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@danrolfe.bsky.social
Research scientist. Cyclist. Former astronomer. Linux geek. Beeb & Amiga nerd. Grove Parish Councillor. Views my own.
Congratulations on reaching this well-deserved milestone!
On July 19th, 2024 the Rubbish Heap launched on YouTube and today we made it to over 500 subscribers. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your support. We hope start doing special "buyers guides" videos soon to compliment the reviews. Here's how it all started in the below video⬇️
Always good receive some appreciation in our comments. We're 2 years old today, and it would only take 3 more viewers to subscribe to hit 500 subscribers to the channel. I wonder if we can do it today and help spread the word via the grass roots as I say here. Sub here: youtube.com/@sakiendosru...
It seems fortuitous that today being 7/11 that my #randomgamesatuday is Taito's fun little Nintendo DS game Minna no Conbini. Check out my review from a couple of years ago for how it stacks up... :)
Have you ever fancied running and building a Japanese convenience store? Taito released a fun little mini game based simulation for the DS. Cute graphics, good sound, good challenges and casual gaming that suits the system perfect. Minna no Conbini is well worth checking out for #randomgamesaturday
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
A little more Acorn action today while on a work trip to the other place after yesterday’s great visit to @retrocollective.co.uk.
Great first visit to The Cave. Meant to go for some time. Hermann Hauser’s visit finally got me there. I was really impressed with the Cave, its friendly team and Hermann gave an entertaining and engaging talk and was a delight to talk to. How tickled he was with my mini Beeb models made my day. ☺️
An exciting day for the collective and visitors today
‘Blink twice if you think Zuckerburg’s an arseh*le’ Here’s what happened when, thanks to Meta’s lawyers, Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams had to sit in silence at @hayfestival.bsky.social with @superwuster.bsky.social & @carolecadwalla.bsky.social (watch to the end for Tim’s verdict) 🧵⤵️
AI can get bent. No one will hire me as I’m an “inexperienced” artist. so I’ll have to make my own opportunities making my own game. Some concept artwork for the opening scenes of Saki Endo’s Ghost House.
So it'll be the 50th episode of the Rubbish Heap. I have been toying for quite a long time now transforming the Rubbish Heap into print, no big fonts, or blown up screenshots, no coffee table required. A hand drawn punk-zine vibe, raw direct reviews, info from Japan translated by myself. Thoughts?
Acorn youtuber, @tnmoc.bsky.social volunteer and all-round good egg Colin Hoad has made a great video giving a run down of last weekend's Econet LAN Party at the National Museum of Computing. A lot went down in Milton Keynes!
This year's Econet LAN Party was huge fun, here's some of what we got up to: youtu.be/gVpIb4K7e7Y
To mark the inaugural World Bring Your Diorama to Work Day and keep the @tnmoc.bsky.social Econet LAN Party spirit going…
Having a great old time meeting friends and hacking on old Acorns at ABUG south. Representing my adopted homeland with an @adriansdigitalbasement.com t-shirt :)
Off on a work trip for a few days, but thanks to @danrolfe.bsky.social I can still bring a Beeb with me 😁
And yes, a pro tip from the lads dredging the Chesterfield Canal in 1978: if you find a chain at the bottom of a canal, under no circumstances should you keep pulling it to see what's on the other end
RIP Stanley Baxter. This BBC Micro advert was a classic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPdx...
BBC Microcomputer - UK TV Advert (Dec 1984)
YouTube video by RobsOldVideos
youtube.com
What's that knocking at the door? Why, it's the first of the Advent of Beeb Games videos! youtu.be/jWa0oNtmBc4
Day 1: The Advent of Beeb Games 2025
YouTube video by Colin Hoad
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP. Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people ...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business" It's £10ph FFS! Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger DO YOU SEE IT NOW? Spread far & wide. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns
Are you a budding fixer-upper of vintage computers? @tnmoc.bsky.social are running a "Mac & Cheese (wedge) Fixathon" on 11th & 12th October, and we're looking for fixers! The focus will be Apple Macintoshes and Acorn cheese wedge units. Sign up link is here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mac-and-ch...
Mac and Cheese (wedge) Fixathon!
Mac and Cheese (wedge) Fixathon!
eventbrite.co.uk
Mmm. In future nobody will know how to code but we’ll need people to look for errors in highly plausible but incorrect code… @colinhoad.com www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/g...
GitHub CEO: Future devs will not code, they will manage AI
: Meanwhile, users complain the code shack is getting slower thanks to React
theregister.com
A short video on what I got up to over the weekend! #econet youtu.be/0qQtm-lGXM4
Econet LAN Party 2025
YouTube video by Colin Hoad
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Roguecraft is a retro-inspired, turn-based roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons laden with mysterious potions, a myriad of demented denziens, and scary chickens. Grab the physical Amiga version ASAP! www.thalamus.shop/product/rogu...
Raspberry pi Amiga 500 and BBC Bs (other cool 😎 people have these too) with my unique 1084s and Cub monitors and mission-creep remastered Screen Gems box.
Repost with something that you own that most people don't. An end of line BBC Master 128... with non-standard keycaps but legit factory fitted. 😎
Repost with something that you own that most people don't. An end of line BBC Master 128... with non-standard keycaps but legit factory fitted. 😎
Repost with something that you own that most people don’t. A Dragon 200