Things of interest to Bill Heyman

Gaming / Retro Computing

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  1. Top 100 of 80s games or not? Personally, I think Archon (1983 by Free Fall Associates) is still one

    Top 100 of 80s games or not? Personally, I think Archon (1983 by Free Fall Associates) is still one of the best and most unique games ever made. And above all, even 40+ years later it still has an inc

    Mar 30, 2026
  2. 🚨Breaking: Someone just open sourced a database of 1,000+ free clones of your favorite classic game

    🚨Breaking: Someone just open sourced a database of 1,000+ free clones of your favorite classic games and it's wild. It's called OSGameClones. And it's not a piracy site. It's a fully searchable, comm

    Mar 16, 2026
  3. So many retro projects getting revived now with AI, which ones should I check out? I saw people rev

    So many retro projects getting revived now with AI, which ones should I check out? I saw people reverse engineering Gameboy games etc.

    Mar 15, 2026
  4. Writing rules and instructions for a tabletop game is very challenging. It’s like writing a legal

    Writing rules and instructions for a tabletop game is very challenging. It’s like writing a legal contract where you have to capture every possible scenario, but must do so using brief and clear langu

    Mar 15, 2026
  5. Indeed, "The Passive Voice Tell." It's in Chapter 9 of "Demonetize Your Mind!" which is called, "He

    Indeed, "The Passive Voice Tell." It's in Chapter 9 of "Demonetize Your Mind!" which is called, "Headline Spins & Story Shell Games." Once you learn it, you'll notice the media uses it all the time. h

    Mar 14, 2026
  6. “Go create value for others and don’t worry about the returns. If you create more value than you con

    “Go create value for others and don’t worry about the returns. If you create more value than you consume, you are welcome in any well operating community.” https://t.co/BSp1khDg2p

    Mar 12, 2026
  7. I just spent the last 24 hours building... a free tool for you to create your very own handwriting f

    I just spent the last 24 hours building... a free tool for you to create your very own handwriting font quickly in the browser (no logins, all local processing). This *entire* "SaaS" is a single-page

    Mar 8, 2026
  8. SERVICE-AS-A-SOFTWARE. That is the real opportunity for 90% of us. I keep watching smart people po

    SERVICE-AS-A-SOFTWARE. That is the real opportunity for 90% of us. I keep watching smart people pour months into building beautiful UI applications that Anthropic and OpenAI are going to absorb in a s

    Mar 7, 2026
  9. i built an entire x86 CPU emulator in CSS (no javascript) you can write programs in C, compile them...

    i built an entire x86 CPU emulator in CSS (no javascript) you can write programs in C, compile them to x86 machine code with GCC, and run them inside CSS https://t.co/jU29iLZfbZ

    Feb 24, 2026
  10. i built an entire x86 CPU emulator in CSS (no javascript) you can write programs in C, compile them

    i built an entire x86 CPU emulator in CSS (no javascript) you can write programs in C, compile them to x86 machine code with GCC, and run them inside CSS https://t.co/jU29iLZfbZ

    Feb 24, 2026
  11. You have GUEST access to 28 vintage systems in the browser at https://t.co/rAFRGXH0Nv Experience vi...

    You have GUEST access to 28 vintage systems in the browser at https://t.co/rAFRGXH0Nv Experience vintage operating systems, architectures, programming languages and GAMES. https://t.co/ihON7y2jBE #ret

    Feb 14, 2026
  12. You have GUEST access to 28 vintage systems in the browser at https://t.co/rAFRGXH0Nv Experience vi

    You have GUEST access to 28 vintage systems in the browser at https://t.co/rAFRGXH0Nv Experience vintage operating systems, architectures, programming languages and GAMES. https://t.co/ihON7y2jBE #ret

    Feb 14, 2026
  13. Reverse Engineering Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Atari 2600 github.com

    Reverse Engineering Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Atari 2600 Comments

    Feb 8, 2026
  14. Reverse Engineering Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Atari 2600 Comments

    Reverse Engineering Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Atari 2600 Comments

    Feb 8, 2026
  15. Commodore, IBM, OS/2, ARexx: Deal or no deal? datagubbe.se

    Commodore, IBM, OS/2, ARexx: Deal or no deal? Comments

    Feb 4, 2026
  16. Commodore, IBM, OS/2, ARexx: Deal or no deal? Comments

    Commodore, IBM, OS/2, ARexx: Deal or no deal? Comments

    Feb 4, 2026
  17. saw an inspiring video that said you need to have 4 hobbies. create, consume, cavort, commune crea...

    saw an inspiring video that said you need to have 4 hobbies. create, consume, cavort, commune create: bring something to life consume: appreciate the art of another cavort: move your body daily commun

    Feb 1, 2026
  18. saw an inspiring video that said you need to have 4 hobbies. create, consume, cavort, commune crea

    saw an inspiring video that said you need to have 4 hobbies. create, consume, cavort, commune create: bring something to life consume: appreciate the art of another cavort: move your body daily commun

    Feb 1, 2026
  19. I wanted to share something I built over the last few weeks: https://t.co/QRqMK9CpTR is a massive is...

