Ian Smith
@iansmith37.bsky.social
If I look confused, it's because I came here from Twitter. I tend to observe but hope to de-lurk eventually :)
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On this day in 1963, the Beatles taped their appearance with Morecambe & Wise. The show was broadcast on the 18th of April 1964.
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
On this day in 1963, the Beatles taped their appearance with Morecambe & Wise. The show was broadcast on the 18th of April 1964.
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My hobbies include:
- Switching between the same three apps for hours
- Not speaking to anyone for days at a time
- Listening to the same songs I've been listening to for 15 years
- Imagining myself in situations that will literally never exist
- Switching between the same three apps for hours
- Not speaking to anyone for days at a time
- Listening to the same songs I've been listening to for 15 years
- Imagining myself in situations that will literally never exist
November 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My hobbies include:
- Switching between the same three apps for hours
- Not speaking to anyone for days at a time
- Listening to the same songs I've been listening to for 15 years
- Imagining myself in situations that will literally never exist
- Switching between the same three apps for hours
- Not speaking to anyone for days at a time
- Listening to the same songs I've been listening to for 15 years
- Imagining myself in situations that will literally never exist
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Shocking article in the Sheffield Tribune. A solicitor, Andrew Milne, buying up freeholds of houses and then making (false) threats to the leaseholders to bully them into buying the freehold at a huge premium.
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Shocking article in the Sheffield Tribune. A solicitor, Andrew Milne, buying up freeholds of houses and then making (false) threats to the leaseholders to bully them into buying the freehold at a huge premium.
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“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
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Wonder if this still keeps him awake at night
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Wonder if this still keeps him awake at night
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The #C64 A to Z
My Fave A Games No.5
Archon/Archon 2
Part chess, part arcade combat - 100% genius. In Archon, Light battles Dark across a shifting board where strategy meets real-time duels, while Adept expands the idea with elemental magic and smarter AI. Innovative and utterly brilliant titles.
My Fave A Games No.5
Archon/Archon 2
Part chess, part arcade combat - 100% genius. In Archon, Light battles Dark across a shifting board where strategy meets real-time duels, while Adept expands the idea with elemental magic and smarter AI. Innovative and utterly brilliant titles.
October 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The #C64 A to Z
My Fave A Games No.5
Archon/Archon 2
Part chess, part arcade combat - 100% genius. In Archon, Light battles Dark across a shifting board where strategy meets real-time duels, while Adept expands the idea with elemental magic and smarter AI. Innovative and utterly brilliant titles.
My Fave A Games No.5
Archon/Archon 2
Part chess, part arcade combat - 100% genius. In Archon, Light battles Dark across a shifting board where strategy meets real-time duels, while Adept expands the idea with elemental magic and smarter AI. Innovative and utterly brilliant titles.
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Windows 10 is over forever. Microsoft may be leaving you behind, but we won't.
Meet #Commodore OS Vision 3.0: Linux-based, privacy-first, retro-futuristic and way more fun than Windows ever was.
✅ Free forever
✅ 200+ games
✅ Easy install
--> commodore.net/closewindows
#WeAreCommodore #C64
Meet #Commodore OS Vision 3.0: Linux-based, privacy-first, retro-futuristic and way more fun than Windows ever was.
✅ Free forever
✅ 200+ games
✅ Easy install
--> commodore.net/closewindows
#WeAreCommodore #C64
October 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Windows 10 is over forever. Microsoft may be leaving you behind, but we won't.
Meet #Commodore OS Vision 3.0: Linux-based, privacy-first, retro-futuristic and way more fun than Windows ever was.
✅ Free forever
✅ 200+ games
✅ Easy install
--> commodore.net/closewindows
#WeAreCommodore #C64
Meet #Commodore OS Vision 3.0: Linux-based, privacy-first, retro-futuristic and way more fun than Windows ever was.
✅ Free forever
✅ 200+ games
✅ Easy install
--> commodore.net/closewindows
#WeAreCommodore #C64
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The #C64 A to Z
My Fave ‘A’ Games No.9
Aztec Challenge
Paul Norman’s Aztec Challenge is pure tension — sprinting through spear gauntlets, dodging traps, and surviving by split-second timing, all set to an atmospheric soundtrack. Intense and unforgettable, it's an early C64 classic.
