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@pianofire.co.uk
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Retired programmer living in Derby. Retro computer games and pinball. Music: Indie/Shoegaze/Darkwave/Synthpop. Trains, Cycling, Nature

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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 1h
Just won a packet of crisps at Continue Arcades Derby for this hi score #pinball
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Rare opportunity to invest in no future.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 28/09/2026
@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social A fallen soldier
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 28/09/2026
The best arcade game of all time
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 27/09/2026
The Pinball Factory Birmingham
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 27/09/2026
I took this in Derby. It reminded me of Joy Division cover art
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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It is perhaps not the best tribute to birthday boy John Foxx that doing the laundry yesterday caused me to sing this classic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjA-...
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Underpass-John Foxx
YouTube video by michaelbarker
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Most housing benefit goes to private landlords. A big chunk of universal credit subsidises underpayed workers. The so-called welfare bill could be seriously reduced by fixing these underlying issues, not cutting actual welfare.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 20/09/2026
The funniest thing about this as though was they showed a speedometer doing 3000KM/H and also stated that it is GDPR compliant
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 20/09/2026
So quite often seeing this AI generated Ad on Youtube for a cheap 128TB SSD portable drive. It is very clearly a scam
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 19/09/2026
Well he can always just leave and not come back www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 18/09/2026
A thing I have been working on fuze-museum.pianofire.co.uk/Manufacturers
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Manufacturers - MuseumUI
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Chiltern were actually pretty good. Please do Cross country www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership
Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership with more daily services and more reliable journeys.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 12/09/2026
Cross country decided that the train wasn't overcrowded enough and took off 4 coaches at Bristol
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Easy to donate: rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 03/09/2026
Presumably so they can give it to Farage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform UK promises £80bn of cuts to public spending
Speaking at the party's conference, economy spokesman Robert Jenrick says Reform will be the "party of fiscal responsibility".
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
As somebody who grew up during the era in which there was a massive public push to reduce teen pregnancy, it’s absolutely wild to me to see people on Fox News now complaining that not enough teens are getting pregnant.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 01/09/2026
Here's a few ideas for cross country trains. Scrap first class - if you are only going to have 4 coaches it's just stupid. Don't reserve the whole bloody train. See above. You could always run 5 car units as well I suppose!
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 30/08/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live New Order Kraftwerk Nine Inch Nails Sparklehorse The Wedding Present Half Man Half Biscuit Stereolab Pavement Manic Street Preachers Gary Numan
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Humanoid History @humanoidhistory.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Born on this day in 1896: Leon Theremin, inventor of the instrument you play without ever touching it.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 26/08/2026
Noooo! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Tim Curry: The Rocky Horror Picture Show star dies at 80
Curry was best known for playing the outlandish Frank-N-Furter in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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Memorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Manchester should have a 20ft statue of Tony Wilson on a plinth designed by Peter Saville 🙏
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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Spent the afternoon at the opening of the FUZE Museum in Haddenham.
The main teaching area, used during the week for children's coding classes A talk was given by the Oliver twinsPlaying games in the Amstrad section The Commodore section
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 08/08/2026
The FUZE Centre is officially opening its doors to the FUZE Computer & Video Game Museum on Saturday, 22nd August at 2:00 PM.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 19/08/2026
I don't care www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Prince Harry and Meghan set to return to the UK
The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are enrolled to start at a school in September.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
VIGIL AUNTIES (Stolen from Facebook)
FB comment: I predict a riot soon and vigil aunties will be dealing out justice hope fully
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 18/08/2026
Love this film
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 17/08/2026
No words www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran deal
Trump's threat on Oman, which has been holding its own talks with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, comes as a 60-day window for peace negotiations expires.
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Geeks are Sexy @geeksaresexy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Beating Dragon's Lair in 1983 Was a Very Expensive Nightmare
If you were around in 1983, you probably remember just how jaw-dropping Dragon’s Lair was. At a time when arcades were dominated by pixels, this looked like a Saturday morning cartoon had somehow escaped onto an arcade screen. The hand-drawn animation, humor, and laser-disc technology made Dragon’s Lair unlike anything else in the arcade. It […]
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Jansen Mann @hellojansen.com · 17/08/2026
🧐 This is nuts.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 17/08/2026
A small amount of moisture has fallen from the sky
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Lord Arse! 🕹️ @lordarse.com · 12/08/2026
Major eye surgery tonight. I hope everything will be okay tomorrow.
Man in a hospital bed with bandages over his eyes. He's holding a cassette recorder.
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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Something to ponder this week.
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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Lunchtime chuckles with 😆 #SidJames #TonyHancock #PeterSellers #BillFraser in... 📽️ ORDERS ARE ORDERS (1954) 11:25am comedy #TPTVsubtitles
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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Every six months a writer goes on parental leave, is driven insane by watching 10,000 hours of Paw Patrol, and writes another one of these articles, and they're always great.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 11/08/2026
I see that Mous has gone from trying to sell me their backpacks to trying to sell me their company. Either way I wish they would just stop.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 08/08/2026
The FUZE Centre is officially opening its doors to the FUZE Computer & Video Game Museum on Saturday, 22nd August at 2:00 PM.
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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
“Yes, we can deliver your package to Australia within 90 minutes, with only a 37% chance of it exploding, or crashing into the moon, or crashing into the moon and exploding”
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Jansen Mann @hellojansen.com · 01/08/2026
To the moon... www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon
Scientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on Wednesday
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Write a letter to TikTok. Bless them.
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Councillors suggest Mayor should write to TikTok to overturn account ban
Councillors suggested that perhaps Mayor Reg Snell should “write a letter” to the multinational social media giant to ask it to lift the ban,
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 30/07/2026
Pragmatism is the reason we are where we are www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Burnham says he told Trump UK will be pragmatic about North Sea oil
Andy Burnham says he told the US president he couldn't ignore North Sea resources when people are struggling.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 29/07/2026
Forth xkcd.com/3277/
Comic. [Back of car with bumper sticker reading “I forth [red heart emoji]”]
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 29/07/2026
"The BBC has officially cancelled Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind, and Live at the Apollo as part of an aggressive cost-cutting strategy."
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Stop. Don't. Come Back.
ALT: Stop. Don't. Come Back.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 29/07/2026
Congrats to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Winning!
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 28/07/2026
BASIC on an RML380Z
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 27/07/2026
It has been collapsing for years. We have just been pretending it hasn't www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Andy Burnham tells BBC NHS 'will collapse' without social care reform
The prime minister says he would not want to leave office without bringing in "substantial change" to the social care system.
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Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 24/07/2026
Meanwhile, the hounds of hell have been locked, oiled, and covered in a rust-proof paint.
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 25/07/2026
This is fine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
More than 220,000 evacuated in France and Spain due to wildfires
French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux while officials in Madrid say they face the "worst fire in the history of the region".
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Bod @pianofire.co.uk · 24/07/2026
Cross country trains are terrible. That is all
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