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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Probably the best race I have ever seen. That was amazing. Chapeau to ALL those incredible athletes. I love this sport. #Montréal2026

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

That's exactly what I use. Switch it on when using only.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Make your own with a small Ubuntu VM in Azure and use opening. I use that in their Sydney zone to watch on SBS.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I think I found the sign writer.

Jim, from the Vicar of Dibley with a sign that says "no no no no no" then he turns it over to say "yes".

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Anyone else thinking 'Get away from her, you bitch!'?

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I didn't know about these, but I remember playing this video game a long time ago which must have been inspired by them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-XL...

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Amiga 500 Longplay [153] North & South

YouTube video by World of Longplays

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

NASA getting involved in chemtrails now? Where does it end?

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

If you see this drop a hero with a sword

George Takei as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, shirtless with a rapier.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

They could have been really devious and had "whiskey" as an incorrect option.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Dear Americans. The correct answer should be "Whisky".

Quiz question: Many brands of what liquor, including Glenfiddich and Glenlivet, have names derived from a Gaelic word for “valley”?
Possible Answers: Vodka, Gin, Scotch, Tequila.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Did anyone else make a picture frame or book with their club wrappers? Or carefully put the foil back into the paper to look like it had not been opened? Is that now consigned to history with these new plastic wrappers?

Club biscuit foil and paper folded into a book.

Old and new clubs showing old paper and foil wrapper on top with new plastic wrapper below.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

"Attract donors who are keen to back a winner" leapt out at me as a glaring euphemism for undemocratically buying influence.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Watching the rugby with my wife. I can join her in cheering for Scotland safe in the knowledge that she'll be cheering for England against France. Scottish and English wins today will make Scotland tournament winners.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Spotting this on the footpath while out with the dog has made my day.

A yellow chalk drawn penguin on the footpath with the word Linux in pink above its head.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Most electric showers have a cord switch. I always turn the shower to the setting I want then step out to pull the cord, only getting in when it's up to temperature.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Couldn't read the article. No way I'm subscribing to that rag. Had a quick swatch of the comments though. Had to laugh at this one.

Image of a comment from the article by SubwayPrinceBlock in London that says "Has she not met Michael Gove, creepy attendant of some questionable night clubs in London with his male friends?!!"

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Did anyone else have to watch an advert for Scottish Labour before this video played?

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I love it when I discover other people do the same weird stuff as me.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Get a VPN that has servers in Australia. You can then watch it at sbs.com.au

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Sounds like you're finding your backup system a bit puzzling?

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Getting strong Charlie Kirk vibes here.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Repton 3 was easy enough. It was just one level at a time, similar to the first one but with more features and a level creator. Repton 2 was the tough one. One long game with a restart necessary for any mistakes. I used a replay tape-to-disk device that saved memory state to complete that one.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

It then switched to a menu offering "Chuckie Egg", "Dare Devil Denis" and two other games. The only comeback was that Mr. P said to my younger brother during class "You're brother's a bit cheeky, Ward."

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

So that you are not too bored we have included some games to keep you amused. Goodbye." A laser came from the UFO, the "JP" ship turn into an explosion and vanished. The alien disappeared and the UFO rose to the top of the screen and beyond.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

We have computers on our planet, and software written for a Vortex 5000 will not run on a Bambleweeny brain. It is the same on Earth where software for a ZX Specturm will not run on a BBC Micro. As punishment for your error we will maroon you on earth by destroying your ship.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

A large speech bubble was drawn and a message scrolled along the screen from the alien, something like the following. "I am an envoy from the planet Sartor and we have heard you have been a silly boy.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

He booted up the disk and watched my program run its course. A small space craft with the initials "JP" sat in the corner of the screen. A UFO scrolled down from the top and an alien with long antennae appeared next to it.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I agreed, took the cassette and floppy disk home and got to work. On the last day of my final year at high school I delivered the cassette, floppy disk and got him to sign my leavers sheet. I claimed I did not have time to demonstrate there and then and made my excuses.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Some of the other more nerdy pupils had already said it could not run on a BBC but he was insistent on trying. He knew I had a BBC with floppy disk drive, so asked if I could transfer the ZX spectrum software on cassette to a floppy disk that would run on a BBC Micro.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

One day he approached me to ask a favour. The science department had a BBC Micro computer and he wanted to try out some science software that he had acquired. It was on cassette and stated that it was for the ZX Spectrum.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Mr. Phillips was an odd man. If I were being kind I would say 'eccentric'. Certainly his teaching method was far less engaging than the physics teacher at the school I was at previously. He delighted in claiming to be an alien, a Sartorian if I remember correctly.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Origin stories appear to be a thing today, and @2-wheeled-wolf.bsky.social reminded me of our old Physics teacher. So I thought I'd share my story of him.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Miss Howard for me, who gave me extra maths tuition to fill in the gaps caused by moving School mid 4th year.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Met him when I first went to Oak Farm in 1986, so no. Although I do have an amusing Mr Philips and the Science software story if you're interested.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Since we're doing origin story books, I got this one along with a BBC Micro for Christmas 1983 which started me off on my current career.

Cover of the BBC Microcomputer user guide.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Start at Muckle Flugga, and I'll see you in Stirling.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I know you're a southerner, but there is still a lot of the country to the north of Leeds.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

How can you work with Microsoft Azure regularly if you despise Panto?

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Did you shut him up by hitting the paws button?

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

They can't lose with Stanley UN-Win.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Which in the 80s was 5 weeks paper round money.

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Phil Ward @thnurg.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

It had to happen eventually. Time to pick a new starting word. Wordle 1,534 1/6* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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