Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It
Episodes
The Data Dirigibles Episode
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Data Dirigibles Episode: Prehistoric TEXTFILES.COM, The Cry of the Leech, TEXTFILES.COM Comes to Pass, Downloading Archives, Downloading More Arc...
The ScanTailor Dance Episode
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ScanTailor Dance Episode: A Small Project That Is Huge, The Endless Pages, Crop and Rotate, The Search for an Application, Best and Abandoned (and...
The Monotony Episode
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Monotony Episode: My Boring Day, The Crushing of Monotony, How I've Always Adored Repetition, Engagement and Disengagement, Long-Form Information,...
The Arcade Documentary Arcade Interview Episode
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Arcade Documentary Arcade Interview Episode: Getting Down to Union Bridge, Eric and Stephanie, Zach, ARCADEDOCUMENTARY.COM, Being The Dream Interv...
The Last (?) Computer Shopper Episode
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Last (?) Computer Shopper Episode: Drawing The Line, Ups and Downs, My Hot Glue Enemy, Stresses and Delights, BBS List Highlights, The Ever Foreve...
The Video Content Episode
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Video Content Episode: What Is Even On Video; Commerical Tapes, Recordings of Individuals and Events, Television, The Meaning, Loss Versus Lossles...
The Amusement Part Defunctland Episode
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Amusement Park Defunctland Episode: Listening to too much Defunctland, Lessons Learned from the Amusement Park Historians, The Unique Situations o...
The Long Drive Hard Drive Episode
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Long Drive Hard Drive Episode: A Common E-mail, An Offer of DVDs, A 800 Mile Drive, The Wawa, Fugue State and Explainer Videos, There and Back Aga...
The Aboveground Episode
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Aboveground Episode: What the Aboveground Means, The Cloak and Cosplay, The Risks Without Risks, Hacker Conferences, The Tech Industry, The Hidden...
The Computer Shopper Aesthetics Episode
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Computer Shopper Aesthetics Episode: Last Thoughts On the Project, Every Major Step, Considerations of Contrast, Size and Intimidation, Impossible...
The Atari Hotel Episode
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Atari Hotel Episode: The Atari Hotel, Bought and Bought and Bought and Bought, The Concept Drawings, The Drawn-Out Death of Atari, Livery, Hotels,...
The Tiger King Episode
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Tiger King Episode: Finally Watching Tiger King, Spoiler Alert, An Overview of the Three Seasons, Big Cats and Shady Deals, The Spectacle and the ...
The Logistics Episode
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Logistics Episode: The First Computer Shopper, The Hidden Logistics, The Simplest Part, Hot Glue, Orientation, Wayward Pages, Boxes and Checks, Ga...
The Mike Berlyn Episode
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Mike Berlyn Episode: Mike Berlyn, Memories of Mike, The Greatest Love Story, GET LAMP's Shaky Start, Final Approval. Plus: The Archives. On...
The TEXTFILES.COM Machine Good Times Episode
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The TEXTFILES.COM Machine Good Times Episode: A Moment of Reflection, A Previous Moment of Darkness, The Quarter Century of Hosting, A Shifting Window...
The Unusual Look Back Episode
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Unusual Look Back Episode: Suburban Horse, Warehouse of Broken Dreams, Pennsylvania Pinball, A Mythical Warehouse, Tomb of Arcade, Compuserve Docu...
The Computer Shopper Episode
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Computer Shopper Episode: A Small Billing Situation, Computer Shopper's Unique Place, The Listings and the Ads, A Happy Life, The Decline and Loss...
The Strike Manual Episode
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Strike Manual Episode: The Mother of All Manuals. The Assignment. How Many Broom Strokes. Friends of Friends. The Honored Transcription. After-Sch...
The Momentary Fall And Empire of Paper Episode
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Momentary Fall And Empire of Paper Episode: A Sudden End For a Phone, Bits of Paper, The Units of Communication, Unexpected Archives, The Wonder o...
The Cassette Digitizer Episode
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Cassette Digitizer Episode: Building a Tascam 122 Mk III, The Era of Cassettes, Previous Attempts, Why Cassettes Are Important, My Audio Era Befor...
