It’s that time again; the semi-annual review of the year to somewhat consolidate things into a single post. 2023 was, in most ways, a repeat of 2022; the economy is still tits-up so most of my extracurricular efforts happened around the house – usually involving some computer. Most of the…
In keeping with tradition, my car just passed 5000 miles and here’s the update. Interestingly, I purchased the 300 on the 10th of August, 2022 – which is about 500 days ago. 5000 miles in 500 days – convenient. That puts me at 10 miles a day on average. I…
It’s hard for anyone who wasn’t there to understand just how amazing the Amiga was when it arrived in the mid 80’s… See, prior to the Amiga pretty much everything was 80-column shades of green or amber – or maybe 8 colors via RF modulator on the family NTSC/PAL TV…
Thought this was funny… Listening to "Dreams" by Van Halen
Back on the 4th I mentioned the Minimig I ordered on the 27th that, in theory, was to arrive on the 6th. Oh, how wrong I was… See, in this globalist utopia of nations without borders and third-world manufacturing, things still need to go through customs to ensure all of…
As of today, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is no more… The end of an era. Here’s a couple of my E3 badges: one from 2009 and the other from 2010 – for posterity: Unlike a lot of folks, I’ve edited out my name, company name, and the barcode for…