Phil Nelson
@philnelson.bsky.social
The co-host with the co-most. Your +1 and only. I do computer vision, electronics, old gear and vintage media.
Founder RetroStrange.com & SetSideB.com
biz: [email protected]
SF, CA
Founder RetroStrange.com & SetSideB.com
biz: [email protected]
SF, CA
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I wrote a tribute for BYTE Magazine's amazing cover artist, Robert Tinney, who died Feb 1st
Tinney painted 80 vivid and surreal covers illustrating various concepts in early personal computing from 1978-1990, usually airbrushed with gouache. May he RIP ❤️
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
Tinney painted 80 vivid and surreal covers illustrating various concepts in early personal computing from 1978-1990, usually airbrushed with gouache. May he RIP ❤️
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
February 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I wrote a tribute for BYTE Magazine's amazing cover artist, Robert Tinney, who died Feb 1st
Tinney painted 80 vivid and surreal covers illustrating various concepts in early personal computing from 1978-1990, usually airbrushed with gouache. May he RIP ❤️
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
Tinney painted 80 vivid and surreal covers illustrating various concepts in early personal computing from 1978-1990, usually airbrushed with gouache. May he RIP ❤️
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
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Terrible. The bill now goes to the Senate. Make those calls. 202-224-3121
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Terrible. The bill now goes to the Senate. Make those calls. 202-224-3121
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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In London 2009, Gary Numan made a surprise appearance with NIN to play Numan's "Metal" & "Cars." I filmed it in one unbroken shot from the middle of the stage with a handheld DSLR.
Here's the full video, savor the Dudes Rock energy of two legends doing a big mutual respect ("Cars" starts at 6:38):
Here's the full video, savor the Dudes Rock energy of two legends doing a big mutual respect ("Cars" starts at 6:38):
NIN + Gary Numan: "Metal" / "Cars" Live in London 2009, Single-Shot On-Stage Video by Rob Sheridan
YouTube video by Rob Sheridan
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:54 AM
In London 2009, Gary Numan made a surprise appearance with NIN to play Numan's "Metal" & "Cars." I filmed it in one unbroken shot from the middle of the stage with a handheld DSLR.
Here's the full video, savor the Dudes Rock energy of two legends doing a big mutual respect ("Cars" starts at 6:38):
Here's the full video, savor the Dudes Rock energy of two legends doing a big mutual respect ("Cars" starts at 6:38):
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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Some personal news
Scoop–CFPB just fired employee alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for allegedly disrupting &documenting a meeting a year ago between CFPB & DOGE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
CFPB Fires Employee Over a Confrontation With DOGE a Year Ago
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired an employee for disrupting and documenting a 2025 meeting between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to emails rev...
www.bloomberg.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Some personal news
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U.S. HOUSE APPROVES RESOLUTION TO END TRUMP’S CANADA TARIFFS BY 219–211
February 11, 2026 at 11:19 PM
U.S. HOUSE APPROVES RESOLUTION TO END TRUMP’S CANADA TARIFFS BY 219–211
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Imagine a President bulldozing 1/3 of our Historic White House pocketing $300 million and that doesn’t even crack the top 100 most destructive, vile, disgusting things he’s done, yet here we are
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Imagine a President bulldozing 1/3 of our Historic White House pocketing $300 million and that doesn’t even crack the top 100 most destructive, vile, disgusting things he’s done, yet here we are
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
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Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
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Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
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lol, the government's AI chatbot is just Grok
Realfood.gov's AI just told me to go eat Snickers and Tostitos.
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
lol, the government's AI chatbot is just Grok
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maybe the greatest mobile game ever made, the only time i’ve truly been enamored with one
kairosoft rocks, check this one out if you’ve never played it!!
kairosoft rocks, check this one out if you’ve never played it!!
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
maybe the greatest mobile game ever made, the only time i’ve truly been enamored with one
kairosoft rocks, check this one out if you’ve never played it!!
kairosoft rocks, check this one out if you’ve never played it!!
fuck this I’m gonna build an ipod
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
fuck this I’m gonna build an ipod
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That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
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"I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU, UNDERSTAND ME?"
Local PD in Indianapolis, IN assaulted, abducted and threatened to kill a group of teenagers returning from an anti ICE protest (2|9/26)
Local PD in Indianapolis, IN assaulted, abducted and threatened to kill a group of teenagers returning from an anti ICE protest (2|9/26)
February 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU, UNDERSTAND ME?"
Local PD in Indianapolis, IN assaulted, abducted and threatened to kill a group of teenagers returning from an anti ICE protest (2|9/26)
Local PD in Indianapolis, IN assaulted, abducted and threatened to kill a group of teenagers returning from an anti ICE protest (2|9/26)
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Don’t look away from MN. ICE is still wreaking havoc across the state - changing their tactics to deceive Minnesotans - pretending to be construction workers or folks delivering groceries. Still over 2,000 ICE agents in the state. They’re not going anywhere, your anger and outrage shouldn’t either.
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Don’t look away from MN. ICE is still wreaking havoc across the state - changing their tactics to deceive Minnesotans - pretending to be construction workers or folks delivering groceries. Still over 2,000 ICE agents in the state. They’re not going anywhere, your anger and outrage shouldn’t either.
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Trump is in the Epstien files more than "Harry Potter" is reference in 7 books
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Trump is in the Epstien files more than "Harry Potter" is reference in 7 books
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
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McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
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Donald Trump is taxing Americans at levels not seen in decades. His tariffs increased taxes on US households by an average of $1,000 last year and will cost families another $1,300 in 2026. taxfoundation.org/research/all...
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Donald Trump is taxing Americans at levels not seen in decades. His tariffs increased taxes on US households by an average of $1,000 last year and will cost families another $1,300 in 2026. taxfoundation.org/research/all...
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In this household we will be replacing Discord with Polycom VSX Video Coneference Phones running over 512K worth of ISDN connections.
February 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
In this household we will be replacing Discord with Polycom VSX Video Coneference Phones running over 512K worth of ISDN connections.
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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*hits blunt*
bowling and curling are the same game just with two different battle systems
curling = turn based
bowling = real time
bowling and curling are the same game just with two different battle systems
curling = turn based
bowling = real time
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
*hits blunt*
bowling and curling are the same game just with two different battle systems
curling = turn based
bowling = real time
bowling and curling are the same game just with two different battle systems
curling = turn based
bowling = real time
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Ring is rolling back many of the reforms it’s made in the last few years by easing police access to footage from millions of homes in the United States. This is a grave threat to civil liberties in the United States.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #BigBrother #surveillance #SurveillanceState
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #BigBrother #surveillance #SurveillanceState
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech…
www.eff.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Ring is rolling back many of the reforms it’s made in the last few years by easing police access to footage from millions of homes in the United States. This is a grave threat to civil liberties in the United States.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #BigBrother #surveillance #SurveillanceState
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #BigBrother #surveillance #SurveillanceState