Benj Edwards
@benjedwards.com
Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech Historian. Bylines Fast Company / The Atlantic / Retronauts. http://www.benjedwards.com Founder http://Vintagecomputing.com
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Benj Edwards
@benjedwards.com
· Nov 8
Vintage Computing and Gaming
VC&G is a blog about computer, video game, and technology history founded in 2005 and run by Benj Edwards.
www.vintagecomputing.com
Someone suggested I start a retro tech blog—I already did in 2005! 😁 www.vintagecomputing.com
560+ more works: www.benjedwards.com/works.php
Culture of Tech podcast: www.thecultureoftech.com
Retro works for HTG: www.howtogeek.com/826448/best-...
MIT Press book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
560+ more works: www.benjedwards.com/works.php
Culture of Tech podcast: www.thecultureoftech.com
Retro works for HTG: www.howtogeek.com/826448/best-...
MIT Press book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
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Best I can do is this Cray Key
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Best I can do is this Cray Key
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January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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This hand drawn Zelda guide is amazing and free to download the PDF. Enjoy!
www.handdrawngameguides.com/free-guides/...
#zelda
www.handdrawngameguides.com/free-guides/...
#zelda
January 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This hand drawn Zelda guide is amazing and free to download the PDF. Enjoy!
www.handdrawngameguides.com/free-guides/...
#zelda
www.handdrawngameguides.com/free-guides/...
#zelda
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My 2001 : A Space Odyssey painting for the originals wall at IMAX HQ. From January 2019. Watercolour
January 14, 2026 at 10:51 PM
My 2001 : A Space Odyssey painting for the originals wall at IMAX HQ. From January 2019. Watercolour
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St. Paul Public Schools will soon offer optional online learning at all 69 schools district-wide. That’s different than what happened Monday when they offered student transfers to SPPSOnline, the virtual school. Stay in your own school, without transferring, but virtual — a temporary safety measure
January 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
St. Paul Public Schools will soon offer optional online learning at all 69 schools district-wide. That’s different than what happened Monday when they offered student transfers to SPPSOnline, the virtual school. Stay in your own school, without transferring, but virtual — a temporary safety measure
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The Danish military gears up to defend Greenland
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Denmark’s Army Chief Says He’s Ready to Defend Greenland
Danish forces are moving to the island to show NATO—and Trump—that they’re serious about security.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The Danish military gears up to defend Greenland
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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oh no.. gnome mode is very fun
Last night I added a "Gnome Mode" to Grapheeti where you are a tiny gnome mining individual pixels in the drawing. You can sell them for XP
The most common pixel colors give bonuses to encourage cleaning up the canvas
Come mine and clear the way for new drawings!
www.bxfoundry.com/grapheeti/
The most common pixel colors give bonuses to encourage cleaning up the canvas
Come mine and clear the way for new drawings!
www.bxfoundry.com/grapheeti/
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
oh no.. gnome mode is very fun
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over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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January 12, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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AI is a creativity unlock for those who choose to use it that way
The Grapheeti multi-player drawing game has tool unlocks, an XP leveling system based on how much you draw, and if somebody draws over your stuff, you can "elevate" it to the top.
www.bxfoundry.com/grapheeti/
www.bxfoundry.com/grapheeti/
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
AI is a creativity unlock for those who choose to use it that way
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Save the Games 2.0 Call for Papers is open! The symposium will be held at The Strong in Rochester, NY on July 29 and 30. The deadline for submissions if February 20, 2026! www.museumofplay.org/save-the-gam...
January 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Save the Games 2.0 Call for Papers is open! The symposium will be held at The Strong in Rochester, NY on July 29 and 30. The deadline for submissions if February 20, 2026! www.museumofplay.org/save-the-gam...
