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Richard Troupe

@richardtroupe.bsky.social

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Firefighter and teacher. Retro gaming, old computers, reading and weightlifting. Does console and computer stuff for Base Arcade. Belfast, Ireland. He/him.

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · Oct 22

Intro!

Hi, I'm Richard. 👋

I'm a firefighter who has a serious interest in gaming, particularly from 1980s and 1990s.

Things I love include...
- Commodore
- early Apple
- Nintendo
- Sega
- Atari
- Arcades
- obscure Japanese systems

I also do console and computer things for Base Arcade in Belfast.

Me standing in the middle of Base Arcade in Belfast wearing a Base Arcade t-shirt.

Part of my game room showing dozens of consoles and multiple CRT TVs. There is a mix of blue and red LED lighting giving a cyberpunk feel.

Part of my game room showing lots of old computer systems (including Commodore, Apple, PC, MSX, BBC, and Spectrum) and monitors. There is a desk lamp and a mix of blue and red LED lighting giving a cyberpunk feel.

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Lucy Blundell @kinmoku.bsky.social · 16h

Screenshot from the game VIDEOVERSE.

Old-Man-Cid - 21 hours ago "Kids these days."

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 4h

She should have responded with "I don't give a wank."

Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 4h

Lick my bag.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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caylen @caylen.bsky.social · 9h

"if you give us a photo of your driver's license, you can jerk off to our LLM" is somehow their best idea so far on how to monetize

The Verge @theverge.com · 9h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 6h

I've tried the 'Commodore OS Vision 3.0' and it's honestly fucking terrible.

It's a big shiny bauble that smacks you in the face constantly with colour, noise and general effects.

It essentially gets in the way of using the computer properly.

Don't use that Linux distro: use Mint, Arch or Ubuntu.

Dead Gamer 👻 @dadgamer.uk · 8h

I imagine Bill Gates is shitting himself....

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L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk · 7h

The irony is that today is also International E-Waste Day. Wonder how much this will contribute to the pile.

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Shane McKee @shaneir.bsky.social · 7h

Still good! #Psion

Gorgeous Psion Series 3mx running my Bullet3a app what I wrote...

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 2d

Perfect posting from Tim Heidecker, 24 hours apart.

What an incredible experience, getting to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. I left feeling grateful and humbled by his majesty's generosity. I'll never forget this memorial experience and all the fun we had. Hope to do it again soon.

upon further reflection, there is a small part of me that feels I sent the wrong message, regarding the Riyahd Comedy Festival last night. While, I do think it's important for comedy to have the opportunity to thrive in all parts of the globe, there are some aspects of The Royal Highness, King Salmon and his leadership in the region that i don't agree with entirely, but it's a different culture when it comes to freedom and rights and I gotta respect that we are all different and have different values. My manager is now investigating the possibility of donating some of my fee to a charity for Vetrans of War.

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Lemonlight @lemonlight.bsky.social · 1d

I'm pulling tricks with my Sega Genesis that would make Hiroshi Yamauchi rise from the fucking grave just to shit himself

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 20h

Having an AI generated avatar.

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 1d

Elon Musk is a white nationalist. Anyone who needs more data points to reach this conclusion is beyond help or persuasion.

If you buy, rent, service, or supercharge a Tesla you are supporting the most powerful white nationalist on earth. Period.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

apple.news

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1d

An acquaintance was showing me a funny video on his phone yesterday and I noticed that his WhatsApp had two interestingly-named groupchats:

The Lads
The Lads (No Declan)

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 20h

Agreed! I love this era of Apple, and before, because it was genuinely forward thinking and unique in terms of design.

They produce nothing but insipid tripe now.

Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 20h

I managed to pick up one of the most striking Apple computers ever made.

This iMac G4 was available locally for a great price and has a 1 GHz PowerPC CPU, a maximum configuration of 2GB of RAM, and a 15" flat panel active display.

It's in excellent condition and has everything with it. Beautiful!

Apple iMac G4 computer with keyboard, mouse and speakers on a wooden living room floor.

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 21h

Never put the big light on. NOOOOOOOOO!

Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 1d

I'm guessing by the copious amounts of Aromat that this plate belongs to Jonathan King?

Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 1d

Jane Austen wrote the worst bilge imaginable.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 1d

It's always the people you expect.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Claims he's just a regular journalist doing his journalising on behalf of the silent millions... checks out for me..

Tommy Robinson
stopped at border driving
Bentley with thousands in
cash'
Far-Right activist insulted police
officers after being arrested for
refusing to give them pin to his
phone, court hears

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Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 1d

Classic game, coming right after Raiders of the Pivot Table

Box for Templates of Doom, program that teaches spreadsheets

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Lum @brokentoys.social · 1d

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DOKI DOKI CRT PANIC @crtpixel.bsky.social · May 19

DAYTONA USA: CHAMPIONSHIP CIRCUIT EDITION
SEGA-AM2/AM3 R&D DIVISION 1996
SEGA SATURN

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 2d

"Slashdot: What's the reason OneDrive tells users this setting can only be turned off 3 times a year?

[Microsoft's publicist chose not to answer this question.]"

Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot

I uploaded a photo on my phone to Microsoft's "OneDrive" file-hosting app — and there was a surprise waiting under Privacy and Permissions. "OneDrive uses AI to recognize faces in your photos.....

slashdot.org

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Vinícius Medeiros @vinimedeiros.bsky.social · 2d

Version 0.2.0 of the Sega Saturn emulator Ymir is now available, with more compatibility improvements and the introduction of a low-level CD block emulation, boosting accuracy. An automatic update check has also been added.

Compatibility with the Saturn library is now over 90%

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 2d

The voice of an angel. 😂

Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 2d

I played my Nintendo Switch this evening for the first time in a long while (thanks to work commitments), and it just struck me how long it's been on the market for...

Over 8½ years! I got mine on launch day in March 2017 and it's really served me well. Definitely one of my favourite consoles!

Nintendo Switch on a palm patterned footstool