SmokeMonster
@smokemonster.bsky.social
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Video game preservation legend. '90s mall rat. Arcade scum. Unconditional love. Exclusively on Bluesky ❤️‍🔥 youtube.com/smokemonster
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Back to the canyon from whence you came
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Yeah I assume it's just what happens to any open port these days. So should I try a lower port number, or would it not be accessible remotely?
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Those eyes! 🐈‍⬛🐾
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Made a couple other discs to try too.
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New foil for my '90s hologram light
The old foil was losing its holo
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I watched Opening Night (1977) and it's a rare perfect film. It's like stepping through a mirror into another universe.

It's one of Joan Blondell's last roles, and I was happy to see how my fav '30s gold digger turned out. Unbelievable cast and performances. youtu.be/eRZZAvWIBAo
Opening Night (1977) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers
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For trucking the open roads of Europe
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Yes, I got a few of those for retro PC use and put one on the GPU in my Win98 laptop. It seems to work but I do worry about it slipping out and causing havoc.
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Yes, I'm using it in everything now. I was thinking of using it in my GPU too.
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It's crazy because practically everyone building modern PCs goes out of their way to ensure they have SK Hynix RAM in their sticks for reaching the advertised DDR5 speeds.
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I thought everyone says Hynix is the best?
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I'm unhappy with the Shure SM7B so I'm putting my tube mic back into action.
Mullard 12AX7 tube
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That's definitely the problem if I had to guess, great catch. Normally you could just straighten them out, but the bottom one is torn from its pad. Any good console modder should be able to fix it for you easily though.
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Wow, the 4090 rawks for streaming. What was I thinking locking this away in the VR rig?
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I put in two big YS orders before tariffs hit so I'm stocked for a few years too, for puerh at least.
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I noticed that all my everyday puerhs went up 20%, and some went way higher. One went from $40 to $70 for a cake. Sucks!
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I'm not into overclocking, but undervolting is interesting. Stress testing the new rig with CPU negative curves and UV GPU.
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Nice. It's key to my streaming setup too with nowplaying text and everything.
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And many of the now v1-locked components are still active and getting updates.
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Haha, good luck hearing me!
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Ancient Noctua NH-D15 heatsink in my ultrasonic cleaner
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Rama was my favorite book series bitd