Andrew Langstaff
@cowboycoder.com
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Making mobile phones do cool stuff since 1996.
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Minor league b3tan bloke
about 7 hours ago
If anyone wants to sup a heady cocktail of āWow, amazing what you can do when you have the skillsā and āWhy the HELL would anyone do this?ā someoneās done Elite in Teletext Mode 7. And playable, although āwith understandable limitationsā.
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Carl Maxim
1 day ago
"And we now have MarĆa on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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Old UK Print Ads
6 days ago
Jan 2003: E-M@Iler Plus ad from Amstrad (+Ringtones and Logos) «EMAIL, INTERNET, & TEXT MESSAGES ON YOUR HOME PHONE NOW HALF PRICE!»
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JustHere4Coffee
7 days ago
Brilliant series of posts, perfect pacing and tone. No notes.
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christhebarker
8 days ago
I have fulfilled all preorders and I have 5 exclusive packs of Doctor who tarot cards left to sell. If you interested in a pack for Ā£30 +Ā£5p&p please DM me or reply here. Uk only on this offer Iām afraid and first come first servedā¦
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L Break Into Program
9 days ago
This is one of those brilliant ideas I wish I'd had - what if you crossed Nebulus with Chuckie Egg. Perfectly executed by
@snuggsy187.bsky.social
who has worked wonders developing this for the Acorn Electron (the lower powered sibling of the BBC Micro). It's a long thread, yet well worth the read.
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L Break Into Program
10 days ago
This keyboard is actually an entire computer. Just plug it into a monitor and youāre set.
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Only faces ever change
11 days ago
Yes
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Matt Round
13 days ago
This makes me wince
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The Register
13 days ago
Your smart TV is watching you and nobody's stopping it
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Your smart TV is watching you and nobody's stopping it
From buried settings to geopolitical risk, the business model is surveillance OpinionĀ At the end of last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued five of the largest TV companies, accusing them of excessive and deceptive surveillance of their customers.ā¦
http://dlvr.it/TQ8wrp
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Matt Round
16 days ago
Infinite collaborative word search
words.zip
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WORDS.ZIP - Infinite Collaborative Word Search
An infinite collaborative word search where anyone can find and submit words. No account required. Words can go in any direction and snake around.
https://words.zip
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dillo (wiglet tuttle)
17 days ago
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
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Rob Manuel
26 days ago
I've stuck randomly generated conspiracies onto Matt from the Telegraph's cartoons to create "Tinfoil Matt" (Not AI, me writing templates, the good old fashioned way to do these things with a strong degree of authorship.) Follow
@tinfoil-matt.bsky.social
NOW.
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Simon Pegg
30 days ago
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas. Be a love, and pay it today.
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Slow Ways
26 days ago
We're looking forward to hearing about people's
#BusAndBack
walking adventures in 2026.
buildstories.slowways.org/bus-and-back/
We're slowly going to share a thread of ideas. We'd love to see yours too! First, how about
#TfL's
389 in
#Barnet
? At 1.5 miles, is this the UK's shortest route? š§µ
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Tom Reaganās Hat
27 days ago
šµSimply having a wonderful Christmastimešµ
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HappyToast
28 days ago
Seeing as it's Bod night, have the long lost 2000ad Special
youtu.be/CFVq7vPtWno?...
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Judge Dredd - The Bod TV special
YouTube video by HappyToast
https://youtu.be/CFVq7vPtWno?si=Owgp4viLa00vjabp
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Brianna Townsend
about 1 month ago
OUT NOW: Dungeon Puzzle Sweeper! The perfect game to play at the airport or under the dinner table this holiday season š It auto-saves, has online leaderboards, and it's optimized for mobile! Free on itch!
britown.itch.io/sweeper
Please repost and tell your friends!
#gamedev
#indiegame
#itch
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Ringwood XXXX porter used to be a great Christmas treat, until covid, and then Carlsberg destroyed the brewery. One of the best beers ever. Here a 2018 vintage is about to become the ale in a steak and ale pie.š¤¤
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Odd phone call; Some old guy phoning me back as heād had a missed call from my number⦠checked I hadnāt butt dialled him, and no, phone has never rang that number. Have the spambots spoofed my number? Iād always assumed they used unassigned numbers? š§š¤
about 1 month ago
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Used a Fax machine?!? I'm probably the only person in the world who ever tried to build a web browser INTO a fax machine! 18 (never had AOL, or a waterbed)
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about 1 month ago
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Alasdair Beckett-King
about 1 month ago
We're super excited to be returning to the Bagpuss Universe for Yaffle Origins. As mega fans of the Oliver Postbox multiverse, we always dreamed of telling the story of Assistant Professor Yaffle getting his first pair of glasses or whatever. Join us on this barren sphere, in this living death.
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Gary :party_porg:
about 1 month ago
Book nerds, this is most awesome! A visualisation of the ISBN space, including 99,959,000 books šµ It's searchable and zoomable, like a mandelbrot generator.
https://annas-archive.li/isbn-visualization/
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ISBN Visualization
https://annas-archive.li/isbn-visualization/
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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS
about 1 month ago
š§µTeaching Students NOT to use AI So...I've tried to explain to my students why they aren't allowed to use genAI in MY class (even though the university seems to be encouraging them to) I've written this document to try to explain WHY it's a bad idea rather than just forbidden fruit.