My Fave ‘A’ Games No.9
Aztec Challenge
Paul Norman’s Aztec Challenge is pure tension — sprinting through spear gauntlets, dodging traps, and surviving by split-second timing, all set to an atmospheric soundtrack. Intense and unforgettable, it's an early C64 classic.
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The #C64 A to Z
My Fave ‘A’ Games No.9
Aztec Challenge
Paul Norman’s Aztec Challenge is pure tension — sprinting through spear gauntlets, dodging traps, and surviving by split-second timing, all set to an atmospheric soundtrack. Intense and unforgettable, it's an early C64 classic.
My Fave ‘A’ Games No.9
Aztec Challenge
Paul Norman’s Aztec Challenge is pure tension — sprinting through spear gauntlets, dodging traps, and surviving by split-second timing, all set to an atmospheric soundtrack. Intense and unforgettable, it's an early C64 classic.
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The 1984 ALIEN computer game was excellent; I played the Spectrum 48K version after I saw ALIENS in 1986 and really enjoyed it.
It couldn't do much with the graphics or the processing power of the Spectrum so it focused on stressing you out, not knowing where the creature would be. It was good.
It couldn't do much with the graphics or the processing power of the Spectrum so it focused on stressing you out, not knowing where the creature would be. It was good.
September 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The 1984 ALIEN computer game was excellent; I played the Spectrum 48K version after I saw ALIENS in 1986 and really enjoyed it.
It couldn't do much with the graphics or the processing power of the Spectrum so it focused on stressing you out, not knowing where the creature would be. It was good.
It couldn't do much with the graphics or the processing power of the Spectrum so it focused on stressing you out, not knowing where the creature would be. It was good.
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Just a reminder: Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social created a customised Commodore 64 and Commodore 1541 ChatGPT that should be able to answer coding related questions chatgpt.com/g/g-67f3e3ed... #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64
ChatGPT - Commodore Companion
Commodore 64 guru: VIC-II quirks, 6510 tricks, 1541 logic, sprites, glitches, timing, and more.
chatgpt.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Just a reminder: Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social created a customised Commodore 64 and Commodore 1541 ChatGPT that should be able to answer coding related questions chatgpt.com/g/g-67f3e3ed... #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64
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40 years ago, ZZAP! featured Skyfox on its cover. We rated it 91%. Other top reviews: Hyper Sports (90%), Summer Games II (97%), Frankie Goes to Hollywood (97%), Finders Keepers (90%), and Rescue on Fractalus (91%). An absolutely outstanding month for C64 games, it must be said!
August 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
40 years ago, ZZAP! featured Skyfox on its cover. We rated it 91%. Other top reviews: Hyper Sports (90%), Summer Games II (97%), Frankie Goes to Hollywood (97%), Finders Keepers (90%), and Rescue on Fractalus (91%). An absolutely outstanding month for C64 games, it must be said!
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THEATRE EUROPE (1985): Like Risk with mushroom clouds, this C64/ZX Spectrum strategy game allowed kids to launch nuclear strikes in a simulated WW3. The best bit? You had 30 seconds to ring a real phone line, complete with sounds of people screaming and babies crying, to get the authorisation code!
August 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
THEATRE EUROPE (1985): Like Risk with mushroom clouds, this C64/ZX Spectrum strategy game allowed kids to launch nuclear strikes in a simulated WW3. The best bit? You had 30 seconds to ring a real phone line, complete with sounds of people screaming and babies crying, to get the authorisation code!
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No matter what age they are, people often say they feel the same as when they were a kid, and wonder when they'll finally feel like an adult. But they never felt like a child - it's simply what it feels like to be alive, to be you, an awareness and nervousness of being.
July 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
No matter what age they are, people often say they feel the same as when they were a kid, and wonder when they'll finally feel like an adult. But they never felt like a child - it's simply what it feels like to be alive, to be you, an awareness and nervousness of being.
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Going to start a thread of micro-reviews for PlayDate games, since we’re pretty enamored with our tiny digital ice cream bar. It’s possible that these might turn into a full-blown article over time, but we’ll see how it keeps our attention + how many games we end up playing with it!
July 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Going to start a thread of micro-reviews for PlayDate games, since we’re pretty enamored with our tiny digital ice cream bar. It’s possible that these might turn into a full-blown article over time, but we’ll see how it keeps our attention + how many games we end up playing with it!
