Ally
@ally-wallace.bsky.social
If you're struggling with your mental health and in the UK you can call the Samaritans on 116 123, and you don't need to be suicidal to do so.
Left-leaning Non-Binary Cumbrian.
Be nice or be blocked.
I also block to protect my mental health.
Left-leaning Non-Binary Cumbrian.
Be nice or be blocked.
I also block to protect my mental health.
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Ally
@ally-wallace.bsky.social
· Jul 24
I have decided to avoid age registering on here for the interim, as I am curious to see how restrictive things become.
Unfortunately this means I won't be able to view or respond to messages for the time being.
Until I get around to requesting my data I can't view extant messages either.
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Unfortunately this means I won't be able to view or respond to messages for the time being.
Until I get around to requesting my data I can't view extant messages either.
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As part of our Black Friday deal, you can listen to Radio Lento for free. That's all 286 episodes or 8 full days of sound. All from real quiet locations across the country. Free to your earlobes. Always. (Though a coffee would be nice if you can spare it > ko-fi.com/radiolento)
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
As part of our Black Friday deal, you can listen to Radio Lento for free. That's all 286 episodes or 8 full days of sound. All from real quiet locations across the country. Free to your earlobes. Always. (Though a coffee would be nice if you can spare it > ko-fi.com/radiolento)
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🥳After 38 years, a brand-new adventure is about to begin on the Commodore 64!👉Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave is finally coming, bringing the full experience to our beloved 8-bit machine #bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 @freeze64.bsky.social @commodoreblog.uk @freeze64.bsky.social @c64news.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🥳After 38 years, a brand-new adventure is about to begin on the Commodore 64!👉Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave is finally coming, bringing the full experience to our beloved 8-bit machine #bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 @freeze64.bsky.social @commodoreblog.uk @freeze64.bsky.social @c64news.bsky.social
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1/ The latest Femicide Census, a meticulous national record of women killed by men, revealed Knowsley has the highest femicide rate in the United Kingdom.
Perhaps if the government and press started to focus on actual male based violence and not vilifying trans women who aren’t harming women
Perhaps if the government and press started to focus on actual male based violence and not vilifying trans women who aren’t harming women
thefirststep.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
1/ The latest Femicide Census, a meticulous national record of women killed by men, revealed Knowsley has the highest femicide rate in the United Kingdom.
Perhaps if the government and press started to focus on actual male based violence and not vilifying trans women who aren’t harming women
Perhaps if the government and press started to focus on actual male based violence and not vilifying trans women who aren’t harming women
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literally fuck you Spotify.... 25k streams and it doesn't even break £10.00
how about you pay your artists fairly and stop funding AI warfare.
#Spotify #Streaming
how about you pay your artists fairly and stop funding AI warfare.
#Spotify #Streaming
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
literally fuck you Spotify.... 25k streams and it doesn't even break £10.00
how about you pay your artists fairly and stop funding AI warfare.
#Spotify #Streaming
how about you pay your artists fairly and stop funding AI warfare.
#Spotify #Streaming
No Aurora yet, a few stars and a little haze / mist? in the air, 2°C and 90% humidity according to a nearby weather station.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
No Aurora yet, a few stars and a little haze / mist? in the air, 2°C and 90% humidity according to a nearby weather station.
A clear sky above Whitehaven currently
and a current Amber Alert for chance of Aurora at:
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
and a current Amber Alert for chance of Aurora at:
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
AuroraWatch UK · AuroraWatch UK
See the aurora borealis from the UK
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A clear sky above Whitehaven currently
and a current Amber Alert for chance of Aurora at:
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
and a current Amber Alert for chance of Aurora at:
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
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Oh wow, I've been meaning to do this for literally years!
TIL that there is an open source hard drive emulator for the Atari ST line of machines. How freaking cool!
github.com/retro16/acsi...
OSH/OSS rocks 💖
github.com/retro16/acsi...
OSH/OSS rocks 💖
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Oh wow, I've been meaning to do this for literally years!
Ah, bsky says I have a message
- which I cannot read
- as I would have to age-register and I am not doing that!
Sorry!
- which I cannot read
- as I would have to age-register and I am not doing that!
Sorry!
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ah, bsky says I have a message
- which I cannot read
- as I would have to age-register and I am not doing that!
Sorry!
- which I cannot read
- as I would have to age-register and I am not doing that!
Sorry!
