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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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 · 20/08/2026

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

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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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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 · 18/11/2025

Rebecca Heineman October 30, 1963 – November 17, 2025 rest in peace Here's a pic I took at VCF-W in 2022:

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

So many pictures I could post, but I'll end with this one.

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

They had this gem there. 🧛‍♀️

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I was unprepared for how slow Space Invaders is on a PAL Atari 2600 😦🐌😆

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I got to sneak my book ( archive.org/details/eor6... ) into their library. 📖🫶

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Got to play in The Cave / Arcade Archive. 😍 Many thanks to Dan with logistics assistance (and for securing our luggage) and especially to Holly ( @hrh-6502.bsky.social ) for above-and-beyond hospitality! A bit out-of-the-way when traveling to the UK for business, but it's definitely worth the trip.

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

Brought Lewis some turkish delight

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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 · 05/10/2025

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

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This guy sat with me for a while in my backyard while I was doing remote laptop work. Cooper’s hawk? Peregrine falcon? ( #BirdIdentification in California East Bay area)

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Cleaning the house and found #DisneyLand blueprints (copies) I haven't seen in >20 years: #HauntedMansion and #PiratesOfTheCaribbean

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David Youd @c64cryptoboy.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

After being bombarded with gpt-4o Ghibli-style pics, I just gave it a try myself: told it the signature says "Jim Butterfield", and that the thing on the desk is an abacus: