Jason Simón de Souza 🇵🇸
@jasesdesouza.bsky.social
*Drum roll* Trade Unionist. 1st Class Honours Journo Grad, MA from Centre of Latin American & Caribbean Studies/School of Advanced Study and PhD candidate @Brunel University.
Interests include: politics, gaming, electronics, positivity and more.
Interests include: politics, gaming, electronics, positivity and more.
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This is a redux thread from the other site that's been expanded with additional reflections and info.
I purchased this C64 from a parent who'd decided to profit from the possessions of a child who'd left home. 1/13
This is a redux thread from the other site that's been expanded with additional reflections and info.
I purchased this C64 from a parent who'd decided to profit from the possessions of a child who'd left home. 1/13
This thread will remain pinned to my profile to allow people to easily find the threads/posts regarding my #retrocomputing and #retrogaming repair/restoration/mod/overhaul projects in one place.
New content will be added here over time. ☺️
1) Commodore 64 Repair Thread.
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New content will be added here over time. ☺️
1) Commodore 64 Repair Thread.
bsky.app/profile/jase...
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On this day in 1969 – A fourth screening of Stingray should have started today on ATV Midlands Television but was pushed back to begin on 18th December as this region would be starting colour broadcasting from tomorrow. #gerryanderson #sylviaanderson #fanderson #stingray
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
On this day in 1969 – A fourth screening of Stingray should have started today on ATV Midlands Television but was pushed back to begin on 18th December as this region would be starting colour broadcasting from tomorrow. #gerryanderson #sylviaanderson #fanderson #stingray
This was my introduction to Deep Purple. I found it in the £1 box in my fave indy record shop and being eager to expand my musical horizons, I took a chance. Awesome from start to finish. After that, I bought every Deep Purple LP that I saw.
Even sampled a hi-hat off that album. 😁
Even sampled a hi-hat off that album. 😁
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This was my introduction to Deep Purple. I found it in the £1 box in my fave indy record shop and being eager to expand my musical horizons, I took a chance. Awesome from start to finish. After that, I bought every Deep Purple LP that I saw.
Even sampled a hi-hat off that album. 😁
Even sampled a hi-hat off that album. 😁
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Celebrating Rosalyn Yalow on #WorldDiabetesDay.
Yalow, a physicist, co-invented a super-sensitive test (radioimmunoassay, or RIA) that uses tiny amounts of radioactive tags to detect exact levels of insulin in blood--& won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for it. #WomenInSTEM
Yalow, a physicist, co-invented a super-sensitive test (radioimmunoassay, or RIA) that uses tiny amounts of radioactive tags to detect exact levels of insulin in blood--& won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for it. #WomenInSTEM
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Celebrating Rosalyn Yalow on #WorldDiabetesDay.
Yalow, a physicist, co-invented a super-sensitive test (radioimmunoassay, or RIA) that uses tiny amounts of radioactive tags to detect exact levels of insulin in blood--& won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for it. #WomenInSTEM
Yalow, a physicist, co-invented a super-sensitive test (radioimmunoassay, or RIA) that uses tiny amounts of radioactive tags to detect exact levels of insulin in blood--& won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for it. #WomenInSTEM
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The steam device would be much cooler if it was made like a ZX Spectrum Next.
A Keyboard (and mouse of course) that you connect to your TV.
And of course you could connect a controller to it, like Spectrum does with a joystick.
A Keyboard (and mouse of course) that you connect to your TV.
And of course you could connect a controller to it, like Spectrum does with a joystick.
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The steam device would be much cooler if it was made like a ZX Spectrum Next.
A Keyboard (and mouse of course) that you connect to your TV.
And of course you could connect a controller to it, like Spectrum does with a joystick.
A Keyboard (and mouse of course) that you connect to your TV.
And of course you could connect a controller to it, like Spectrum does with a joystick.
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It’s societally important, historically important, who is encouraged and enabled and facilitated in their ability to buy a home, and who is shut out.
fair.org/home/gene-sl...
fair.org/home/gene-sl...
