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@stux@mstdn.social I just started a monthly plan on Patreon. Thank you for your hard work on this instance.
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@botolo86@mstdn.social
mastodon 4.7.2A kid from the 80s, passionate about comic books, retro computing, technology and interesting stuff.
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Joined December 07, 2022
Why are we attracted to #retrogaming and #RetroComputing? Is it nostalgia? Is it the idea of disconnected devices? Is it the quality of old-school games?
I just purchased the #gboperator by #epilogue. Any other user here who may want to share their experience with this device that allows you to plug #Gameboy cartridges to your computer, check for their authenticity and dump their ROMs?
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@flargh my cat is currently at the hospital and I miss him so much and I’m so worried about him.
I never played #zelda in my life and I just finished setting up my new #misterfpga. Should I start with the NES version or the SNES one?
@inguin@nerdculture.de I am pulled by nostalgia, but then realize that I can play many of those games on Steam or GOG with my current laptop.
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@josefprusa@mas.to WOW you’re back on Mastodon! So excited about this. May I suggest that Prusa creates a Mastodon instance only for makers?
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@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social I still don’t get why more people don’t join the platform. I found your post very interesting. 🧐 
@WedaleBooks welcome to Mastodon! I am now following you and if I happen to be in your area, I’ll visit!
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@eviltrout@carpdiem.online serious question and nothing against @Gargron@mastodon.social but are we sure that if tomorrow he is going full Elon Musk, Mastodon will still be independent and free?
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@crazyeddie@mastodon.social @mer@mastodon.ie @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange unfortunately at the end of the day there is nothing like Twitter if you want to keep up with some communities, the news, etc. The two alternatives to Twitter are Threads and Mastodon. Threads has the same moral issues of Twitter (maybe a little bit less), so if no Twitter, then no Threads. Mastodon is just not there yet as size of the community, breadth of topics, and the way it can highlight interesting or urgent topics (because of no algo).
@yPhil Nice, is this the VCS 2600 game or the PS2 game?
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@grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.place to me at this point is freedom from algo. I don’t need someone else to push content down my throat.
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@FediGarden@social.growyourown.services I don't think the right approach is censoring Threads. So far I have been using it and I don't find it a cesspool like Twitter is.
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@crazyeddie@mastodon.social @mer@mastodon.ie @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange that’s fine. My whole argument is just to say that the extreme position of saying “if you own a Tesla and use Twitter you’re a fascist, a nazi, you support the current administration” is the BS that made Trump President in 2024. Unfortunately.
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@ChemicalTribe@fosstodon.org @FediGarden@social.growyourown.services you are absolutely right. The recent move by Meta took me by surprise.
The entire world is here, just waiting for a potential end of society event, all for this stupid crazy awful president of the U.S.
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social are these official or fake? I ordered from ate my a few “Lego” sets (replicas of the originals), but the bricks were a nightmare to put together. I killed by thumbs by pressing them.
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@jon@social.vivaldi.net I would also love a Vivaldi Email that works with your own domain name and provides a robust and no frills email server with strong spam detection.
I just watched a wonderful documentary about the life of a group of senior musicians living in the retirement home for artists in Milan, Italy, created by famous opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. https://www.jolt.film/watch/vivaverdi?utm_medium=paid&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=viva_verdi_award_voters_gs&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23508119916&gbraid=0AAAAA9UUJykNUJcS862HRss0MFoYyjnuE&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqeDMBhDcARIsAJEbU9Qxw6cJKIr6KFETK68YNsaAy0JkJZ7dTeE9aC7M06Y0QSTnmuwrAu8aAsJDEALw_wcB
Questions for #PS5 users from someone who has not actively played video games since the PS2. Is the current deal for the digital PS5 with Fortnite at $399 a good one, or is this a lower quality model? What kind of monitor do I need to buy for the PS5? Digital or Disc versions? Thank you!
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@paavi@mastodon.social @eviltrout@carpdiem.online @Gargron@mastodon.social open source does not mean public domain. The creator of Mastodon still retains all the copyrights and could pull the software out of open source any time. He is also the one deciding that goes into mastodon and what doesn’t.
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social let me know how that works. I bought some Lego replica off Temu some time ago and it was just a pain to make those bricks stick with each other. I killed my thumbs, pressing on them.
@yPhil That's definitely an issue that stops me from enjoying retrogaming. I end up setting up Raspberry Pis or Emulators and then fill them up with games...and then there are so many games, I end up playing none of them. A friend of mine told me the only way to go into retrogaming is with original hardware and original games. You need to recreate the whole experience.
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@albinokid@nerdculture.de this is not correct. Kidney failure did not beat him. He just chose to stop fighting this fucking disease and go to a better place to eat endless amount of treats! ❤️
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@Iconfactory@iconfactory.world Crazy idea. Would it be possible to develop an Ollie’s Arcade for Raspberry Pi? I like your concept but I can’t play on my iPhone because I get distracted all the time. If only there was something similar I can just plug to my display or TV!
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@mttaggart@infosec.exchange I still have my Commodore 64. They will never trap me. 10 PRINT “C64 RULEZ” ; 20 GOTO 10 ; RUN #c64
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@stux@mstdn.social @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net I have started exploring Vivaldi in the last few days, and I am enjoying it. I'd love to see a video from their offices in Norway.
Today I was thinking about the U.S. Constitution, how its interpretation affects our life and rights, and how courts spend so much time trying to understand what a bunch of guys wrote more than 300 years ago! That sounds like a religion or cult. Why should I live my life based on what someone said hundreds or thousands of years ago? It’s nonsense. The constitution should expire every 10 years and our life and rights should be shaped by new rules that capture our current society’s values.
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@alanferrier@mastodon.scot Yes! And this is what makes me sad. Remove Trump, and you still have 50% of Americans who voted for him and still support him as of today.
A request for the already great @ivory@tapbots.social. #mastodon is filled with great content and I’d love a way to easily bookmark posts and add them to bookmark’s lists. I would have a list for retrogaming, one for illustration, one for comics, etc.
I don't remember if @_elena@mastodon.social has a recommendation for email servers.
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@crazyeddie@mastodon.social @mer@mastodon.ie @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange It’s anedoctal but many democrats I know did not vote in 2024 and many moderate republicans I know voted for Trump because they were all alienated by extreme positions such as the one I criticized at the beginning of this thread. I’m not blaming Trump on the specific user I criticized, it’s more of an observation on how a party that moves too much to one side may trigger, as a a response, a move to the completely opposite side. It’s a rubber band effect.
What are some cool indie games you would recommend for #NintendoSwitch ?
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@thomholwerda@exquisite.social every single day I am so happy I have dual US/EU citizenship.