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August 2023 News

Nix McRetro // 26th August 2023 // Livestream, Nature, News

With August nearly out of the way, I thought I should do a quick post on what’s been happening. First up we have Bloodbourne (PS4 edition). I’m afraid to say I am terrible at it and it feels like it is running at 10 or 15fps - especially after being... Continue reading

Integrity and Extracting the GeoCities Archive - Rebuild V5

Nix McRetro // 25th August 2023 // Guides

Integrity and Extracting the GeoCities Archive - Rebuild V5

Quick heads up, this is a post for my own reference. The above is a screenshot from here. Another awesome thing about using tar files is that you can search for things in them and extract them based on wildcard searches. More on that here. I appear to have lost... Continue reading

MiSTer ao486 Core - Dial-up Modem Testing via VoIP

Nix McRetro // 24th August 2023 // IBM PC, Linux, YouTube

First thing, I should probably note is that this was from relatively early on in my testing with VoIP back in 2021. I didn’t use anything fancy apart from the VoIP box, some phone cables and good luck. Coupled with a really great guide of course. It does get to... Continue reading

Injured Elegant Snake-eyed Skink

Nix McRetro // 23rd August 2023 // Nature

This elegant snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher) skink was delivered to me on a winter evening. It was found in a warehouse trapped under old computer equipment. It was likely trapped there for a long time, in the cold with no food or water. It looked extremely malnourished and as a... Continue reading

Landlords Can Go Jump in the Lake

Nix McRetro // 22nd August 2023 // News

Honestly, why do landlords even exist in modern times. Didn’t we leave medieval times behind us a while back? This is a rant on how my landlords illegally increased my rent. Above are the three types of potential leases you can have in NSW at this time of writing. I... Continue reading