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Lovely, the last functioning DEC PDP-1 from the 50’s playing Boards of Canada’s Olson from punched tape!
#BOC #VintageComputing
Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer
YouTube video by Joe Lynch
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October 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Expect your mobile to go off 3pm Sunday! Be prepared for a test of the Govt's emergency alert system. Full info... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/09...

LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert.

Pls share
September 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
richardoliver.bsky.social
Absolutely delighted to hear Robert Kubica (and teammates) won Le Mans.
June 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
richardoliver.bsky.social
Everything about this is absolutely wonderful!
(YMMV – it absolutely will!)

The NSA Selector – a eurorack module that converts network traffic to a sound signal.

I love the name
I love the idea
But most of all I love the nostalgia of hearing the internet screaming at me!

youtu.be/vfgySTaM1TI
the NSA selector - a Eurorack module
YouTube video by wenzellabs
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May 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🚨 New Adam Curtis Klaxon 🚨

Shifty

“Shifty shows how over the past 40 years in Britain extreme money and hyper-individualism came together in an unspoken alliance”

Coming in June on BBC iPlayer

youtu.be/AQc8625Y03g
SHIFTY – A brand new Adam Curtis series - BBC
YouTube video by BBC Trailers
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May 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Aphex Twin’s playlist “mostly mellow” for supreme looks interesting:

open.spotify.com/playlist/3jf...
Aphex Twin: [mostly mellow] for Supreme
Playlist · Supreme · 191 items · 3.5K saves
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March 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
richardoliver.bsky.social
In the UK delivery drivers should be allowed to use blue lights if they are delivering a replacement kettle.

#UkProductivityPuzzleSolved
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Making sure I enjoy a “damn fine coffee” today.
January 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Happy Winter Solstice northern hemisphere folk.

Happy Summer Solstice southern hemisphere folk!
December 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM
richardoliver.bsky.social
@wallpaper.com a good while back you published an amazing gingerbread house recipe. I don’t suppose you have it to hand do you?
December 10, 2024 at 9:40 AM
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Ooo James Hoffmann's doing another international #coffee cupping. This time it's different methods of decaffeination.
Explanation video here:
youtu.be/2t7Ba8Vr9HY

The Decaf Project website here:
www.thedecafproject.com

#TheDecafProject
The Decaf Project: Our Most Ambitious Coffee Adventure Yet
YouTube video by James Hoffmann
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November 21, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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Final plug for this free album, give us a share if you can to help spread the word.
https://buff.ly/3zLpvQv
October 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Ooo new EP from ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ (Kieran Hebden) sounding really nice:

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̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥̤̣̠҈͈͇͉͍͎͓͔͕͖͙͚͜͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢ͅ 　　̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥̤̣̠҈͈͇͉͍͎͓͔͕͖͙͚͜͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢ͅ 　ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂ ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡()ʃ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡ ꐑ(ఠీੂ೧ູȯ̶̞...
4 track album
00000ooooo.bandcamp.com
October 4, 2024 at 5:39 PM
richardoliver.bsky.social
Unexpected
The 10m user image; looks like I was user number 3.141592.... (sorry dumb joke!)
September 18, 2024 at 4:10 PM
richardoliver.bsky.social
Nice little feature:
If you go to search & hit cancel
you get a list of accounts that the people you follow follow
(If that makes any sense!)

Really nice way to discover new people.
August 15, 2023 at 12:20 PM