That Other Guy
@notthatexciting.bsky.social
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.
If you can fit a CPC between the chair and the telly, you're sitting too far away.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If you can fit a CPC between the chair and the telly, you're sitting too far away.
That an X-series with a docking station? I remember putting a few of these out for senior staff, back in the day.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
That an X-series with a docking station? I remember putting a few of these out for senior staff, back in the day.
Wait, £4 is mid-priced?
That said, I remember Firebird game being something like £1.99...
That said, I remember Firebird game being something like £1.99...
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Wait, £4 is mid-priced?
That said, I remember Firebird game being something like £1.99...
That said, I remember Firebird game being something like £1.99...
"Once-niche"? It was on the 6 o'clock News in the 1980s...
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Once-niche"? It was on the 6 o'clock News in the 1980s...
Just don't come home too soon...
(Also, I heard cheering in the street outside my house, so I didn't even need my phone to alert me.)
(Also, I heard cheering in the street outside my house, so I didn't even need my phone to alert me.)
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just don't come home too soon...
(Also, I heard cheering in the street outside my house, so I didn't even need my phone to alert me.)
(Also, I heard cheering in the street outside my house, so I didn't even need my phone to alert me.)
And forget the A1200. And the blackjack.
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
And forget the A1200. And the blackjack.
It's literally halfway between The Terminator and Kryten from Red Dwarf.
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's literally halfway between The Terminator and Kryten from Red Dwarf.
Does that mean we're due another awesome interview with him?
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Does that mean we're due another awesome interview with him?
Bit of an odd kink, but I guess it's hurting nobody...
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Bit of an odd kink, but I guess it's hurting nobody...
Dragon Naturally Speaking (dictation software from the 90s) used to love entering "none the less", "never the less" and "not with standing". I remember one solicitor at work being very frustrated by it.
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Dragon Naturally Speaking (dictation software from the 90s) used to love entering "none the less", "never the less" and "not with standing". I remember one solicitor at work being very frustrated by it.
I ran it on all the PCs at work, as a service, so it didn't display anything. On The Register's leaderboard, I think I was jostling with Richer Sounds.
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I ran it on all the PCs at work, as a service, so it didn't display anything. On The Register's leaderboard, I think I was jostling with Richer Sounds.
Kind of like a nice version of Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged? Will he do it alphabetically?
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Kind of like a nice version of Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged? Will he do it alphabetically?
Also, I don't know why the Ghostbusters are in the top corner.
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Also, I don't know why the Ghostbusters are in the top corner.
Oh, I had an Ultraplex and, later, a Plexwriter. They were magnificent!
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Oh, I had an Ultraplex and, later, a Plexwriter. They were magnificent!
I was horrified to find that you can get circuit breakers that fit into fuse boards.
Yeah. Very it done right with a nice new consumer unit and some RCD protection.
Yeah. Very it done right with a nice new consumer unit and some RCD protection.
October 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I was horrified to find that you can get circuit breakers that fit into fuse boards.
Yeah. Very it done right with a nice new consumer unit and some RCD protection.
Yeah. Very it done right with a nice new consumer unit and some RCD protection.
It didn't push me over the line, although it was very impressive!
Docking operation compete!
Docking operation compete!
October 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It didn't push me over the line, although it was very impressive!
Docking operation compete!
Docking operation compete!
Loved that game. It was up there with the likes of Doom and System Shock in convincing me to buy a PC.
October 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Loved that game. It was up there with the likes of Doom and System Shock in convincing me to buy a PC.
Had that on while working, just last week!!
Oolaa!!!
Oolaa!!!
October 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Had that on while working, just last week!!
Oolaa!!!
Oolaa!!!
Can you fake your own death? Then pretend you're a ghost until after Hallowe'en, just to commit to the spirit of it!
Spirit? No? Never mind...
Spirit? No? Never mind...
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Can you fake your own death? Then pretend you're a ghost until after Hallowe'en, just to commit to the spirit of it!
Spirit? No? Never mind...
Spirit? No? Never mind...