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@greyareauk

Elite:Dangerous Commander Whisky drinker. Muppet. Semi-charming crank. Perturbed but undeterred. Love tech and retro-tech. A Scot, now living on the East Coast of England. Learning how to be strong in the broken places.

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Underrated film. Okay, it's not great. But it *is* entertaining.

09.03.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Haven’t the faintest idea πŸ™‚

It’s really just for playing DOS games, so nothing fancy, just needs DOS drivers.

07.03.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Odd question, but: I heed a PCI soundcard for a Windows XP machine, specifically for DOS games (so it shows up under DOS as a Soundblaster or GUS.

Any suggestions?
#RetroComputing #RetroGaming

07.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully arriving Sunday.

06.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also had a PS3 release if memory serves.

Beautiful, and touching game. One of my all-timer favourites.

06.03.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 20781 πŸ” 4426 πŸ’¬ 767 πŸ“Œ 1140
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New computing history book! πŸ“š
Voices of a Future Passed tells how the BBC Micro changed the world, with interviews from BBC, Acorn & ARM pioneers.

Author Rob Napier is donating 50p per Amazon sale to UK computer museums. You can also pick up a copy in our museum shop!

πŸ”— amzn.eu/d/0bauqEgb

05.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Ordered πŸ‘

05.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Church cat? Pew. He looks like a Pew.

01.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Elite in CRISIS - Game Hacked
Elite in CRISIS - Game Hacked YouTube video by CMDR Mechan

Eye witness accounts verified hackers. This is why our weekend fun was interrupted. Not that I don't have a hundred other things to be getting on with. Hopefully @frontierdev.bsky.social are dealing with it swiftly and with legal counsel against the miscreant.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFB...

28.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

It's happening to more people than just me, and to both of my main accounts. Strongly suspect it's a Frontier issue.

28.02.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same. Giving up for now.

28.02.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks all - good (well, you know) to know it wasn’t just me.

28.02.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone else having trouble logging into Elite:Dangerous?

Get as far as choosing the mode, then 'Loading game...'

Then it gives 'Failed to load game'

Happening on both my normal Frontier-bought game and my Epic install.

#EliteDangerous

28.02.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

You can collect mats from them but they’re not scannable. They’re in pretty much every sector. Thargoids have traveled, it seems!

23.02.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Found in many systems that have a Gas Giant with Amonia Life.

23.02.2026 06:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I like the keyboard- what make is it?

22.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.

Put!

It!

Back!

19.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 2748 πŸ” 394 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 114

I normally enjoy the Expeditions, but this one I did not. Finished it on sufferance. Can’t see me using the content in my normal save.

19.02.2026 06:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No Man's Sky Remnant

πŸ”«Gravity Gun
🦺Industrial Yards
πŸ“‘Radar
πŸ›»Off-road Haulers
πŸ§‘β€πŸ­Waste Processing
πŸ§‘β€πŸš€Gek Armour
πŸ€–Capture Sentinels
πŸš’Customisable Vehicles
☣️Volatile Waste
πŸ—οΈExcavation Tech
πŸš›Exocraft Furnace
🚚Salvage Expedition
πŸ•·οΈSpider Vehicles
πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈToot Your Horn Emote

Out Now!

11.02.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1050 πŸ” 287 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 124
A red sky. A man, Robin in the Hood, standing on a hill, bow raised above him. The words "Nothing's forgotten. Nothing is EVER forgotten".

A red sky. A man, Robin in the Hood, standing on a hill, bow raised above him. The words "Nothing's forgotten. Nothing is EVER forgotten".

As the saying from the old Robin of Sherwood TV series went:

10.02.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to have to get this series, bits of it were wonderful. In horrible ways.

10.02.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mr Cholmondley-Warner and Mr Greyson from Harry Enfield Presents. Two 1950's gentlemen who are incredibly sexist as befits the age. The captions reads "Don't you worry your pretty little head, dear. Look - there's a kitten."

Mr Cholmondley-Warner and Mr Greyson from Harry Enfield Presents. Two 1950's gentlemen who are incredibly sexist as befits the age. The captions reads "Don't you worry your pretty little head, dear. Look - there's a kitten."

Strong overtones of...

10.02.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can you stop using pictures that make him look like some sort of profound thinker? He’s an attention-seeking grifter, nothing more.

10.02.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He’s never ridden his own rockets, and I highly doubt he ever will.

09.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grift. It’s grift.

And someone said Blue Origin might get there first and he can’t stand the limelight not being on him.

09.02.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonder Man is good btw. believe the hype

07.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Concur. I think they could have told the story in two fewer episodes, but I don’t care. The chemistry between the two leads is delightful.

We need more of both of them.

07.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HANG UP YOUR DAGGER, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE DESPAIR. AND YOU WILL WIN.

07.02.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œβ€¦he chronically over-shared, Your Honour…”

06.02.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0