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Bisexual, non-binary, Retro computer/Apple enthusiast, Model Railroader, photographer, writer, Nintendo lover. Not necessarily in that order.

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 14d

It’s October which means it’s time for another Vintage Macworld Readalong! Come take a look at October 1995 with me.

youtu.be/TRU6bPccdzU?...

Macworld October 1995 - Read with me!

YouTube video by Cameron Talley

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 12h

"What does god need with a Starsh--I mean, a President?"

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 12h

Delightfully surprised that after putting this into a window and making the resolution super tiny my 2019 MacBook Air can handle it decently. It's fun! 🎃

Kitten Cup Studio @kittencupstudio.bsky.social · 19h

It's online pumpking carving season!!!

one of our fav games to play with friends this time of year, is the Ghost Town Pumpkin Carver by @adamgryu.bsky.social

adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carver

The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival by adamgryu

carve a lil pumpkin and share it with the world

adamgryu.itch.io

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 12h

we were now in that enchanted calm which they say lurks at the heart of every commotion

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 18h

So Bessent is Jar Jar?

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 18h

If it’s Xbox branded it should be able to to play Xbox games. Wild that we’ve gone back to “can I play this game on the device I own?” From the 80s.

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 18h

My dad had one installed in our backyard. Not a bare flame but lit some sort of mesh. Put out lots of light. That was 30 years ago though. Certainly wouldn’t do that today. Just another expense!

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 22h

It’s not. Mocha Dick, the whale Moby Dick was based on, was a Sperm Whale and would be like 250 years old at this point.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah I think you’re right, I was thinking about it and remembered I’d used cheap acrylics for the last wood kit I built.

I do like working in wood, even in N scale the results just look so real.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

Be sure to paint both sides of the wood at the same time. Otherwise the wood will warp!

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

I'm going to use the awesome powers that were granted to me when I got an MBA and say... "seems bad!"

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

Apple's teasing the M5 MacBook. Been waiting for this since the M series was announced.

Behold, The M-5 Computer!

A screenshot showing the M-5 computer from the Star Trek TOS episode "The Ultimate computer" It has a round viewscreen-looking thing on the left and a terminal-like console on the right. The screen on the console is black with a few colorful lines on it.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey, Pie day!

Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 1d

#OtD 14 Oct 1977 anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist. She then began praying and burst into tears. Following a boycott, she lost her job as brand ambassador for Florida orange juice. More LGBT+ history here: workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

Chili with beans is not chili.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

They had sales!?

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta pay my respects to Windows 10. In a world of Windows, at least you weren’t 11. Or Vista. Or 8. And who could forget version 1.0?

Gone too soon.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

Well it happened about 15 minutes ago.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes looking straight up Trump’s nose. Just want I wanted to do today.

Never mind this gives Fascist vibes.

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 1d

My phone is still tied to my dad’s account and I got a text saying he urgently needed to register to vote (his address listed) and it was clearly marked as a republican voting initiative.

My dad’s been dead since 2019.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 2d

THANK YOU

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 2d

You know in the central time zone I hear this film goes to 11.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/tgbNymZ7vqY?...

The Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody is still gold.

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not able to watch right now for #TCMParty but the directors cut of That Thing You Do is a wildly different film and honestly I think the theatrical is better.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 2d

You mean you somehow don't stare at a computer screen on model railroading forums all day instead of modeling?! How have you mastered this feat!?

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camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 2d

There's a GameStop next to the Barnes and Noble I frequent (you can still tell where they used to have a connecting corridor between them) so I ventured into one for the first time in maybe 2 years and Holy crap it's just Collect-a-Stop now. There were a few games I guess. If you had a shovel.

camerontalley.bsky.social @camerontalley.bsky.social · 2d

My god if there was ever a time to watch Cabaret it would be now.

Anyway musicals:
My Fair Lady
Little Shop of Horrors
Rent
Tommy (interesting to compare-contrast the album and the musical)
Paint your Wagon

Some musicals are great. Some musicals are cringe. All can be fun.

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