Russell Davis
@ukscone.bsky.social
I must have been truly evil in a previous life as karma has relocated me to NYC in this 1.
#RaspberryPi #IchigoJam, #Z80 #CP/M #Retro #SnarkyComments & anything else that takes my fancy
Founder of The Society for the Preservation of Mickey Mouse Programs
#RaspberryPi #IchigoJam, #Z80 #CP/M #Retro #SnarkyComments & anything else that takes my fancy
Founder of The Society for the Preservation of Mickey Mouse Programs
uh oh laptop seems to be dying :( touch screen died months ago now screen is getting very tempermental and external hdmi is seemingly borked
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
uh oh laptop seems to be dying :( touch screen died months ago now screen is getting very tempermental and external hdmi is seemingly borked
Wife: Can you make me a toasted cheese on toast please.
[5 mins later]
Me: Sorry I could only make you a cheese on toast as it wouldn't fit in the toaster.
Wife: You arse
Me: Ouch! as wife pinches me
:)
[5 mins later]
Me: Sorry I could only make you a cheese on toast as it wouldn't fit in the toaster.
Wife: You arse
Me: Ouch! as wife pinches me
:)
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Wife: Can you make me a toasted cheese on toast please.
[5 mins later]
Me: Sorry I could only make you a cheese on toast as it wouldn't fit in the toaster.
Wife: You arse
Me: Ouch! as wife pinches me
:)
[5 mins later]
Me: Sorry I could only make you a cheese on toast as it wouldn't fit in the toaster.
Wife: You arse
Me: Ouch! as wife pinches me
:)
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The BrickBoy is a simple DIY kit that turns your LEGO Game Boy into a playable console using a Raspberry Pi Zero.
The Kit That Brings Your LEGO Game Boy to Life
The BrickBoy is a simple DIY kit that turns your LEGO Game Boy into a playable console using a Raspberry Pi Zero.
www.hackster.io
January 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The BrickBoy is a simple DIY kit that turns your LEGO Game Boy into a playable console using a Raspberry Pi Zero.
Zebra docs are great but bleeding useless at the same time especially for their RFID readers
January 5, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Zebra docs are great but bleeding useless at the same time especially for their RFID readers
#python question.
on the #RaspberryPi running PiOS bookworm or trixie do people use the builtin venv, virtualenv, pipenv or poetry for their python development virtual environments? pros and cons for using any of them?
on the #RaspberryPi running PiOS bookworm or trixie do people use the builtin venv, virtualenv, pipenv or poetry for their python development virtual environments? pros and cons for using any of them?
January 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
#python question.
on the #RaspberryPi running PiOS bookworm or trixie do people use the builtin venv, virtualenv, pipenv or poetry for their python development virtual environments? pros and cons for using any of them?
on the #RaspberryPi running PiOS bookworm or trixie do people use the builtin venv, virtualenv, pipenv or poetry for their python development virtual environments? pros and cons for using any of them?
Was doing some New Year maths last night/this morning and this year (Feb28th/March1st) the #raspberrypi will have existed 23.333% of my life and i've known about it (the 1st news/blog posts) a quarter of my life :)
January 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Was doing some New Year maths last night/this morning and this year (Feb28th/March1st) the #raspberrypi will have existed 23.333% of my life and i've known about it (the 1st news/blog posts) a quarter of my life :)
Time for a celebratory new year bovril
January 1, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Time for a celebratory new year bovril
Watching No, Honestly and have now fallen down a Lyndsy De Paul rabbithole.
Had forgotten that she had a few hits in the early 1970s
Had forgotten that she had a few hits in the early 1970s
December 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Watching No, Honestly and have now fallen down a Lyndsy De Paul rabbithole.
Had forgotten that she had a few hits in the early 1970s
Had forgotten that she had a few hits in the early 1970s
Currently working on a friend's worth between 2 and 5 grand Industrial UHF RFID reader with very little relevent documentation. need to update the firmware and write some onboard apps (it's a linux box) and scared s***less that'll brick it. been close a couple of times already
December 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Currently working on a friend's worth between 2 and 5 grand Industrial UHF RFID reader with very little relevent documentation. need to update the firmware and write some onboard apps (it's a linux box) and scared s***less that'll brick it. been close a couple of times already
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I'm feeling targeted right now... blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/30/n...
blog.adafruit.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I'm feeling targeted right now... blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/30/n...
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RAM is too expensive, going back to older hardware instead
December 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
RAM is too expensive, going back to older hardware instead
@florilegia.bsky.social Merry Chistmas and Happy New Year
December 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@florilegia.bsky.social Merry Chistmas and Happy New Year
PMSL and spit coffee everywhere at this :)
December 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
PMSL and spit coffee everywhere at this :)
Darn the bag was hanging up in the only place I didn't look. The correct bag hanging place. Looked everywhere for 2 days and couldn't find it. The only place I didn't look was the CORRECT place.
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Darn the bag was hanging up in the only place I didn't look. The correct bag hanging place. Looked everywhere for 2 days and couldn't find it. The only place I didn't look was the CORRECT place.
I don't get people who put those vile orange beans of evil on toast. if you want deliciousness it's spaghetti on toast you want. (4 slices of buttered toast to 1 can of spaghetti) for extra deliciousness grate some cheese on top. chedder or red leicester recommended
December 23, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I don't get people who put those vile orange beans of evil on toast. if you want deliciousness it's spaghetti on toast you want. (4 slices of buttered toast to 1 can of spaghetti) for extra deliciousness grate some cheese on top. chedder or red leicester recommended
Making myself a "modern" port* of Taipan!. The TRS80 version not the Apple version because the TRS80 version is the best version :)
*a port but a couple of added easy of use additions without altering the "spirit" of the game.
*a port but a couple of added easy of use additions without altering the "spirit" of the game.
December 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Making myself a "modern" port* of Taipan!. The TRS80 version not the Apple version because the TRS80 version is the best version :)
*a port but a couple of added easy of use additions without altering the "spirit" of the game.
*a port but a couple of added easy of use additions without altering the "spirit" of the game.
oh rodents. builtin wifi on my laptop has gone fubar a code 10 on the intel ax201. the bt seems to be fine and none of the standard fixes are fixing it :( so i think the lappy is slowly dying. touchscreen is dead, 1 of the usb seems flaky and now the wifi :(
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
oh rodents. builtin wifi on my laptop has gone fubar a code 10 on the intel ax201. the bt seems to be fine and none of the standard fixes are fixing it :( so i think the lappy is slowly dying. touchscreen is dead, 1 of the usb seems flaky and now the wifi :(
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Last minute Christmas present for yourself? You know they'll just send you socks otherwise.
I've got two MicroBeast Z80 kits that can ship immediately. After that, further kits will be sent out after Christmas.
feersumbeasts.com/shop.html
I've got two MicroBeast Z80 kits that can ship immediately. After that, further kits will be sent out after Christmas.
feersumbeasts.com/shop.html
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Last minute Christmas present for yourself? You know they'll just send you socks otherwise.
I've got two MicroBeast Z80 kits that can ship immediately. After that, further kits will be sent out after Christmas.
feersumbeasts.com/shop.html
I've got two MicroBeast Z80 kits that can ship immediately. After that, further kits will be sent out after Christmas.
feersumbeasts.com/shop.html
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Me just now
"Bandit stop it, ow, bandit bandit stop nibbling my face, stop trying to eat me i'm not dead yet!"
Bandit just climbed up me, rubbed his face on my nose, bit my nose then tried to chew my face off.
b******d if i know what's up with him
"Bandit stop it, ow, bandit bandit stop nibbling my face, stop trying to eat me i'm not dead yet!"
Bandit just climbed up me, rubbed his face on my nose, bit my nose then tried to chew my face off.
b******d if i know what's up with him
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Me just now
"Bandit stop it, ow, bandit bandit stop nibbling my face, stop trying to eat me i'm not dead yet!"
Bandit just climbed up me, rubbed his face on my nose, bit my nose then tried to chew my face off.
b******d if i know what's up with him
"Bandit stop it, ow, bandit bandit stop nibbling my face, stop trying to eat me i'm not dead yet!"
Bandit just climbed up me, rubbed his face on my nose, bit my nose then tried to chew my face off.
b******d if i know what's up with him
Oh gawd it's nearly 10 years since the "Yorkshire Pudding Incident"
IYKYK
IYKYK
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Oh gawd it's nearly 10 years since the "Yorkshire Pudding Incident"
IYKYK
IYKYK
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM