Tim Nicholls
@woodpunk.bsky.social
Amish rakefighting champion.
Behavioural Scientist.
Convicted hacker.
Former spook.
Privacy compliance nerd.
Wrote a book about arcade games.
Curator/restorer of an arcade artwork archive.
Sometimes makes movie props for money.
Too many cassettes.
Behavioural Scientist.
Convicted hacker.
Former spook.
Privacy compliance nerd.
Wrote a book about arcade games.
Curator/restorer of an arcade artwork archive.
Sometimes makes movie props for money.
Too many cassettes.
Still very much at the prototyping stage, but if you were or are an #Atari #retrogaming fan and always wanted one of those crazy expensive 10 game cartridge switching RomScanner devices, watch this space!
January 26, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Still very much at the prototyping stage, but if you were or are an #Atari #retrogaming fan and always wanted one of those crazy expensive 10 game cartridge switching RomScanner devices, watch this space!
I bet these guys have some strong opinions.
January 24, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I bet these guys have some strong opinions.
If any world leader would like my Cycling Proficiency badge, just let me know (assuming awards are all just vibes based now)
Terms and conditions apply*
*Badge holders must not arbitrarily claim sovereign territory as their own.
Terms and conditions apply*
*Badge holders must not arbitrarily claim sovereign territory as their own.
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
If any world leader would like my Cycling Proficiency badge, just let me know (assuming awards are all just vibes based now)
Terms and conditions apply*
*Badge holders must not arbitrarily claim sovereign territory as their own.
Terms and conditions apply*
*Badge holders must not arbitrarily claim sovereign territory as their own.
This is the old Cannon #cinema in Hinckley. It closed in 1993. The two pink dots are where my friend Gareth and I sat when we saw Star Wars (and it was just called Star Wars back then!) in 1978. We were eight years old and got dropped off by my dad because he wasn't interested in "that space crap" 😂
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
This is the old Cannon #cinema in Hinckley. It closed in 1993. The two pink dots are where my friend Gareth and I sat when we saw Star Wars (and it was just called Star Wars back then!) in 1978. We were eight years old and got dropped off by my dad because he wasn't interested in "that space crap" 😂
I highly recommend finding a #therapist that speaks your language:
"Also, guilt here is not evidence of wrongdoing. It’s evidence that you care deeply. Unfortunately, caring brains are absolute bastard bellends and like to invent moral failures where none exist."
"Also, guilt here is not evidence of wrongdoing. It’s evidence that you care deeply. Unfortunately, caring brains are absolute bastard bellends and like to invent moral failures where none exist."
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I highly recommend finding a #therapist that speaks your language:
"Also, guilt here is not evidence of wrongdoing. It’s evidence that you care deeply. Unfortunately, caring brains are absolute bastard bellends and like to invent moral failures where none exist."
"Also, guilt here is not evidence of wrongdoing. It’s evidence that you care deeply. Unfortunately, caring brains are absolute bastard bellends and like to invent moral failures where none exist."
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Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
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I’m enjoying myself this afternoon! 🎶 Found me an old cassette player in the ‘man drawer’!
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I’m enjoying myself this afternoon! 🎶 Found me an old cassette player in the ‘man drawer’!
I built a #TV station! Well, sort of. I built a UHF transmitter connected to a little hardware media player and it all fits in a cheap plastic case with a power bank in it and 'broadcasts' a folder of MP4s to my old analogue CRT televisions.
January 12, 2026 at 11:07 AM
I built a #TV station! Well, sort of. I built a UHF transmitter connected to a little hardware media player and it all fits in a cheap plastic case with a power bank in it and 'broadcasts' a folder of MP4s to my old analogue CRT televisions.
Bit of an unsung hero these Sony CDit II tapes. They're the later ones in slide cases and they look like they're nothing special but the tape stock in these is phenomenally good for the price, especially used. I've tested them in a Revox B215, a Yamaha KX-10, and a NAD 613 and they rock! #cassette
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Bit of an unsung hero these Sony CDit II tapes. They're the later ones in slide cases and they look like they're nothing special but the tape stock in these is phenomenally good for the price, especially used. I've tested them in a Revox B215, a Yamaha KX-10, and a NAD 613 and they rock! #cassette
One of the most stressful times in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because you discover they pronounce the word lozenges as "lossinjers".
