Tufty McTavish
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@tuftymctavish.com
· Dec 15
🧵 A chance comment in a post has led me down a rabbit warren of Interactive Fiction memories, floppy diskettes, and apps on modern devices.
So this is going to be an ongoing thread about text adventure games, such as these “Lost Treasures of Infocom”.
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️ #TextAdventures ⌨️ #Infocom 🗺️
So this is going to be an ongoing thread about text adventure games, such as these “Lost Treasures of Infocom”.
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️ #TextAdventures ⌨️ #Infocom 🗺️
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All things ZX Spectrum happening at Crash Live! right now, and the Spectrum Next has its very own special corner!
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
All things ZX Spectrum happening at Crash Live! right now, and the Spectrum Next has its very own special corner!
📖 TFW you’re in the climactic final scenes, tension rising, you turn the page, noting the end of chapter has arrived.
Do your eyes want to flick to the concluding line in case there is something horrific about to occur?
I resist.
Sometimes successfully.
💬📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
Do your eyes want to flick to the concluding line in case there is something horrific about to occur?
I resist.
Sometimes successfully.
💬📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
📖 “Power up. We’ve got work to do.” 😯
“A Fool’s Hope” has taken some unexpected turns that I had not anticipated, and there are some banging lines like that one above 😀
🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔳⬛️ 83% ➡️ 🏁
📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
“A Fool’s Hope” has taken some unexpected turns that I had not anticipated, and there are some banging lines like that one above 😀
🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔳⬛️ 83% ➡️ 🏁
📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
📖 TFW you’re in the climactic final scenes, tension rising, you turn the page, noting the end of chapter has arrived.
Do your eyes want to flick to the concluding line in case there is something horrific about to occur?
I resist.
Sometimes successfully.
💬📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
Do your eyes want to flick to the concluding line in case there is something horrific about to occur?
I resist.
Sometimes successfully.
💬📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
🔊 I like how The @bunkerpod.bsky.social opens the week with their “Start Your Week” show on Monday and complements it with the addition of “Weekly Wrap-Up” on Friday.
Also pleased with the return of their “Under the Radar” segment ✌️🥹
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🌎 #PoliticsAndAllThat 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
Also pleased with the return of their “Under the Radar” segment ✌️🥹
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🌎 #PoliticsAndAllThat 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
🚨ICYMI🚨 Weekly wrap-up with @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social: Starmer’s briefing war with Wes Streeting, unpacking the latest revelations from the Epstein files, & asking the big question: could the BBC survive a billion dollar lawsuit from Donald Trump? 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🔊 I like how The @bunkerpod.bsky.social opens the week with their “Start Your Week” show on Monday and complements it with the addition of “Weekly Wrap-Up” on Friday.
Also pleased with the return of their “Under the Radar” segment ✌️🥹
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🌎 #PoliticsAndAllThat 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
Also pleased with the return of their “Under the Radar” segment ✌️🥹
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🌎 #PoliticsAndAllThat 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
👷♂️ Got some tools and bits out of the garage for a spot of DIY.
🏍️ Sat down to watch #ValenciaGP #MotoGP quali.
📆 Reckon that’s me done for the day! Tomorrow looks more promising 😅
📖 Time to read my book…
📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
🏍️ Sat down to watch #ValenciaGP #MotoGP quali.
📆 Reckon that’s me done for the day! Tomorrow looks more promising 😅
📖 Time to read my book…
📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
👷♂️ Got some tools and bits out of the garage for a spot of DIY.
🏍️ Sat down to watch #ValenciaGP #MotoGP quali.
📆 Reckon that’s me done for the day! Tomorrow looks more promising 😅
📖 Time to read my book…
📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
🏍️ Sat down to watch #ValenciaGP #MotoGP quali.
📆 Reckon that’s me done for the day! Tomorrow looks more promising 😅
📖 Time to read my book…
📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
🎧 The one in which I listen in on a gang of pals chatting about topics, and this is very much awesome 👏😁
Then in the extra bit we learn how many 📚 the panel have. @seththevoz.bsky.social has 6k in storage 😯 @rmcunliffe.bsky.social has my library size ☺️ but…
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
Then in the extra bit we learn how many 📚 the panel have. @seththevoz.bsky.social has 6k in storage 😯 @rmcunliffe.bsky.social has my library size ☺️ but…
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🎧 The one in which I listen in on a gang of pals chatting about topics, and this is very much awesome 👏😁
Then in the extra bit we learn how many 📚 the panel have. @seththevoz.bsky.social has 6k in storage 😯 @rmcunliffe.bsky.social has my library size ☺️ but…
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
Then in the extra bit we learn how many 📚 the panel have. @seththevoz.bsky.social has 6k in storage 😯 @rmcunliffe.bsky.social has my library size ☺️ but…
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
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this is one of the best accounts on Bluesky
If you are into the history of technology and/or games, take a look
If you are into the history of technology and/or games, take a look
Spotlight Golf contained very state-of-the-art technology for its time, which enabled it to create a unique gameplay experience.
According to the Australasian Golf Museum, this tech qualifies it as the "first computer game" and maybe the first electronic computer.
