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 Between 2007 and 2012 I lived in a condo on downtown harbourfront in Toronto. I bought this very TV which has a DVI-D output which was rare. At the time I had an intel-based mid 2000's 15" MacBook Pro that I bought off my colleague. Tha Mac doesn't work anymore but this mid-2012 13" MacBook Air has taken its place. I used to stream everything from Chrome whether it was YouTube, Justin.tv, gametrailers.com or TV shows and movies I downloaded. The cable was a tripping hazzard but we made due. This is an offline computer so outside of preserving project files its just part of the nostalgia.
My wife's 11" MacBook Air is sitting to the left. We used that Mac during COVID times when school was online. I had a great dual monitor setup with external mic. Go to the link below to see the setup. youtu.be/PqzjHRDLEIU (opens new window)  “Nostalgia triggers optimism within temptation to acquire generational idols like Nintendo. Patience is the muse of sleep because dreams are an unconscious reality to murder humility without control. Italian’s know a thing about creating generational idols. Look at Rome. It humbles generations of cowardly artisans. Gamers are artisans bemoaning the costs of their Zen.” John Ralph Tuccitto (May 31st @11:47am) 
Analysis by ChatGPT4'oh
Translation for an 11-year-old When you think about happy memories from the past, it makes you feel good and positive, even when you really want to have or follow famous things like Nintendo that many people admire. Being patient helps you fall asleep because when you dream, it's like living in a real world where you might do things without thinking about being humble, and you can't always control what happens. Italians have a rich history of creating famous things, like the city of Rome, which makes them understand what it means to create things that many people admire. This history can make some modern artists feel less important and less brave. Gamers, or people who play video games, are like skilled workers who complain about how hard it is to find peace and calm. This way, the quote is simplified and explained in a way that is easy for an 11-year-old to understand.  Goals solve the jigsaw of open gaps. Either way, what does the open gap represent? Open gaps in any context muddies the status with its presence. Do you want to be outnumbered by teammates, or competition? Underdogs are the portal to tenacity. Should THAT tenacity consistently benefit you, penetrate the competition with THAT version of luck. “I want control!” or “I don’t want control, but others depend on me.” Live a genuine life splitting hairs between faith and luck. What’s the difference? God’s our gap, and Jesus died for our genuine self. Is it luck faith saved? Earth is NOT heaven. If your luck prioritizes what doesn’t matter...luck alone damns with EARTHLY riches.
Translated by ChatGPT4o Setting goals helps fill in the missing pieces in our lives, like solving a puzzle. But what do these missing pieces mean? Gaps, or missing pieces, can make things unclear. Would you rather have more friends on your team or more competitors? Sometimes, being the underdog, or the one who seems less likely to win, makes you stronger and more determined. If this determination helps you, you can beat the competition with a bit of luck. Sometimes we want to be in control, or we don’t want control but still have people who depend on us. We should live honestly, balancing between believing in something (faith) and luck. What's the difference? God fills our gaps, and Jesus died so we can be our true selves. Is it luck that faith saved us? Earth is not the same as heaven. If you focus on things that don’t really matter, luck can lead you to care only about money and riches, which is not good. When a LONER gains control of the ball, he is outnumbered. As a team, we win and lose together. You let your teammates down when you give up BEFORE the whistle. Competition teaches to overcome humility with character.
By finding the open gap...we help our team retain control. Once a TEAMMATE has control, he is outnumbered by TEAMMATES. Goals solve the jigsaw of open gaps. That’s soccer. Thank You. Coach John  I was taking a dump and this idea hit me. Think of the movie 'Expendables' in video game form. Imagine a Mortal Kombat style side-scrolling tournament fighter where our favourite action stars are playable characters. Comment down below who you would like to see in the game: Here's my list of actors and changeable skins:
-Sylvester Stallone (Rambo 1-4, Cobra, Expendables 1-3) -Arnold Schwarzenegger (Predator, Commando, Terminator 1-2) -Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport, StreetFighter, Lionheart) -Kurt Russel (Escape from New York, Big Trouble in Little China) -Bruce Willis (Die Hard, The Fith Element) -Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Rumble in the Bronx) -Bruce Lee (Enter the Dragon) Imagine the combinations! T800 versus Rambo on the roof of Nakatomi Tower. Who did I miss? Comment down below. Me just screwing around in PhotoShop.  I resurrected my original Windows XP PC and I opened up some of my favourite project files. This computer will be offline with nothing leaving or going. FYI, because I'm not sticking a USB drive in this thing, I had to take photos of the illustrations off of a monitor screen. The quality isn't as good as it could be but you get the idea. Eventually...all the retro hardware will die. All the software will corrupt. There needs to be a company that sees the potential of modern hardware running retro hardware. I know this exists but I'm talking about CRT TV's in 2024 and beyond. Then release a DVD/VHS combo player. Audio receiver. Speakers. Come on Analogue...this is your next BIG thing.  Got to love clear plastic.   I want to play my 360 XBLA games on my Apple TV 4K with Nintendo Switch Pro controller. Plus the indie titles. Every piece of content I've paid for that's tied to my account, I want to play anywhere. Xbox does that, I'll sign up for game pass indefinitely. Nostalgia must be preserved. Xbox should release new hardware along side certified hardware like Windows/Mac/Linux computers. AppleTV 4K. Once I found out that Microsoft...wasn't going to support backwards compatibility moving on from 360, I exited the industry. I have plenty of nostalgia to fall back on but for Xbox 360 I have several precious gems on disc I can load into either of my 360s, but I'm not logged in to my online account.
Doesn't sit right with me connecting old hardware to my internet. But, if Xbox released a new Xbox that had expandable storage and backwards compatible with Xbox OG, 360, One, Series S/X you sell clients a subscription to access that nostalgia. Essentially expand Game Pass, so nostalgia is monetized indefinitely. Be the Netflix of gaming. I want to play XBLA Crazy Taxy on my AppleTV. For those of you who are salty about console exclusives...how sad. This tribalism really confuses what matters to gamers: escape. Currently, I can't pay Xbox to escape because Microsoft didn't invest in their own nostalgia. Maybe things will change. All I know is the retro stuff is charming and timeless. Make Xbox Nostalgic Again! This was my first website. I spent thousands of dollars on a develper to create the ultimate blog site, with an intelligent comment system that would self-moderate. I was digging around in my Google Drive and I found these assets based on two articles I had written between 2011 and 2012. They were really innovative for the time. See if you recognize how this idea manifested in the future. Windows Phone + Xbox ControllerImagine how cool this would have been in 2011?!?!?!?!?  Kinect ProjectorImagine if this was possible... I designed this shirt in CorelDraw. People thought the shirt was hilarious. Front of T-Shirt  Back of T-Shirt    Paolo was/is a Civil War buff. While I was working downtown, I saw this chess set, and I knew what I had to do. So I bought the chess board. I think we all pooled in for the $200 pricetag in the 2000's. I went to Michael's and I got to work creating a custom chess board. I used spices and spray glue. I frosted the glass that was masked off by the tape. I have no idea if he still has this.
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