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Bren

This video gives you a good idea of what the Vectrex is all about:

Bren

I've been obsessing lately about Vectrex, the '80's era home game console that came with a built-in vector graphics screen.

I owned one in the mid-to-late '80's, after Toys R Us had dropped the price to $50, due to it being a discontinued item.

Really a fascinating machine, but the screen on mine ...

Bren

What did that paint job cost you, and what region are you in?

I'm in Austin, it was $3400 total to do the exterior and door jambs. When I drove the car there I took off the bumpers, doors, and lights in the parking lot and that saved a bit.

10 years ago the car was painted blue by an ...

Bren

j_tso wrote: Sun Apr 19, 2026 6:17 pm
Maaco is a body shop chain known for doing affordable but low quality work.

What did that paint job cost you, and what region are you in?

Bren

Why does Jehannum's child get a Toyota MR2, but I'm still driving a Ford Focus and a Ford Fiesta?

Does that seem at all fair?

I put adderall in the gas tank of my friend's Ford Fiesta, and it transformed into a Ford Focus.

Don't you think you should reward me for staying off drugs?

At ...

Bren

I've always been a bit confused about ffmpeg. It seems like it kind of exists as a stand-alone app, but also needs to be installed in order for other programs to function properly?

I'm guessing the thing I experience as a stand-alone app might really be one of many ffmpeg front ends a person could ...

Bren

Why does Jehannum's child get a Toyota MR2, but I'm still driving a Ford Focus and a Ford Fiesta?

Does that seem at all fair?

I put adderall in the gas tank of my friend's Ford Fiesta, and it transformed into a Ford Focus.

Don't you think you should reward me for staying off drugs?

At ...

Bren

Why does Jehannum's child get a Toyota MR2, but I'm still driving a Ford Focus and a Ford Fiesta?

Does that seem at all fair?

Bren

FALSE ALARM, EVERYBODY!

You can still order an iMac with 32GB. What's changed is the configurator tool on the Apple Store web site. The new interface fails to make it clear that you must first select the model with four Thunderbolt ports and you must also first select at least 512GB of storage ...

Bren

It's wild that they've just quietly eliminated the 32GB iMac and nobody in the media has even reported on this development.

Bren

I could have sworn it was possible to order a new iMac with 32GB of RAM, but I was just perusing Apple's Web site and the store won't allow me to configure an iMac with more than 24GB.

Am I misremembering, and 32GB was never possible?

Or has Apple quietly eliminated the 32GB option as RAM ...

Bren

Two or three years ago I bought a Lenovo gaming laptop at Costco for $499. Came with 16GB and is expandable to 32GB.

As long as Windows laptops like that exist, I really, truly can't see spending $599 for a MacBook Neo. It's just a very bad deal.

Bren

Today I was shocked to learn the Neo comes with just 8GB of RAM with no option to order one with more.

That is insane. Super disappointing.

Bren

That MacBook Neo sounds like big news. Depending on how cheap it winds up being, it could truly be a boon to people who want the benefits of MacOS without having to pay high-end boutique prices for more hardwar than they'll ever need.

Bren

I STARTED A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED "LOUDOUN COUNTY HUSTLERS" JUST TO UPSET THOSE PEOPLE.

Bren

Bedstuy understood he could aim me at Loudoun County and Leesburg like a weapon. I'm just lucky it was him, and not the CIA, who got a hold of me.

Bren

This is really cool!

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I do this in honor of Bedstuy, who you might recall died many, many years ago.

Never stop trolling Loudoun and Leesburg. They deserve it.

Bren

It's lovely to see those Macstack-specific emojis again!

Bren

Y'all, I've changed a lot. I think I might be slightly less full of shit?

Still extremely online, however.

Bren

Now everything is right with the world.

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I might buy a Vectrex, a Vectrex Mini, both, or neither?

I might buy a Vectrex, a Vectrex Mini, both, or neither?

Cars

Cars

Cars

PSA: ffmpeg

Cars

Cars

Am I suffering from a false memory or....

Am I suffering from a false memory or....

Am I suffering from a false memory or....

Next Apple event March 4

Next Apple event March 4

Next Apple event March 4

I am, to this day, still trolling the residents of Loudoun County

I am, to this day, still trolling the residents of Loudoun County

This is my "Photoshop"

I am, to this day, still trolling the residents of Loudoun County

THANK YOU MATT AND MALKIN FOR BRINGING THIS THING BACK!

THANK YOU MATT AND MALKIN FOR BRINGING THIS THING BACK!

THANK YOU MATT AND MALKIN FOR BRINGING THIS THING BACK!