Mastodawn

https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/111461558719741633

Nina Kalinina (@[email protected])

Attached: 3 images It occurred to me that many younger people don't know why video games used to look so bad on 8-bit home computers, when they can look so much better on comparable hardware of pocket video game consoles. And, as a consequence, they take for granted all the hard work that losers like me put into converting art for ZX Spectrums and alike. That makes me a bit sad, so let me demonstrate you what happens behind the scenes, and why it matters (to me). Illustrations: * Golden Axe running on WonderSwan. The image uses 42 colours, but the sprites are likely 16 colours or less. 224 × 144 pixels * Golden Axe running on ZX Spectrum. 15 colors. 256x192 pixels. * My old fan-art of Va-11 Hall-A for ZX Spectrum. 15 colors, 256x192. What I'm trying to say is: despite having resolution better than GameBoy or WonderSwan, art on ZX Spectrum often looks BAD. Why? How to make it look good? Why is it hard? Let me explain! *cough cough* 🧵 thread #pixelart #retrocomputing

LGBTQIA+ and Tech

GeorgeAlfredBlack Feb 25, 2025

Far Out Magazine Feb 25, 2025

The greatest year in rock music, according to Homer Simpson: “It’s a scientific fact!”
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/greatest-year-in-rock-according-to-homer-simpson/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Homer Simpson names the greatest year in rock music

With a love for music well-known in the Simpsons household, husband and father Homer holds one year in particular as rock's finest hour.

Far Out Magazine

GeorgeAlfredBlack Feb 24, 2025

Matt May Feb 17, 2025

There are some serious reasons why you still need to be on Meta platforms: it's your last link to family members, or your support system, or you live in a small town.

I wrote about how to stay on while limiting Meta's ability to surveil you or use your information against you.

tl;dr Boring users, who don't generate clicks or behavioral data, are unprofitable users.

https://buttondown.com/practicaltips/archive/how-to-grey-rock-meta/

How to grey-rock Meta

(This post is structured like one of those recipes where you might not care about the preamble because you came here to make the damn thing. The operational...

Practical Tips

GeorgeAlfredBlack Feb 23, 2025

https://pixelfed.social/p/ZilogZ80/799320676877114165

PB (@[email protected])

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Pixelfed

GeorgeAlfredBlack Feb 23, 2025

zkarj Feb 23, 2025

Ten years ago this month, I waited out at Wellington Airport for the very first 787 to visit. It arrived very much in the blue hour. Thus it was pushing the limits of my camera to catch a fast-moving subject with so little light.

But capture it I did, and with the help of modern software, it's looking better than ever.

GeorgeAlfredBlack Feb 22, 2025

Great stuff. Made me think about how well Twitter worked when you took the time to curate your timeline back in the pre algorithm days. https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/114048624533251262

Technology Connections (@[email protected])

Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJpZjg8GuA

mas.to

GeorgeAlfredBlack Feb 22, 2025

I do think that Pixelfed and Mastodon should limit hashtags to a maximum of three per post. I remember Flickr going downhill once the hashtags went crazy.

Attaching tens of hashtags to try and get any kind of engagement wasn't helpful at all. #hashtag

GeorgeAlfredBlack Sep 5, 2024