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.
Kodi is absolutely fucking junk software.
August 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Kodi is absolutely fucking junk software.
Looks like a bug in the latest Firefox (or at least the Dev edition) where you can no longer highlight the URL bar. That's rather infuriating.
August 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Looks like a bug in the latest Firefox (or at least the Dev edition) where you can no longer highlight the URL bar. That's rather infuriating.
I wish I'd bought that air con unit that time[1], what with 38C forecast on Tuesday.
[1] Four times.
[1] Four times.
June 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I wish I'd bought that air con unit that time[1], what with 38C forecast on Tuesday.
[1] Four times.
[1] Four times.
My avatar is from a 48K Spectrum I have, but I really should use this one as a base before I sell it.
June 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
My avatar is from a 48K Spectrum I have, but I really should use this one as a base before I sell it.
It should be illegal for any youtube person to use ANY form of notification sound in their videos.
June 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
It should be illegal for any youtube person to use ANY form of notification sound in their videos.
Does anyone know of a block list I can sub to so I don't see sex-dog-person, naked people's posts, etc on here?
May 27, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Does anyone know of a block list I can sub to so I don't see sex-dog-person, naked people's posts, etc on here?
Well it doesn't look like the thunderstorms will make it this far south, lightning detector is getting hits from 20-odd miles away though.
May 26, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Well it doesn't look like the thunderstorms will make it this far south, lightning detector is getting hits from 20-odd miles away though.
It just briefly hit 37C here in central Bedfordshire. I should have bought that air con unit last year, I would have forgotten the price by now.
May 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
It just briefly hit 37C here in central Bedfordshire. I should have bought that air con unit last year, I would have forgotten the price by now.
I've just lit a barbecue, I am quite hungry.
May 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I've just lit a barbecue, I am quite hungry.
Time to fill up the bird bath.
May 25, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Time to fill up the bird bath.
Just heard Rob Base died yesterday, only 59. RIP Rob, and fuck cancer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOW...
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two (Official Video)
YouTube video by RobBaseDJEZRockVEVO
www.youtube.com
May 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Just heard Rob Base died yesterday, only 59. RIP Rob, and fuck cancer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOW...
I'm selling some radios (don't worry, not all!) if anyone's interested?
- Icom ID-5100E, boxed, £480.
- Icom IC-706MkIIG & LDG IT-100 tuner, both boxed, £430.
- Yaesu FT-101D, double boxed although outer is a little tatty, power supply (v. heavy). Open to offers.
Let me know!
- Icom ID-5100E, boxed, £480.
- Icom IC-706MkIIG & LDG IT-100 tuner, both boxed, £430.
- Yaesu FT-101D, double boxed although outer is a little tatty, power supply (v. heavy). Open to offers.
Let me know!
May 22, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I'm selling some radios (don't worry, not all!) if anyone's interested?
- Icom ID-5100E, boxed, £480.
- Icom IC-706MkIIG & LDG IT-100 tuner, both boxed, £430.
- Yaesu FT-101D, double boxed although outer is a little tatty, power supply (v. heavy). Open to offers.
Let me know!
- Icom ID-5100E, boxed, £480.
- Icom IC-706MkIIG & LDG IT-100 tuner, both boxed, £430.
- Yaesu FT-101D, double boxed although outer is a little tatty, power supply (v. heavy). Open to offers.
Let me know!
ZX Interface 1s seem to sell for a lot more than I'd expect ... why is that? It's not like they're rare or anything *looks at four of them*
May 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
ZX Interface 1s seem to sell for a lot more than I'd expect ... why is that? It's not like they're rare or anything *looks at four of them*
Just put Jarre's Destination Docklands on, I remember it was chucking it down that night and I could see the light show illuminating the bottom of the clouds from Fuller Road in Watford, 20 miles away.
May 20, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Just put Jarre's Destination Docklands on, I remember it was chucking it down that night and I could see the light show illuminating the bottom of the clouds from Fuller Road in Watford, 20 miles away.
As a radio amateur, my favourite frequency is 16Hz.
May 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
As a radio amateur, my favourite frequency is 16Hz.
Watching styropyro videos on YT is surely going to melt my projector.
May 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Watching styropyro videos on YT is surely going to melt my projector.
I could absolutely smash a (two) freshly baked pain aux raisins right now. I should learn how to make them.
May 12, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I could absolutely smash a (two) freshly baked pain aux raisins right now. I should learn how to make them.
I'd forgotten about the "Make America Kittens Again" browser plugin until a mate on IRC mentioned it tonight. Installed.
April 14, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I'd forgotten about the "Make America Kittens Again" browser plugin until a mate on IRC mentioned it tonight. Installed.
The balloons atop Integrity look like a cats' toe-beans from above.
April 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The balloons atop Integrity look like a cats' toe-beans from above.
Safe re-entry, safe landing, fantastic.
April 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Safe re-entry, safe landing, fantastic.
Quite looking forward to re-entry later, but I'll watch Artemis II land first.
April 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Quite looking forward to re-entry later, but I'll watch Artemis II land first.
Anyone got any good resources for learning Kotlin? Keep in mind I don't even know Java. Thanks!
April 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Anyone got any good resources for learning Kotlin? Keep in mind I don't even know Java. Thanks!