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None of the photos in this set are labeled or dated but they would have been taken some time in the mid to late 1960s. I'm not sure if these were all taken at the same event or not but at least the second one appears to have been taken at Easter. If you look closely, you can see Easter eggs and a chocolate bunny near the center of the table behind the candles. For more info and photos from this set, see…
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Pi is digital currency that operates on a "proof of click" concept. To mine Pi you simply use the Pi app on your phone and press a button every 24 hours. As time goes on, the mining rate goes down. The Pi network is still under development and has not gone live yet so Pi is not yet tradeable. However, in the last day or so, Pi has shown up on a couple of exchanges and the price has skyrocketed to well over $300 and as I write this is sitting at $283. So how can this be if Pi…
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In my mind, Street Fighter II was the last really hugely popular arcade game. Sales numbers would seem to back that up as Street Fighter II was behind only Space Invaders and Pac-Man in terms of number of machines sold. Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II are also high on the list but by comparison, the original Street Fighter II sold 60,000 machines (Street Fighter II Championship Edition sold even more at 140,000 machines). By comparison, the Mortal Kombat machines only…
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Edge was more or less the U.K.'s version of Next Generation and in fact they shared content. It covered what were considered "next generation" systems at the time. In 1996 that included the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, the PC, arcade games and the brand new Nintendo 64. The August 1996 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/edge-august-1996
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All of these photos were processed in May 1965 but appear to have been taken around the holiday season. The first two look like they were taken on or near Christmas, presumably of 1964. The first features a group gathered around a Christmas tree... For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-fab20dd0f0e75
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Compute!'s Gazette was the Commodore 8-bit spin-off of Compute!. It covered mainly the Commodore 64 but also the VIC-20, Commodore 128, and Plus 4 / Commodore 16 depending on the time period. It was published for about 12 years in one form or another. The August 1983 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-s-gazette-august-1983
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Microkids was a kids oriented magazine about computers. The content wasn't bad but it only lasted a few issues. The premiere issue from December 1983 includes: Read more: https://blurt.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/microkids-december-1983
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Commodore World was one of the last print magazines available for Commodore 64/128 users in North America. It continued to be published several years after Commodore had gone bankrupt and production had ceased. The February/March 1997 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/commodore-world-february-march-1997-29f6facb84a08
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Random Usenet post of the day: --- Subject: Re: BE6II+IBM-30Mb problem From: "Gordoaus" <gordoaus@iprimus.com.au> Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 00:59:39 +1000 Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit Organization: CWO Customer - reports relating to abuse should be sent to abuse@cwo.net.au References: <7AXK6.28$LJ6.1961@castor.casema.net> Xref: archiver1.sj.google.com alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit:134753 I am using a BE-6II mobo with a 30 GB IBM-DTLA 307030-ATA 100 with 4g…
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Walking around the vendor hall on Sunday of MegaCon 2003. See the video here: https://blurt.blog/megacon/@darth-azrael/megacon-2003-4
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Today we would seem to have a cat themed set of pictures. The first three feature a cat scaling a Christmas tree. The tree is fortunately not yet decorated. I suppose these photos could have been taken either before Christmas while in the process of decorating for Christmas or after when undecorating. However, since these were processed in December 1968 they were probably taken around that time so I tend to think it was in the decorating phase. For more info and slides from…
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Random Usenet post of the day: --- Subject: Fedora 3: Orinoco Gold card not working -- beginner From: "J-miami" <josh@thesouthbeachhostel.com> Date: 9 Mar 2005 22:38:19 -0800 Complaints-to: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-info: g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com; posting-host=65.3.255.238; posting-account=-zJkaQ0AAAAz-UZarfpuUaEo2-915igG Newsgroups: alt.linux Organization: http://groups.google.com User-agent: G2/0.2 Xref: g2news1.google.com alt.linux:5941 Hi, I just installed…
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Rastan started life as an arcade game by Taito in 1987. It is a fantasy based side-scrolling fighting game. You fight you way through each level, facing various enemies and a boss at the end of each level. Various weapons and special items are available throughout the game. Read more: https://blurt.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/rastan-commodore-64
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As most people reading this probably know, fiat money is money created by government fiat and is not backed by anything other than individuals' faith in that government. This is in contrast to currency backed by a commodity, traditionally gold. With fiat currency, government does not need more gold (or any other commodity) to print more paper money. So how does the government create money? It turns out there are many ways that this happens though none are quite so simple as…
