Image generation from 1983 - Random Landscapes by Michael Batty was a type in program for the BBC Micro published in Acorn User - creates a random landscape and cycles through the seasons at the end. Found this mesmerising when I was little!

As it’s Blue Monday, here’s the 20 minute soulwax version on SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/cFrFDfO50XOh... #bluemonday

It's an MTV simulator with almost 30,000 videos, organized by decade, with special sections for Headbanger's Ball and Yo! MTV Raps. This is so good.

New Video: youtu.be/EYURjj5X-RQ Join @robsmithdev.bsky.social for a tour of his crazy retro inventions!

Seeing more and more posts on the r/spectrumnext community - please join in at: www.reddit.com/r/spectrumne...

it has cylons, tie-fighters, and the starship enterprise, it must be an 80s zx spectrum game 🌌🚀👨‍🚀 #zxspectrum #retrogamer #retrogames www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0HR...

The Amiga A1200 from RetroGames is up for pre-order on Amazon - amzn.to/4oDjjy7 tempting as you pay when it dispatches and they guarantee the price. #a1200 #Amiga

For Spectrum Next related news and stuff see the next subreddit - www.reddit.com/r/spectrumne... #spectrumnext #zxspectrum

Good morning 😊 Yes, Sir Clive hated that the Spectrum was popular because of the games and a C5 could never go this fast, but I had a lot of fun making this tribute to Sir Clive Sinclair ZX Spectrum 👍 Animation made in Blender, sountrack made in Studio one #zxspectrum #retrogaming #8bitgaming

Spectrum Next - black on magenta or magenta on magenta? #spectrumnext www.reddit.com/r/spectrumne...

Remember all those ads from Dixons your read over and over? here's one from 1985 updated for 2025 pricing - which micro would you choose? #8bit #retrocomputing #spectrum #c64

The Spectrum Next subreddit is up and running again! - find it at www.reddit.com/r/spectrumne... #spectrumnext

Everyone knows when penguins impose tariffs, they do so for life

The board are happy with your performance review. www.printables.com/model/124341... #3dprinting

The DEC has launched the Myanmar Earthquake Appeal to help those affected by the powerful earthquakes that have caused devastation in Myanmar. Survivors urgently need critical support. Please donate now. www.dec.org.uk/appeal/myanm...

………….and the Brixton Book Group long read book has been chosen! It’s a 11.22.63 by @stephenking.bsky.social who no doubt will now follow us just to see what the resulting book inspired doodle will be. #booksky #bookgroup #bookclub

How to stop mindless scrolling and read more books! Simple just sign up to get updates on brixtonbookgroup.com to find out what we’re reading and read along with us. We have book group members in locations all over the world, including Norwich. #bookclub #bookgroup #bookstagram #mindfulness #booksky

The world needs change. Start with water. #ChangeStartsWithWater

Where do you buy your books? We’ve picked hundreds of books over the 20 years Brixton Book Group has been running. Tag your favourite book shop in the comments. #bookgroup #bookclub #books #bookshops #booksky

Last month, the African Water and Sanitation Exhibition and Congress brought together experts from across 40 African countries to discuss the future of water, sanitation and hygiene in the continent. Kine Fatim Diop shares her thoughts➡ washmatters.wateraid.org/blog/acceler... #AfWASA #Africa

Keir Starmer just slashed the UK aid budget. Basic human rights hang in the balance, including access to clean water. This is a cruel betrayal of people living in poverty around the world. A statement from our Chief Executive, Tim Wainwright in response⬇️ www.wateraid.org/uk/media/red...

Need something to put a smile on your face this Monday? Watch this magic performance from young singers from Malawi and London, who joined voices to celebrate clean water 💫

Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

Storm in a teacup: the little 3d printed boat has had some bad weather recently but Benchy is now public domain www.nti-group.com/home/informa... #3dprinting

Here’s an interesting and important study on how fact-checking social media can lead to accusations of bias against right wing discourse - but it’s actually because that discourse is more likely to contain misinformation to start with. Paging @sheencr.bsky.social

First Brixton Book Group pick of the year! #booksky

Electric Dreams at @tate.bsky.social

Who needs FACTS anyway.

The results are in! Announcing our 2024 Award Winning Best Book Brixton Book Group have read in 2024 winning book: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin #bookaward #bookprize #booker #brixton #bookgroup #bookclub

Apple publishing AI hallucinations as 'news' and presenting them as though they come from trusted sources www.bbc.com/news/article...

A helpful gift shopping algorithm that I made for @theguardian.com a couple of years ago.

We're giving the #3dprinting community a gift! 💝 ✨ Free Supporter Perks for 90 days! 🎁 A chance to win Supporter Perks For LIFE! Have you tried OctoEverywhere's free & unlimited... 🌐 Remote Access 🤖 AI Print Failure Detection 🔔 Notifications …& SO much more! 👉 octoeverywhere.com/birthday?sou...

I’m so cool #spotifyunwrapped (although most popular song should have been Sleeping Bunnies but Alexa always seems to default to a ‘radio’ playlist)

The updated version of “they’re selling hippy wigs in Woolworths” is Aphex Twin discovered in Grade 4 piano book

New project time - breathing some new life into my very first computer:

Parkran - lovely autumnal park run through South Norwood Country Park - number 66!

“This man will salute you, no matter what you must salute them back” like a real life ‘Papers please’ a guide to driving to Berlin in 1989 youtu.be/YUJ7GbxWGoM?...

Here’s everything we’ve read since 2005 in a spreadsheet, because everyone loves spreadsheets. At some point this will be useful for anyone writing a PHD on the reading habits of metropolitan book groups of the early 21st century brixtonbookgroup.com/everything-w...

We're reading a double bill for January! Cuddy by Benjamin Myers and Brighton Rock by Graham Greene - meeting on the 23rd of January in the Effra Social Brixton - all the details here: brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/bri...

We'll be having some fun this Black Friday/Cyber Monday! Make sure you keep an eye on our Bluesky posts over the next week or so for competitions, deals, and general piratical shenanigans - we're doing it exclusively on Bluesky this year. 🦋

Book news! Voting is now open for the most prestigious book award of the year - better than the Booker, it’s the Brixton Book Group Award for the Best Book we’ve read in 2024 - details are here brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/chr... 3d printed trophy will be awarded to the winner! (If alive)

Good morning!

Some music for concentration for a rainy Tuesday morning: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbxM... 20 minutes of beautiful uplifting choir music from Malawi

this is very useful! www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-twi... - thanks @openrightsgroup.bsky.social

For those wanting to make their own #Dinosaur friends - book by @robives.bsky.social www.hive.co.uk/Product/Rob-... #dinosaurs

In the meantime here's a handy list of MPs on bluesky - bsky.app/starter-pack... find your MP and start a conversation today!

Here is a starter pack of TIME's writers, editors, and producers. More names will be added! go.bsky.app/5wRQQBX

Robotic revolution stalls