The Space Rogue Episode
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Space Rogue Episode: A Respectful Trip, A Book Reading, The Works BBS, A Ferret in Massachusetts, Gatherings to Gatherings, The L0pht, Seedlings t...
The Endless Procrastination Episode
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Endless Procrastination Episode: An Illusion of Productivity, The Oldest E-mail, an Exponential Graph. Fast vs. Slow, Easy vs. Hard. Not as Hard a...
The Warm Spaces Episode
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Warm Spaces Episode: The Endless Font of the BBS Documentary, Skills Learned, Spaces Found. A Bowling Alley in Kansas. A Starring Role. Kids Hangi...
The Code Grenade Episode
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Code Grenade Episode: A Lost Summer, A Grey Machine, Zork II, A 13 Year Old Engineer, Modules and Rooms and Graph Paper, The Grenade That Finished...
The Bodged Calculators Episode
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Bodged Calculators Episode: A Short Conversation, A Machine Lives, Exactly One Person, The Needlessly Complicated Environment, No FAQ, Hacks and S...
The Ramifications Episode
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Ramifications Episode. A lot of speculation and consideration of the ramifications of algorithmic intensity and synthetic media from someone who h...
The BIG CHUNGUS Episode
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The BIG CHUNGUS Episode: A Lucky Smart Situation, The Rise of BIG CHUNGUS, 8 Terabytes, Distributions, The Culture of Twitch Videos, A Ride Down The L...
The Storage Reckoning Episode
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Storage Reckoning Episode: Putting Off Forever, Final Consolidations, The Big Sort, An Unpassable Box, The Nature of Contents and Archives, The Pl...
The Laptop Loss Episode
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Laptop Loss Episode: A Eulogy For a Laptop, Largest and Smallest, A Gift From Above, A Quirkly Little Partner, Memories of the PC Convertible, Sus...
The Remedial College Episode
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Remedial College Episode: A Chance to Reboot, Not Quite Rebooted, A Lot of Effort, Boston or Bust, 4.25 Years, Remedial College, 20 Candidates, Ro...
The Near Miss Episode
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Near Miss Episode: A Moment of Glass, The Ever-Returning Concern, Ramificiations, Networks of Interlocking Dependency, Divestment, Discouragement....
The Documentary Urge Episode
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Documentary Urge Episode: A Fleeting Moment of Weakness, The Three That Made It, The Reasons for a Documentary, The Untold Efforts, The Unattempte...
The VCR Mechanism Episode
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The VCR Mechanism Episode: A Tangential Query, New Old Stock, The Mechanism, The Next Level of Reading, A Bit More Consideration of the Applesauce, An...
The Interesting Collections Episode
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Interesting Collections Episode: Occult Periodicals, Johnson Catalog, Kirkland's Manual Labor, Input Television, The Reality of a Sore Throat and ...
The Genesis Cartridges Episode
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Genesis Cartridges Episode: Walking the Stacks, Growing the Pile, The Victory and Choice of the Console Living Room, The Second Christmas Morning,...
The Whispering Episode
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Whispering Episode: A Potential New Toy, Learning of Whisper on a Drive, Throwing the Book and a Nightclub at Whisper, The Aspects of Whisper, The...
The DiscMaster Episode
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The DiscMaster Episode: From Nowhere to Everywhere One Saturday, A Rare Surprise, The Rise of Discmaster, Press and Announcement, Success Stories, The...
The Two Decisions Episode
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Two Decisions Episode: Lagarith Becomes FFMV1, Large-Scale Digitization, A Future Job Opening, A Sizeable Backlog, The Big Plan, We All Get The Po...
The Unstuck in Time Episode
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Unstuck In Time Episode: Men in Black 3, Griffin, Timelines, Out of Timelines, Inspiration, Gathering of Voices Silenced, Digital and Analog, Less...
The Fanzine Back Throw Episode
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Fanzine Back Throw Episode: A Long Trip, A Special Collection, Slash Fiction Fanzines, The Coordinators, Calling in Lodrina, 1550 Pounds, Hardcore...
The Atlantic Festival Episode
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic Festival Episode: A Very Long Drive, A Quid Pro Quo, Getting Back on the Horse, The Real Staff, Late Arrival, Rehearsals and Clarifi...
The Stress Management Episode
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Stress Management Episode: Recognizing Stress, How Fast Things Change, Mitigating Responsibility, My Air Travel Issue, Your Place in Time, Rarity ...
The Luna City Memory Episode
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Luna City Memory Episode: Vintage Quarters, The Vector Dream, The Rise of Luna City, The Family Days and Personal Visits, The True Artistry of Lun...
The Longest Nap Episode
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Longest Nap Episode: Arriving for Thanksgiving, The Nap, A Sleeping Beast, Why Was I So Tired, A Balance at Work But Also Overbalanced, Pushing So...
The Transient Hardware Episode
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Transient Hardware Episode: A Prayer, A Realization, The First Openings, A Deeper and Deeper Misunderstanding, Two Technical Friends, Occasional U...
The HOPE Transplant Episode
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The HOPE Transplant Episode: Going to HOPE 2022, A Sketch History of 2600 and HOPE, Hacker Cons, Podium Drink, Hotel Pennsylvania, St. John's, A Good ...
The Rock Tapes Episode
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Rock Tapes Episode: A Link To An Auction, The Results of the Victory, Digitizing VHS Tapes, Bootleg Culture, Not a Phone in Sight, The Purpose of ...
The Return of TEXTFILES.COM Episode
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Return of TEXTFILES.COM Episode: A Problem Worse Than Thought, Remote Work, Saint Spencer, I Was Once Spencer, Replacing The Machine, The Overkill...
The Inside Out Episode
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Inside Out Episode: A Long Thought in a World of Quick Takes, Growing Up Online, The Inside Out Problem, Solutions If Any, Infinite Friction, A St...
The TEXTFILES.COM Downtime Episode
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The TEXTFILES.COM Downtime Episode: A Strange Voicemail, E-mails, Downtime!, Considering Loss, Host Loyalty, A Simple Job, Bringing it Back, a Momenta...
The Secrets From The Future Episode
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Secrets From The Future Episode: Fun But What About Projects, Faces in AI, MC Frontalot, Damien Hess, Focus and Exacting, A Midjourney Music Video...
The Midjourney Descent Episode
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Midjourney Descent Episode: Where It All Goes Wrong, The First Few Notes, What We've Already Changed, What Is Coming, Nightmares and A Shifting Le...
The Midjourney Ascent Episode
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Midjourney Ascent Episode: Not a Pitch, A Long Forgotten Feeling, Text to Image in A Few Sentences, The Moment of Power, The Sharing of Friends, T...
The Basquiat Episode
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Basquiat Episode: Visiting the Museum, The Phases and Rooms, The Nightclub and Giftshop, Lessons Learned, What is the Purpose, Ice Cream Machine, ...
Pop.
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Chat with Dad.
The Prank Call Episode
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Prank Call Episode: An Early Call, The Disappointed Monk, Phones and BBSes as Refuge, Learning Voice Skills, An Eternal Battlefield, The Landline ...
The U-Matic Episode
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The U-Matic Episode: A Brand New Brand Old Format, The Tapes of Mark Pines, Broadcast Quality, Working But Not Working, A Street Corner Transaction, T...
The Boundary Check Episode
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Boundary Check Episode: Why I Like Frameworks, Limits, The Edge of What I Thought Computers Could Do, ASCII and High Code, Magic Tricks, A Non-Exi...
The Limited Time Episode
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Limited Time Episode: Under the Weather, Goals, Plans, Assessments, Considerations. Ends Are Always Messy, Roller Coaster Lifespans, Plans, Priori...
The WJST Episode
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The WJST Episode: Airchecks, Mike Schweitzer, Special Days, Radio Transition, The Discovery of WJST, Songs in the Air, Rubber Tubes, Reel to Reels, Ba...
The Wonderswan Episode
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Wonderswan Episode: A Little Extra Free Time, 35 Minutes, The Wonderswan's Story, Boring Emulation, Vertical/Horizontal, The Extra Work, Joy From ...
The Tax Bill Episode
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Tax Bill Episode: The Bill, The Reasoning, A Silly Misunderstanding, A Misunderstanding Without End, Understanding Stress, Living a Life, A G...
The City Reliquary and Panorama Episode
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The City Reliquary and Panorama Episode: My Friend Eric Drysdale, A Last-Minute Spot, The Experience of the City Reliquary, The Mid-Century Panorama, ...
The Severance Fox Episode
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Severance Fox Episode: Two Media Experiences. Puzzle Fox, Zelda Not Zelda, Bewilderment, Ancient Instructions, Severance, Offices, Eero Saarinen...
The Compuserve Miracle Episode
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Compuserve Miracle Episode: Keeping Secrets, Compuserve's Place, Incredible Ads, The Cost, Dinner Jacket, How a Teenager Got On, The Miracle That ...
The Blunders and Mistakes Episode
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Blunders and Mistakes Episode: Pick-Up, Zappa, Disk Switch, Rocking Tow, Crash Cart. Some stories of me in the middle of blunders both due to me a...
The New Generation of Sorting Episode
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The New Generation of Sorting Episode: A New Feature Lands, A Rediscovery of My Love of Sorting, Pulp Fiction Redux, The Approach and the Result, A Te...
The 75 Bad VHS Tapes Episode
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 75 Bad VHS Tapes Episode: A Simple Review, A Horrible Revelation, Diagnosis, Determination, A Crossroads, Volunteer Rescue, The Solution, The Forw...
The Mini-Appler Episode
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Mini-Appler Episode: A Classroom Epiphany, Beautiful Boot, 612 BBSes, Safehouse, Midwest Pirates' Guild, Gods Among Us, BBS Documentary, A Living ...
The HarvardNet Redux Episode
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The HarvardNet Redux Episode: HarvardNet Memories, Fraud and Deceit, The Wonder of a Datacenter, Tiles and Carpet, Loud and Cold, Remote at Any Cost, ...
The Blender Episode
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Blender Episode: Learning Blender, Doing Nothing, 3D Studio, The Raytraced Canvas of My Yore, A Canvas In Time, Capsela, Knobs and Tubes, The Tool...
The Job Evaluation Episode
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Job Evaluation Episode: A Yearly Check-in, My Strange Job, The Heaps of Inbox, 100,000 Wojacks, Why It Gets Done, The Need to Continue, A Predicti...
The Mountain of VHS Episode
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Mountain of VHS Episode: Back in the Saddle, The Depth of VHS, The Variant Quality, The Results of Digitizing VHS, VHS Vault, A Very Large Auctio...
The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (4 of 4)
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (4 of 4) Endings, Disembarking, Memories. Never Again, Inner Ear, The Food and The Sea. Highlights and Memories, No...
The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (3 of 4)
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (3 of 4) Days at Sea. Meeting The Crew, A Lifeboat Break, A False Island, The Acts and Shows. Wil Wheaton. Coulton as Co...
The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (2 of 4)
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (2 of 4) Onboard, Walking The Ship, Industrial Luxury, Joco Cruise Convention Crazy, The Realms of a Ship, Meeting the A...
The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (1 of 4)
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (1 of 4) Who is Jonathan Coulton, A Thinking Musician, New Things, Home Concerts, Cruise Offer, Geek Cruises, First Sign...
The Most Precious Manual Episode
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Most Precious Manual Episode: Dude Ranch, Open Door, Asteroids, The Purpose of a Manual, The Secrets Within, My Awakening to Arcade Creators, The ...
The Million Paperclips and Midday Nap Episode
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Million Paperclips and Midday Nap Episode. Two intertwining stories of youth wasted at the International Business Machines corporation.
The Ballad of Ricky Jay Episode
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Ballad of Ricky Jay Episode: A Visit to Sotheby's, The Story of Ricky Jay, The Auction, The Magician as Storyteller, A Collection Remixed to a Col...