Let's investigate this.
According to the Australasian Golf Museum, this tech qualifies it as the "first computer game" and maybe the first electronic computer.
Let's investigate this.
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
this is one of the best accounts on Bluesky
If you are into the history of technology and/or games, take a look
If you are into the history of technology and/or games, take a look
📺 Watching the Outlaw Bookseller talk “Slipstream Science Fiction” on #BookTube, he makes an 😯 conclusion about my favoured genre! 🤔
I’ve got quite a few of the book examples offered up in this episode 🔗👇 but I’ve not really read (m)any of them yet 🧐
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
I’ve got quite a few of the book examples offered up in this episode 🔗👇 but I’ve not really read (m)any of them yet 🧐
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
📺 Watching the Outlaw Bookseller talk “Slipstream Science Fiction” on #BookTube, he makes an 😯 conclusion about my favoured genre! 🤔
I’ve got quite a few of the book examples offered up in this episode 🔗👇 but I’ve not really read (m)any of them yet 🧐
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
I’ve got quite a few of the book examples offered up in this episode 🔗👇 but I’ve not really read (m)any of them yet 🧐
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
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I’m back.
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I’m back.
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
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New episodes incoming!
Your Retro Adventurers have several episodes recorded. Things got a little busy this autumn and competed for our edit time, including the exciting news that Nick has joined the staff at @tnmoc.bsky.social !
He's pictured here putting the ICL 2966 to its ideal use.
Your Retro Adventurers have several episodes recorded. Things got a little busy this autumn and competed for our edit time, including the exciting news that Nick has joined the staff at @tnmoc.bsky.social !
He's pictured here putting the ICL 2966 to its ideal use.
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
New episodes incoming!
Your Retro Adventurers have several episodes recorded. Things got a little busy this autumn and competed for our edit time, including the exciting news that Nick has joined the staff at @tnmoc.bsky.social !
He's pictured here putting the ICL 2966 to its ideal use.
Your Retro Adventurers have several episodes recorded. Things got a little busy this autumn and competed for our edit time, including the exciting news that Nick has joined the staff at @tnmoc.bsky.social !
He's pictured here putting the ICL 2966 to its ideal use.
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‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms.
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms.
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
🎧 As the seasons have changed I’ve managed to regain control over my YT subscriptions list, keeping up with it daily… and falling very behind on all of my podcasts, where I am now weeks behind on some 🫤
There are so many great shows produced by folks. It’s both wonderful and time consuming 🤗
There are so many great shows produced by folks. It’s both wonderful and time consuming 🤗
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🎧 As the seasons have changed I’ve managed to regain control over my YT subscriptions list, keeping up with it daily… and falling very behind on all of my podcasts, where I am now weeks behind on some 🫤
There are so many great shows produced by folks. It’s both wonderful and time consuming 🤗
There are so many great shows produced by folks. It’s both wonderful and time consuming 🤗
👽 “DAN DARE - FRANK HAMPSON'S GREAT HERO FROM THE 'EAGLE' - IS BACK!”
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
🦹♂️ #ComicBooks 📚 #ComicSky 🦋
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
🦹♂️ #ComicBooks 📚 #ComicSky 🦋
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
👽 “DAN DARE - FRANK HAMPSON'S GREAT HERO FROM THE 'EAGLE' - IS BACK!”
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
🦹♂️ #ComicBooks 📚 #ComicSky 🦋
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
🦹♂️ #ComicBooks 📚 #ComicSky 🦋
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With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
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We need your help to get the Government to respond to our petition calling for a National Resilience Plan to protect communities from climate change impacts. Sign now (and share with your family, friends and colleagues).
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that…
petition.parliament.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We need your help to get the Government to respond to our petition calling for a National Resilience Plan to protect communities from climate change impacts. Sign now (and share with your family, friends and colleagues).
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
🔊The one about the budget, where @gilesyb.bsky.social offers some advice:
“Be bold. She’s only going to have this job for a relatively short period of her working life… those times are precious… She’ll regret being cautious and not taking big steps.”
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
“Be bold. She’s only going to have this job for a relatively short period of her working life… those times are precious… She’ll regret being cautious and not taking big steps.”
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 @gilesyb.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social & @jonnelledge.bsky.social to look at the real story of Britain’s finances; why Brexit is an even bigger drag anchor than the Treasury will admit & more. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🔊The one about the budget, where @gilesyb.bsky.social offers some advice:
“Be bold. She’s only going to have this job for a relatively short period of her working life… those times are precious… She’ll regret being cautious and not taking big steps.”
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
“Be bold. She’s only going to have this job for a relatively short period of her working life… those times are precious… She’ll regret being cautious and not taking big steps.”
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
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Stephen Baxter sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/baxter... was born on this day, so here are some of his magazine and book covers (Artist: John Picacio, Manchu, Jim Burns and Bob Eggleton):
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Stephen Baxter sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/baxter... was born on this day, so here are some of his magazine and book covers (Artist: John Picacio, Manchu, Jim Burns and Bob Eggleton):
🎮 I am very interested in a plug-in-and-play gaming box like the new GabeCube, which sounds fun.
