Rob Stradling
@sourdust.bsky.social
Actor: spotlight.com/8210-4509-7313
Retrogamer: facebook.com/ihad1ofthose
Rugby Nerd.
Half-decent cook.
Even if it's NOT #StarWars, #DoctorWho, #RetroGaming, #Rugby or #Shakespeare, I might still be listening - try me.
Retrogamer: facebook.com/ihad1ofthose
Rugby Nerd.
Half-decent cook.
Even if it's NOT #StarWars, #DoctorWho, #RetroGaming, #Rugby or #Shakespeare, I might still be listening - try me.
Roses are green,
Violets are pink,
My laptop's screen
Is on the blink.
Violets are pink,
My laptop's screen
Is on the blink.
February 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Roses are green,
Violets are pink,
My laptop's screen
Is on the blink.
Violets are pink,
My laptop's screen
Is on the blink.
February 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Damn; and I thought the UK's waiting lists were bad...
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Damn; and I thought the UK's waiting lists were bad...
I'm still up for this...
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I'm still up for this...
!["The first time I saw a REAL crocodile, I wasn't bothered at all."
[crocodile emojii (!)]
"Turns out I was just Lacoste intolerant."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wfmqpkauzy6l2smk6s7v2owb/bafkreiely4vfl74e3fjul2s3nhcof3zldqf5q5ycly5d6aepw4ap4s7o7e@jpeg)
It used to stand for "Intruder Countermeasures Electronics", back when the Early-21stC Dystopia was fiction.
January 17, 2026 at 8:20 AM
It used to stand for "Intruder Countermeasures Electronics", back when the Early-21stC Dystopia was fiction.
I'm fuzzy on how I managed to monetize it, but; I tickle people with my extraordinarily long orange arms.
You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read.
What is your job?
Cafe owner grieving his dead playwright husband.
What is your job?
Cafe owner grieving his dead playwright husband.
You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read.
What is your job?
A disgraced German officer, who is saved from the perilous task of torpedoing British ships, by the dubious offer of taking the on more perilous task of assassinating Churchill...
What is your job?
A disgraced German officer, who is saved from the perilous task of torpedoing British ships, by the dubious offer of taking the on more perilous task of assassinating Churchill...
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I'm fuzzy on how I managed to monetize it, but; I tickle people with my extraordinarily long orange arms.
The GPU is skipping cycles on the background details again...
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The GPU is skipping cycles on the background details again...
Something something Jenriquo Ick Lazy Arse something...
Does this news about this man deserve more than a cheap gag which I’ve brought out many, many times before?
No, it absolutely doesn’t.
No, it absolutely doesn’t.
When as our then-Secretary of State I referred to him as “The Curse of Jenrick”, a senior colleague responded “More like the First Segment of the Key to Time, except we can’t transform him into something useful by poking him with a stick”.
January 15, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Something something Jenriquo Ick Lazy Arse something...
Reposted by Rob Stradling
Does this news about this man deserve more than a cheap gag which I’ve brought out many, many times before?
No, it absolutely doesn’t.
No, it absolutely doesn’t.
When as our then-Secretary of State I referred to him as “The Curse of Jenrick”, a senior colleague responded “More like the First Segment of the Key to Time, except we can’t transform him into something useful by poking him with a stick”.
January 15, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Does this news about this man deserve more than a cheap gag which I’ve brought out many, many times before?
No, it absolutely doesn’t.
No, it absolutely doesn’t.
Renderings of "De Do Do Do" constitute an acceptance of a response limited to the previously agreed "De Da Da Da", without prejudice, except where this contravenes local regulations.
You show me a doo-wah diddy, I'll show you a diddy dum diddy doo. Them's the rules
You show me a Black Betty, I'll show you a bam-ba-lam. That's the deal.
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Renderings of "De Do Do Do" constitute an acceptance of a response limited to the previously agreed "De Da Da Da", without prejudice, except where this contravenes local regulations.
Reposted by Rob Stradling
Computer Space!
The first arcade video game released in 1971 by Syzygy Engineering and manufactured by Nutting Associates. This is what Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney made before founding Atari in 1972.
This is the Two Player version located at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. 🕹️
The first arcade video game released in 1971 by Syzygy Engineering and manufactured by Nutting Associates. This is what Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney made before founding Atari in 1972.
