Nick LaLone
@nicklalone.com
Geospatial computing, user studies, continuity planning, workforce development, and vintage tech.
I sit between ideas, products, and disciplines to find an answer that most would not.
I sit between ideas, products, and disciplines to find an answer that most would not.
Reposted by Nick LaLone
Atari's Lost '80s Precursor To Beatmania Has Been Recovered. (Image: @mamehaze) (Repost)
Atari's Lost '80s Precursor To Beatmania Has Been Recovered
Jammin' prototype was discovered on old VAX backup tapes
www.timeextension.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Atari's Lost '80s Precursor To Beatmania Has Been Recovered. (Image: @mamehaze) (Repost)
In a very niche use case, i've suddenly found a tool that automates a process i've been doing as I consolidate my favorite articles to my homepage.
medium2md.nabilmansour.com
medium2md.nabilmansour.com
Medium to Markdown
Convert Medium articles to Markdown online for free. No signup required. Just paste the URL and get the Markdown.
medium2md.nabilmansour.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In a very niche use case, i've suddenly found a tool that automates a process i've been doing as I consolidate my favorite articles to my homepage.
medium2md.nabilmansour.com
medium2md.nabilmansour.com
Bo Jackson Battle Arena™ – Make The Play, Save The Day!
www.bobattlearena.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I feel like the cannibalism in Fried Green Tomatoes is the inverse of the legend of the Sinbad movie, Shazam.
Everyone seems to claim there is no cannibalism in Tomatoes when there is whereas the Sinbad movie Shazam doesn’t exist but everyone says it does.
Everyone seems to claim there is no cannibalism in Tomatoes when there is whereas the Sinbad movie Shazam doesn’t exist but everyone says it does.
December 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I feel like the cannibalism in Fried Green Tomatoes is the inverse of the legend of the Sinbad movie, Shazam.
Everyone seems to claim there is no cannibalism in Tomatoes when there is whereas the Sinbad movie Shazam doesn’t exist but everyone says it does.
Everyone seems to claim there is no cannibalism in Tomatoes when there is whereas the Sinbad movie Shazam doesn’t exist but everyone says it does.
Playing some Metroid Prime 4 because I needed something besides a jRPG for a bit. Sent this to @krystman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy but it's still there.
Samus Aran makes us ask an important question. If a culture is dead and the planet that had that culture is dead, is it still appropriation?
Samus Aran makes us ask an important question. If a culture is dead and the planet that had that culture is dead, is it still appropriation?
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Playing some Metroid Prime 4 because I needed something besides a jRPG for a bit. Sent this to @krystman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy but it's still there.
Samus Aran makes us ask an important question. If a culture is dead and the planet that had that culture is dead, is it still appropriation?
Samus Aran makes us ask an important question. If a culture is dead and the planet that had that culture is dead, is it still appropriation?
Jeff is learning about cuddles on cold mornings.
December 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Jeff is learning about cuddles on cold mornings.
I keep trying to read about GenAI and the Zone of Proximal Development but each paper I read is speculative and partially written by Generative AI.
All I can really use at this point are all the old Minecraft and Lego studies from CSed...which isn't bad but come on, this is low hanging fruit!
All I can really use at this point are all the old Minecraft and Lego studies from CSed...which isn't bad but come on, this is low hanging fruit!
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I keep trying to read about GenAI and the Zone of Proximal Development but each paper I read is speculative and partially written by Generative AI.
All I can really use at this point are all the old Minecraft and Lego studies from CSed...which isn't bad but come on, this is low hanging fruit!
All I can really use at this point are all the old Minecraft and Lego studies from CSed...which isn't bad but come on, this is low hanging fruit!
Today was spent telling people to play frog fractions Because they had never heard of it.
Play frog fractions.
Play frog fractions.
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Today was spent telling people to play frog fractions Because they had never heard of it.
Play frog fractions.
Play frog fractions.
Man, I forgot how devastating season 2 of Avatar is. The hunt for Appa is just awful and then Moku passing halfway through. Ugh.
a black and white drawing of a dragon with wings spread
ALT: a black and white drawing of a dragon with wings spread
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Man, I forgot how devastating season 2 of Avatar is. The hunt for Appa is just awful and then Moku passing halfway through. Ugh.
Let’s GOTO!
After years of being passed over for languages supposedly faster and sleeker... BASIC IS BACK (Source.)
December 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Let’s GOTO!
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Took our indoor cats out for a stroller walk today around the block. It was a wild adventure with a whole lot of snoofin.
Trying to get them harness trained to eventually take them on walks.
This thing is ridiculous.
a.co/d/hQVAjfV
Trying to get them harness trained to eventually take them on walks.
This thing is ridiculous.
a.co/d/hQVAjfV
Amazon.com : Zoosky Pet Stroller for Large Dogs up to 110lbs, Large Pet Stroller for Multiple Pets, All-Terrain with Adjustable Handle & Mesh Dual-Window, 1680D Waterproof Oxford Fiber : Pet Supplies
Amazon.com : Zoosky Pet Stroller for Large Dogs up to 110lbs, Large Pet Stroller for Multiple Pets, All-Terrain with Adjustable Handle & Mesh Dual-Window, 1680D Waterproof Oxford Fiber : Pet Supplies
a.co
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Took our indoor cats out for a stroller walk today around the block. It was a wild adventure with a whole lot of snoofin.
Trying to get them harness trained to eventually take them on walks.
