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I've just released v3.0 of my Family Basic Tape Tool!

hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....

This version includes a UI refresh, support for a few more emulator tape formats, plus visualizations for Family Basic BG data, Lode Runner levels, and Excitebike tracks!
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Happy New Year!

I figured out the Excitebike level format.
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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January 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Sunshowers by Woody Shaw is perhaps the last awesome song I will hear for the first time in 2025.

music.youtube.com/watch?v=IC8K...
Sunshowers
YouTube video by Woody Shaw - Topic
music.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Ringing in the new year reverse engineering the level data format for Excitebike.

As one does.
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Has anyone ever used It's a Shame About Ray for an Evangelion AMV?

music.youtube.com/watch?v=ianM...
It's a Shame About Ray (2022 Remastered Edition)
YouTube video by The Lemonheads - Topic
music.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I had a lot of fun with this one. By the end I was looking at my notebook the entire time and never at the screen.

Get it, it's free!
Eric's 12 Days of Xmas Day 3: The Dark is free!
www.patreon.com/post...
December 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
How to use your new chainsaw to defeat unwanted joggers.
December 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Heck yeah, Santa delivered.
December 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I love that I'm married to a woman who is likely to enjoy this Tim Curry memoir.
December 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
To dust, I guess
December 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
That's what I do. I drink and I dance to The Cure.
December 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Drinkin' Mad Elf. Dancin' a little.
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Wrappin' presents after midnight. Listening to The Mountain Goats.
December 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I thought I'd share my Christmas playlist. It's titled "XMAS 2020" since that is when I first started throwing songs onto it. Song-by-song commentary in the thread 🧵

music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
XMAS 2020
Listen to XMAS 2020 on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.
music.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My ChatGPT year-in-review picture hallucinated this weird Family BASIC all-in-one unit, like one of those Russian famiclones.
December 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Beer Review:

Ever Grain Diabolus Barrel Aged Stout

15.2% ABV.

Incredible artwork. Reminds me of 90s PC game box art where the game can't possibly live up to the promotion.

Smoother than you might expect. Reminds me a lot of Mad Elf, but with the consistency of a stout.
December 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I'm considering getting an Index 01 ring, so I 3d printed one of their sizers; cool that they provide this! Been wearing it for like an hour and it's making me really aware of all the things my index finger comes in contact with. This bit of plastic is taking a real psychic toll.
December 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Speaking of Flash websites, wow did they break the Internet archiving efforts of the day. I had these old Flash animations because I am a weirdo who saved them back in like 2001 and never gets rid of old hard drives. Many old Flash websites did not have a weirdo like me to manually archive them.
December 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I made a mini website hosting nine old Flash animations that used to be on the Smashing Pumpkins website. Check it out if you're into that sort of thing:

thru-the-empty.space/machina/
Machina Eggs
thru-the-empty.space
December 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Potatoes in your instant ramen? It's more likely than you think.
December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If you need a last minute Christmas gift for friends, family, or other loved ones, consider giving them a link to this B-52's performance. It's complete pantomime, yet mesmerizing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=swBD...
B 52's - Give Me Back My Man • TopPop
YouTube video by TopPop
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Another year in review, and Steam has once again pinpointed my predisposition for rhythm games and cats.
December 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Sigh. My second Keychron K5 Max is dying just like the first one did. I love this keyboard but it has some kind of flaw that keeps it from living more than six months or so. (1/3)
December 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The "The Grinch™ 10 pc. Chicken McNuggets® Meal", at approximately $20, is perhaps the worst dollar to nugg ratio I've ever encountered.
December 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM