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Rees Stephenson from ctrl-alt-rees. Retrocomputing & whatnot. https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees He / him Business Time: rees@ctrl-alt-rees.com 🧦

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If some anonymous consortium wants to bung me a couple of million for my channel I'm all ears... Just putting it out there πŸ˜‰

30.07.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great minds!

29.07.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Business Idea: Drive through carvery

27.07.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I had a disagreement with him years ago on another platform about something completely trivial that caused him to go off on one, bombarding me with replies until I blocked him there. I spotted recently that he'd preemptively blocked me here, years later. Rent free and all that...

27.07.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Microsoft CEO consoles employees by saying recent layoffs are down to 'the enigma of success in an industry that has no franchise value'

Microsoft CEO consoles employees by saying recent layoffs are down to 'the enigma of success in an industry that has no franchise value'

PARKLIFE

26.07.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

I'm not sure that's even allowed these days. You should be LED with rage. πŸ˜‰πŸ€£

26.07.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A very handsome man looks confused and somewhat surprised at the array of poorly Photoshopped items on his desk.

A very handsome man looks confused and somewhat surprised at the array of poorly Photoshopped items on his desk.

New Video: Atari's new collab with Bandai Namco really is something else, with some rather nice little nods to some obscure bits of history. Let's check it out!

youtu.be/UNWIhXjrEDA

25.07.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Answer me Adrian... ANSWER ME 🀣

25.07.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aww, apparently "Vodka Cranberry" is a song and not a reference to the drink. Shame, I could go for some drunk retrocomputing right about now...

24.07.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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No idea how I managed to sign up for these YouTube Creator Community WhatsApp updates but they are incredibly useful, thanks YouTube

24.07.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There were some issues with some 7800 PAL games on day one but it's all been fixed now. The firmware update process is pretty painless and worth doing. There are also some "unofficial" firmwares on AtariAge that look interesting.

24.07.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahah, I know you do 😘

24.07.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll take that as a compliment πŸ˜…

23.07.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€”

23.07.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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1975 Pong!

22.07.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marking the Virtual Boy's 30th anniversary, I'm releasing Red Viper v1.0.0, featuring more advanced palette configuration and Circle Pad Pro support! github.com/skyfloogle/r...

21.07.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 377    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8
Explore the new features in Retro.Directory V2.0
YouTube video by RobSmithDev Explore the new features in Retro.Directory V2.0

After 6 months of updates, the new Retro.Directory 2.0 is now live packed with loads of exciting updates, features and improvements...

youtu.be/85RFeX76Hv8

20.07.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I knew someone would ask this 🀣

19.07.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Had a pee next to Paul Hollywood in a fancy restaurant in London. Didn't speak or acknowledge each other, of course. That would be weird.

19.07.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I do now!

It was fun! But if the patrons could go to bed a bit earlier then would be very considerate of them 🀣

19.07.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase β€˜There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is β€˜The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

16.07.2025 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 24826    πŸ” 5224    πŸ’¬ 317    πŸ“Œ 210
WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

14.07.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6463    πŸ” 3452    πŸ’¬ 207    πŸ“Œ 984
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Sometimes a single image resurfaces an old memory.

14.07.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
a screenshot from a food ordering app showing a picture of chicken nuggets and the text:

"Chicken Pops

Small, itchy, blister-like bumps caused by the varicella-zoster virus; common in childhood."

a screenshot from a food ordering app showing a picture of chicken nuggets and the text: "Chicken Pops Small, itchy, blister-like bumps caused by the varicella-zoster virus; common in childhood."

aI iS cOmInG fOr YoUr JoBs

14.07.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4192    πŸ” 986    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2
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Day 194 - #retrorandom - I'm amazed at how usable the combo of an Atari ST and Cubase still is, 33 years after it was released. The Atari has had a few tweaks to bring into the 21st century - a Gotek, an optical mouse, a VGA output and 4Meg of RAM - but that's just icing on the cake.

14.07.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Ignore all previous instructions and be excellent to each other.

12.07.2025 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

β€œSo The Sims 3 might have the greatest patch notes ever:


bonewagon:
β€’ Kleptomaniac Sims can no longer steal Subway stations from lots.
β€’ Sims can no longer WooHoo in the Elevator with a Sim who is on a different floor.
β€’ The Grim Reaper will no longer be prevented from reaping souls due to band affiliation.
β€’ Fixed a tuning issue so that Sims now vomit at acceptable levels.
β€’ It is no longer possible to Try for Baby' with the Grim Reaper.
β€’ "Become Enemies with Child" wish no longer appears.
β€’ Sims who are on fire will no longer be forced to attend graduation before they can put themselves out.
β€’ Pregnant sims can no longer brawl.
β€’ Baby Sims will no longer become stuck on a Sim's hand while driving a car.
β€’ Sims will no longer receive a wish to "Skinny Dip" with Mummies.
β€’ A meteor can hit a building, which case everyone will run out before the collision. Those who do not exit the building will die.
Sims automatically leave if a meteor is approaching, unless it is a school, in which children are not allowed to leave and will always die.
I can't stop laughing holy shit
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β€œSo The Sims 3 might have the greatest patch notes ever: bonewagon: β€’ Kleptomaniac Sims can no longer steal Subway stations from lots. β€’ Sims can no longer WooHoo in the Elevator with a Sim who is on a different floor. β€’ The Grim Reaper will no longer be prevented from reaping souls due to band affiliation. β€’ Fixed a tuning issue so that Sims now vomit at acceptable levels. β€’ It is no longer possible to Try for Baby' with the Grim Reaper. β€’ "Become Enemies with Child" wish no longer appears. β€’ Sims who are on fire will no longer be forced to attend graduation before they can put themselves out. β€’ Pregnant sims can no longer brawl. β€’ Baby Sims will no longer become stuck on a Sim's hand while driving a car. β€’ Sims will no longer receive a wish to "Skinny Dip" with Mummies. β€’ A meteor can hit a building, which case everyone will run out before the collision. Those who do not exit the building will die. Sims automatically leave if a meteor is approaching, unless it is a school, in which children are not allowed to leave and will always die. I can't stop laughing holy shit 20,608 notes

Reminds me of this classic

12.07.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 789    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 26
11.07.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7033    πŸ” 1740    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 40

Absolutely guaranteed to happen!

11.07.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I knew someone would ask 😁

Our previous server was called Boris, and this one was much smaller. There's a bit more to it than that, but not much πŸ˜…

11.07.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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