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cpu-blu.bsky.social @cpu-blu.bsky.social · Sep 12
She doesn’t talk.
She trends.
A looped silhouette built for the algorithm,
not a glitch in the system,
a feature of it.

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#CPUBLU #technoculture #simulacra #BiancaCensori #digitalculture
The Simulator Wears Balenciaga
The Los Angeles sky had a bruise-colored tint the night of the 2024 Grammys — violet dusk fading into spotlight white. Nearby, Twitch star…
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Before computers ran the world, Kraftwerk engineered the beat.

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#Kraftwerk #ElectronicMusic #TheManMachine #Autobahn #DigitalHistory #Robots #CPU_BLU
The Robots Made It Real: How Kraftwerk Programmed the Pulse of Modern Sound
In the 1970s, machines began to weave themselves into daily life almost imperceptibly, shimmering at the edges of perception. Personal…
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October 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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A soft, chattering toy hinted at a future we now inhabit. Our homes listen, and nothing is forgotten.

Read more: The Furby Protocol

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#Furby
#SmartHome
#Computer
#Furbies
#Technology
#Conspiracy
#Surveillance
#SmartDevices
#DigitalHistory
#CPUBLU
The Furby Protocol
A soft, chattering toy hinted at a future we now inhabit. Our homes listen, and nothing is forgotten.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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When ambition outpaced execution.
The story of the Power Glove, an artifact of promise, dysfunction, and dreams of tomorrow.
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#VirtualReality
#GamingHistory
#RetroTech
#PowerGlove
#Nintendo
#CPUBLU
The Glove That Touched Tomorrow, But Missed Today
They promised the future, and it came in plastic. Long before motion control became second nature, before Wii Sports in living rooms or VR…
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September 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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“She doesn’t age. She doesn’t tire. She doesn’t die. She sings, perfectly, forever.”

Hatsune Miku is a pop star without limits.
No scandals. No ego. No body.

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#VTuber #HatsuneMiku #Technology #Digital #Vocaloid #software #CPUBLU
Neon Messiah: How Hatsune Miku Rebooted Pop
There’s something special about the human voice. It quivers, cracks, and expresses deep emotions through every syllable and hesitation.
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September 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Zoogs!
We live in bits and bytes.
We bounce off satellites.
(Zoogs!)
We swim in the data stream between the TV and computer screen…

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#ZoogDisney #DigitalNostalgia #CPUBLU #InternetHistory #90sKid
Zoog Disney and the Digital Dawn of Daytime TV
“Zoogs! We live in bits and bytes. We bounce off satellites. (Zoogs!) We swim in the data stream between the TV and computer screen…”
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September 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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From Pallet Town to Victory Road, a pixelated world unfolded, larger than life.

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#CPU_BLU #GamingHistory #Pokemon #DigitalCulture #Millennials #GenX #Gameboy #Technology #Glitches
September 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Before Amazon redefined convenience and the cloud turned our devices into subscriptions,
we roamed aisles filled with bright plastic and humming glass.

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#CircuitCity #DigitalNostalgia #TechHistory #Technology #RetailRevolution #CPU_BLU
When Circuit City Went Silent
Once a tech giant, now just a memory.
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September 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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“Loretta, the hologram, reaches for a mirror she can’t touch. ‘I want to be real.’ Pixel Perfect saw the future in 2004, and we’re living it now. Read the full story: medium.com/@cpu.blu/ctr...

#DigitalRomance #AIIdentity #PixelPerfect #Technology #VirtualDate #CPUBLU
Ctrl + Heart”: Pixel Perfect and the Prequel to AI Romance
There’s a moment in Pixel Perfect that always lingers.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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She doesn’t talk.
She trends.
A looped silhouette built for the algorithm,
not a glitch in the system,
a feature of it.

Read more: The Simulator Wears Balenciaga medium.com/@cpu.blu/the...

#CPUBLU #technoculture #simulacra #BiancaCensori #digitalculture
The Simulator Wears Balenciaga
The Los Angeles sky had a bruise-colored tint the night of the 2024 Grammys — violet dusk fading into spotlight white. Nearby, Twitch star…
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September 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Lost in the web’s flicker, between broken links and static haze,
a looping voice rises,
a memory folded into code,
a promise that never fades.

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#Rickroll #DigitalCulture #DigitalNostalgia #InternetCulture #RickAstley #Memes #Viral #CPU_BLU
The Code That Never Gave Up: Rick Astley’s Viral Return
Lost in the web’s flicker, between broken links and static haze, a looping voice rises —  a memory folded into code, a promise that never…
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September 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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In the pixelated light of a simulated sun, I built my empire—
a god with a cursor, shaping roads, power grids, lives that never asked for mercy.
Where every choice pulsed with creation and collapse.

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#CPUBLU #SimCity #GamingHistory
SimCity and the God Complex
In the pixelated light of a simulated sun, I built my empire. I was a god with a cursor, shaping worlds that would never ask for mercy.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Under construction forever,
GeoCities thrived in chaos and charm,
where every visitor was stranger and neighbor.

A relic of the wild internet frontier — glitches, colors, endless possibility.

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#CPUBLU #GeoCities #DigitalNostalgia
The Static Garden of GeoCities
Before the internet became smooth, it flickered with rough light. It buzzed with static and misfires, like electricity trying to become…
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September 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM