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richiegolds.bsky.social
Richie’s Computer Stuff
@richiegolds.bsky.social
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I also make videos, on the PeerTube instance MakerTube, and not YouTube! I like computery-things and memes.

https://makertube.net/a/richie_g/video-channels
https://cyberplace.social/@richiegolds
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richiegolds.bsky.social
Be mindful of false urgency! Most people don’t fall for this - they prey on those who don’t recognize it for the scam that it is!
femoidenabler.bsky.social foid enabler | memes 📄 @femoidenabler.bsky.social · 2h
PSA. If you get dm'd like this, please do not fall for it. This account was made 8 minutes before I even saw the message. Stay safe and don't follow random links sent to you in dms. Even if they claim to be official.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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docketrocket9999.bsky.social
#memes
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Pulled out a noisy #486dx system in my collection! Listen to that hard drive! #oldcomputer #retrocomputer #intel486 #dos #msdos #plopbootloader #vintagecomputer #retrocomputing #90s #90snostalgia
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
richiegolds.bsky.social
NEW VIDEO! Development hell has ended - my Shuttle XPC Cube’s feature presentation is now live on #makertube #peertube!

makertube.net/w/kWULYen9Ky...
Old PC: Shuttle XPC (2002) - Windows XP Games & Linux in 2025
Finally, nine months in the making (most of that was me just doing other things), presenting a 2002-2003 Shuttle XPC Cube as a nostalgic look back on early 2000s gaming! One of my favourite machine...
makertube.net
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Coming soon to a #peertube instance near you! #videomaking #shuttlexpc
A close-up photo of a computer monitor showing the Render Queue in DaVinci Resolve. The project titled “Shuttle XPC (Remake) | Main Video” is actively rendering, located at /home/richie/Videos/Videos/ShuttleXPC.mov. The progress bar shows 22% complete with 7 minutes and 51 seconds remaining, and below it, the text reads “Rendering in Progress – 1 of 1 Jobs”. The timeline with multiple video tracks is partially visible at the bottom of the screen.
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Thought I’d share a capture from my latest video in progress, the #shuttlexpc video. Yes, the text and progress bar are colourful. I was playing with various #davinciresolvefusion nodes and key framing, and just thought it looked cool! #davinciresolve #needforspeedunderground #videomaking
A 5:4 gameplay screengrab from Need for Speed: Underground, overlaid on a blurred, stretched background of the same footage to fit a 16:9 frame. The scene shows a bright green Dodge Neon racing through a city tunnel at night, slightly airborne as it speeds along the yellow-striped road. The on-screen HUD shows the player in 1st place, 26 seconds into the race, driving at 170 km/h in 4th gear. The name “Eh” appears in the top-right leaderboard. A small minimap with blue arrows is on the lower left, and a tachometer and speedometer are in the lower right. In the bottom left corner of the video, a glowing orange quarter-circle progress bar arcs beside the text “Need for Speed Underground.
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
I thought I’d share this article. I’m opinionated of course, but I find this particularly interesting. #linux #linuxgaming #xboxally #rogally #xboxallyx

Will this ruffle some feathers? Maybe. Just don’t shoot the messenger.

www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than the Windows it ships with — new test shows up to 32% higher FPS, with more stable framerates and quicker sleep resume times
Jury's still out on Microsoft's optimization.
www.tomshardware.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
richiegolds.bsky.social
For the first time in 9 months since I first teased this video, it’s finally fully filmed and just needs to be edited. Wow. #videomaking #davinciresolve #shuttlexpc #ibmthinkpad
A computer monitor displaying DaVinci Resolve video editing software. The project on screen shows a split view — the clip monitor in the middle features a Shuttle XPC Cube illuminated with dramatic purple and blue lighting, while the timeline monitor on the right shows a retro-themed desk setup with an early 2000s IBM ThinkPad, the same Shuttle XPC Cube, an iMac G4, and a Dell LCD monitor in the background. Below, the timeline displays video and audio tracks with adjustment layers and clips arranged in sequence. The workspace around the screen is dimly lit, with a faint warm reflection on the desk surface and a CD visible in front of the monitor.
October 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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sudo.gay
#windows #linux #meme
October 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
First experiments with #prores #proreslog! Should offer an improvement to the image quality in my videos! #videomaking #davinciresolve
October 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Today’s the day that #microsoft is considering hundreds of millions of perfectly good computers e-waste. Instead of throwing that PC away and upgrading like the good little consumer M$ wants you to be, now’s a good time to learn something new, and give #linux a go.
October 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
richiegolds.bsky.social
I don’t understand buttercream. It’s too much. I both like it and I don’t. The cakes it gets put on are denser than I am at 6:00 AM without coffee. Thinking about that Black Forest cake, and my stomach is both turning and wanting a little more. That’s what I get for cutting down sugar for so long.
October 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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dan1964.bsky.social
On Getting Older

