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
Another Thanksgiving Silly Polls classic
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Another Thanksgiving Silly Polls classic
Happy Thanksgiving 2025!
May the food in your your early-1990s clip art cornucopia be bountiful on this sacred day of giving thanks, eating
May the food in your your early-1990s clip art cornucopia be bountiful on this sacred day of giving thanks, eating
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Happy Thanksgiving 2025!
May the food in your your early-1990s clip art cornucopia be bountiful on this sacred day of giving thanks, eating
May the food in your your early-1990s clip art cornucopia be bountiful on this sacred day of giving thanks, eating
I don't usually post NSFW content, but I feel this is a relevant exception
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I don't usually post NSFW content, but I feel this is a relevant exception
Uh oh, “not too long ago” was 2022! Here are some shots from that legendary Rygar NES adventure
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Uh oh, “not too long ago” was 2022! Here are some shots from that legendary Rygar NES adventure
I’m ready for a 2D Legacy of the Wizard reboot on Switch. And a sequel to NES Rygar
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I’m ready for a 2D Legacy of the Wizard reboot on Switch. And a sequel to NES Rygar
Does anyone recognize this type of license plate in NC? This “stanced” type white pickup truck with shiny wheels sticking out was flashing hidden yellow lights to speed through intersections this morning in Raleigh
Never seen anything like it: plate, lights, or behavior
Never seen anything like it: plate, lights, or behavior
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Does anyone recognize this type of license plate in NC? This “stanced” type white pickup truck with shiny wheels sticking out was flashing hidden yellow lights to speed through intersections this morning in Raleigh
Never seen anything like it: plate, lights, or behavior
Never seen anything like it: plate, lights, or behavior
And Netscape Navigator 1.2??? Someone actually bought two real copies of Netscape!
In all my decades of computer collecting, I have never seen this
In all my decades of computer collecting, I have never seen this
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
And Netscape Navigator 1.2??? Someone actually bought two real copies of Netscape!
In all my decades of computer collecting, I have never seen this
In all my decades of computer collecting, I have never seen this
Holy cow, this absolute unit registered WinZip as well
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Holy cow, this absolute unit registered WinZip as well
Now there’s something you don’t see every day: Authentic PKWare PKZip floppies for MS-DOS!
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Now there’s something you don’t see every day: Authentic PKWare PKZip floppies for MS-DOS!
Four strange places to see London's Roman Wall
really fun history blog post
diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2025/11/odd-...
really fun history blog post
diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2025/11/odd-...
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Four strange places to see London's Roman Wall
really fun history blog post
diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2025/11/odd-...
really fun history blog post
diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2025/11/odd-...
Tea, Earl Grey, cold
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tea, Earl Grey, cold
Some more info about the fate of my favorite VT-125 with the pickle sticker from 2020
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Some more info about the fate of my favorite VT-125 with the pickle sticker from 2020
For years, my life had little meaning, and then one day everything crystallized and I knew exactly what I needed:
This GE-7-7800A Portable TV/Cassette Boombox
This GE-7-7800A Portable TV/Cassette Boombox
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
For years, my life had little meaning, and then one day everything crystallized and I knew exactly what I needed:
This GE-7-7800A Portable TV/Cassette Boombox
This GE-7-7800A Portable TV/Cassette Boombox
Inside you there are two Wumpuses. And you must hunt them
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Inside you there are two Wumpuses. And you must hunt them
Trying to channel joy through a Windows 98 Sony Vaio laptop with a broken touchpad
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Trying to channel joy through a Windows 98 Sony Vaio laptop with a broken touchpad
20 years ago today, I posted the first entry on my blog, Vintage Computing and Gaming (vintagecomputing.com)
Since then, my relationship with technology has become a lot more complicated, but I still love tech history. I posted some reflections on the site:
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
Since then, my relationship with technology has become a lot more complicated, but I still love tech history. I posted some reflections on the site:
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
20 years ago today, I posted the first entry on my blog, Vintage Computing and Gaming (vintagecomputing.com)
Since then, my relationship with technology has become a lot more complicated, but I still love tech history. I posted some reflections on the site:
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
Since then, my relationship with technology has become a lot more complicated, but I still love tech history. I posted some reflections on the site:
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
My father-in-law died last night so I am in a particularly dark mood. Decided to use electronics as therapy
October 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My father-in-law died last night so I am in a particularly dark mood. Decided to use electronics as therapy
My kids carved pumpkins
and put them on the porch. 24 hours later I get this text while I am out
look at the deer’s face 😂 like “uh oh I’ve been caught”
and put them on the porch. 24 hours later I get this text while I am out
look at the deer’s face 😂 like “uh oh I’ve been caught”
October 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
My kids carved pumpkins
and put them on the porch. 24 hours later I get this text while I am out
look at the deer’s face 😂 like “uh oh I’ve been caught”
and put them on the porch. 24 hours later I get this text while I am out
look at the deer’s face 😂 like “uh oh I’ve been caught”
“Katamari Policy” would have been funnier. Oh well. Anyway, I am playing! New Katamari on Switch!
October 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“Katamari Policy” would have been funnier. Oh well. Anyway, I am playing! New Katamari on Switch!
Na na na na naa na na naaa Privacy Policy
October 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Na na na na naa na na naaa Privacy Policy
Case in point: “Even though Trump was president before and still a former president now…”
This kind of phrasing shows how much of the ChatGPT stack is just a blind pattern-matching machine that doesn’t “know” anything consistent until you elicit particular connections between ideas with a prompt
This kind of phrasing shows how much of the ChatGPT stack is just a blind pattern-matching machine that doesn’t “know” anything consistent until you elicit particular connections between ideas with a prompt
October 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Case in point: “Even though Trump was president before and still a former president now…”
This kind of phrasing shows how much of the ChatGPT stack is just a blind pattern-matching machine that doesn’t “know” anything consistent until you elicit particular connections between ideas with a prompt
This kind of phrasing shows how much of the ChatGPT stack is just a blind pattern-matching machine that doesn’t “know” anything consistent until you elicit particular connections between ideas with a prompt
It searches, finds mostly day-old news and concludes “The claim "Trump demolished the East Wing without permission" is over-simplified and somewhat misleading-what the sources show is a demolition/modernisation project that has raised legal and historic-preservation concerns.”
October 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It searches, finds mostly day-old news and concludes “The claim "Trump demolished the East Wing without permission" is over-simplified and somewhat misleading-what the sources show is a demolition/modernisation project that has raised legal and historic-preservation concerns.”
Whenever something ridiculous happens, one fun trick is to ask an AI model about it to get an incredulous reaction
“That claim is not true … The White House is a protected historic building, and any major construction or demolition would require congressional funding, permits, and public record”
“That claim is not true … The White House is a protected historic building, and any major construction or demolition would require congressional funding, permits, and public record”
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Whenever something ridiculous happens, one fun trick is to ask an AI model about it to get an incredulous reaction
“That claim is not true … The White House is a protected historic building, and any major construction or demolition would require congressional funding, permits, and public record”
“That claim is not true … The White House is a protected historic building, and any major construction or demolition would require congressional funding, permits, and public record”