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So the word "speeded" was on the front page of the newspaper today. I questioned its validity as a word, but as it turns out, it is a word. "Sped" can also be used.

So the word "speeded" was on the front page of the newspaper today. I questioned its validity as a word, but as it turns out, it is a word. "Sped" can also be used.

This comic strip of Garfield spooks me even to this day. It was done for 6 days as a Halloween special. It shares the inevitability of the process of time and grappling with loneliness. Two that I fear the most.  https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1250  

Is it just the people around me or do non-retro video game/computer people not understand how popular retro electronics stuff is?

I feel dirty asking, but does anyone have experience with BestBuy's "iBuyPower" $999 gaming PC, or equivalents?  They seem like a good deal, but hard to know, I've been out of that world so long.  I used to build my PCs, no interest in that anymore.  I"m looking for a $1000 or less all-in-one desktop to play games from this century, and ideally won't have to replace major and expensive components for a while.

If Yahoo mail senses an adblocker it will freeze all action unless you turn it off or pay for an ad-less address. Stupid &*^&^&*^s! How is that even possible to do?!

This might be the best game I've ever bought on a whim.  I've been playing every night for over a week.  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/381020/Sky_Rogue/

Now that I have the MiSTer connected to a CRT I figured I'd try the SNAC with some light guns. Zapper, Light Phaser and Justifier tested...all 100% functional! Simply awesome.

My mom passed away this morning.  She was not only my mom, but a friend. 

Radar-Lock for the Atari 2600: really impressed as to how it plays on the EverCade handheld. Smooth, tight and fluid action, very impressive for a 1.st gen console.(even though its late release)

Friday party with friends.

-"Shall we play some retro games?"

-"Sure, but nothing that takes more than 2 min to play."

Me: *rolling eyes*

Radar-Lock for the Atari 2600: really impressed as to how it plays on the EverCade handheld. Smooth, tight and fluid action, very impressive for a 1.st gen console.(even though its late release)

The new Xbox Windows 10 app is useless

The new Xbox Windows 10 app is useless

Pretty much the entire workforce of a local chicken processing factory has tested positive for Covid. Time to disinfect all the chicken I have in the freezer.

Anybody else use Money Orders as a form of a payment? I still like to use them.

Anybody else use Money Orders as a form of a payment? I still like to use them.

This Atari Classic has a rotary paddle for a controller and shares a name with [a play from] Shakespeare.

Could I get some new Star Raiders overlays for the 5200?

Need a label for Kaboom! Deluxe! for the AA Store. Anybody up for that?

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/287852-kaboom-deluxe/

Started the day with 5 bad Sega 32xs now I have 4 working one's

the 5th av/power board is rusted through so no hope there, though the cpu board might be fine so it isn't use less

My status: Anxiety about ordering from eBay. Anyone else have that, or should I not worry?

so, my mother (without talking about it with the household mind you.), voluntarily transferred herself  (she's a nurse) to a nursing home that's going to be a quarantine for all kinds of people (including people with [REDACTED]). This wouldn't be a big problem, but the place she was originally working at was taking proper precautions against [REDACTED] and wasn't a quarantine.

I'm probably overreacting, but it still pisses me off.

Grand Mountain Adventure is a sweet sweet game. https://www.toppluva.com/GrandMountainAdventure/

Did any other Rock bands follow the Heart model, which was hard rock in the 70s, the successfully transition to light songs in the 80s?