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The One is a U.K. games magazine that was published in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It covered mainly computer games, primarily the Atar ST, Amiga and PC though which machines exactly varied over the years. By 1992, it was mainly an Amiga games magazine. The March 1992 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/the-one-march-1992
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The next two photos were processed in January 1969 and look like they were taken at a New Year's Eve party so they were probably taken on December 31st, 1968 or possibly January 1st, 1969. For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-382d2acf32a4a
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From the program: Q & A with two of Star Trek’s most recognized characters Levar Burton and Brent Spiner moderated by Dino Leto. Brent Spiner, of course, played Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Levar Burton played Geordi La Forge. See the video here: https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@darth-azrael/ugunakgq
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Random Usenet post of the day: --- Subject: Re: Forged mail addresses From: "S.t.A.n.L.e.E" <LostRune+NGs@UofR.SlamSpam.net> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:09:48 -0400 Cancel-lock: sha1:soL6IQXZfBOi1T/JNHMeeVJ16uM= In-reply-to: <fg8ko8$age$1@aioe.org> Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.misc References: <1193429143.640925.75820@q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <4722686a$0$9539$4c368faf@roadrunner.com> <fftq5d$4am$1@aioe.org> <1193506335.576063.194400@v29g2000prd.googlegroups.com>…
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Tribal Circus Acrobatics at the 2013 Hoggetowne Medieval Faire. See the video here: https://blurt.blog/hoggetowne/@darth-azrael/hoggetowne-medieval-faire-2013-tribal-circus
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One Laptop per Child was a non-profit initiative designed to provide laptops to students without computers. The initial goal was to produce usable laptops for $100 each, though they ended up being closer to $180 by the time they shipped. The first result of this effort was the OLPC XO-1. It was designed to be very low power so that the battery could theoretically be easily charged with a solar panel or hand crank. However, they ended up shipping with a standard power supply.…
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Each era has RPGs that it is known for. One of the more popular RPGs of the 8-bit era was Wizardry. The series started all the way back in 1981. Wizardry V was released in 1988 for perhaps the widest variety of systems of any Wizardry game. It appeared on the Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, and Super Nintendo among others. Read more: https://blurt.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/wizardry-v-heart-of-the-maelstrom
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The next two photos do not have a date but would have been taken some time in the mid to late 1960s. The first of them shows a meal being prepared. It looks like some steaks and I'm not sure what is being grated. Maybe an onion or potato? For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-9ce744aad9c1b
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The New Minstrel Revue perform 'Black Leg Miner' at the pub sing at the 2013 Hoggetowne Medieval Faire in Gainesville, Florida. See the video here: https://blurt.blog/music/@darth-azrael/hoggetowne-medieval-faire-2013-new-minstrel-revue-black-leg-miner
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Transactor was a long running technical Commodore magazine that mostly covered Commodore's various 8-bit computers. It was published all the way from 1978 to 1989. There was also a spin-off in 1988 titled Transactor for the Amiga. As you probably guessed, it's basically the same kind of thing but for the Amiga. The July 1989 issue of Transactor for the Amiga includes the following: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/transactor-for-the-amiga-july
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Music The Gathering performs 'Let The Bulgine Run' at the 2020 Brevard Renaissance Fair in Melbourne, Florida. See the video here: https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@darth-azrael/bgcuakms
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The Itchy and Scratchy Game is a video game based on a fictitious show within the Simpson's. It's basically a demented Tom & Jerry. The premise is Itchy the Mouse and Scratchy the Cat trying to kill each other in the most violent ways imaginable. The game takes the form a typical side-scrolling platform action game. You play the role of Itchy has he attempts to torture and kill Scratchy. Read more: https://blurt.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/the-itchy-and-scratchy-game
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The first photo was processed in May 1969 and the rest were processed in April 1969. Despite the slightly different processing dates, this sure looks like the same event. This is some kind of dinner celebration, probably in a church building. For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-dc219cb1d504f
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Compute!'s Gazette was a spin-off of the main Compute! magazine. Whereas Compute! covered many computers, Gazette was dedicated to the Commodore 8-bit line (mostly the Commodore 64). It was one of the most popular Commodore 64 magazines, at least in the U.S. The January 1989 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-s-gazette-january-1989
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Stary Olsa performs "Fatalia Blazienska" at the 2018 Brevard Renaissance Fair in Melbourne, Florida (2018-01-21). See the video here: https://blurt.blog/music/@darth-azrael/brevard-renaissance-fair-2018-stary-olsa-part-28-fatalia-blazienska
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Soinc Spinball was a spin-off (no pun intended?) of the regular Sonic series on the Genesis. It was released late in 1993 between Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 and featured Sonic as the ball in a pinball themed game. This game was mainly developed as a stop gap to have a Sonic game available for the holidays since Sonic 3 was not going to be completed in time. Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/sonic-spinball-sega-genesis-1993
