Michael Pavone
@retrodev.com
Author of BlastEm, a high-performance accuracy focused emulator for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive: https://www.retrodev.com/blastem/
he/him
Build more housing!
Berkeley, CA
he/him
Build more housing!
Berkeley, CA
People on this site spend too much time worrying about the 2028 Presidential primary (far away, seems like we'll have some great choices and voters that want to [TOS VIOLATION] the fuckers responsible for this) and not enough time worrying about the 2026 CA Governor primary (frontrunners all suck)
February 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
People on this site spend too much time worrying about the 2028 Presidential primary (far away, seems like we'll have some great choices and voters that want to [TOS VIOLATION] the fuckers responsible for this) and not enough time worrying about the 2026 CA Governor primary (frontrunners all suck)
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sorry let me try this again *ahem*
playing doom *on* my cash register
playing doom *on* my cash register
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
sorry let me try this again *ahem*
playing doom *on* my cash register
playing doom *on* my cash register
This is really not the point, but this is a rather funny way to learn that the ff in ffmpeg stands for fast forward
Newly released documents show the FBI's scramble to explain last year why it released a screen recording with a missing minute from the night Jeffrey Epstein died, instead of the original footage.
Mystery of the missing minute from Epstein jail solved
Documents that were part of the Epstein files release help explain why a video released from the night of Epstein's death was missing one minute close to midnight.
cbsn.ws
February 12, 2026 at 4:07 AM
This is really not the point, but this is a rather funny way to learn that the ff in ffmpeg stands for fast forward
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a lil update on STINKHEAD AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS for the Sega Genesis #gamedev #indie #indiegamedev #platformer
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
a lil update on STINKHEAD AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS for the Sega Genesis #gamedev #indie #indiegamedev #platformer
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Kula World for Sega 32X!
youtu.be/c6SbiRKjOvI?...
This is the work of: x.com/OldPirate11
The game uses the 3D engine from 32x OpenLara by x.com/XProger_san
Only the first level is available at the moment. You can download it for yourself here: old-pirate.itch.io/kula-world-32x
#sega32x #gamedev
youtu.be/c6SbiRKjOvI?...
This is the work of: x.com/OldPirate11
The game uses the 3D engine from 32x OpenLara by x.com/XProger_san
Only the first level is available at the moment. You can download it for yourself here: old-pirate.itch.io/kula-world-32x
#sega32x #gamedev
Sega 32X Kula World
YouTube video by Matteusbeus - Retro Sega Dev 2
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Kula World for Sega 32X!
youtu.be/c6SbiRKjOvI?...
This is the work of: x.com/OldPirate11
The game uses the 3D engine from 32x OpenLara by x.com/XProger_san
Only the first level is available at the moment. You can download it for yourself here: old-pirate.itch.io/kula-world-32x
#sega32x #gamedev
youtu.be/c6SbiRKjOvI?...
This is the work of: x.com/OldPirate11
The game uses the 3D engine from 32x OpenLara by x.com/XProger_san
Only the first level is available at the moment. You can download it for yourself here: old-pirate.itch.io/kula-world-32x
#sega32x #gamedev
While I'm somewhat bearish on how real the productivity improvements from using AI coding assistants currently are given some of the research that actually measured this in a robust way, stuff like this makes me thing my profession may cease to exist in a few years: www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
Building a C compiler with a team of parallel Claudes
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
While I'm somewhat bearish on how real the productivity improvements from using AI coding assistants currently are given some of the research that actually measured this in a robust way, stuff like this makes me thing my profession may cease to exist in a few years: www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
Almost feels like the next reveal is going to be that somehow Epstein caused the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Almost feels like the next reveal is going to be that somehow Epstein caused the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War
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the cost curve for BART service cuts is just absolutely brutal. Under any scenario, most of the savings from deep service cuts are just immediately cancelled out by reduced revenue because people stop riding
it's really bleak. come help prevent this! luma.com/connectbayarea
it's really bleak. come help prevent this! luma.com/connectbayarea
February 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
the cost curve for BART service cuts is just absolutely brutal. Under any scenario, most of the savings from deep service cuts are just immediately cancelled out by reduced revenue because people stop riding
it's really bleak. come help prevent this! luma.com/connectbayarea
it's really bleak. come help prevent this! luma.com/connectbayarea
I've had my first fully self-sufficient solar day of the year. Over 24 hours without any real draw from the grid (there's a tiny bit since there's some latency in the battery responding to sudden changes in load, but if I had gone off-grid I would not have lost power).
