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June 12, 20261 hr 4 min
RMP 054 — WWDC26 Review
Episode NotesBig changes to The Retro Millennial on the small web!Apple News* MacSurf, a modern web browser for Mac OS 9Microsoft News* Microsoft caught revoking perpetual licenses for Office 2019 for Mac* June 2026 Patch Tuesday update fixes approx. 200 vulnerabilities including 33 critical CVEs and 3 zero daysRetro Gaming News* Ecco the Dolphin Complete announcedCommand Line Tool of the Month: neoNeo recreates the digital rain effect from The Matrix. Streams of random characters will endlessly scroll down your terminal screen.Ways to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
May 30, 202648 min
RMP 053 — Progress on the Digital Exit Strategy
Episode NotesApple News* Apple has five new products coming that could launch at WWDC — https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/29/apple-has-five-new-products-coming-that-could-launch-at-wwdc/Microsoft News* Microsoft Releases Mitigation for Windows BitLocker Security Bypass 0-Day Vulnerability — https://www.cryptika.com/microsoft-releases-mitigation-for-windows-bitlocker-security-bypass-0-day-vulnerability/Linux/FOSS News* Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) Patches Released —https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-05-01-cve-2026-31431-copy-fail/* Canonical to shut Ubuntu Pastebin after 18 years of service — https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/canonical-ubuntu-pastebin-shutdown* Devuan Developer Working On Reviving GTK2 With Modern Fixes — https://www.phoronix.com/news/GTK2-NGAI News* Normies are showing signs of AI fatigue* Harvard University commencement address — https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/05/funny-but-serious-chieng-issues-an-ai-warning-to-grads/* University of Arizona commencement address — * Middle Tennessee State University commencement address — https://www.facebook.com/usatoday/videos/middle-tennessee-state-universitys-graduation-erupted-in-boos-after-a-commenceme/1518072166330084/* University of Central Florida commencement address — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/style/ucf-commencement-ai-booed-gloria-caulfield.htmlCommand Line Tool of the Month: TockTock is a powerful time tracking tool, written in Go, for the command line. It saves activity logs as plaintext files and provides an interactive terminal UI for viewing your time.Features include:* Activities stored in human-readable files (default)* Support for flat files, TodoTXT, TimeWarrior, and SQLite databases* Attach detailed notes and tags to activities* No dependencies* Reads/writes data files in many different formats* Multiple color themes and custom color support* Export reports to text, CSV, or JSON* Generate .ics files for calendar integration, or sync with system calendars (macOS only)Available for macOS via Homebrew, or build on Linux and Windows using Go.Ways to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
April 25, 202652 min
RMP 052 — Apple’s Most Significant Products of the Last Half Century
Episode NotesApple News* April 1: Apple Computer 50th Anniversary — https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-to-celebrate-50-years-of-thinking-different/* The Mac Pro is officially discontinued— https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro/* WWDC26 announced for June 8-12 — https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apples-worldwide-developers-conference-returns-the-week-of-june-8/* Tim Cook steps down as CEO; John Ternus (senior VP of hardware engineering) named as successor — https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-stepping-down-to-be-succeeded-by-john-ternus-204237479.htmlLinux/FOSS News* Gnome 50 released — https://release.gnome.org/50/* Manjaro 2.0 manifesto — https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-2-0-manifesto/186171* Ubuntu 26.04 “Resolute Raccoon” released — https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.04/* Fedora Asahi Remix 43 — https://asahilinux.org/fedora/Microsoft News* Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price went up last month, now drops — https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/21/xbox-game-pass-update/* April “Patch Tuesday” was the second largest security update in it’s history — https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/patch-tuesday-analysis-april-2026/Other Tech News* Anthropic’s Claude “Mythos” LLM released to select companies — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/07/anthropic-claude-mythos-ai-hackers-cyberattacks.html* NationStates game data breach — https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=2747770Retro Gaming News* Fans make a 2.5D side-scrolling action platformer version of Tomb Raider — https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/a-fan-project-not-to-be-missed-this-new-project-reimagines-the-classic-tomb-raider-games-as-a-2-5d-sidescroller* Commodore International backs down amid customer frustration over FPGA custom firmware — https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/we-listened-we-agree-no-fpga-lockdown-commodore-backpedals-on-unofficial-c64-ultimate-firmwareCommand Line Tool of the Month: quote-cliMIT licensed, Javascript app to get a random quote of the day in your terminal.npm install -g quote-cliWays to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
March 21, 202647 min
RMP 051 — Mid-MARCHintosh Check In
Episode NotesApple News* Details on every new Apple hardware product announced in March (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/04/apple-march-2026-product-releases/)Microsoft News* Mozilla announces plans to sunset Firefox ESR on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-users-windows-7-8-and-81-moving-extended-support)Other Tech News* Software engineer Crait is crowd sourcing help to reverse engineer the 1998 Tiger Electronics Pokedex to extract the ROM to an Arduino-based Arduboy (https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/hacker-appeals-for-help-to-preserve-this-1998-pokemon-pokedex)* Mad Lad, Carl Does Tech Things gets online co-op Super Mario 64 cross play working before a Nintendo 64 and a PlayStation 2Retro Gaming News* Sega legend, Hideki Sato, passes away at 77 (https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/sega-console-designer-hideki-sato-has-passed-away)* Tomb Raider 2 is receiving a fan port to the Sega Saturn; demo is available now (https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/lara-is-coming-back-home-tomb-raider-ii-is-coming-to-sega-saturn-30-years-after-sony-blocked-it)* Game preservation site Myrient is shutting down March 26; cites rising hardware costs and more (https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/this-is-what-ai-and-greed-does-video-game-preservation-service-myrient-is-shutting-down)* Console port of Rave Racer (sequel to Ridge Racer) is out on Switch 1/2, PS4/5, Xbox Series S/X (https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/arcade-only-ridge-racer-sequel-rave-racer-is-finally-making-its-home-console-debut-31-years-on)* New 8-bit “GameTank” console has met its $30,000 funding goal; first units set to ship on July 12, 2026 (https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/gametank-is-an-entirely-new-breed-of-hardware-for-the-next-generation-of-8-bit-games)Command Line Tool of the Month: Ledger* https://ledger-cli.org* Ledger is a powerful, double-entry accounting system that is accessed from the UNIX command-line. Ledger, begun in 2003, is written by John Wiegley and released under the BSD license.* Available on BSD, Linux, Mac, and WindowsWays to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
February 15, 20261 hr 14 min
RMP 050 — The State of Retro Gaming in 2026
Episode Notes* My personal newsletter with 2026 Experiment updatesApple News* Apple releases the new Apple Creator Studio subscription bundle (https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/hands-on-with-apple-creator-studio-a-bittersweet-bundle/)Linux/FOSS News* Linux Kernel 7.0 announced as the upcoming version number, dropping support for some legacy hardware (https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-kernel-7-0-finally-abandons-intel-440bx-edac-driver-removal-marks-another-goodbye-to-the-legendary-motherboard-chipset)* Mesa 26.0 released bringing improved graphics support (https://docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/26.0.0.html)* Open Gaming Collective formed to try and help unify the fragmented Linux gaming community (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/)Microsoft News* Microsoft aims to fix Windows 11 (https://www.theverge.com/tech/870045/microsoft-windows-11-issues-rebuilding-trust-notepad?