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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁

@graffias79.bsky.social

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Astronomy, electronic music, analog audio technology, 16-bit computer and classic video game lover. Skeptic secular humanist. Cisgender gay male. 🏳️‍🌈 he/him Black and trans lives matter! 📍Southern Wisconsin

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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 1h

I remember watching Small Wonder on WFLD out of Chicago when I was a kid. I'm excited the guys from @gayestepisodeever.bsky.social are covering this show!

www.gayestepisodeever.com/episodes/sma...

Small Wonder Celebrated an 80s Kid Who Was Different — Gayest Episode Ever

Every millennial gay man is also a robot girl in a pinafore.

www.gayestepisodeever.com

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 6h

Congratulations! 🎉❤️

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 9h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 8h

Since this post is blowing up, please consider checking out my work preserving a rare industrial film format that no one is saving, and support me if you can:

uncommonephemera.org

Uncommon Ephemera

Uncommon Ephemera is a media preservation initiative focused on obscure, nearly-lost, and at-risk 20th century American multimedia.

uncommonephemera.org

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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 10h

That's okay. We're a third world country now anyway.

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 11h

Um, I don't think that's how you spell Grand Funk. 😅

Late 1970s Maxell UD90 cassette with the following names written on the label: "Cat Stevens" "Steely Dan" "Elton John" and "Grand Fuck".

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 18h

"Tanks for the mouse!"

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 21h

Post you from a different era

This is me in March 2006. I was living in a spare room in my brother and his girlfriend's condo. I was staying there trying to get on my feet in the Chicagoland area. Just a couple months before, I left my podunk hometown for good.

Photo of me wearing headphones while wearing a shirt showing a pair of headphones.

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 21h

Compared to part 2, this game is pretty rudimentary, but damn do I love the soundtrack!

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Anthony Hurd @anthonyhurd.bsky.social · 1d

My coloring book proofs arrived today and they look so good! Can’t wait to get the full order and start shipping them out in a few weeks!

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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 1d

Just for clarity, I need Chrome for work stuff. I prefer Firefox.

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 1d

Why?!

Window showing Chrome downloading. Estimate is 1 hour.

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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 1d

I had to reinstall Win 11 on my PC. I just downloaded a file over 100 MB from Google to install Chrome. Just to install it, that wasn't the browser. What the hell could take 100 MB just for a downloader? Why is everything garbage now?

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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 1d

Sness 😋

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gotchaimages.bsky.social @gotchaimages.bsky.social · 2d

100-400 handheld…so shaky😀

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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 2d

Let us know when you have your ambient music available for streaming/purchase!

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Adrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com · 3d

If anyone missed the YouTuber panel at VCFMW, it's been posted online.

youtu.be/VMSxlRK7lY0?...

Vintage Tech YouTubers Discussion Panel | VCFMW 20 (2025)

YouTube video by VCF Midwest

youtu.be

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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 2d

I've never been on a commercial airplane so I would too. I was on a small propeller airplane back when I was like 11.

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 2d

Are you sure that's the only reason? 😅 Kidding 😝

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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 2d

I have a Pioneer deck with auto reverse that can record in both directions like this. I use it mostly for playback though.

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 2d

OMG I'm so sorry! I know how painful this is. Massive hugs!

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 2d

Nice try. We don't even have Comcast in this area. 🙄

Also, next time try completing your sentences.

Prompt on my cell phone saying:

Missed call from +1 970-414-9989

"Hi, Comcast Xfinity here.... We processed the cancellation of your 50% discount on monthly bill after no response.... This wasn't intended.
You must call back on the number showing on your caller ID immediately.... Otherwise, your bill will return to"

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Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 2d

Corn maize

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 3d

I agree. It would be fascinating if different life chemistry can exist too.

Jamie 🏹🌖 🔭🍂🍁 @graffias79.bsky.social · 3d

It's definitely possible. I guess it depends on the composition of the nebula in which we formed. I'm not sure how the differences come about. Perhaps different supernova types?

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