Alf Fairweather
@boredofjam.bsky.social
It'll be retro computers, cats and swearing, but not necessarily in that order. And not enough of any of them for it to be much use.
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Tomorrow morning I’m sending FREEZE-ZX issue 02 off to the Printers. Pre-orders will be closed tomorrow at 8am GMT. Any orders received *before* then will automatically receive one of our cool collectable Cheat Cards.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Zx80 #Speccy #GameDev
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Zx80 #Speccy #GameDev
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tomorrow morning I’m sending FREEZE-ZX issue 02 off to the Printers. Pre-orders will be closed tomorrow at 8am GMT. Any orders received *before* then will automatically receive one of our cool collectable Cheat Cards.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Zx80 #Speccy #GameDev
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Zx80 #Speccy #GameDev
Well now, if it isn't the very latest issue of @freeze64.bsky.social fresh from Vinny! Thank you mate. As always I'll enjoy reading it! ❤️❤️ #commodore #c64 #Retro
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Well now, if it isn't the very latest issue of @freeze64.bsky.social fresh from Vinny! Thank you mate. As always I'll enjoy reading it! ❤️❤️ #commodore #c64 #Retro
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All hands to the pump at FREEZE Towers.
We currently have 4 issues in the making:
- FREEZE-ZX #02 due in Dec 2025
- FREEZE64 #81 scheduled for Jan 2026
- FREEZE64 #82 scheduled for Feb 2026
- FREEZE-ZX #03 scheduled for April 2026
FREEZE64.com
#Commodore64 #ZXspectrum
We currently have 4 issues in the making:
- FREEZE-ZX #02 due in Dec 2025
- FREEZE64 #81 scheduled for Jan 2026
- FREEZE64 #82 scheduled for Feb 2026
- FREEZE-ZX #03 scheduled for April 2026
FREEZE64.com
#Commodore64 #ZXspectrum
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
All hands to the pump at FREEZE Towers.
We currently have 4 issues in the making:
- FREEZE-ZX #02 due in Dec 2025
- FREEZE64 #81 scheduled for Jan 2026
- FREEZE64 #82 scheduled for Feb 2026
- FREEZE-ZX #03 scheduled for April 2026
FREEZE64.com
#Commodore64 #ZXspectrum
We currently have 4 issues in the making:
- FREEZE-ZX #02 due in Dec 2025
- FREEZE64 #81 scheduled for Jan 2026
- FREEZE64 #82 scheduled for Feb 2026
- FREEZE-ZX #03 scheduled for April 2026
FREEZE64.com
#Commodore64 #ZXspectrum
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The first batch of Subscriber copies of FREEZE64 issue 80 has been posted out. The lucky recipients have been sent a dispatch email. More copies being packed and sent over the next few days 😊
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The first batch of Subscriber copies of FREEZE64 issue 80 has been posted out. The lucky recipients have been sent a dispatch email. More copies being packed and sent over the next few days 😊
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64
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FREEZE-ZX issue 02 is all written and page-set.
Time to start proofreading.
The issue is schedule for release in December 2025.
Pre-order from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Z80
Time to start proofreading.
The issue is schedule for release in December 2025.
Pre-order from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Z80
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
FREEZE-ZX issue 02 is all written and page-set.
Time to start proofreading.
The issue is schedule for release in December 2025.
Pre-order from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Z80
Time to start proofreading.
The issue is schedule for release in December 2025.
Pre-order from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Z80
Hey, remember those days when your emails had a little sentence that said "Consider the environmental impact of printing this email"? And now all businesses on the planet are like FUCK YEAH GENERATIVE AI IS THE ONLY WAY FUCK HAVING FRESH WATER TO DRINK. I guess I missed the meeting.
October 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hey, remember those days when your emails had a little sentence that said "Consider the environmental impact of printing this email"? And now all businesses on the planet are like FUCK YEAH GENERATIVE AI IS THE ONLY WAY FUCK HAVING FRESH WATER TO DRINK. I guess I missed the meeting.
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One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Loved FS&F when I was a wee nipper. Sad to read the news that Frank has died. The episode of Goon Pod is a delight, go subscribe and listen.
Sad news. I got to know Frank slightly in recent years through Dirk and he was such a gentle, thoughtful and talented man who clearly loved making people laugh for a living and brought so much happiness to many.
RIP Ravelli x
RIP Ravelli x
Sad to report that Tony Award-winning actor/composer Frank Lazarus - Ravelli, the Chico Marx character in our BBC “Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel” re-creations of the early 1990s - died yesterday at the age of 86. The recent repeats of Flywheel on BBC Radio 4 Extra speak are fitting tribute. RIP.
September 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Loved FS&F when I was a wee nipper. Sad to read the news that Frank has died. The episode of Goon Pod is a delight, go subscribe and listen.