    I wanted to share something I built over the last few weeks: https://t.co/QRqMK9CpTR is a massive isometric pixel art map of NYC, built with nano banana and coding agents. I didn't write a single line

    Jan 22, 2026
  20. Claude researched sprite-making best practices. Gemini 3 Pro generated the actual pixel art. 13 cent...

    Claude researched sprite-making best practices. Gemini 3 Pro generated the actual pixel art. 13 cents per character. I can't draw at all but now I have full sprite sheets for my multiplayer soccer gam

    Jan 19, 2026
  21. Claude researched sprite-making best practices. Gemini 3 Pro generated the actual pixel art. 13 cent

    Claude researched sprite-making best practices. Gemini 3 Pro generated the actual pixel art. 13 cents per character. I can't draw at all but now I have full sprite sheets for my multiplayer soccer gam

    Jan 19, 2026
  22. BREAKING 🚨 TESLA HAS PATENTED A "MATHEMATICAL CHEAT CODE" THAT FORCES CHEAP 8-BIT CHIPS TO RUN ELITE...

    BREAKING 🚨 TESLA HAS PATENTED A "MATHEMATICAL CHEAT CODE" THAT FORCES CHEAP 8-BIT CHIPS TO RUN ELITE 32-BIT AI MODELS AND REWRITES THE RULES OF SILICON 🐳 How does a Tesla remember a stop sign it has

    Jan 17, 2026
  23. BREAKING 🚨 TESLA HAS PATENTED A "MATHEMATICAL CHEAT CODE" THAT FORCES CHEAP 8-BIT CHIPS TO RUN ELIT

    BREAKING 🚨 TESLA HAS PATENTED A "MATHEMATICAL CHEAT CODE" THAT FORCES CHEAP 8-BIT CHIPS TO RUN ELITE 32-BIT AI MODELS AND REWRITES THE RULES OF SILICON 🐳 How does a Tesla remember a stop sign it has

    Jan 17, 2026
  24. Microsoft just changed the game 🤯 They've open-sourced bitnet.cpp, a 1-bit LLM inference framework....

    Microsoft just changed the game 🤯 They've open-sourced bitnet.cpp, a 1-bit LLM inference framework. It let's you run 100B parameter models on your local CPU without GPUs. - 6.17x faster inference - 8

    Jan 5, 2026
  25. Microsoft just changed the game 🤯 They've open-sourced bitnet.cpp, a 1-bit LLM inference framework

    Microsoft just changed the game 🤯 They've open-sourced bitnet.cpp, a 1-bit LLM inference framework. It let's you run 100B parameter models on your local CPU without GPUs. - 6.17x faster inference - 8

    Jan 5, 2026
  26. Z80-μLM is a 2-bit quantized language model small enough to run on an 8-bit Z80 processor github.com

    Z80-μLM is a 2-bit quantized language model small enough to run on an 8-bit Z80 processor Comments

    Jan 1, 2026
  27. Z80-μLM is a 2-bit quantized language model small enough to run on an 8-bit Z80 processor Comments

    Z80-μLM is a 2-bit quantized language model small enough to run on an 8-bit Z80 processor Comments

    Jan 1, 2026
  28. this game on steam teaches math and coding better than 99% of the uni courses out there. https:/...

    this game on steam teaches math and coding better than 99% of the uni courses out there. https://t.co/CMrrX1ziIB

    Dec 25, 2025
  29. this game on steam teaches math and coding better than 99% of the uni courses out there. https:/

    this game on steam teaches math and coding better than 99% of the uni courses out there. https://t.co/CMrrX1ziIB

    Dec 25, 2025
  30. 💾 I got AOL Instant Messenger working in 2025!!! 🤯 I installed aim.exe on https://t.co/RRYOCWqRQq a...

    💾 I got AOL Instant Messenger working in 2025!!! 🤯 I installed aim.exe on https://t.co/RRYOCWqRQq and I connected to a reverse engineered retro AIM server You can login and it works and you can actu

    Dec 21, 2025
  31. Jim Harbaugh says the same thing to his teams before every game. It's not a hype speech and it's no...

    Jim Harbaugh says the same thing to his teams before every game. It's not a hype speech and it's not about the scoreboard - it's meant to remove the feeling of pressure. It's a simple three-line messa

    Dec 15, 2025
  32. Jim Harbaugh says the same thing to his teams before every game. It's not a hype speech and it's no

    Jim Harbaugh says the same thing to his teams before every game. It's not a hype speech and it's not about the scoreboard - it's meant to remove the feeling of pressure. It's a simple three-line messa

    Dec 15, 2025
  33. 1985, Atari Turtle Programming Language. https://t.co/xumwDSmOkE

    1985, Atari Turtle Programming Language. https://t.co/xumwDSmOkE

    Dec 3, 2025
  34. 1985, Atari Turtle Programming Language. https://t.co/xumwDSmOkE

    1985, Atari Turtle Programming Language. https://t.co/xumwDSmOkE

    Dec 3, 2025
  35. One of the most common questions I get when I post PDP-11 stuff is "What FONT is that?". It's usual

    One of the most common questions I get when I post PDP-11 stuff is "What FONT is that?". It's usually Glass TTY VT220, and I'll put a link to the font below on GitHub. Using Cool Retro Term for phosph

    Dec 1, 2025
  36. 🏈 Ready to call the plays? In Football for Windows, created by an ex-college player, you step in as ...