Gene Slater (2022), Richard Rothstein (2015) and George Lipsitz (2024) on Housing and Media
Housing and home ownership represent a critical vector in the project of a multi-racial democracy.
fair.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It’s societally important, historically important, who is encouraged and enabled and facilitated in their ability to buy a home, and who is shut out.
fair.org/home/gene-sl...
fair.org/home/gene-sl...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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The cult space opera ‘Battle Beyond The Stars’ starring Richard Thomas, John Saxon, George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, and Sybil Danning landed in theaters in West Germany on this day 45 years ago 🚀 💥 👾 #OTD
"𝙻𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝, 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐."
"𝙻𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝, 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐."
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The cult space opera ‘Battle Beyond The Stars’ starring Richard Thomas, John Saxon, George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, and Sybil Danning landed in theaters in West Germany on this day 45 years ago 🚀 💥 👾 #OTD
"𝙻𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝, 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐."
"𝙻𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝, 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐."
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Rice Noodles in a beef broth with spicy beef intestine
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Rice Noodles in a beef broth with spicy beef intestine
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Face of Hate | A Real-Life American History X | Full Documentary
YouTube video by Steffen Hou
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Right, I've seen "The Running Man" 2025. A vast improvement on the 1987 Glaser film, with much greater faithfulness to the novel and impressive fan service and literal cultural references.
It's well shot and acted but the ending is messy and shies away from the grim message of the source material.
It's well shot and acted but the ending is messy and shies away from the grim message of the source material.
The Running Man | New Trailer (2025 Movie) - Edgar Wright, Glen Powell
YouTube video by Paramount Pictures
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Right, I've seen "The Running Man" 2025. A vast improvement on the 1987 Glaser film, with much greater faithfulness to the novel and impressive fan service and literal cultural references.
It's well shot and acted but the ending is messy and shies away from the grim message of the source material.
It's well shot and acted but the ending is messy and shies away from the grim message of the source material.
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"$400 with a controller. This would really send a message" One analyst on how Valve's Steam Machine could make the biggest impact on the games industry
www.eurogamer.net/400-with-a-c...
www.eurogamer.net/400-with-a-c...
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"$400 with a controller. This would really send a message" One analyst on how Valve's Steam Machine could make the biggest impact on the games industry
www.eurogamer.net/400-with-a-c...
www.eurogamer.net/400-with-a-c...
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BETTING ON YOU x HAPPY PLACE
Meet Lysandra Guerrera, a best-selling author based in Scotland.
DONT FORGET ME is a second chance, dark academia, romance novel with themes of hispanic rep, women’s fiction, and trauma. 🖤
#CastPit #Q #R #NA #amquerying
Meet Lysandra Guerrera, a best-selling author based in Scotland.
DONT FORGET ME is a second chance, dark academia, romance novel with themes of hispanic rep, women’s fiction, and trauma. 🖤
#CastPit #Q #R #NA #amquerying
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
BETTING ON YOU x HAPPY PLACE
Meet Lysandra Guerrera, a best-selling author based in Scotland.
DONT FORGET ME is a second chance, dark academia, romance novel with themes of hispanic rep, women’s fiction, and trauma. 🖤
#CastPit #Q #R #NA #amquerying
Meet Lysandra Guerrera, a best-selling author based in Scotland.
DONT FORGET ME is a second chance, dark academia, romance novel with themes of hispanic rep, women’s fiction, and trauma. 🖤
#CastPit #Q #R #NA #amquerying
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#LogLoads64
Cauldron
You think I'd time these better? 🎃 Certain games on the #C64 are just so fondly remembered and literally EVERYONE owned a copy. This is one such. I had no patience for it as a kid, as I had no idea what I was meant to do. Still now, just played, I don't. But lordy - she's good.
Cauldron
You think I'd time these better? 🎃 Certain games on the #C64 are just so fondly remembered and literally EVERYONE owned a copy. This is one such. I had no patience for it as a kid, as I had no idea what I was meant to do. Still now, just played, I don't. But lordy - she's good.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
#LogLoads64
Cauldron
You think I'd time these better? 🎃 Certain games on the #C64 are just so fondly remembered and literally EVERYONE owned a copy. This is one such. I had no patience for it as a kid, as I had no idea what I was meant to do. Still now, just played, I don't. But lordy - she's good.
