Chris
@displaced.co.uk
British person who fixes old computers, plays old games, and makes things. Writes software and does DevOps-y stuff for money.
I’d presumed you’d posted this, @bhaalspawn.bsky.social on your continuing mission to make us all feel Very Old Indeed.
Next year the PlayStation 3 will be older than the NES was when the PS3 launched.
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I’d presumed you’d posted this, @bhaalspawn.bsky.social on your continuing mission to make us all feel Very Old Indeed.
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Me, in the 24-48 hour period between getting paid and all my direct debits going out.
January 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Me, in the 24-48 hour period between getting paid and all my direct debits going out.
Starting my 47th orbit around the sun today.
January 28, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Starting my 47th orbit around the sun today.
Getting the CD mechanism free was rather more interesting than I’d have preferred, but here it is!
Should have a replacement arriving any minute now…
Should have a replacement arriving any minute now…
January 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Getting the CD mechanism free was rather more interesting than I’d have preferred, but here it is!
Should have a replacement arriving any minute now…
Should have a replacement arriving any minute now…
New (broken) toy! Got it for a tenner. Will fix it and make good use of it. Been lacking a non-computer way of playing audio CDs for years.
January 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
New (broken) toy! Got it for a tenner. Will fix it and make good use of it. Been lacking a non-computer way of playing audio CDs for years.
Can’t wait to DOS=HIGH,UMB on this thing.
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Can’t wait to DOS=HIGH,UMB on this thing.
Knowing this government, the cap will be A GAJILLION POUNDS.
And they’ll proudly say, “see, we did something! WHY DON’T YOU LIKE US?!”
And they’ll proudly say, “see, we did something! WHY DON’T YOU LIKE US?!”
The government will announce a cap on ground rents paid by leaseholders in England and Wales on Tuesday morning.
Labour's 2024 election manifesto promised to "tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rent charges"👏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour's 2024 election manifesto promised to "tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rent charges"👏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cap for ground rent in England and Wales due to be announced
The government has not confirmed what the cap will be, but campaigners have said they believe £250 a year is likely.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Knowing this government, the cap will be A GAJILLION POUNDS.
And they’ll proudly say, “see, we did something! WHY DON’T YOU LIKE US?!”
And they’ll proudly say, “see, we did something! WHY DON’T YOU LIKE US?!”
really thought she already had, tbh
BREAKING: Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK
Who would have guessed
Who would have guessed
January 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
really thought she already had, tbh
3D printer pro-tip: don’t be afraid to just replace the damn hotend.
My Bambu P1S just churns out mostly-perfect prints over and over again. Whether it starts struggling, I just throw on a new hotend. They cost less than a reel of filament and it only takes a few minutes.
My Bambu P1S just churns out mostly-perfect prints over and over again. Whether it starts struggling, I just throw on a new hotend. They cost less than a reel of filament and it only takes a few minutes.
January 26, 2026 at 11:37 AM
3D printer pro-tip: don’t be afraid to just replace the damn hotend.
My Bambu P1S just churns out mostly-perfect prints over and over again. Whether it starts struggling, I just throw on a new hotend. They cost less than a reel of filament and it only takes a few minutes.
My Bambu P1S just churns out mostly-perfect prints over and over again. Whether it starts struggling, I just throw on a new hotend. They cost less than a reel of filament and it only takes a few minutes.
Poldark on Mopeds is seared into my brain.
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Poldark on Mopeds is seared into my brain.
Big boss man: “we want to grow the team”
Me: “I’m already 6’ 4”! How much taller do I need to be?!!!”
Heheh. Gotta be silly on company time.
Me: “I’m already 6’ 4”! How much taller do I need to be?!!!”
Heheh. Gotta be silly on company time.
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Big boss man: “we want to grow the team”
Me: “I’m already 6’ 4”! How much taller do I need to be?!!!”
Heheh. Gotta be silly on company time.
Me: “I’m already 6’ 4”! How much taller do I need to be?!!!”
Heheh. Gotta be silly on company time.
Wow!
Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
January 21, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Wow!
Watching a video about the creation of the PlayStation 1 startup sound (no, *you’re* a nerd!)