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6Iko1OUJXTUtYYXAiLCJwIjoiL3RlY2gvODcwMDQ1L21pY3Jvc29mdC13aW5kb3dzLTExLWlzc3Vlcy1yZWJ1aWxkaW5nLXRydXN0LW5vdGVwYWQiLCJleHAiOjE3NzAxMzgwNTgsImlhdCI6MTc2OTcwNjA2MH0.B1Q1pSxcyezAfV7ItxPQeEO1P7fpvF6Xse-V2lrWSTc&utm_medium=gift-link)* Microsoft pumping the brakes on AI in Windows? (https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-is-reevaluating-its-ai-efforts-on-windows-11-plans-to-reduce-copilot-integrations-and-evolve-recall)* Microsoft developing an Xbox cloud gaming tier that will be free with ads (https://www.theverge.com/report/791213/xbox-cloud-gaming-free-ad-supported-version)* Notepad.exe’s new markdown support allows for RCE vulnerability to be exploited (https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/windows-notepad-rce-flaw-exploits-markdown-files/)Other Tech News* Anthropic donates $1.5 million to the Python Software Foundation (https://discuss.python.org/t/anthropic-has-made-a-large-contribution-to-the-python-software-foundation-and-open-source-security/105694)* JMail.world set up to let you read Jeffrey Epstein’s emails* EpsteIn set up as LinkedIn clone to see who in your connections are in the files* Discord global age verification roll out (https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally)* PS5 jailbroken at the hardware level (https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/264562-playstation-5/81092205)* Netflix dropping support for PS3 on March 2, 2026 (https://kotaku.com/netflix-remembers-it-never-shut-down-its-old-ps3-app-announces-it-is-doing-that-very-soon-2000665364#:~:text=Netflix%20Ending%20Support%20For%20PS3%20After%2015%20Years)Retro Gaming News* GOG announces plans for native Linux support for it’s store (https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-calls-linux-the-next-major-frontier-for-gaming-as-it-works-on-a-native-client/)* Metal Gear Solid Master Collection vol 2 announced, Guns of the Patriots finally freed from the PS3 (https://gameinformer.com/state-of-play/2026/02/12/metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-2-finally-frees-guns-of-the)Command Line Tool of the Month: WinUtil & MicroWin* https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil* WinUtil is a compilation of Windows tasks meant to streamline installs, debloat with tweaks, troubleshoot with config, and fix Windows updates.* MicroWin is a component of WinUtil that will create a custom, debloated bootable Windows 11 USB that creates a local account and bypasses the OOBE, online sign in, and system checks.Ways to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
January 13, 20261 hr 5 min
RMP 049 — 2026 Predictions
Episode Notes* My personal newsletter with 2026 Experiment updatesApple News* Rumors are circulating about a possible new 12.9 inch MacBook (https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/05/these-four-apple-products-could-launch-as-soon-as-next-month/)Linux/FOSS News* System76 COSMIC desktop 1.0 finally released with PopOS 24.04 LTS (https://en.ubunlog.com/Cosmic-Desktop-1.0-release-Rust-Pop-OS-Wayland/#:~:text=Key%20points:,OS%20Linux%20distribution…)* Only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from tape (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/29/only-known-copy-of-unix-v4-recovered-from-tape/)* FreeBSD 15.0 released (https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/relnotes/)Microsoft News* December Patch Tuesday feature updates (https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/top-16-features-on-windows-11s-december-9-2025-update-file-explorer-start-menu-virtual-workspaces-and-more)Creepy AI News* Humanoid Robots are Coming to Workplaces (https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/from-cloud-to-factory-humanoid-robots-coming-to-workplaces/)Other Tech News* Micron discontinuing consumer Crucial RAM, diverting production to supporting AI (https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-business)* Federal judge blocks Texas app store age verification law from taking effect in the new year (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/technology/2025/12/24/539606/federal-judge-blocks-texas-app-store-age-verification-law-from-taking-effect-in-the-new-year/#:~:text=Technology-,Federal%20judge%20blocks%20Texas%20app%20store%20age%20verification%20law%20from,and%20minors’%20First%20Amendment%20rights.)* Discord Data Breach – 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos Extorted (https://cybersecuritynews.com/discord-data-breach-sensitive-data/)Retro Gaming News* Aspyr Deus Ex remaster indefinitely delayed following backlash that the remaster was “ugly” (https://kotaku.com/that-ugly-deus-ex-remaster-just-got-indefinitely-delayed-2000652654)* Legendary classic Macintosh game ‘Dark Castle’ is coming back to the Mac (https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/09/legendary-classic-macintosh-game-dark-castle-is-coming-back-to-the-mac)Command Line Tool of the Month: LazyGit* https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit* A TUI interface for Git* MIT License* Written in Go* ReadMe contains installation guides for Linux, MacOS (via Homebrew or MacPorts), and Windows (via Chocolaty and WinGet), FreeBSD, and moreWays to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
November 8, 20251 hr 14 min
RMP 048 | AI and Our Future: An Interview with an AI Consultant (feat. @Leebase)
Episode Notes* Vibing a Non-Trivial Ghostty Feature by MITCHELL HASHIMOTOThe Retro Millennial Fall Sale is back! You can save 30% when you sign up or upgrade your subscription to either a monthly or annual plan using the link below. The sale ends Sunday, November 16, 2025!Monthly subscriptions: $5.00 $3.50Annual subscriptions: $50.00 $35.00Thanks for listening to The Retro Millennial Podcast. This show is available to everyone so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
October 12, 20251 hr 0 min
RMP 047 — Windows 10 End of Life: a Retrospective
Episode NotesFOSS News* Muse contributor Tantacrul released a nearly hour-long video covering the development of Audacity 4Microsoft News* Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month* Europe forces Microsoft into free extended support for Windows 10* Microsoft removes even more Microsoft account workarounds from Windows 11 build* Windows 7 market share jumps by 10x as Windows 10 EOL deadline looms and Windows 11 usage drops in September - spelling disaster for Microsoft’s campaign to get people upgradingOther Tech News* Google to merge Android and ChromeOS in 2026, because AI* Techlore — The End of Android Freedom: Google’s 2026 Plan* Proton Relocates to Germany, Norway Over Swiss Surveillance Laws* Phishing training doesn’t stop your employees from clicking scam linksRetro Tech News* 86Box PC emulator version 5.0 releasedCommand Line Tool of the Month: tldr-pagesThe tldr-pages project is a collection of community-maintained help pages for command-line tools, that aims to be a simpler, more approachable complement to traditional man pages.Ways to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
September 16, 202540 min
RMP 046 — Apple's "Awe Dropping" Event + Nintendo's September Direct
Episode NotesWatch the EventsWays to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
August 31, 202554 min
RMP 045 — My Top 10 Substacks Right Now
Episode NotesNewsApple News* US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, claimed the UK is ceasing efforts to gain backdoor access to Apple devices* Apple announced a new “Awe Dropping” event on September 9th* Two new Apple Stores opening in IndiaLinux/FOSS News* LibreOffice 25.8 released* Release Notes: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/25.8* Firefox 142 released* Thunderbird 142 released* Arch Linux and AUR still under DDOS attackMicrosoft News* 8/19 - Worker Intifada Occupies Microsoft Main Campus, Demands MS Cut All Ties With Israel* 8/20 - Microsoft "Intifada" Shut Down After 4 Hours* 8/21 - Microsoft “Worker Intifada” Escalates, 18 Arrested, More Violence Planned* 8/23 - Microsoft "Worker Intifada" says "Go Away, Jews!"* 8/24 - How Will Microsoft Solve Their Intifada Problem?* 8/26 - Video of "Worker Intifada" Occupying Microsoft President's Office* 8/27 - Microsoft Fires "Intifada" Employees* Microsoft Office NT for PPC found on eBay, demoed, and archived for community preservationOther Tech NewsNothing to see here this time…Creepy AI News* ChatGPT user creeped out after AI shares others’ info — in yet another eerie episode: ‘Very scary’* University of Colorado Boulder: AI ghosts are coming* Research paper: Generative Ghosts: Anticipating Benefits and Risks of AI AfterlivesRetro Gaming/Tech News* New Open Source GameCube ODE (optical drive emulator)* PicoLoader Github: https://github.com/makeo/PicoLoader* Atari and Limited Run Games have released the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection for Xbox Series, PS5, Switch and Switch 2Command Line Tool of the Month: SCLIscli is a simple terminal user interface for Signal. It uses signal-cli and urwid.Main Topic: My Top 10 Substacks Right NowTech & Tech History* The Video Game Library’s Substack* GoTo 10* Al’s Geek Lab* Abort, Retry, Fail* Obsolete Sony* Computer Ads from the Past* The Lunduke JournalChristianity* The Anglican Catholic* Christian Warrior TrainingTech & Culture* After BabelWays to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe
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