Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Well his fifth single off White Ladder was Say Hello, Wave Goodbye. 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026An anniversary; Windows NT 4.0 is 30 years old today. A big part of my early career was spent working on HP-UX/Solaris machines, but NT turned Windows from a buggy, crashy mess into something that was both stable and supported the productivity software I needed. My beloved OS/2 could not compete. 020
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Like a Best Man’s speech delivered at a wedding where everyone is assumed to know everything about the groom; hilarious for three or four people in the room, but leaving the rest looking at their watches, smiling politely and wondering how long until dessert will be served. 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Yet my copy of Aliens for the C64 still works just fine and is arguably a far scarier experience… 020
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026If haven’t fallen in love with “Sky Theme from Floating Mr. McAllister” then now would be a good time. It’s the epitome of a sunny day in the park, the grass scorched, waiting to be save by the rain, a blanket laid out for you to lie down with your favourite book in your hand. Well, to me anyway. 121
Reposted by Antiques For GeeksDeadGamerUK @dadgamer.uk · 04/08/2026Worth a read! short-stories.co/@raybradbury...short-stories.coThere Will Come Soft Rains by Ray BradburyThe voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and… 283
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Jaws is fired from the Town and District bus company along with has best friend Quint and nemesis Brody. Coincidentally, the three end up working at a beach resort at Amity Island run by Mayor Vaughn. Hilarity ensues. 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Who’s suing? The bloke who nicked it after spending the afternoon watching the film? 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026One word. “Content.” If you treat programming as something disposable, something that is background noise while doing something else, it’s no surprise that message gets through to the audience. If the audience then reflects that ambivalence back, why the shock? 020
Reposted by Antiques For GeeksGuided By Gumbo @guidedbygumbo.bsky.social · 24/05/2025The movie holds up. As does this great anecdote courtesy of Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum. 41791496
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Sorry to hear about Sam Neill this morning. For some illogical reason I always got him and Michael Kitchen mixed up. So was surprised once I saw the pictures attached to the posts of the former’s death. Loved him in Event Horizon - he really had the best lines and most interesting character. 020
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Bonnie Tyler’s cover was good, but you can never beat the original…youtu.beBob Fossil vs Dixon Bainbridge Total Eclipse of the HeartYouTube video by Mighty Boosh 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Latest missive from New Commodore. Just wondering about that first sentence, after seeing this posted on here last week... Happy to be proved wrong. Also, my name is still not 'Bins'. 061
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026“An incredible endorsement of our vision”; so incredible we felt the need to send out a schmaltzy email to defend it and have since reduced the spec, unbundled headphones and dropped the price in response to feedback. This is a definition of “incredible endorsement” I was previously unaware of. 020
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Got an email from New Commodore’s damage limitation department addressed to “Bins”. My name isn’t bins. I even checked my birth certificate. Sadly, it seems New Commodore doesn’t know when to stop digging with all the emotional journey schtick laid on heavy to justify their choice of product… 130
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026These fellas. Braun industrial design is art. The calculator especially. I have no idea why, it just resonates. I’m aware that Apple’s iPhone calculator is an homage to the Braun design, but in person really hits the right notes. And that Braun amplifier/radio is just… I need one in my life. 130
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Plenty of Apple and Sony there too and very handsome they were too; but what surprised me was that it wasn’t what I was impressed by the most… 010
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Never seen a Grid in the flesh and loved how futuristic it felt, despite being ancient. The BBC’s inclusion was also a bit of surprise, as was the Nokia N-Gage. I always quite like the idea, if not the execution. And of course the physical media. Who don’t love a Zip disk? 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Loving the walls of objects. The current range of generic products really have lost that certain something… The IBM Thinkpad with the folding keyboard really is quite smart when you see it up close. And the Sinclair Executive calculator is an unexpected thing of beauty. 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Your actual dumb phone. Designed for a time when your phone wasn’t your wallet or bank branch. Can’t think why this resonates this week. 010
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026At the Design Museum… and a wall of design classics… 030
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Third part of the 28 Years Later trilogy is off then, lads. 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026This really didn’t have me expecting much, as once an Amiga brand deal was ruled out, it was pretty obvious the new product would be a phone. This kind of thing does NOT smack of a serious tech company. This is how you sell an off-brand energy drink to teenagers, not <cough> $700 phones to GenXers. 020
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The series retooled as a new version of The Hitman and Her, with The Vlinx DJing. 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Had hoped that the Xmas 2026 episode would help the series into a noble hiatus as opposed to what we now have. Honestly and sincerely hope the show is rested. Absence will make the heart grow fonder. It will let someone discover the series and want to take it on.bbc.co.ukDoctor Who: BBC cancels Christmas special and Russell T Davies announces departureThe BBC said the decision was made "after careful consideration" and had "not been taken lightly". 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 08/06/2026And while we’re bemoaning the omission of Cushing… 1174
Reposted by Antiques For GeeksDaphne Blake @itscrapcontent.bsky.social · 05/06/2026If your my age then you’ll know how important moviedrome was to us This is worth a watch youtube.com/watch?v=TuA_...youtube.comMoviedrome: Welcome to the Cult | A BFI Player filmYouTube video by BFI 6131
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This. Absolutely this. Have long had similar thoughts! We do kind of have something similar with the Criterion Cupboard and Arrow Films stuff at the moment, but curation is the key. So easy to conflate enthusiasts sharing their favourite films with curation. Alex Cox brought weight to his choices. 030
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Yet still no word for my proposed revival of “The Adventurer”. What today’s Media landscape is screaming for is a weekly espionage thriller starring a grumpy middle aged American movie star playing a version of himself, while rampaging around Europe pretending he’s twenty years younger than he is. 010
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It’s over 31 degrees in the spare room, sat in front of my work laptop on my day off. The fans I have going don’t make much of a difference and what’s more… 010
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Yeah, I know it’s predictable. But yeah.static.klipy.comWe Have Such Sights To Show YouALT: We Have Such Sights To Show You 010
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Back in the glory days of dot com, I worked in Soho. That evening we were drinking outside The Toucan just off Soho square when we heard a loud “thud”. The air went still. People looked at each other, chatter turning into a hubbub. My friend who had been at Brixton turned to me… “that’s a bomb”. /1 152
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I know what you're thinking. "Did he read 6 articles or only 5?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But as this is The Grauniad, the least spell checked website in the world, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026And now, we move onto “liars”. Father Peter Sorenson. Father Desmond Clerents. Remember him? 030
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Predictably, a cinema. An old style one with a main screen and a smaller screen. The opening weekend’s programming would include Predator 2, Holiday on the Buses & The Life Aquatic with Steve Zizzou on the main screen and Object Z on the bijou smaller one. I’d be bust in a week. But what a week. 2132
Reposted by Antiques For GeeksSinclair Research @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 23/04/2026In honour of the Spectrum's 44th birthday, please observe a moment of silence. Then five minutes of screeching. Then a loading error. Then rewind the tape and try again. This is the authentic experience. 47221
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Pro level laptops and desktops with user upgradable RAM and SSDs. 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Look what they’ve done to my beautiful boy. 000
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social · 11/04/2026I’ll never forget listening to The Case of Charles Dexter Ward on my way home on New Year’s Day 2020 in preparation for Whisperer in Darkness. It really gripped me as I sped through the winter gloom. Lost count of the how many times I’ve listened since! Glad they’re back! 1173