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The second article is about the almost mythical Tolkien-inspired text adventure Ringen. It turns out almost everything previously "known" about this game was wrong. We have the full story, and a playable version of the game.
Norway's first adventure games, part 2 - Spillhistorie.no
For years, Ringen was considered lost and not much was known about it. Here's the full story of the game, and how it was saved.
spillhistorie.no
September 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The second article is about the almost mythical Tolkien-inspired text adventure Ringen. It turns out almost everything previously "known" about this game was wrong. We have the full story, and a playable version of the game.
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This is just not right!
I am outraged.
I am outraged.
September 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
This is just not right!
I am outraged.
I am outraged.
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Pretty happy with how today went - after spending a few days gnarled under with silly bugs I've managed to get a load done, including importing from Blender using a Python script and refactoring the code so I can render more models in the viewport...
September 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Pretty happy with how today went - after spending a few days gnarled under with silly bugs I've managed to get a load done, including importing from Blender using a Python script and refactoring the code so I can render more models in the viewport...
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The second batch of print for FREEZE-ZX issue 01 has already sold out before it has arrived!
The third batch is scheduled for September 2025, so get your order in now!
freeze64.com/freezezx-iss...
#ZXSpectrum #Z80 #Sinclair #Speccy
The third batch is scheduled for September 2025, so get your order in now!
freeze64.com/freezezx-iss...
#ZXSpectrum #Z80 #Sinclair #Speccy
August 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The second batch of print for FREEZE-ZX issue 01 has already sold out before it has arrived!
The third batch is scheduled for September 2025, so get your order in now!
freeze64.com/freezezx-iss...
#ZXSpectrum #Z80 #Sinclair #Speccy
The third batch is scheduled for September 2025, so get your order in now!
freeze64.com/freezezx-iss...
#ZXSpectrum #Z80 #Sinclair #Speccy
Don't forget to support your friendly neighbourhood retro computer fanzine guy...
I’m currently working on the next batch of zines to come out of FREEZE Towers…
- FREEZE64 issues 78,79,80
- FREEZE-ZX issue 02
freeze64.com/issues/
freeze64.com/freeze-zx/
#RetroGaming #RetroGames
#Commodore64 #C64
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Sinclair #Z80
- FREEZE64 issues 78,79,80
- FREEZE-ZX issue 02
freeze64.com/issues/
freeze64.com/freeze-zx/
#RetroGaming #RetroGames
#Commodore64 #C64
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Sinclair #Z80
August 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Don't forget to support your friendly neighbourhood retro computer fanzine guy...
Currently soldering iron deep in this here Vectrex.
August 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Currently soldering iron deep in this here Vectrex.
Today's team meeting Question of the Day was "Which dinosaur would you be?" and for a joke I said "A Cobol programmer" and then I realised I studied and programmed Cobol and now I am sad.
August 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Today's team meeting Question of the Day was "Which dinosaur would you be?" and for a joke I said "A Cobol programmer" and then I realised I studied and programmed Cobol and now I am sad.
Thank you Vinny! #ZXSpectrum #Sinclair #RetroComputing #Retro #gaming @freeze-zx.bsky.social issue one is here. Looking forward to reading this beauty.
August 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Thank you Vinny! #ZXSpectrum #Sinclair #RetroComputing #Retro #gaming @freeze-zx.bsky.social issue one is here. Looking forward to reading this beauty.
Verified my age by the computer listening to the sound I made when getting up out of my office chair.
July 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Verified my age by the computer listening to the sound I made when getting up out of my office chair.
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I wrote a game for BreakSpace magazine... here I talk about it. Don't forget that you can download BreakSpace for FREE and type it in yourself!
youtu.be/Z3pUIbm5n-Q
youtu.be/Z3pUIbm5n-Q
July 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I wrote a game for BreakSpace magazine... here I talk about it. Don't forget that you can download BreakSpace for FREE and type it in yourself!
youtu.be/Z3pUIbm5n-Q
youtu.be/Z3pUIbm5n-Q
Today's the day when my house insurance company sent me my next year's quote and it was the same as last year's quote, but +£100. Grateful and blessed and I've never clicked a "you can fuck off" button quicker.
July 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Today's the day when my house insurance company sent me my next year's quote and it was the same as last year's quote, but +£100. Grateful and blessed and I've never clicked a "you can fuck off" button quicker.
Underwhelming music on the Stranger Things 5 trailer.
July 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Underwhelming music on the Stranger Things 5 trailer.
Accidentally shoved 20v through an Atari 2600 Junior. Now I have one less Atari 2600 Junior.
July 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Accidentally shoved 20v through an Atari 2600 Junior. Now I have one less Atari 2600 Junior.
Had a Twix and it was nice.
July 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Had a Twix and it was nice.