Tag Archives: babes

Rewind: 2014

Posted on Saturday, 27. December 2014 by hmvh

2014 was a strenuous year. In fact, it was a terrifying year. 2015 must hurry up and get here. Continue reading →

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Rewind: 2013

Posted on Wednesday, 25. December 2013 by hmvh

What a strange year it’s been. Much happened. Nelson Mandela passed away in December at the age of 95. David Cameron and Barack Obama used the opportunity to pose for a selfie with the Danish Prime Minister. The revelations elevated Mr. Snowden to the status of a hero in the eyes of most… Continue reading →

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Rewind: 2012

Posted on Sunday, 23. December 2012 by hmvh

If you’re reading this, you might have noticed that the world didn’t end on 21-12-2012 as supposedly forecast by the Mayans. Our little blue marble continues to spin and orbit around the sun. All the hype was for nothing, as was the fearmongering about the possible black hole caused by firing up the Large Hadron Collider. Continue reading →

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Rewind: 2011

Posted on Sunday, 25. December 2011 by hmvh

As the end of 2011 approaches, now would be a good time to reflect on the year that was. If you’re reading this you may have noticed that the world didn’t end in 2011 (unless you’re Harold Camping) — it’ll only end next year (if you’re a Mayan). Continue reading →

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Woman laughing alone with salad

Posted on Sunday, 3. July 2011 by hmvh

There’s no viewing images online such as on this very web page. If you wanted (to view) an image file, you would have to manually select (tag) it and then launch a protocol such as Z-Modem to download it. Afterwards, once you’ve downloaded the image, you’d have to log off the BBS, exit (or shell) your terminal program, and finally launch a viewer such as CompuShow in order to view your bounty. And sometimes the bounty sucked. Why on earth would you download such epic suckage? Continue reading →

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BBS ads and ANSi screens

Posted on Thursday, 26. May 2011 by hmvh

Permit me to show off a small and personal selection of old BBS Adverts and ANSi Screens for your retro viewing pleasure. Continue reading →

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Xmas 2009

Posted on Friday, 25. December 2009 by hmvh

CHRISTMAS defined. Continue reading →

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(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail?

Posted on Saturday, 21. March 2009 by hmvh

So far we’re up to ten drives across eight PCs unable to read the discs, and I’m getting a little peeved. Both look perfectly OK… no scratches, degradation, fading, rot or anything visible to the human eye — and these are two discs stored in two different rooms, far away from sunlight or other radiation. Feared lost is a time capsule. Continue reading →

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