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Ian Smith

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(Same name but not that one). If I look confused, it's because I came here from Twitter in 2023. I tend to observe but hope to de-lurk eventually :)

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Ian Smith @iansmith37.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Vinyl Justice 🙂
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Ian Smith @iansmith37.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For me, this image perfectly illustrates the moment when my now wife decided that I was the one 🥰
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Gemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
iPhone Duo looking good
A hand holding an iPhone duoImage from An American Werewolf in London. The transformation scene where his hands are stretching.
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Ian Smith @iansmith37.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
brian-yates.co.uk/voices-void-...
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Voices in the Void: How Britain's Local Radio Lost Its Soul to Spreadsheets and Algorithms
Once the beating heart of British communities, local commercial radio has been systematically stripped of personality and local connection through two decades of consolidation and cost-cutting. Former...
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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Doctor Trivago
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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Is it a wargame? Is it a chess clone? Yes.
From K-Power Magazine issue 1, a 'Screening Room Strategy' article for "Archon: Where Brain Meets Brawn." Broad sections include Icons (showing pieces), Strategy Screen (showing a chessboard), Combat Arena (showing the real time combat screen), and Getting Started.
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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"What is the charge? Eating a carrot? A succulent home grown carrot?"
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Ian Smith @iansmith37.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
It's a testament to how great this game was that, even though I haven't played it for over 40 years, I still physically flinch when the spears come across the screen on this clip. Awesome game 👍 🙂
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 09/04/2026
Times are tough so I've put a load more of my children up for sale. Mixed media original drawings in pencil, biro, marker, pastel and ink on heavy craft paper. www.ebay.co.uk/usr/happytoast
An orange boxy character drawn in pencil, biro, marker, pastel and ink
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Why Don't YouTube? @whydontyoutube.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
40 YEARS AGO TODAY: Robin of Sherwood was killed off at the end of the second series. Luckily there is historical precedent for presenting Robin as Earl of Huntingdon, so Jason Connery turns up as his successor when Lady Marion is abducted.
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Herne's Son (Part 1) Robin of Sherwood: Season 03, Episode 01with sinhala subtitles
Herne's Son (Part 1) Robin of Sherwood: Season 3, Episode 1 සිංහල උපසිරැසි sinhala subtitles
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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Computer scientists believe that soon every home will be able to have their own artificial intelligence machine on their own desktops (Source.)
A book that reads in block sans serif font, "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROJECTS FOR THE COMMODORE 64." The text is red, switching to gold for the words 'Commodore 64'. Cover bottom, a Commodore 64 - a light brown all-in-one microcomputer with dark brown keys - appears. In the center, a gold PCB in the shape of a human head radiates gold wires in the way wires might radiate from a chip, creating the silhouette of a head; in the center and neck of the head-shaped PCB, chips appear.
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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Man, 80s computer books made even non-relational databases look fun. (Source.)
The cover to the book, "Writing Your Own Program: Creating A Database: Adventure Game." Each line is in its own font. The computer (a black affair with rainbow keys" depicts a scuba diver swimming, handcuffs in hand, as it is attacked by a giant cross octopus; the painted octopus is literally bursting out of the monitor. A tiny little banner in the corner states: "For Commodore 64 And Apple IIe Computers"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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YORE COMPUTER 🕹️ @yorecomputer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Computer_And_Video_Games_Issue_031_May_84, page 78 Full mag --> archive.org/stream/ComputerAndVideo…
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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com · 09/03/2026
Dear AI bros. Please stop solving "making art" and instead solve a problem I actually have: working out exactly which screw I need to buy to fix a kitchen chair.
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Sausage On A Fork @podcasthill.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
#GIVEAWAY To be in with a chance of winning an exclusive Sausage On A Fork mug, follow Sausage On A Fork, like & repost this post before 12pm UK time on Saturday 7th March. The winner will be chosen at random. Good luck everyone! Enter on Facebook, X, Threads and Instagram for more chances to win!
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Cool Box Art @coolboxart.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Wave Race 64 / N64 / Nintendo / 1997
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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 24/02/2026
Happy birthday to Edward James Olmos! So this is the day I've been waiting for to share the Adama Maneuver for the first time this year. 😁
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Cool Box Art @coolboxart.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Tokyo Jungle / PlayStation 3 / SCEI / 2012
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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
personal computing, magazine, cover (1977) archive.org/details/Pers...
a woman has just given birth to a computer. a doctor wearing glasses with a white lower face mask is holding it up, power cord/plug on the ruffled up blanket. the mother is reaching for her computer baby. it's a big baby.
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computer modeling - lots of games - electronic tar baby

