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Martin Burch
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Data research and computer history
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
yes, looks like I only saved 5% and also seem to have unleashed a tempest in a replies thread.

this was for an hour-long encode of a conference speech with slides

ffmpeg -i muxed.mp4 -vf "scale=960:540, format=gray" -c:v libx264 -preset medium output_grayscale_540p.mp4
September 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
September 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Absolutely not. I want my notes to be private and have no chance of escaping, much less resulting in notifications.
September 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I'm not sure I'm sold on either the price or the condition of that machine old 😛 I've seen some nice machine olds in my time, though
August 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Nothing beats New Mexico's skies. Thanks for sharing some great photos from my home state!
August 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
August 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
March 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
by TLC?
February 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
February 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Tour the rest of The Cave through the lens of my digital camera from 1995 😣
February 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The video version…
February 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A little (text) adventure @retrocollective.co.uk today 🙂 🧶
February 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@nomadness.bsky.social i've seen a note about your adventures from the early 90s! Modems for Dummies (which has great taglines for my bot @taglines.martinburch.com) says I can find you on GEnie 🧞Were you on many online services or was that one your fave?
December 25, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Yes, I unexpectedly recaptured the feeling when I called a BBS for the bot profile pic and my wife told me there was a £5 charge on the phone bill 🫤
November 25, 2024 at 9:58 PM
I swear there was some sleet or freezing rain here just a minute ago but I am inside so it’s hard to be sure
November 19, 2024 at 9:05 AM
On iOS/iPhone, translation is built-in, just select the text and tap Translate. I think this is my preferred method, use the client whenever possible and do not force calls to a single translation API provider
November 17, 2024 at 3:11 PM
My profile background photo is Yorkshire between Leeds and Harrogate as seen from a train window. Here’s the big view:
November 12, 2024 at 10:45 AM