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@nigecube.bsky.social
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Heart of gold, knob of butter North Wiltshire.

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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I finally got around to making a cable to attach a 3" floppy drive to a Greaseweazle. It wasn't as hard as all the contrary information on the internet had led me to believe. To celebrate I printed myself a case and label to make it look authentic.
A floppy drive showing its innards and a ribbon cable reaching out from the back.A 3" floppy drive in a black 3D printed case
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oh hello! A Spectrum +2 spotted in the video of the latest @warringtonruncorn.com video! Must be the grey version as the audio isn't distorted. #Ifyouknow... youtu.be/w8LIkEWVtT8?...
A screen grab from a video showing hands typing on an old keyboard.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🎶 Somewhere over the rainbow... 🎶
A pie on a set of weighing scales
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I seldom buy old software but I had to get Starglider for the Speccy when it popped-up on eBay for £7! I paid full price for it back in the day, back when paying £14.95 for a cassette game was unheard of. A classic!
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don't do football, but I did do this daft podcast. I'll always feel that the Mince renditions of Peter Beardsley, (Mr) Sting and Dom Littlewood are the genuine versions. WARHAMMER!
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Red sky in the morning, global warming.
A wonderful pink sky that the phone's camera has completely failed to capture properly
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Apparently calling my character 'Paul Hardcastle' isn't in the spirit of things.
A dungeons and dragons board game showing stats for the wizard character
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The children are finally old enough and none of us have ever played before. We're doing this!
A Dungeons and Dragons starter kit box
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I love working on Spectrum+2 tape decks, me...
A ZX Spectrum +2a datacorder
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A group of us are spending our company volunteering days at the www.scienceinnovationpark.org.uk The contents of the National Gas Museum are being tested for asbestos before moving to their new home, we are on-site to assist.
A collage of photos taken at the Science and Innovation park storage hanger
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"You did so well on your first week at your new school kids. Let's celebrate!" "Brilliant! Can we go to McDon..." "NO!"
A barbecue laden with sausages, burgers and halloumi
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I'm not saying that copying files to the CF drive on a chum's Spectrum+3e was a complete ball-ache, but the experience did drive me to drink gin on a school night.
A Spectrum+3e computer with CF hard drive installed
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So happy that I'm back at work. Or am I? No, I'm not.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Home from hols to find that our biggest sunflower didn't survive the bad weather whilst we were away. It gave us a chance to measure it though, 3.54 metres!
The giant sunflower that grew in our garden, sadly collapsed.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Au revoir!
Waving goodbye to the port of Dunkirk and Europe.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Nous sommes en France. I was hoping there'd be a 24hr Jean-Michel Jarre channel.
A TV guide showing available French Channels
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
One for @fuzzweed.co.uk Wiring termination in Dutch holiday park's lakeside changing room. Is it live? I didn't want to find out!
Mains wiring poorly terminated in a Dutch changing room
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Dad, whilst we're in The Netherlands can we try the local..." "NO! SAUSAGES!"
A barbecue laden with sausages and Halloumi cheese
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dachs, dachs, dachs, dachs, dachs, dachs, dacha, dachs, dachs, dachs, dachs, dachs, pilz, pilz
A stuffed badger and a model of a mushroom in the castle at Bruggen
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The sauce of champions! There's a black market for this amongst the ex-UK military who served in Germany.
A bottle of Hela Curry Ketchup
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tonight's exotic accommodation
A safari tent, in de Schatberg, The Netherlands.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thames Water's latest excuse for blocked drains
The sign for de schaterg holiday centre in the Netherlands
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Watching the Dutch version of Ninja Warrior
A photo of a telly showing Bommetje, a Dutch water-based obstacle show
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Investigating the crashed Tempest 2000 spaceship on a Belgian beach.
A bridge to nowhere, an art piece on a Belgian beach
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
See ya!
On a ferry, the cliffs of Dover are behind us.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Our first proper crop from our tomato plants! I'm not a major fan of toms but Jesus, these taste gorgeous!
Home-grown tomatoes being chopped into a bowl.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Getting wet on a walk and I don't actually mind!
A photo of the local canal in the rain.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Yeah, I jumped into Cirencester open air swimming pool with my phone and wallet still in my pocket. Your day is going well?
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
As it was 842deg C in the local Makerspace we decided to set up our nerd session in my back garden instead.
Patio table with three computer screens and various bits and bobs
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Eclipse over bins
A homemade contraption used to safely view the eclipse
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Eclipse done. At least it'll put a stop to all those awful brand videos flooding the socials this week: "HI, I'm John from Fray Bentos and I'm going to show you how you can safely view the eclipse this coming Wednesday..."
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It seems that global pandemics and eclipses are the only times our neighbours talk to each other.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We managed to lose the end bit from a brand new set of IKEA curtain poles. 3D printer to the rescue! Get a 3D printer folks. 3D printers are cool.
A 3D printed part for an IKEA curtain pole.A photo of some curtains hanging from an IKEA curtain pole.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
She has a Nintendo Switch, but I'm happy that the 9 yr-old prefers to play with a socket set. At the moment it's a fishing rod...
9 yr-old girl plays with a socket set
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Minor panic as the gas bottle ran out part-way through cooking. Luckily the local caravan centre closes at half five...
A barbecue full of SAUSAGES
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My headlamp is heavily buffed!
A before and after shot of a restored car headlight
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The sunflowers that we carefully cultivated indoors, moved outside to pots and fed accordingly vs. the sunflowers that were grown from seeds randomly chucked into a patch of dirt...
Carefully cultivated sunflowers looking limp and weakSunflowers over 2m tall that grew from seeds chucked into a patch of dirt
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We have new doors! The grand unveiling ceremony will be held tonight at 7pm and all are welcome to come and open, close or just look at the doors. And then leave.
Our new French doors
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Some sod's nicked our French doors!
A hole in a wall where some doors once stood
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Crop!
A home grown tomato A home grown cucumber
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Unusually the family have actually consented to a barbecue l!
A gas barbecue laden with sausages and halloumi
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Apologies to the bemused girl who operated the till in the computer section back in 1987, the young me was foolish to ask if you stocked the Cheetah Selector Connector for the Spectrum+2 Too late now, bye Smiths!
The Swindon branch of WH Smiths is closing down.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Took the car to the garage in the industrial estate out of town. It's a lovely evening, decided to walk the few miles back through the colourful flowers of the allotments and past the ringing church bells. Couldn't enjoy it as throughout I had the theme to Never The fucking Twain stuck in my head.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Jared Leto's tuck shop!
A cardboard cut-out of Jared Leto leans nonchalantly against our garden shed as a table full of sweets is laid out in front of him.
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Having a sort-out
A box full of IC chips
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Sinclair Salvage
A PCB being stripped of its components
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This place is a twenty-minute drive away and we never visit. Rectifying that this summer!
A lake in summertime, children attempt to mount a paddle board
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Been playing with a Spectrum+3 this evening and the 3" disk format is starting to grow on me.
A 3 inch floppy disk
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I've never been at the top of a hi-score table before (I am BUM).
Track and Field arcade game Hi-score table showing that the player BUM (me) is at the top
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nige @nigecube.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Just leave me here I'll be fine!
Atari Mega STE computer with synthesizer
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