AJH
@derision.bsky.social
Writer. IT hooligan. Dog-haver. Semi-retired drummer. Generic old man.
#C64 demo coder. #Diskmag editor. #Amiga novice.
Cohost of the Scene World Podcast.
He/him.
https://ajheller.substack.com
https://justwestofhell.blog/
#C64 demo coder. #Diskmag editor. #Amiga novice.
Cohost of the Scene World Podcast.
He/him.
https://ajheller.substack.com
https://justwestofhell.blog/
The Christmas music situation escalated.
I assume I’m not the only one who noticed.
I assume I’m not the only one who noticed.
An Inadvisable Quantity of Christmas Music
Please, someone just turn off the Christmas music.
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Christmas music situation escalated.
I assume I’m not the only one who noticed.
I assume I’m not the only one who noticed.
Hey, I'm on Substack now, too. Because it's 2025 and... you kind of have to be? I'll be attempting my usual nonsense on a monthly basis (maybe more, depending on how stupid things get).
open.substack.com/pub/ajheller...
open.substack.com/pub/ajheller...
A Betrayal of Potatoes
I would like to enjoy an occasional baked potato.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Hey, I'm on Substack now, too. Because it's 2025 and... you kind of have to be? I'll be attempting my usual nonsense on a monthly basis (maybe more, depending on how stupid things get).
open.substack.com/pub/ajheller...
open.substack.com/pub/ajheller...
Wow.
Been a while.
Nice to know I'm still capable of extravagant complaining.
Let's do this more often.
justwestofhell.blog/2025/11/29/a...
Been a while.
Nice to know I'm still capable of extravagant complaining.
Let's do this more often.
justwestofhell.blog/2025/11/29/a...
A Betrayal of Potatoes
I would like to enjoy an occasional baked potato. Not that I do enjoy them, I merely aspire to. Baked potatoes and I have a complicated relationship, the sort you’d file under “irreconcilable diffe…
justwestofhell.blog
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Wow.
Been a while.
Nice to know I'm still capable of extravagant complaining.
Let's do this more often.
justwestofhell.blog/2025/11/29/a...
Been a while.
Nice to know I'm still capable of extravagant complaining.
Let's do this more often.
justwestofhell.blog/2025/11/29/a...
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Had a lot of fun appearing on the Dreamcast Junkyard podcast, discussing homebrew games for the Dreamcast and my regular column in Retro Gamer.
thedreamcastjunkyard.buzzsprout.com/42610/episod...
thedreamcastjunkyard.buzzsprout.com/42610/episod...
Episode 146: Andrew Fisher, Homebrew Writer for Retro Gamer Magazine - The Dreamcast Junkyard DreamPod
This month on the DreamPod, Lozz and Lewis are joined by freelance video game writer Andrew Fisher to discuss his career and everything Dreamcast homebrew.With decades of experience in video game jour...
thedreamcastjunkyard.buzzsprout.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Had a lot of fun appearing on the Dreamcast Junkyard podcast, discussing homebrew games for the Dreamcast and my regular column in Retro Gamer.
thedreamcastjunkyard.buzzsprout.com/42610/episod...
thedreamcastjunkyard.buzzsprout.com/42610/episod...
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Podcast Ep.#218 @taylorlorenz.bsky.social is a journalist and opinion columnist who covers a wide range of the current tech and online culture offering her expertise with her independent #UserMagb +her #PowerUser #podcast
The interview starts at minute 40:06: scene.world/taylorlorenz
#TaylorLorenz
The interview starts at minute 40:06: scene.world/taylorlorenz
#TaylorLorenz
July 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Podcast Ep.#218 @taylorlorenz.bsky.social is a journalist and opinion columnist who covers a wide range of the current tech and online culture offering her expertise with her independent #UserMagb +her #PowerUser #podcast
The interview starts at minute 40:06: scene.world/taylorlorenz
#TaylorLorenz
The interview starts at minute 40:06: scene.world/taylorlorenz
#TaylorLorenz
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Just saw this posted on FB and had to share.
February 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Just saw this posted on FB and had to share.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
February 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
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30+ new jobs match your location preferences and guess what they’re all fucking insane or fake or AI actually wait that’s not true sorry sometimes they’re all three
January 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
30+ new jobs match your location preferences and guess what they’re all fucking insane or fake or AI actually wait that’s not true sorry sometimes they’re all three
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I don't love how insane everyone is becoming, it's bad actaully
January 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I don't love how insane everyone is becoming, it's bad actaully
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periodically I look around at the state of the internet and the way it is clearly contributing to making the world worse in so many ways, and I think back to dicking around in a computer lab in the early 00s and how full of promise it all felt, and I feel sad
it didn't have to be this way
it didn't have to be this way
January 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
periodically I look around at the state of the internet and the way it is clearly contributing to making the world worse in so many ways, and I think back to dicking around in a computer lab in the early 00s and how full of promise it all felt, and I feel sad
it didn't have to be this way
it didn't have to be this way
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This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
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Oh, look. Welcome? I'm on Bluesky, I guess... and I'm precariously close to that 10,000,000th position, too.
September 19, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Oh, look. Welcome? I'm on Bluesky, I guess... and I'm precariously close to that 10,000,000th position, too.