The TEAC Drive Episode
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The TEAC Drive Episode: A Little Drive Kerfuffle, The New Difficult Life of Floppy Drives, Sustaining the Flux, Circuit Boards, Jumpers and Software C...
The Streaming Episode
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Streaming Episode: A Try at Streaming, Winamp, Shoutcast, College Radio, Bifurcated Timing, The Manager Phone, Top Of The Hour, Justin, Twitch, T...
The Paul Andrew Mitchell Episode
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Paul Andrew Mitchell Episode : A Relatively Infamous Presentation, Lifetimes Ago, A Quick Recap, What's Happened Since, What P.A.M. Represents, Po...
The DOS Applesauce Episode
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The DOS Applesauce Episode: A Package Arrives, The Difficulty of DOS, The Rolls Royce of Drives, The Variations, The Extra Steps Applesauce Takes, Rea...
The Death Threats Episode
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Death Threats Episode: A Favorite Co-Worker, Stairs and a Truck, The Ease of Communication, Wikipedia Real Names, A Threat Through a Window, BBS a...
The Music Tour Episode
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Music Tour Episode: Visiting the Music House, Waiting Outside, Tour by Tom, The Saloon and the General Store, The Magic of Tour Guides, The Missin...
The Wires and Sleeping Episode
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Wires and Sleeping Episode: Decades Among a Bed of Wires, The Connection To My Work, The Secret Sleeping Place At Work, A Low Hum, An Experiment t...
The Stolen Account Episode
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Stolen Account Episode: A Need to Get Online, TERMINUS, Harvard Square, Harvard, A Machine Room, A Useful Utility, A Ghost Among the Terminals, My...
The Carousel of Nightmares Episode
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Carousel of Nightmares Episode: Rocks and Mineral Apertif, The House on the Rock, My 30 Year Wait, Roadside Obscurity Lost, The House, The Rooms, ...
The Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Episode
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Episode. A strongest recommendation for a cure of one of my biggest problems.
The ZX-81 Episode
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The ZX-81 Episode: A New Old Machine is Reborn, A Giggling Child, A Beige Beauty, Rampack Wobble and Cassette Loads, The Process of Booting, C64 Casse...
The Liminal Spaces Episode
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Liminal Spaces Episode: A Late-Stage Discovery, Transitions, Hallways, Contrasts, Checkerboards, Trees in Light, Gateways, Emulation as Transition...
The PCs I Have Known Episode
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The PCs I Have Known Episode: Emotion vs. PCs, Our First IBM 5150, Dining Room, Word Processing, Dawn Surprise, Two Room Perfection, Out of the House,...
The Directions Episode
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Directions Episode: Possibilities, A Monster, Where It Goes Wrong, The Choices Made and the Hardest Choice of All, Why Patreon Works, Why Youtube ...
The Individual Incorporated Episode
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Individual Incorporated Episode: A Simple Temp Job, A Strange Office, Off-White Shirt, Packed to the Gills, Postage Paid Envelopes, The Business, ...
The Multi-Culti-Level Episode
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Multi-Culti-Level Episode: Two Boxes of Tapes, Concentrated Evil, Organized Groups and Our Nature, A Concert and a Phone Call, Innoculation, Cynic...
The Limited Time and Structure Episode
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Limited Time and Structure Episode: Aching Muscles, Third Time's the Charm, Statins, Liver, Changes, Unlimited Resources to Limited, Choices, Disc...
The Art of Noise Episode
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Art of Noise Episode: A Video On A Television, Punk Girl and Destroyed Instruments, Record Store and Tabs, Cassette, Who's Afraid, Later Albums, F...
The Waterfall of Plastic Episode
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Waterfall of Plastic Episode: A Most Impressive Uploading, The Various Focused Uploaders, ShivaShaw, Walnut Creek and Wayzata, Niche, Rental Price...
The Deep Appreciation Episode
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Deep Appreciation Episode: The Flow Of Items, The Modern Day Miracle, The Fun We Have, The Momentary Life of SItes, Inevitable Doom, Thanks and Co...