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Panic! In static! Out-manic! Don't you find it all romantic, the way things used to be?
Panic! In static! Out-manic! Don't you find it all romantic, the way things used to be?
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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.
Give a follow and join me on this bizarre adventure.
wow, a responsible company???? I LOVE COMMODORE
Here’s more transparency around our transparent PCB.
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
wow, a responsible company???? I LOVE COMMODORE
holy shit i'm trying to make music with Furnace tracker using the VIC 20 chip and it's pissing me off:
- why is D# out of tune
- why is F out of tune
- why is volume global
of course, this misery is self inflicted, but my question remains WHY??
- why is D# out of tune
- why is F out of tune
- why is volume global
of course, this misery is self inflicted, but my question remains WHY??
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
holy shit i'm trying to make music with Furnace tracker using the VIC 20 chip and it's pissing me off:
- why is D# out of tune
- why is F out of tune
- why is volume global
of course, this misery is self inflicted, but my question remains WHY??
- why is D# out of tune
- why is F out of tune
- why is volume global
of course, this misery is self inflicted, but my question remains WHY??
Feeling good today, finally got the garage cleaned up enough to have a workbench again! :)
Although I've still got so much stuff laying around, it really might be time to let go of a few things and give them better homes
Although I've still got so much stuff laying around, it really might be time to let go of a few things and give them better homes
January 12, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Feeling good today, finally got the garage cleaned up enough to have a workbench again! :)
Although I've still got so much stuff laying around, it really might be time to let go of a few things and give them better homes
Although I've still got so much stuff laying around, it really might be time to let go of a few things and give them better homes
Speaking of the datasette I spent all of yesterday trying to record VIC 20 programs to tape from a WAV file using a dinky cassette recorder I got from Amazon, and could not get any completely successful loads.
Anybody know of some high fidelity cassette recorders that are
perfect for the task?
Anybody know of some high fidelity cassette recorders that are
perfect for the task?
You're not a real gamer unless you pirated your mates games in the 1980s.
January 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Speaking of the datasette I spent all of yesterday trying to record VIC 20 programs to tape from a WAV file using a dinky cassette recorder I got from Amazon, and could not get any completely successful loads.
Anybody know of some high fidelity cassette recorders that are
perfect for the task?
Anybody know of some high fidelity cassette recorders that are
perfect for the task?
i'm stocking up before the RAM crisis gets worse
January 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
i'm stocking up before the RAM crisis gets worse
Ah, well. I got the C64 to boot up and I played around with it for about 30 minutes, power cycled it twice and now I've got a black screen and no power LED.... PSU is outputting 5.25VDC
Really hoping I didn't kill this thing, but knowing my luck.......
Really hoping I didn't kill this thing, but knowing my luck.......
January 9, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Ah, well. I got the C64 to boot up and I played around with it for about 30 minutes, power cycled it twice and now I've got a black screen and no power LED.... PSU is outputting 5.25VDC
Really hoping I didn't kill this thing, but knowing my luck.......
Really hoping I didn't kill this thing, but knowing my luck.......
One might even call this a Commo-HORROR
I was going to wait to post about my acquisition of a Commodore 64 until I had it up and running, but I am so fucking appalled at what I just got in the mail I couldn't resist the urge.
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
One might even call this a Commo-HORROR
I was going to wait to post about my acquisition of a Commodore 64 until I had it up and running, but I am so fucking appalled at what I just got in the mail I couldn't resist the urge.
January 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I was going to wait to post about my acquisition of a Commodore 64 until I had it up and running, but I am so fucking appalled at what I just got in the mail I couldn't resist the urge.
The video signal was crying out for a few minutes and then it started acting fine.... holy cow I can't believe this thing is still fully functional. I love it
January 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The video signal was crying out for a few minutes and then it started acting fine.... holy cow I can't believe this thing is still fully functional. I love it
I'm hopeful for today, I'm getting a really cool set of things in the mail to play with for the first time, and I've got a new side project at work...
I've caught the Commodore bug! I'll be playing with a VIC 20 today if it works...
I've caught the Commodore bug! I'll be playing with a VIC 20 today if it works...
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I'm hopeful for today, I'm getting a really cool set of things in the mail to play with for the first time, and I've got a new side project at work...
I've caught the Commodore bug! I'll be playing with a VIC 20 today if it works...
I've caught the Commodore bug! I'll be playing with a VIC 20 today if it works...
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If you have the space, means and collection: a northern Texas warehouse full of proto-Redbox VHS vending machines from the mid-1980s is being evicted. The machines are free and whatever isn't taken will imminently be scrapped.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM
If you have the space, means and collection: a northern Texas warehouse full of proto-Redbox VHS vending machines from the mid-1980s is being evicted. The machines are free and whatever isn't taken will imminently be scrapped.
www.facebook.com/commerce/lis...
www.facebook.com/commerce/lis...
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heard the RAM shortage is getting bad so I've been trying to stock up🤞
January 5, 2026 at 3:32 AM
heard the RAM shortage is getting bad so I've been trying to stock up🤞
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are you waiting to wake up?
December 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
are you waiting to wake up?
December 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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what the fuck is happening
December 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
what the fuck is happening
finally turned on the christmas music and i'm starting to feel christmas-y now
i think radio stations starting as early as November 1st is desensitizing me to it and it ruins the mood so I try not to listen to it too early
i think radio stations starting as early as November 1st is desensitizing me to it and it ruins the mood so I try not to listen to it too early
December 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
finally turned on the christmas music and i'm starting to feel christmas-y now
i think radio stations starting as early as November 1st is desensitizing me to it and it ruins the mood so I try not to listen to it too early
i think radio stations starting as early as November 1st is desensitizing me to it and it ruins the mood so I try not to listen to it too early
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Just a happy little guy
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Just a happy little guy
forgot to post i somehow managed to complete the Unity Cup career on the first try in uma last night
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
forgot to post i somehow managed to complete the Unity Cup career on the first try in uma last night
it just keeps making sense. python is the puppygirl language after all
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December 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
it just keeps making sense. python is the puppygirl language after all
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Built an orbit simulation tool with only vanilla JS and the Canvas API
Try it out: caidan.dev/portfolio/or...
Try it out: caidan.dev/portfolio/or...
December 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Built an orbit simulation tool with only vanilla JS and the Canvas API
Try it out: caidan.dev/portfolio/or...
Try it out: caidan.dev/portfolio/or...
this screenshot did not age well (look at the date)
December 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
this screenshot did not age well (look at the date)