Steve
@protovision.co.uk
Software & UNIX systems dev. Radio amateur, M0LFO. Vintage & retro computing, old-school hip-hop & electronic music. Owned by an ex-stray cat called Seamus. steven@ircnet.
I bought an old book which arrived today. Inside the front cover is a note to a Mr S R Jones from the author, which was a nice surprise.
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I bought an old book which arrived today. Inside the front cover is a note to a Mr S R Jones from the author, which was a nice surprise.
Big bonfire at Ware Fireworks tonight, good view from the top of the Firework area.
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Big bonfire at Ware Fireworks tonight, good view from the top of the Firework area.
Here's ours, Seamus, age unknown since he's a rescue.
October 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Here's ours, Seamus, age unknown since he's a rescue.
I've been slowly ripping all my CDs to FLAC. This is my Björk collection. I thought I had more!
September 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I've been slowly ripping all my CDs to FLAC. This is my Björk collection. I thought I had more!
It's that time of year. We popped out this evening to collect this lot, will get some more tomorrow since a neighbour lent us their fruit picker.
September 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It's that time of year. We popped out this evening to collect this lot, will get some more tomorrow since a neighbour lent us their fruit picker.
Here's Seamus, following us around while we foraged in the field out back earlier.
August 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Here's Seamus, following us around while we foraged in the field out back earlier.
We've just been up the field out back and got black berries.
August 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We've just been up the field out back and got black berries.
I'd forgotten about this sort of thing until I saw the spectogram on foobar2000. Aphex Twin's Formula/Equation (not its actual title) on the Windowlicker EP.
August 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I'd forgotten about this sort of thing until I saw the spectogram on foobar2000. Aphex Twin's Formula/Equation (not its actual title) on the Windowlicker EP.
I think they get fed by tourists at Arthur's Pass, not good, we watched one strip the rubber away from someone's hire car's side window while we were there!
August 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I think they get fed by tourists at Arthur's Pass, not good, we watched one strip the rubber away from someone's hire car's side window while we were there!
Yeah I have the directory structure from my last big sale, I've just started a spreadsheet for all the games. Testing also takes a lot of time!
August 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yeah I have the directory structure from my last big sale, I've just started a spreadsheet for all the games. Testing also takes a lot of time!
Could you invent a house that does? Honestly, Seamus is a weapon when it comes to shedding hair!
July 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Could you invent a house that does? Honestly, Seamus is a weapon when it comes to shedding hair!
Nice CD I got recently. Bloody well not cheap though but glad to have it in the Aphex collection.
June 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Nice CD I got recently. Bloody well not cheap though but glad to have it in the Aphex collection.
Top ten of Ambient music albums? I think so. Boards of Canada, Tomorrow's Harvest. Perhaps somewhat topical given its post-apocalyptic undertones. Let's hope not.
June 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Top ten of Ambient music albums? I think so. Boards of Canada, Tomorrow's Harvest. Perhaps somewhat topical given its post-apocalyptic undertones. Let's hope not.
Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works II. My battered original and the recent re-release CD.
June 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works II. My battered original and the recent re-release CD.
I've been playing a lot of CDs now I have a player again. Autechre's 1992 to 2002 at the moment, I love the Vapres. I've been in touch with the guy that made the rack so I can move the Focusrite and TEAC to the other stand soon.
June 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I've been playing a lot of CDs now I have a player again. Autechre's 1992 to 2002 at the moment, I love the Vapres. I've been in touch with the guy that made the rack so I can move the Focusrite and TEAC to the other stand soon.
Awesome. Here it is on my Next!
June 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Awesome. Here it is on my Next!
The Pac Man lamp is great, but the theme playing on every mains power-up (excuse the pun) can be irritating. I added a push switch on the bottom to cut the speaker off when I don't want to hear it.
June 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Pac Man lamp is great, but the theme playing on every mains power-up (excuse the pun) can be irritating. I added a push switch on the bottom to cut the speaker off when I don't want to hear it.
Portable Syndicate! Finally got the Amiga emulator working under RetroArch.
May 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Portable Syndicate! Finally got the Amiga emulator working under RetroArch.
Charity shop score repost to spell the author's name correctly in the alt text!
May 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Charity shop score repost to spell the author's name correctly in the alt text!
I've got one of those things that not many other people do.
May 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I've got one of those things that not many other people do.
Here they are, Puppies and Kittens was my first ever book, that I remember anyway.
April 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Here they are, Puppies and Kittens was my first ever book, that I remember anyway.
Thank you very much @wgoodf.bsky.social for the Cambridge Programmable manuals, there's some interesting things in there. Top-shelf stuff!
April 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thank you very much @wgoodf.bsky.social for the Cambridge Programmable manuals, there's some interesting things in there. Top-shelf stuff!
Same time, different place.
April 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Same time, different place.