VinceMH
@vincemh.bsky.social
Apparently, I now have to verify my age in order to read direct messages (or access 'adult content' - though TBH, I didn't realise there was any on Bluesky).
Therefore, please don't DM me.
Therefore, please don't DM me.
Ha! I'm almost tempted to add it to my Christmas Horrors Advent watchlist - but despite being released at this time of year, IIRC it was set in Spring.
So I won't cheat to throw in an excellent film. 🙂
So I won't cheat to throw in an excellent film. 🙂
Shit. You know what this means?
The Wicker Man is a Christmas movie.
The Wicker Man is a Christmas movie.
On this day in Horror History, THE WICKER MAN was released in 1973.
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ha! I'm almost tempted to add it to my Christmas Horrors Advent watchlist - but despite being released at this time of year, IIRC it was set in Spring.
So I won't cheat to throw in an excellent film. 🙂
So I won't cheat to throw in an excellent film. 🙂
*spots own post & the typo*
*9%*
Bloody tiny touch screen 'keys' vs fat fingers. 🙄
*9%*
Bloody tiny touch screen 'keys' vs fat fingers. 🙄
My RISCOSitory (the .co.uk) hosts have notified me of a coming price increase for a few years, but not actually done it... until now. This year they've finally upped the price.
The increase is 8%. Not as bad as it could be (and I feared) given that it hasn't changed in so long.
The increase is 8%. Not as bad as it could be (and I feared) given that it hasn't changed in so long.
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
*spots own post & the typo*
*9%*
Bloody tiny touch screen 'keys' vs fat fingers. 🙄
*9%*
Bloody tiny touch screen 'keys' vs fat fingers. 🙄
My RISCOSitory (the .co.uk) hosts have notified me of a coming price increase for a few years, but not actually done it... until now. This year they've finally upped the price.
The increase is 8%. Not as bad as it could be (and I feared) given that it hasn't changed in so long.
The increase is 8%. Not as bad as it could be (and I feared) given that it hasn't changed in so long.
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
My RISCOSitory (the .co.uk) hosts have notified me of a coming price increase for a few years, but not actually done it... until now. This year they've finally upped the price.
The increase is 8%. Not as bad as it could be (and I feared) given that it hasn't changed in so long.
The increase is 8%. Not as bad as it could be (and I feared) given that it hasn't changed in so long.
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Early notification that ROUGOL have a Christmas meeting this year, on Monday 15th December, but it is *online only*. Hear from Rob Napier who is writing the biography of Acorn
rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
RISC OS User Group Of London | Meetings
rougol.jellybaby.net
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Early notification that ROUGOL have a Christmas meeting this year, on Monday 15th December, but it is *online only*. Hear from Rob Napier who is writing the biography of Acorn
rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
Dragging onto a folder icon to copy *into* that folder was a thing back in 1986. 🤷♂️
youtu.be/Q2PNLsvDxqw?...
youtu.be/Q2PNLsvDxqw?...
1986: GEM versus WINDOWS - BATTLE of the GUIs | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Dragging onto a folder icon to copy *into* that folder was a thing back in 1986. 🤷♂️
youtu.be/Q2PNLsvDxqw?...
youtu.be/Q2PNLsvDxqw?...
Right then... work done. Time to start this year's Advent Calender of Christmas Horrors. 😃
(Starting with Silent Night, Bloody Night from 1972. Watched it last year, but it was a Spanish dub with English subtitles - a terrible way to watch it, so I didn't count it.)
(Starting with Silent Night, Bloody Night from 1972. Watched it last year, but it was a Spanish dub with English subtitles - a terrible way to watch it, so I didn't count it.)
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Right then... work done. Time to start this year's Advent Calender of Christmas Horrors. 😃
(Starting with Silent Night, Bloody Night from 1972. Watched it last year, but it was a Spanish dub with English subtitles - a terrible way to watch it, so I didn't count it.)
(Starting with Silent Night, Bloody Night from 1972. Watched it last year, but it was a Spanish dub with English subtitles - a terrible way to watch it, so I didn't count it.)
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Windows 11 Companions for RISC OS youtu.be/MnC_zU7HpRk?si…
See the basics of our Windows 11 Companions, and feel the potential!#RISC_OSOS#RISCOSCompanionsn#WindowsInWindowsInRISCOSOS
See the basics of our Windows 11 Companions, and feel the potential!#RISC_OSOS#RISCOSCompanionsn#WindowsInWindowsInRISCOSOS
Windows 11 Companions for RISC OS
YouTube video by RISCOS bits
https://youtu.be/MnC_zU7HpRk?si…
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Windows 11 Companions for RISC OS youtu.be/MnC_zU7HpRk?si…
See the basics of our Windows 11 Companions, and feel the potential!#RISC_OSOS#RISCOSCompanionsn#WindowsInWindowsInRISCOSOS
See the basics of our Windows 11 Companions, and feel the potential!#RISC_OSOS#RISCOSCompanionsn#WindowsInWindowsInRISCOSOS
Interesting watch for #RISC_OS users from @adriansdigitalbasement.com about a month ago, where he tries out an A420/1 that was sent to him & learns a fair bit about Acorn history along the way.
There's a follow-up video, but I'll save that for another day.
youtu.be/zvv06jKcMtE?...
There's a follow-up video, but I'll save that for another day.
youtu.be/zvv06jKcMtE?...
A piece of computing history: The Acorn Archimedes A420/1
YouTube video by Adrian's Digital Basement
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Interesting watch for #RISC_OS users from @adriansdigitalbasement.com about a month ago, where he tries out an A420/1 that was sent to him & learns a fair bit about Acorn history along the way.
There's a follow-up video, but I'll save that for another day.
youtu.be/zvv06jKcMtE?...
There's a follow-up video, but I'll save that for another day.
youtu.be/zvv06jKcMtE?...
"Let's come back down to Earth" says Leslie Judd, while dressed like someone living in a cheesy 1970s science fiction show. 🙂
(A little over four minutes in)
youtu.be/aADkqmvy44o?...
(A little over four minutes in)
youtu.be/aADkqmvy44o?...
1986: MIDI and the MUSICAL MICROS | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Let's come back down to Earth" says Leslie Judd, while dressed like someone living in a cheesy 1970s science fiction show. 🙂
(A little over four minutes in)
youtu.be/aADkqmvy44o?...
(A little over four minutes in)
youtu.be/aADkqmvy44o?...
Hmm. I think 'Thanksgiving' (2023) might be a suitable movie for this evening - and will help put me in the right frame of mind for my second ever Advent Calender of Christmas horror films, which will begin Monday.
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hmm. I think 'Thanksgiving' (2023) might be a suitable movie for this evening - and will help put me in the right frame of mind for my second ever Advent Calender of Christmas horror films, which will begin Monday.
Heading over to Wales this morning, I was annoyed that I haven't yet replaced my old 'dash'cam.
I didn't need it because of anything serious - no accident etc. But heading down the M4 from the M4/M5 interchange, I liked the view of the thick fog over the Severn in the distance.
I didn't need it because of anything serious - no accident etc. But heading down the M4 from the M4/M5 interchange, I liked the view of the thick fog over the Severn in the distance.
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Heading over to Wales this morning, I was annoyed that I haven't yet replaced my old 'dash'cam.
I didn't need it because of anything serious - no accident etc. But heading down the M4 from the M4/M5 interchange, I liked the view of the thick fog over the Severn in the distance.
I didn't need it because of anything serious - no accident etc. But heading down the M4 from the M4/M5 interchange, I liked the view of the thick fog over the Severn in the distance.
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This is indeed a very good idea.
To date, an LLM has only had 1 idea that I hadn't already thought of, but it's such a good one that I really wish I had: Registering RISC OS apps as being able to handle specific Wimp messages - so if a task sends a message that isn't handled, the Wimp could launch an appropriate app, eg StrongHelp!
a man standing in front of a delivery room sign
Alt: Steve Carell being pleasantly surprised
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is indeed a very good idea.
I instinctively think something is broken when I check my email for the first time on any given day, and there is nothing new in my primary, most active - and most spammed - mailbox.
Not even any spam filtered out into the junk folder.
Checked. It's fine.
That is INCREDIBLY rare for that mailbox.
Not even any spam filtered out into the junk folder.
Checked. It's fine.
That is INCREDIBLY rare for that mailbox.
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I instinctively think something is broken when I check my email for the first time on any given day, and there is nothing new in my primary, most active - and most spammed - mailbox.
Not even any spam filtered out into the junk folder.
Checked. It's fine.
That is INCREDIBLY rare for that mailbox.
Not even any spam filtered out into the junk folder.
Checked. It's fine.
That is INCREDIBLY rare for that mailbox.
From tiny acorns… The Acorn Atom Story
YouTube video by Little Car
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
*takes a look*
Yup. Accurate. 😐
Yup. Accurate. 😐
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
*takes a look*
Yup. Accurate. 😐
Yup. Accurate. 😐
Was just reading some of Grok's tweets in that thread. It's quite funny how ludicrously flattering it is to Musk.
An example:
x.com/grok/status/...
An example:
x.com/grok/status/...
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Was just reading some of Grok's tweets in that thread. It's quite funny how ludicrously flattering it is to Musk.
An example:
x.com/grok/status/...
An example:
x.com/grok/status/...
