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root42<p>Coca Cola PETSCII by Blazon<br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a></p>
Toni Aittoniemi<p>While fake nerds in Silicon Valley were conspiring how to make more illegal carbon-guzzling powerplants to build their massive fake robot god, real nerds were at work optimizing the hell out of 4096 bytes (that's a couple of A4 printouts worth of data) to make these beautiful products of human ingenuity.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soDhYU3Djmw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=soDhYU3Djm</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/4k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4k</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a></p>
jok<p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Pixelart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pixelart</span></a> "Who controls the spice controls the universe"<br>320x180px 32 colors <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> 500 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Lowres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lowres</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/dune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dune</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/portrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portrait</span></a></p>
Black Valley<p>Next week, we open the doors for Black Valley 2025. </p><p>We'll play you beautiful tunes, show you wonderous sights, make you smile, make you excited and the one little, tiny thing you need to do is get a ticket. </p><p>Don't have a ticket yet? We can give you one! In exchange for money. 💸 </p><p><a href="https://fienta.com/black-valley-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fienta.com/black-valley-2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/ticket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ticket</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/tickets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tickets</span></a></p>
Asbjørn Ulsberg<p>Kode24 har skrevet litt om hva <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kusma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kusma</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@menacespb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>menacespb</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@susencrusen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>susencrusen</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@Dozer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Dozer</span></a></span> og jeg driver med andre helga i juli hvert år. 😃</p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/NorskTut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorskTut</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Norwegian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norwegian</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Norsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norsk</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.bergen.social/@Kode24bot/114787182371456813" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.bergen.social/@Kode24</span><span class="invisible">bot/114787182371456813</span></a></p>
Csepp 🌢<p>@ <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> party orgas, if you have trouble pronouncing the names of compo participants, what about adding an option to upload an audio pronunciation sample? :flan_think:</p>
Black Valley<p>Black Valley is made by a small group of people, all lending their time and expertise to putting together our lovely gathering. </p><p>We ask that you are patient with us during the event, so we can best put our efforts into making everything awesome. And so that none of you get eaten.</p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/organizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizers</span></a></p>
Black Valley<p>Hack the planet or get eaten trying... 🧟‍♂️<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@hackeriet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hackeriet</span></a></span> has prepared a CTF for you guys at Black Valley! Real hacking, beginner-friendly challenges - your braaaains will be required. Whether you're new to CTFs or deep in the game, there might be one or more flags with your name on it!</p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/hackeriet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hackeriet</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/CFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFT</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BVCTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BVCTF</span></a></p>
Black Valley<p>faRk used to record music from Amiga games on a cassette player as a kid and quickly discovered Protracker and eventually Fasttracker 2 on PC - all which inspired his style of music.</p><p>He released an album 💿 <a href="https://fark.bandcamp.com/album/utelat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fark.bandcamp.com/album/utelat</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> a few years back as a result — and also made an animated short movie, ALSO inspired by said music and demoscene, Amiga memories, Pikselhjerte ❤️ <a href="https://youtu.be/QlKF4vss9Is" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/QlKF4vss9Is</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>These days, he dabbles in modern Daws and the trusty M8 Tracker from Dirtywave for composing sweet chiptunes.</p><p>At Black Valley, he will DJ a varied blend of both old melodic demoscene classics mixed with modern tunes and remixes of old games, filling our lounge area with sweet nostalgia. Welcome!</p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>live</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/DJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJ</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/lounge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lounge</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/chipmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chipmusic</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/chiptunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chiptunes</span></a></p>
Black Valley<p>We were told in no uncertain terms that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lug00ber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lug00ber</span></a></span> was playing, as is tradition. Mildly intimidated, we could do nothing but bow our heads and comply. All hail lug00ber, breaker of beats.</p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concert</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>live</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/dj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dj</span></a></p>
