Commodork
@commodork.bsky.social
Oklahoma writer/blogger/podcaster. Old tech, C64, arcades, security, B-movies, Halloween, ninjas, food, Vanlife, 1980s. Master of Professional Writing degree.
2025 was a crazy year for us. Here were some of my highlights (and lowlights): www.robohara.com?p=15564
A Look Back at 2025
While I haven't been blogging much lately (more on that later), I wanted to take a few minutes to look back on 2025. I always enjoy looking through all the pictures, blog posts, and Facebook entries I...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
2025 was a crazy year for us. Here were some of my highlights (and lowlights): www.robohara.com?p=15564
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A new episode of the Video Store Podcast is out with @commodork.bsky.social behind the counter recommending four great creature features. Would you survive these movies?
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January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
A new episode of the Video Store Podcast is out with @commodork.bsky.social behind the counter recommending four great creature features. Would you survive these movies?
www.videostorepodcast.com/p/i-will-sur...
www.videostorepodcast.com/p/i-will-sur...
I started one New Year's resolution early today by throwing out 100 old power supplies. www.robohara.com?p=15558
Today I Threw Away 100 Power Supplies
My office still hasn't fully recovered from the flooding we experienced back in October. Of all the things I had to relocate to the garage and workshop to make space for new baseboards and carpet, I'd...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I started one New Year's resolution early today by throwing out 100 old power supplies. www.robohara.com?p=15558
Did you get a #c64 for Christmas? Check out Sprite Castle for years of #Commodore classic game reviews and recommendations! podcast.robohara.com/sprite-castle/ #podcast #commofotr64 #retrogaming
Sprite Castle
Sprite Castle is a podcast in which I play, discuss, and review Commodore 64 games. The show began life as a YouTube show before migrating to its current format as an audio podcast. The show began in ...
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December 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Did you get a #c64 for Christmas? Check out Sprite Castle for years of #Commodore classic game reviews and recommendations! podcast.robohara.com/sprite-castle/ #podcast #commofotr64 #retrogaming
I found these old karate foot pads in a thrift store today. I wanted to buy them but my wife said they would end up with her getting kicked accidentally. She was right.
December 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I found these old karate foot pads in a thrift store today. I wanted to buy them but my wife said they would end up with her getting kicked accidentally. She was right.
While the new Anaconda movie has giant plot holes and requires you to check your brain at the door, there were two or three scenes that had the entire theater loudly laughing outloud. Fun way to kill a couple of hours over the holiday break.
December 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
While the new Anaconda movie has giant plot holes and requires you to check your brain at the door, there were two or three scenes that had the entire theater loudly laughing outloud. Fun way to kill a couple of hours over the holiday break.
Sad news for those looksing for last minute Christmas gifts at Dollar Tree. Despite what's written on the package, these Spam-branded boxers are not in fact "one size fits all." 🥺😂
December 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sad news for those looksing for last minute Christmas gifts at Dollar Tree. Despite what's written on the package, these Spam-branded boxers are not in fact "one size fits all." 🥺😂
If my family goes through all my digital pictures after I die they will thing I lovd documenting electronics when in reality it was just me taking pictures of tiny text on things and blowing it up so I could read it.
December 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If my family goes through all my digital pictures after I die they will thing I lovd documenting electronics when in reality it was just me taking pictures of tiny text on things and blowing it up so I could read it.
Is it too late to ask Santa for a new VCR? www.robohara.com?p=15550
My VCR Died
Believe it or not, I am still in the process of restoring my home office after the flooding we experienced back in October. There are still many things I can't find, which seems ridiculous. In a few c...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Is it too late to ask Santa for a new VCR? www.robohara.com?p=15550
7 Levels of Peanuts: From 'Deleted' to 'Global Icon'
YouTube video by The Vintage Vault
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December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If you could only pick one...
Found this for sale at Ollie's. It's a Mr. Beast lunchbox.
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Found this for sale at Ollie's. It's a Mr. Beast lunchbox.
It's been 15 years since I posted an open invitation to anyone who followed me to our house for Thanksgiving. If you are going to be alone for the holidays or are having a hard time making ends meet we will make room at our table for you.
Thanksgiving: You’re Invited
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WAS POSTED IN 2010.) On Thanksgiving Day, Susan, the kids and I will be sitting down a sharing a Thanksgiving feast for lunch with many of our relatives. No, you're not invited ...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It's been 15 years since I posted an open invitation to anyone who followed me to our house for Thanksgiving. If you are going to be alone for the holidays or are having a hard time making ends meet we will make room at our table for you.
Is it just a coincidence that GORF spells FROG backwards? Let's play the game and find out! podcast.robohara.com/sprite-castl...
Sprite Castle 104: GORF
One of the best arcade conversions for the Commodore 64 came out in 1983 and was published by... Commodore. It's GORF! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter |...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Is it just a coincidence that GORF spells FROG backwards? Let's play the game and find out! podcast.robohara.com/sprite-castl...
