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The rear cover of the book, showing a Carmen Sandiego-style letter from the ACME Detective agency. The letter has a picture of a spazzing out kid wearing a Just Do It sweater.

The letter reads:

ACME Detective Agency

Dear Detective #0294,

As discussed, I have enclosed a hardcopy of VGA256's journals discussed at the departmental briefing. The journal entries are chronological, and document the suspect's computing and gaming activities from the early 1980s to late 1990s - his childhood and adolescent years.

Each vignette is an introspection into the suspect's self-described obsessions, including but not limited to:

* IBM PC, Amiga, Apple ][, Macintosh, Tandy 

* MS-DOS, MacOS, Windows 3.1 & 95, UNIX 

* NES, GameBoy, Sega Genesis, TI-85 

* Modems, BBSes, CompuServe, Prodigy, ISPs 

* Warez, FTP, Usenet, IRC, Shell Accounts 

* Origin Systems, LucasArts, and Sierra On-Line

... and so on. The stories are a treasure trove of immoral and illicit activities that made him the dysfunctional adult he is now. I hope these will be of value in building your dossier on this delinquent.  
I expect a report on my desk by Friday.

Deputy Chief Conover

Brat & Punk Division
The rear cover of the book, showing a Carmen Sandiego-style letter from the ACME Detective agency. The letter has a picture of a spazzing out kid wearing a Just Do It sweater. The letter reads: ACME Detective Agency Dear Detective #0294, As discussed, I have enclosed a hardcopy of VGA256's journals discussed at the departmental briefing. The journal entries are chronological, and document the suspect's computing and gaming activities from the early 1980s to late 1990s - his childhood and adolescent years. Each vignette is an introspection into the suspect's self-described obsessions, including but not limited to: * IBM PC, Amiga, Apple ][, Macintosh, Tandy * MS-DOS, MacOS, Windows 3.1 & 95, UNIX * NES, GameBoy, Sega Genesis, TI-85 * Modems, BBSes, CompuServe, Prodigy, ISPs * Warez, FTP, Usenet, IRC, Shell Accounts * Origin Systems, LucasArts, and Sierra On-Line ... and so on. The stories are a treasure trove of immoral and illicit activities that made him the dysfunctional adult he is now. I hope these will be of value in building your dossier on this delinquent. I expect a report on my desk by Friday. Deputy Chief Conover Brat & Punk Division
The front cover of Mages & Modems: A Childhood Well-Wasted in the Golden Age of Personal Computers, Games & Internet Piracy - a confessional by vga256.

It shows a collage of computer and tech paraphernalia stacked on top of each other like a junk pile: a bright red telephone handset, a pile of 5.25 and 3.5-inch floppy disks, a mouse, a cocktail napkin from lefty's bar, two RAM simms.
The front cover of Mages & Modems: A Childhood Well-Wasted in the Golden Age of Personal Computers, Games & Internet Piracy - a confessional by vga256. It shows a collage of computer and tech paraphernalia stacked on top of each other like a junk pile: a bright red telephone handset, a pile of 5.25 and 3.5-inch floppy disks, a mouse, a cocktail napkin from lefty's bar, two RAM simms.
The rear cover of the book, showing a Carmen Sandiego-style letter from the ACME Detective agency. The letter has a picture of a spazzing out kid wearing a Just Do It sweater.

The letter reads:

ACME Detective Agency

Dear Detective #0294,

As discussed, I have enclosed a hardcopy of VGA256's journals discussed at the departmental briefing. The journal entries are chronological, and document the suspect's computing and gaming activities from the early 1980s to late 1990s - his childhood and adolescent years.

Each vignette is an introspection into the suspect's self-described obsessions, including but not limited to:

* IBM PC, Amiga, Apple ][, Macintosh, Tandy 

* MS-DOS, MacOS, Windows 3.1 & 95, UNIX 

* NES, GameBoy, Sega Genesis, TI-85 

* Modems, BBSes, CompuServe, Prodigy, ISPs 

* Warez, FTP, Usenet, IRC, Shell Accounts 

* Origin Systems, LucasArts, and Sierra On-Line

... and so on. The stories are a treasure trove of immoral and illicit activities that made him the dysfunctional adult he is now. I hope these will be of value in building your dossier on this delinquent.  
I expect a report on my desk by Friday.