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Bookseller at rest - thawing out after a particularly cold day in the bookshop in Whitehaven today. #booksky #bookshopofcumbria #moonsbookshop #whitehaven
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Bookseller at rest - thawing out after a particularly cold day in the bookshop in Whitehaven today. #booksky #bookshopofcumbria #moonsbookshop #whitehaven
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All City Coffee was kind enough to store this piece for me until the weather was agreeable (it has to travel on my roof). Still available, free local delivery, pay what you can! 🌈💾💖 #floppydiskart
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
All City Coffee was kind enough to store this piece for me until the weather was agreeable (it has to travel on my roof). Still available, free local delivery, pay what you can! 🌈💾💖 #floppydiskart
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has anyone made a simple USB -> barrel jack power cable/adapter yet? there's so many tiny devices that need like 5-12V around my house that i'd much rather power from a USB source instead of eating up a whole outlet
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
has anyone made a simple USB -> barrel jack power cable/adapter yet? there's so many tiny devices that need like 5-12V around my house that i'd much rather power from a USB source instead of eating up a whole outlet
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It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
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Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Tested: 4 Real Amiga Sound Samplers… and ONE Potential Rip-Off!!!
YouTube video by RobSmithDev
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I heard that when eating processed meats its wise to be mindful of the number of sausages you have,
so decided on just one with my two eggs - in this case a Cumberland sausage from Hamblings in Whitehaven.
NOM!
Thoroughly recommended.
so decided on just one with my two eggs - in this case a Cumberland sausage from Hamblings in Whitehaven.
NOM!
Thoroughly recommended.
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I heard that when eating processed meats its wise to be mindful of the number of sausages you have,
so decided on just one with my two eggs - in this case a Cumberland sausage from Hamblings in Whitehaven.
NOM!
Thoroughly recommended.
so decided on just one with my two eggs - in this case a Cumberland sausage from Hamblings in Whitehaven.
NOM!
Thoroughly recommended.
How little can I pay bsky per month in order to get an edit button WITH public version history for transparency?
£1 ?
£1 ?
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
How little can I pay bsky per month in order to get an edit button WITH public version history for transparency?
£1 ?
£1 ?
Four* of the guitars and one of the basses I have don't have hangers, which is causing me not only to ponder how many guitar hangers I need, but whether I should spend the money on more cheap 2nd hand guitars instead.
* The only one bought new (around 1991) is at my cousins.
* The only one bought new (around 1991) is at my cousins.
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Four* of the guitars and one of the basses I have don't have hangers, which is causing me not only to ponder how many guitar hangers I need, but whether I should spend the money on more cheap 2nd hand guitars instead.
* The only one bought new (around 1991) is at my cousins.
* The only one bought new (around 1991) is at my cousins.
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A name you probably didn't expect to see in shops in 2025, courtesy of Amiga Addict. Also available now at addict.media
#Amiga #AA40 #AmigaFormat
#Amiga #AA40 #AmigaFormat
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A name you probably didn't expect to see in shops in 2025, courtesy of Amiga Addict. Also available now at addict.media
#Amiga #AA40 #AmigaFormat
#Amiga #AA40 #AmigaFormat
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My only thought on this AI Billboard topping song, is that the record company should be distributing all revenue to every artist whose music was used to train the model that produced it.
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My only thought on this AI Billboard topping song, is that the record company should be distributing all revenue to every artist whose music was used to train the model that produced it.
I am really glad I wasn't the only one to catch the Aurora Borealis in the UK last night!
Stunning!
Stunning!
Northern Lights in Leeds, north of England, UK. Not even the clouds could stop them! 4 hours of lights tonight 🤯
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I am really glad I wasn't the only one to catch the Aurora Borealis in the UK last night!
Stunning!
Stunning!
Tonight I am in Whitley Bay, rain has just arrived, very light, but unsure whether I will get more Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights photos tonight, also I am a bit knackered after last night's particularly convenient insomnia & the stunning display I was fortunate to witness.
Might go get me coat.
Might go get me coat.
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Tonight I am in Whitley Bay, rain has just arrived, very light, but unsure whether I will get more Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights photos tonight, also I am a bit knackered after last night's particularly convenient insomnia & the stunning display I was fortunate to witness.
Might go get me coat.
Might go get me coat.
More Aurora Borealis, and some moonlight.
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
More Aurora Borealis, and some moonlight.
This phone is so much better than my old Nokia at capturing what I actually see, and now the cloud is here this looks tripp AF!
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This phone is so much better than my old Nokia at capturing what I actually see, and now the cloud is here this looks tripp AF!