Just Another Derek

@spacewalker.bsky.social

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I love tech, but not how tech companies behave. I enjoy standup paddleboarding, cycling, and longboarding, but I'm not good at any of them. But I am a pro at napping.

The smaller Eiffel Tower replica at Kings Island amusement park rising above the tree line.
Photo roundup of computers, video game consoles, pagers, CD players and other tech in colored translucent cases.
Thumbnail from the YouTube trailer for the anime movie Whisper of the Heart. The screen grab from the 1995 movie is of a high school student working at her desk with headphones on, playing on the similarity to the popular LoFi Girl series on YouTube.
Yellow t-shirt with a parts display from a Mold-A-Rama machine
Skater shoes, black with gum soles. Vans Skate Old Skool Wafflecup Shoe.
Dusk Blue Pivot Point dirt jumper in front of the pump and jump trails at Ray's Indoor Bike Park
The downward curve of the Green Trail at Ray's Indoor Bike Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
Store sign that reads “Generation X”
Wendy's fast food restaurant sign stating that due to the discontinuation of the penny, if this location is out of pennies, cash transactions will be rounded down to the nearest nickel. This does not affect credit, debit or gift card purchases.
Video view from a standup paddleboard cruising down the local river, passing boats and under bridges.
Photo of stand up paddleboard on the water.
Total Wii U vs Switch 2 sales as of Q1 2025: Wii U - 13 million, Switch 2 - 0
Sloth bear sitting upright against a door and wall at the zoo while looking contemplative.
The 1992 Windows 3.1 operating system Hot Dog Stand color theme was a hilariously ugly bright red, yellow, black, and white combination.
Political comic from 1908 titled "Here's How!" showing a hand marked "Republican Party" pouring champaign from a bottle marked "Tariff Revision" into the cup held by hands titled "Protected Interests" while an empty cup held by hands marked "Consumer" receives nothing.
This is a vintage Timex Sinclair 1000 personal computer from 1982.
Startup sequence on an old mid-1980s computer in a beige case. The operator turns the key, flips the on switch, then presses the Turbo button to switch from 20 MHz to 66 MHz.
Cleveland's 12 Seasons Winter Fake Spring <-- You are Here Winter ... Again Cargo Shorts and Crocs for 2 Days Third Winter Spring Monsoon Summer Drought Fake Fall Summer ... Again Actual Fall
Chart showing current share of consumers who say they expect more unemployment in the next 12 months at 66%, higher than any time since 2014, including the early pandemic lockdown. Data from the University of Michigan survey of consumers via Bank of America Institute.
Screenshot of r/MCUTheories on Reddit from 1 year ago: "I need to ask how is Wilson Fisk able to run for mayor of NYC with his history of crime?" Wilson Fisk being the supervillian Kingpin in Marvel comics.
"Easter Egg Smoke Balls" display at retailer.
Retro 80s tech in brick form, including old TVs, corded phones, boom box.
"Roman Empire" magazine.
A rubber duck in fantasy armor, a happy little turtle with a surfboard on his back, and an aged rubber duck wizard with large magic staff.
Panasonic VCR with faux wood panels on the sides and front.
Atari 2600 with faux wood panel along the front.
Sony stereo receiver with thick wood panels on the sides.
Large, wood-paneled projection TV from the 1970s.
Screenshot from the game Horizon: Forbidden West, showing the main character on a robot animal mount, participating a race with others on similar mounts.
Marvel's Iron Man 3-Movie Collection Blu-ray
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 1971
Dice bag in the form of a green monster head with horns and a zipper for a mouth.
Donald Duck Fantasy books with the duck dressed as a fantasy fighter and bow hunter on the cover.
Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook.
Antique Autos ride at Kings Island amusement park.