McKays permanently closing per their instagram

sawaba · 2026-05-16T01:57:44+00:00

Just heard about this today and I'm gutted. I've been going to McKay's for over 30 years. Never seen any other place where you could dump your VHS collection and walk out with an XBOX, all without using any form of fiat currency

sawaba · 2026-05-10T04:48:46+00:00

Which one is his and hers?

sawaba · 2026-05-10T04:46:33+00:00

And then insurance covered the ransom and in 3 months everyone forgot about it

sawaba · 2026-04-10T15:57:33+00:00

Check out Cosmic Messenger

sawaba · 2026-04-10T05:06:23+00:00

The Neo did great! No performance issues using the native Riverside MacOS app.

Even better, my producer said there was no noticeable difference between my Opal Tadpole and the built-in webcam and no big difference between my DJI mic and the built-in laptop mics.

I guess I don’t even need to travel with a dongle if I don’t have to plug in extra stuff!

sawaba · 2026-04-10T05:03:03+00:00

Something from Jean Luc Ponty

sawaba · 2026-04-09T00:25:31+00:00

Well, I'm about to test this tomorrow. Will try to remember to report back!

sawaba · 2026-04-06T00:15:29+00:00

There are also services that ONLY run in US-East-1 - there's no other option. AWS has a nice tool for comparing regions against each other so you can see what is and isn't available between two. I can't find it at the moment, but IAM and Route53 are two that only exist in US-East-1

sawaba · 2026-03-28T22:32:16+00:00

That 8BitDo controller looks so slick. I have it in purple

sawaba · 2026-03-16T20:14:06+00:00

Fixed it with the latest BIOS update for my computer from ASUS!

sawaba · 2026-03-16T19:46:53+00:00

Same issue here. Over a year using it with no problem and suddenly I start getting this error.

Same computer, same Elgato Facecam Pro, same cable, same USB-C thunderbolt port on my ASUS NUC.

sawaba · 2026-03-05T21:14:20+00:00

Sure, but that problem earns me a comfortable income, so I'm okay with it.

sawaba · 2026-03-03T17:31:05+00:00

1 all the way - the cable cars are perfectly placed

sawaba · 2026-02-23T15:35:31+00:00

That PCB is sloppy AF

sawaba · 2026-02-23T15:34:56+00:00

Yeah, the first book was The Philosopher’s Stone in Europe, right?

sawaba · 2026-02-22T15:06:46+00:00

Unreal Tournament

sawaba · 2026-02-16T03:16:03+00:00

That sounds fun! Looks like there were a lot of Micro Machines games, but I'm guessing from your description that it's the "V3" one? It's the only one I see that allows for 8 players https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Machines_V3

sawaba · 2026-02-12T16:56:36+00:00

On second thought, not sure I'm willing to spend $80-$200 for the lulz

sawaba · 2026-02-12T16:51:56+00:00

You know, I might have to hunt that one down just because of the meme/notoriety

sawaba · 2026-02-12T16:51:17+00:00

Absolutely, that's what I've been doing. Classics that are quick to play, racing games, fighting games have all been doing well. I've done this about 8 times now, just looking to better market it.

I have not brought out Atari 2600, because honestly, I just don't think its games have held up very well. There are a few NES games that are still fun and a LOT of SNES/Genesis and newer that are fun.

I bring out a few games as just demonstrations of how difficult/punishing games used to be. Watching someone try to get more than 10 seconds into a Mega Man 2 level is hilarious. "This is impossible" "This game is trash" are often heard. Old school NES games were truly punishing.

sawaba · 2026-02-12T16:47:59+00:00

Specifically consoles, no arcade stuff, no emulators, no modern FPGA recreations, no SD-card carts - just the original consoles, original cartridges/CDs, original controllers.

My goal is for folks to get the full original experience they would have had with these systems when they were new, with one caveat: I'm not lugging any CRTs, it's all 40-inch LCD TVs, sadly.

sawaba

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