Benj Edwards
@benjedwards.com
Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech Historian. Bylines Fast Company / The Atlantic / Retronauts. http://www.benjedwards.com Founder http://Vintagecomputing.com
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Benj Edwards
@benjedwards.com
· Nov 8
Vintage Computing and Gaming
VC&G is a blog about computer, video game, and technology history founded in 2005 and run by Benj Edwards.
www.vintagecomputing.com
Someone suggested I start a retro tech blog—I already did in 2005! 😁 www.vintagecomputing.com
560+ more works: www.benjedwards.com/works.php
Culture of Tech podcast: www.thecultureoftech.com
Retro works for HTG: www.howtogeek.com/826448/best-...
MIT Press book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
560+ more works: www.benjedwards.com/works.php
Culture of Tech podcast: www.thecultureoftech.com
Retro works for HTG: www.howtogeek.com/826448/best-...
MIT Press book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
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Putting things away from Atari Party. Here is the Atari Portfolio. It is known as an ATM hacking computer from the Terminator movies. I used the Portfolio at Temple University to attempt to stay organized. My original Portfolio is gone, but @benjedwards.com sold me this one a few years ago. #Atari
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Putting things away from Atari Party. Here is the Atari Portfolio. It is known as an ATM hacking computer from the Terminator movies. I used the Portfolio at Temple University to attempt to stay organized. My original Portfolio is gone, but @benjedwards.com sold me this one a few years ago. #Atari
Doom: The Dark Ages is really great. Feels a lot like classic Doom with a hint of Quake and Heretic mixed in
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Doom: The Dark Ages is really great. Feels a lot like classic Doom with a hint of Quake and Heretic mixed in
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Store of value go down
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Store of value go down
Fancy Safety Shoes (TM)
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Fancy Safety Shoes (TM)
Absolutely loved this film, and boy we all argued about it on Twitter when it came out didn’t we? 😁
Incredible how polarizing it was. It had cheesy parts but also amazing stuff
Incredible how polarizing it was. It had cheesy parts but also amazing stuff
The Last Jedi is awful in almost every conceivable way. I will die on this hill.
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Absolutely loved this film, and boy we all argued about it on Twitter when it came out didn’t we? 😁
Incredible how polarizing it was. It had cheesy parts but also amazing stuff
Incredible how polarizing it was. It had cheesy parts but also amazing stuff
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I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
I am out today so please read Simon’s thoughts on Opus 4.5
Initial impressions (and pelicans) of Claude Opus 4.5, Anthropic's new "best model in the world for coding" released this morning. https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/24/claude-opus/
Claude Opus 4.5, and why evaluating new LLMs is increasingly difficult
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.5 this morning, which they call “best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use”. This is their attempt to retake the crown for …
simonwillison.net
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I am out today so please read Simon’s thoughts on Opus 4.5
50 years ago today, Sony released the PlayStation 3, permanently changing how we play with stations—forever
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
50 years ago today, Sony released the PlayStation 3, permanently changing how we play with stations—forever
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Excellent and very funny film I saw recently: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hun...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hun...
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Excellent and very funny film I saw recently: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hun...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hun...
