Josh Nichols
@mrblank.bsky.social
Designer, developer, left brain creative who notices too many things and plays too many vintage video games and owns too many CRTs. https://blog.joshnichols.com
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
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With the shift from books to ebooks, libraries have lost ownership of their collections. Knowledge is being privatized and monetized by multinational corporations. This results in higher costs for books that libraries can’t keep or control.
youtu.be/PygUK16aQgk
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Why is knowledge getting so expensive? | Jeffrey Edmunds | TEDxPSU
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
With the shift from books to ebooks, libraries have lost ownership of their collections. Knowledge is being privatized and monetized by multinational corporations. This results in higher costs for books that libraries can’t keep or control.
youtu.be/PygUK16aQgk
youtu.be/PygUK16aQgk
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Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
I was an art kid who made comics and randomly stumbled my way in to one of the best, unknown, graphic design program in the Midwest. Learned to code because I wanted to build my digital designs. Now all I do is code. Maybe someday I’ll make comics again.
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I was an art kid who made comics and randomly stumbled my way in to one of the best, unknown, graphic design program in the Midwest. Learned to code because I wanted to build my digital designs. Now all I do is code. Maybe someday I’ll make comics again.
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I've updated my post on the Dell Ultrasharp 2007FP with input latency measurements. This is one of the best 4:3 LCD screens you can use with a MiSTer FPGA.
Thanks for @zezretro.bsky.social for bringing my attention to this monitor!
longplaytech.com/posts/is-ret...
Thanks for @zezretro.bsky.social for bringing my attention to this monitor!
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Is Retro Gaming on a 4:3 LCD CRT Blasphemy? | Long Play Tech
MiSTer ini settings for the Dell Ultrasharp 2007FP.
longplaytech.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I've updated my post on the Dell Ultrasharp 2007FP with input latency measurements. This is one of the best 4:3 LCD screens you can use with a MiSTer FPGA.
Thanks for @zezretro.bsky.social for bringing my attention to this monitor!
longplaytech.com/posts/is-ret...
Thanks for @zezretro.bsky.social for bringing my attention to this monitor!
longplaytech.com/posts/is-ret...
I can’t comprehend how educators endure this tech. It’s infinitely helpful in my job. It’ll give me viable code, but if I don’t look over it or learn from it, it’s just going to be tech debt. Paying for college and not learning anything is wild to me.
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking. | HuffPost HuffPost Personal
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
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November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I can’t comprehend how educators endure this tech. It’s infinitely helpful in my job. It’ll give me viable code, but if I don’t look over it or learn from it, it’s just going to be tech debt. Paying for college and not learning anything is wild to me.
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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ya'll aint ready for the discourse happening on the wall of my local punk bar in 2018
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ya'll aint ready for the discourse happening on the wall of my local punk bar in 2018
Love to see the tech giants fight each other. Amazon doesn’t make money selling you an item. It makes money on upselling stuff & ad impressions on their site. Like how SuperWalmarts get people to buy more things than groceries. A big slice of profit AI agents take.
www.theverge.com/podcast/8239...
www.theverge.com/podcast/8239...
The DoorDash problem arrives for Amazon | The Verge
Amazon sued Perplexity this month over its Comet browser, which uses AI agents to do online shopping on your behalf. This is the first major front in the war over who gets to browse the web.
www.theverge.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Love to see the tech giants fight each other. Amazon doesn’t make money selling you an item. It makes money on upselling stuff & ad impressions on their site. Like how SuperWalmarts get people to buy more things than groceries. A big slice of profit AI agents take.
www.theverge.com/podcast/8239...
www.theverge.com/podcast/8239...
I get some weird shit in my inbox.
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I get some weird shit in my inbox.
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In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear about—then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.
In hearing of the passing of Rebecca Heineman, I thought it would be worth sharing this wonderful interview she did on @retronauts.bsky.social:
retronauts.com/article/1167...
retronauts.com/article/1167...
Episode 211 explores the career of Rebecca Heineman
A whirlwind overview of a legendary programmer's work.
retronauts.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear about—then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.
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Very funny to compare this to the Valve hardware announcement video, and think back to the Amazon guy on LinkedIn who was like, “why can’t we compete with Valve??? It is a mystery!!!”
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Very funny to compare this to the Valve hardware announcement video, and think back to the Amazon guy on LinkedIn who was like, “why can’t we compete with Valve??? It is a mystery!!!”
AI could do so many amazing things (maybe?) and this is the best thing creative minds can come up with?
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
AI could do so many amazing things (maybe?) and this is the best thing creative minds can come up with?
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Here’s the room where I keep all my things
February 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Here’s the room where I keep all my things
Finished a documentary about the Joplin tornado. Just devastating and only 150 deaths. I forgot that Obama spoke to the graduating class and stayed for the whole ceremony, shaking hands with all the graduates. I can’t imagine Trump doing anything like that.
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Finished a documentary about the Joplin tornado. Just devastating and only 150 deaths. I forgot that Obama spoke to the graduating class and stayed for the whole ceremony, shaking hands with all the graduates. I can’t imagine Trump doing anything like that.
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Has a Potentially Fatal Flaw
YouTube video by IGN
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November 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Oh, no youtu.be/ftYVCY6QpRw?...
I actually did an art! Varla from Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I actually did an art! Varla from Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
A steam machine looks amazing. I gotta know: does it support HDMI 2.1?? The controller will be a day one purchase for me.
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Steam Hardware Announcement
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November 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
A steam machine looks amazing. I gotta know: does it support HDMI 2.1?? The controller will be a day one purchase for me.
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE...
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE...
I had (still have) the Zelda one. :-)
Heads-up that $20 in 1988 = $55 in 2025 dollars.
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I had (still have) the Zelda one. :-)
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The Faint! I was in the front.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The Faint! I was in the front.
I love buying CDs at a band’s show. For the price of a t-shirt I can get their entire discography.
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I love buying CDs at a band’s show. For the price of a t-shirt I can get their entire discography.