Christoff, the human<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a></p><p>Hello, my name is Christoff. </p><p>I live in Illinois, USA, outside the St. Louis area. Below I'll talk about my technology and creative interests, and a bit about me personally. I'm going to hashtag the heck out of this post. </p><p>the whole "deadbeef" thing is the magic number from <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Solaris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solaris</span></a> for freed memory. I simply chose .monster TLD because it seemed cool and I like "extended" TLDs. </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> </p><p>I have been using a OpenBSD, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a>, or <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNU</span></a>/#Linux since the late 1990s as a primary workstation. I used macOS from 2020 to 2025, switching to the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> neon distro (KDE plasma is amazing and KDE isn't bloated anymore, yay!).</p><p>My current career is as a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pentester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pentester</span></a> where I break into web applications, IP networks, mobile applications (especially <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>), and people to their face or over the phone; code <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a>; write documentation; and enjoy helping clients in a third party contractor/consultant role. I started that job change in 2020, when I earned the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OSCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSCP</span></a> certification at the height of "<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> twitter" when I did well there.</p><p>Previously I worked for about 20 years as a senior-level programmer, and systems, infrastructure, and database administrator. Burnout was very real and I was extremely bored/unfulfilled. </p><p>Now that programming and sysadmin stuff isn't my career, I find I enjoy programming and tinkering again.</p><p>I am a big fan of NetBSD and always have been. I am not a huge fan of GNU/Linux but I do appreciate things "just working", even if it is full of closed-source binary blobs and other garbage. It was fun in the 1990s.</p><p>I know many programming languages but have been paid professionally to code in <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Perl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perl</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHP</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Java</span></a>, and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Groovy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Groovy</span></a> for big commercial entities like eBay, small companies, and the US government.</p><p>I've maintained 99.99% uptime for a 60MM+ platform for years, including failover and backups (that were regularly tested... you test your failover and backups, right?!). </p><p>I always wanted to be a cool C and low-level programmer, which I thought for the longest time was being a kernel programmer, but now I know that isn't the life for me. </p><p>Emacs is something I've enjoyed since the beginning and I still can't code a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lisp</span></a> well. I'd love to be a cool <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/lisper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lisper</span></a> with <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CommonLisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommonLisp</span></a>, but haven't gotten there yet. I'm on the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>embedded</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> train now.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Creative</span></a></p><p>For creative stuff, I aim to do a lot but tend to hop around as interests take me. I could use some discipline there (someday?). </p><p>For <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a>, I have an electric <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bass</span></a> (Fender Jazz) and electric <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a>. I love <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/jambands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jambands</span></a> (<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GratefulDead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GratefulDead</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Phish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phish</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Goose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Goose</span></a>) and that's the type of music I like to play along to. </p><p>For <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a>, I like <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/acrylic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acrylic</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watercolor</span></a> painting. I rarely do it, but think about it a lot and love it when I do it. I don't have any skill or talent, but that's not the point. It's for me and no one else. </p><p>For <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a>, I am venturing into <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> programming and exploration. Not only was I too poor to get one when I was little but I sorta forgot about it over time. The desire to do cool things in a restricted environment where folks are playing in the sandbox, too, is very exciting and attractive to me. I don't know how to code the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> stuff yet, but will! Learning the assembly language (I have zero desire to code in BASIC again and I can just code assembly). </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Personal</span></a></p><p>I live with my soulmate and our five amazing cats in a small town outside St. Louis living a quiet life. Just doing our jobs, taking care of daily life stuff, and enjoying each other and life as much as we can. Ups and downs of life chaos, like anyone else, but we're doing alright! </p><p>We enjoy exploring places within driving distance and there are a lot of places to go to. </p><p>Currently, we're really into playing two-player games together and just started collecting <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a>. Right now, we're really digging <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SkyTeam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkyTeam</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RoyalGameOfUr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalGameOfUr</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ForrestShuffle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForrestShuffle</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SentinelsOfTheMultiverse</span></a>, and this magnet game I don't know the name of. We have <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SpiritIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpiritIsland</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ArcNova" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArcNova</span></a> to unwrap and learn. We tried really really hard to get into <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ArkhamHorrorTheCardGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArkhamHorrorTheCardGame</span></a> but the rules are too complicated and confusing, where it felt like we were doing the wrong thing all the time. </p><p>I am 46. I grew up loving Star Wars, Star Trek, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a>, reading novels non-stop, horror, and watching movies. I collect classic SciFi books from 1960s and 1970s.</p><p>I would perhaps describe myself as an extremely curious person, that loves <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzles</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/mysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mysteries</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploration</span></a>, figuring out <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HumanBehavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanBehavior</span></a> like I'm an alien studying humans (I'm good at it, it turns out), that has a keen eye for detail, remembering random little things, and a good listener. I'm fairly adaptable and fluid in most things, which works well for me. My brain works differently than a lot of people, and while frustrating a lot of the time for things I don't understand fully, it is me and serves me well in niches. </p><p>Making people laugh makes me happy. I am a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacker</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tinkerer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tinkerer</span></a>.</p>