Imagining what thought Atari put into the Jaguar startup.
“It’s a JAGUAR! So it ROARS! Then it goes beepity-beep-beep! And there’s a JAGUAR picture on a SPINNY CUBE. Because ROOOAAARRR!”
Imagining what thought Atari put into the Jaguar startup.
“It’s a JAGUAR! So it ROARS! Then it goes beepity-beep-beep! And there’s a JAGUAR picture on a SPINNY CUBE. Because ROOOAAARRR!”
January 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Watching a video about the creation of the PlayStation 1 startup sound (no, *you’re* a nerd!)
Imagining what thought Atari put into the Jaguar startup.
“It’s a JAGUAR! So it ROARS! Then it goes beepity-beep-beep! And there’s a JAGUAR picture on a SPINNY CUBE. Because ROOOAAARRR!”
Imagining what thought Atari put into the Jaguar startup.
“It’s a JAGUAR! So it ROARS! Then it goes beepity-beep-beep! And there’s a JAGUAR picture on a SPINNY CUBE. Because ROOOAAARRR!”
Me (and many, many others): “We informed you thusly.”
Further evidence that there’s an entire layer — a putrid film, if you will — of people whose day-to-day experiences prevent them from understanding how normal people behave and how the normal world works.
‘Executive’ should not be a profession.
Further evidence that there’s an entire layer — a putrid film, if you will — of people whose day-to-day experiences prevent them from understanding how normal people behave and how the normal world works.
‘Executive’ should not be a profession.
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Me (and many, many others): “We informed you thusly.”
Further evidence that there’s an entire layer — a putrid film, if you will — of people whose day-to-day experiences prevent them from understanding how normal people behave and how the normal world works.
‘Executive’ should not be a profession.
Further evidence that there’s an entire layer — a putrid film, if you will — of people whose day-to-day experiences prevent them from understanding how normal people behave and how the normal world works.
‘Executive’ should not be a profession.
It might be the fact that I’m febrile, but I’m watching the stop-motion Community Christmas special and having a little cry.
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It might be the fact that I’m febrile, but I’m watching the stop-motion Community Christmas special and having a little cry.
Since Dec 15th, I’ve been not-ill for a single week.
There are horrible lurgees around and apparently I had to catch ‘em all.
Anyway. I think I’m on the tail-end of the current bout. Had crushing sinus pain this morning, but you know what’s helped?
A very, very strong coffee. Bless you, caffeine.
There are horrible lurgees around and apparently I had to catch ‘em all.
Anyway. I think I’m on the tail-end of the current bout. Had crushing sinus pain this morning, but you know what’s helped?
A very, very strong coffee. Bless you, caffeine.
January 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Since Dec 15th, I’ve been not-ill for a single week.
There are horrible lurgees around and apparently I had to catch ‘em all.
Anyway. I think I’m on the tail-end of the current bout. Had crushing sinus pain this morning, but you know what’s helped?
A very, very strong coffee. Bless you, caffeine.
There are horrible lurgees around and apparently I had to catch ‘em all.
Anyway. I think I’m on the tail-end of the current bout. Had crushing sinus pain this morning, but you know what’s helped?
A very, very strong coffee. Bless you, caffeine.
This is *hilarious*.
What an absolute fuckin’ loser.
What an absolute fuckin’ loser.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House, saying it was a recognition of his commitment to her country's freedom
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect".
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
This is *hilarious*.
What an absolute fuckin’ loser.
What an absolute fuckin’ loser.
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honestly I think it's a collective failure that any of us know who Robert Jenrick is. this is the symptom of a sick society
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
honestly I think it's a collective failure that any of us know who Robert Jenrick is. this is the symptom of a sick society
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This headline was funnier than the entire revival series of Spitting Image they did a few year back.
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
This headline was funnier than the entire revival series of Spitting Image they did a few year back.
This is wonderful.
The fascinating world of Japanese train melodies
YouTube video by Mixed Signals
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 AM
This is wonderful.
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
Reposted by Chris
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Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
Rightwing influencers are so bad at interpreting source material that they can only do it correctly by accident, when they're trying to make a joke
January 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of