February 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I've had my first fully self-sufficient solar day of the year. Over 24 hours without any real draw from the grid (there's a tiny bit since there's some latency in the battery responding to sudden changes in load, but if I had gone off-grid I would not have lost power).
Possibly dumb question: is there something special about the whistles people are printing compared to ones you could buy off the shelf? Seems like printing would be more expensive. If it just helps people feel like they're actively contributing that's fine, just wondering if there's something more
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Possibly dumb question: is there something special about the whistles people are printing compared to ones you could buy off the shelf? Seems like printing would be more expensive. If it just helps people feel like they're actively contributing that's fine, just wondering if there's something more
Please let this be an announcement that she's changed her mind and is joining the CA gov race after all. The current front-runners suck
February 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Please let this be an announcement that she's changed her mind and is joining the CA gov race after all. The current front-runners suck
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Whoever figures out how to sterilize milk will be so famous they’ll probably name the process after them.
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Whoever figures out how to sterilize milk will be so famous they’ll probably name the process after them.
The coldest and lowest solar producing months are probably behind us here in the Bay Area, so I thought I would check in on how my usage looks with heat pump + solar compared to last year with natural gas and no solar and how it compares to my PVWatts-based modeling
February 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The coldest and lowest solar producing months are probably behind us here in the Bay Area, so I thought I would check in on how my usage looks with heat pump + solar compared to last year with natural gas and no solar and how it compares to my PVWatts-based modeling
If Claude Code is so good, why hasn't Anthropic used it to rewrite Claude Code in a less insane tech stack than using React for a terminal app
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
If Claude Code is so good, why hasn't Anthropic used it to rewrite Claude Code in a less insane tech stack than using React for a terminal app
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
Another interesting study from Anthropic that landed yesterday. It was primarily evaluating how AI use impacted learning, but they also measured speed. The AI group was only slightly faster on average and the result was not statistically significant www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Another interesting study from Anthropic that landed yesterday. It was primarily evaluating how AI use impacted learning, but they also measured speed. The AI group was only slightly faster on average and the result was not statistically significant www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
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this is an approximation but if anyone has the original or know who made it i'd be happy to have it
January 28, 2026 at 5:29 AM
this is an approximation but if anyone has the original or know who made it i'd be happy to have it
I wish the tech industry was more interested in grappling with the METR study about AI coding assistant productivity. Lots of caveats, but AFAIK it's the most rigorous study on whether these tools actually make professionals faster and the results were negative. metr.org/blog/2025-07...
Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity
We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find th...
metr.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I wish the tech industry was more interested in grappling with the METR study about AI coding assistant productivity. Lots of caveats, but AFAIK it's the most rigorous study on whether these tools actually make professionals faster and the results were negative. metr.org/blog/2025-07...
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Can't believe we have to do this all over again. First steps first, get it out of Agenda committee.
Please blast your CMs and share widely!
actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
Please blast your CMs and share widely!
actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
January 23, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Can't believe we have to do this all over again. First steps first, get it out of Agenda committee.
Please blast your CMs and share widely!
actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
Please blast your CMs and share widely!
actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
Recently a member of the BlastEm discord noticed that I had no support for the Radica Plug&Play Gen/MD releases. This is now implemented in the most recent nightly build. Here's a video of it in action with the Volume 2 Rom which contains Bluesky's favorite Gen/MD game
January 23, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Recently a member of the BlastEm discord noticed that I had no support for the Radica Plug&Play Gen/MD releases. This is now implemented in the most recent nightly build. Here's a video of it in action with the Volume 2 Rom which contains Bluesky's favorite Gen/MD game
My lukewarm take on the DHS appropriations bill is that if the 7 dems had all voted no, the republicans would have just forced enough of their members to show up to vote and it would have ultimately passed anyway. Still would have been better to vote no, but it's not like it wouldn't have passed
January 22, 2026 at 10:50 PM
My lukewarm take on the DHS appropriations bill is that if the 7 dems had all voted no, the republicans would have just forced enough of their members to show up to vote and it would have ultimately passed anyway. Still would have been better to vote no, but it's not like it wouldn't have passed
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Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
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You won’t be prepared for Sonic’s voice
3. Segasonic Cosmo Fighter
This is a game meant for a kids ride, so it's over in a few minutes with nothing to it and I sure can't emulate the ride part at home either, but I played it because it has the funny Sonic voice
They should bring this voice back imo
This is a game meant for a kids ride, so it's over in a few minutes with nothing to it and I sure can't emulate the ride part at home either, but I played it because it has the funny Sonic voice
They should bring this voice back imo
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
You won’t be prepared for Sonic’s voice