Robert F. Dowden, Jr.

I breathe! gonzo nozzle.

[Lon Seidman @lonseidman]

Check this out - somebody got Dragon's Lair to run, with upscaled video, in the browser! https://t.co/pqfHV8nwYI

[Official Commodore® @commodoreofcl]

Flip off Always-On. Introducing the Commodore Callback. https://t.co/d2y9O4kkaz

[ÆONcorridor @AeonCorridor]

@NES_Professor It screams 90’s edgy power player vibes . Everyone was obsessed with being rad and cool back then 😎

[Robert F. Dowden, Jr. @rfdowden]

@itisbosstime @timeextension64 lol

[Robert F. Dowden, Jr. @rfdowden]

@NES_Professor I do enjoy your NES game of the day posts. NES carts in general bring me joy simply at the site of them. With or without is fine though I prefer just leaving the hand in.

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

This is it.
Everything learned spending millions on longevity.

From: Your Immortal Unc and Auntie.
To: Our Immortal nieces and nephews.

0. Sleep is the world's most powerful drug.
1. Be in your bed for 8 hours
2. Same bedtime every night, any time before midnight
3. Don’t eat right before bed
4. Calm foods for dinner
5. No screens 1 hour before bed
6. Avoid added sugar (be aware it’s in everything)
7. Avoid all things in an American convenience store
8. Avoid fried foods
9. Shoes off at the door
10. Eat whole foods, particularly veggies fruits nuts legumes berries
11. Walk a little after meals or air squats
12. Get your heart rate high routinely
13. Lift heavy things
14. Stretch daily
15. Water pik, floss, brush, tongue scrape, morning and night
16. Make an effort to drink water
17. Get sunlight when you wake up (UV is low)
18. Protect skin in midday sun
19. Stand up straight
20. See at least one friend once a week
21. Avoid plastic where you can (in all things)
22. Circulate air in rooms
23. When stressed, breathe, learn to calm your body
24. Go to the dentist
25. Avoid sitting for long times
26. Protect your hearing, the world is too loud
27. Alcohol is bad for you
28. Finish coffee before noon
29. Avoid bright lights after sunset
30. If obese, look into a GLP
31. Sleep in a cold room
32. Texting while driving is dangerous
33. Turn off all notifications
34. Limit social media use
35. Don’t smoke anything
36. If you struggle to sleep, read a physical book before bed
37. 1 hour before bed have a calm wind down routine: bath, read, light walk, listen to music
38. The body is a clock and loves routine. Have a daily morning and evening schedule.
39. Avoid long distance travel where you can
40. Baby steps first: incorporate new things slowly
41. Do less… most things don’t work.

Bonus points if you get your blood checked.

Start here, it will change your life.

[Katie @ALadyNamedKatie]

When I die, please cover my casket in my sticker collection that I bought but could never commit to applying on things

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

Ever since I was a little boy, I knew I wanted to log into Microsoft Authenticator 47 times a day.

[JohnRiggs @johnblueriggs]

You're overthinking landing the plane in Top Gun for NES. Slackanator shows you how.

[Zophar's Domain @ZopharsDomain]

Available for download Super ZSNES https://t.co/C9FcQwpiSD

[Lloyd Legalist @LloydLegalist]

Nothing in the the English language starts with an N and ends with a G.

[Robert F. Dowden, Jr. @rfdowden]

@commodoreofcl Yay!

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Tokyo in 1960, before the rise of its modern skyscraper skyline.

[Robert F. Dowden, Jr. @rfdowden]

@evernote That's great... when I'm using macOS. I really miss the Linux app. I wish it would come back or at least allow us to have a PWA or installable webapp version that doesn't log us out constantly.

