I'm working on something with @billytimegames.bsky.social for MiSTer users to check out Sega Channel.

the latest reason i had to do a full reload of 24h2 on the vewlix: when exclusive mode audio is enabled it becomes a pc speaker

I noticed that the improvements on PicoGUS to support multiple cards in one machine hasn't been finished. Previously someone had mentioned that my build helped them, so I made a release of it on Github. github.com/sammargh/pic... This version will allow a second PicoGUS to be only MPU-401/Joycard

so the ebay app had a moment this morning on my ipad

for mario’s anniversary here’s a video of one of the earliest nintendo emulators i can find on the internet. this is pasofami for the fm-towns released in 1994!

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Turns out osx kitty is a getty image as are a lot of the default early osx profile pictures www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo...

I got a new (to me) smoker from a friend yesterday and set the app up today. I’m happy with the nickname I selected for the Pit Boss 💃

First screenshots of the first ever Pioneer LaserActive emulator, courtesy of Nemesis running as part of Ares. Major preservation milestone right here.

Last night I got access to a digitized film reel from 1969 that shows off a computer artillery game called Potshot. And to explain why that’s a big deal, I need to talk about Dartmouth and the BASIC computer language.

lucy hopes you have a safe and happy holiday weekend

Oh! Egg on my face! I was going to use my Wii U.

#PicoGUS firmware v3.1.0 is released. It adds the ability to load a CD image by name and has *many* fixes for cd image listing and loading. github.com/polpo/picogu...

implemented a script for #GlasgowInterfaceExplorer that lets you discover the connectivity of any IC with JTAG boundary scan, provided you can give the IC an arbitrary stimulus (here done by using a glasgow output connected to a needle point probe)

#PicoGUS can now emulate both a CDROM drive and Sound Blaster in parallel, smoothly playing both CD audio and SB sound effects simultaneously. Still a lot of polish to do before a new firmware release but I'm excited!! This is MechWarrior 2 with bin/cue stored on a USB stick plugged into the PicoGUS

this was a default user profile image you could select in osx since the early days and i often wonder who osx kitty is. at some point i had found a high resolution picture of the cat but it was never attributed

The link below is an email conversation that took place between ex-WMS engineers during COVID. Someone in the group asked about the history of the old systems and their acronyms. And this is what came out. Enjoy! github.com/lkoziarz/pin...

Embracing the meme caption that I wrote in EGM 30 years ago. 🤓

Fellow translation patch developers, I'm proud to announce the v1.0 release of TextSleuth, my brute-force search utility to identify non-standard text encoding formats. It supports multi-threading and a host of useful options, like wildcards! DOWNLOAD: github.com/DerekPascare...

As promised, here's the write-up of the Galaxian 3 repair effort: philwip.com/galaxian-3-p...

in-laws were having problems with their corporate wordpress install and asked if i’d look. “i can probably help but been nearly 2 decades since touching wordpress but sure i’ll try” is this some sort of schrodinger’s cat plugin or what the fuck?

Ready? Go.

men want one thing and it's disgusting

The next thing you were handed as a pinball programmer at Williams was the development system. This was your companion cube for the duration of the project. This was the WPC successor to the System 11 debugger named BLACK FLAG. The WPC version was called ORKIN (after the exterminating company).

“welcome to vegas! wanna play iidx?”

meal prepping for the week

I’m installing FreeBSD 2.1.0 to my PC-9821AS. It has 14MB ram and Canopus PowerWindow 928G so XFree86 should work well on it! Funny enough the installer sees the full 16GB HD but appears to only like the first 2991MB. This is a common problem on early OSes, Win9x can’t handle large partitions well.

This is a really great post and worth the read

made sourdough chocolate chip scones for my coworkers

The PicoROM is now available FOR SALE on my Tindie store www.tindie.com/products/pbr... Be the first kid on your block to own your very own RP2040-based ROM emulator.

installed a remote start module into my car today! look out world i am feeling accomplished!!

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SHIP IT! Shinobi - NeoGeo port is now available for download via the link below. h0ffman.itch.io/shinobi-neogeo Enjoy!

sega lindbergh is linux.. so why not load it natively? playing arcade outrun sp2 natively on steam deck

Saw in the new Indy game they rendered Alden’s Indy boot so I had to see how true the model is. Turns out spot on! They even got the heel properly, and it appears there is a 2ND pair of shoes Indy wears. A plain toe blucher with brass eyelets, and a last that is part of the footbalance ecosystem!

after 6.5 months i have recieved a job offer 🎉 feels great to enjoy the rest of the year with that weight lifted off my shoulder. to celebrate i made a loaf of sourdough sandwich bread from scratch 🎊

don’t mind me just doing things :^)

something i found out recently: you can get authentic mexican food delivered to your door searching “mexicanos” on facebook marketplace

NO MORE EXCUSES! You can now easily download & play Chinese Paladin 1 in English! cdromance.org/windows/the-... What is Chinese Paladin? One of the world's most influential RPGs, it redefined the genre in Taiwan & China, influenced literature and even CDramas! And it's still fantastic game to play!

after some discussion with my partner we came to the conclusion local deli meat is mediocre. took matters into my own hand and smoked a turkey breast 😤

Phantasy Star Memorial Drama CD: ~Sealed Memories~ Translation @yumpoplala.bsky.social yumpoplala.com/phantasystar...

You are allowed to celebrate good things that are happening today: your birthday, a book coming out, new baby, new puppy, seeing your favorite piece of art in person, etc. Joy is the knife that stabs into the heart of despair & apathy. Feel your joys, big & small, & share them widely & loudly.

someone should ask satan what he uses for compression algos

YOU BETCHA!!!!

last good time to smoke meat so did a pork butt, 3 racks of ribs and pork belly burnt ends

A friend lent me their power washer so I spent the day spraying all the surfaces 😤

Migrating over from that dead bird site. Importing my follows so if you got one from me hey! I'll be back to posting soon.