birth of the computer
is it the first of a new generation?
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“The truth is that Reform has no long-term answers for the structural, economic and geostrategic problems Britain faces. It has been, until now, held together by hate” It cannot fix the problems we face because it’s a symptom of those problems, not a cure. www.thenewworld.co.uk/paul-mason-w...
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At a press conference on January 26, Nigel Farage embraces Suella Braverman, after her defection to Reform.
Image: LEON NEAL/GETTYThere is now, at the very least, a competition between the "respectable" ex-Tories and the street populists - like Zia Yusuf and Matt Goodwin - over who will set the tone for Reform, and who are key to its outreach to the unashamed fascist plebs. The more its ethos evolves towards that of the shire Tories and ex-military types, the more it alienates the 100,000 drunk racists who followed Tommy Robinson into Whitehall last year.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?” Oli Dugmore It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
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The Scores Are Not Enough @thescoresnotenough.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Tomorrow! With @bibidahl.bsky.social
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a man with a beard is wearing a helmet and wings and says [ laughs ]
ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a helmet and wings and says [ laughs ]
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La vida en viñetas @lavidaenvinetas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Sirin
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Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @freeze64.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
It’s that time of the month… When I play through BRUCE LEE for the millionth time! 🤣 #Commodore64 #C64 #FREEZE64 #Zine #Commodore64Ultimate
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Scarred For Life Books @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
ROBIN OF SHERWOOD (1984): Michael Praed was The Hooded Man in Richard Carpenter's dark ITV drama, which fully leant into the mythology of the character. Magic, demons, the supernatural, pagan myth, and Robin's Obi Wan Kenobi, Herne the Hunter, all featured. Still the best Robin Hood ever!
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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
On this day in 1963, the Beatles taped their appearance with Morecambe & Wise. The show was broadcast on the 18th of April 1964.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Shocking article in the Sheffield Tribune. A solicitor, Andrew Milne, buying up freeholds of houses and then making (false) threats to the leaseholders to bully them into buying the freehold at a huge premium.
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Sheffield Tribune @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.” Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners? www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
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A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
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Jaunty Art @jaunty.art · 03/11/2025
Wonder if this still keeps him awake at night
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C64Reloaded @c64reloaded.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
The #C64 A to Z My Fave A Games No.5 Archon/Archon 2 Part chess, part arcade combat - 100% genius. In Archon, Light battles Dark across a shifting board where strategy meets real-time duels, while Adept expands the idea with elemental magic and smarter AI. Innovative and utterly brilliant titles.
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Official Commodore® @commodoreofficial.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Windows 10 is over forever. Microsoft may be leaving you behind, but we won't. Meet #Commodore OS Vision 3.0: Linux-based, privacy-first, retro-futuristic and way more fun than Windows ever was. ✅ Free forever ✅ 200+ games ✅ Easy install --> commodore.net/closewindows #WeAreCommodore #C64
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C64Reloaded @c64reloaded.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The #C64 A to Z My Fave ‘A’ Games No.9 Aztec Challenge Paul Norman’s Aztec Challenge is pure tension — sprinting through spear gauntlets, dodging traps, and surviving by split-second timing, all set to an atmospheric soundtrack. Intense and unforgettable, it's an early C64 classic.
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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
The 1984 ALIEN computer game was excellent; I played the Spectrum 48K version after I saw ALIENS in 1986 and really enjoyed it. It couldn't do much with the graphics or the processing power of the Spectrum so it focused on stressing you out, not knowing where the creature would be. It was good.
