mcj
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🎛 Retrocomputing and media junkie!
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TDS? I only know about the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field
December 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
TDS? I only know about the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field
HTTP/S internet is dead. Bring back Gopher!
December 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
HTTP/S internet is dead. Bring back Gopher!
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COMPART/GEOSCAPE.GIF
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
COMPART/GEOSCAPE.GIF
It was cool to add funds to the wallet and be able to purchase the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 DLC I was missing on the PS3 this weekend. I applaud Sony keeping the old shops up, even if consumers had to bully them into doing it. At least they haven't tried to mess with it since.
October 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It was cool to add funds to the wallet and be able to purchase the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 DLC I was missing on the PS3 this weekend. I applaud Sony keeping the old shops up, even if consumers had to bully them into doing it. At least they haven't tried to mess with it since.
Today's Xbox news was expected. After the big Activision deal, they’re pushing for profits. With stagnant consoles and these new pricey handhelds, Xbox seems to be shifting from budget-brand to more PC-centric. It does seem they're sidelining console users to grow their PC base now.
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Today's Xbox news was expected. After the big Activision deal, they’re pushing for profits. With stagnant consoles and these new pricey handhelds, Xbox seems to be shifting from budget-brand to more PC-centric. It does seem they're sidelining console users to grow their PC base now.
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The Deus Ex remaster is straight up insulting.
September 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The Deus Ex remaster is straight up insulting.
The HD generation of gaming introduced all of the evils that we know in modern gaming today: day 1 updates, DLC, and subscription culture. It all seemed to start out so innocently with that horse armor and now every game has “microtransactions” and strives to be a live service game
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The HD generation of gaming introduced all of the evils that we know in modern gaming today: day 1 updates, DLC, and subscription culture. It all seemed to start out so innocently with that horse armor and now every game has “microtransactions” and strives to be a live service game
There is a certain magic to the Xbox 360 and PS3 era of gaming. That was the last time I felt like consoles truly eclipsed what we had available on the traditional PC and market at that time. Now in retrospect, every game seems like a technical marvel when you consider how limited the systems are.
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
There is a certain magic to the Xbox 360 and PS3 era of gaming. That was the last time I felt like consoles truly eclipsed what we had available on the traditional PC and market at that time. Now in retrospect, every game seems like a technical marvel when you consider how limited the systems are.
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The best thing I saw at LI Retro was definitely Journey on PS3 hooked up to a widescreen HD CRT. Don’t know why, but it just made so much sense to me. It looked so good!
August 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The best thing I saw at LI Retro was definitely Journey on PS3 hooked up to a widescreen HD CRT. Don’t know why, but it just made so much sense to me. It looked so good!
when the Sound is Blasted >>>>>
July 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
when the Sound is Blasted >>>>>
Broke out the 486 and got lost in Ultima VI for a little while. I forgot how charming that game is, and it runs perfectly on that machine. I love that the music comes out of the sound card and the PC speaker babbles out the sound effects. What a good game
July 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Broke out the 486 and got lost in Ultima VI for a little while. I forgot how charming that game is, and it runs perfectly on that machine. I love that the music comes out of the sound card and the PC speaker babbles out the sound effects. What a good game
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Masterpiece - Martha Royer
https://macthemes.garden/themes/52416b42b6f4-Masterpiece
https://macthemes.garden/themes/52416b42b6f4-Masterpiece
June 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Masterpiece - Martha Royer
https://macthemes.garden/themes/52416b42b6f4-Masterpiece
https://macthemes.garden/themes/52416b42b6f4-Masterpiece
It will pain me forever that I'll never be able to purchase the expansion for Fantasy Life for my 3DS
May 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It will pain me forever that I'll never be able to purchase the expansion for Fantasy Life for my 3DS
Had to break out the color dropper on this because I swore it was "more purple" on the YouTube playhead. This change drives me crazy lol
May 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Had to break out the color dropper on this because I swore it was "more purple" on the YouTube playhead. This change drives me crazy lol
I have such a waning desire to be able to play Final Fantasy XI on some type of mobile device. Maybe I should get a Steam Deck. I tried to install it on my jailbroken Switch via WINE one time, but that didn’t go well at all…
May 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I have such a waning desire to be able to play Final Fantasy XI on some type of mobile device. Maybe I should get a Steam Deck. I tried to install it on my jailbroken Switch via WINE one time, but that didn’t go well at all…
Children of the iPad, rejoice
fortnite
May 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Children of the iPad, rejoice
The first guy who dropped a pistachio into his ice cream probably reached enlightenment
May 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The first guy who dropped a pistachio into his ice cream probably reached enlightenment
Playing around with old word processors for a project I might spin up in the future and I’ve become enamored with WordStar. It feels so good in the hand and I’ve already picked up on some shortcuts… I see why there are die-hard fans out there.
May 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Playing around with old word processors for a project I might spin up in the future and I’ve become enamored with WordStar. It feels so good in the hand and I’ve already picked up on some shortcuts… I see why there are die-hard fans out there.
Windows should let me use two mice separately at the same time
April 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Windows should let me use two mice separately at the same time
Continuing the year from Hell, my RAID array with all my personal data failed. One drive was offline due to bad sectors on the disk, then I had to move… upon power on at the new place, a second drive’s heads went bad causing the failure of two drives and the array. A huge loss I’m still processing
April 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Continuing the year from Hell, my RAID array with all my personal data failed. One drive was offline due to bad sectors on the disk, then I had to move… upon power on at the new place, a second drive’s heads went bad causing the failure of two drives and the array. A huge loss I’m still processing
Picked up a PicoGUS and ZuluSCSI from VCF East because why not. The 486 will now have two sound cards and I can escape SCSI hell on my Power Mac 7300
April 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Picked up a PicoGUS and ZuluSCSI from VCF East because why not. The 486 will now have two sound cards and I can escape SCSI hell on my Power Mac 7300