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
One of the most stressful times in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because you discover they pronounce the word lozenges as "lossinjers".
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These promotional tee shirts were fun to rediscover today as I move things into the new store room. All from the period.
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
These promotional tee shirts were fun to rediscover today as I move things into the new store room. All from the period.
Every time I come across a Woolworths price sticker on an old #cassette it makes me somehow simultaneously really happy and really sad. I took #Woolworths for granted because it had been there since I was born and always would be. Until it wasn't :-(
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Every time I come across a Woolworths price sticker on an old #cassette it makes me somehow simultaneously really happy and really sad. I took #Woolworths for granted because it had been there since I was born and always would be. Until it wasn't :-(
Being forced to identify what is clearly a coach, as a bus, really shouldn't annoy me as much as it does.
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Being forced to identify what is clearly a coach, as a bus, really shouldn't annoy me as much as it does.
It's absolutely not an "air fryer" but I do understand that "compact high-velocity convection oven with top-mounted grill element" isn't quite as catchy from a marketing perspective.
December 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It's absolutely not an "air fryer" but I do understand that "compact high-velocity convection oven with top-mounted grill element" isn't quite as catchy from a marketing perspective.
Okay, it's possible that I have too many blank cassettes. I just found this case of Maxell UR tucked behind a boombox on a shelf in my office. I don't even remember putting them there or where they came from. #cassette addiction: it's a thing!
December 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Okay, it's possible that I have too many blank cassettes. I just found this case of Maxell UR tucked behind a boombox on a shelf in my office. I don't even remember putting them there or where they came from. #cassette addiction: it's a thing!
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New Video: youtu.be/jrXO23EJacM
Finally, the Amiga of my dreams.
And remember to eat your HAM.
#amiga #retro #computers #tech
Finally, the Amiga of my dreams.
And remember to eat your HAM.
#amiga #retro #computers #tech
We Finally Found a Commodore Amiga 3000 (pt1)
YouTube video by The Retro Collective
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New Video: youtu.be/jrXO23EJacM
Finally, the Amiga of my dreams.
And remember to eat your HAM.
#amiga #retro #computers #tech
Finally, the Amiga of my dreams.
And remember to eat your HAM.
#amiga #retro #computers #tech
Couldn't find suitable new #cassette storage racks in the UK and we didn't get the Napa ones back in the day, so they're few and far between on the used market. Solution: Improve the design and make 'em myself. Very happy with the way these came out.
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Couldn't find suitable new #cassette storage racks in the UK and we didn't get the Napa ones back in the day, so they're few and far between on the used market. Solution: Improve the design and make 'em myself. Very happy with the way these came out.
I don't really buy cassette machinery any more, unless something comes along that's on my short list of 'one day' items. The Sony Walkman WM-D6C was on that list for a long time and I thought I'd missed my chance with the crazy prices they go for.
Then I spotted one in a local auction :-)
Then I spotted one in a local auction :-)
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I don't really buy cassette machinery any more, unless something comes along that's on my short list of 'one day' items. The Sony Walkman WM-D6C was on that list for a long time and I thought I'd missed my chance with the crazy prices they go for.
Then I spotted one in a local auction :-)
Then I spotted one in a local auction :-)
Here's an album on #cassette that officially doesn't exist! Public Enemy's cassette release of Fear of a Black Planet was banned in South Africa and all copies were thought to have been destroyed before release. This one escaped. It's not listed in any database. The Discogs entry is one I created.
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here's an album on #cassette that officially doesn't exist! Public Enemy's cassette release of Fear of a Black Planet was banned in South Africa and all copies were thought to have been destroyed before release. This one escaped. It's not listed in any database. The Discogs entry is one I created.
Been a while since I posted anything anywhere but here's a big pile of home recorded albums on #cassette because home taping is ̶k̶i̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶m̶u̶s̶i̶c̶ cool!
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Been a while since I posted anything anywhere but here's a big pile of home recorded albums on #cassette because home taping is ̶k̶i̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶m̶u̶s̶i̶c̶ cool!
How's your Saturday going?
March 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
How's your Saturday going?