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That Other Guy
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Father of two, enjoy videogames when I get the time. First home computer was a Sinclair Spectrum. Made it to Élite on the BBC B.
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notthatexciting.bsky.social
I guess I can still complete Syndicate with a single agent!
World map from the 1993 videogame Syndicate, all coloured yellow, because I've conquered it all.
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Watched this last night with my son. It was crap.

But look at his little face!!
Attack of the Crab Monsters movie poster. A vast can with a weirdly human face has a blonde woman in a swimsuit trapped in its claw. This woman does not feature in the movie.
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
And I know, I can drive 2 hours from here, and a morning roll has had about 5 different names in that time.

These bread rolls.

Never mind... if I have to explain it.
Morning rolls. Bread rolls. Softies. Cobs. Baps. Stotties.
October 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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AAAAGGHH!
October 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Hello nice doggy!
October 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
I don't have my usual dog tonight. I have a Max instead.

Hamish is downstairs, doing downstairs-Hamish things...
October 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
Hamish has had a bath, and I'm not sure he's very happy about it. But he was stinky.
Hamish the Spaniel looking suspiciously clean.
September 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
I'm pretty confident it's a whole column.
A mailbox with a sign that says "Nelson's Post Only"
September 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Apparently, something is happening!!
Hamish is now standing on the chair, with his front paws on the back of the chair.
September 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
We're away for the weekend, and Hamish wants something to happen. He's been there for several minutes.
Hamish, the Springer Spaniel sitting on a chair, looking patiently over the back of the chair, through a window.
September 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
That's ground sourced. Air sourced is just like an air conditioner outdoor unit.

This is mine. Working out much cheaper than a gas-fired boiler.
August 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
He'll have to come and get it!
Boxed copy of Elite for the BBC Micro
August 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
I have a Springer Spaniel. That means I'm not allowed any birds.
Hamish the Springer Spaniel, lying on the grass in the garden, and making sure no birds can come in.
August 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
I have a set of Kef KHT2000 speakers that'll be 22yo. They're around 4" cones, paired with an 8" Klipsch sub, and it sounds great. I've heard better, but not by enough to make me change.

However, sound bars are an upgrade from TV speakers, and if you rent, you'll often not be allowed to run cables.
August 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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This is why Basil isn't invited to barbecues.
A bag of Basil, saying "toss into salad".
August 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Remind me of these.
Popper pencil with multiple colours.
July 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
Today I googled "what is my IP", and it returned Google's IP...
July 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
It's so hot!! First beer of the day...
A shaded bottle of Keo beer, with a sunny swimming pool in the background. There's a blue sky, and no clouds.
July 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Pool pint klaxon!!
A partially empty bottle of Keo be in the foreground, caught in the last of today's sun. Humidity is condensing on the cold bottle, beading into water drops. My feet are up on a table. Behind that is a swimming pool. There are palm trees in the background, and not a cloud in the sky. What you can't see are the neighbour's idiot yappy dogs, going nuts, but they seem to have stopped now. It's not cold.
July 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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For everyone complaining about heat over the past few days...
Car thermometer reporting 49°C. It didn't drop below 41 on the whole journey.
July 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
Yeah. There are good ones and bad ones. Warzone was never bad, but it just didn't shine.

Here's my copy.
My big-box copy of Warzone 2100 from 1999.
June 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
My dog has really long legs for a Springer Spaniel. Sometimes, when he sleeps, he looks like a crashed At-At.
Hamish the Spaniel, lying on his side, with his legs stretched out. He looks like he was just standing normally, then tipped over.
June 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
Saw this in Lidl last month. Was it you?
Pack of dog food with googly eyes on the picture of the dog.
May 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
notthatexciting.bsky.social
Is she using the forbidden notes?
You should never attempt to play any of these notes.
April 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Yep. A bit annoying when my roller stops, but it's nice to know it's coming off my bill!
Solar generation readings since 2011
March 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM