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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If you’re at VCF Midwest and like modded Game Boys, you’re in luck! I have a solid selection of them for sale, courtesy my friend Steve. Table C216, go check it out!

A bunch of awesome modded Game Boys on display. Go buy them!

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Going to VCF Midwest next week? While I'm unable to go, a portion of my vintage computing and game console collection will be! My good friend Steve will be hosting these items for sale at his table (C216/C217), so be sure to go say hi and check them out!

Map of the convention floor showing the location of Steve's tables. He's got awesome stuff of his own for sale too! The tables are kitty-corner from Mac84 so go harass him after buying some of my stuff lol

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Does anyone out there have a copy of Bob Brant’s book Upgrade Your Macintosh and Save a Bundle? (Note that this is different than the Build book!) I got a former library copy that came without its slipcover, hoping someone is able to scan it! There are NO images of the cover on the Internet.

Guarantee at least 3-4 people will be like bro there’s a scanned copy on the Internet. This is a completely different book than that Cat Mac one!

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Costco is testing out its new pizza delivery service. Guaranteed to arrive in 13.5 years or it’s free

A Costco worker driving a floor scrubbing machine with a stack of pizza boxes on it.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Life has been busy lately so I haven’t been able to make new videos as quickly as I’d like, but my latest project has turned into a bit of a handful. Internet points for anyone who recognizes what this board is from!

A printed circuit board showing a pair of surface-mount capacitors. What, you thought I’d use the alt text to give you the answer?

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

maybe you should try learning something else

The back end of a very beat up Honda Civic with a Student Driver sticker proudly displayed on the rear quarter panel.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Welcome to Minnesota. It’s currently -3 degrees Fahrenheit.

Some dude at the grocery store wearing shorts, a flannel shirt and running shoes.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Bonus weekend moment of zen, because we all need a little extra boost sometimes.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I have a few items from my collection for sale at VCF Midwest this weekend! My friend Steve will have these at his table, located near other awesome folks like MacEffects, @museumjoe.bsky.social and @bluescsi.com along with a few stickers!

Fully restored Mac SE/30 including BlueSCSI v2!

PowerBook 150 in way better condition than it deserves

Original Macintosh II — the first color Mac!

Macintosh Portable in fantastic shape. Fully restored, new battery, BlueSCSI and includes original carrying case and power supply.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

It’s been a while — here’s your weekend moment of zen.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

@connectionsmuseum.bsky.social I know y’all focus on CO gear but any interest in an 80s PBX?

Four Meridian 1 phone cabinets, each the size of a refrigerator.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

IDK what’s weirder about this iMac, that it’s an Intel model with USB-C and a 1080p screen, or that in 2020 it has “think different” on the box

An absolutely wack 2020 iMac box showing the specifications. 21” 1080p (non-Retina) screen with an Intel CPU, SSD and two USB-C ports. Oh and the box has the “think different” slogan on it.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Got this from Redbubble today. So instead of making $2 per t-shirt, now I’ll only make $1. And if I bumped up the margin to make $2 again, they’ll just take 50% of that too. And this is all on top of the profit they’re making from producing the merch to begin with. Am I understanding this right?

Some bullshit from Redbubble about how they’re making more money at artists’/sellers’ expense.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

NGL for what it is, Daiso’s tool section kinda slaps

An assortment of hand tools that really shouldn’t be quite as nice as they are

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Well it may not matter now, the IPS screen I bought seems to be defective. Backlight works but nothing on screen. Womp womp.

A sad Game Boy Advance with nonfunctional IPS LCD because I’m a goddamned cheapskate.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Which combo of front and back looks best? (I wish Bluesky had polls.)

GBA shell parts. Yellow and magenta fronts, purple and black backs. Not pictured: my disappointment at not having one that’s neon green.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

gee I wonder why this game boy screen doesn’t work

The display ribbon cable connector on a Game Boy Pocket circuit board, with two pins damaged because some idiot has been in here before. (There’s a non-zero chance that idiot was me.)

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Choose your fighter: the most obnoxious keychain ever, or RAM without any RAM on it.

3 RAM SIMMs made into a keychain that, if put in your pocket, will stab you in the balls next to a pair of what are probably RDRAM terminators (and thus have no RAM chips on them) and no doubt will get a bunch of pedantic people to reply “tHoSe ArE rAm TeRmInAtOrS yOu IdIoT!!!!!!11!!” but little do they realize 1) I already know what they are and 2) I don’t give a shit.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

And here’s why: Even at the back of the room the opening act is loud. Yeah yeah yeah Apple Watch measurements aren’t accurate but they get you in the ballpark. The headliners will be 2-3 dB louder.

Apple Watch showing a noise level of 99dB.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Every time I go to a concert it’s time to remind everyone that hearing conservation is important. Buy good earplugs and wear them!!!

The container for Hearos earplugs. I would have taken a photo of the plugs themselves but I’m wearing them!

One OK Rock marquee at the Armory in Minneapolis.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Along those same lines: Shouldn’t they have told me this, like, last year?

Screenshot of Disney+ email informing about a price increase that takes effect in October 2024. Last time I checked were well past that. Cmon get yer shit together guys 🙄

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

this might be why the fan has been a bit louder than usual

An upside-down Mac Studio with its air intake absolutely clogged with dust.

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Here’s the answer from yesterday: It’s a power adapter for an LCD monitor. Also, based on the replies damn are a lot of you thirsty lol

Apple Flat Panel Display 62W Power Adapter that looks like a translucent grey UFO

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

the key to efficient storage is clear labeling

bin with too many USB cables in it that says “too many USB cables” on it

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

bidding starts at $50 no lowballs I know what I got

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

As it turns out, you CAN buy happiness (and it’s only ten bucks)

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This Does Not Compute @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Ok Bluesky, help me out: I need a replacement inner pan/pot/whatever it’s called for my rice cooker. The genuine part is discontinued and generally out of stock. I found one seller on Alibaba with them but they’re out of stock too. Ideas?

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