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Getting this in the log, but I don't know TypeScript to know what it means or what I might have done to cause it:

2026-08-05 00:00:36.677 [info] StorageMainService: creating application shared storage
2026-08-05 00:00:36.677 [error] TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'mode')
    at ko.getNewWindowState (file:///D:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/e4c7e7b1d6/resources/app/out/main.js:504:5213)
    at Ac.openInBrowserWindow (file:///D:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/e4c7e7b1d6/resources/app/out/main.js:505:23792)
    at Ac.doOpenEmpty (file:///D:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/e4c7e7b1d6/resources/app/out/main.js:505:11243)
    at Ac.doOpen (file:///D:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/e4c7e7b1d6/resources/app/out/main.js:505:9889)
    at Ac.open (file:///D:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/e4c7e7b1d6/resources/app/out/main.js:505:5489)
    at async Ls.startup (file:///D:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/e4c7e7b1d6/resources/app/out/main.js:561:11309)
    at async VS.startup (file:///D:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/e4c7e7b1d6/resources/app/out/main.js:592:53892)

Some context; a friend of mine who works in the Scottish civil service sent me a few open roles that he thinks I might be ideal for. I live in Northern Ireland but he said it shouldn't be an issue as the role is technical and there are people on his team who both remote from England and commute for heavier projects.

NI civil service ain't got a lot going at the moment, and when I applied to fully remote role in the England / UK / whatever it's called civil service I was told I don't have experience...for a system I literally wrote the documentation for in a previous job while contracted.

I doubt there's any from NI given being in the office would be harder to do and having taxpayers foot the bill for a flight every couple of weeks isn't a reasonable spend. But figured I'd ask anyway; rather be told by you lot than waste HR's time with an application or not apply and be left wondering.

So the game's on sale atm (recommend it to your friends if you enjoyed it and they haven't played it yet) and I needed something to play that wasn't too taxing cause I've got a lot going on right now. But I'm less than 2 hours in, I nearly managed to nearly reach the room on my 6th day, and I'm not sure if I'm actually enjoying the game or not to keep playing or just refund it.

I love puzzle games like the Nonary Trilogy and Outer Wilds, but BP is more roguelike than I remember from the trailer. So far it's been all clues and answers but the only actual puzzles I've encountered have been >!the periodic table in the lab to give part of the level combination!< and >!dart board in the billiards room!<. The only other "puzzle" has been the Monty Hall problem in >!the parlour room!< which I don't even bother with anymore cause I've gotten it right once and I never actually needed the >!gems!<.

I've seen stuff around the grounds so I assume there's more that's gonna be explained later, but if it's just gonna be unlocked via finding an item or easily accessibly lore notes in random rooms instead of actually solving a puzzle then maybe the game isn't for me 😕.

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Edit:

The UK is in the middle of a heatwave, so it's also possible 30 C / 86 F @ 90% humidity is draining what enjoyment I might have felt. I might play some more in a day or two when it's cooler. I was told by a friend that there was also >!permanent upgrades!< that might make the loop less tedious but I was not told what.

So I finished this week's episode this morning, but I'm confused as to what's been happening the last weeks and I'm hoping I'm just missing something instead of poor storytelling.

Firstly, what prompted Sergei to think the cosmonauts on the Venera 7 were still alive or at least that the rocket was still in comms range? And what was the envelope / contact subplot he had going on? We know he stays on at Star City and it feels to early for him to try and defect, even with his imprisonment.

Secondly, why was Irina chasing down Tanya even after she had already fled the city? And why did she try to make contact with her when she had gone to what was pretty clearly a foreign safehouse. If she wanted to make sure she was safe, she should have left the moment she comfirmed her location. If she had some other plan, I've no idea what it is. I know her allegiances are being tested and she's doing a bit of double agenting, but she's harder to read than the Central Committee at times 😅.

Before anything else, I should clarify that I'm in contact with a solicitor to try and sort this out and his response when I mentioned the name of the company who controls my ground rent he said "oh, them" in a disappointed tone. So thankfully it seems like they have a reputation.

So I bought my house about 3-4 years ago and until last week I had never actually gotten a letter about paying ground rent. This being my first house, I incorrectly assumed it was part of the rates bill I pay semi-regularly. But friends corrected me on that the other week, so I'm a little wiser now.

