clubs—and changing how real estate gets used ## [What Comes After Cheap Intelligence](https://thephysicality.substack.com/p/what-comes-after-cheap-intelligence) _2025-02-19 · Safi Aziz · The Physicality_ Neglect Negotium, Forget Fauxtium, Opt Towards Otium ## [This Social Club Makes Your Friend Group](https://thephysicality.substack.com/p/this-social-club-makes-your-friend) _2024-11-26 · Safi Aziz · The Physicality_ Maxwell wants you to belong, not clout chase ## [Setting down roots](https://lathamturner.substack.com/p/setting-down-roots) _2024-09-16 · Latham Turner · Get Real, Man_ Or how I finally found home inside of myself