Deputy Chief Conover

Brat & Punk Division
The rear cover of the book, showing a Carmen Sandiego-style letter from the ACME Detective agency. The letter has a picture of a spazzing out kid wearing a Just Do It sweater. The letter reads: ACME Detective Agency Dear Detective #0294, As discussed, I have enclosed a hardcopy of VGA256's journals discussed at the departmental briefing. The journal entries are chronological, and document the suspect's computing and gaming activities from the early 1980s to late 1990s - his childhood and adolescent years. Each vignette is an introspection into the suspect's self-described obsessions, including but not limited to: * IBM PC, Amiga, Apple ][, Macintosh, Tandy * MS-DOS, MacOS, Windows 3.1 & 95, UNIX * NES, GameBoy, Sega Genesis, TI-85 * Modems, BBSes, CompuServe, Prodigy, ISPs * Warez, FTP, Usenet, IRC, Shell Accounts * Origin Systems, LucasArts, and Sierra On-Line ... and so on. The stories are a treasure trove of immoral and illicit activities that made him the dysfunctional adult he is now. I hope these will be of value in building your dossier on this delinquent. I expect a report on my desk by Friday. Deputy Chief Conover Brat & Punk Division
The front cover of Mages & Modems: A Childhood Well-Wasted in the Golden Age of Personal Computers, Games & Internet Piracy - a confessional by vga256.

It shows a collage of computer and tech paraphernalia stacked on top of each other like a junk pile: a bright red telephone handset, a pile of 5.25 and 3.5-inch floppy disks, a mouse, a cocktail napkin from lefty's bar, two RAM simms.
The front cover of Mages & Modems: A Childhood Well-Wasted in the Golden Age of Personal Computers, Games & Internet Piracy - a confessional by vga256. It shows a collage of computer and tech paraphernalia stacked on top of each other like a junk pile: a bright red telephone handset, a pile of 5.25 and 3.5-inch floppy disks, a mouse, a cocktail napkin from lefty's bar, two RAM simms.
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A screenshot of the letter.
Letter: Let's swap Alaska and
Alberta
By Mike Jens
Published: May 11, 2025
Canada's new liberal Prime Minister, Mark Carney, took a strong
position the other day when he told Donald Trump that Canada
was "not for sale." That may be true for most Canadian provinces.
But Alberta, which is rich with oil and gas resources, doesn't agree
with Carney's politics and appears willing to become part of the
United States.
Alaska, which is also rich in oil and gas resources, is physically
disconnected to the Lower 48, not unlike Alberta. Furthermore,
Alaska is not overly enamored with the Trump regime. If Alberta
really wants to join the United States, maybe we can make a
mutually agreeable swap and Alaska can become Canada's new
northern province. Maybe then all the residents of both locations
can be happy.
- Mike Jens, Anchorage
A screenshot of the letter. Letter: Let's swap Alaska and Alberta By Mike Jens Published: May 11, 2025 Canada's new liberal Prime Minister, Mark Carney, took a strong position the other day when he told Donald Trump that Canada was "not for sale." That may be true for most Canadian provinces. But Alberta, which is rich with oil and gas resources, doesn't agree with Carney's politics and appears willing to become part of the United States. Alaska, which is also rich in oil and gas resources, is physically disconnected to the Lower 48, not unlike Alberta. Furthermore, Alaska is not overly enamored with the Trump regime. If Alberta really wants to join the United States, maybe we can make a mutually agreeable swap and Alaska can become Canada's new northern province. Maybe then all the residents of both locations can be happy. - Mike Jens, Anchorage
A screenshot of the letter.
Letter: Let's swap Alaska and
Alberta
By Mike Jens
Published: May 11, 2025
Canada's new liberal Prime Minister, Mark Carney, took a strong
position the other day when he told Donald Trump that Canada
was "not for sale." That may be true for most Canadian provinces.
But Alberta, which is rich with oil and gas resources, doesn't agree
with Carney's politics and appears willing to become part of the
United States.
Alaska, which is also rich in oil and gas resources, is physically
disconnected to the Lower 48, not unlike Alberta. Furthermore,
Alaska is not overly enamored with the Trump regime. If Alberta
really wants to join the United States, maybe we can make a
mutually agreeable swap and Alaska can become Canada's new
northern province. Maybe then all the residents of both locations
can be happy.
- Mike Jens, Anchorage
A screenshot of the letter. Letter: Let's swap Alaska and Alberta By Mike Jens Published: May 11, 2025 Canada's new liberal Prime Minister, Mark Carney, took a strong position the other day when he told Donald Trump that Canada was "not for sale." That may be true for most Canadian provinces. But Alberta, which is rich with oil and gas resources, doesn't agree with Carney's politics and appears willing to become part of the United States. Alaska, which is also rich in oil and gas resources, is physically disconnected to the Lower 48, not unlike Alberta. Furthermore, Alaska is not overly enamored with the Trump regime. If Alberta really wants to join the United States, maybe we can make a mutually agreeable swap and Alaska can become Canada's new northern province. Maybe then all the residents of both locations can be happy. - Mike Jens, Anchorage