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For the last few months, we've been talking to current and former employees of OpenAI to understand what went wrong with ChatGPT this year and how the company is fixing it. Here's the story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
For the last few months, we've been talking to current and former employees of OpenAI to understand what went wrong with ChatGPT this year and how the company is fixing it. Here's the story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
Every generation seems to reinvent the wheel, but not the axle. Then they wonder why it doesn’t work
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Every generation seems to reinvent the wheel, but not the axle. Then they wonder why it doesn’t work
What’s the German word for when you order a salad at a restaurant and they give you a tiny plastic thimble-sized cup of salad dressing
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
What’s the German word for when you order a salad at a restaurant and they give you a tiny plastic thimble-sized cup of salad dressing
My favorite hobby is buying video games and fantasizing about playing and enjoying them
Over the past decade, I think I’ve spent more hours shopping for video games than actually playing them 😁
Over the past decade, I think I’ve spent more hours shopping for video games than actually playing them 😁
November 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My favorite hobby is buying video games and fantasizing about playing and enjoying them
Over the past decade, I think I’ve spent more hours shopping for video games than actually playing them 😁
Over the past decade, I think I’ve spent more hours shopping for video games than actually playing them 😁
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It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
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Nintendo Switch 1st party games sale ($29.99/$39.99)
Amazon ($29.99 for all except Kirby/LM3) buff.ly/2GkCf54
Target ($29.99 for all except Kirby/LM3) buff.ly/8fGUccR
Best Buy buff.ly/q8VQ5QM
GameStop buff.ly/MfGPEyl
amiibo $9.99-$14.99 Best Buy buff.ly/luwwMPU #ad
Amazon ($29.99 for all except Kirby/LM3) buff.ly/2GkCf54
Target ($29.99 for all except Kirby/LM3) buff.ly/8fGUccR
Best Buy buff.ly/q8VQ5QM
GameStop buff.ly/MfGPEyl
amiibo $9.99-$14.99 Best Buy buff.ly/luwwMPU #ad
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Nintendo Switch 1st party games sale ($29.99/$39.99)
Amazon ($29.99 for all except Kirby/LM3) buff.ly/2GkCf54
Target ($29.99 for all except Kirby/LM3) buff.ly/8fGUccR
Best Buy buff.ly/q8VQ5QM
GameStop buff.ly/MfGPEyl
amiibo $9.99-$14.99 Best Buy buff.ly/luwwMPU #ad
Amazon ($29.99 for all except Kirby/LM3) buff.ly/2GkCf54
Target ($29.99 for all except Kirby/LM3) buff.ly/8fGUccR
Best Buy buff.ly/q8VQ5QM
GameStop buff.ly/MfGPEyl
amiibo $9.99-$14.99 Best Buy buff.ly/luwwMPU #ad
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The Twitter location showing is restored an oh boy
Stognest Maga warrior - India
Storongest russian - also India
Pro Israel - India
Anti Israel, Gaza refugee - believe it or not, also India
Stognest Maga warrior - India
Storongest russian - also India
Pro Israel - India
Anti Israel, Gaza refugee - believe it or not, also India
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The Twitter location showing is restored an oh boy
Stognest Maga warrior - India
Storongest russian - also India
Pro Israel - India
Anti Israel, Gaza refugee - believe it or not, also India
Stognest Maga warrior - India
Storongest russian - also India
Pro Israel - India
Anti Israel, Gaza refugee - believe it or not, also India
This thing looks like someone cut off an N64’s legs 😜
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This thing looks like someone cut off an N64’s legs 😜
Scientists should study the mysterious forces of serendipitous humor in the universe that made this product coalesce
Ed's Endzone O's (1999-2000): Denver Broncos' WR Ed McCaffrey received his own cereal--basically Honey Nut Cheerios-- following a Super Bowl championship. A portion of sales went to charity.
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Scientists should study the mysterious forces of serendipitous humor in the universe that made this product coalesce
Ed's Endzone O's (1999-2000): Denver Broncos' WR Ed McCaffrey received his own cereal--basically Honey Nut Cheerios-- following a Super Bowl championship. A portion of sales went to charity.
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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DOOM on PC Speaker/Beeper for sound is a vibe all of its own.
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
DOOM on PC Speaker/Beeper for sound is a vibe all of its own.
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Spent some time testing new 8-bit Atari equip. Have an 800XL I picked up recently with a stuck key. Fixed by cleaning mylar. Also got an Indus GT working that I picked up at VCFMW for $50. Cleaned the head & greased the rails. All working great! #atari #atari8bit #retrocomputing #indusGT
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Spent some time testing new 8-bit Atari equip. Have an 800XL I picked up recently with a stuck key. Fixed by cleaning mylar. Also got an Indus GT working that I picked up at VCFMW for $50. Cleaned the head & greased the rails. All working great! #atari #atari8bit #retrocomputing #indusGT
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72 inches of computing POWER!!!
@jeriellsworth.bsky.social 's incredibly long computer. So lengthy I had to switch to wide angle mode.
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
72 inches of computing POWER!!!
