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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 19h

Floppies are back on the menu! Doing CD-ROMs, cassettes, and floppies at the same time. twitch.tv/textfiles

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BOOpurina 🎃✨🪡 @purpurinastitch.bsky.social · 1d

GOD BLESS THE INTERNET ARCHIVE

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 1d

OK, then. We can take it offline.

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 1d

Yes, to be clear, I more or less mean the BBC acting like this is huge new hullabaloo

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ceej @ceej.online · 2d

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 2d

It is a tale
Told by an idiot

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 1d

Only a specific type of person wants this. It's an Apple II floppy box, original. I feel bad throwing it out without offering it to whoever wants to cover postage, in the US.

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 1d

Out the door

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 1d

CDs, VHS, cassettes, CD-ROMs, U-matics.

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 1d

Welcome to the party

Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 1d

Lovely article on University of Cambridge's Future Nostalgia project - rescuing knowledge from old floppy disks! Much of it resonates with the preservation work we do at GTW:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

via BBC_Future

A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks

From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.

www.bbc.com

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 1d

Bidding is at $500. I am calling it at close of business in the US, which is 8pm EST, 5pm PST.

Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 4d

Okay, it's time. I have a prized Cult of the dead cow Zippo lighter. These simply do not exist anywhere. But a CDC member is hurting and I want to encourage donations to the GoFundMe, so out it goes. Details in thread.

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 1d

I won

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 1d

Brb, gotta fight

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 2d

Had a great day at NY Comic con. Only going for one day. Saw all the important things

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 2d

I'll bring it up with the team, but it could just simply be that Malwarebytes has declared it on the off list again and we have to start a dialogue

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 2d

It's absolutely up. The problem is somewhere else. What country are you in?

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 2d

It's the one year anniversary of the internet archive hack. Brushed ourselves off, did some long needed maintenance, and it's been a pretty good year.

youtu.be/HXhydpu8Cvs?...

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 2d

This is the MRI

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 2d

My MRI came back

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 2d

"Okay, you've inspected the house. Just a few mice right?"

"Well..."

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 2d

Amplifying indie creators

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 2d

Find Jason at New York Comic Con challenge

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 3d

Bid is currently at $500.

Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 4d

Okay, it's time. I have a prized Cult of the dead cow Zippo lighter. These simply do not exist anywhere. But a CDC member is hurting and I want to encourage donations to the GoFundMe, so out it goes. Details in thread.

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 3d

a seal with blue eyes is sitting on a boat

ALT: a seal with blue eyes is sitting on a boat

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 3d

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 3d

Livestreaming my schennanigans twitch.tv/textfiles

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