Canageek<p>Here is a question for you all: if you were trying to explain to someone what the demoscene is/was and wanted to show them an example video...what video would you show them?</p><p>Edit: To be clear, I'm talking about what examples you would show people, rather then history videos, though I love those two and will watch them if you send them to me.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/boostsOK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boostsOK</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/demo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demo</span></a></p>
Black Valley<p>We repeatedly told Henning and Hans, "det holder!" but they just won't listen. 🙉</p><p>So, by unpopular demand – they're back! But – on Friday night, they won't be in the back, but rather up front!</p><p>Expect silly kicks, stupid samples, pointless breaks, and preposterous mixing. If you are not convinced yet, listen to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/phobium/henning-hans-spiller-opp-til-dans-pa-blaker-samfunnshus-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soundcloud.com/phobium/henning</span><span class="invisible">-hans-spiller-opp-til-dans-pa-blaker-samfunnshus-1</span></a> and you'll understand what we mean – DET HOLDER!</p><p>Henning &amp; Hans spiller opp til dans!</p><p>Photo credit: ernie / Black Valley 2023</p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concert</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/DJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJ</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>live</span></a></p>
dok<p>I am looking for a <a href="https://rivals.space/tags/peertube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peertube</span></a> instance to join, mainly to post <a href="https://rivals.space/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> video capture but maybe also some game programming video.<br>Any recommendations ?</p>
Black Valley<p>Just one day left of the earlybird price, so if you want to be part of the zombie resistance, but at a discount — don't wait!</p><p>Price goes up from 500 to 800, so there's quite a savings.</p><p>The Walking Dead-line is naow! 👉 <a href="https://fienta.com/black-valley-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fienta.com/black-valley-2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/EarlyBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyBird</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/ticket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ticket</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/tickets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tickets</span></a></p>
Metin Seven 🎨<p>Having been a "demoscener" (± 1000 years ago), I've got a soft spot for retro demo effects. Someone recreated a number of them in JavaScript and Canvas:</p><p><a href="https://jdfio.com/pages-output/demos/x-mode/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jdfio.com/pages-output/demos/x</span><span class="invisible">-mode/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://graphics.social/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/demo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demo</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1980s</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/1990s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1990s</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/old" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>old</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/arte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arte</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arts</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/GraphicDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicDesign</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediArt</span></a></p>
Black Valley<p>🧟‍♂️ The Sound of the Undead Chips: Paula – Live! Amiga music like you've never heard it before. </p><p>Paula resurrects iconic Amiga game and cracktro tracks with explosive live covers. Featuring Slumgud, Greippi, and Teddy Slacks, this trio channels pure retro firepower. ⚡ </p><p>Expect legendary riffs, the debut of Amiga Lives!, and maybe even a rare physical release… if you survive the night.</p><p>This isn’t just nostalgia – it’s a love letter to the machine that won’t stay buried.</p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concert</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>live</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/paula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paula</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/oldskool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldskool</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/olschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>olschool</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
µP<p>A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OneLiner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OneLiner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demo</span></a> for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a>: Plasma Effects and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChipTunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChipTunes</span></a> included:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTqWw62zllY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=uTqWw62zllY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemoScene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemoScene</span></a></p>
Black Valley<p>⚠️ The Compos Rules have been overhauled! Your best weapon to defend against the zombies and avoid losing! Same fierce competitions as last year, but we’ve dropped the fantasy console challenge. </p><p>Ready to fight for your place? Check the rules and gear up! </p><p>👉 Rules are now live</p><p><a href="https://2025.blackvalley.party/compos/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">2025.blackvalley.party/compos/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/compos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compos</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/compo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compo</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/competitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>competitions</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a></p>
Black Valley<p>Camp Back Alley is over… but the threat is still lurking out there. </p><p>We came. We tested. We survived. Barely! </p><p>Now we finish securing the valley – the last safe zone. In a few weeks, the undead will rise. 🧟‍♀️ And when they do… you'd better be inside the gates.</p><p>🎟️ Tickets are still available. Find your way to the Valley - before they get you!</p><p><a href="https://fienta.com/black-valley-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fienta.com/black-valley-2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/demoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoparty</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/BlackValley2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackValley2025</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/ticket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ticket</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/tickets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tickets</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/tshirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tshirt</span></a></p>