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Justin Peck
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Duluth, Minnesota • https://justapeck.net
A terminal emulator which mimics the CRT displays I grew up with.
GitHub - Swordfish90/cool-retro-term: A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...
A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display... - Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
github.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Gotta get down there.
You do know that the Rebecca Black Friday sale is just siting there, right?
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Goonies WERE good enough circa 1985, but the long-term effects of Reagan's de-regulatory approaches and subsequent market failures would now require at least 94 Goonies to do the work of 8 (?) Goonies in 1985, further worsened by present inflationary pressures.

In this essay I will...
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
London's Bills of Mortality
ilovetypography.com/2025/11/19/d...
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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I'm so tired of people thinking all I talk about is selection bias.
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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I don't know about anyone else, but in terms of my life, this is some impactful shit right here. Thank you, Joel, Trace, Josh, Kevin, and Jim.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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I love these poetic textural landscapes by Korean artist Lee Hyun-Joung. [kottke.org]
Poetic Textural Landscapes by Lee Hyun-Joung
I’ve posted about Korean artist Lee Hyun-Joung’s swirling and swooping work before, but I recently saw one of her pieces in person and decided to feature some of her most recent stuff. It’s always a good time t
kottke.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Lots to like about Variety’s list of 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time, but Coming to America at #46 and no Trading Places at all make me question the list’s credibility. [variety.com]
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety’s list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes ‘Annie Hall,’ ‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘Waiting for Guffman’ and ‘Young Frankenstein.’
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just A Peck 0020 // Drinksgiving, Letterboxd, Bentleyville: https://justapeck.net/2025/11/23/just-a-peck-just-a.html

Wherein I briefly mention Drinksgiving, Letterboxd, Bentleyville, typewriters, Ricky Jay, Zork, Linklater, Calvin and Hobbes, The "Cool S", and lots of other things I'm excited about
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Filming title card for “The Wizard of Oz” 1939
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Nouvelle Vague gets me.
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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A very weird list of the best Twin Cities movie theaters (AMC?!?) was just featured on a local podcast, so I figured I’d give you the ACTUAL definitive list. From me. Because I’m right.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Jimmy Durante and Buster Keaton 1932
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Can you draw a Cool S?: easier on mobile than desktop, my best score is 5.34 https://vole.wtf/cool-s/
Can You Draw a Cool S ? 🆒⚡️
Only the coolest people can doodle it fast.
vole.wtf
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Hanging out in the cover art of an algebra textbook from 1992. There's a floating cone nearby and the ground and sky are both grids but different kinds of grids. Might party with the Vitruvian Man over there later
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What a lovely way to start my day.
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life (Gift Article)
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Letterboxd Video Store. Coming early December 2025. 👀

More info: boxd.it/2OU
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Type in a phrase and get clips from movies and TV shows where those words are spoken. www.playphrase.me
PlayPhrase.me: Site for cinema archaeologists.
Type any quote, watch the scenes. Search millions of movie clips for language learning and cinema research.
www.playphrase.me
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Color Palette Pro: Ryan Feigenbaum made "a synthesizer for color" https://colorpalette.pro/
Color Palette Pro — A Synthesizer for Color Palettes
Generate customizable color palettes in advanced color spaces that can be easily shared, downloaded, or exported.
colorpalette.pro
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Japanese experimental music group Open Reel Ensemble plays vintage reel-to-reel tape recorders as musical instruments. At times, it’s like a reel-to-reel version of DJing with turntables. Brilliant. [kottke.org]
Magnetikpunk: Playing Vintage Reel-to-Reel Tapes as Musical Instruments
A Japanese experimental music group called Open Reel Ensemble plays reel-to-reel tape recorders from the 70s & 80s as musical instruments (give it a sec to get going): Brilliant! A YouTube commenter notes: “Very cool,
kottke.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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A digital atlas of the Roman Empire’s entire road network (180,000+ miles). “The data creation is a collaborative ongoing project edited by a scholarly community.” [itiner-e.org]
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM