More old Macs!

Posted on August 8, 2020 by mon

Old Macs. Also known as Old Macintoshes, Vintage Macintosh Computers, et cetera. Machines of which were made in simpler times, when Apple wasn’t as much of a shitshow of a company as they are today. Compact, distinctive from PCs of the time, maybe a tad yellowed – but that’s fine. Sometimes that’s what makes them beautiful.

Alright, here I am, at it again. I didn’t think I’d be able to make another one until after summer was over, but in surprising turn of events I got three new (old) machines up-and-running! Continue reading →

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7/29 – Giving Up the Gun

Posted on July 29, 2020 by bulb

Last month’s recap was a bit of a laugh and an admission that we just didn’t have too much desire to interact with the outside world. The world of MSN Messenger and IRC and chunky CRTs and old websites was more appealing to us, and I was on a self-imposed tech timeout after spending much of May fighting with Linux. (It still fucking sucks as a desktop OS and you know it.)

Not that we weren’t active, of course; things were drawn, sites were built, I write once more–all the good stuff you expect from us. I’ll try not to ramble, there’s much to get through. Continue reading →

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On Confidence

Posted on July 9, 2020 by mariteaux

Last summer, I wrote an essay on creating characters with purpose and how adoptable culture seems to miss the point of having lads in the first place. At the time, I remember wanting to do an entire series on these kinds of creative pitfalls, and recently, I’ve been reminded of another stumbling block–this one affecting me probably more than anyone else, amazingly enough.

Let’s talk confidence. Continue reading →

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The Somnolescent Retablening is Complete!

Posted on July 8, 2020 by mariteaux
Letters from Somnolescent in Retrozilla

The era of Firefox 2.0 on somnolescent.net begins again. Continue reading →

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6/27 – The Recap About Nothing

Posted on June 27, 2020 by bulb

[10:57 PM] Cammy: halfway through a season of somnolescent but the phone rang and i had to answer it Continue reading →

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5/30 – Underground, Dig Holes, Plant Seeds, Grow Old

Posted on May 30, 2020 by bulb

You feel that? That sunshine on your shoulders and that crisp, clean air in your lungs? That’s spring in full bloom, my friend, and that means flowers! Flowers, gardening, growing season, chamomile–wait, what the fuck dug all these holes? Continue reading →

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Incomplete Eclipses and Muffled Screams

Posted on May 22, 2020 by borb

I’m an artist who uses DeviantArt so I’m gonna tell you guys why you really shouldn’t force your site’s user-base to be beta testers. Continue reading →

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Somnolescent Radio: Spring 2020

Posted on May 17, 2020 by bulb

With three months or so to update the ol’ playlists, it’s about time to bring you another edition of Somnolescent Radio. As the first one went, each Somnolian has chosen a song dear to them at the moment and written a bit about it. Have a listen. Continue reading →

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Tools, Toys, and You and I

Posted on May 9, 2020 by mariteaux

Been thinking a lot about simplicity, entropy, and how we’ve come to rely on computers in the past few decades. Here’s an essay about how technology should augment us in being people and nothing more. Continue reading →

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4/29 – Obsessive Little Moths

Posted on April 29, 2020 by bulb

You’d think after Site Month, the Somnolians would slow down, right? Not quite, we’re just getting started. More redesigns, blog posts, art! It all needs a recap! Continue reading →

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