Raymond Russell / is on Nostr

I am just this guy y'know.

Mostly retro games and programming.
Bad jokes, Politics and a bit of soldering occasionally

Download my free #ZXSpectrum Puzzle game "BlockZ"

BlockZ puzzle game free download: https://raymierussell.itch.io/blockz

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2024-07-01 18:25:57

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I bet they think that there is a 1000 bytes in a kilobyte as they have been brainwashed to use SI units by Big Storage rather than the correct base 2 measurement system

2024-06-13 20:48:25

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This begs the question (sic)
Is a TV simply a monitor with a tuner?
Or
Is a Monitor a TV without a tuner?
Answers on a postcard.
When I first started using a PC I missed the fact that a monitor did not have a tuner on it.
I was so used to waiting for my Speccy to load cassette games that I would retune and watch TV for the duration of a load.
So when a PC (in 1990) was doing an install, format or other lengthy process you just had to watch it do it.

2024-05-14 22:31:28

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I have philosophical objection to charity as a concept.
The idea that there is a need which needs to be met, but it will depend upon the 'arbitrary accidental kindness' of strangers for it to be met does not sit well with me.
The example I always give is the Royal British Legion which if it were simply a ex-services social organisation would be fine. But has a massive charity element that shouldn't be necessary.
All Gov'ts rely on charity to do stuff the state should do.

2024-05-13 23:59:00

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In some ways the only true offsite backups ever created are the golden discs on the Voyager probes

2024-05-08 21:37:55

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This purely mutual grandstanding by her AND the Labour Party.
She wanted to leave in a big public huff and the Labour Party were happy to have her as another weapon to beat Sunak.
As I understand it she is not standing in the GE, so the prospective candidate for Dover will be unaffected.
Nothing really changes

2024-05-07 18:00:57

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When the only tool the tool shop is pushing is their fancy new hammer then every problem needing to be solved is a variation of a nail.

2024-04-17 19:46:44

Written a #Z80 routine on #ZXSpectrum that enlarges the ROM #Font to 4 times the normal size but instead of using a 4x4 pixel enlargement it uses 3x3 plus 1 pixel space. It gives a nice effect. A custom Font or different pixel design up to 4x4 pixels can also be used.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/287/788/008/549/409/original/6166d1d8f3e2c002.png

2024-04-06 19:01:57

Lol, Boris Johnson using the word shameful to criticise others.
The man has no shame.

2024-04-05 19:31:02

There is nothing as funny as simple fun.
Like a five year old asking the 'digital assistant' to fart and it obliging.
#TrueStory

2023-04-11 21:32:15

Don't lose your vote,
You will need photo ID to vote in future elections in the UK.
Scotland - Westminster elections only.
Rest of the UK - All elections.
You can apply for a free 'Voter Authority Certificate'. here---> https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
You will need a recent digital photo (basically a selfie with a plain background) and your National Insurance number.
I just applied and it took 2 minutes.