I've reached a stage in my life (/the time of year) where I check the weather forecast for tomorrow morning and if it's below 65, I'll turn on Folding@home to preheat my office.

New Xbox 360 app release! Gameplay Time Tracker is a boot plugin (by me) paired with a script (by Mz1ceW) which tracks how long you play individual games, a total across all games, and lets you mark them as "completed". Now available in the Homebrew Store! consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_36...

New Yorkers, it's not too late to demand your representatives drop state-mandated censorship and surveillance from the proposed budget. eff.org/3DPrintNY

🧵 We tend to think the internet is permanent, but VANISHING CULTURE—the new 📚 from Internet Archive—starts with a simple reality: our digital record is far more fragile than we think 🕳️ 📖 Read for free: archive.org/details/vani... 🛒 Purchase in print: www.betterworldbooks.com/product/deta... ⬇️

Gardiner Bryant of @heavyelement.com interviewed me. Go read my words here! gardinerbryant.com/documenting-... #BryantReview

For the first time in our 9-year history: WE ARE HIRING! We're seeking a full-time fundraising manager to establish and grow our non-profit's development department - in other words, to raise money and help us grow! Remote-hybrid in the SF Bay Area with benefits! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

CSMWrap is an EFI application designed to be a drop-in solution to enable legacy BIOS booting on modern UEFI-only (class 3) systems: github.com/CSMWrap/CSMW...

Surprise drop: SEGA Nomad battery, with full instructions and PCB files + links, under free use (even commercial!). www.printables.com/model/169409...

“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.” www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...

Here's a quick video on how to enable NES/Famicom #Lumacode support, if you're running the latest #OSSC firmware. A full written guide, plus links to the palettes and pre-configured profile can be found on the main page: https://retrorgb.com/osscneslumacode.html

Any time you see an AI song posted, tell em you've poured your heart and soul into making an even better song and post this screenshot

I radically improved arcadeRTFM.com this week. It's now a fully indexed archive of arcade repair/operator manuals plus schematics. It has details for 7,800+ arcade machines and 2,400+ manuals. You can search by game, manufacturer, year or even chip! Share it wherever you think it might be useful.

If ya'll could boost my game I'd very much appreciate it! Trying to get to 50 reviews for the Steam algorithm. I already have glowing reviews from the likes of Raigan Burns (N++) and Daniel Linssen (Leap Year) and just need a handful more. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3641010/...

Does anyone have the capability and consoles to take very high res shots of original Xbox motherboards? We're looking for the level of resolution of the wonderful shots @jft-jnftech.bsky.social took of Xbox 360 motherboards ("Image" section next to each model) consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_36...

Perfection in every way

"Hello, we're BlueSky, the only social media platform that hasn't hit itself In the dick with a hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we've brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked—"

Capmapped (will be submitting this word to Meriam Webster's new words of the year!) the NEC TurboGrafx-16. Will be recapping this one next. #retrorevival #pcengine #turbografx16

Wiki update: iPod Classic scans! wiki.nataliethenerd.com/ipod/ipodcla...

My favorite part of the Savage Planet games is that there's a TV in the home base just playing high production fake ads from another galaxy. Literally 40+ minutes of ads for no reason other than world flavor youtu.be/iwhTCi1CjhU?...

FOMO is telling me to wake up at 5am to get it!

Fixed my oscilloscope tonight and played with some vector stuff. Managed to adapt a vector brick breaker sample to use a 360 controller.

ModChat 143 - Xbox One Hacked, Linux on PS5, Xbox 360 exFAT Support Incoming, SEGAGAGA Translated Watch Here: youtu.be/ZiJ236ifNXc

The next time you use RGB, just think of how that makes Bubsy feel

Made a cap map for the NEC Rom² Stereo Amplifier for #pcengine. Found a cap map by someone else and it had some differences. Maybe there are board revisions? No name/model/version stamp on PCB though. These and other #PCエンジン cap maps can be found here: consolemods.org/wiki/TG16:Ca... #retrorevival

The #OpenSFC controllers have launched 👀 Check out the video feature by @1uprestorations.bsky.social You can get the boards on my Ko-Fi, eBay or at 1up. They will also be available at retroupgrades soon. #SuperFamicom #SNES youtu.be/qigm2QdvjLU

I was introduced to this Anti-AI slop site by @kamkonek.bsky.social where your answers come from humans LARPing as AI and you in turn also pretend to be AI. youraislopbores.me

My list is pretty random, but maybe my taste is just chaotic. Fallout 3/NV and THPS1/2/3 were too hard to decide between, so they didn't make the cut. Might also be cheating to have MCC, but the Halo trilogy is so special to me, and my name is in the credits so I get a free pass :)

Spread the word, an ACTUAL replacement for Flash is on the horizon! Go support this project NOW!!!!!!!! bill.newgrounds.com/news/post/16...

life is short. let a friend know you care about them, and if there's someone you want to get to know or haven't spoken to in a bit, reach out to them. you never know when it might be too late

oh, right. a few years ago, i made a game about experiencing executive dysfunction. you can play it in your browser here: xkeeper.net/dys.html have fun

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

Day 2 with the new AI exec Xbox CEO, and the AI is already out of control lol

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKyV... We are still making progress. Things are looking good!

Beautiful work! This is gold for anyone planning their gaming setup or needing to remember how things are all wired.

New 360 app drop! This should be useful for people who fix or mod a lot of 360s and run into ones with Parental Control passcodes on them. No need to bother with dumping NAND for it anymore. consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_36...

I've revamped the GBA article with new info about backwards compatibility, hidden modes in the PPU (which I suspect they were meant for a stereoscopic mode, a la 3DS) and the wonders of the Link cable. This is to prepare for an upcoming book release. www.copetti.org/writings/con...

Here's the last drop of PVM 2030 scans - Supplement 2, 3, and 4! These contain updated schematics for the D, B1, and B2 boards. Refer to the cited serial number ranges or part number variations to figure out if they apply to your model. crtdatabase.com/crts/sony/so...

Following up my last post about the Sony PVM 2030 service manual scan, here's ANOTHER ONE. This time, Supplement 1 for serial #2,000,000+ models. These are the ones where Sony switched from the VTR port to an S-Video port on the back. archive.org/details/sony...

As part of a collaboration with the incredibly talented @redherring32.com of Opentendo fame, we are happy to announce the OpenTendo-AGB (OpenGBA)! This is a fully open source recreation of the AGB-CPU-01 circuit board. (Repository is attached in the next post)

Wild the PVM-2030 manual is finally available!! This should help anyone looking to repair one. Please reach out to Andy if you have a manual that isn't available online! The CRT community needs all the help it can get ♥️

Feel free to widely share this curated easy to understand #Satellaview knowledge that I just posted on my blog. I didn't want to overscope it but I spent a lot of time explaining a curated list of games for those who have no idea what the Satellaview is. luigiblood.neocities.org/blog/2026-01...

How to Use Cheats on PSP CFW with TempAR! Watch Here: youtu.be/w8Zmu-X8j3g

Nileswan cart for WonderSwan is set to launch on February 12th!

feel like this is one of the bigger labor stories of Our Current Regrettable Age variety.com/2026/gaming/...

Some really interesting items this week

Is there anything more notable/interesting than github.com/xairy/raw-ga... for emulating USB devices locally? Think loopback - I have an emulator which is supposed to provide an USB device to the host it is running on (guest->host device emulation, as opposed to host->guest device passthrough).

It was inevitable.

"Dreamcast", a haiku Each day he rises. Asks me, "Is it still launch day?" "Yes," I lie. "Always."