Misty
MistyI keep seeing people be confused or even aggressive about how worried some Mastodon users are about quote posts, but I can actually explain it pretty simply: some people were on Twitter in 2014-2015 and were on the receiving end of the world's worst harassment A/B test. So I don't think it's surprising those people ended up permanently associating the quote post feature with that.
MistyAnyone out there might want the board out of a PS1 Dual Shock? This was taken from an old padhacked arcade stick that’s being upgraded, and it’s still got wires attached.
Back in the day this model was popular for padhacking since it’s compatible with tons of stuff and you can remove the analogue sticks, but… don’t know if anyone still does this kinda thing anymore.
MistyNew blog post! I wrote about one of the weirdest CDs in my collection - a CD single with a few lo-fi music videos and the distinct vibes that this is the leftover wreckage of what was supposed to be a much bigger project that never came to pass.
https://cdrom.ca/music/multimedia/2025/07/01/moon-light-cafe.html
MistyNew blog post! I've been using enthusiast-developed lower-level CD reading techniques for awhile, and I think institutional archivists would benefit from trying them out. Wrote up a summary of what it is, how it works, and how it could be useful for you.
https://www.mistys-internet.website/blog/blog/2024/09/13/the-working-archivists-guide-to-enthusiast-cd-rom-archiving-tools/
MistyThe digipres.club Patreon account is now live! https://www.patreon.com/digipres_club
The Patreon will help us pay the monthly hosting expenses. I've provided a bit more detail about our costs in the profile and introductory post. Please don't feel obligated to contribute if you're not in a financial position to do so.