Us: Julian, why is there a crumpled up piece of paper in your back pack? Julian: Oh, that's a picture of a polar bear in a snow storm. The paper is completely blank, on both sides.

So apparently in the year 2266 they still play Wham! at parties. Yep, that's in official Star Trek lore, and I'm ok with it.

Anyone know where I can get a cable like this? It appears to be 16 pin, one end has a 1.0mm pitch, the other 1.5mm pitch, with a total length of around 80mm. Or does anyone have any idea how this could be repaired or replaced creatively (it's for a Creative Infra drive, see what I did there!)

1/ Am I disappointed by the vote last night, yes. Do I think they should have gone the way they did, probably not, but I do have to admit that I am simply not qualified to make this call. They are playing a game that most of us know very little about.

Game Day is today! Come tune in and watch me play through several games today (and tomorrow) while raising money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. I start in about 90 minutes at 9am Pacific time, going until 9pm tonight. If you drop into the chat, say hi. :) twitch.tv/humaninteract

It's almost Extra Life weekend, and this year will be my 11th year raising money to serve children in need of medical care. Come take a look at my campaign page, tune in this coming weekend (11/8 and 11/9), and please spread the word. See you all in the stream! www.extra-life.org/participants...

Halloween from Down Under I love Kangaroos Just had to share (sound up) 🎃🤣

Have a safe and Happy Hallowe'en, everybody! (Music by Dan Policar dantheband.bandcamp.com). 🎃👻 Note: it doesn't get THIS dark in The Crimson Diamond -- Pun intended! 👹

Trump did what?

@wilwheaton.net Since I know you like the choose-your-own-adventure books, Star Trek and gaming, have you tried Star Trek: Resurgence? It's on sale on Steam right now for $8 and it's basically a choose-your-own-adventure episode of classic TnG with a very well written story.

@adriansdigitalbasement.com I have to ask, how's it been living under the "radical left's reign of terror"? Did they offer you free health care, legal protections against discrimination or cost effective food yet?

Soon to be on my roof!

Tix & Hotel Rooms are available for VCF SoCal 2026! vcfsocal.com/so/bdPcBQ2JH #VCFSoCal #VCF #Festivals #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #FUN

"Why did you stop petting me??"

Tylenol and childhood vaccinations make me want to see the Epstein files.

Hey you! Would you like to subscribe to my nerdy band's YouTube channel? 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgmt...

I found out this weekend that YT premium subscriber watches are worth more. I have premium and was thinking about cancelling it. Patreon is a thing, but I do not want to prioritize in that manner (I can't afford to send monthly money to them all), so I'll stick w/ Premium and spread the wealth.

@ronscompvids.bsky.social It was awesome getting to meet you at VCF Midwest and I think you convinced me that Missouri is worth visiting at some point. Safe travels my friend!

Here's a fun retro article that Micki (VCF SoCal) & I (The VintNerd) are mentioned 🗞️ -Steve www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/s...

Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.

BREAKING: Republicans aren’t releasing all of the Epstein Files. They’re trying to silence Epstein survivors and protect powerful people like Donald Trump. We can’t let them. Get the truth out! #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

I have cats, this is a very accurate look at how they both work.

Happy 44th birthday to the original IBM PC and PC DOS 1.0! 🎉🎂🥂

Devastated to learn that the vintage computing community recently lost Chuck Guzis. Chuck was a computing pioneer for decades, and a giant in the vintage computing hobby. Ever use SIMCGA? That was also Chuck. My tribute to Chuck, on the forum he loved to frequent: forum.vcfed.org/index.php?th...

Have you heard the talk about the new South Park opening season episode about Trump? It's a doozy! Here's a link to the clip and it's well worth watching southpark.cc.com/sites/hetrum...

#ProudBlue This man is spot on. I was watching in horror as people cheered & clapped. It is soul crushing & horrifying that people think this way. The fact that we debate this is shocking. He’s right, there is NO debate. There are NO two sides. Video link: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hw2pcW/

@adriansdigitalbasement.com look what I found in Wisconsin. All the gummy candy you could want.

Get your hotel for VCF West at a discount here: www.hilton.com/en/book/rese... Includes a free made to order breakfast and free parking (something they usually charge for). This years VCF West is going to be much larger than previous years, more exhibitors, more speakers.

Today is #StopKillingGames day! If you live in the UK or the EU you have a chance to potentially make a difference to the future of game preservation just by signing a petition. Information here: www.stopkillinggames.com

John Lewis didn't wait for permission to demand change. And neither are we. July 17, we will continue his legacy and show America that #GoodTroubleLivesOn social.demcast.com/s/82VS3ELX

Interesting lineup for the new #Commodore brand, including Bil Herd. Is this the new Commodore we've finally been waiting for? youtu.be/ke-Ao-CpI7E?...

Made a quick L2J video on Stop Killing Games — I doubt the initiative will get enough votes, but more visibility for consumer rights regarding game software is good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhw-...

Cockroaches and 1702 monitors will survive the apocalypse.

I told you we’d be back

Did y'all see President Gavin Newsom,😉 speak about Dump's illegal power grab? *Video starts about 4:54 due to audio issues.

My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:

You know, the more I think about it, can we just tell LAPD to step down and use the guard to monitor the protests? The guard are better trained, with better discipline, are far less volatile and have no need to stop journalists. I just don't see them shooting random people who pissed them off.

Newsom is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, and I do not always agree with the guy, but I have to give the guy credit, he is not putting up with Trump's shit right now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kumK...

And for todays episode of "I can't believe this actually exists"

Watch this.

1/ I was offered an interesting IBM 5170, so I bought it (only have one, and these are incredibly rare to find out there). Took it home, imagine my surprise when I powered it up and saw this:

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

VCFMW call for presentations now open: www.vcfmw.org/talks/ If you are coming to #vcfmw this year and wanted to give a talk, our submission form is now open until the end of July.

@jeriellsworth.bsky.social Was this before or after your time there?

The idea of white South African farmers being persecuted and therefore being allowed to immigrate here is ridiculous. This person reddit does a far better job of summarizing why that I ever could.

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

You may have seen Techmoan's recent video on a portable film strip viewer. I'm of the age where I watched many projected filmstrips in grade school growing up, and these strips are being lost to time. @uncommonephemera.org is working to preserve these cultural artifacts before they are gone.

Hey Gemini, create me a title slide with my name and the title of this presentation. Gemini: Sure thing Denise Shitzer. Who the hell is Denise Shitzer? I have no idea, but apparently Gemini thinks I am her.