I recently migrated my blog to a new VM. In times gone by, I would have taken pride in doing a professional job of that, but in recent times I’ve increasingly wanted to do stuff *less professionally* when it’s hobby versus day job. The same principle applies to hobby coding, not that I get much of that done at the moment, but that has more interesting consequences.

@mart_brooks @slp that’s a good point. Despite all its other shortcomings, it’s the narrative elements of ffe that make it compelling to me

@mart_brooks @slp one of them that I’ve really never got on with (and iirc you did) is elite: dangerous

@ross @slp oh i forgot I blogged about this (ten years ago!) https://jmtd.net/log/ffe/ maybe it’s time I fire it up again

@ross @slp i’d add that the sequel has a lot of merit: there are some decompile/recompile projects for Linux for that as well (jjffe, glffe, etc): they’re all quite janky but there’s still fun to be had

@ross @slp me too! Someone disassembled the Atari version and made a Linux build that used GL: https://github.com/pcercuei/glfrontier . I haven’t played even *that* for over ten years but from what I recall it’s a blast

@fraggle I hadn’t, thank you!

Introduction to Reverse-Engineering Vintage Synth Firmware

https://ajxs.me/blog/Introduction_to_Reverse-Engineering_Vintage_Synth_Firmware.html

Catnip!

anyone got a spare £500? https://www.8bitdo.com/retro-68-keyboard-nes-40th/

One of the hidden tracks is 78RPM so I’d need to record it and speed it up to hear it properly

I bought this at the time and I’ve never played it. I was planning to flip it but I might enjoy it this week first

Reminding myself on the truly wacky list of hidden features on Jack White’s “Lazaretto” LP https://www.discogs.com/release/5764967-Jack-White-Lazaretto

@fred are you self-hosting a Mastodon or Mastodon-like?

In DC news, the debut is getting reissued: https://thedurutticolumn.bandcamp.com/album/the-return-of-the-durutti-column-expanded-remastered

Vini is posting a lot on FB and does not seem to be in a good place :(

New Cate Le Bon track recalls Vini Reilly/Durutti Column https://catelebon.bandcamp.com/track/about-time

Quite enjoyed this Tanpura generator/mixer as work-musik this morning https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/tanpuraDroneGenerator.php

Surprised this track (the closer on the new TRON movie soundtrack) has got another breakfast-time play on R6. https://dizl.de/@JBsWhatsOn6/115382871442174466

Good morning. A disturbed night with my eldest daughter, so not on top form brain-wise, but going to try and tick off another PhD correction nontheless (42/55 down).

An actual sentence in The Times: “Bella Hadid posted an ode to the press who have died in Gaza (even though several members of the Gazan press have been shown to be Hamas operatives or sympathisers).”

There’s some right shite written in The Times these days.