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The iMac G3 from 2001 is my favourite-looking computer of all time, but it's completely unusable these days because of its age.
So I tore out its insides (leaving the CRT screen intact of course) and replaced them with a brand new Mac Mini M4.
So I tore out its insides (leaving the CRT screen intact of course) and replaced them with a brand new Mac Mini M4.
This 25-Year-Old iMac is Faster Than My Gaming PC
I dragged this iMac G3, kicking and screaming, 25 years into the present by swapping its innards for a brand new Mac Mini M4.
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Hi, I'm Matt Gray. You may know me from my work with Tom Scott, The Technical Difficulties, Matt Gray is Trying, or even as a broadcast engineer working in radio and TV.
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September 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The iMac G3 from 2001 is my favourite-looking computer of all time, but it's completely unusable these days because of its age.
So I tore out its insides (leaving the CRT screen intact of course) and replaced them with a brand new Mac Mini M4.
So I tore out its insides (leaving the CRT screen intact of course) and replaced them with a brand new Mac Mini M4.
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The first 400 finished production Pebble 2 Duos were packaged up today! Their next stop in a few days is our fulfillment center and then shipped to you! Full update on the blog: ericmigi.com/blog/pebble-...
Thank you very much to our manufacturing partners at @seeedstudio.com and Foxconn!
Thank you very much to our manufacturing partners at @seeedstudio.com and Foxconn!
Pebble 2 Duo is in mass production!
Pebble 2 Duo is in mass production!
ericmigi.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The first 400 finished production Pebble 2 Duos were packaged up today! Their next stop in a few days is our fulfillment center and then shipped to you! Full update on the blog: ericmigi.com/blog/pebble-...
Thank you very much to our manufacturing partners at @seeedstudio.com and Foxconn!
Thank you very much to our manufacturing partners at @seeedstudio.com and Foxconn!
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Talk to a goose! 🐸🪿
August 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Talk to a goose! 🐸🪿
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Quick @pebble project update! I'm also working on a longer blog post with lots more details, updated images of Core Time 2, etc. And I will hopefully pair that with a Tick Talk epp!
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July 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Quick @pebble project update! I'm also working on a longer blog post with lots more details, updated images of Core Time 2, etc. And I will hopefully pair that with a Tick Talk epp!
Thread...
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a true story that just happened #makeaterriblecomicday2025
June 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
a true story that just happened #makeaterriblecomicday2025
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June 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Let's all go back:
homestarrunner.com/toons/backto...
homestarrunner.com/toons/backto...
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Let's all go back:
homestarrunner.com/toons/backto...
homestarrunner.com/toons/backto...
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There's one month left before twitch begins deleting highlights, make sure you back them up in time!
I also highly encourage speedrun communities to set up their own archives for historical speedruns in your own game, or else a ton of speedrun history will be lost!
I also highly encourage speedrun communities to set up their own archives for historical speedruns in your own game, or else a ton of speedrun history will be lost!
March 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There's one month left before twitch begins deleting highlights, make sure you back them up in time!
I also highly encourage speedrun communities to set up their own archives for historical speedruns in your own game, or else a ton of speedrun history will be lost!
I also highly encourage speedrun communities to set up their own archives for historical speedruns in your own game, or else a ton of speedrun history will be lost!
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This month's #GodotEngine 4.4 was a massive, feature-packed release!
Like most big releases, it had a few quirks which we're addressing in priority for a 4.4.1 maintenance update.
Please test this new release candidate before we tag the 4.4.1-stable release!
godotengine.org/article/rele...
Like most big releases, it had a few quirks which we're addressing in priority for a 4.4.1 maintenance update.
Please test this new release candidate before we tag the 4.4.1-stable release!
godotengine.org/article/rele...
Release candidate: Godot 4.4.1 RC 2 – Godot Engine
Closing in on the first maintenance release for Godot 4.4, fixing a number of regressions and other significant bugs found in this month's feature release.
godotengine.org
March 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This month's #GodotEngine 4.4 was a massive, feature-packed release!
Like most big releases, it had a few quirks which we're addressing in priority for a 4.4.1 maintenance update.
Please test this new release candidate before we tag the 4.4.1-stable release!
godotengine.org/article/rele...
Like most big releases, it had a few quirks which we're addressing in priority for a 4.4.1 maintenance update.
Please test this new release candidate before we tag the 4.4.1-stable release!
godotengine.org/article/rele...
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Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
March 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
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It's our pleasure to introduce two new watches that closely follow the original Pebble DNA. Both are available for pre-order starting today.
- Core 2 Duo: black/white display, $149, ships in July
- Core Time 2: 64 colour display, $225, ships in Dec
Pre-order today at store.rePebble.com
- Core 2 Duo: black/white display, $149, ships in July
- Core Time 2: 64 colour display, $225, ships in Dec
Pre-order today at store.rePebble.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's our pleasure to introduce two new watches that closely follow the original Pebble DNA. Both are available for pre-order starting today.
- Core 2 Duo: black/white display, $149, ships in July
- Core Time 2: 64 colour display, $225, ships in Dec
Pre-order today at store.rePebble.com
- Core 2 Duo: black/white display, $149, ships in July
- Core Time 2: 64 colour display, $225, ships in Dec
Pre-order today at store.rePebble.com
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How am I feeling? It's summed up in this conversation with @madhupai.bsky.social: "I think hope is the correct response to the miracle of human consciousness. I am concerned (and discouraged) in the face of our historical moment. But I refuse to respond with despair."
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
John Green Tackles An Injustice Called Tuberculosis
With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author John Green is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy
www.forbes.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
How am I feeling? It's summed up in this conversation with @madhupai.bsky.social: "I think hope is the correct response to the miracle of human consciousness. I am concerned (and discouraged) in the face of our historical moment. But I refuse to respond with despair."
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
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Remember pulling out your Nintendo DS on the bus and messaging your friends over PictoChat? To bring that feeling back, I made "PicoChat" for iMessage! It's free and open-source (of course), so give it a try and let me know what you think!
apps.apple.com/us/app/picoc...
apps.apple.com/us/app/picoc...
February 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Remember pulling out your Nintendo DS on the bus and messaging your friends over PictoChat? To bring that feeling back, I made "PicoChat" for iMessage! It's free and open-source (of course), so give it a try and let me know what you think!
apps.apple.com/us/app/picoc...
apps.apple.com/us/app/picoc...
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Everyone should know that Social Security is massively efficient. It's the most efficient program we have. Its overhead is only 0.5%. Cutting Social Security staff will do nothing to improve that and only result in problems with people getting the payments they are legally owed.
New: Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices.
The consequences could be significant for millions of the most vulnerable Americans.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
The consequences could be significant for millions of the most vulnerable Americans.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices. The consequences could be signific...
www.propublica.org
February 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Everyone should know that Social Security is massively efficient. It's the most efficient program we have. Its overhead is only 0.5%. Cutting Social Security staff will do nothing to improve that and only result in problems with people getting the payments they are legally owed.
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happy presidents day
February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
happy presidents day
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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so officially-cool retrotech youtuber Tech Connections found the best thing in an obscure astrology program while he was repairing an old Tandy Computer.
The "MAYBE QUIT" option!
The "MAYBE QUIT" option!
February 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
so officially-cool retrotech youtuber Tech Connections found the best thing in an obscure astrology program while he was repairing an old Tandy Computer.
The "MAYBE QUIT" option!
The "MAYBE QUIT" option!
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Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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some more of my twitter greatest hits
February 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
some more of my twitter greatest hits