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danrolfe.bsky.social
@danrolfe.bsky.social
Research scientist. Cyclist. Former astronomer. Linux geek. Beeb & Amiga nerd. Grove Parish Councillor. Views my own.
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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
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns
September 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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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!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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
www.theregister.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Happy 40th birthday to the Commodore Amiga! @10marc.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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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
youtu.be
June 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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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...
June 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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.
May 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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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. 😎
May 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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PhD student sends me this. Ouch.
April 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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BBC Micro Galaforce running on the tiniest BBC Micro and monitor I've ever seen! For reference, that's an Amiga mouse to the left and to the right is the corner of a full-size BBC Micro. I saw this at the recent 'ABug North' event in Manchester.
January 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM