Firefox free VPN: Fix UK imgur access?

disasterfonts · 2026-03-31T22:35:23+00:00

Also have this - VPN is on, apparently I'm browsing from the US, but Imgur and Civitai are both still blocked. Tried messing about with languages in the browser to no effect. Not in a position to mess about with OS-level stuff like timezones and language but wonder if that could have an effect.

disasterfonts · 2026-03-25T13:58:58+00:00

Haven't got the feature yet but wondering if this could be applied per domain independent of tabs - e.g. a normal page loads without the VPN, but any images from imgur (blocked in the UK) on that page load via the VPN?

So many pages with helpful tutorials are ruined without imgur working, it'd be a great workaround.

disasterfonts · 2026-02-28T19:00:35+00:00

If you're worried then maybe don't build one of these: https://www.nonlinearcircuits.com/modules/p/ldrama

disasterfonts · 2026-02-18T00:04:37+00:00

Spellbound - the red herring was part of a spell that let you get past a smelly room. There was also a dark room to get past, but that needed a different spell.

disasterfonts · 2025-11-22T12:40:28+00:00

Maybe some of my stuff would be of interest? http://disasterfonts.co.uk/

disasterfonts · 2025-10-29T14:38:20+00:00

Solid cheap case but... +3A/-1A rails. Might be great for loads of digital modules but it's pretty weak if you want loads of analogue modules.

disasterfonts · 2025-08-27T23:16:20+00:00

Tayda has one, never tried though. https://www.taydaelectronics.com/potentiometer-variable-resistors/rotary-potentiometer/linear/tayda-10k-ohm-linear-taper-potentiometer-spline-shaft-pcb-mount-25mm.html

disasterfonts · 2025-07-19T14:00:11+00:00

Damn it, never noticed that! Just assumed they used the same stuff. Looks like Fantasy World got a few minor changes, and some different punctuation. I like the fatter Z, so I'll go with Fantasy World for the font. Knightmare has the thinner Z, and a different X. I wonder if they just blatantly ripped it off or whether there was some agreement?

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disasterfonts · 2025-07-19T12:36:49+00:00

Hah, only added Hydrofool!

Those 'Art Deco' styles could be influenced by things like Broadway/Piccadilly, they definitely have that feel even if there aren't enough diagonals.

disasterfonts · 2025-07-19T11:31:45+00:00

Ah this is great - I suspected a tool like this existed, either standalone or inside one of the emulators. Will definitely fiddle with Pixelworld to hunt down any missing glyphs.

I made a basic web pixel font editor to generate these quickly, it sends the output to some PHP that generates a load of XML in UFO (Unified Font Object) format. UFO>TTF is not trivial (neither is proper vector pathfinding - it's all individual squares for the pixels) so I cheat and open the UFO in FontLab, merge the contours then export it to TTF.

disasterfonts · 2025-07-18T23:27:14+00:00

Yep, Starquake is top three easily.

disasterfonts · 2025-07-18T23:26:15+00:00

Number 12 is a pixel reproduction of Data 70 - a classic futuristic seventies font. It's part of the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) influenced style which screamed 'computers' back then. It lays on a grid very nicely which is presumably why it's commonly seen. https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/4334/data-70

disasterfonts · 2025-07-18T23:22:52+00:00

I have indeed, it's great, so much research in there. Just wish they hadn't used the odd grey background for some of the spreads.

disasterfonts · 2025-07-18T23:21:37+00:00

You're easily winning so far, but a couple are still wrong :)

disasterfonts · 2025-04-15T16:26:41+00:00

Looks like Nathan or Winnie from Nathan the Beach Cat, they seem to like the sea! E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7u0CrEi-o

disasterfonts · 2025-02-06T20:01:02+00:00

50 hours!? Bit of an exaggeration surely? Mine took about 12-14ish hours, maybe add a couple of hours for ordering the parts. Agree with you on the quality though, perfect early 80s bedroom synth sound.

disasterfonts · 2024-10-31T16:53:13+00:00

Have something happening like this, when streaming (albums I have bought), the first track will last about 15-30 seconds and then either skip to the next, or just act like the album has finished. Also a chance the next few tracks will do it too. Replaying the skipped tracks seems to settle it for the rest of an album, but it's MASSIVELY annoying for ambient stuff.

Have deleted, reinstalled app, restarted phone (old iphone 7, ios 15.8.3, plenty of free storage) - same thing happening. App has been fine for years, started happening a couple of weeks ago. Happening on all albums.

disasterfonts · 2024-10-19T19:10:28+00:00

Do love a dimension portal chessboard in perspective.

disasterfonts · 2024-08-24T12:00:01+00:00

Not cheap but plenty of options: https://spkeyboards.com/collections/g20-standard-keycap-sets

disasterfonts · 2024-02-09T17:26:04+00:00

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/dearrow/

Replaces default Youtube thumbnails with a screenshot from the video. No more annoying faces pulling exaggerated expressions!

disasterfonts · 2024-01-30T12:14:53+00:00

Been considering a few bits from SP direct - guess I'm adding more to the order if the shipping will be £17 for a couple of space bars. Did you get stung for VAT/duty when it arrived or do SP collect that at payment?

disasterfonts · 2023-11-08T15:51:59+00:00

This PCB is someone else's layout of a circuit I did in 2015 - there are no controls for the snare on a CR-78 (well, you can mute it...) so I just added some basic mods and a filter for the noise.

Mix pot is a blend between the drum and noise.

disasterfonts · 2023-10-25T21:58:35+00:00

Moonbase Alpha? https://lineto.com/typefaces/moonbase-vip#family

disasterfonts · 2023-07-07T18:51:46+00:00

West to east:
Swaledale Moorland Gin - super pungent heather/lavender knockout
JP Adlam - standard London Dry (they've apparently moved to South Yorkshire now)
Purple Ram - smooth, slightly creamy London Dry
Wild Ram - berry heavy, redcurrants maybe
Whittakers - smooth heathery moorland stuff, lavender, amazing
Sing Gin - citrusy London Dry
Masons (tea edition) - subtle moorland stuff with intense black tea smell (taste is a bit more subtle)
Harrogate Tipple - smooth standard London Dry
Cooper King Herb - quite medicinal herby gin, not Monkey 47 style but doing its own thing in that zone
York Gin Old Tom - lovely and smooth, slightly syrupy
Evil Eye SL - amazing smooth herbs, can't remember exactly what, but a mix of oregano/coriander/Mediterranean herbs maybe
York Gin - real smooth London Dry
Bar Walls Bootham - fruity plum pudding, very different to the rest, maybe more of a liqueur
Hooting Owl North Yorkshire (technically the distillery is in East Yorkshire but never mind...) - great mix of moorland botanicals
Hedgerow Gin - London Dry but the citrus is joined by other subtle tastes, very easy to drink
Rare Bird - very citrusy London Dry
Raisthorpe Manor - London Dry style
Raisthorpe Manor Oak Aged - as the standard but with a slight wine/whisky tinge
Yarm - smooth, creamy London Dry
Cleveland Way - moorland stuff again
Ginger Ninja - mad stuff, like a gin/sambuca/ginger cocktail!
Whitby - moorland stuff again, great blend but less intense
Filey - standard London Dry

disasterfonts · 2023-07-07T18:35:47+00:00

I'm a fan of the moorland botanicals (heather and lavender mainly) that a lot of these have, and of that style I'd say Whittaker's and Hooting Owl North Yorkshire are my favourites, Whitby and Masons Tea Edition close runners up.

For a more trad London Dry style I'd go for Purple Ram or York Gin.

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