[Mad 🥒 @madlittlepixel]

Want to play Light Gun games for the PS1 on the FPGA SuperStation One? @StoneAgeGamer has the Time Breaker which is a wireless PS1/PS2 Light gun that works perfectly for GunCon games! They may be out of stock, but you can sign up to be notified for a restock. Vid coming soon.
Order/wishlist: https://t.co/U776flMFaj

[Marques Brownlee @MKBHD]

Ok last one: the rarest solar eclipse of all time. Only 4 people have seen this with their naked eyes. The sun is fully behind the moon. The only faint light hitting the near side is reflecting off of earth, 250,000 miles away. And the stars and galaxies in the background, sheesh

Nikon Z9
f/2.0
2 second exposure
ISO 1600

@NASA: https://t.co/twBqbUEDs2

[Marques Brownlee @MKBHD]

Insane photo from beside the moon
Shot on a Nikon D5
f/8
ISO 400
1/1000s shutter
@NASA: https://t.co/h8TRx6T7zm

[Cinemassacre @cinemassacre]

Today is officially the 20th anniversary of the JamesNintendoNerd YouTube channel. It was created on April 6, 2006. But we began posting to it on April 8. It definitely makes me feel old, but I’m glad to be one of the originators. Stay tuned for a little something special.

[Mega Drive @ComuDoMega]

O que era apenas uma lenda urbana contada em fóruns obscuros de BBS e mesas de bar de engenheiros aposentados acaba de ser confirmado. O Retropolis teve acesso exclusivo a imagens e documentos técnicos do Gradiente Expert Turbo (Modelo G-90), o computador híbrido que prometia unificar a informática nacional com a revolução dos 16-bits da SEGA.

O Elo Perdido entre o MSX e o Mega Drive
Em meados de 1989, enquanto a Gradiente colhia os frutos do sucesso do Phantom System, um projeto secreto corria nos laboratórios da Zona Franca de Manaus. O objetivo era audacioso: criar um computador pessoal que, além de ser um MSX 2 pleno, possuísse um barramento de expansão capaz de ler nativamente os cartuchos do Sega Genesis (o nosso Mega Drive).

O protótipo encontrado, com o número de série 0001-XP, traz o gabinete clássico do Expert em um tom de cinza chumbo fosco, com um detalhe que faz qualquer colecionador tremer: um segundo slot superior, ligeiramente mais largo, com a inscrição “High Grade Multi-Link”.

Arquitetura Dual: O Coração da Máquina
Segundo o manual técnico recuperado, o Expert Turbo não utilizava emulação (tecnologia inexistente na época). A máquina era equipada com:

Processador Zilog Z80A (3.58 MHz): Para compatibilidade total com o padrão MSX.
Coprocessador Motorola 68000 (7.67 MHz): O “cérebro” do Mega Drive, que permanecia em estado de hibernação até que um cartucho de 16-bits fosse inserido.

Chip de Som Yamaha YM2149: Capaz de mixar o som polifônico do MSX com o sintetizador FM da Sega, criando trilhas sonoras inéditas.

“Nós tínhamos o protótipo funcional. O Sonic rodava perfeitamente enquanto o WordStar estava aberto em segundo plano,” afirma o Eng. Alberto Santo Antonio, que trabalhou no projeto.

Por que nunca chegou às lojas?

O motivo do cancelamento foi puramente comercial. A Tectoy, que já costurava o licenciamento exclusivo com a SEGA no Brasil, teria entrado com uma liminar impedindo a Gradiente de lançar qualquer hardware que utilizasse o chip 68000 com a marca japonesa. Sem o apoio da SEGA, a Gradiente decidiu “capar” o projeto, transformando o que seria o Expert Turbo no que conhecemos hoje como o Expert Plus e o DD Plus, removendo o suporte aos 16-bits.

Agradecemos aos nossos “informantes” UltraMan, UltraSeven e Godzilla por essas revelações. Parece que eles deram uma pausa em salvar o mundo para desenterrar os segredos da Gradiente e da Sega!

[Jona C. @elfamosisimoJON]

Estas son las tomas que solo la NASA libera, sin gráficos, sin compresión, slow mo, para que los nerdos la vean, estudien y revisen.

Gratis y para todos. Las agencias espaciales públicas jamás deben de desaparecer. https://t.co/lkwFNUl6ne