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Entertain them, but only with what they're meant to see.
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Cable Contributes to Life @cctl.me · Oct 18
Hi there. I'm somebody with a passion for analog cable television equipment, weather, and programming. Throw these three things together, and you get a person who thinks they are capable of building their very own cable television network.

Give a follow and join me on this bizarre adventure.
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The duality of Gorman.
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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History was made today (for the cable archivists, anyway...)! I got my hands on the very rare and never seen Gorman Redlich EAS-2 (EAS-1 with a built-in CG).

I'll write up a blog entry on my site about this one soon, but not before recording a few things and dumping the EPROMs.
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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peam
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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question for the weirdos: Does anybody know what kind of cart schools used to roll out the CRTs on? I had a stupid idea and I want to buy one but I can't figure out what to look up
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
cctl.me
2 weeks on Ubuntu as my work desktop OS... i have resorted to buying Ubuntu-branded merchandise
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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i finally realized why a friend of mine insists on "no ice" when getting a fountain drink.... because you actually get more drink. the lack of ice increases the volume for the liquid

i'm realizing this because i finished a soda unusually quickly and noticed the cup was filled to the brim with ice
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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thetechknight.bsky.social
Who coulda seen that coming.... 🙄
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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digiral.bsky.social
#HatsuneMiku #初音ミク
Miku and Camera
November 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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amoistcat.bsky.social
So adorable.
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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headend Teto (she eated a few cables)
A plush of the character "Kasane Teto" who has red hair, and twin "drill" pigtails. She wears a gray dress with red lining. The plush is sat atop a desktop computer wearing the "Dell" brand badge. Behind the plush is a series of black cabling. To the right of the plush, there is a black box with a series of yellow, white, and red composite video cabling attached. Above the plush are four monitor screens, each one displaying a different video signal. Each monitor screen has four knobs, each labeled: "BRIGHT", "COLOR", "TINT" and "CONTRAST". Above the monitor screens is another box labeled "EAS SYSTEM CONTROLLER" with a green LCD display on the left of the box. In the middle of the box there is a series of gray button, consisting of digits in a T9 layout, as well as buttons for CANCEL, SELECT, F1 (up arrow), F2 (down arrow), F3 (right arrow), and F4 (left arrow). On the right side of the unit there is another label reading "EASyCAST", "ENCODER/DECODER". Below that label there is a speaker grille with 7 holes in a circle pattern. To the right of that is a singular hole with the label "MIC" underneath it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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terminallyol.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
cctl.me
daily-driving Ubuntu at work day 1:

I fucking hate Windows Print Server and Samba printers
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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La familia.
A collection of computer systems in one room. On the left, there are three grey metal boxes, each labeled with "The Weather Channel" logo, stacked on one another. The bottom box is labeled "IntelliStar 2 xD", and the two above it are labeled "IntelliStar 2 Jr". Each computer has a vent exposed for air flow, with a fan behind each vent. The bottom two computers have fans that emit a blue LED. The top computer has a fan emitting a pink LED. Each of the three has a blue LED for power indication on the front panel. Sitting on top of the third IntelliStar system is a bare metal computer, with its rear side facing the camera, exposing it's I/O. There are various interface ports on the left side of the chassis, and on the right there is an interface with two pairs of analog video ports. There is a plug for power input. This system is an Silicon Graphics "O2". On the right side of the photo, there is a weirdly shaped computer system with a dark blue shell wearing a "Silicon Graphics" badge on the front. On the bottom, there is grey foundation piece that holds the chassis together, labeled "O2" on the bottom left. There are grilles for a speaker. In the center of the photo slightly to the right, there is a grey metal box mounted inside of a black computer rack. This metal box is labeled "Weather Star XL, The Weather Channel" on the front and has handles on the left and right side of the box. There is a white label on the front. There are two holes for power and reset. Above that grey box, there is another "IntelliStar 2 Jr" box exactly as describe previously, this time located inside of the computer rack. It is wearing a pink sticker with the text "VBA 4". Above that system, there is a beige, vertically slim system labeled "The Weather Star Jr. It has 8 LEDs on the front, three of which are lit up green. Above that system, there is a grey box labeled "The Weather Star Jr Audio Alert", with 2 LEDs, one lit red. There is a The Weather Channel logo on the right.
October 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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is anyone else having issues with YouTube? literally half the time i go to the site the player just doesn't appear and no links/buttons work
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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yeah i'm a tech hoarder. no it's not a problem, i'm fine walking around in my cable wreck. watch out for loose coax
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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don't let me forget to raid the grocery store for post-Halloween candy discounts
November 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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FlippyDrive (Deluxe) acquired
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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pjfrix.bsky.social
few weekends ago i put the past decade's worth (2020-25) of my motion graphics work into a short reel
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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nulldott.bsky.social
Google is basically trying to ruin Android for all of us, if you're like me and don't want Android to become a worst iOS, please read this and share it around.

keepandroidopen.org
Keep Android Open
Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.
keepandroidopen.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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apogeeent.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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python.org
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
cctl.me
the only company i have during the night is the whir and glow of my machines. to some, it's sad, but to me, they make me feel just a little less lonely.

i have no need to deck my room out in LED strips with this these things lol
October 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
cctl.me
why is it so hard to ask for somebody to snuggle up all cozy in bed with and share split screen Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition?
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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La familia.
A collection of computer systems in one room. On the left, there are three grey metal boxes, each labeled with "The Weather Channel" logo, stacked on one another. The bottom box is labeled "IntelliStar 2 xD", and the two above it are labeled "IntelliStar 2 Jr". Each computer has a vent exposed for air flow, with a fan behind each vent. The bottom two computers have fans that emit a blue LED. The top computer has a fan emitting a pink LED. Each of the three has a blue LED for power indication on the front panel. Sitting on top of the third IntelliStar system is a bare metal computer, with its rear side facing the camera, exposing it's I/O. There are various interface ports on the left side of the chassis, and on the right there is an interface with two pairs of analog video ports. There is a plug for power input. This system is an Silicon Graphics "O2". On the right side of the photo, there is a weirdly shaped computer system with a dark blue shell wearing a "Silicon Graphics" badge on the front. On the bottom, there is grey foundation piece that holds the chassis together, labeled "O2" on the bottom left. There are grilles for a speaker. In the center of the photo slightly to the right, there is a grey metal box mounted inside of a black computer rack. This metal box is labeled "Weather Star XL, The Weather Channel" on the front and has handles on the left and right side of the box. There is a white label on the front. There are two holes for power and reset. Above that grey box, there is another "IntelliStar 2 Jr" box exactly as describe previously, this time located inside of the computer rack. It is wearing a pink sticker with the text "VBA 4". Above that system, there is a beige, vertically slim system labeled "The Weather Star Jr. It has 8 LEDs on the front, three of which are lit up green. Above that system, there is a grey box labeled "The Weather Star Jr Audio Alert", with 2 LEDs, one lit red. There is a The Weather Channel logo on the right.
October 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
cctl.me
why he look like the red peanut butter m&m
October 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM