Written by Paul in films on Mon 15 June 2026. Tags: starwars,
I watched The Mandalorian and Grogu. This was the first Star Wars film I have seen in years.
I loved the original trilogy, as a child in the 80s. I was told off, on Threads, for saying that is where it should have ended. I was quite excited when, after …
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Written by Paul in blog on Sun 14 June 2026. Tags: reading,
I finally got myself a e-book reader. Years ago I had a Sony one, which might have been a PRS-500 from 2006. I loved it, I used to plug the USB into my computer, and upload various books onto it. There was no wi-fi, or automatic way for me to …
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Written by Paul in general on Thu 21 May 2026. Tags: general,
Aadam Jacobs ("Chicago Tape Guy") started taping concerts as a teenager. He has recorded over 10,000 tapes of indie and punk rock concerts between 1984 and the 2010s. Volunteers have uploaded thousands of his audio files to the Internet Archive.
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Written by Paul in blog on Wed 01 April 2026. Tags: space,
Artemis I was the first mission in the Artemis programme. An unmanned test flight to orbit the moon and return.
Artemis II is about an hour from "blast off". It is a manned flight, with 4 astronauts. The flight takes them to the moon, and returns with no moon landing …
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Written by Paul in games on Mon 30 March 2026. Tags: snes, old,
King Arthur's World. I loved this game in the 90's. I don't think it was a particularly popular game, but it intrigued me, in the shop, and I didn't regret the purchase.
You control King Arthur, and a number of people in his army. You summon them, from the tent …
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