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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 15m

I will be talking about #C64 #agentic #reversing using #retrodebugger at #CRX2026 in November www.crxevent.com There's nothing special about this harness, but this one is mine:

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There's now software to make C64 Transwarp 50x fast loads on native C64 hardware: www.obliterator918.com/transwarp-wr...

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Transwarp Writer (Native C64 encoder) | Obliterator918's Commodore 64 Project Haven

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@kimchikawaii.bsky.social created some custom artwork for my workplace again this past week. Highly recommended for feel-good #kawaii art commissions. <3

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Mail call: Could you have earned a Computers merit badge in 1984?

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Lava Level 🌋Game Publishing🌋 @lavalevel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I've maintained my handcrafted RPG on Mobile (iOS/Android) for 13 years (No small accomplishment) & soon, very very soon, to release the sequel! Share & join this account to follow along! I'm almost at 100 followers!! Only 12 away!! We party at One Hundy!! #DevParty #NoAI #RPG #IndeDev #QuestLord

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Eric Kinkead⚔️ @erickinkead.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Little Red Dot appears every now and then, and for the life of me I can't figure out where or what is causing it. 🤬Well that's what I'm doing today... Chasing a single random pixel as if I am playing Warren Robinett's Adventure form 1980 🫩 #debug #debugging #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev

Frustration over the little red pixel in QuestLord 2

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Victimhood culture checklist: - polarizing "us-vs-them" mindset - poor conflict resolution - dependence on validation - resistance to feedback - reduced personal agency (and expecting others to perform agency on their behalf) - loss of credibility over time

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I once saw an "it is what it is" t-shirt like this in an online store. I can't find it (which drives my OCD nuts), so I had AI mockup the image (although I have aphantasia, so I'm sure I got the overall style wrong). I'd love to buy it from the original artist if anyone could find it:

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LaurieWired @lauriewired.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

How do you kill a Supercomputer?   (Accidentally) using radioactive solder is a good way.   IBM’s Blue Gene/L frequently crashed when running simulations at LLNL.   Turned out that alpha particles from the lead solder in the board carrier were slamming the L1 cache with bit flips.

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BastichB64K @bastichb64k.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Trying out this old keyboard peripheral on the #C64ultimate ... Little bit of 'Sonic' from my daughter ❤️

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I look at #Commodore64 demo "The Hat" by Fairlight and Genesis Project, specifically the part with the "14 balloon sprites" in a row and its "hires" scrolling border message. youtu.be/DyteWLEPKzE

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C64 Demos peek - The Hat - Up, Up, and Away! - The balloons part

YouTube video by Martin Piper's mostly Commodore related memories

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Online #Zork I through III, but with an #LLM that replaces the normal input parser: infocom.tambo.co For instance, I just typed a prompt, and it translated it into two zork commands:

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Remember having to swap disks all the time on 8-bit RPGs? Well, this 21-year-old beat the modern (2020) game Factorio, after converting the game to an unfathomable disk-swapping hell of over 1,000 floppies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPB...

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I beat Factorio on 1,000 Floppy disks.

YouTube video by DocJade

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

David Given uses #ghidra to explore a new 6502-based toy (bypassing some "security" in the process): www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ0X...

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Reverse engineering a 'tony' 6502-based game console

YouTube video by Poking Technology

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

If you'd like to msg Becky Heineman, now is the time

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

It's #CRX2025 (Commodore Retro eXpo) weekend! It's free to virtually attend. I'm unable to join this year, but they've got a great lineup: #c64 www.crxevent.com/presenters.htm

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CRX EVENT

Website for Commodore Retro eXpo

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SmilaIcon64 @smilaicon64.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

VALE OF THE LOST GODDESS. Right that's all the location bitmaps done and first pass on all the sprites done too. Stu wrote me a quick editor so i could link up all the rooms and add little descriptions of what you see. #c64

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Looked at that #BardsTale "IRKM DESMET DAEM" red herring again... Tried a running key cipher of two plain texts. C=(P1+P2)mod26 where "A"=0 to "Z"=25, so "Z"+"B"="A". Nothing plausible, but found fun nonsense: "IF GAZE PIECHART" + "A MEME A DEAR WANT" = "IRKM DESMET DAEM"

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Visited both C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien (in Oxford) today

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Planning my pilgrimage to The Cave ( @visitthecave.bsky.social ) and the Arcade Archive ( @arcadearchive.co.uk ) on the 18th. :)

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

My laptop died prematurely. Time to say goodbye to all these awesome stickers:

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