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rootinest tootinest computinest cowboy in the wild west. retro tech enjoyer

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rootcompute, to retrogaming
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Do you ever get the feeling that you're the main character in a video game called Shadow Madness?

#retrogaming

rootcompute,
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@jake4480 I feel like I had a dream about this one time

rootcompute,
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@buru5 Fair enough, I feel like your madness is more out in the open

rootcompute,
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@rooneymcnibnug Same ๐Ÿ’…

rootcompute,
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@GamingWolf At least my more maniacal moments aren't documented on YouTube for anybody to see on demand (I hope?)

rootcompute,
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@GamingWolf glances around suspiciously

Oregon_Pacifist, to retrogaming
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I'll be casually playing through for tonight while working. This game was stolen from me as a kid by a "friend."

rootcompute,
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@Oregon_Pacifist Better watch out -- I might come steal your SD card full of roms when you're not looking

jake4480, to tech
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When the updates stop https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2024/05/13/when-the-updates-stop

rootcompute,
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@jake4480 Great post, I 100% endorse your message. Homebrew (and fan reverse-engineering in general) is the way, forever.

People keep rewarding these companies for crummy practices, even those who grumblingly or ironically support companies they know have no respect for them or other customers.

The game industry has a long way to go to earn my respect again, and they by and large have shown no signs of getting back on the right path. We will always have the retro stuff to fall back on

rootcompute,
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@jake4480 Would be happy to share any knowledge and encouragement, I managed to help someone else mod their 3DS recently! I need to mod my xbox360 and PS3 someday soon if I can get motivated.

Some systems are easier than others to get modded, there's a wealth of resources out there for people to take matters into their own hands. Dedicated fans who pioneer these sorts of practices are true heroes to me

rootcompute,
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@jake4480 Damn son good luck! Never cracked open a wii before. Hope that goes smoothly

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rootcompute,
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@jake4480 Hahaha thank you. Had a much needed solo nature day today

rootcompute,
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@Judeau LOL luckily that's not what went down but does make me wonder what I would post in that scenario

As could be imagined, there was no cell reception down in that cave, I had to walk to high ground on a trail to get signal so I could send this post hahah

buru5, to random
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two weeks ago i was approached by high-tech security system salesmen who i denied outright. they were legitimate but overpriced and devil-tongued and i don't need 8 cameras around my house connected to some shady company's cloud. flash forward to today's walk and i've counted their signs in over 12 yards. it's a cancer or a zombie apocalypse spread under the pretense of safety when really it's stoked by quota-driven salesmen fanning the flames of yes-yes-fear-your-fellow-neighbors.

rootcompute,
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@buru5 Oh oh but there might be a package stolen on your street one time in like 10 years, better just legitimize the 24/7 surveillance state

drewhans555, to random
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rootcompute,
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@drewhans555 Workers of the world mfing unite

stdsxezat, to retrogaming
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rootcompute,
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@stdsxezat My childhood right here. So many beautiful screens in this game

jake4480, to science
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Hair-thin silk fabric cancels noise, creates quiet spaces anywhere https://www.zmescience.com/future/hair-thin-silk-fabric-cancels-out-noise-and-creates-quiet-spaces-anywhere

#science #tech #sound

rootcompute,
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@jake4480 My parents would have LOVED this when I was teaching myself to play the drums at age 16 hahaha

rootcompute, to retrocomputing
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Windows 98 boot screen

The iconic Windows 98 boot screen. The classic angled Windows logo sits above "Microsoft Windows 98" in black font. The background is a light blue cloudy sky

rootcompute,
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If you want a .gif version of this, it can be found here:

https://c.tenor.com/8V_ElMLpiKkAAAAC/tenor.gif

rootcompute,
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@LanguageMan1 You are speaking my language, man!

rzeta0, to pizza
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Hadn't made #pizza in ages.

Tried again and experimented with adding onions and red raisins for sweetness - a la veneziana.

rootcompute,
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@rzeta0 That looks delish!

buru5, to random
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i'm noticing more and more people getting expensive degrees just to cc someone's manager for a living.

rootcompute,
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@buru5 Highly recommend the book "Bullshit Jobs: A Theory" by David Graeber. Makework is now just work

rootcompute, to random
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One underrated benefit from the internet's "appification" era from my perspective is how the domain name arms race doesn't hold the same potency that it did years ago.

Even on a PC, I find myself just clicking on bookmarked website icons or links from other sources rather than typing a URL from scratch. I'm generally more concerned about the content contained in the site than what it's actually called.

Am I crazy, or are domain names just not the same mark of legitimacy that they used to be?

rootcompute,
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@jake4480 The whole concept of paying yearly for a web address has always frustrated me. I remember using .tk for everything when I was a teenager since it was free lol

Agreed on the .com point too, it's just boring and doesn't apply to anything I would be doing on the net anyway

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