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Everything C64 @everythingc64.itch.io · 11/08/2025
Just a reminder: Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social created a customised Commodore 64 and Commodore 1541 ChatGPT that should be able to answer coding related questions chatgpt.com/g/g-67f3e3ed... #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64
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ChatGPT - Commodore Companion
Commodore 64 guru: VIC-II quirks, 6510 tricks, 1541 logic, sprites, glitches, timing, and more.
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Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
40 years ago, ZZAP! featured Skyfox on its cover. We rated it 91%. Other top reviews: Hyper Sports (90%), Summer Games II (97%), Frankie Goes to Hollywood (97%), Finders Keepers (90%), and Rescue on Fractalus (91%). An absolutely outstanding month for C64 games, it must be said!
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Scarred For Life Books @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
THEATRE EUROPE (1985): Like Risk with mushroom clouds, this C64/ZX Spectrum strategy game allowed kids to launch nuclear strikes in a simulated WW3. The best bit? You had 30 seconds to ring a real phone line, complete with sounds of people screaming and babies crying, to get the authorisation code!
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 19/07/2025
No matter what age they are, people often say they feel the same as when they were a kid, and wonder when they'll finally feel like an adult. But they never felt like a child - it's simply what it feels like to be alive, to be you, an awareness and nervousness of being.
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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Going to start a thread of micro-reviews for PlayDate games, since we’re pretty enamored with our tiny digital ice cream bar. It’s possible that these might turn into a full-blown article over time, but we’ll see how it keeps our attention + how many games we end up playing with it!
Photo of a charging PlaySate in a purple case
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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com · 19/07/2025
For some reason it had never occured to me to look up the original of the Doors track until now. It's properly nightmare fuel in audio form, and a once heard you'll never forget it experience. Warning, if you're tripping, you best not go near this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUj...
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Lotte Lenya in Alabama Song by Kurt Weill recording 1930
YouTube video by Hans Friedrich Gunther
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Retro Blast 💫 @retroblastpod.com · 18/07/2025
I started all the way back at the 3rd Gen. How about you?
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Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus) @atariarchive.org · 05/07/2025
Last night I got access to a digitized film reel from 1969 that shows off a computer artillery game called Potshot. And to explain why that’s a big deal, I need to talk about Dartmouth and the BASIC computer language.
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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Featuring the music of #CrosbyStillsNashandAndYoung #TheBeeGees ♥️ MELODY (1971) 11:50am starring #MarkLester #TracyHyde #JackWild heart-warming drama #TPTVsubtitles
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 30/06/2025
also, Yay! Wimblepong again #wimbledon
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Ruth Hubbard @itsourcity1.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
@danhayesjourno.bsky.social @psalocalpol.bsky.social @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social @helpsheffield.co.uk @chrisburn.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @pillmad.bsky.social @sarahlonglands.bsky.social @neilmcinroy.bsky.social @ruthmersereau.bsky.social @vineyzak.bsky.social @richaxe.bsky.social
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YORE COMPUTER 🕹️ @yorecomputer.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
1982:

Commodore Computing International Vol. 1 No. 3 July 1982, page 52

Full mag --> https://archive.org/stream/commodore-computing-international-vol-01-03-1982-jul#page/n51
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Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
40 years ago, Ultimate was advertising this pair of C64 games, which featured their usual, high-quality, very distinctive art. Both were very enjoyable, especially Entombed, which I played pretty much non-stop until I completed it.
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Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
40 years ago, before EA had a European office (and indeed was still a really cool company), distributor Ariolasoft was marketing one of their early games. Archon is an absolute bona fide classic. A twist on chess that was extremely fun to play.
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