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Richard Troupe

@richardtroupe.bsky.social

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Firefighter and teacher. Retro gaming, old computers, reading and weightlifting. Does console and computer stuff for Base Arcade. Belfast, Ireland. He/him.

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · Oct 22

Intro!

Hi, I'm Richard. 👋

I'm a firefighter who has a serious interest in gaming, particularly from 1980s and 1990s.

Things I love include...
- Commodore
- early Apple
- Nintendo
- Sega
- Atari
- Arcades
- obscure Japanese systems

I also do console and computer things for Base Arcade in Belfast.

Me standing in the middle of Base Arcade in Belfast wearing a Base Arcade t-shirt.

Part of my game room showing dozens of consoles and multiple CRT TVs. There is a mix of blue and red LED lighting giving a cyberpunk feel.

Part of my game room showing lots of old computer systems (including Commodore, Apple, PC, MSX, BBC, and Spectrum) and monitors. There is a desk lamp and a mix of blue and red LED lighting giving a cyberpunk feel.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 15h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 7h

An image of three cool tories under the header "Meet the Young Tories deaming of a bright blue future" but I've replaced their portraits with images of Eddie, Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog from Bottom

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 3h

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 3h

When we sold our first house about 6 years or so ago, we were explicit with the estate agent in not wanting to sell to a property developer or landlord.

We fought off a property developer when we bought it and restored it - we didn't want to see people priced out of the market when selling.

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 3h

My exact thoughts! 😂

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Boo-rendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 17h

He said this deliberately because he is a Nazi and he wants you to know he's a Nazi who you can't touch. He also wants other Nazis to know they can be open about the fact they are Nazis too.

This isn't an oversight, a fumble or an opportunity for a "heh, well actually, dummy" zinger.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 19h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 13h

Still think Antifa isn't violent? Here's bodycam footage of Antifa founder B.J. Blazkowicz shooting a heroic member of ICE who was just trying to protect this great nation. Thank God we have Blazkowicz's girlfriend in custody.

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 19h

"Before we were Antifa we were the Originals, but we had to change our name because someone was already using that name. It was the Regulars, then they changed their name back to The Regulars and we thought, well, we could go back to The Originals but what's the point?"

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 9h

Ah yes... Antifa is famously an organisation and not an ideology that has existed for the longest time amongst left wing people.

It was famously only just founded.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 19h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 1d

github.com/emoose/OutRu... reminder that the PC port of Outrun 2 has a beautiful fan patch that makes it pretty much the best and most convenient way to play one of the greatest games of all time in the year of our lord 2025 anno domini common era

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 18h

Hahaha!

Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 18h

Lotus Organiser looks like a far better program than most modern project management software.

I need this laptop and software in my life.

Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 18h

All I want is a tiny laptop with a mechanical keyboard. Ambra (1994).

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MiMi Aye @meemalee.bsky.social · 5d

Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI

"They're trying to convince people they can't do the things they've been doing easily for years - to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies - to write that for you." We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, "that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won't know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can't do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat.
People are already doing this. You won't have to process grief, because you'll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via AI video call every day. One of the ways it's going to destroy humans, long before there's a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people." - author and filmmaker Justine Bateman from a piece by Emine Saner for the Guardian

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 21h

Because she "hasn't got any money."

I wonder if she set up the channel on a Saturday?

Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 22h

a man with red hair is smiling and making an ok sign in a crowded room .

ALT: a man with red hair is smiling and making an ok sign in a crowded room .

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 22h

Pumped into your WHAT?! 😂

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 22h

My wife is going all-out with Halloween this year, and this is only the start of it.

Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 1d

Or rather, not blocked, but continuously clicked on "Don't recommend this channel."

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 1d

This was recommended to me earlier on YouTube, even though I had blocked the channel.

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 1d

I love this game! It's genuinely a lot of fun to play and is sadly often forgotten.

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Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 1d

It is apparently one of my most popular articles (*sigh*) so, in case you were ever curious about the PC-98 horror series Dead of the Brain, I did a little write-up a couple of years ago on these two cult classic VN titles.
genesistemple.com/dead-of-the-...

Dead of the Brain 1 & 2 - The Nightmare Never Ends

Horror PC-98 adventures Dead of the Brain 1 and 2 were developed by a company specialised in erotic games. But are they a decent proposition?

genesistemple.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

war, war never changes.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Richard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 1d

Describe your BlueSky account in one image.