This is the Two Player version located at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. 🕹️
November 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Computer Space!
The first arcade video game released in 1971 by Syzygy Engineering and manufactured by Nutting Associates. This is what Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney made before founding Atari in 1972.
This is the Two Player version located at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. 🕹️
The first arcade video game released in 1971 by Syzygy Engineering and manufactured by Nutting Associates. This is what Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney made before founding Atari in 1972.
This is the Two Player version located at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. 🕹️
"He'll have to drop his cloak before he shoots."
January 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"He'll have to drop his cloak before he shoots."
"If I give her any more, she'll blow!"
January 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"If I give her any more, she'll blow!"
Today's challenge is to express concepts from Classical Mechanics, through the medium of pastry.
I'm going to knead a moment.
I'm going to knead a moment.
December 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Today's challenge is to express concepts from Classical Mechanics, through the medium of pastry.
I'm going to knead a moment.
I'm going to knead a moment.
December 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Give me HALF the persuasive powers of whoever it was who convinced estate agents to put mugshots of themselves on FOR SALE boards.
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Give me HALF the persuasive powers of whoever it was who convinced estate agents to put mugshots of themselves on FOR SALE boards.
Reposted by Rob Stradling
Fan of 'the Jonah Lomu Rugby' video game? 🏉🎮🇳🇿
I've published a deep dive on the cult classic on The East Terrace.
Please do share with fans of the game who you think may enjoy it (and the book it comes from). #videogames
theeastterrace.com/jonah-lomu-r...
I've published a deep dive on the cult classic on The East Terrace.
Please do share with fans of the game who you think may enjoy it (and the book it comes from). #videogames
theeastterrace.com/jonah-lomu-r...
Jonah Lomu Rugby - The history of a video game classic | The East Terrace
A look at the making of and cultural impact of the video game 'Jonah Lomu Rugby', written by East Terrace editor and author James Stafford.
theeastterrace.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Fan of 'the Jonah Lomu Rugby' video game? 🏉🎮🇳🇿
I've published a deep dive on the cult classic on The East Terrace.
Please do share with fans of the game who you think may enjoy it (and the book it comes from). #videogames
theeastterrace.com/jonah-lomu-r...
I've published a deep dive on the cult classic on The East Terrace.
Please do share with fans of the game who you think may enjoy it (and the book it comes from). #videogames
theeastterrace.com/jonah-lomu-r...
Reposted by Rob Stradling
Guys I'm getting quite excited about this "internet" thing...
August 18, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Guys I'm getting quite excited about this "internet" thing...
Reposted by Rob Stradling
This month’s Record Club features an LP celebrating its 50th anniversary. Recorded ‘just down the road’ from us, 10cc’s THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK will be played in full on vinyl. Plus, if you have a favourite record from ‘75, bring it along and we’ll give it a spin.
Join us on Tuesday from 7.30pm 🎶
Join us on Tuesday from 7.30pm 🎶
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This month’s Record Club features an LP celebrating its 50th anniversary. Recorded ‘just down the road’ from us, 10cc’s THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK will be played in full on vinyl. Plus, if you have a favourite record from ‘75, bring it along and we’ll give it a spin.
Join us on Tuesday from 7.30pm 🎶
Join us on Tuesday from 7.30pm 🎶
Reposted by Rob Stradling
Progressives “We should tax the richest a little bit more in a way that they can’t get out of and by a small enough amount that they won’t really notice the increase day-to-day, and spent that on public services”
Some dude in Lincolnshire who earns £20 per hour: “absolutely fucking not”
Some dude in Lincolnshire who earns £20 per hour: “absolutely fucking not”
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Progressives “We should tax the richest a little bit more in a way that they can’t get out of and by a small enough amount that they won’t really notice the increase day-to-day, and spent that on public services”
Some dude in Lincolnshire who earns £20 per hour: “absolutely fucking not”
Some dude in Lincolnshire who earns £20 per hour: “absolutely fucking not”
"Fiznpoppensnapregretten" is the German word for realizing that you haven't once looked at the photos you took with your phone last Nov 5th yet.
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
"Fiznpoppensnapregretten" is the German word for realizing that you haven't once looked at the photos you took with your phone last Nov 5th yet.
Walter Matthau has just read your posts.
November 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Walter Matthau has just read your posts.