I found this photo in an eBay listing for a batch of used pinball-machine balls in July of 2000.
I didn't bid, but I messaged the seller letting them know they absolutely made my day with this photo and they replied with gratitude. I even set it as the desktop image on a computer I used in the arcade workshop I worked in at the time.
It's been sitting on my hard drives for 26 years, and I no longer wish to keep it to myself.
I got the news about #PatrickStewart from @gilahava704, who called me at work so I could hear it from someone I loved who understood how it would hit me.
I subsequently doodled this during the business phone call I had to take immediately after.
Who called it "automated Mastodon post deletion" and not "toot decay?"
OMG Weird Al Tiny Desk! https://youtu.be/o4I-Y8XiBIs
It's time to do that "W" gesture with your fingers, as @gilahava704 showed me 1995's "Clueless" and then we did a "Modern Technology Watches" podcast about it.
https://modern.technology/2026/05/30/modern-technology-watches-episode-405-clueless-1995/
#Podcast #Podcastodon #Filmstodon #FilmPodcast #FilmReview #Clueless #AmyHeckerling #AliciaSilverstone #PaulRudd #WallaceShawn #BrittanyMurphy #Movies #1990s
Hey, @gilahava704 and I have cast another pod! Gila's mom Susie returns to "Modern Technology Watches" to share the 1952 Charlie Chaplin film "Limelight" with us.
https://modern.technology/2025/12/30/modern-technology-watches-episode-404-limelight-1952/
#CharlieChaplin #Podcast #Podcastodon #FilmPodcast #FilmReview #Movies
Cowabunga! I took @gilahava704 to see the 1990 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film for our podcast "Modern Technology Watches" and it gave us a lot to talk about... 🍕🐢
#TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #TMNT #Podcast #Podcastodon #FilmPodcast #FilmRecap #Henson #SteveBarron #Cowabunga
A little closeup for those curious about the text I used for those pillars.
The more I look at this today, the more I want to paint their portraits.
The oh-so-scary pull quote "To a social order based on monogamy, bisexuality looms as a potent threat" hits particularly funny if, like me, you've somehow always been simultaneously monogamous AND bi. Figure that one out, social order!
Gleefully celebrating the 30th anniversary of that time #Newsweek very dramatically discovered the utterly brand-new and baffling existence of #bisexual people, and slapped the most amazing magazine cover ever pasted together onto it.
https://archive.org/details/newsweek-july-1995-bisexuality
I may have had this cover taped to the wall of my queer teenage bedroom for a bit.
Hey, @gilahava704 and I have kicked off the fourth season of our film podcast! This episode of "Modern Technology Watches" is about the 1987 cult dark comedy "Withnail and I."
https://modern.technology/2025/06/29/modern-technology-watches-episode-401-withnail-and-i-1987/
#Podcast #Podcastodon #FilmPodcast #FilmRecap #WithnailAndI #PaulMcGann #RichardEGrant #CultFilm #CultCinema
Some of you protesting are far too into publicly posting identifiable pics and videos of folks in protest crowds without good reason.
If you brought a camera to the protest point it at the authorities, not your compatriots. Document and publicize incidents of abuse, but don't facilitate your fellow protestors being identified and punished for showing up. Assume every face you post will be recognized and catalogued. They're not there to be your photo op.
Now that #MuppetationalMay has come to an end, what am I doing with the 31 Muppet cards I made? Well, I'm giving them away to encourage some Pride-relevant fundraising! Check out the entire set and find out how you can own a random card from it:
https://robvincent.net/2025/06/01/muppet-cards-for-pride/
#Pride #Fundraiser #FanArt #Muppets #FediArt #MastoArt #ArtistTradingCard #ATC #ACEO
#MuppetationalMay Day 25: Yolanda Rat!
#FanArt #FediArt #MastoArt #ArtistTradingCard #ATC #Muppets #YolandaRat #TheMuppetsTakeManhattan
Hey, @gilahava704 and I have cast another pod! For the latest "Modern Technology Watches" she showed me the 2000 ballet school drama "Center Stage."
https://modern.technology/2025/05/04/modern-technology-watches-episode-313-center-stage-2000/
They put a big sculpture in my neighborhood in case any of us forget where we are. I've found a hidden inspirational message in it. 🏳️🌈🌐
#NYCPride #Pride #Queens #QueensNY #QueensNYC #QueerTheWorld
New server, new intro toot!
Hi! I'm Rob Vincent, also known as Rob T Firefly. I'm a hacker, artist, writer, performer, activist, engineer, comedian, and all-purpose nerd from New York City. I've been on Fedi since 2018. I'm part of the @2600 radio show @OffTheHook on #WBAI FM, and https://modern.technology is where I make podcasts with my epic wife @gilahava704.
My forever home is https://RobVincent.net which is where I keep some grievously-outdated portfolios and a very dusty blog.
Hooray!
