Happy 2025, everybody! Let’s make it a good year despite everything that’s going on. Stay strong, spread some love, be kind to each other and yourself, don’t listen to the haters (even if they are screaming loudly)! 🖤

Xmas 1987, 37 years ago. I haven’t aged a day! 😅 #Commodore64

Happy Xmas (in case you are celebrating)! Spread some love and take care! <3 My latest video is also available on PeerTube now:

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C64C Rare Case Restoration and Future Proofing

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This little bugger was soldered shut AND ALSO soldered to the main board in one corner. #Commodore. 🙄

New video! Troubleshooting and repairing a Commodore 64 that allegedly got damaged by over voltage. Some red herrings occurred. YouTube: PeerTube: (coming soon) #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #OverVoltage #Troubleshooting #Repair #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

Often when I’m feeling kind of low, I (try to) fix a C64. Bringing one of these lovely machines back to life still makes me smile every single time and never fails to cheer me up. Another success today! #InTheLabDoingStuff #C64 #Commodore64 #Repair #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #BlueScreenOfLife

Another "blue screen of life"! #InTheLabDoingStuff #Commodore64 #Repair #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

New video! Building and testing the new DesTestMAX test cartridge for the Commodore 64/128. YouTube: PeerTube: (coming soon) #C64 #C128 #Commodore #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #DesTestMAX #TestCartridge #RAMTest #Troubleshooting #Repair

New video! Trying to resurrect a badly corroded Amiga A501 RAM Expansion. YouTube: PeerTube:

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Commodore A501 Amiga RAM Expansion Battery Leakage Repair

Trying to resurrect a badly battery corroded A501 Amiga RAM expansion. // Kindly sponsored by my favorite PCB manufacturer PCBWay! https://www.pcbw...

#Amiga #A500 #Amiga500 #Commodore #A501 #RAMExpansion #BatteryDamage #Corrosion #Repair #Restoration #Varta #GetTheDamnBatteriesOut #VintageComputing #RetroComputing

One of the best experiences (for me) is picking up new skills. I still suck at it but learning some basic sewing already feels like acquiring a new superpower. What an incredibly useful thing to be able to do (even if badly at this stage)! (Sewing machine featuring a @npub19007...qma7 sticker because why not.)