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At this Monday's (17th) ROUGOL meeting we will be hearing all about the evolution of RISC OS Pyromaniac from Gerph. Last pub meet of the year! rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
RISC OS User Group Of London | Meetings
rougol.jellybaby.net
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
At this Monday's (17th) ROUGOL meeting we will be hearing all about the evolution of RISC OS Pyromaniac from Gerph. Last pub meet of the year! rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
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The "AI that's taking your job" drawing clocks...
AI World Clocks
The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.
clocks.brianmoore.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The "AI that's taking your job" drawing clocks...
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Rougol November 2025 meeting on monday - Pyromaniac update
www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou...
The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.
www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou...
The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.
Rougol November 2025 meeting on monday - Pyromaniac update
Technology News and Views
www.iconbar.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Rougol November 2025 meeting on monday - Pyromaniac update
www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou...
The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.
www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou...
The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.
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A creditable showing for the BBC Micro against various souped-up Apple IIs, but no Second Processor versions which (by the end of 1984) included 65C02, Z-80B, 6809 and 68000 options. All would have been faster yet.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
Ever wanted to know how your ZX81 ranked against a CRAY supercomputer from 1984? Assuming your eyesight is good enough, now you know.
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A creditable showing for the BBC Micro against various souped-up Apple IIs, but no Second Processor versions which (by the end of 1984) included 65C02, Z-80B, 6809 and 68000 options. All would have been faster yet.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
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The recordings of the RISC OS London Show theatre presentations are now available
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
RISC OS London Show 2025 - YouTube
Theatre talks from the 2025 RISC OS London show https://www.riscoslondonshow.co.uk/
m.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The recordings of the RISC OS London Show theatre presentations are now available
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
My phone typos are becoming more frequent, and getting worse.
I can't blame autocorrect/replace for 'didcovered' though - except in that it didn't.
I can't blame autocorrect/replace for 'didcovered' though - except in that it didn't.
It turned out the fault with my internet connection was *my* router, not the connection itself or Virgin Media's modem. 🫤
My router - unusually - needed a reboot (didcovered after I started testing the Virgin Media modem).
Trying to contact them was still a horrendous experience, though.
My router - unusually - needed a reboot (didcovered after I started testing the Virgin Media modem).
Trying to contact them was still a horrendous experience, though.
FWIW there are separate threads in Twitter regarding my ISP, Virgin Media - done there because they're there, so I could @ them along the way.
Dealing with them has become so much harder since the last time.
For anyone looking for a new ISP, I can't recommend them less.
Dealing with them has become so much harder since the last time.
For anyone looking for a new ISP, I can't recommend them less.
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
My phone typos are becoming more frequent, and getting worse.
I can't blame autocorrect/replace for 'didcovered' though - except in that it didn't.
I can't blame autocorrect/replace for 'didcovered' though - except in that it didn't.
It turned out the fault with my internet connection was *my* router, not the connection itself or Virgin Media's modem. 🫤
My router - unusually - needed a reboot (didcovered after I started testing the Virgin Media modem).
Trying to contact them was still a horrendous experience, though.
My router - unusually - needed a reboot (didcovered after I started testing the Virgin Media modem).
Trying to contact them was still a horrendous experience, though.
FWIW there are separate threads in Twitter regarding my ISP, Virgin Media - done there because they're there, so I could @ them along the way.
Dealing with them has become so much harder since the last time.
For anyone looking for a new ISP, I can't recommend them less.
Dealing with them has become so much harder since the last time.
For anyone looking for a new ISP, I can't recommend them less.
My broadband is downno at the mo, so I'm using my phone for internet use. I had to use it as a hotspot yesterday to do some client work and submit a VAT return.
My data allowance isn't great (6GB/mo) but it's normally ample. I have a warning set at 2GB - which is illustrative of my normal use.
1/?
My data allowance isn't great (6GB/mo) but it's normally ample. I have a warning set at 2GB - which is illustrative of my normal use.
1/?
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It turned out the fault with my internet connection was *my* router, not the connection itself or Virgin Media's modem. 🫤
My router - unusually - needed a reboot (didcovered after I started testing the Virgin Media modem).
Trying to contact them was still a horrendous experience, though.
My router - unusually - needed a reboot (didcovered after I started testing the Virgin Media modem).
Trying to contact them was still a horrendous experience, though.
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New video uploaded: youtu.be/AuB1leFGihY
Demonstrates how our RISC OS Companions integrate with the RISC OS desktop environment.
#RISC_OS
#RISCOSCompanion
Demonstrates how our RISC OS Companions integrate with the RISC OS desktop environment.
#RISC_OS
#RISCOSCompanion
Linux Companions for RISC OS
YouTube video by RISCOS bits
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New video uploaded: youtu.be/AuB1leFGihY
Demonstrates how our RISC OS Companions integrate with the RISC OS desktop environment.
#RISC_OS
#RISCOSCompanion
Demonstrates how our RISC OS Companions integrate with the RISC OS desktop environment.
#RISC_OS
#RISCOSCompanion