I didn’t mention AI.

Z the chiweenie sleeping upside down on a blue blanket

Z says goodnight.

no, he’s genuinely fucking amazing.

Snake River everything is delicious. We’re big fans of their hams and ribeyes.

I didn’t realize you’d closed your shop but that totally makes sense.

We’ve all been there and I’m throwing stones at the industry and not specifically at bsky, but there’s a difference between shipping code and software *engineering*.

I don’t have many special editions. Most of those got signed at work and went on eBay for charity. Hit up @ohpoorpup.bsky.social for your modding services.

what’s the Xbox-shaped hole in your collection?

I have… oh, sweet Cthulhu, too many modded and stock consoles to list. I was collecting those long before I started collecting computers (which was pandemic boredom driven tbh).

can’t complain about that.

have you ever seen her live? Stunning. I was gobsmacked.

I have a gcompsw as well. Imagine gcomp->SVS->Retrotink4K.

The mind boggles.

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The Scalable Video Switch is back in stock! This is a great way to wire up the video outputs of your retro console collection and Arthrimus makes great gear.
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Why am I being attacked?

Extrapolate this just a wee bit and it's good advice for life.

Put away your shopping cart.
Pick up your trash.
Use headphones in a public space.

In other words, think about your impact on others.

that game was so good.

a screenshot from Snap & Grab where most of the dogs in Erik Pop's Apartment are listening to their favourite music

look, if you have record players in your game that can play any records you grab, you're kind of obligated to include a dog record that plays dog music for all the dogs in the entire level to rush over and dance to as a treat

A flatscreen display on a "smart" water fountain, demanding to be reconnected to the internet.

In 1999, I was playing a decker in Shadowrun, and tried to distract a guard by hacking a water fountain to overflow, and my GM said "why would a water fountain be on the network? That's fucking stupid. No you can't try."

Well it's 2026 and I just want you to know, Phil, that I FUCKING CALLED IT!

Contractor today referred to his dogs as squirrel alarms and that's gonna stick with me for a while ngl

This is a great listen that drops some details about 90s Sega that you won't see coming.

Four fingers on a black table, one of which is wrapped in a bandage covered in dogs and dog toys

@oceanbound.bsky.social buys me the coolest bandages.

?!

Not a launch title for the new NeoGeo AES because fuck you, that's why.

Charging $70 for NeoGeo games in 2026 is 100% authentic to the NeoGeo brand, but maybe read the room?

one of my favorite bits of trivia! Since I got one last year I love bringing it out in zoom calls and sharing that.

very cool! Also, is that system not absolutely stunning?

That fake injury is the single worst thing about men’s professional soccer.

one of the biggest technological revolutions in history and it has nothing to do with crypto, AI, metaverse or any of the things the media relentlessly hypes

A white garment with some kind of food stain. Humiliating.

A pair of dirty hands rest on a car engine. Rough, tough, cool.

Here is an easy solution:

Food stains are humiliating, as they suggest you're a little baby who can't feed themselves.

Oil stains, such as those you'd get from working on your car, suggest you're tough, independent, and skilled.

Thus, simply cover your food stains with used motor oil.

Exidy.