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Andy Baio (andybaio@xoxo.zone)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 10:41:55 JST Andy Baio

Last month, I saw this wonderfully entertaining process video of artist Cat Graffam recreating Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Son" in Mario Paint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJSx7q-Mt0c
I loved it so much, I bought it… in the form of the original Mario Paint cartridge she made it on. It's my new favorite possession. Digital art ownership with provenance and scarcity, no blockchain required!
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1. Mario Paint screenshot of a dithered, detailed recreation of "Saturn Devouring His Son"
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2. Mario Paint cartridge with the artist's signature marked as a "1 of 1" edition
  https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/109/764/186/319/622/377/original/9c18e478ec579685.png
3. Back of Mario Paint cartridge with hand-lettered text reading "Saturn Devouring His Son"
  https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/109/764/186/868/604/711/original/b4647a8df00674ad.png
4. Recreating Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Son" in Mario Paint
  
  Are you hungry for some new skills? The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/catgraffam12221 It sur...
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  Adam Conover (adamconover@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 11:19:09 JST Adam Conover
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  @andybaio This is so great. Hope there's a fresh save battery in that sucker though!
  
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  mrblank (mrblank@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 00:34:10 JST mrblank
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  @adamconover @andybaio This video seems relevant ? https://youtu.be/N7I-oLD6Iyg
  In conversation Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 00:34:10 JST permalink
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  1. Replace Your Game Cart Batteries (Without Losing Your Saves)!
    
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    Many older cartridge-based games use internal batteries to keep your game saves going. These batteries won't last forever though, so let's take a look at how...

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