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@8bit
8/16-Bit futurist, short-term pessimist, long-term optimist. Extremely into board games, retro hardware, software, art n' punk rock. I work for a (modern) software company during the day. Sorry in advance for disappointing you. Why are you reading this
Found this AI prompt, and now I'm probably going to get all medical claims denied just by posting this (you know, about the CLANKERS)
An absolute pleasure when companies/designers deliver fun and unique web experiences! maevechocolate.com/products/vir...
Regardless of how you feel about AI, LLM-assisted coding is here to stay. AND, yes, without proper guardrails and testing (and experienced devs), bad decisions can slip through the cracks. But "using LLMs automatically makes an app slop" is really not reality anymore in 2026, IMHO
Every new, popular consumer tech has a journey on the Hype Cycle. With AI, we are approaching the Peak of Inflated Expectations, about to slide down the Trough of Disillusionment (“technology is only useful when it’s boring” etc etc)
Latest edition of Zzapp! C64 magazine (Jun-Jul 2026), a game review from Christian Simpson (aka Perifractic), CEO of the new Commodore… I mean… WTF am I reading
Trying to keep a straight face, telling my wife my that I’m envious of other people’s wangs, and she’s like “that’s a computer, right? You’re not talking about dicks.” The pause was palpable and maybe I stretched it too long but anyway here’s a Wang
Some progress on DRIVE 8, my C64 BBS software project that leverages some of the new C64 Ultimate's super powers, like 16MB REU, 64 MHz CPU speed, etc. Also runs on VICE. Very rough, but coming along nicely!
Berkeley teachers (including my wife) out there doing the work for the kids!