Ingeborg Hochmair was born #OTD in 1953. Dr. Hochmair (w/husband, Erwin) designed/developed the first micro-electronic multi-channel cochlear implant restoring useful hearing to those with severe/profound deafness. #wow 1st woman in Austria to receive a PhD in electrical engineering. #WomenInSTEM

The electric minivan didn’t do great in the U.S., but its performance globally has been rock solid. insideevs.com/news/784647/...

Another repair project beckons! 😁 The Syncmaster 711MP that I stumbled across last summer gave up the ghost earlier this morning during a gaming session. I strongly suspect that the PSU has failed and needs recapping, so I'll strip it down later and check which type it needs for the replacements.

Soooo, I was browsing through the U.S. NES ROM list on my A/V #Famicom and came across The Last Starfighter, which turned out to be Uridium repackaged for a film licence. 😁 Reminds of me the farce with Accolade altering Turrican II as Universal Solider on the #Sega Genesis. #retrogaming

Morning Sun - Edward Hopper, 1952. Source : Musée d'Art de Columbus

On today’s blog post: the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy, which occurred #OTD 17 January 1893. #PacificHistoryGuide #Hawai’i www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/on-this...

Due to his portrayal in popular culture, I did a double-take whilst passing a blue plaque for William Bligh. However, as the 1984 film "The Bounty" shows, he was a navigational genius who took 18 men in a long boat across 3,500 miles over 46 days with 5 days of food to reach a safe port. Incredible.

Four exhibits being enjoyed at @retrocollective.co.uk today

2009 Sony phone with a transparent screen. We didn’t deserve them.

Between playing Lone Starr in Spaceballs and a *likeable* POTUS in Independence Day, Bill Pullman was the perfect sleaze in 1994's The Last Seduction. Linda Fiorentino deserved an Oscar for her performance as the ultimate femme fatale. I've got this on Laserdisc somewhere… A terrific film. #Filmsky

This Atari Falcon has been listed on FB Marketplace for ages and at £2,000 GBP, it'll probably stay there for a long time to come. That price tag doesn't even include a monitor! 😲

#LogLoads64 Yie Ar Kung-Fu I was never a fan of this BITD, thinking the jump mechanic was stoopid. However, having just played it for a few goes this morning, it's way better than the #C64 SFII attempt. In fact, don't we now have that cool Capcom vs SNK, or something..? SFII had a remake, or no?

#LogLoads64 Last Duel So, another new one on me - think LED Storm and then make it much worse - BINGO! I think this was an #Amiga developed game and then ported "down" to the #C64. I'm not sure which version is worse... It "should" be an okay game and it could have been, but, the lack of speed...

#LogLoads64 The Bard's Tale III - Thief of Fate A game I never played until my 40s, but one I knew of & wondered if I would ever get around to it on the #C64 or even on its big sister. Since then, I have been playing the remastered version and it is cracking. Genius the 2018 remakes. Get involved.

Alice & Martin Provensen - from The Iliad & the Odyssey (1956). #wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom

"Color is too real. It’s limiting. It doesn’t allow too much of a dream. Black has depth. You can go into it. The mind kicks in, a lot of things become manifest. And you start seeing what you’re afraid of. You start seeing what you love, and it becomes like a dream." #DavidLynch

Went on a work trip this week to Winnipeg and got to pop into Select Start, which was a neat little arcade. The cursed Donkey Kong with a circle gate notwithstanding, anyway

On my governmental computer, @microsoft.com Office takes at least one minute to open a 140kb file! My Atari is faster than that!

There are Star Trek fans out there who think today's Star Trek is "too woke" and "shocking an agenda down our throats." Those people clearly think "Let that be your last battlefield" was too fucking subtle.

On a clear and cold winter afternoon #Berlin #Friedrichshain #Uber #UrbanGaze #Winter #people #HumansOfBluesky #50mm #BlackAndWhite #StreetPhotography #photography #art 📷: #EOSR5m2 ISO: 250 ⭕: #NOKTON50mmF1 @ƒ/8.0 ⏱️: 1/100 sec 📆: 2025-12-28 🔗: flic.kr/p/2rP54s3

Voyager was available on home video from summer 1995 and then on Sky from Oct 1995. Those of us who didn't pay for either had to wait till 1997 when the BBC got the rights. The writers never quite grasped what to do with the Kazon and equally failed with the related Trabe - who only appeared once!

