Plants can be addictive - and I don't simply mean drinking, eating, or smoking them.

I am not great with words, but when I moved back to my hometown this is essentially how I decided to live. And now? I am happy.

It's a strange old night when the bloke who's Wikipedia article has an entire section titled "Domestic Abuse Allegations" is the good guy, but well done Peter Magyar, I guess.

More than 30 years since I saw this and somehow my brain has retained memories of it, definitely one to watch again, and preferably soon!

Waking up with tinnitus is to be expected today - but I had such a great time last night it currently feels worth it. Either way it's definitely going to be worse later this week because for the 2nd time in my life I am going to see... (The) Prodigy and that is gonna be awesome!

The threat to destroy an entire civilization is reel. Most Americans just haven’t figured which one yet. #USA #UnitedStates #USpolitics #Republicans #Democrats #Congress #Senate @meetthepress.com @nytimes.com

I might be biased.. but I aim't the only one enjoying the excellent gigs in this relatively tiny pub with an impossibly tiny stage... Fucking Brilliant!

Damaged Goods third set playing now, Fucking awesome!!

Oh I deffo got to try this, must get an Atari ST copy!

Honestly, Damaged Goods are fucking brilliant! - and if you saw the minute stage you may wonder how! Recommended! 11/10. 😁

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Seeing the bullshit pendulum swing to barefaced lying about Gen Z and blaming them for everything after having to sit through Millennials getting the exact same treatment is genuinely disgusting me at this point. Gen Z want real jobs with real wages and actual health insurance/benefits, stop lying

Used to be in a band called Restricted Area in 97/98. One venue stupidly put up a sign on the function room door; "RESTRICTED AREA TONIGHT". No sod came in. But the bar area was packed. 🧐 Absolutely 100% true story. The Pheasant Inn, Sheffield.

Awesome! Damaged Goods (The band) opening with ZZ Top's Sharp Dressed Man! Bet I forget the milk...

Iran doesn't hold all the cards, they arguably hold the trump card. #bbcaq

rainy day and I don't feel like picking up an instrument so it's "make random beats in protracker for no reason day" instead :) #amiga #protracker

Oh dear! I am on my last cup of tea - as I have ran out of milk - suppose I best drink it, get a bath, get dressed and then go to the shop... ( that is conveniently close to the pub where my mates' band is playing tonight... )

Quite a video this week. The Akai S950 sampler gets a restoration, two upgrades and linked to the Amiga to showcase creativity together. Watch here and enjoy: youtu.be/x07qqX5RJig #synth #retro #commodoreamiga

Who likes #C64 Tile editors, even better when they are built into your game engine (rough version, very rough) much polishing to do before the 1.0 in May bot expect 0.98 tomorrow!

Amiga BOING!!

Working week complete, a mere 3 miles walked so far today, what to do?...

On this day: I learnt what a "Pinery" is.

I`m fascinated that HDCD data can be interpreted in 2 different ways and sound great in both. Makes me think that the actual sample values can vary by a fair amount and we won`t notice. I read originally that they used the checksum data for 4 extra bits of sample depth. Complete nonsense?

5 days, 379 miles driven*, 13 miles walked*, countless stairs, 4 pubs, 4 takeaways, 1 particularly excellent BLT (Spar) and I am knackered... Thankfully an easy day tomorrow, tho maybe another 3 miles walked. And then? I will rest. Now, it is time for Tea. * Google Maps understimates...

The last beer tonight was a pint of Ghost Ships, @ The Brewery, Whitley Bay, and it is a nice pint but of the three I have had from there tonight, it is more of a "session ale" imo - and I would probably chose the Warrior over it (Not just because of the ABV but also because its flavour suits me).

Outside of beer, this evening has been an interesting combination of conversations both direct and overheard, and clearly some folk are having a really difficult time at the moment... and that leads me to believe that as a society, we are letting some of society's most vulnerable down. Repeatedly.

The really scary thing is that you don't actually need a Nuclear war to cause societal collapse, it is simply another possible cause...

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Some saharan dust over head this evening

NOM! A pint of Black Sunshine @ The Brewery, Whitley Bay. £3.95 a pint. Kinda caramel flavoured :)

Alas my 'local away from home' in Whitley Bay appears closed tonight, so slumming it. These pints of Doom Bar do not look right.

Being a bit tired I decided to watch it on YouTube, and I have tbh I am impressed! m.youtube.com/watch?v=CHqe...

There are some days when this song is more poignant music.youtube.com/watch?v=VyV5...

We don't need no education

I have tbh as much as I love beer, sometimes a proper cup of Tea is simply better. ymmv obvs...

As I still have no mains water Tea will have to wait, so time for beer number two.

Bollocks, no mains water... I guess we all know what that means...

Here it is bsky.app/profile/gold...

Today is forecast to be the warmest day of the year so far here at a heady 17°C - definite Tea drinking weather - but my failed attempt to go to the shop (via the pub...) last night means I am now drinking the last cup of tea made with the last tea bag I possess... Was a good night regardless. :)

no, the diffiiculty is the extra alcohol intake you hadn't forecast...

One of the difficulties of being bought drinks is...

My hometown has something for everyone...

This demo runs on a 1Mb A500. youtu.be/CHqe59ZMF0M?...

A probably controversial opinion: Piper's* Crisps are crap. * Except: Chorizo

Okay BlueSky Hive Mind, what's the best Megadrive/Genesis emulator to use to debug sound? I would like to be able to see in detail what the FM and PSG chips are doing, and single-step the Z80 if possible.

Funny how successive governments who claim there is no money for any social services, always find money to wage war.

I suspect my Echium Pininana - now in its third year - is going to have a massive growth spurt soon. From what I have read these can grown 2" / 5cm approx per day from April onwards.

Lemmings Re-loaded #C64 is coming together nicely! Classic levels from all platforms plus unique levels, themes, and more. Follow the journey x.com/JohnHen65953...

Pub 2, The Three Tuns, (it might not be obvious but it is actually quite chilly in town today...)

From MSNow “Trump's defense secretary has overseen so many alleged atrocities that his department has earned a horrifying new nickname from the people who work there.” "I know active-duty Marines who now refer to Hegseth's department as the Department of War Crimes” - Rep. Seth Moulton