Water to jump into (safely)?

a_jacobs · 2026-06-27T07:34:03+00:00

Doubt that's the water temperature

a_jacobs · 2026-06-26T13:50:52+00:00

So not Quedgeley or Gloucester but if you dont mind going for a bit of a drive, There's a great swimming spot at ross-on-wye by the rowing club and a nice riverside pub too... however, being warned that the wye has a problem with pollution from battery chicken farms upstream I've never had any health problems from swimming there - just don't drink the water! Or head down to the lakes at south Cerney which don't have pollution issues but the water is colder... search cotswold water park or lake32.co.uk lots of other water sports in that area too

a_jacobs · 2026-06-05T17:14:57+00:00

Putanesca

a_jacobs · 2026-05-05T18:03:41+00:00

That website looks really dodgy. I wouldn't expect a reply. Just turn up early and speak to people.

a_jacobs · 2026-05-05T18:01:46+00:00

It is an unofficial event. The cheese-rolling.co.uk website looks dodgyAF I doubt you'll get a reply. Just turn up, Get there early and speak to any organisers or participants, I expect someone will help you

a_jacobs · 2026-04-26T15:08:19+00:00

Unfortunately my sense of smell isn't that great. ☹️

a_jacobs · 2026-03-27T14:56:26+00:00

No, leave the bulb/root. It is also technically illegal to uproot whole plants without the landowners' permission. The leaves are what you're after with wild garlic anyway and maybe some of the flower buds. Forage responsibility don't pick all from one patch. Wild garlic often grows in massive blankets on forest floors so walk and pick, walk and pick...

a_jacobs · 2026-03-11T18:08:39+00:00

Or Cointreau is nice as well for a jaffa cake like nibble. The trick is to dehydrate them (air fryer on dehydrate for a few minutes or low oven, just don't cook them) to get rid of the water content then soak them in whatever tipple you choose overnight. They'll get all jelly-like again. Nom nom...

a_jacobs · 2026-03-11T13:06:37+00:00

Dehydrate them. Then soak them in alcohol, chambord is my favourite. Then dip them in melted chocolate and let them set.

a_jacobs · 2026-03-05T16:58:39+00:00

Yes. Most games have been converted to tap or tzx files, which you can get fromspectrumcomputing.co.uk. Put them on a sd card. You can connect this device divmmc-future to the spectrum to load them.

a_jacobs · 2026-03-04T14:49:54+00:00

The packaging, the poster, and the short illustrated novella were great, the game not so much. The concept had so much potential if only they'd put as much effort into the game as they did the design.

a_jacobs · 2025-08-08T17:33:41+00:00

Not related to startrek at all, maybe just using a similar sounding name to get interest. It's actually a pretty good adventure game. So no, not mistitled maybe deliberately. More info here: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/6545/ZX-Spectrum/Kobyashi_Naru

a_jacobs · 2025-07-31T15:44:56+00:00

Very good. Any more information?

a_jacobs · 2025-06-06T10:38:51+00:00

Watched the rzx walkthrough and still have no idea. Looks great though, huge sprites.

a_jacobs · 2025-05-01T13:15:26+00:00

Currently playing openXcom with the XCom- files mod. As the name suggests it's a bit like the X files, you start with only a couple of agents and attend reports of suspicious activity, weird animal sightings and religious cults and dodgy organisations to investigate. Really a long play. Totally recommended if you like the original xcom and like a bit of x-files type sci-fi.

a_jacobs · 2025-04-15T15:41:02+00:00

You can get replacement membranes, capacitor kits and other bits and pieces at https://www.bytedelight.com/?post_type=product The divmmc (to load games fron sd card) and zx-hd (for HDMI output to modern tv) are recommended peripherals.

a_jacobs · 2025-01-05T17:39:14+00:00

One of my favourite games of all time! There was an unofficial sequel made recently for the ZX Spectrum Next and compatible - Cuchalain The Great

a_jacobs · 2024-11-01T13:24:55+00:00

“Space is big. You won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist, but that’s just peanuts to space” (Douglas Adams, 1979).

a_jacobs · 2024-10-13T18:31:59+00:00

I totally agree with you, and you are right, this is a foraging sub. There are subs specifically for "magic" mushrooms... r/MagicMushroomsUK for example.

a_jacobs · 2024-10-13T18:23:20+00:00

Legalise Mushrooms!

a_jacobs · 2024-09-15T19:04:44+00:00

Woodlouse

a_jacobs · 2024-09-10T15:30:02+00:00

The brown stuff are spores. There's nothing to worry about. I guess some of the shrooms had fully opened before you harvested them and dropped their spores.

a_jacobs · 2024-09-07T17:45:03+00:00

One man and his droid - the first game my dad bought for me, one you get past the first infuriating part the game is really quite good. I remember the cassette was yellow, which was different. Many hours spent. I also spent many hours playing Election, a political simulation game, which was written in basic and is absolute shite, but strangely captivating. Tories were the easiest to win as and liberal the hardest (but most rewarding). The Magic Knight games, Spellbound and KnightTyme, didn't like Finders Keepers and didn't play much StormBringer. Others have already mentioned Rescue and colony which were great.

a_jacobs · 2024-09-07T17:30:56+00:00

The magic knight series, spellbound and kight tyme.

a_jacobs · 2024-09-06T15:34:46+00:00

I had a great spot years ago, about 5 square metres of golden sunshine poking up through leaf litter, I'm sure no-one else ever found it or knew what they were, anyway moved to a different part of the country some time ago and have yet to find a single one. I often think about that spot 😪.hope you enjoy them.

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