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Stephen Cass
@stephencass.bsky.social
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Special Projects Director at @spectrum.ieee.org. Co-author of Hollyweird Science Vol. 1 and 2. Occasional science fiction editor. Maker and Retrocomputician. Feral cat servitor. 5e DM. ADHD. KB1WNR. 65xx. Originally from Dublin.
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tupped.bsky.social
this thing hides posts it judges as ‘rude’, by some US standard. Thereby silencing most of the conversations in Ireland and Scotland, at least.
astridoverthere.bsky.social I said abolish and I fucking meant it @astridoverthere.bsky.social · 4d
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.

Here's how to turn it off.

First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Screenshot of the top of a Bsky feed, with a red circle around the hamburger menu in the top left.
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#251 "Backrooms"
A black and white photograph of a deserted office space with a corridor lit by daylight coming in from offices on one side while dark doorways lead off to spaces on the other side.
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
This has been my earworm for nearly 10 days now, so I'm so so sorry, but now I have to inflict it on you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHsp...
Running up that hill Cover in Early Middle English BARDCORE/MEDIEVAL version. Original by Kate Bush.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Stephen Cass
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Escape From PETSCII Castle Preview
#Commodore64 #C64Gaming #PETSCII #RetroGames #HomebrewC64 #EscapeFromPETSCIICastle

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Escape From PETSCII Castle Preview - The Oasis BBS
Watch Jimo9757’s new PETSCII Castle preview for the Commodore 64, featuring ray casting, blocky foes, and 12 minutes of gameplay.
theoasisbbs.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
stephencass.bsky.social
Some of you will already know @crowdsupply.bsky.social's @helenleigh.bsky.social from conferences like Teardown and HOPE. I got to interview her about the biggest mistake people make gearing up from project to product: simply not charging enough. spectrum.ieee.org/helen-leigh-...
Crowdsourcing Secrets for Indie Hardware Success
How do indie creators turn prototypes into polished products without breaking the bank? Helen Leigh shares insights on avoiding common pitfalls.
spectrum.ieee.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
stephencass.bsky.social
Oh no! I've been running into Greg in his zoot suit or similar every couple of years at HOPE for the last two decades or so, and he was always such a thoughtful presence... RIP
archive.org Internet Archive @archive.org · 19d
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Greg Newby
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#250 "124"
A photograph taken at night of a red door recessed into the stone wall of a building. A single light illuminates the door as cast shadows of the open iron gate and fence in front of the door onto the sidewalk.
October 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#249 "Grin"
A black and white photograph of a concrete structure in sunlight. A squat cylinder with a set of of horizontal bars covering half its circumference sits atop a curving, neck-like, support.
October 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#248 "Suspension"
A black and white solarized image of a huge arched suspension bridge tower, taken along the axis of the bridge. A grid of steel cablework radiates from the tower, reflecting sunlight, and an American flag waves atop it.
October 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#247 "Patience"
A black and white photograph taken at night of the head of a stone lion with a voluminous mane. Tree branches and the columns of a neo-classical building can be seen in the background.
October 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#246 "Collanade"
A black and white photograph of the trunks of five tall trees standing at the base of a rock-strewn slope rising into the background with shrubs and other trees.
October 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#245 "Dissolve"
A black and white photograph of a derelict factory with a single smoke stack sitting by the edge of a canal under bright sunlight on a deserted piece of ground.
October 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#244 "Whispers"
A black and white photograph of a long barrel-vaulted room with large windows with panes criss-crossed with metal bars. Shelves of books line the opposite wall, and the room is filled with neatly arranged long tables and chairs, with pairs of reading lights placed on each table.
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#243 "Overhead"
A black and white phtotograph of an empty street lined by walls underneath an elevated train line. Pools and gridded rectangles of bright sunlight stand out from the shadows.
October 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
<Laughs hysterically in Irish orthography>
merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Oct 8
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#242 "Fully Computerized"
A black and white photograph of a shuttered store on a city street corner. Signs above the shutters read "Captain Video" and "Fully Computerized."
October 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
stephencass.bsky.social
What's your sign
A triangle with a black border and red background. Inside the border are black symbols with white outlines. A trefoil on the top, representing and warning of radiation. Five lines emanate in an arc towards the bottom of the triangle. On the bottom left, there is a skull and crossbones, signifying death. On the bottom right, there is a running figure, with an arrow pointing right, away from the skull and crossbones.
October 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#241 "Carved"
A black and white photograph of a leafless tree with a broad trunk and thick spreading branches. Many initials have been carved into the trunk, running up the height of the frame.
October 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#240 "Breezy"
A black and white photograph looking down a building arcade formed from rectangular concrete panels in a brutalist style.
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#239 "Bermuda Vertex"
A photograph near sunset, with the light tinting everything yellow. A small tower with a windsock stands on a promontory jutting out into a wide body of water. In the distance a line of trees runs along the horizon, and a stone wall can be seen with a small archway on the water.
October 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
stephencass.bsky.social
A fun one for @spectrum.ieee.org's special issue on scale: while this tech isn't what we used to think #interstellar exploration would be like at all, it has the advantage of being much closer to doable, with mission durations comparable to what we're already used to with planetary flybys. #space
The Plan to Send Tiny Probes to the Stars
A new approach to interstellar travel could bring us close-up images of exoplanets in just 25 years.
spectrum.ieee.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
stephencass.bsky.social
Remember that photo I posted of the guts of a homebrew #C64 cartridge? Well, this is what it was for, a demo in a traveling museum exhibit version of @spectrum.ieee.org's Chip Hall Of Fame! #6502, #Commodore, #Assembly #retrocomputing #6510
A Commodore 64 Cartridge Brings History to Life
Discover the "Chips That Shook The World" exhibit, featuring a C64 cartridge that brings the history of microchips to life in a captivating way.
spectrum.ieee.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
stephencass.bsky.social
Who's your favorite Jedi?
(wrong answers only)
October 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#238 "Attack"
A photograph of a tall building made with corrugated iron walls against a blue sky. Shrubs and small trees are encroaching on the building, obscuring its walls and even appearing in a wide rectangular window.
September 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Rescuing 1 image a day from the depths of my Photo Library

#237 "Aggregate"
A black and white photograph of the top of round tower with irregular stones mortared together occupying the lower left two-thirds of the frame. Half of the tower is in bright sunshine, while the other half is deep shadow against a cloudless sky shading from grey near the bottom of the frame to black at the top.
September 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM