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Nowadays for random browsing I use portable versions of Firefox
https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable
With uBlock Origin enabled
https://ublockorigin.com/
Ran in Sandboxie  that wipes any changes after closing the browser
https://sandboxie-plus.com/
It's not paranoia if they're actually out to get you 😛

Nowadays for random browsing I use portable versions of Firefox
https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable
With uBlock Origin enabled
https://ublockorigin.com/
Ran in Sandboxie  that wipes any changes after closing the browser
https://sandboxie-plus.com/
It's not paranoia if they're actually out to get you 😛

I recently accessed the deepai.org website to generate this FREE picture...

I noticed from my log afterwards that it tried to access my PayPal data.

If I remember correctly it was a FREE image generation while NOT signed in, and the PayPal screen did not pop up.  So be careful.

Exactly! 😄 I hope more products can do this, to at least giving us the option.

In truth I got grumpy since the community (and creator) seem to be leaning towards ROMs instead of supporting the cart slot for Aq+ games.  For the average Joe ROMs make more sense.  As a retro game developer and publisher I'm enamored with carts.  🙂

Selling the spiritual successor to Aquarius by Mattel.  Not using it enough with all my other projects going.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1716171301/aquarius-signature-edition-with
 

In truth I got grumpy since the community (and creator) seem to be leaning towards ROMs instead of supporting the cart slot for Aq+ games.  For the average Joe ROMs make more sense.  As a retro game developer and publisher I'm enamored with carts.  🙂

Selling the spiritual successor to Aquarius by Mattel.  Not using it enough with all my other projects going.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1716171301/aquarius-signature-edition-with
 

I agree, there is much better feeling when dealing with the physical media, but the most of people don't care they just want to play.
A shame the creator and community do not want to keep it both ways.

I completely agree with this.  If it's just ROMs, why not just do emulation on a PC? 

The Atari 2600+ is a perfect example.  It is so compelling because it uses real cartridges.  Other new products like the Commander X16 have cart ports. 

In truth I got grumpy since the community (and creator) seem to be leaning towards ROMs instead of supporting the cart slot for Aq+ games.  For the average Joe ROMs make more sense.  As a retro game developer and publisher I'm enamored with carts.  🙂

In truth I got grumpy since the community (and creator) seem to be leaning towards ROMs instead of supporting the cart slot for Aq+ games.  For the average Joe ROMs make more sense.  As a retro game developer and publisher I'm enamored with carts.  🙂

Very cool machine, I did not ever hear of this before.
I hope it finds the good home. 💖

I didn't understand the nomination process this year.  That factored in to my Atari 2600 titles not getting voted on.  A couple might have gotten disqualified due to technicalities.
I am grumpy about it due to my own failings and lack of traction in the scene.  But, feelings pass.  Actions last.
 

Selling the spiritual successor to Aquarius by Mattel.  Not using it enough with all my other projects going.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1716171301/aquarius-signature-edition-with
 

Selling the spiritual successor to Aquarius by Mattel.  Not using it enough with all my other projects going.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1716171301/aquarius-signature-edition-with
 

Thanks. Yes someone broke the TIA to SID emulation and deliberately released a non-working version to make the C64 to 2600 project look bad.
 That was disappointing but motivated me to focus on improving TIA to SID emulation even more. 
I've been sidetracked with sound frequencies and envelopes but will be get back to working on compatibility for bB 2K and 4K games.
 
 

Sorry to go partially off topic.  Is this part of your C64 to 2600 project?  I saw your post in other forums saying it got leaked / stolen.  Hope you find a second wind with that project.

Thanks! Yes I am working on the next version with more color support and improved sound. 
Here is a SuperCharger game running on a real Atari and in the emu on the C64:
This game takes advantage of the SuperChargers ability to dynamically change code to rewrite the soundtrack every level.
In the C64 emu the SID sounds even better than the TIA and the graphics are enhanced:
 

I'm no expert or fortune teller, sadly just a slowly fading super-fan of the TI-99/4A, which appears (in my personal assessment) to have "peaked".  Years ago there were hundreds of messages a month in places like the old Yahoo site and then AA.  Some very happy, helpful and influential people have passed away though, others were driven off for various reasons which may have affected the fun factor and contributed to the declining participation rate.  Along the way there was a fantastic Newsletter by a guy called "Sparkdrummer" that was called Yesterday's News" in it he covered the best of the best from older newsletters in a format that matched the Newsletters of the time.  I'm sure many of us are waiting for the day when Sparky starts uploading them again. 
Now there is a recently "reborn newsletter", but I caught myself asking, "Why"?   Yeah, I shocked myself too!  << THIS LINK >> will get you a free PDF copy of it, but after looking it over, for the rebirth issue, wondered what it had going for it that 5 minutes with a search engine on the Internet could not have provided.  I really hope this takes off for them and they get the new content they want and viewers and readers they want, because the TI community needs to be more diverse and inclusive, even of newbies or those who are not master programmers or hardware gurus or those that simply want to play games.
DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET!  If an online community is declining, there may be a reason for it other than beloved members passing away, or people being banned, other things may be going on behind the scenes, attitudes, egos or whatever.  So, I hope this Chicago Times Newsletter takes off and brings more people to their website and can help inspire people to engage or reengage.  Whatever though, don't let people influence you to "stay put" and not investigate new things, especially if their format is no longer working.  Sometimes new faces and new ideas can start a whole new chapter... maybe that person will be YOU!

Sounds like the Chameleon 64.  You can use that as a upgrade to a real C64 or a C64 clone by itself.
How are you dealing with the shortages going on?

Selling off my game collection rarely has gotten me anything.  Seems like you have to have a popular item at the right time.
..or be Jaguar related.  Had to sell my Skunkboard to make rent once. 😕

Facebook marketplace works fine IMO.  Just specify in your ad that you accept cash payments only.  "Block" anyone who offers you anything you don't really want to deal with.  That way they won't bother you again. 
I also like Craigslist a lot. 
Ebay works too if you are willing to ship.  The fees are high, but you can sell things for a much higher price here.  So it ends up working in our favor IMO.
 
 

My wife and I left Seattle on Monday and arrived in Chiang Mai very late Tuesday night with a short layover in Inchon Korea. We are one third of the way into our trip and are heading off to Bangkok tomorrow. This is our first time visiting this wonderful country. This trip uses up the last of my airline credit that I received when I couldn’t use my ticket to go to Japan last summer.
As advertised, the food is amazing and amazingly cheap (to us anyway). My favorite so far has been the street food stand where we had our first meal here. The food was great, and for the two of us, it cost 110 baht (35 baht to US$1).