There's a couple of problems with the letter though:

• It's the name of the previous tenant, I don't imagine this affects me needing to pay it but it does impact any defence they might have had as the solicitor who sorted out the paperwork confirmed they were sent notice of the change of tenancy. Which is doubly confirmed by the first letter I received when moving in being from the rates company in my name telling me to set up an account.
• The letter claims it was sent out on the 18th, but it was not received until the 25th. I have no proof of this, and I'm expected to pay it within two weeks of that date which is this Wednesday.
• As an addendum to the previous bullet point, the letter claims they sent a letter out previously in March. I'm actually very confident they didn't because I've been in a semi-depressed state for nearly 2 years and haven't thrown a single letter out as a result. Every single one of them is sitting on my kitchen table and I searched for any from Simarc or from the same address in case a different company sent it out originally; zilch.
• The amount doesn't add up and no dates are given to corroborate them. They're legally allowed to claim up to 6 years of past ground rent, but they've 7 items on the bill at a price that is triple what anyone I know is paying. So not only is it potentially more expensive than it should be, but they're collecting for years when I was not even the owner of the house.

I got in contact with a solicitor on the Friday cause I had trouble even getting in contact with Simarc on the Thursday the letter came through. I'm hoping they can get something sorted out, cause this came out of the blue and I refuse to believe it was a simple mistake / mix-up. Has anyone else had issues with Simarc in the past? I did see one post from 8 or 9 months ago, but OP never updated their post on how that ended.

I'm on an etymology (read: the meaning of words) kick on my replay of TotK, and I got curious what places are unique to the Wild Era games. As in what places aren't named after people, places, or events.

Skipping some of the obvious ones like Forgotten Temple and Floret Sandbar that just describe what they are, I've found these ones so far. But I'm curious to know if there's any others I've missed (or just haven't reached in my replay):

• Regions
  • Akkala
    • Someone in a previous post suggested it might come from a relatively minor Turkish fort of the same name, but the name's identical in Japanese so I'm doubtful this is a reference.
  • Hebra
    • I thought this one might have comes from the Hebrides in Scotland, but I only learned when making this post that they're an island chain and not a snowy mountain range in the Highlands 😅.
    • Edit: I forgot Hebra was in ALttP.
  • Necluda / Hatehru
    • I think the English might be a play on "secluded" given its location. The Japanese I'm unsure of.
    • Edit: The Japanese might come from the same etymology as Hateno, given "hateru" means "to end". Could also be related to its other meanings of "to die" or "to be exhausted" given the region was where the Calamity War was finally lost.
• Towns
  • Tarrey Town / Ichikara Mura
    • The Japanese name means "village built from scratch". But the English name might come from a village in New York called Tarrytown, which sits on the Hudson River thus giving Hudson his English name as well.
  • Lurelin / Uotorii Mura
    • The English comes from "to lure in" a catch when fishing, and the Japanese is "watery village".
  • Shadow Hamlet / Shatoh Shuraku Ato
    • Name is self-explanatory in English, in Japanese it's "chateau hamlet ruins".
  • Edit: Hateno
    • Comes from a corruption of the Japanese "hate no mura" meaning "village at the end" given its remote location.
• Other
  • Regencia River / Himegami Kawa
    • Means "royal river" in English and "princess goddess" in Japanese. Named after the connection the women of the Royal Family have to Hylia, complemented by this river and Hylia River flowing into Hyrule Castle moat from opposite sides of Hyrule Field.
  • Passeri
    • A type of bird.
  • Millennio Sandbar
    • Named for the multiple mini-islands it's made up of.
  • Shrine Island / Hokora Toh
    • Kind of a bad name in general, especially in TotK where the original shrine disappears and the replacement is moved to Mercay Island.
    • Edit: The Japanese name references Spirit Island from PH. Still a bad name in English.
  • Deya / Adeya
    • A type of angelfish.
  • Ternio Trail / Tomoe Yamamichi
    • The Japanese might be referencing the "tomoe" symbol as the route straddles 3 regions. The English might be doing a similar play on words but with "turn" instead.
  • Lomei Labyrinth / Rohmei Johseki
    • Complete mystery, it could be an anagram but I can think of nothing. The Japanese has them labelled as castles instead of labyrinths. The English keeps the original names for their sky counterparts, which was probably an accident since it refers to them as a top floor.
    • Edit: "Lomei" is an anagram of "rohmei" meaning "labyrinth". Which makes the English name a tautology of Labyrinth Labyrinth.
  • Zonai Ruins
    • Modified anagram of "nazo" meaning "mystery".
  • Thyphlo Ruins / Doiburan Iseki
    • Unknown English etymology, but the Japanese is an anagram of "buraindo" aka "blind".
    • Edit: The English might come from the Greek word for "blind".
  • Rist Peninsula / Magyuuzu Hantoh
    • The English is an anagram of stir, the Japanese is a corruption of "uzumaki" meaning "whirlpool". Both reference the shape of the structure.
  • Edit: Toabab Grassland / Obubaba Kusachi
    • Both the English and Japanese are anagrams of the baobao tree.
  • Satori Mountain
    • RIP to Satoru Iwata.