Cauldron
You think I'd time these better? 🎃 Certain games on the #C64 are just so fondly remembered and literally EVERYONE owned a copy. This is one such. I had no patience for it as a kid, as I had no idea what I was meant to do. Still now, just played, I don't. But lordy - she's good.
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On this day, 45 years ago, #Visage released their debut album "Visage" including their breakout hit "Fade To Grey".
Dan LeRoy for AllMusic wrote "this is the music that best represents the short-lived but always underrated #newromantic movement", calling it "a consistently fine creation".
Dan LeRoy for AllMusic wrote "this is the music that best represents the short-lived but always underrated #newromantic movement", calling it "a consistently fine creation".
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
On this day, 45 years ago, #Visage released their debut album "Visage" including their breakout hit "Fade To Grey".
Dan LeRoy for AllMusic wrote "this is the music that best represents the short-lived but always underrated #newromantic movement", calling it "a consistently fine creation".
Dan LeRoy for AllMusic wrote "this is the music that best represents the short-lived but always underrated #newromantic movement", calling it "a consistently fine creation".
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Watched BTTF2 in 4K last night and it was incredible. I noticed this on the front of a newspaper Marty sees in 2015.
We need to talk about HER future, etc
We need to talk about HER future, etc
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Watched BTTF2 in 4K last night and it was incredible. I noticed this on the front of a newspaper Marty sees in 2015.
We need to talk about HER future, etc
We need to talk about HER future, etc
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Fried small crispy pork
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Fried small crispy pork
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50 companies held sway over the U.S. media in 1983. By 2006, that figure had plummeted to less than 10 and as of today, a mere 6 corporations control the majority of the content that people in the U.S. watch, read and listen to. The bids for WB Discovery mean further consolidation and less choice.
Paramount, Netflix, and Comcast are putting in bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was, in the long run, a very bad idea with disastrous consequences.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was, in the long run, a very bad idea with disastrous consequences.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | Paramount, Comcast, Netflix Prepare Bids for Warner as Deadline Approaches
Warner Bros. Discovery is holding an auction process in the hopes of having it completed by the end of the year.
www.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
50 companies held sway over the U.S. media in 1983. By 2006, that figure had plummeted to less than 10 and as of today, a mere 6 corporations control the majority of the content that people in the U.S. watch, read and listen to. The bids for WB Discovery mean further consolidation and less choice.
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On this day, 33 years ago, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was released in cinemas.
Starring #GaryOldman, #WinonaRyder, #KeanuReeves and #AnthonyHopkins it was an Oscar-winning, critically acclaimed success and one of the most revered #vampire movies ever.
Starring #GaryOldman, #WinonaRyder, #KeanuReeves and #AnthonyHopkins it was an Oscar-winning, critically acclaimed success and one of the most revered #vampire movies ever.
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On this day, 33 years ago, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was released in cinemas.
Starring #GaryOldman, #WinonaRyder, #KeanuReeves and #AnthonyHopkins it was an Oscar-winning, critically acclaimed success and one of the most revered #vampire movies ever.
Starring #GaryOldman, #WinonaRyder, #KeanuReeves and #AnthonyHopkins it was an Oscar-winning, critically acclaimed success and one of the most revered #vampire movies ever.
I'm gonna watch this today as a little treat now that my thesis is submitted. I've avoided the reviews and I'll judge it for myself. From what the trailer has revealed, it's a more faithful adaptation of "Bachman's" novel than the 1987 film.
Let's see if that faithfulness includes the ending... 🤫
Let's see if that faithfulness includes the ending... 🤫
#NowWatching ‘The Running Man’ (2025) 📺 💰 ☠️
"𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎? 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢."
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'm gonna watch this today as a little treat now that my thesis is submitted. I've avoided the reviews and I'll judge it for myself. From what the trailer has revealed, it's a more faithful adaptation of "Bachman's" novel than the 1987 film.
Let's see if that faithfulness includes the ending... 🤫
Let's see if that faithfulness includes the ending... 🤫
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Poor thing's practically choking to death, so we're not gonna score it on musical ability, but that is basically, near as damnit, nobody's actually counting, 14 channels of music from a zeddy. Job done.
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Poor thing's practically choking to death, so we're not gonna score it on musical ability, but that is basically, near as damnit, nobody's actually counting, 14 channels of music from a zeddy. Job done.