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Blake Patterson
@blakespot.bsky.social
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Web dev at American U in D.C., dad, retrocomputing nerd, No Man's Sky explorer. I live in northern Virginia. (He/him)

My blogs:
:: bytecellar.com (vintage computing)
:: nmsspot.com (No Man's Sky)
:: nostalgicvirginian.com (Virginia memories)
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blakespot.bsky.social
Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization
- Robert Reich

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#worldorder #worldnews #news #DC #washingtonDC #geopolitics #war #civilization #politics #trump #destroyingamerica #worldwar3 #criminal #injustice
Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization | Robert Reich
The moral purpose of civilized society is to prevent the stronger from attacking the weaker. The US was founded on that principle
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM
blakespot.bsky.social
Mac Studio and Maclock

#Mac #Macintosh #desk #macStudio #Maclock #displays #cubes #bricabrac #desktoy #toys #IRC #irssi #macOS #Apple #photo #mydesk #tungstencube #AppleIIwrench #TI99 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #figurines #ByteCellar
Maclock sitting alongside a Mac Studio desktop setup Maclock just unboxed, sitting on a TI-99/4A computer
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
Everyone who voted for the current President should be ashamed:

variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Actually - you should be deeply ashamed for a long list of things, but this is the latest, and one of the least surprising, really. (Can you imagine a maga sheep listening to Public Radio?)

#PBS #news
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After 58 Years Due to Trump Eliminating Funding
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's board voted to close the organization after 58 years after the Trump Administration ended funding.
variety.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
Virginia's new law SB854 is an egregious online privacy / data security nightmare, and it will get worse from here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukIh...

#Virginia #VA #NoVA #SB854 #stategovernment #privacy #laws #outofbounds #leavemychildalone #fail #overreach #VPN #getaVPN
Virginia’s SB854 Puts Social Media Under a Digital Straightjacket
YouTube video by verified privacy
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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bluescsi.com
Announcing BlueSCSI Ultra, Ultra Wide and (coming soon) SCA.

bluescsi.com/ultra
BlueSCSI Ultra & Ultra Wide Announcement
Announcing BlueSCSI Ultra and Ultra Wide - 68-pin 16-bit Ultra Wide support, integrated RP2350B, Front Panel support, and more.
bluescsi.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
NASA's Largest Library To Permanently Close On Jan 2, Books Will Be 'Tossed Away' under the Trump administration's reorg plans.

www.ndtv.com/world-news/n...

#NASA #space #science #archive #history #spacehistory #techhistory #trump #reorg #waste #federalgovernment #fedgov #trumpadministration
www.ndtv.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:20 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
#NewYear
January 1, 2026 at 4:58 AM
blakespot.bsky.social
Aberystwyth [a neologism], n. "A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for." (coined by Douglas Adams)

I suffer.

#nostalgia #neologism #yearning #words
December 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
Just signed up for COMPUTE!'s Gazette print + digital magazine.

#Compute #Computesgazette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #homecomputers #magazine #nostalgia #computing #computers
Confirmation of an online magazine subscription
December 31, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Reposted by Blake Patterson
konstantinosd.bsky.social
Happy to report that those wonderful, beautifully illustrated Magnetic Scrolls text adventures can still be played (online) here: msmemorial.if-legends.org/msa2/msa2.html
December 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
Playing some Wipeout XL on my newly-repaired Playstation (SCPH-1001, purchased 1996) using the Namco NeGcon analog racing controller.

#Playstation #PS1 #PSOne #consoles #gameconsoles #retrogaming #retrogames #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #nostalgia #video #CRT #Psygnosis #Wipeout #ByteCellar
December 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
www.trumpkennedycenter.org
HOME | Trump Kennedy Center
www.trumpkennedycenter.org
December 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
lol -- They shut it down.

www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...

#KennedyCenter

#Arts #performingarts #news #DC #WashingtonDC #TDS #FAFO #reapwhatyesow #DMV #artistsonmastodon #artists
December 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
🌲 ☃️ 🎁 🧤

#AppleII #Apple2Forever #CRT #Christmas #Holidays #nostalgia #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #floppydrive #rertrogaming #demo #video #carols #happyHolidays #AppleIIe #mirth
December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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bubbaprog.xyz
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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premthakker.bsky.social
TikTok is removing clips of the leaked 60 Minutes segment.

The Ellison family (which acquired Paramount — CBS’s parent company — and The Free Press, making Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS) is set to co-own TikTok through a Trump-backed deal.
December 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
blakespot.bsky.social
He saved what? He created what?

This "sneak peek" is dramatically more cringeworthy than would be a close up of the hind end of a squatting dog, giving a "sneak peek" at what it's dropping into the grass.

#KennedyCenter #graffiti #DC #WashingtonDC #breakingnews #photo #arts #performingarts
donald trump's cronies defacing The Kennedy Center in Washington DC
December 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
I consider myself well-spoken and skilled in my ability to express myself upon the page. Increasingly, however, I find certain topics demanding my response force me to seek assistance when the terms needed to express what's happening in America deplete the well of my lexicon.

#RobReiner #RIP #news
Vile and unhinged use, by America's President, of the terrible death of Rob Reiner and his wife to promote the false accomplishments of President donald trump
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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msmadlemon.bsky.social
It arrived. I couldn't resist that gorgeous purple 😍 I know it's supposed to be for the ZX Spectrum Next and I will use it for mine. But It works so well on an Amiga with a PS/2 adapter. 💜

#retro
Purple trackball for the ZX Spectrum Next being used with the Amiga 600 via a PS/2 mouse adapter.
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
No Man's Sky wins The Game Awards 2025's "Best Ongoing" game award category!

Nine years of updates (267 total) -- all free.

thegameawards.com/winners/best...

#NoMansSky #NMS #SciFi #games #gaming #gamers #TheGameAwards #PCgaming #PS4 #PS5 #Xbox #Switch #macgaming #SteamDeck #HelloGames
The Game Awards 2025 Ongoing Games page showing No Man's Sky as the winner
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
Entertaining ideas for The Holidays, from True Value Hardware Store!

#TI994A

#UnexpectedComputer #TI #TexasInstruments #TI99 #computers #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageads #TrueValue #Holidays #Christmas #giftideas #nostalgia #scan #photo #TMS9900 #retrocomputer
Texas Instruments 99/4A computer ad from a True Value Hardware Store
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
As I've gotten older, the cold bothers me more. My internal furnace seems to be slowly dying out.
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
The WH is going FULL ON nazi, here. I am honestly surprised that there is not yet a swastika flying over. the WH. I feel certain there will be, soon enough.

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

#WTF #America #destroyingamerica #criminals #authoritarianism #murderers #orwellian #georgeorwell
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
blakespot.bsky.social
After months of hearings, Virginia panel set to roll out blueprint for legal cannabis market

virginiamercury.com/2025/12/01/a...

#Virginia #VA #NoVA #cannabis #stategovernment #legalmarijuana #news #law
After months of hearings, Virginia panel set to roll out blueprint for legal cannabis market • Virginia Mercury
After months of hearings and study, the legislature’s Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales is poised to roll out a final proposal Tuesday that would launch a legal, regulated adult-use can...
virginiamercury.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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