But I’m absolutely not interested in maintaining and fiddling around with a full-on PC - been there, done that, cannot be arsed anymore - especially as Windows becomes a nightmare.
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️
But I’m absolutely not interested in maintaining and fiddling around with a full-on PC - been there, done that, cannot be arsed anymore - especially as Windows becomes a nightmare.
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️
Whatever Valve says about its PC-first credentials, its new Steam Machines are another step closer to obliterating the once-indelible line between console and PC
www.eurogamer.net/whatever-val...
www.eurogamer.net/whatever-val...
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🎮 I am very interested in a plug-in-and-play gaming box like the new GabeCube, which sounds fun.
But I’m absolutely not interested in maintaining and fiddling around with a full-on PC - been there, done that, cannot be arsed anymore - especially as Windows becomes a nightmare.
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️
But I’m absolutely not interested in maintaining and fiddling around with a full-on PC - been there, done that, cannot be arsed anymore - especially as Windows becomes a nightmare.
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️
🤔 Is publishing a new paperback edition with the inclusion of a new in-universe short story a bit like bands re-releasing older albums with a bonus track added on at the end?
I always struggled with that, wanting the ‘complete’ version but not wanting to wastefully double-dip.
💬📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
I always struggled with that, wanting the ‘complete’ version but not wanting to wastefully double-dip.
💬📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🤔 Is publishing a new paperback edition with the inclusion of a new in-universe short story a bit like bands re-releasing older albums with a bonus track added on at the end?
I always struggled with that, wanting the ‘complete’ version but not wanting to wastefully double-dip.
💬📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
I always struggled with that, wanting the ‘complete’ version but not wanting to wastefully double-dip.
💬📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
🚮 /adds “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” to my 🦋 mute filters, now that I’m starting to see an uptick in references.
I, of course, will never see this toot ☺️
I, of course, will never see this toot ☺️
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🚮 /adds “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” to my 🦋 mute filters, now that I’m starting to see an uptick in references.
I, of course, will never see this toot ☺️
I, of course, will never see this toot ☺️
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Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
🔊 The one that poses many interesting Q’s, but particularly one re. episodic gaming ala Walking Dead/Wolf Among Us/etc with this new Dispatch game.
Do you enjoy the anticipation for the next episode or prefer to binge it all at once? Similar to 📺 show releases 🤔
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️ #Podcasts 📻
Do you enjoy the anticipation for the next episode or prefer to binge it all at once? Similar to 📺 show releases 🤔
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️ #Podcasts 📻
We're back with more gaming goodness, and maybe a little controversy...
✨Dispatch
✨The Outer Worlds 2
✨ Casette Beasts
and more!
🔗Apple Podcasts
🔗Pocket Casts
🔗Other Pocast Apps
✨Dispatch
✨The Outer Worlds 2
✨ Casette Beasts
and more!
🔗Apple Podcasts
🔗Pocket Casts
🔗Other Pocast Apps
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🔊 The one that poses many interesting Q’s, but particularly one re. episodic gaming ala Walking Dead/Wolf Among Us/etc with this new Dispatch game.
Do you enjoy the anticipation for the next episode or prefer to binge it all at once? Similar to 📺 show releases 🤔
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️ #Podcasts 📻
Do you enjoy the anticipation for the next episode or prefer to binge it all at once? Similar to 📺 show releases 🤔
🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️ #Podcasts 📻
↔️ I am currently testing cross-platform synching with @boostblue.bsky.social after signing up for their Premium Trial today!
Scrolled to an identifiable position in my 🦋 timeline, then opened up the app on another device… 🔄 boom, very nice! 🤗
Now to adjust myself to using it over web version.
Scrolled to an identifiable position in my 🦋 timeline, then opened up the app on another device… 🔄 boom, very nice! 🤗
Now to adjust myself to using it over web version.
Boost Blue is live!
Boost Blue is an alternative Bluesky client that supports:
- Persisted reading position
- Repost muting by user
- Drafts
- Bookmarks
- Spoilers
- Hyperlinks
Available for both iOS and Android!!
#buildinpublic #flutter #atproto #mobiledev #sideproject
Boost Blue is an alternative Bluesky client that supports:
- Persisted reading position
- Repost muting by user
- Drafts
- Bookmarks
- Spoilers
- Hyperlinks
Available for both iOS and Android!!
#buildinpublic #flutter #atproto #mobiledev #sideproject
Boost Blue for Bluesky
Enhance Your Bluesky Experience!
Boost Blue is an alternative client to the official Bluesky app to take your Bluesky experience to the next level.
Preserved Feed Position - Always start where you...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
↔️ I am currently testing cross-platform synching with @boostblue.bsky.social after signing up for their Premium Trial today!
Scrolled to an identifiable position in my 🦋 timeline, then opened up the app on another device… 🔄 boom, very nice! 🤗
Now to adjust myself to using it over web version.
Scrolled to an identifiable position in my 🦋 timeline, then opened up the app on another device… 🔄 boom, very nice! 🤗
Now to adjust myself to using it over web version.
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📚📖👇🏾
Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
📚📖👇🏾