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· Dec 19
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This is a look back at Teletext and Ceefax from the #80s when your TV was the #Internet !
🕹️ youtu.be/hujr5IVLajk 🕹️
Can you join our Discord ?
👉 discord.gg/DuswzTmxAt 👈
#arcade #retrogaming @spotemgang.bsky.social
🕹️ youtu.be/hujr5IVLajk 🕹️
Can you join our Discord ?
👉 discord.gg/DuswzTmxAt 👈
#arcade #retrogaming @spotemgang.bsky.social
Teletext by zxnet.co.uk - a trip back to when your TV was the Internet
YouTube video by Gentlemen's Pixel Club
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This is a look back at Teletext and Ceefax from the #80s when your TV was the #Internet !
🕹️ youtu.be/hujr5IVLajk 🕹️
Can you join our Discord ?
👉 discord.gg/DuswzTmxAt 👈
#arcade #retrogaming @spotemgang.bsky.social
🕹️ youtu.be/hujr5IVLajk 🕹️
Can you join our Discord ?
👉 discord.gg/DuswzTmxAt 👈
#arcade #retrogaming @spotemgang.bsky.social
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🟩 WEBFAX | New to our teletext service: transmitter news for Freeview and Saorview viewers.
>> LINK: webfax.thetvroom.com#id=WyJ3ZWJmY...
>> LINK: webfax.thetvroom.com#id=WyJ3ZWJmY...
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🟩 WEBFAX | New to our teletext service: transmitter news for Freeview and Saorview viewers.
>> LINK: webfax.thetvroom.com#id=WyJ3ZWJmY...
>> LINK: webfax.thetvroom.com#id=WyJ3ZWJmY...
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PET Invaders – Release!
As the Earth Space Monitoring Network sounds alarm, you and your LASER tank are Planet Earth's only hope… Exciting space arcade PETSCII action for Commodore PET (40 cols, 16K RAM)!
Downloads & online emulation at:
www.masswerk.at/pet/prgs/#pet-invaders
As the Earth Space Monitoring Network sounds alarm, you and your LASER tank are Planet Earth's only hope… Exciting space arcade PETSCII action for Commodore PET (40 cols, 16K RAM)!
Downloads & online emulation at:
www.masswerk.at/pet/prgs/#pet-invaders
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
PET Invaders – Release!
As the Earth Space Monitoring Network sounds alarm, you and your LASER tank are Planet Earth's only hope… Exciting space arcade PETSCII action for Commodore PET (40 cols, 16K RAM)!
Downloads & online emulation at:
www.masswerk.at/pet/prgs/#pet-invaders
As the Earth Space Monitoring Network sounds alarm, you and your LASER tank are Planet Earth's only hope… Exciting space arcade PETSCII action for Commodore PET (40 cols, 16K RAM)!
Downloads & online emulation at:
www.masswerk.at/pet/prgs/#pet-invaders
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Now even CDDA is trolling me
August 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Now even CDDA is trolling me
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Some games did cover armor in a detailled way already.
For instance, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead does simulate both coverage, armor, and limb specific encumbrance.
store.steampowered.com/app/2330750/...
For instance, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead does simulate both coverage, armor, and limb specific encumbrance.
store.steampowered.com/app/2330750/...
August 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Some games did cover armor in a detailled way already.
For instance, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead does simulate both coverage, armor, and limb specific encumbrance.
store.steampowered.com/app/2330750/...
For instance, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead does simulate both coverage, armor, and limb specific encumbrance.
store.steampowered.com/app/2330750/...
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So I am playing a MUD (Ancient Anguish ( ancient.anguish.org )) and I was trying to remember what the playable races were and guess which one of them I forgot and made me feel dumb after looking at the help file:
March 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So I am playing a MUD (Ancient Anguish ( ancient.anguish.org )) and I was trying to remember what the playable races were and guess which one of them I forgot and made me feel dumb after looking at the help file:
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My favorite was the Northern Telecom DisplayPhone with the pull out keyboard. This was way before the internet, we used a proprietary email system named CoCoS (Corporate Communications System), PCs weren’t really a thing yet…
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My favorite was the Northern Telecom DisplayPhone with the pull out keyboard. This was way before the internet, we used a proprietary email system named CoCoS (Corporate Communications System), PCs weren’t really a thing yet…
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I've been fantasizing about how to turn ASCII art into machine embroidery and/or machine knitting for a while now. Maybe now that 🤞🏻 I have the digital knitting machine working again 🤞🏻 I can give it a try. #DHmakes
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I've been fantasizing about how to turn ASCII art into machine embroidery and/or machine knitting for a while now. Maybe now that 🤞🏻 I have the digital knitting machine working again 🤞🏻 I can give it a try. #DHmakes
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Just discovered this very cool too(oooo)l for adding minimalist lo-fi effects onto images: www.tooooools.app/
I particularly like the dithering and CRT* one. The ASCII art generator is also great!
I particularly like the dithering and CRT* one. The ASCII art generator is also great!
Tooooools.app
Apply lo-fi effects to your images and videos: dithering, halftone, gradients, patterns and more. Free, no sign-up required.
www.tooooools.app
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just discovered this very cool too(oooo)l for adding minimalist lo-fi effects onto images: www.tooooools.app/
I particularly like the dithering and CRT* one. The ASCII art generator is also great!
I particularly like the dithering and CRT* one. The ASCII art generator is also great!
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Command-line tool to convert images into ASCII and braille art
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Command-line tool to convert images into ASCII and braille art
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this unicode browser is pretty much working now! i think i need to change to a larger integer format so it will correctly display the higher code points (they are in the game and work in-game, but not in this browser).
p.s. wow i really have drawn a lot of unicode characters at this point.
p.s. wow i really have drawn a lot of unicode characters at this point.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
this unicode browser is pretty much working now! i think i need to change to a larger integer format so it will correctly display the higher code points (they are in the game and work in-game, but not in this browser).
p.s. wow i really have drawn a lot of unicode characters at this point.
p.s. wow i really have drawn a lot of unicode characters at this point.
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The first version of Bitchat Android app was published yesterday
It is open-source, private, secure messaging app without needing the internet, that relies on Bluetooth mesh network
www.mobile-hacker.com/2025/07/10/o...
It is open-source, private, secure messaging app without needing the internet, that relies on Bluetooth mesh network
www.mobile-hacker.com/2025/07/10/o...
Offline, Encrypted, and Private Messaging using new Bitchat Bluetooth App
Bitchat app is designed for private, secure communication without needing the internet. Instead, it uses a Bluetooth mesh network, meaning your messages travel directly between nearby phones — no serv...
www.mobile-hacker.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The first version of Bitchat Android app was published yesterday
It is open-source, private, secure messaging app without needing the internet, that relies on Bluetooth mesh network
www.mobile-hacker.com/2025/07/10/o...
It is open-source, private, secure messaging app without needing the internet, that relies on Bluetooth mesh network
www.mobile-hacker.com/2025/07/10/o...
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Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and founder of Bluesky, has launched a new messaging app called Bitchat
#CommunicationsPrivacy
www.venetoprivacy.ie
#CommunicationsPrivacy
www.venetoprivacy.ie
July 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and founder of Bluesky, has launched a new messaging app called Bitchat
#CommunicationsPrivacy
www.venetoprivacy.ie
#CommunicationsPrivacy
www.venetoprivacy.ie
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Bitchat- The New Messaging App! Will this Kill Whatsapp?https://timesofireland.com/bitchat-the-new-messaging-app/
Bitchat- The New Messaging App!
Discover how BitChat revolutionizes messaging with its decentralised offline capabilities and peer-to-peer communication.
timesofireland.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Bitchat- The New Messaging App! Will this Kill Whatsapp?https://timesofireland.com/bitchat-the-new-messaging-app/
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Initially a weekend project, Bitchat is emerging as a strong proof-of-concept with the ability to facilitate decentralized and censorship-free conversations, capturing the attention of the tech industry and raising concerns for governments.
July 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Initially a weekend project, Bitchat is emerging as a strong proof-of-concept with the ability to facilitate decentralized and censorship-free conversations, capturing the attention of the tech industry and raising concerns for governments.
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if you care about freedom, download bitchat, it’s finally available on the iOS App Store.
build the mesh!
build the mesh!
bitchat mesh
chat with people around you.
don't need their phone # or email.
the sidegroupchat for any function.
uses bluetooth mesh, no internet needed.
relays messages to go the distance!
encrypted private mes...
apps.apple.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
if you care about freedom, download bitchat, it’s finally available on the iOS App Store.
build the mesh!
build the mesh!
