That Other Guy
notthatexciting.bsky.social
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.
I was chatting to one last weekend. Nice guy, but I'm really not convinced that he's the brightest bulb on the tree...
January 17, 2026 at 11:11 PM
See, now I'm thinking of Role Models, and "Martin is gay for robots"...
January 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Surely the point is that he has the artefact, but not the title. So it has as much meaning as a Blue Peter Badge bought on eBay?

I thought the whole thing had been put to bed last week...
January 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Reposted by That Other Guy
But honestly. Anyone who was working in tech before about 2002 and says they DIDN'T see at least one Dilbert comic and go "ha! Yeah." Is almost certainly just forgetting it.

It was a twenty year slide after that though, as Scott Adams let his twisted, self-obsessed awful side take full flight.
January 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I've just seen an Allen key referred to as an alan key and now my day is ruined.
January 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM
But does he like Piña Coladas?
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Finished that one at Hogmanay.
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Had SWIV on the Archimedes, and it was brilliant. Never managed to finish it without a cheat, but I did once get to 98%!
January 7, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Have you been on the curry again?
January 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I do not miss it!!
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Hahaha! I remember trying to figure it out from the manual when at school, but no chance! There was a guy at my school who could build some basic models with it, and he has a program which would animate them, too. I remember turning those frames into sprites, so I could play back at speed. Long ago!
January 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Well, I can honestly say you're doing better than me! I had a shot of that a long time ago and couldn't fathom it at all. But I'm twitching that you're not in Mode 21 for it!!
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
That looks like an oldie - it has Firewire, like mine!
December 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hat. I think that's all you're forgetting. Good luck!
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Gotta respect an Old Fashioned in a can! I've never seen anything like that around these parts, although the company I work for does gin cocktails in cans.

Still, we have 4 whisky distilleries, so maybe I should suggest it!
December 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
That was a pig for conventional memory! 😄
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
So, I got this for my wife. Would that also count for a podium? It's kept her busy for days!
December 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM