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F. Rodriguez
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CIT Faculty at Dallas College. Vintage computing and gaming enthusiast, technology history aficionado. Former journalist and graphic designer.
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A three-panel comic by Tom Gauld titled “Søren Kierkegaard, 1843” shows a man in a top hat walking with a cat. In the first panel, the man says, "Life can only," followed by the second panel, "be understood backwards," and the cat adds, "but it." In the third panel, the man continues, "must be," and the cat finishes, "lived forwards." The comic has a sunset background and minimalist style. Text at the bottom reads: “From ‘Physics for Cats’ by Tom Gauld — preorder it at www.tomgauld.com.”
May 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Cartoon humorously showing the evolution of phone cameras: a smartphone gains more lenses in each panel until the back resembles a rotary phone, completing the full-circle transformation. A hand uses it like a vintage rotary phone. #TechHumor #PhoneEvolution
February 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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My freelancing days, as interesting as they may have been, thankfully are over. I hope.
A four-panel cartoon showing a character enthusiastically shouting with a group of others. Panel 1: 'Who are we?' 'Clients!' Panel 2: 'What do we want?' 'We don’t know!' Panel 3: 'When do we want it?' 'NOW!'
February 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf on the left, radiating pure holiday cheer in 2004. Fast forward to now, and he's giving us all 'how it feels to survive the last two decades' vibes. From candy canes to chaos. 🎄🧝‍♂️ #ElfToExhausted #WillFerrell #EndOfYearEnergy
January 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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How did I get here?
The image humorously combines pop culture references by featuring Bill Murray as his iconic *Caddyshack* character, Carl Spackler, dressed in an oversized light gray suit reminiscent of David Byrne’s outfit from the *Talking Heads* music video "Once in a Lifetime." The background is a solid blue, mirroring the minimalist aesthetic of the video. At the bottom, bold white text with a black outline reads: "You May Find Yourself Living in a Maintenance Shack," cleverly blending Byrne’s famous lyrics with Murray’s groundskeeper persona from *Caddyshack*. This mashup playfully merges two distinct cultural icons into a single humorous image.
December 19, 2024 at 4:01 AM
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In the 2-3 years I worked at this computer station, that AM radio played every Top 40 song from the 1980s.
Throwback to the early days of computing! This retro setup (my office space in 1985) features a vintage IBM-AT, its monitor, keyboard, some floppy disks, and a classic Coke can to fuel the innovation. The binder on top is probably the MS BASIC manual, my only true glimpse and verified programming documentation. A glimpse into the analog past of the digital revolution. 🖥️💾 #RetroTech #VintageComputers #TechHistory
December 13, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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"Three-panel meme featuring an airplane: 1. Top panel: A stationary airplane labeled 'My email is well written, reviewed, and ready to be sent,' symbolizing a carefully prepared email. 2. Middle panel: The airplane taking off, labeled 'My email is sent,' representing the email being successfully sent. 3. Bottom panel: A set of airplane stairs crowded with people labeled 'Attached file,' humorously illustrating the forgotten attachment as an afterthought."
December 4, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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Gulp!
November 22, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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Current state:
Mickey from Rocky may need to be called in to the current boxing match.
November 16, 2024 at 4:12 AM
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That canceled TV show you'll never stop thinking about
Mr. Show was the insanely funny, critically loved but HBO-loathed sketch comedy that ran on the channel for 4 years from 1995-1998.
November 16, 2024 at 3:37 AM
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February 24, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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Don't you miss the office?
February 19, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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#Batman66 Meets #TheDarkKnightReturns
January 4, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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A picture of a pine tree made with words of a poem. Additional words are scattered below to show them as if they were needles dropped from the tree.
December 30, 2023 at 5:24 PM
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December 22, 2023 at 3:14 PM
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November 24, 2023 at 3:38 AM
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Indeed. And Connery played it to a tee.
October 14, 2023 at 4:09 AM
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A bumper sticker that reads "SLOW DOWN THE SPEED AT WHICH YOU FORM AN OPINION ON THINGS YOU DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND."
October 11, 2023 at 12:50 PM
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Not my favorite rotation, and I would have to listen to these in my car. So no, thank you.
October 4, 2023 at 1:57 AM
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"Digital Starry Night" - by Tarik Takasu
www.behance.net/gallery/4118...
September 23, 2023 at 1:58 AM
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The real answer is probably a Pong variation my cousin had in what was maybe a Magnavox Odyssey. The one I remember paying money for was a rigged-up Air-Sea Battle stand-up machine at a Mexican bus station.
Atari Air-Sea Battle
September 4, 2023 at 9:49 PM