Come test my massively-multiplayer online drawing world, Grapheeti 🎨
- One shared canvas for the whole world
- Everyone gets their own unique color
- Draw with your friends!
www.bxfoundry.com/grapheeti/
If it crashes I'll fix it tomorrow 😁
- One shared canvas for the whole world
- Everyone gets their own unique color
- Draw with your friends!
www.bxfoundry.com/grapheeti/
If it crashes I'll fix it tomorrow 😁
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Come test my massively-multiplayer online drawing world, Grapheeti 🎨
- One shared canvas for the whole world
- Everyone gets their own unique color
- Draw with your friends!
www.bxfoundry.com/grapheeti/
If it crashes I'll fix it tomorrow 😁
- One shared canvas for the whole world
- Everyone gets their own unique color
- Draw with your friends!
www.bxfoundry.com/grapheeti/
If it crashes I'll fix it tomorrow 😁
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An all-time tweet. RIP Bob
January 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
An all-time tweet. RIP Bob
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There should be a 3D printer for cheese, even if only so I can buy a 1 KG roll of Cheddar filament
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
There should be a 3D printer for cheese, even if only so I can buy a 1 KG roll of Cheddar filament
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The word ‘phantom’ stems from the same root as ‘photo’, ‘phase’, ‘phenomenon’, ‘fantasy’, and ‘fancy’.
The reconstructed meaning of this root is “to shine”.
Many words were derived from it.
It’s their Ancient Greek descendants that became the words above.
Zoom in on my graphic to learn more:
The reconstructed meaning of this root is “to shine”.
Many words were derived from it.
It’s their Ancient Greek descendants that became the words above.
Zoom in on my graphic to learn more:
January 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The word ‘phantom’ stems from the same root as ‘photo’, ‘phase’, ‘phenomenon’, ‘fantasy’, and ‘fancy’.
The reconstructed meaning of this root is “to shine”.
Many words were derived from it.
It’s their Ancient Greek descendants that became the words above.
Zoom in on my graphic to learn more:
The reconstructed meaning of this root is “to shine”.
Many words were derived from it.
It’s their Ancient Greek descendants that became the words above.
Zoom in on my graphic to learn more:
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It's kinda hypnotic when upping the ball count from 1,000 to 10,000.
January 10, 2026 at 2:53 AM
It's kinda hypnotic when upping the ball count from 1,000 to 10,000.
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Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
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how nobly it raises our conceit of the mighty, misty monster, to behold him solemnly sailing through a calm tropical sea; his vast, mild head overhung by a canopy of vapour
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
how nobly it raises our conceit of the mighty, misty monster, to behold him solemnly sailing through a calm tropical sea; his vast, mild head overhung by a canopy of vapour
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Sometimes you just have to let @lopatto.bsky.social say it out loud www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Sometimes you just have to let @lopatto.bsky.social say it out loud www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
I keep wondering how much worse our country can get, but I am not sure there is a real bottom to this black hole of self-destruction
Am I gonna open the news in one year and see "Trump eats clown baby while nude at press conference," and read "'The baby clown was clearly attacking him,' says Noem."
Am I gonna open the news in one year and see "Trump eats clown baby while nude at press conference," and read "'The baby clown was clearly attacking him,' says Noem."
January 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I keep wondering how much worse our country can get, but I am not sure there is a real bottom to this black hole of self-destruction
Am I gonna open the news in one year and see "Trump eats clown baby while nude at press conference," and read "'The baby clown was clearly attacking him,' says Noem."
Am I gonna open the news in one year and see "Trump eats clown baby while nude at press conference," and read "'The baby clown was clearly attacking him,' says Noem."
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If you enjoyed my posts about Metroid games you might like to learn that I made a fully drawn strategy guide for the original game several years ago. It's free! www.handdrawngameguides.com/free-guides/...
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
If you enjoyed my posts about Metroid games you might like to learn that I made a fully drawn strategy guide for the original game several years ago. It's free! www.handdrawngameguides.com/free-guides/...
This is a neat game
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This is a neat game