Blake Patterson
@blakespot.bsky.social
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)
My blogs:
:: bytecellar.com (vintage computing)
:: nmsspot.com (No Man's Sky)
:: nostalgicvirginian.com (Virginia memories)
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
I suffer.
#nostalgia #neologism #yearning #words
December 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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
I suffer.
#nostalgia #neologism #yearning #words
Just signed up for COMPUTE!'s Gazette print + digital magazine.
#Compute #Computesgazette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #homecomputers #magazine #nostalgia #computing #computers
#Compute #Computesgazette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #homecomputers #magazine #nostalgia #computing #computers
December 31, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Just signed up for COMPUTE!'s Gazette print + digital magazine.
#Compute #Computesgazette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #homecomputers #magazine #nostalgia #computing #computers
#Compute #Computesgazette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #homecomputers #magazine #nostalgia #computing #computers
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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
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
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
#Playstation #PS1 #PSOne #consoles #gameconsoles #retrogaming #retrogames #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #nostalgia #video #CRT #Psygnosis #Wipeout #ByteCellar
December 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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
#Playstation #PS1 #PSOne #consoles #gameconsoles #retrogaming #retrogames #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #nostalgia #video #CRT #Psygnosis #Wipeout #ByteCellar
lol -- They shut it down.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...
#KennedyCenter
#Arts #performingarts #news #DC #WashingtonDC #TDS #FAFO #reapwhatyesow #DMV #artistsonmastodon #artists
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
lol -- They shut it down.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...
#KennedyCenter
#Arts #performingarts #news #DC #WashingtonDC #TDS #FAFO #reapwhatyesow #DMV #artistsonmastodon #artists
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...
#KennedyCenter
#Arts #performingarts #news #DC #WashingtonDC #TDS #FAFO #reapwhatyesow #DMV #artistsonmastodon #artists
🌲 ☃️ 🎁 🧤
#AppleII #Apple2Forever #CRT #Christmas #Holidays #nostalgia #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #floppydrive #rertrogaming #demo #video #carols #happyHolidays #AppleIIe #mirth
#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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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
December 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
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
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
#RobReiner #RIP #news
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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
#RobReiner #RIP #news
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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
#retro
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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
#retro
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
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
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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
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
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
#TI994A
#UnexpectedComputer #TI #TexasInstruments #TI99 #computers #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageads #TrueValue #Holidays #Christmas #giftideas #nostalgia #scan #photo #TMS9900 #retrocomputer
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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
#TI994A
#UnexpectedComputer #TI #TexasInstruments #TI99 #computers #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageads #TrueValue #Holidays #Christmas #giftideas #nostalgia #scan #photo #TMS9900 #retrocomputer
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
As I've gotten older, the cold bothers me more. My internal furnace seems to be slowly dying out.
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
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,
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December 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
#WTF #America #destroyingamerica #criminals #authoritarianism #murderers #orwellian #georgeorwell
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
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
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
virginiamercury.com/2025/12/01/a...
#Virginia #VA #NoVA #cannabis #stategovernment #legalmarijuana #news #law
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Useful to Students,
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November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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I fear he is untouchable. One of the best episodes of TV.
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I fear he is untouchable. One of the best episodes of TV.
A ruined landscape
#NoMansSky
#NMS #gaming #games #gamers #screenshot #SciFi #procgen #gametography #virtualphotography #PC #PCgaming #Steam #spacegames #HelloGames
#NoMansSky
#NMS #gaming #games #gamers #screenshot #SciFi #procgen #gametography #virtualphotography #PC #PCgaming #Steam #spacegames #HelloGames
November 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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