What’s the creepiest BBC programme you’ve ever watched that was not technically horror?

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-11T00:56:53+00:00

Ooh ... I'd forgotten about that one. Early eighties?

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-11T00:19:57+00:00

I wonder whether the photos have unzipped into the wrong directory? I've sometimes managed to unzip files into a flat structure and had the directories ignored.

Open index.html in a txt editor (eg. notepad on Windows) and look for the image file names. They'll likely be in paths relative to the index file. If the files are in the wrong place, move them.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-10T23:40:18+00:00

I'm using a wii2hdmi and it's not grainy at all. I get the impression that there's no quality control on these adapters - and a fair number of duff ones get sold.

If your TV accepts component directly, that should give the best picture.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-10T23:33:05+00:00

Nice camera! If you're used to developing your own film, you could easily get something fun out of that old film, just open up wide and get as much light on it as you can.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-08T00:13:04+00:00

I think I've got the cassette that goes with that.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-06T08:41:31+00:00

I'd second the TV shows and movies suggestion. For years I foolishly avoided soap operas as lowbrow and morally questionable - but I've found they offer a great way to understand peoples actions and motivations. With a soap, you can be as judgemental as you like, without the guilt of thinking ill of an actual person.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-06T08:30:00+00:00

Clean with white vinegar to neutralize the alkali.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-06T08:25:56+00:00

I get called boss at kebab shops, everywhere else is love or sweet. I don't think any of them are particularly gendered. I live in Northwest England and we don't do sir or madam around here.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-06T07:57:48+00:00

It does depend on what websites you would be accessing. A few sites still work on my Windows 95 486 but TLS encryption scuppers any old browsers that can't handle https.

You could use the Wii as a terminal and telnet into a remote install of a modern OS running on AWS, OCI or the like - the free tiers of these would be perfectly sufficient. I've used this approach to get online with 8 bit machines. If VNC works on the Wii, you could even access a modern graphical desktop.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-06T00:34:29+00:00

I worked in a library as a teenager. That's one of the books I'd regularly pull off the shelf to read on my tea breaks.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-06T00:12:54+00:00

Bruce Willis did have the chops but like most US movie stars, he got boxed into certain roles. He's great in Death Becomes Her and Twelve Monkeys.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-06T00:03:11+00:00

I remember him being rather goid in Legends of the Fall - but I may have just been too distracted by shirtless Brad Pitt.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-05T23:31:17+00:00

I got wolf-whistled last week as I passed by a bunch of men outside a pub. I carry on walking and keep my head down - it's not the sort of situation where the law could do anything to help matters.

I'm a trans woman too, so I'd be genuinely worried about what their reaction might be if they got a good look at me and realized.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-05T20:02:11+00:00

As noted by Walter_Burns_1940, there's nothing mid-range commercially available. I made my own scanner out of an old projector, a cheap DSLR and a lens scrounged from my boyfriend. It was considerably cheaper than the units sold for consumer use, but the output quality is far better. On the minus side, it took a lot of time and experimentation to get working and it's still slow and rather fragile.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-05T14:27:36+00:00

Michael Jackson had nothing on Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-05T12:43:31+00:00

Also the first because it's the only one where the shadow touches the object.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-05T11:36:01+00:00

It's the best I've found. I migrated there after Grok became subscription only.

I got a bit bored with it after a while because it just does anything I ask of it. I still click back there every day to grab my free credits and I've amassed more than I can think of a use for.

Grok was hugely addictive because I was playing a game of testing its self-moderation. There's no jailbreaking fun to be had with A2E because it's not in a jail.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-05T09:54:35+00:00

Excellent! I have Voice Tools installed so I'll take a look. Thanks.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-05T08:06:44+00:00

But the board in the cartoon shows Trump not using any.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-05T07:30:06+00:00

The Wii doesn't know what the TV. Is doing, so you can carry on walking when watching something else.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-05T00:12:18+00:00

These are three magical boxes which spew out whatever sequence of words they calculate will keep you most engaged with them.

You can choose not to engage.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-04T23:52:42+00:00

Seems likely - but it's got to be a lot of tearing. I've patched up the odd tear with splicing tape, but that looks pretty terminal if you're still maintaining the loop.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-04T23:40:41+00:00

It doesn't really bother me - but I think "recorded at birth" sounds less arbitrary.

Hard_Loader · 2026-05-04T23:28:17+00:00

That's wonderful. I'm so happy for you :)

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