James Hastings-Trew
@JamesHT
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A cranky old man on the internet who is also a tech geek. New stuff is cool but it better stay off my lawn!
Saskatoon, Canada
Joined July 2009
Every day I see posts on Reddit where people are trying to get old, 80s computer hardware working (with leaking batteries and failing electrolytic capacitors), and I wonder if they’ve ever heard of emulation. Why put yourself through this nightmare?
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Few understand Carney getting a majority by backdoor defection deals is ROCKET FUEL for secession movements. its the LITERAL PROOF that the West cant vote their way out of this.
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Bret Weinstein just said something that won’t leave my head: For the first time in 300,000 years of human evolution, we removed the cost from the single biggest reward nature ever invented — sex and pair-bonding. Reliable birth control + abortion = you can now cash the
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Opinion: The Commodore 64 Ultimate costs too much. Nearly $800 CDN by the time you pay for shipping, taxes, and duties. The A1200 costs too much. $340 CDN with shipping and duties. The nostalgia itch that these devices scratch can be solved with free emulators : VICE for the
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Politically, is Jeffrey Epstein becoming our Emmanuel Goldstein?
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Dear @tiktok_us, no I do not want to date trans-women nearby. You block my friend’s (very slightly) spicy AI content but it’s perfectly OK to keep advertising homosexual prostitution? Jesus wept.
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The 6-Stage Revolution Cycle: France, Russia, Cuba... USA Is At Stage 4 https://t.co/VB3bwXxvvY via @YouTube
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I recently purchased two computers. One of them is a premium build using an AMD Ryzen 7 9700X CPU and a Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card. The other is a mini pc Geekom A8 with Ryzen 7 8745HS CPU and Radeon 780M integrated GPU. The mini PC was mainly purchased as a hobby machine —
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Be me wanting to watch a bit of YouTube on the TV while I sip my tea. TV: Software update! TV reboots, lengthy update. TV reboots. TV wants me confirm policy changes. TV logs me out. Log in requires my phone name, password, 2FA via email. Confirm. Tea finished. Turn TV off.
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If We Have Excess Beef For Mexico Why The Hell Is Beef So Expensive IN CANADA I really need to know this answer because Steak in Canada is similar to Gold Prices now so how the hell are the Mexicans affording it?
We’re diversifying and deepening our trade partnerships — unlocking new markets for Canadian farmers, ranchers, and businesses.
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It’s absolutely wild how a fascist, authoritarian, dictator like Trump would allow these protests to go on in the streets across the country. 😉
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If we're not careful, all of our conservative and right wing friends are going to lose their late night shows, their network news anchor positions, professorships, and roles as Hollywood directors. Their films might not get reviewed by the New York Times. Peril, indeed!
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I am told that as a state representative this is the moment where I'm supposed to express my heartfelt condolences and then stand in solidarity with those on the other side of the aisle as we condemn political violence and stand unified as one people. But we aren't "one people"
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Well I did something this morning I didn’t think I would ever have to do, but I blocked my sister-in-law from contacting me on Facebook. She will not stop posting false and corrosive things about Charlie Kirk. We are past the time of having to tolerate lies from the left.
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Can somebody tell me what the utility is of having a gaming video card have the ability to generate more than 1000 frames a second? I’ve gone through all of my games and capped everything at the monitor refresh rate - 60fps - believing that will allow everything to run cooler.
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Son of the Founder of Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef, speaking before the European Parliament. "Palestine doesn't exist." This is a must-watch.
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Dear @AppleSupport if I put my watch on the charger at night it’s because I want it charged by morning. I don’t need extra steps, what the hell.
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