Ron O’Dell
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Ron O’Dell
@keeper1st.bsky.social
Ragtime composer. Former motorsports journalist. Sim-racer of old (GPLEA). Arcimoto FUV owner!
Though I always turned down all the detail for the better frame rate…
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 AM
He said as much as a commentator for a show on History Channel 15 or 20 years ago. Commenting on the Great Depression, he said he loves a bad economy because it provides business opportunities.
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I do not own a cell phone, so, yes.
January 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Hey Don-don, if we can’t have stupid people running the country, how about you make an executive order that requires holders of high office — and those running — take an IQ test on live television?
January 2, 2026 at 2:53 PM
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It may mean reduced graphical detail and lono loading time, but rally sims really need procedural generation, or precedual as it were. Then a competition manager sends a generation code to players for online leaderboard. Sim lets user run stage twice: One recce then one timed.
December 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
He assumed it was a Trebor Tichenor composition because it is in Trebor’s style and Stan did like Trebor’s music.
December 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My late friend Stan Long had a similar experience. An ear player who couldn’t read a note and never studied theory, he had a tune in his head but couldn’t figure out what it was. He thought someone must recognize it. He had to be convinced it was actually his own creation. youtu.be/Jxzz-6gm2UU?...
Haunting Accident, by Stan Long
YouTube video by Keeper1st
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December 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
How about one of Sam saying “Bring it!”
December 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“I know nothing about” = “I am deeply involved with”.
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
About 35 years ago when the Apple Newton came out, I was thinking there should be a term for devices like it in general (eventually the industry called them Personal Digital Assistant). My idea, before “PDA“ was adopted, was Personal Electronic Notebook & Information Store. Easy abbreviation to say.
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
There are plenty of real photos from the protests. No need to generate AI ones.
October 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I don’t think there is much fun to be had in an AI server room.
October 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Build High for Happiness!
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I was not thinking so lavishly. I‘ll probably just ramble a bit like when I recalled the time I did what may have been the first live commentary on the internet from a race, in 1998. youtu.be/itRZXepiLQA?... Maybe we can do something polished for RSC after.
Humble Beginning of Live Internet Commentary, 1998 Laguna Seca, my recollection
YouTube video by Keeper1st
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October 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I should do a video blog recalling these early sim racing days, how r.a.s came into being, early modding with a sector editor, formation of the GPLEA, beta-testing rFactor…
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Prior to that there had been a thread posing the question of what type of sim one wanted to see. When I suggested something not modern, thinking 1950s, consensus emerged of 1967 being best, for the fastest non-winged cars. It may have influenced the creation of GPL!
October 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM