Colin Hoad
@colinhoad.com
Senior Data Engineer at cfc.com
"Vintage computing enthusiast" -- The Register
I run a YouTube channel and blog dedicated to the Beeb and all things Acorn, Psion and more:
https://www.colinhoad.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/zjvSBjG7rw
Art: VectorinID
"Vintage computing enthusiast" -- The Register
I run a YouTube channel and blog dedicated to the Beeb and all things Acorn, Psion and more:
https://www.colinhoad.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/zjvSBjG7rw
Art: VectorinID
5 months in to the 5:2 diet and I've lost 7.5kg as of this morning 😊
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
5 months in to the 5:2 diet and I've lost 7.5kg as of this morning 😊
Managed to Harry Potter myself on the corner of a kitchen cabinet this morning ⚡️
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Managed to Harry Potter myself on the corner of a kitchen cabinet this morning ⚡️
Stop scrolling & post 2 characters who bring you happiness 😀
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Stop scrolling & post 2 characters who bring you happiness 😀
ABUG South is go! #toomanymachines #nosuchthing
October 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
ABUG South is go! #toomanymachines #nosuchthing
Cheers, @lordarse.com! Time to find out what all the fuss is about... 😉
October 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Cheers, @lordarse.com! Time to find out what all the fuss is about... 😉
The first line of the blurb and he seems to be suggesting the BBC itself got into a fight with Sinclair in order to launch their own computer literacy project. No mention of Acorn.
October 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The first line of the blurb and he seems to be suggesting the BBC itself got into a fight with Sinclair in order to launch their own computer literacy project. No mention of Acorn.
Still very chuffed with my signed copy 😁
October 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Still very chuffed with my signed copy 😁
You know, you read stuff like this and wonder how it is that these people ever managed to stand up a company in the first place. Do their brains turn into blue cheese after making a few billion or were they always like this deep down? Just utter, utter bullshit. Laughably so.
October 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
You know, you read stuff like this and wonder how it is that these people ever managed to stand up a company in the first place. Do their brains turn into blue cheese after making a few billion or were they always like this deep down? Just utter, utter bullshit. Laughably so.
I can't hear "Curly Wurly" anymore without this scene jumping into my head and playing on repeat
October 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I can't hear "Curly Wurly" anymore without this scene jumping into my head and playing on repeat
Well, this is a new one on me! Apparently in 1989 you could buy an ISA card to connect your PC to a VCR and backup your files... to VHS or Betamax tapes 😄 110MB per tape and only £185 + VAT
September 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Well, this is a new one on me! Apparently in 1989 you could buy an ISA card to connect your PC to a VCR and backup your files... to VHS or Betamax tapes 😄 110MB per tape and only £185 + VAT
Microsoft quite literally trolling us, now
September 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Microsoft quite literally trolling us, now
Oh yes... this is from today!
September 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Oh yes... this is from today!
Oh no, it gets worse!
September 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Oh no, it gets worse!
Bloody hell, desperate much? 🤨
September 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Bloody hell, desperate much? 🤨
OpenAI Says Its Business Will Burn $115 Billion Through 2029
-- The Information
-- The Information
September 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
OpenAI Says Its Business Will Burn $115 Billion Through 2029
-- The Information
-- The Information
Different kind of vintage tech today...
September 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Different kind of vintage tech today...
Next step: figure out how John Connor used his to hack an ATM...
September 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Next step: figure out how John Connor used his to hack an ATM...
Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future
September 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future
If you see this post a chef
September 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If you see this post a chef