#AI
#genAI
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christhebarker
about 1 month ago
OK⦠here it is:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sgt...
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THE ONCOMING STORM tarot cards
A set of 20 illustrated tarot cards by Chris Barker based on a famous British science fiction show
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sgtpx10/the-oncoming-storm-tarot-cards
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SKIP THE ADS
www.monkeon.co.uk/skip-the-ads/
My best time: 0.108s
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Youāre so close. What these people are against isnāt masks, itās concern for other people.
about 1 month ago
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Flups
about 1 month ago
āI bring you funā āI bring you sunshineā āI bring you loveā The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
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VOLE.wtf š¹āļø
about 1 month ago
š„š„š„ NEW APP š„š„š„ Everythingās now got 4K 60fps HDR video, booooring. Embrace the low-res glitchy look instead
vole.wtf/potatocam/
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PotatoCam š„š¹
The worst video camera youāve used in a LONG time.
https://vole.wtf/potatocam/
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Foone
about 1 month ago
I was working on my TimAllensBigSupernaturals code to improve it to the point I can run entire movies/episodes through it, and this early test of decode->reencode functionality ran into a minor glitch. See if you can spot it in this clip from Amok Time!
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Ćscar Toledo G.
about 2 months ago
I just have received a copy of the Doctype magazine. It contains Javascript programs for typing just like in the old times 𤩠A must have! And guess who contributed one program? Cc
@mattround.com
#javascript
#developers
#magazine
vole.wtf/doctype/
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Enna
about 2 months ago
You want there to be a legal challenge to this? Support the one that's already in progress that, if successful, will remove the risk of legal action against Guides and WI, or other organisations, for being trans inclusive
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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Help us challenge the Supreme Courtās judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
https://goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/supreme-court-human-rights-for-trans-people/
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Oi! Brands! No!
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about 2 months ago
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Dan Raven-Ellison
about 2 months ago
I've been nominated for the Great Outdoors Awards campaigner of the year for my work on
#SlowWays
. The award is for "campaigns or campaigners who who stand up, speak out and act on the issues that matter to walkers". I'd love your support. Please vote >
www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...
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The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: vote now!
Please take the time to get acquainted with your The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 nominees and vote now - each one counts!
https://www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-great-outdoors-reader-awards-2026-vote/#campaign
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Matt Round
about 2 months ago
Any help with continuing to spread the word about this appreciated! If youāve received your copy & like it then itās totally OK to post pics as long as you donāt show entire listings, and Iād love to get the attention of more retro computing communities etc
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Espresso Martini, but Bovril.
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about 2 months ago
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Nice to see climate change denial is alive and well on Channel 5
#JeremyVine
. One old duffer actually said with a straight face that it can't be happening as it was so cold last week! š
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matt sephton
about 2 months ago
Do any of my followers have a working SGI Indy workstation? I'm looking to get some footage of some old software, or even better try it myself on real hardware. Please get in touch if you have one or know somebody with one.
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christhebarker
about 2 months ago
Calendars have arrived and look smashing! If you bought one you should receive it soon. If you missed out and youād like one, you can get them now at
shop.printtrail.com/product/the-...
They really would make excellent Christmas presents. (If you happen to live near me you can buy direct from me)
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Slow Ways
about 2 months ago
Looking for a walking challenge or project to complete next year? Here are 10 ideas!
buildstories.slowways.org/10-ideas-for...
#SlowWays
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Chloe Cumming
about 1 year ago
Hello I am Chloe Iām an artist, I sell my original work online. I realise not everyone can afford art but if you like my work perhaps share these kinds of posts, it helps me. There are a few different galleries to browse on my website.
www.chloecumming.com
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Interesting bug came up, caused by two external changes conspiring against the app. The app, TrigFindAR, lets users view OS Benchmark details on the popular BMD website, and the bug report was that /some/ just display briefly then go to a blank page. /1
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Cut Mark: Ashford-in-the-Water, Church Street
WGS 84: 53° 13Ⲡ28.4ⳠN, 001° 42Ⲡ25.7ⳠW, OSGB36: SK 1965 6976
https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm26284
about 2 months ago
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Everyoneās Favourite Jim
about 2 months ago
If you have any good memories of typing out lines of code from a magazine, you should buy Doctype to relive them. If you have any bad memories, buy Doctype to distract you from them. Either way, you can enjoy my silly conga game.
vole.wtf/doctype/
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Foone
about 2 months ago
I tested a machine learning model designed to detect NSFW content. It marked this image as unsafe, because of Tim Allen's breasts (marked in blue) and my hand-penis (marked in green)
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#DevHumour
about 2 months ago
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David Roberts
about 2 months ago
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ... ... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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Stephen Collins
about 2 months ago
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Tim Onion
about 2 months ago
Incredible headline.
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Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
https://www.404media.co/elon-musk-could-drink-piss-better-than-any-human-in-history-grok-says/
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VOLE.wtf š¹āļø
about 2 months ago
š NEW GAME! š Only the coolest people can draw a Cool S really fast
vole.wtf/cool-s/
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Draw a Cool S šā”ļø
How quickly can you doodle one?
https://vole.wtf/cool-s/
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THE NERVE
2 months ago
Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... whoād want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would This weekās column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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