Depressing but unsurprising, certainly not after reading this back in 2002...

Tuvok bashing Stephen "Goebbels" Miller was the laugh I needed today.

Space Police Galactic Peace Keeper. My very first Lego set! Randomly saw this earlier and I brought back so many childhood memories 😎 #lego #lego4life

Any fans of Excitebike? 😁 Way back when #Nintendo M82's were in retail locations, I routinely flicked past it in favour of Super Mario Bros. but something told me to give it a go tonight on my A/V #Famicom and what a blast it is! Really well programmed for 1984 and so much fun to play. Am I alone?

Post the cover of a book you love from the 90s. (Any century!) #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

Picked these up on my travels today 😎 #lego #lego4life

Just heard that Scott Adams, creator of 'Dilbert' has passed away. Apparently, took ivermectin for prostrate cancer. I thought he was smart. But ivermectin kills parasites, not cancer. Know a guy with got prostrate cancer for 20 yrs. He got it treated. Nearly 100% survive 5 years.

“Bladeboys” ⚔️ Featuring: Hellboy • Blade 🔥 Artist: Flapjack 🖤

It looks like I'm averaging around the 10,800k mark for my early morning cardio-workout sessions. I was in two minds about exercising but once I got started and passed a few streets, I found my stride and was delighted that I set out. More steps will follow later, so you can expect an update. ☺️

Folks, my mini-IBM PC is finally complete and fully documented! I invite you to take a look at the full tutorial and a section on why and how I designed this build. Please share this news and thanks to all who encouraged me. adafruit-playground.com/u/AnneBarela...

Post someone who looks good in black... 🖤

OLED screen, Bluetooth controller, microSD, video out, DB9 & USB support. 🕹️ It also features digital overlays, clock mode, and customizable settings to recreate the original Vectrex experience. 👉 Pre-order the Vectrex Mini before it’s too late: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852390947/vectrex-mini

The SCSI Film Scanner Resurrection

#LogLoads64 Back to the Future I knew the #C64 game of BttF III was above average - I am not sure on BttF II and I didn't even know there was a game for the original (and best) movie. Well, Martin Walker, or not, it's friggin' diabolical and the music is also pish for thee! £10 for this? Bogus.

You don't see faith healers working in hospitals for the same reason you don't see psychics winning the lottery. #joke

Chikubi Ninja #MSX2 msxdev25 entry from Imanok, I think the same programmer as did the superb Shmup Kai. Beautifully executed platformer with gorgeous graphics, fab music, and after a few rounds to get your eye in, very playable. www.msxdev.org/2025/12/27/m...

#StreetArt by Fred Le Chevalier in #Paris

I love the TV genre of 'characters are in a different time and/or place every episode because of a messed up science experiment and they just want to get home".

From the director of Coming to America, Trading Places, the Thriller music video and much more. It's the complete package: action, adventure, musical, comedy, religious symbolism and even, sorta romance… Two guys on a mission from God. Thanks to the family friend who gave me a copy of this as a kid.

New blog post - part 1 of a series looking at replacing the microcontroller used as the CRTC in the Minstrel 4th. blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2026/01/a-ne... This time looking at various options I considered.

Spanish PM tells the truth on immigration. It boosts your economy. Starmer too weak to say this. www.spainenglish.com/2026/01/09/p...

Thought for the Day…

This is a pretty cool Star Trek fan production. I really like the selection of TOS-era starships. youtu.be/7qhikjM-ZfI?...

youtu.be/Pa0csh_YOrc?... #C64 #Commodore 🔊🎶 daves-retro-forge.itch.io/bubble-bobbl...

Babylon 5 is one of the most politically relevant science fiction shows in this moment and I don’t think it gets talked about nearly enough on here.

In January 1966 the wonderfully campy "Batman" TV series debuted...