    🏈 Ready to call the plays? In Football for Windows, created by an ex-college player, you step in as coach & run the game your way. It was once free to copy & play (with a $25 registration to unlock e

    Nov 27, 2025
  37. 🏈 Ready to call the plays? In Football for Windows, created by an ex-college player, you step in as

    🏈 Ready to call the plays? In Football for Windows, created by an ex-college player, you step in as coach & run the game your way. It was once free to copy & play (with a $25 registration to unlock e

    Nov 27, 2025
  38. The Savannah Bananas are trying to solve one of the most complicated problems in sports...by launchi...

    The Savannah Bananas are trying to solve one of the most complicated problems in sports...by launching their own (verified) secondary ticketing platform. Here's what you need to know 👇 The Savannah B

    Nov 26, 2025
  39. The Savannah Bananas are trying to solve one of the most complicated problems in sports...by launchi

    The Savannah Bananas are trying to solve one of the most complicated problems in sports...by launching their own (verified) secondary ticketing platform. Here's what you need to know 👇 The Savannah B

    Nov 26, 2025
  40. I first saw Campfire in action in @dvassallo's @SmallBetsDotCom community, and it immediately felt l...

    I first saw Campfire in action in @dvassallo's @SmallBetsDotCom community, and it immediately felt like what a chat app should be - you own the data, no per-seat pricing, and fully customizable. Now i

    Nov 12, 2025
  41. I first saw Campfire in action in @dvassallo's @SmallBetsDotCom community, and it immediately felt l

    I first saw Campfire in action in @dvassallo's @SmallBetsDotCom community, and it immediately felt like what a chat app should be - you own the data, no per-seat pricing, and fully customizable. Now i

    Nov 12, 2025
  42. Tiny386: an i386 PC emulator written in C99 that boots Windows 95 on ESP32 https://t.co/c3SbJIsjKg ...

    Tiny386: an i386 PC emulator written in C99 that boots Windows 95 on ESP32 https://t.co/c3SbJIsjKg https://t.co/u2JW2Rh4Xm

    Nov 10, 2025
  43. If you’re wondering why GTA 6 is taking so long: Red Dead Redemption 2 has fully rendered 3D clouds...

    If you’re wondering why GTA 6 is taking so long: Red Dead Redemption 2 has fully rendered 3D clouds that you can fly through, in a game that has no flying… You only see this ONCE in the main story, un

    Nov 8, 2025
  44. If you’re wondering why GTA 6 is taking so long: Red Dead Redemption 2 has fully rendered 3D clouds

    If you’re wondering why GTA 6 is taking so long: Red Dead Redemption 2 has fully rendered 3D clouds that you can fly through, in a game that has no flying… You only see this ONCE in the main story, un

    Nov 8, 2025
  45. When you're on the field, play as if nothing else matters. When you're off the field, remember tha...

    When you're on the field, play as if nothing else matters. When you're off the field, remember that the game doesn't matter at all.

    Nov 4, 2025
  46. When you're on the field, play as if nothing else matters. When you're off the field, remember tha

    When you're on the field, play as if nothing else matters. When you're off the field, remember that the game doesn't matter at all.

    Nov 4, 2025
  47. Beautiful, concise explanation of why a cycle-accurate 6502 emulator is easier than not github.com

    Beautiful, concise explanation of why a cycle-accurate 6502 emulator is easier than not Comments

    Nov 2, 2025
  48. Beautiful, concise explanation of why a cycle-accurate 6502 emulator is easier than not Comments

    Beautiful, concise explanation of why a cycle-accurate 6502 emulator is easier than not Comments

    Nov 2, 2025
  49. Things are getting out of control... 😅 Using four different LEGO bricks and adding a Lando Norris-i...

    Things are getting out of control... 😅 Using four different LEGO bricks and adding a Lando Norris-ish hover effect 🤣 Made with #threejs using SDFs, no 3D models live: https://t.co/apRsVM5SiC GH: htt

    Nov 2, 2025
  50. Things are getting out of control... 😅 Using four different LEGO bricks and adding a Lando Norris-

    Things are getting out of control... 😅 Using four different LEGO bricks and adding a Lando Norris-ish hover effect 🤣 Made with #threejs using SDFs, no 3D models live: https://t.co/apRsVM5SiC GH: htt

    Nov 2, 2025

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