So the big #Affinity announcement is that they have gone free, no subscription, no nothing.
This makes them absolutely the choice for personal work which likely means new generations of creatives will learn it and then expect to use it professionally.
Adobe should be worried, which is great!
30.10.2025 20:22 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Wow, at my place of work, they really go to town on Halloween! I shouldn't be surprised given all of the creatives here, but this year its everywhere in the building
30.10.2025 09:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The stage is set at the Bristol Beacon for Rick Wakeman
At the #BristolBeacon again, for #Rickwakeman King Arthur and 6 wives of Henry the 8th.
29.10.2025 19:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Errrโฆwhat time is it?
So confused right now, Hal of my clocks adjust themselves, half donโt, just got to remember which are which!
Goodbye BST, hello GMT (daylight saving time to non-Brits)
26.10.2025 08:04 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The stage at the #BristolBeacon tonight for The Australian Pink Floyd
21.10.2025 18:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
At the #BristolBeacon tonight for the first in 3 shows in the next 10 days or so. Tonight it is the Australian Pink Floyd.
After the sort of day Iโve had, I need this sort of epic show!
21.10.2025 17:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A picture of the season 13 box set of Doctor Who with its glorious cover art work of Tom Baker in his Scottish garb.
Itโs arrived!
My pre-ordered Doctor Who Season 13 the collection box set.
20.10.2025 18:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A grey and white spider sleepers pillow with all of its wings and flaps and things! Looks nothing like a classic pillow.
Is it a bird, is it a plane?
Nope, its my new side sleeper pillow from Mulisoft
20.10.2025 18:07 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Novel November: A 30 Day Writing Challenge
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NaNoWriMo maybe gone this year, but I'm still up for the challenge and so taking part in Pro Writing Aid's Novel November prowritingaid.com/novel-november
No idea on the title yet (important for me to have a title before I start) or which of my 5 ideas current I will try to write.
15.10.2025 20:24 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Worked from home today and since I never blur my background in Teams meetings, my new BBC 2 clock from @hiddenbritain.bsky.social was on full display and it was a huge hit, everyone said how cool it looked!
13.10.2025 19:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Well I can say that the film print used for the Star Trek, The Motion Picture DVD wasn't very good and that the film is better than I remember. Still not ready to call it masterpiece however.
12.10.2025 18:16 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
So Iโm giving it another go, is it a misunderstood masterpiece or an overly long and very dull film?
Star Trek, The Motion Picture
12.10.2025 16:07 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
So really what is going on at Affinity?
This big announcement 30th October and the fact you can't buy their software anymore is making me worry.
They can't be thinking of going subscription, can they?
That is their killer edge over Adobe.
11.10.2025 10:44 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Playing around with posting some stuff to YouTube, nothing public yet, 'still learning the ropes'.
Does the quality of the original video actually matter?
No matter what quality, bit rate or key frame interval I pick, the uploaded video looks the same.
11.10.2025 10:15 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Oh yes, these are properly cinematic ASMR videos. I discovered the channel in middle the pandemic when I was 'locked down'.
05.10.2025 19:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
A walk click in the style of the 1970โs orange and white BBC 2 clock ident
My 70โs era BBC 2 ident clock from @hiddenbritain.bsky.social is even better than Iโd hoped for!
02.10.2025 16:53 โ ๐ 47 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
YouTube video by ExplainingComputers
Raspberry Pi 500+
Ooh, a new Raspberry Pi machine!
Exciting
youtu.be/_LYU-I1LzcI?...
25.09.2025 18:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Way hey!
We've just had the #DoctorWho theme (season 2, Nu Who version?) make an appearance on Classic FM's Friday night at the Movies program
19.09.2025 19:46 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
And the horror tag here is for the quality of the story?
I've got this on vinyl and can confirm it is truly awful. I suspect done of the back of the success of the Genesis of the Daleks, which is brilliant!
19.09.2025 19:45 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
How hard can it be?
When it comes to getting a video off an iPhone and editing it, apparently very!
Okay, I've never really tried video editing before, but it feels like I might have jumped in at the deep end.
17.09.2025 20:19 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A pack of Co-op shortcrust mince pies
The Mince Pie season is underway!
This is the one aspect of the Christian Mid Winter festival I donโt mind starting early.
15.09.2025 08:36 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Just caught my first bus for what must be 2 years or more. I love the fact that the recorded stop announcements are in a local Bristol accent!
12.09.2025 08:52 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Everyone is a critic!
My 10 year old Sony DVD player, just died. It popped it's clogs, quite literally while playing the infamous Delaware version of the #DoctorWho theme.
Do you think its trying to say something?
11.09.2025 20:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
An HP gen 2 micro server in a cupboard next to a wall mounted ASUS wi-fi router and a Raspberry Pi in a DIN rail box
Finally, after years (and I do mean years) Iโve got my HP micro server set up in my very ramshackle โhome labโ cupboard.
06.09.2025 09:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A put down from a particle physicist, โIf they where any thicker, Neutrinos wouldnโt pass through them!โ
02.09.2025 17:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Yay! Got my tickets for 10ccโs Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour stop at the #BristolBeacon March next year
28.08.2025 09:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Am I going to watch the 10th test flight of Starship tonight?
Nope!
I still find this very exciting, but just not quite exciting enough to say up till at least midnight. Comfort out weighs excitement for me now!
25.08.2025 20:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Just ordered my BBC 2 clock. Definitely the coolest clock you can buy!
25.08.2025 14:01 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โYou canโt count, count!โ
21.08.2025 20:52 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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