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Les Pounder

@biglesp.bsky.social

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Associate Editor at Tom's Hardware. I've worked with Raspberry Pi Foundation BBC No Starch Press TechRadar The MagPi Hackspace Electromaker Linux User & Developer Linux Voice Linux Format No Starch Press All views are my own

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · 20h

It turns out that you were pointing a camera directly at me and my mate on Saturday.

A room full of people playing video games. The room has a purple / blue light and there are screens lighting up the room.

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · 1d

I thought it sounded familiar.

Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · 1d

Saw these books in a charity shop and thought of @morefunmakingit.bsky.social I bought the Spectrum book for my collection.

A book on making YouTube videos, and a Spectrum Handbook next to each other in a charity shop.

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks Mike :) I try my best.

Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · 14d

Raspberry Pi has released the new $200 (£180) Raspberry Pi 500+ which has a full mechanical RGB keyboard, 16GB of RAM and now features the Pi 500's missing NVMe.
I got my hands on a unit and wrote a review over at Tom's Hardware
www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi...
#raspberrypi

Comparison of Raspberry Pi 400, 500+ and 500

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Jun 9

Good to hear from you!

Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Jun 2

PC Gamer but I've not got a contact sorry.

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Linuxiac @linuxiac.bsky.social · May 28

After 25 years, 329 issues, and thousands of pages, #Linux Format, a leading UK magazine dedicated to Linux and open-source software, ends its journey.
linuxiac.com/linux-format...

Linux Format Magazine Ends with Issue 329

After 25 years, 329 issues, and thousands of pages, Linux Format, a leading UK magazine dedicated to Linux and open-source software, ends its journey.

linuxiac.com

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Apr 18

Happy to oblige.

Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Apr 18

Hi Anne :) These are all great distros. I'd not used Fedora for years and it blew me away.

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Apr 16

Cheers!

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Dr Lorraine Underwood @lmcunderwood.bsky.social · Apr 16

I'm helping to run the Device Prototyping Summer School this year. There is so much going on: soldering, learning about PCBs, guest speakers, a live gig! It's a lot going on fun over 3.5 days in Lancaster in July and it's only £50.

Look below, ask me questions and please share with your friends 🙂❤️

pro² network+ @prosquared.org · Apr 10

Registration now open for our 3.5 day, hands-on summer school at Lancaster University this July!

30 places available with accommodation, meals and all course content for just £50, plus £4000 in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation.

Learn more & apply: buff.ly/mX7ihRV

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Laura E. Hall @lauraehall.bsky.social · Apr 13

#OnThisDay, April 13, 1970, the NASA Mission Control Center received a radio communication from Apollo 13 astronauts John "Jack" Swigert and Jim Lovell: “Uh, Houston, we’ve had a problem.” (🎥 depicted in Apollo 13, 1995)

A mission control operator’s face. He’s wearing an earpiece with a mic. He's saying, “Uh, this is Houston, uh, say again please?”

An astronaut with a red alarm light on his face. He’s saying, “Houston, we have a problem.”

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Apr 6

Quick(ish) phone call to my ISP as I am now out of contract and I have reduced my broadband bill by 45%! Nice!

Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Apr 4

No problem mate :) I'm glad that you have this one. I bought it brand new 30+ years ago. I feel very old saying that! It has been in the loft for the last 17 years. Keep up the good work. I'm enjoying the retro reviews for the movies. I need to watch the blurays again soon! Cheers!

Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Apr 3

@seanferrick.bsky.social Hello! I found this in the loft and thought of you after hearing of your Star Trek Micro Machines history in a recent video. If you want it, it is yours. Free of charge. Note the incorrect text for the Defiant.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · Apr 2

DeluxePaint II for the Commodore Amiga. One of the best, and most useful, tools for the Amiga. I think everyone I knew had this. Lean and mean, well before all the bloatware art packages on the PC became the norm.

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Apr 2

Oh dear :( Damn shame!

Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Apr 2

I've done some digging and all I can find is this message on Twitter. Michał is one half of the Pineboards team. x.com/mikegapinski...
I too get the "this store does not exist" message.

x.com

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Apr 1

After 206 episodes, Tom’s Hardware: The Pi Cast is taking a well-earned break. Thank you for tuning in, talking tech with us, and being part of the fabulous Raspberry Pi and maker community. Stay tuned — we’ll be back! (This is not an April Fool)

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Mar 30

www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/...

Elegoo Centauri Carbon review: Finally an affordable Core XY

Elegoo enters the Core XY battlefield

www.tomshardware.com

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Mar 30

I hear ya mate. Just ignore me!

Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Mar 30

It's a core xy printer with something similar to Klipper firmware, which means it can print very fast! A 4hour project on my Neptune 3 Pro takes 1h30 on new printer. £300!!!!

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Mar 30

All real time! 🙂

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · Mar 29

Watching it print while I'm lazing on the sofa.

Elegoo Centauri Carbon 3D printer Web interface.