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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Can you imagine seeing this all those years ago and thinking Y'know what this Road needs is a great big hole under it.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I drive this route most weeks. Thass a big ole hole.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

OK I don't often post Carrie, who is not here for content. But also I got home a while ago and she just wants to prevent laptop access.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I can't always tell what gizmo has been up to. But IDK. This lil ginger boy has it all going on.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Whether you watched the Muppets Christmas Carol or Die Hard this year, I'd like to wish you a lovely Christmas. I hope you've had a good year on balance, even after everything, and the warmth of the season fills your heart. Second star to the right, light speed until morning, engage.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

This week in #elitedangerous. I'd only just found enough triangles for my Type-8! now I really have to up my game. Those of you who already know me as a Lakon pilot will have no surprise at my excitement over the new T11. Work starts on porting the new ship soooon.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Three different chicken, smoked salmon, bread, babaganoosh.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Someone stole my seat! This cutie is enjoying the night air with us. It's been a hella week. So proud of our little space game, and the rewarding efforts of a dedicated team pulling together. A comfortable seat, a pleasant tipple, and living my best life. Looking forward to brunch and bbq tomorrow!

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We adopted lil Xena and her orange brother Gizmo at the end of last year after a litter of seven was found in a shed near here. They still use the original carrier as a bed, although they used to both fit in there with room to spare! I just need to explain that breakfast isn't served until eight...

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Lil Xena just had her first nom of #sushi and this #cat is now hooked!

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

After much experimentation, and in the name of science, I've managed to exactly replicate office coffee using a home setup. And can use my data to recalibrate the office machine to produce a passable drink. Grind size was the linchpin, but mass and ratio also have to be exactly wrong.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The triangle count on this minimal Lakon Forklift is budget breaking and there is so much detail missing. At least the blue-white supergiant looks passable. #Elite #Retrocomputing #EliteDangerous This 2Mhz 6502 is backed by an enhanced maths co-processor to calculate filled geometry.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Back in black! #6502 #retrocomputing #elitedangerous Yea. I can do binary systems. Eight colours allows pretty much all main sequence stars. My circles are bad because the Mode2 pixel aspect and my maths is lazy. And I don't have sunspots and ejections yet. But this is a good proof of concept.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Caught the calm of the early morning and warmth of the sunrise on this spectacular spring Sunday. Enjoy the little things.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I don't mean to cat shame, but lil gizmo ate all the food. I'm mostly worried and a tiny bit proud.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Yeap. This happened. Beeb Master 6502-Emulator, stock instruction set. 2Mhz. Raspberry Pi Tube-Coprocessor. Full screen Mode-2, no vsync interrupt. Filled and shaded, around 16fps. This is the tumbling Cobra title screen, no flight model. You can achieve the impossible if you code hard enough.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Yeah. I can draw meshes with colour lines, all eight colours are available, and enough wiggle room to add a few extra triangles to each ship. #retrocomputing #elite A few dead pixels because of a bug in my line removal. And no backface culling yet, but the game is afoot.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Its #Retrocomputing #Elite time. I've been quiet on this, trying to maximise pixel throughput but am now rendering lines on the coprocessor and rasterizing on my (emulated) 6502. Veterans may realise how sneaky this antialiasing is, and I'm hoping it'll look good on a CRT.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

This #Caturday has exhausted the little furry piranhas, they still both fit in a single kitty carrier but will soon outgrow it.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Heya #dnd #retrotoy people! I completed the set. While the composition as a whole looks fine, the plastic, joints, articulation, balance... just everything is bad once you have it in hand. Two stars for quality, but it does make a cracking display if you don't feel like you've sold out.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

What a prime specimen! Any #retrotoy people out there got some good customs, repaints, or exclusives to inspire me?

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

#Caturday rearranges shelves so the terror twins have new cubes to explore each week. At the moment they have just one blank space, that Xena used to pounce on her brother with maximum momentum.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Hello #cat people! We used the holiday season to adopt two #kittens They are boldly exploring their confines but are still way too small to be free range. Any advice on cat proofing a house will be greatly appreciated!

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

The technique is a kind of block based renderer. A little bit like P-Frames and some memory tricks similar to IEC-11172. Yes I am a graphics programming nerd. This weird blocky thing is sufficient proof of concept. A mode 1 screen at &3000 at 2mhz, similar enough to the target platform.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

OK #Retrotoy people. I'm one cavalier short of this #D&D gang. Let's get this party started! Or finished anyway. As a collection they have something, but each individual figure has it's flaws. 7/10 would adventure again.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I am down a VERY DEEP rabbit hole on my #BBCMicro #RetroComputing adventure. Limited to 160x256 pixels but using all eight colours, the project is starting to take shape.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Hello #cat people! These two illegally smol #cats have entered our lives today. Discovered in a shed, where momma cat had found a dry place for a litter, these two have landed on their feet and have been given a place to play and rest in our home and hearts.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Now work has quietened down for a moment, I've made time to play with some #Dinobots in my #Retrotoy collection. Vintage G1 Snarl looking tiny next to it's chrometastic gigasaur counterpart. The engineering and transformation of this guy and his iconic silhouette in both forms. Perfection.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

It has begun. Raise your glass when the fourth wall is broken. Twice if they break character. What's your #movie of choice? Can you beat a tawny port as your #crimbo tipple of choice?

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Matters of scale, sculpt, & style are usually the bane of collection and curation but sometimes you have to embrace the chaos. Generous birthday gifts have Macklin, Scully, and Woo represent FBI with Bravestar centre stage in this enforcement shelf. Who would you add? #RetroToy #Toy #Actionfigure

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

As a new day dawns over Hutton Obital, it heralds another exciting Thursday in #EliteDangerous For humanity! For freedom! For the mug!

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

After a long year, I'm now on holiday until Jan and felt like a lie in to mark the first day of relaxing. But Carrie had other plans. Does anybody here know if there is any way to negotiate with a #cat for a later breakfast time?

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This beautiful #cat letting me know its time for snacks.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Streamers on the #EliteDangerous partner program have their hands on the new Cobra MKV ahead of the early access launch next week. Great to see it in-flight and watch commanders put it through its paces, and a seasonal o7 to everyone. Fly festive!

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Erggh. Hard disk went down this week. Four hours to rebuild. Plus the general downer of it. I'm glad I have local backups, and it's only for my pet projects and homebrew, but still super annoying. Time to put on a movie and see how I feel after.

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rogerbennett.bsky.social @rogerbennett.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

As the iconic cobra prepares for its debut, I'm left reflective of the past ten years of #EliteDangerous and the passion and achievement that has gone into 2024 to get us where we are.

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