For unknown reasons, my youngest (1) remembered of the "Speed Chess" scene from the "Gambit" episode of Blake's 7, (2) dig up a clip of the scene, and (3) attempted to transcribe it into MuseScore. #blakes7
@blakes7podcast.bsky.social Soundtrack, you say? 😉 youtu.be/mybrZtcQugE?...
Brochure cover for Atari Computer Camps, centered on an Atari 800 home computer surrounded by sports gear and outdoor items including a football, basketball, baseball glove, tennis racket, tennis ball, swim goggles, flippers, horseshoe, badminton shuttlecock, and a butterfly net. The ad tagline at the bottom reads, "Atari Computer Camps, The camp experience that lasts the rest of your life."
I never got to go to an Atari Computer Camp, but I never forgot about my attempts to convince my mom to send me. Despite wanting to go, I still didn't know much about them, so today I take a look at the origins, cost, rise, and fall of Atari Computer Camps.
www.retroist.com/p/atari-comp...
done
Hand-drawing of a ninja holding a rake and a water can, pouring water on a flower. A large bug floating ahead. At the top it says "NINJA GARDEN".
(10 years ago) My son misheard me, and I had to draw what he heard. #ninjagaiden
And if you just want all Tux, all the time... tuxpaint.org/gallery/imag... #tuxpaint #tux #linux #penguin
Ugly orange alien head on top of a black and white drawing of a child.
Well, you know my name is Saymon. 🎜 #blakes7
Second place! :)
Flappy!
I love these old Atari 8-bit programmer reference manuals. They detail eveything about the Atari 400/800 8-bit systems. There's a fully annotated source code listing for the Operating System so you see understand exactly how the computer works. I do miss these kind of manuals.
Why? Didn't he like it?
(I'll see myself out)
Third edition of the FujiCup, a competition that selects the best #Atari8bit computers game of the previous year (2025). In addition to the jury's vote, there is also a popular vote, which requires a free donation to participate, contributing to a rich prize pool. fujicup.pl #atari
![Title: "Unprepared for a Regrettable Luncheon! (With apologies to Kelly)"
In the visual style of famed The Onion cartoonist Stan Kelly, Superintendent Chalmers is having lunch with Principal Skinner, who is menacingly placing a tray of hamburgers and fries upon the table, which greatly upsets Chalmers. Beneath one of the hamburgers is a wrapper bearing the text "Obviously grilled fast food".
Chalmers [labelled as "Disappointed guests"]: "B-but... I thought we were having steamed CLAMS!!"
Skinner [labelled as "Isometric exercising* odd fellows" - the asterisk refers to a footnote reading "Latest fad"]: "Oh, no, I made STEAMED HAMS™®! ©1996 Skinner family All rights reserved"
From within the clouds of smoke billowing from Skinner's kitchen (wherein an American flag can be seen burning) three heavenly beings gaze upon the scene disapprovingly: A pig labelled "Actual hams", Krusty the clown, labelled "Hard-working patent-holders", and a teenaged fry-cook labelled "Ignored sandwich artists".
Lady Liberty peeks in the door and sheds a sad tear at this woeful scene.
Kelly's obligatory artist cameo has him disgruntledly commenting "Seymour-a bore-e-malice."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h7rietqq6qdljhsjq242kcr7/bafkreigkqxu2qfnyp3vlqgx77zrsyz5jjhxp7ret23emknwqovh5gjovzy)
Title: "Unprepared for a Regrettable Luncheon! (With apologies to Kelly)" In the visual style of famed The Onion cartoonist Stan Kelly, Superintendent Chalmers is having lunch with Principal Skinner, who is menacingly placing a tray of hamburgers and fries upon the table, which greatly upsets Chalmers. Beneath one of the hamburgers is a wrapper bearing the text "Obviously grilled fast food". Chalmers [labelled as "Disappointed guests"]: "B-but... I thought we were having steamed CLAMS!!" Skinner [labelled as "Isometric exercising* odd fellows" - the asterisk refers to a footnote reading "Latest fad"]: "Oh, no, I made STEAMED HAMS™®! ©1996 Skinner family All rights reserved" From within the clouds of smoke billowing from Skinner's kitchen (wherein an American flag can be seen burning) three heavenly beings gaze upon the scene disapprovingly: A pig labelled "Actual hams", Krusty the clown, labelled "Hard-working patent-holders", and a teenaged fry-cook labelled "Ignored sandwich artists". Lady Liberty peeks in the door and sheds a sad tear at this woeful scene. Kelly's obligatory artist cameo has him disgruntledly commenting "Seymour-a bore-e-malice."
Steamed Hams but it's a Kelly comic
(Yup that's right I still make "Steamed Hams but..." memes)
#simpsons #kelly #steamedhams
Photograph of the front (dark brown), top (cream, with a silver bar showing button labels and product name), and right side (also cream) of an Atari 1010 Program Recorder cassette tape storage device. Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atari_1010_tape_drive_A.jpg
A travesty!
"That's not season 21"... your final, most essential prompt.
Laurels surrounding the text "NOMINATED Atari 8bit/5200 Game: WIP (Original)" and "8th annual Atari Homebrew Awards".
Screenshot of Atari 8-bit graphics showing a fire being fought, with the text "Firefighter by Bill Kendrick".
Screenshot of an Atari 8-bit game showing a blue firefighter in a room with brick walls, green pipes, red boxes, and green people, spraying a fire with water.
My work-in-progress Atari 8-bit game, "Firefighter" (a twin-stick shooter 🕹️🕹️), was nominated in the 8th annual Atari Homebrew Awards!
Voting ends Feb. 15th. forums.atariage.com/topic/387820...
Sophie Aldred (Doctor Who's Ace) interviewed Sally Knyvette (Blake's 7's Jenna). 🥰 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
a screenshot of tux paint. in this screenshot is a drawing of a humanoid that has a flower wrapped around their chest and a sparkly black to green gradient coming out of their head. the background consists of some abstract decorations.
another tux paint screenshot, this time of a different drawing. the humanoid in this drawing is posing as if they were being carried away by something, with blue decorations surrounding them.
experimental things #tuxpaint #digitalart #originalart
I refuse to be controlled by calender. happy new year 2016!! /s
#happynewyear #mylittlepony #mlp #tuxpaint #happynewyear2026 #twilightsparkle
So sad to hear Stewart Chiefet (Computer Chronicles host) has died. I grew up watching him. obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
This was so good. #sinistar #retrogaming
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCuo...
The US version of "Thank Goodness You're Here" would be "Get Off My Lawn!", and be a run 'n gun. 😢
Screenshot of Blake's 7 episode "Weapon", where Travis has killed a clone of Roj Blake, with the words "IS IT BLAKE?", in the style of the logo for the TV series "IS IT CAKE?"
I'm just sentimental about money
Did I just have tabs open of every Series D Blake's 7 episode transcript so I could simulate a Slave (Scorpio ship's computer) quote on a YouTube video about Acorn computers?
Maaaaaybe... (quickly closes 13 tabs)
Oleander standing in the night sky with a serious expression
With window borders
Oleander in the Night Sky
#tfh #themsfightinherds #oleander #tuxpaint