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For some reason it had never occured to me to look up the original of the Doors track until now. It's properly nightmare fuel in audio form, and a once heard you'll never forget it experience. Warning, if you're tripping, you best not go near this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUj...
Lotte Lenya in Alabama Song by Kurt Weill recording 1930
YouTube video by Hans Friedrich Gunther
www.youtube.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
For some reason it had never occured to me to look up the original of the Doors track until now. It's properly nightmare fuel in audio form, and a once heard you'll never forget it experience. Warning, if you're tripping, you best not go near this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUj...
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I started all the way back at the 3rd Gen.
How about you?
How about you?
July 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I started all the way back at the 3rd Gen.
How about you?
How about you?
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Last night I got access to a digitized film reel from 1969 that shows off a computer artillery game called Potshot. And to explain why that’s a big deal, I need to talk about Dartmouth and the BASIC computer language.
Here’s a clue that will probably only mean something to 5 people
July 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Last night I got access to a digitized film reel from 1969 that shows off a computer artillery game called Potshot. And to explain why that’s a big deal, I need to talk about Dartmouth and the BASIC computer language.
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Featuring the music of #CrosbyStillsNashandAndYoung #TheBeeGees
♥️ MELODY (1971) 11:50am starring #MarkLester #TracyHyde #JackWild heart-warming drama #TPTVsubtitles
♥️ MELODY (1971) 11:50am starring #MarkLester #TracyHyde #JackWild heart-warming drama #TPTVsubtitles
July 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Featuring the music of #CrosbyStillsNashandAndYoung #TheBeeGees
♥️ MELODY (1971) 11:50am starring #MarkLester #TracyHyde #JackWild heart-warming drama #TPTVsubtitles
♥️ MELODY (1971) 11:50am starring #MarkLester #TracyHyde #JackWild heart-warming drama #TPTVsubtitles
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also, Yay! Wimblepong again #wimbledon
June 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
also, Yay! Wimblepong again #wimbledon
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@danhayesjourno.bsky.social @psalocalpol.bsky.social @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social @helpsheffield.co.uk @chrisburn.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @pillmad.bsky.social @sarahlonglands.bsky.social @neilmcinroy.bsky.social @ruthmersereau.bsky.social @vineyzak.bsky.social @richaxe.bsky.social
SHEFFIELD CAN’T GO BACK….
It’s Our City! public statement on the government announcement that they intend to overturn the result of Sheffield’s referendum 👇👇🏽
@se13ed.bsky.social @franbelbin.bsky.social @goodlawproject.org
itsoursheffield.co.uk/public-state...
It’s Our City! public statement on the government announcement that they intend to overturn the result of Sheffield’s referendum 👇👇🏽
@se13ed.bsky.social @franbelbin.bsky.social @goodlawproject.org
itsoursheffield.co.uk/public-state...
Public statement on the Government announcement that they intend to overturn the result of Sheffield's referendum - It's Our City Sheffield
itsoursheffield.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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40 years ago, Ultimate was advertising this pair of C64 games, which featured their usual, high-quality, very distinctive art. Both were very enjoyable, especially Entombed, which I played pretty much non-stop until I completed it.
June 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
40 years ago, Ultimate was advertising this pair of C64 games, which featured their usual, high-quality, very distinctive art. Both were very enjoyable, especially Entombed, which I played pretty much non-stop until I completed it.
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40 years ago, before EA had a European office (and indeed was still a really cool company), distributor Ariolasoft was marketing one of their early games. Archon is an absolute bona fide classic. A twist on chess that was extremely fun to play.
May 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
40 years ago, before EA had a European office (and indeed was still a really cool company), distributor Ariolasoft was marketing one of their early games. Archon is an absolute bona fide classic. A twist on chess that was extremely fun to play.
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I knew that some people would be "why did you put that thing in?"
And then some people would be like this chap who sent me a lovely email this morning. 🐂
And then some people would be like this chap who sent me a lovely email this morning. 🐂
May 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I knew that some people would be "why did you put that thing in?"
And then some people would be like this chap who sent me a lovely email this morning. 🐂
And then some people would be like this chap who sent me a lovely email this morning. 🐂
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May 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM