Category Archives: Just Rambling

Letting the Boxes Go: A Tale of Sadness

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Blake Patterson

This past weekend we had some water issues in the basement (the unfinished, non-Byte Cellar part of the basement) tied to our A/C unit. In hunting down the problem, I had to displace many of the boxes in which my … Continue reading →

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My Father the NASA Engineer: A Year After His Passing

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Blake Patterson

My father, James Claude Patterson Jr., died on April 26, 2010 — almost exactly one year ago. He was just shy of 83 years old. Dad was a retired NASA engineer who worked for the government space agency for 35 … Continue reading →

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My SDCard HxC 2001 Floppy Emulator Adventure

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Blake Patterson

One of the problems (and hassles) of playing with certain vintage computers today is their dependence on floppy disk media. While floppies manufactured way back when keep their bits together far longer than you might think — around 95% of … Continue reading →

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My Build-Out of the Monochron ‘Pong’ Clock

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Blake Patterson

I was running through some of my YouTube videos over the past months and realized I hadn’t posted my build-out of the Monochron Pong clock. I was trying to do a series of mostly-daily videos for a while, to capture … Continue reading →

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Not Everyone Gets It

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Blake Patterson
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I Have a Chip on my Shoulder

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Blake Patterson

It just occurred to me that six months have passed and I’ve not posted about the new tattoo I had inked. Geek tattoo, that is — the best kind. And this, after reaching out for help from readers to choose … Continue reading →

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A Pixellated End of the World I Don’t Want to Miss

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Today I ran across an amazing video by Patrick Jean of onemoreproduction that depicts the end of the world in oh, such pixellated goodness. I have to say, this would be a pretty awesome way to go. If this is … Continue reading →

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Damn, It Feels Good To Be a Gangsta!

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Friends, at long last, I have left my 10 year day job as a web developer at the AFL-CIO in Washington DC and joined the lucky ranks of the self-employed. (No details now on the reasons for my leaving — … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas, Retro Computing Friends

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Blake Patterson

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everybody! Yes, I’m still pretty much alive, folks (as anyone who follows me on Twitter might realize). Things have been slow here because of, well, Twitter and its role as an outlet as regards my … Continue reading →

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My Awesome ’80s Retro Swatch Watch

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Blake Patterson

So, I got a new watch, and it’s pretty awesome. The Swatch ‘A Thousand Crossings’ (SUIB 100) is the first Swatch I’ve worn in over 15 years. I saw it online and instantly fell in love with its powerful, glowing … Continue reading →

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