Phil Nelson

@philnelson.bsky.social

The co-host with the co-most. Your +1 and only. I do computer vision, electronics, old gear and vintage media. Founder RetroStrange.com & SetSideB.com biz: hello@extrafuture.com SF, CA

I couldn’t think of anyone better to interview me on my podcast about my new data center book than @lifewinning.com — someone who’s been making the infrastructures of the internet visible for far longer than I have. Check out our conversation — and grab our books!

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · last wk.

The tech industry’s data center boom has generated an unprecedented backlash — and is threatening any prospect of climate progress in the process. This week @lifewinning.com takes over the show to interview @parismarx.com about his new book HYPERSCALE. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/351_...

Next small obsession: Sega Game Gear repair. This beauty was packaged with The Lion King and use to be blue. Screen turns on and off immediately, indicative of the capacitor failures most common for this device. No battery acid, yay

A worn but mostly pristine Game Gear in deep dark faded blue

ok, yes. i used a little blood magic to make this potion. but in my defense, it's hard NOT to use blood magic these days. all the tomes and orbs are powered by it. blood magic is really a systemic issue. in a way i'm a hero for admitting i use it

Another day, another group of actual Republican Nazis exposed. “It wasn’t a couple of crazies. The popular sentiment was, ‘Yes, slavery should be legal,’” a former member of Nevada Republican congressional candidate Marty O’Donnell's Discord says. Lots of Hitler fandom as well:

Online forum controlled by Nevada GOP House candidate contains slurs and Nazi talk, AP review finds

A congressional candidate from Nevada operates an online forum that's rife with posts containing racial slurs, minimizations of Nazi Germany and defenses of white nationalist conspiracy theories.

apnews.com

Months of fears around the use of armed immigration enforcement to affect national elections appear to be coming to fruition. Federal authorities announced the arrest in California of at least 11 people and charges against 28, alleging they registered to vote as noncitizens.

Trump's voter raids have begun

Federal agents launched raids and arrests Monday based on a list of 20,000 people the White House alleges have illegally registered to vote.

motherjones.com

It’s so funny how these AI guys think every person who plays video games wants to make games instead, every person who enjoys music wants to make it instead. Like no dude, I wanna sit down and enjoy someone else’s work. I’m fuckin tired dawg, I’m tired from making stuff all day.

“It’s only fascism if they manipulate elections!” “It’s only fascism if they disappear people off the street!” “It’s only fascism if they take over the media!” “It’s only fascism if they jail their political opponents!” Is there even anything left?