This thing is ridiculous.
a.co/d/hQVAjfV
Trying to get them harness trained to eventually take them on walks.
This thing is ridiculous.
a.co/d/hQVAjfV
Spent three hours tracking down an extra space I added to a sentence in a config file on my website.
Ask me anything. I’ll get back to you angry, afraid, and lacking confidence in 3 hours.
Ask me anything. I’ll get back to you angry, afraid, and lacking confidence in 3 hours.
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Spent three hours tracking down an extra space I added to a sentence in a config file on my website.
Ask me anything. I’ll get back to you angry, afraid, and lacking confidence in 3 hours.
Ask me anything. I’ll get back to you angry, afraid, and lacking confidence in 3 hours.
Flynmbial in Fexcectorns
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Flynmbial in Fexcectorns
I bought an alarmo a while back and it's nice enough; however, I find that really what I want is an alarm clock that bleats out, "Welcome to the Flagship Independence" once and expects me to suit up.
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I bought an alarmo a while back and it's nice enough; however, I find that really what I want is an alarm clock that bleats out, "Welcome to the Flagship Independence" once and expects me to suit up.
Reposted by Nick LaLone
Sharp GF-555 boombox (1981)
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Sharp GF-555 boombox (1981)
Sometimes when I watch MST3K's Turkey Day Marathon, I am reminded of SAMPO: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampo_(...
Sampo (film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Sometimes when I watch MST3K's Turkey Day Marathon, I am reminded of SAMPO: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampo_(...
Today, let's celebrate Arthur Samuel's paper: "Some Studies in Machine Learning Using the Game of Checkers." from 1959.
This paper takes into account Strachey's game of Draughts which may be one of the first computer games ever written some 7 years earlier:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNj0...
This paper takes into account Strachey's game of Draughts which may be one of the first computer games ever written some 7 years earlier:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNj0...
Draughts (Checkers) - (1952) The First Video Game EVER!!
YouTube video by Video Game History Project
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Today, let's celebrate Arthur Samuel's paper: "Some Studies in Machine Learning Using the Game of Checkers." from 1959.
This paper takes into account Strachey's game of Draughts which may be one of the first computer games ever written some 7 years earlier:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNj0...
This paper takes into account Strachey's game of Draughts which may be one of the first computer games ever written some 7 years earlier:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNj0...
Reposted by Nick LaLone
I miss Yahoo Games
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I miss Yahoo Games
I took a future awkward family photo of the cat children for later in their lives.
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I took a future awkward family photo of the cat children for later in their lives.
it is time for a pie for the season. I’m sad I’m old now and can’t eat the whole damn thing anymore.
to pie!
to pie!
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
it is time for a pie for the season. I’m sad I’m old now and can’t eat the whole damn thing anymore.
to pie!
to pie!
My favorite Black Friday sales are cat food and card sleeves.
I’ve needed so many tarot sleeves lately and also recently started sleeving Black Mold which needed some square sleeves.
Also, wood inserts for games on Etsy are also discounted!
I’ve needed so many tarot sleeves lately and also recently started sleeving Black Mold which needed some square sleeves.
Also, wood inserts for games on Etsy are also discounted!
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
My favorite Black Friday sales are cat food and card sleeves.
I’ve needed so many tarot sleeves lately and also recently started sleeving Black Mold which needed some square sleeves.
Also, wood inserts for games on Etsy are also discounted!
I’ve needed so many tarot sleeves lately and also recently started sleeving Black Mold which needed some square sleeves.
Also, wood inserts for games on Etsy are also discounted!
George loves his puzzles (and maybe we indulge him too much but he loves them!).
We’ve never had this energetic or intelligent a cat as George. We spent a lot of time training him to do some tricks, we hide things around the house, and he loves socializing kittens. Maybe we’ll start fostering soon
We’ve never had this energetic or intelligent a cat as George. We spent a lot of time training him to do some tricks, we hide things around the house, and he loves socializing kittens. Maybe we’ll start fostering soon
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
George loves his puzzles (and maybe we indulge him too much but he loves them!).
We’ve never had this energetic or intelligent a cat as George. We spent a lot of time training him to do some tricks, we hide things around the house, and he loves socializing kittens. Maybe we’ll start fostering soon
We’ve never had this energetic or intelligent a cat as George. We spent a lot of time training him to do some tricks, we hide things around the house, and he loves socializing kittens. Maybe we’ll start fostering soon
Uilillia is sort of an off the beaten path gaming celebrity of sorts. I used to fall asleep watching him play Ultima 3.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9lY...
It's been almost 13 years since Uillillia streamed
Now he's about to stream again...though I miss Platform Masters
www.twitch.tv/uligamingwon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9lY...
It's been almost 13 years since Uillillia streamed
Now he's about to stream again...though I miss Platform Masters
www.twitch.tv/uligamingwon...
uligamingwonders - Twitch
Baricanna level design stream
www.twitch.tv
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Uilillia is sort of an off the beaten path gaming celebrity of sorts. I used to fall asleep watching him play Ultima 3.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9lY...
It's been almost 13 years since Uillillia streamed
Now he's about to stream again...though I miss Platform Masters
www.twitch.tv/uligamingwon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9lY...
It's been almost 13 years since Uillillia streamed
Now he's about to stream again...though I miss Platform Masters
www.twitch.tv/uligamingwon...
Every year, the benches try and organize to remain free in the winter but every year they are corralled into subjugation.
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Every year, the benches try and organize to remain free in the winter but every year they are corralled into subjugation.