The Retro Millennial Podcast

Dan Scott

Retro gaming, vintage computing, and sweet nostalgia… and maybe some modern tech news as well. retropunk.substack.com

  1. RMP 050 — The State of Retro Gaming in 2026

    FEB 15

    RMP 050 — The State of Retro Gaming in 2026

    Episode Notes * My personal newsletter with 2026 Experiment updates Apple 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

    1h 15m
  2. RMP 049 — 2026 Predictions

    JAN 13

    RMP 049 — 2026 Predictions

    Episode Notes * My personal newsletter with 2026 Experiment updates Apple 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 more 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

    1h 6m
  3. RMP 048 | AI and Our Future: An Interview with an AI Consultant (feat. @Leebase)

    11/08/2025

    RMP 048 | AI and Our Future: An Interview with an AI Consultant (feat. @Leebase)

    Episode Notes * Vibing a Non-Trivial Ghostty Feature by MITCHELL HASHIMOTO The 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 $35.00 Thanks 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

    1h 14m

  4. 10/12/2025

    RMP 047 — Windows 10 End of Life: a Retrospective

    Episode Notes FOSS News * Muse contributor Tantacrul released a nearly hour-long video covering the development of Audacity 4 Microsoft 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 upgrading Other 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 links Retro Tech News * 86Box PC emulator version 5.0 released Command Line Tool of the Month: tldr-pages The 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

    1 hr

  5. 09/16/2025

    RMP 046 — Apple's "Awe Dropping" Event + Nintendo's September Direct

    Episode Notes Watch the Events 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

    40 min

  6. 08/31/2025

    RMP 045 — My Top 10 Substacks Right Now

    Episode Notes News Apple 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 India Linux/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 attack Microsoft 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 preservation Other Tech News Nothing 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 Afterlives Retro 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 2 Command Line Tool of the Month: SCLI scli is a simple terminal user interface for Signal. It uses signal-cli and urwid. Main Topic: My Top 10 Substacks Right Now Tech & 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 Journal Christianity * The Anglican Catholic * Christian Warrior Training Tech & Culture * After Babel 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

    55 min

  7. 06/11/2025

    RMP 044 — WWDC 2025 Review

    Watch the Keynote 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

    52 min
  8. RMP 043 — Recapping my Year of the Linux Desktop

    04/11/2025

    RMP 043 — Recapping my Year of the Linux Desktop

    Episode Notes News Apple News * New device announced * New iPhone 5e * M3 iPad Air * M3 Ultra chip * M4 MacBook Air * M4 Mac Studio Linux/FOSS News * Firefox Terms of Use controversy — See NOS 035: The Firefox Situation is Crazy * Firefox FINALLY adds vertical tabs * Ubuntu 25.10 Looks To Make Use Of Rust Coreutils & Other Rust System Components * Pipewire 1.4 now supported on RISC-V systems * Thunderbird 136 release notes * Orion browser is getting a Linux port Microsoft News * Skype is shutting down * Windows 11 OOBE Microsoft Account bypass no longer available Other Tech News * DOGE targets IRS’ COBOL and Assembly systems — see NOS 039: The IRS Modernization Problem * 23andMe files for chapter 11 bankruptcy — see NOS 039: The IRS Modernization Problem * Nintendo released their Switch 2 Direct — see NOS 042: Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Review Retro Gaming/Tech News * Gamecube games coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Command Line Tool of the Month: edhita * Edhita is an open source text editor for iOS 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

    49 min
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