I can't believe it's been five years since (a) I built my awesome workshop shelves and (b) I 3D printed a hook to hang my hat on. Literally, not figuratively. www.robohara.com?p=12671
A Place to Hang My Hat
Last week while pulling into my driveway, I happened to notice my neighbor outside working in his yard. It wasn't what he was doing that caught my attention, but rather what he was wearing: a big, wid...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I can't believe it's been five years since (a) I built my awesome workshop shelves and (b) I 3D printed a hook to hang my hat on. Literally, not figuratively. www.robohara.com?p=12671
Someone sent me a 100w flexible solar panel to test. I don't have room for it on the roof of my van (I already have 2x200w panels) but maybe I will put it on my workshop and charge my phone and stuff. I love free electricity. youtu.be/vk5C1PtoJS4
Let's Unbox, Test and Review 100W Flexible Solar Panel from MHPOWOS
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November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Someone sent me a 100w flexible solar panel to test. I don't have room for it on the roof of my van (I already have 2x200w panels) but maybe I will put it on my workshop and charge my phone and stuff. I love free electricity. youtu.be/vk5C1PtoJS4
Our house flooded three weeks ago. Repair work starts today, yippee! Here's what things currently look like. www.robohara.com?p=15520
Welcome to Floodville
On the morning of October 12, Susan and I woke up to discover roughly an inch of standing water in half of our house. Many of you have asked how things have been going and so here is a quick update, a...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our house flooded three weeks ago. Repair work starts today, yippee! Here's what things currently look like. www.robohara.com?p=15520
A little something for you to listen to while you're taking the kiddos around trick-or-treating or handing out candy! podcast.robohara.com/ydkf-episode... #halloween #podcast #retro #vintage #memories
YDKF Episode 248: Halloween II
It's been 12 years since I last did a show dedicated to Halloween and so I decided that was enough time to revisit the topic. On this episode I'll touch on a few of the topics I covered back on episod...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A little something for you to listen to while you're taking the kiddos around trick-or-treating or handing out candy! podcast.robohara.com/ydkf-episode... #halloween #podcast #retro #vintage #memories
I've been on furlough for a month, our house flooded, and Morgan's apartment had a minor fire. So, tonight I set up flood lights to light up our skeleton. www.robohara.com?p=15512
Serenity and Skeletons
Today, I set up flood lights in the front yard to light up our 12-foot skeleton. I did this because it was something I could change. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, c...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I've been on furlough for a month, our house flooded, and Morgan's apartment had a minor fire. So, tonight I set up flood lights to light up our skeleton. www.robohara.com?p=15512
Microsoft: It's 2025. Add tabs to File Explorer.
Engineer: Okay!
Microsoft: Make them like Google Chrome's tabs.
Engineer: I'm on it!
Microsoft: ... except waaaaaaay worse.
Engineer: Uh...
Microsoft: Yeah! Like never make them go where people want and stuff. It'll be awesome!
Engineer: Okay!
Microsoft: Make them like Google Chrome's tabs.
Engineer: I'm on it!
Microsoft: ... except waaaaaaay worse.
Engineer: Uh...
Microsoft: Yeah! Like never make them go where people want and stuff. It'll be awesome!
October 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Microsoft: It's 2025. Add tabs to File Explorer.
Engineer: Okay!
Microsoft: Make them like Google Chrome's tabs.
Engineer: I'm on it!
Microsoft: ... except waaaaaaay worse.
Engineer: Uh...
Microsoft: Yeah! Like never make them go where people want and stuff. It'll be awesome!
Engineer: Okay!
Microsoft: Make them like Google Chrome's tabs.
Engineer: I'm on it!
Microsoft: ... except waaaaaaay worse.
Engineer: Uh...
Microsoft: Yeah! Like never make them go where people want and stuff. It'll be awesome!
Random Band Names.ps1:
Belligerency Blade
Limp Lawyers
Gritty Contact Lens
Illegible Morning
Breathtaking Chem
Unreserved Guava
Glowing Privates
Former Disclosure
Cool Nodes
Direct Aggradation
Belligerency Blade
Limp Lawyers
Gritty Contact Lens
Illegible Morning
Breathtaking Chem
Unreserved Guava
Glowing Privates
Former Disclosure
Cool Nodes
Direct Aggradation
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Random Band Names.ps1:
Belligerency Blade
Limp Lawyers
Gritty Contact Lens
Illegible Morning
Breathtaking Chem
Unreserved Guava
Glowing Privates
Former Disclosure
Cool Nodes
Direct Aggradation
Belligerency Blade
Limp Lawyers
Gritty Contact Lens
Illegible Morning
Breathtaking Chem
Unreserved Guava
Glowing Privates
Former Disclosure
Cool Nodes
Direct Aggradation
Revisit the good old days when every piece of Halloween candy might have been your last. Good times!
Trick or Terror: The Halloween Candy Scare of the 1980s
Trick or Terror: The Halloween Candy Scare of the 1980s
LISTEN NOW! The premiere episode of Gen X Archives podcast! What better way to kick it off than with a Halloween episode Halloween night, 1980s, the streets were full of ghosts, goblins, clowns and one unshakable fear: poisoned candy. If you were a kid in the ’70s and ’80s you remember it, your parents inspecting […]
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October 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Revisit the good old days when every piece of Halloween candy might have been your last. Good times!
I was greatly disappointed when I clicked on this show.
October 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I was greatly disappointed when I clicked on this show.
Come join me and
@thedevilbunny
as we talk all about #werewolves on tonight's #podcast video stream of Conversations from the Darkside! Starting now on twitch! www.twitch.tv/amigosretrog...
@thedevilbunny
as we talk all about #werewolves on tonight's #podcast video stream of Conversations from the Darkside! Starting now on twitch! www.twitch.tv/amigosretrog...
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Conversations From The Darkside - Werewolves and Changelings! Watch or BE BITTEN! Season 5 Episode 4
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October 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Come join me and
@thedevilbunny
as we talk all about #werewolves on tonight's #podcast video stream of Conversations from the Darkside! Starting now on twitch! www.twitch.tv/amigosretrog...
@thedevilbunny
as we talk all about #werewolves on tonight's #podcast video stream of Conversations from the Darkside! Starting now on twitch! www.twitch.tv/amigosretrog...
TIL you can do a CTRL+Y to redo an undo you did with CTRL+Z. Huh.
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
TIL you can do a CTRL+Y to redo an undo you did with CTRL+Z. Huh.