#adulting #gettingolder #ageing #aging #growingold #oldage #humor #funny #agehumor #meme #memes #1970s #1980s #1990s
September 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Check out these sick night time shots of #vancouver #vancouverbc I took! #vancouvercanada #iphonephotography
A nighttime cityscape of downtown Vancouver, taken from a 6th-floor hotel balcony. The view shows a marina filled with boats in the foreground, a row of trees illuminated by warm streetlights, and a dense cluster of high-rise buildings in the background, their windows glowing with light under a cloudy night sky. A nighttime view from the same balcony, looking out over the marina toward Coal Harbour. Boats are docked in the foreground, while the water reflects the glow of ships, a brightly lit bridge, and distant city lights. On the right, high-rise buildings line the shore, and warm streetlights illuminate the trees and walkway below.
September 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Oh yes.
September 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Oh snap! I'm finally getting back to work! I teased this video months ago, and I'm finally getting around to re-shooting it now that I have more space to actually do this properly. #videomaking #retropc #retrocomputer #pentium4 #shuttlexpc #oldpc #oldcomputer
A moody, retro-tech filming setup lit with nostalgic, dramatic cyan and magenta lighting. A beige IKEA desk is positioned against an unfinished wall with exposed insulation. On the desk sits a silver Shuttle XPC cube-style PC, illuminated with pink and blue light, in front of a Lenovo ThinkVision monitor. A pair of Logitech speakers, a wired keyboard, a black mouse, a network switch, and a Mac Mini are also on the desk. To the left is a purple desk lamp, and on both sides in front of the desk are two LED lights mounted on tripods, but only the tall cyan light stick and the purple desk lamp are turned on. A camera is set up on a tripod in front of the desk, aimed at the Shuttle PC. Underneath the desk sit a silver Power Mac G4 MDD and a Dell Optiplex tower. A close-up of the silver Shuttle XPC cube computer, dramatically lit with magenta and cyan lighting. The front panel features a DVD-ROM drive, a floppy drive, and front I/O ports including USB, audio jacks, and power/reset buttons. A classic blue Intel Pentium 4 “Intel Inside” sticker is visible in the lower right corner. The metal case has some wear and scratches, showing its age. The background is lightly out of focus and blurred, but still shows the black Lenovo monitor, desktop speakers, and the wall’s insulation behind the desk.
September 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
I lost the game.
September 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Okay. You have got to check out this picture I took over this past long weekend. #kananaskis #kananaskisnationalpark #braggcreek #elbowriver #braggcreekalberta #alberta #albertawilderness #canada #rockymountains #canadawilderness #borealforest #river #scenic #wilderness
A clear, shallow river winds through a rocky valley surrounded by dense evergreen forest in Kananaskis near Bragg Creek, Alberta. On the left, jagged rock faces rise steeply, covered with tall pine and spruce trees. The right side of the riverbank is made up of exposed rocks and patches of sandy shoreline, with a few small plants growing between the cracks. The water is transparent and rippling gently, reflecting the late afternoon sun. Overhead, dramatic white clouds drift across a bright blue sky, with forested mountain ridges visible in the distance.
September 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
I use AI to assist with my videos - polishing scripts, finding info I can verify, and brainstorming ideas (read: using it responsibly). If that’s a problem for you, you’re free to mute or unfollow. It doesn’t bother me, and I’ll keep creating videos the way that works for me.
September 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
I see a lot of anti-AI sentiment that is like “AI is flawed, therefore it’s worthless and no one should use it ever.” Let's introduce nuance - I don’t think it’s that simple. I feel like the issue isn’t strictly the tool itself - the hands that wield it are just as, if not more, important.
September 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Answering a question no one asked: my “feature” videos usually take close to a week to make if I worked on them straight through. Since I also work full-time, the process stretches into weeks. Even with AI helping polish things, scripts alone can take me days to finish.
September 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
Saw someone run into BitLocker issues they didn’t even know they had… naturally, the #Linux comments showed up, and then the anti-Linux comments predictably rolled in right after.
August 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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gamingonlinux.com
Trojan Horse meme, Steam Deck bringing Linux to Windows gamers
April 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
You know, I was kind of just thinking. People will get really pissy about every new Windows “feature” or change they didn’t ask for, but won’t even take a second look at #Linux, which would probably solve half their problems. I notice this A LOT in posts about Windows enshittification. #foss
August 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
richiegolds.bsky.social
That #compaqdeskproen #compaqdeskpro I showed? Got a CPU upgrade! Going from an 800MHz #pentium3 #p3 #pentiumiii to a 1GHz version got a 452 point (21%) increase in PCMark 2002! #compaq #pentium #piii #vintagepc #retropc #oldpc #oldcomputer #retrocomputer #windows2000 #2000snostalgia #coppermine
A screenshot of the MadOnion.com System Info window shows system specs for a Compaq PC running Windows 2000. The CPU is an Intel Pentium III at 797 MHz (800 MHz), with an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500, 512MB of RAM, and motherboard model 0688h by Compaq. The tool version is 2.2. A screenshot of the PCMark2002 Free results screen shows a benchmark with an Intel Pentium III at 800MHz. The scores are: CPU – 2168, Memory – 1481, and HDD – 996. A second MadOnion.com System Info window shows the upgraded specs. The CPU is now an Intel Pentium III at 997 MHz (1 GHz), still paired with the GeForce FX 5500 and 512MB RAM. Free physical memory is listed as 386.52 MB. Motherboard info remains unchanged. Another PCMark2002 Free results screen, now reflecting the upgraded CPU. The scores are improved: CPU – 2626, Memory – 1558, and HDD – 1000, indicating better performance from the 1GHz Pentium III.
August 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM