Mar 29

I got this great idea one day to take an old-timey iMac G3 (the gumdrop kind, with an integrated CRT monitor) then gut it, swap out the CRT with a LCD flat panel monitor, then put modern intel kit inside to make a modern PC that appears to hail from the turn of the century. This way, one second, I could be running flying toasters, and the next, very modern games. It would probably also catch all sorts of eyes at a local $tarbuck$ since my mac would be significantly heavier than average.

Other equally valid uses for such an iMac include a boat anchor, an aquarium, or a cat bed, but the upgrade idea eventually won out. Particulary because my model is the graphite grey kind, which looks super classy as a computer. Were it blue or lime, it would definitely be a pet’s home (though grey still makes for a pretty nifty cat bed).

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Mar 11

When I was significantly younger (I give a false impression here;  I still go to this day) I would often frequent various arcades, filled with the promise of a diverse electronic playground with flush with flashing lights and exotic sounds. Of course, some simpler games, sacrificed deep gameplay for the ability dispense tickets for the bright eyed player. Even when I was young I realized that most of these games were a money loosing proposition: it would take me at least 10 tokens to earn enough tickets for a few pieces of candy, an eraser which did no such thing. All of the cool things, such as a lava lamp, radio, or disco ball, cost at least 2000 tickets. However, with age, comes experience, and with experience (somtimes) comes a healthy understanding of game theory.

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