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there are certainly pure dial-up BBSs still up
September 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
there are certainly pure dial-up BBSs still up
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I think we need to bring back local and hobbyist BBSs and I’m not kidding
September 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I think we need to bring back local and hobbyist BBSs and I’m not kidding
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We could also retreat to semi abandon forms of proto internets, BBSs and Usenet posting! You can even pirate video games on Usenet!
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
We could also retreat to semi abandon forms of proto internets, BBSs and Usenet posting! You can even pirate video games on Usenet!
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Drama on BBSs was arguing in slow motion. I'm going to call you a dick on Thurs and maybe you've responded by Saturday lol.
October 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Drama on BBSs was arguing in slow motion. I'm going to call you a dick on Thurs and maybe you've responded by Saturday lol.
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A nice recollection of the early social internet by @phil.gyford.com. I was on Club Wired, and Spacebar, and I'm still in touch with many of the people I met there.
www.gyford.com/phil/writing...
www.gyford.com/phil/writing...
My first months in cyberspace
Recalling the difficulties and wonder of getting online for the first time in 1995, including diary extracts from the time.
www.gyford.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A nice recollection of the early social internet by @phil.gyford.com. I was on Club Wired, and Spacebar, and I'm still in touch with many of the people I met there.
www.gyford.com/phil/writing...
www.gyford.com/phil/writing...
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My experience dates back to those same years. When BBSs were the way to exchange a lot of software, usenet news groups were full of useful information before the web and IRC meant Internet Relay Chat which were the first live chat rooms of the internet.
October 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
My experience dates back to those same years. When BBSs were the way to exchange a lot of software, usenet news groups were full of useful information before the web and IRC meant Internet Relay Chat which were the first live chat rooms of the internet.
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The dataset includes interviews with Polish BBS users and operators from the 1990s (available in Polish).
doi.org/10.60894/1VD...
It’s a great resource for studying the history of digital media in Poland and for cross-national comparisons.
#Dataset #OpenData #BBS #Poland #Interviews
doi.org/10.60894/1VD...
It’s a great resource for studying the history of digital media in Poland and for cross-national comparisons.
#Dataset #OpenData #BBS #Poland #Interviews
Interviews with system operators and users of the Polish BBSes
The dataset includes individual interviews with the system operators and users of the Polish BBSes. BBSes were computer servers connected via telep...
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The dataset includes interviews with Polish BBS users and operators from the 1990s (available in Polish).
doi.org/10.60894/1VD...
It’s a great resource for studying the history of digital media in Poland and for cross-national comparisons.
#Dataset #OpenData #BBS #Poland #Interviews
doi.org/10.60894/1VD...
It’s a great resource for studying the history of digital media in Poland and for cross-national comparisons.
#Dataset #OpenData #BBS #Poland #Interviews
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For the history of BBSs in other countries, see e.g. the chapters "A Brief History of the Taiwenese Internet: The BBS Culture" by Liang, Yi-Ren, and Huang, and "Hi! Turkiye and Turkish BBS and Digital Cultures" by Furman, in this book: doi.org/10.4324/9781...
#BBS #Taiwan #Turkey
#BBS #Taiwan #Turkey
The Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories | Gerard Goggin,
The Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories brings together research on the diverse Internet histories that have evolved in different regions,
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
For the history of BBSs in other countries, see e.g. the chapters "A Brief History of the Taiwenese Internet: The BBS Culture" by Liang, Yi-Ren, and Huang, and "Hi! Turkiye and Turkish BBS and Digital Cultures" by Furman, in this book: doi.org/10.4324/9781...
#BBS #Taiwan #Turkey
#BBS #Taiwan #Turkey
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@noodleawesome.bsky.social you must watch this documentary series about BBSs. I think it's right up your alley. It's about Bulletin Board Systems and the communities that formed around them, made by the very same community. It's beautiful.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
BBS: The Documentary - YouTube
Long before the Internet escaped from the lab, connected the planet and redefined what it meant to use a computer...there was a brave and pioneering band of ...
m.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
@noodleawesome.bsky.social you must watch this documentary series about BBSs. I think it's right up your alley. It's about Bulletin Board Systems and the communities that formed around them, made by the very same community. It's beautiful.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...