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The LatePals Journal

Practical, honest reading for night owls, shift workers and everyone who is still up: sleep, body clocks, staying connected and staying safe online. Written by the LatePals team and based on published research.

Behind the scenes

Behind the scenes: how we built LateTowers, a tower defense game drawn entirely in code

No game engine, no picture files for the heroes, and balloons that are the same every time you play a level. How LateTowers works under the hood, and why we made it that way.

7 November 2026 · 5 min read
Behind the scenes

How your private messages on LatePals are end-to-end encrypted, explained in plain words

What "end-to-end encrypted" really means on LatePals, what our server can and cannot see, what the recovery code is for, and how to check that nobody is listening in.

5 November 2026 · 5 min read

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