Janus Cycle

Combining beautiful hardware, hacked firmware and unintended consequences. Retro devices from the pockets of history.

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@bookazoid_ Very impressive. I can't image how difficult is must be to emulate the hardware layer without documentation.

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This is how you show respect for a legacy,
https://t.co/jGzi7HpD3J

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@NickvNetworking Thanks for clearing this up. I want to tear this down. But the beryllium oxide inside this is a concern.

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With Australia's 3G networks now being ripped out, it's never been a better time to grab some tossed out infrastructure #3GShutdown
Though I believe this abandoned Ericsson RUS 02 B28B is actually for the 2G section of a mobile phone base station.

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A message worth sending to us all

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On of my videos made it into The Pile (dataset) used to train AI. Google also use my videos in their AI development.
I'm sure the other AI companies keep scraping more than just this one revealed video.

I now own part of your AI models @Google @Meta @Microsoft @OpenAI & others.

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@softwincn The GPD Win 3 is the spiritual successor to the Sony VAIO UX

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I'm fascinated by the way the future tech in Blade Runner has become retro over time. But thematically retained with futuristic purpose. Looking forward to seeing where this goes in 2099. #BladeRunner #RetroTech

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You don't need to pay to keep getting Windows 10 Extended Security Updates when support ends next year.
Microsoft will keep providing them for free from their Update Catalog.
The catch is you'll need to do this once every month. The free option is not automatic. #Windows10

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Recently Toolify AI has removed all the impersonating author's names from their articles. A step in the right direction.

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I didn't write this article. Or any of the others on this site that show me as the author. They appear to be AI re-interpretations of my YouTube videos.
https://t.co/j38XjCNd9C

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Running DOOM on my hacked Sony Ericsson W810 Walkman phone. This is an ELF running directly on the firmware level.
Classic gaming with style. #DOOM #SonyEricsson #RetroGaming

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A portable Vectrex console made using a Sony Watchman. Something I've seen in my dreams. Being built by Ryo Mukai @uCOM80 This is some awesome work.

https://t.co/nQHQROYmsd

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@b__syndrome Perhaps not next, but it's on the cards.

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I'm going to put a new battery in my PocketStation. Unfortunately that will replace the one with the PlayStation logo. But it's time to get this working again.

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iPod hacking for Halloween👻

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A big Nintendo Game & Watch?

The things you can do with Linux running on ancient hardware, if only it was fast enough to be playable.

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A Nintendo Game & Watch Tetris prototype has appeared!
Long rumoured to have been in development before Game Boy but never confirmed, it has taken 34 years for this reveal. Amazing!
#Nintendo

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任天堂ゲームウォッチ

幻の「テトリス」試作品のプレイ動画

#電子ゲーム愛好会

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I love that the detective in Northern Exposure, Reynaldo Pinetree, uses a Nagra SN(ST) handheld reel to reel swiss made spy recorder.

These are so valuable and sought after that a working unit today costs $5000 - $10000 on the second hand market. He's one cool dude.

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@AaronMoorhead @JustinHBenson @ArielVida @kati_simon Thank you to @ArielVida and @kati_simon for your beautiful work. I love the vintage technology you show and the way you make it look in these wonderful films.

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I love the way @JustinHBenson & @AaronMoorhead weave beautiful textures of vintage technology into their films about the mysterious and unknown.
Do you guys collect and keep all the gear you find?

#SomethingInTheDirt, #TheEndless and your other films are amazing, thank you.