Anyway, plugging away on the wiki, got that Soltek system documented. I'm also repositioning the wiki to just be a center for the documentation that I've written for the machines that have come across my desk but I may open it up further as time goes on, and to trusted people to doc their systems.

I also hear that a certain rootin tootin’ sea slug can be found around here at times…

Joe's Computer Museum@museumjoe.bsky.social · 8h ago

Will you be at VCF Midwest this year? I will! Come find me at table D116/117 on September 12 and 13th at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg Illinois!

I am a terrible person

“Can I pet that dog? 👀”, asked Chicken Sandwich.

Went and retrieved this for a discord convo and it just kinda made me more irritated what Sony has just…done to Horizon. Coulda had Horizon 3 but of course Guerrilla got sent to the live service mines because we can’t have nice things.

It was on sale and I had extra eShop credit so why not. Love that cross progression is a thing so I can just pick up where I left off on PC.

Sony announces the PS6: it’s only a small thing, no larger than a Pi. Sony’s pitch: since all your games are digital now, and no one can afford power due to datacenters, and no one can afford RAM but us corporations, we decided that gaming just has to happen on The Cloud™ now.

The TCRF thing is what happens when you dare say no to the entitled techbro manbabies and they have enough fuck you money to make your life a living hell because they’d rather do that than learn the concept of consent or do literally any form of introspection

This right here is why I generally recommend people who want to dip their toes into vintage computing go with an XP machine to start off. Just because XP enjoyed such a wide support window that finding hardware that’ll run it is cheap and easy. And XP has pretty good compatibility software wise too.

Zoe 🍂🪾🎃🦃@retrozo.bsky.social · 3d ago

I've been having this discussion with people and agree there's going to be a lot of interest, but simultaneously the cost of retro tech is already inflated, and the increased demand will spike those prices further. I'm just hoping it doesn't get too expensive.

The TCRF thing is what happens when you dare say no to the entitled techbro manbabies and they have enough fuck you money to make your life a living hell because they’d rather do that than learn the concept of consent or do literally any form of introspection

Did you think just because Rootie is en route to VCFMW that we had no more rootin’ tootin’ cowpokes around here? Nah. Chicken Sandwich found a hat so she could be cool too.

Fish Mom’s work is having a potluck tomorrow, and Xaphan wanted to help bake. We are out of regular sprinkles at home, so our favorite demon sprinkles is spreading Christmas sprinks joy 😂 Third photo has Xaphan posing with the brownies like dudes post fishing pics.

Anyway. Have been working on this. Decided to try putting a model on MakerWorld to see how it does. It’s also on Printables too.

Power Macintosh G4 PSU stand - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorld

Download this free 3D print file designed by XodiumLabs. As I was unpacking my G4 Cube from a vintage computing show, I thought “hm, this thing gets quite warm sitting on carpet, maybe there's a b...

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If I make VCF SoCal next year, I think I’m gonna run my Cube and my late friend’s SE/30. Because I figured out who has it and thankfully it’s another good friend of mine who is okay with loaning it to me for a VCF. (Pictured is his table at West 2023)

This is with I continually lash out against AI and the people that have drenched their identities in it. Because they’re twats who can’t comprehend consent. This is also why I believe generative AI is forever tainted. It’s hard to see anything good when the zone is dominated by losers like this.

The Cutting Room Floor@tcrf.net · 7d ago

While we wait on the DDoS mitigation to end (there's nothing we can do but wait), we've stood up a temporary landing page with an explanation of what's going on. Hope to see you again soon! tcrf.net

There is seemingly some good news after that screed I poked my head into Amazon and while SSDs and SD cards are still not as cheap as they were, prices did come down a fair bit (like 128GB SATA SSDs can be had for $25 rather than $40 like before)

The shortages and price increases of tech just feel like Yet Another Instance of the rich technofascists stealing power from those they believe to be beneath them, by taking everything for themselves and not even leaving table scraps because again, RAM and flash is bought out until 2028 as of now

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GTA be the type of game to print "piss shit fuck cunt bollocks" on a billboard in-game but then censor you if you type "balls" in the in-game chat online

anyway, deltarune

Anyway. Have been working on this. Decided to try putting a model on MakerWorld to see how it does. It’s also on Printables too.

Power Macintosh G4 PSU stand - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorld

Download this free 3D print file designed by XodiumLabs. As I was unpacking my G4 Cube from a vintage computing show, I thought “hm, this thing gets quite warm sitting on carpet, maybe there's a b...

makerworld.com

Hell, I remember the days of getting a GameCube for dirt cheap and then rolling into a GameCrazy (Hollywood Video's game shop) and being able to pick up games like Metroid Prime for like, $5. Yeah, it was bare disc in an envelope, but being able to *play* it was what mattered.

StopSkeletonsFromFighting@stopskeletons.bsky.social · last wk.

I got into retro video games in high school and college because it was cheap. I was broke as hell but I was still able to pop into a thrift store or pawn shop and get NES and SNES games for $5. Same with DVDs. The deals I turned down because they weren't cheap enough would make you sick

That’s fucking hilarious and if I had preordered this game this would have me canceling that preorder and waiting until they got shit ironed out. You shouldn’t even be preordering stuff like this anyway. There’s nothing to miss out on. Digital future and all that.

GTA 6 Sounds Like It Won't Be 60FPS At Launch

Higher frame rates could get patched in later

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New video on the Tubes of You about Grand Theft Auto III youtu.be/AKuc42JRw-0

Grand Theft Auto III is Still Awesome 25 Years Later

YouTube video by ThatRadioGeek

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If it’s stupid and it works, it ain’t stupid (This is the power adapter from my resin printer that’s awaiting parts and turns out it Just Works with the AMS 2)

I guess Nvidia’s buying Hugging Face? Lmao. I only knew them from this bit of chucklefuckery which sadly has become the MO for AI companies these days.

Hugging Face scrapes Bluesky, surprised when Bluesky users object

Social network Bluesky has exploded in popularity since Twitter users jumped ship en masse after the US election. We’ve been on Bluesky since it was invite-only and we can assure you: Bluesky users…

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Let me sit down with you, pro-AI folks. The more you scream “it’s not going anywhere, get used to it” and “if you don’t start using it you’ll be left behind” and “if you don’t use it you are unskilled”…the more vehemently we’re going to reject it. It’s probably better to keep it to yourself.

This is why I stopped wishing for a Skies of Arcadia remaster or remake. Because I know they’ll taint it.

Devour🌱@devoureroftime.bsky.social · last wk.

4. Crazy Taxi: World Tour kotaku.com/why-do-you-n...

Panic is the best, example number *number too great to be printed here but trust me it’s a lot*

Cabel Sasser@cabel.panic.com · last wk.

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