Coming soon: Make Five Nights at Freddy Got Fingered a Ridiculous Reality A Freddy Got Fingered-themed Five Nights at Freddy's parody from the co-author of Weird Al: The Book (with Al Yankovic)

I'm excited, and more than a little terrified, because tomorrow is the first day of the Kickstarter campaign for my tenth book and first novel. I really need the universe to be kind to me on that momentous day. Sign up at www.kickstarter.com/projects/210... to be notified when it goes live.

That's true. One is funded by enemies of the United States who want to destroy the Republic and the other is funded by radical islamist jihadists.

SAVE THE TERMINALS! Salvaging a TeleVideo 990 YouTube video by The Retro Desk

Now on YouTube: a look at the history of serial terminals and using one of the last manufactured to log into a modern Unix system: MacOS! Plus, a bonus unboxing of some retro goodness from our friends at Olimex! youtu.be/YhaEEAaxi9Q

Arithmetic and Logic: Commander X16 Assembly Language Tutorial, Lesson 4 - 2nd Edition YouTube video by The Retro Desk

Now on YouTube: Episode 4 of my Commander X16 Assembly Tutorial (2nd Edition). This lesson covers all of the arithmetic and logic instructions. Hooray, math! youtu.be/yQHptk89moU

MacBook Air Unboxing! YouTube video by The Retro Desk

Now on YouTube: I unbox a new MacBook Air M4 and put this new ARM platform through its paces. youtu.be/8b2wo8ayhDw

Branching and Subroutines: Commander X16 Assembly Language Tutorial, Lesson 3 - 2nd Edition YouTube video by The Retro Desk

Now on YouTube: Lesson 3 of my Commander X16 Assembly Language Tutorial (2nd Edition). In this episode, we learn about conditional branching and subroutines. youtu.be/_JxtUjIeoHM

How to make a CHEAP Mini-PC! YouTube video by The Retro Desk

New video: a broken laptop is reborn as a $200 Mini-PC! youtu.be/bXO5ZNCWa8o

$8 ESP32-C6-LCD Development Board w/ Built-in Display YouTube video by The Retro Desk

One more new video before the weekend: A look at the amazingly tiny ESP32-C6-LCD development board with a built-in 1.47" display! youtu.be/XN-3sH4PhXw

Oh no! It was such a tasty place!

Mac SE RESTORATION! YouTube video by The Retro Desk

New Video: I restore a 1987 Macintosh SE from a bricked $40 garage sale find to a fully-working machine!
youtu.be/4mfap43B0Ec

Addressing Modes: Commander X16 Assembly Language Tutorial, Lesson 2 - 2nd Edition YouTube video by The Retro Desk

Now on YouTube: Lesson 2 of my Commander X16 65C02 Assembly Language Tutorial, 2nd Edition! This is a newly updated and re-recorded look at all the addressing modes that are available for the 65C02, and we can see them being used on the actual X16 hardware: youtu.be/FcogwchKvJc

Assembly Language for the Commander X16 - Lesson 1: The Basics - 2nd Edition YouTube video by The Retro Desk

I have started remaking my Commander X16 65C02 Assembly Language tutorial, and the first lesson is now public on YouTube! I'm going through the whole series and bringing it up to date, including real hardware demos! youtu.be/Y9j_QDqp_fM

MOVIE MAKER for the COMMANDER X16! YouTube video by The Retro Desk

New video: Full Motion Video on the Commander X16! youtu.be/5e3j0zzbimY

Lesson 3: Lists and Loops - Python for Beginners YouTube video by The Retro Desk

Lesson 3 of my beginner's Python tutorial is now available: youtu.be/6a9v6_Xz4Y8

WHO NEEDS COLOR? Commander X16 on a Black&White TV! YouTube video by The Retro Desk

I got my old black & white TV to work with the Commander X16! youtu.be/U9HzoyRl_RA

REVEALED! King's Quest V for the Commander X16! YouTube video by The Retro Desk

COMING SOON!
youtu.be/qaKDscndfpk

Lesson 2: Branching Out - Python for Beginners YouTube video by The Retro Desk

Lesson 2 of my Python for Beginners tutorial is now public. Happy learning! youtu.be/wZDvVI8JmMM

MicroPython on ESP32! YouTube video by The Retro Desk

In my new video, I test running MicroPython on a $10 ESP32 board. Is it as fast as a Raspberry Pi? youtu.be/Rou3457bcFc

Opinion | I’m a Transgender Colonel. Trump Wants Me Out. “Until I am dragged away, I’m going to do my job to the utmost of my ability.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...

Lesson 1 - Python for Beginners YouTube video by The Retro Desk

The first episode of my new tutorial series for beginners is now public! youtu.be/V7nejf1Z4_A

NEW SERIES! Announcing Python Tutorial for Beginners! YouTube video by The Retro Desk

I have a new series coming out soon, for people who aren't ready for assembly yet and just need to learn how to code: youtu.be/iyDFZEBR_ww

Retro Throwback, or Modern Speed Demon? -- Raspberry Pi 400 YouTube video by The Retro Desk

New video on YouTube!
youtu.be/essvKy3Lxgs

Not sure if Bluesky is aware of this, but Josh Allen is very good at football.

Add me to your New York Times Crossword leaderboard! We’ll be able to see each other’s Mini Crossword times. www.nytimes.com/puzzles/lead...

I'm here!