I was lucky enough to get tickets to the Grant Park rally where he gave his victory speech. It was the most positive vibe I’ve ever experienced in a mass gathering. It radiated joy in a way I can’t put into words.
adventure games from the 80s were intentionally designed to be tricky, mean and occasionally counterintuitive so that you could get stuck for long periods of time. this was called “value for your dollar”
“Sometimes it’s wise to think backwards” …nearly fried my brain as a child 😂
The way that the original PCjr release of King's Quest (1984) draws and then 'paints in' each scene element in the same way that golf games and graphic text adventures often do due to technical limitations is very pleasing to watch.
If you see this, post a knight
The last good day on the internet?
A case can be made that it was February 26th, 2015, when llamas on the loose and Buzzfeed's "The Dress" debate pulled the world into a trance.
So how did the internet get quite so bad?
My pre launch page for the Build A Boy is live on @crowdsupply.bsky.social crowdsupply.com/natalie-the-nerd/build-a-boy
The only kit that will turn your Lego kit into a real working Game Boy - no emulation
30 years ago, in January 1996, I was 16 years old. My love for science & astronomy had been strong since I was very young, but in Jan. ‘96, something very important happened, both for astronomy in general & for me personally. NASA released the Hubble Deep Field science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble....
recorded a Windows 95 full disk defrag to soothe your timeline.
Groovy
My wife edits this quirky podcast about birds. Just birds. Only birds. It’s brand new and has like 30 subs. So if you want to learn about birds from the newest spot on the Internet, here ya go. 🐦 sites.google.com/view/birdbra...
My 12yr old was genuinely shocked when I told him how old Rogers is. He asked 'how can he survive this?'. 😂
Just sayin
Dunno man ever since they showed Hester things have been better.
Coincidence?
I’ve learned two things building my Christmas gift: 1. This LEGO build is super nerdy accurate to scale/accuracy/fun. 2. I have accumulated way too many OG Gameboys that I largely forgot about until this build.
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
And that has never been more true than when the parents go down with the flu. I’m pretty much feeding my kids like they live at an animal farm. Just tossing handfuls of Cheerios at them.
Ahhhh, I was a Game Boy kid for Tetris. I remember big rockets when you got to 100,000 but that's about it.
*was dang it.
Wait a minute.... what level is the UFO?! This is not something I as aware of. And can it take us with it?
Does it marginally help the pain knowing that my 12yr old son was at his first Bears game today and he endured -2 for a win? (I know, I know: NO)
As someone who hosted weekly survivor parties since season 1 for years I’m literally 😱 omg haha savage
Happy 40th birthday to Bill Waterson’s ‘Calvin and Hobbes’. A work of consummate, stubborn, human, and more-than-human art.
Don’t mess with Sonny Bonds!
Dude, I had a Game Boy and I’m on the AARP monthly mailing list 😅
I would like a plethora of likes on this one plz
Immediately googles this title and adds this to his Christmas list. Will likely just end up buying it for himself. 🧑🎄
Lettuce rejoice!
RIP to your original. I have somehow managed to hang onto mine that I got in grade school. Given how much I've lost or broken over the years moving around I can't believe it is still with me and working!
