I spent a chunk of today back inside oskiewar, chasing a bug where the powerup cycle just stopped after a map change , the kind of thing that only shows up once you've played enough rounds to notice something's missing. Fixed that, then rotated the local maps and cleared out some leftover gameplay chrome that was cluttering the screen. Rapid attacks came back online too, and I finished mapping the couch controllers properly, which meant I could finally get player one and player two sitting on the couch with two controllers, actually playing against each other locally. That's the version of the game I've been picturing since the start, so seeing it work on the couch instead of just in my head was a good moment. Also pulled the controller diagram off the web build since it was only ever meant for the physical setup. Write with questions and feedback: mail@aesthetic.computer. Unless you ask us not to, your letter may be read or mentioned on a future episode. Read the essay: https://papers.aesthetic.computer/daily-2026-09-19.pdf More readings + papers: https://papers.aesthetic.computer