Bluesky exclusive

The masses were robbed of bicolor dot matrix vacuum fluorescent displays.

I noticed that somewhat recently, eBay now asks for you to give feedback on the item, not on the seller. I don't really know what to put in any more, especially on unique items which is most of what I get on eBay. Makes me not want to fill out feedback which I used to be really good about doing.

My restoration of #PrinceOfPersia's artwork by Katsuya Terada used on the cover of the #SuperFamicom and #SuperNintendo (PAL) releases. This is a v2 of my previous work adding missing bits at the top/bottom using different sources, applying the usual upscale/clean/retouch combo.

PhilsComputerLab has released a video highlighting the CD-ROM emulation feature of #PicoGUS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkzH...

Little #PicoGUS release that solves some majorly annoying bugs! v.3.2.1 fixes several regressions in pgusinit that prevent setting ports or returning to card defaults. It also includes a reset/power-on stability improvement. github.com/polpo/picogu...

Check out what my friend yuuyu found for sale at a brand new Hard Off in Seki, Gifu.

forgot to put this up somewhere so here you go. visualize your favorite zlib stream! lynn.github.io/flateview/

I'm making some PCBs with these ESP32 mini modules on them. Because they don't have exposed solder pads, JLCPCB requires X-ray inspection so they sent me the X-rays. Looks cool but not sure what to do with this. I guess they passed?

...a wonderful piece of BBC history lives again. This unit was last used on-air in 2012 for DSO! (2/3)

I got to drive this scanning electron microscope at #Vcfmw. Just look at this amazing green screen. The alien looking thing is a mosquito!

Ordering PCBs. 50% tariff is totally cool and normal 🙃

Getting down to the wire for #vcfmw! I’ve been frantically building boxes and printing, matte finishing, and cutting covers for the game and editor manuals tonight. Next print labels and burn CDs whilst printing the manual contents. Then bind the manuals and box everything up. Eeek!

I won't be at VCFMW this year but if you're there and jonesin' for a PicoGUS, get one from Joe!

It’s good to know that this wasp and hornet killer has a dielectric breakdown voltage of 47,300 volts

WE'RE LIVE!!! *airhorns* www.crowdsupply.com/chipperdoodl...

When it absolutely needs to get there @grummanllv.com

This is THE WEIRDEST device I've ever used! Watch me check out this silly piece of oddware from 1985. Oh, and maybe do some neck stretches first. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=41jC...

Sooooo my vintage-computer-themed band (with Action Retro and The Taylor and Amy Show) just put out our first record. We're called "The Stop Bits" and the EP is called "Return From Interrupt." It happens to be Bandcamp Friday. It happens to be $5. thestopbits.bandcamp.com/album/return...

Last night I pulled off my most delicate micro-bodge yet. I'm powering DVDD on the RP2350 externally and left some VREG pins floating that I shouldn't have. Soldering to the edges of the pads on the 0.4mm QFN wasn't too bad under magnification. The bad part was dealing with the tiny lengths of wire

My still photos of Off the Beaten Path, a Skynet Art Installation by Patrick Shearn 📍Green Mountain Falls, CO

Yesterday we visited Green Mountain Falls, CO to visit the kinetic sculpture Off the Beaten Path by Patrick Shearn. I wasn’t ready for just how dynamic it was even in the slightest breeze. Reminds me of a murmuration of starlings. Incredible artwork. It’ll only be up through October 19th.

I think I may have reached the point in life when I need a microscope for fine soldering work. If you have any recommendations, lemme know.

Dear lazyweb: are there any D-pads on consoles/portables that are even smaller than the ones on the Game Boy Advance/GameCube/Switch Joy-Con (ok, not exactly a d-pad, but the buttons are the same distance)?

Just as a virus uploaded from a powerbook doomed the aliens in Independence Day, a leaking NiCd battery will doom these aliens. It'll just take 25-35 years...

happy windows95mas

I ❤️ evapo-rust. This was 15 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner

Can folks do me a favor? I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January. I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am. I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics. Here’s two favorite set photos. Repost? I am in the wilderness.

Now this is a big F***ing sound card! #Soundcard #MSDOS

So I'm no longer going to be able to attend VCF Midwest this year. Semi-fortunately, I was not planning on having a table so I don't have to deal with canceling that but I am out the hotel deposit. I'm bummed but I'll do my best to follow what's going on there online!

Commodore Amiga developers when they had to port their game to the Genesis

Love when I leave myself breadcrumbs from 25yrs ago. With the new Commodore reboot I started wondering if I could do something with the piles of C64DTV chips I'm hording. Totally forgot I had already planned HDMI/digital video interfaces.

The time has finally come. My kid’s math teacher has asked that he get a TI 84 Plus calculator for pre-calculus. When I was in high school I got an HP 48 to signal I was in the nerd elite and too good for those pedestrian TI calculators. I’ve grown past that mindset but TI’s monopoly still bugs me!

You might think this is overkill for DOS game music, but you’d be wrong

TIL the Kensington Turbo Mouse can use a billiard ball.

Another night, another photo of my monitor teasing what I'm working on.

Another night, another photo of my monitor teasing what I'm working on.

Didja hear about the new PicoGUS firmware? Updated Dual Shock 4 support, a better Sound Blaster engine, and more. Check it out! github.com/polpo/pic... ... and maybe pick one up at jcm-1.com/product/pi... ...

This was actually 1000x inserts and it still works lol

I have seen some debate around if ENIG is acceptable for edge connectors. Some say hard gold is the only option, but I disagree especially for hobbyist stuff. Here's the connector on my main dev board that has been reinserted maybe 100 times over the past 2 years and the gold is still in good shape.

I've just released version v3.2.0 of the PicoGUS firmware with lots of great improvements, such as a fix for freeze in SB mode, volume setting (thx Delphius), high-quality resampling of OPL2 audio (thx korneliuszo) and way more Click through to read the full release notes: github.com/polpo/picogu...

@cheatlines.co I was just thinking about your Diane Airbus display name and how good it is and lo and behold you're using it again!

Indie Retro News: Cubix - The first 3D platformer of its kind for the ZX Spectrum! www.indieretronews.com/2025/08/cubi... #retrogaming #gaming #games

i'm proud to have been involved in the creation of this new book from @nostarchpress.bsky.social, Designing Electronics That Work! it's full of useful material for anyone who wants to build anything electronic and bring it to mass production. nostarch.com/designingele...

At #VCFwest? Want to see something cute? Come by my table at the back of the main hall and ask to “get slugged”. Like @polpo.org here! Good time for all, money back guarantee.

PicoGUS available in the Boole room at VCF West! Come and buy them so I don’t have to bring them back home with me! #vcfwest #vcfwest2025

I’m bringing some well priced #PicoGUS units with me to put in consignment at #VCFwest on Saturday!

New RP2350 stepping just dropped, E9 fixed. www.raspberrypi.com/news/rp2350-...

Look at this absolutely incredible western shirt with an embroidered B-52 design that is at the Wings Over the Rockies museum shop