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Someone was also violently pounding the keys on this #Spectrum
zen80 update: improved tests
Apart from the already substantial unit tests, we now have two additional and rather stringent tests:
This test loads the ZX Spectrum 128 ROMs (0 and 1) and runs that machine's initialisation process. Then it shows a statistical analysis of the instruction coverage that's been executed during rom initialisation. (total percentage of different opcodes executed for each instruction group)
The second big test implements traps as barebones CP/M shims, loads ZEXDOC.COM and runs its extensive stress test (this can be long).
Work is ongoing to support ZEXALL.COM as well, an even more stringent version of zexdoc that also tests undocumented registers and quirks of the Z80, one of the hardest tests known. This will be next, after I'm certain that this passes all ZEXDOC tests without a hitch. So far so good!
In which Facearcade revives a Timex Sinclair 2068
https://youtube.com/shorts/eCL7PZ_r9zg?feature=shared
Ya he recibido la nueva #MicroHobby y aunque sólo he leído por ahora la mitad puedo confirmar que esto no es un sacacuartos sin alma para señores nostálgicos de mediana edad. Es un producto hecho con un cariño infinito y un profundo respeto al original (no solo mantiene la numeración sino que incluso tienen el mismo ISBN), sorprendentemente lleno de contenido para tratarse de un nicho dentro de una afición de nicho. La única pega que le puedo poner es que las demos son solo para la versión en digital con lo cual en papel pierdes una parte de la experiencia. Encantado estoy, no solo seguiré suscrito sino que posiblemente me pase a papel más digital para tener nuevos viejos juegos para el Spectrum 
In the last few hours the ZX Spectrum Next KS3 has crossed the mark of 3000 pledges.
Funding had already been secured within 10 minutes this morning after the campaign was opened 8:00 am GMT on Saturday.
Just contributed to the Issue 3 of the ZX Spectrum Next kickstarter! Looking forward for the accelerated version around December…
It is all (4 times!) fully backed now, but if you’re interested, now is the moment. And there is a translucent magenta case that might just be your thing…
Just have a look! 29 days to go…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0
#Kickstarter #ZXSpectrum
#Spectrum #SpectrumNext
#ZXSpectrumNext #ZXSpectrumNextIssue3
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#YESquote: 9 Minds:Inner Lives on the #Spectrum/David Tammet - "Research has shown " #disabled" ppl can be lonelier than "non-disabled," #autistic ppl particularly. Autistic ppl...are "disabled" when others...do not undrstnd their diffrntly wired minds nor accommodate for their needs. bit.ly/4eYidJv
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 coming to Kickstarter this Saturday! #zxspectrumnext #issue3 #fpga #c64 #zxspectrum #spectrum #kickstarter
Armchair Arcade · Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 coming to Kickstarter this Saturday! - Armchair ArcadeAs an owner and fan of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next from the first run, aka, Issue 1, I'm looking forward to the unveiling of Issue 3, which goes live on Saturday, July 19, 2025. They promise some performance and other improvements from the previous issues.
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What is the reversal of infodumping? @actuallyautistic
(What would you label "being subjected to or seeking further information on a topic, possibly for current or future deepdive sharing"?)
Very interested in translations or interpretations in other languages, including gestural and/or sign language, if you know any and want to share.
Aw, I just thought of Info dunking. Ah well.
Let info damping be "to rain on someone's misinformation parade." [Maybe dampening? Idk. Linguists take the wheel.]
33 años después vuelve #Microhobby y encima en papel, me he visto obligado a suscribirme porque en esta casa se apoya a la gente que tiene iniciativas tan encantadoramente locas.
tienda.hechoconpixels.comMicrohobby nº218 – Tienda Hecho con Pixels
Internet outages!
Started today at about 540pm PDT 7 July 2025 and came back at 840pm. #Spectrum says there may be intermentitate outages.
Hi honey! I'm home!
Or, the #Spectrum internet outage may be fixed after 3 hours. 
Will I find weird star colors in non-typical stars?
1st photo - Zeta Herculis and Beta Draconis - high metallicity stars. North is to the left and captures the keystone asterism in Hercules in the upper right of the frame and the head of Draco in the lower left. High metallicity stars have more absorption features in their spectra compared to low metallicity stars.
To my eye, they don't exhibit weird color that is different than all the other stars in the frame.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallicity
2nd photo - finder chart with these two stars circled in red.
3rd photo - Omicron Draconis is a star with emission lines in its spectrum. It's an RS Canum Venaticorum type of star and that is one of their defining characteristics. Again, it's color does not stand out as weird.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission-line_star
4th photo - finder chart.
I plan to image other emission line stars after monsoon ends.
A star with a weird color - Nova Lupi 2025 (V462 Lupi)
1st photo is not annotated. Can you find the nova?
2nd photo is annotated.
3rd photo was deliberately mis-focused so that stars were larger disks instead of small points. This makes it easier to see the color.
Note that there are plenty of orange stars and plenty of blue stars...but the nova has a unique color. To my eye it's a pale purple.
Why does the nova have a weird color?
4th image was taken from https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1771205990440705&set=pcb.10056320127790102 it's a spectrum of the nova. Most stars have a blackbody radiation distribution, but novae (that's the Latin form, plural) have strong emission lines at discrete colors. That can make a weird color compared to most stars.
Image taken with a camera on a fixed tripod.
Ventura County (and Los Angeles) lost Internet access due to a Spectrum cut today. (I was not paying attention, usually the local radio repeaters fill with people complaining about no Internet).
abc7.com · Thousands of Los Angeles-area Spectrum customers report outages after fiber lines cut in Van NuysSpectrum said it is working with LAPD, and there is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.
#Emulsion is nearing completion!
#atari #spectrum #nes #sms #pcengine #amiga #megadrive #gameboy #lynx #gamegear #snes #jaguar #saturn #psx #n64 #dreamcast #ps2 #gamecube #xbox #psp #ps3 #3ds #xbox360 #ps4
#gamedev #retrogaming #emulation #game #IndieDev #gaming #linux #floss
https://yphil.gitlab.io/emulsion/
https://gitlab.com/yphil/emulsion
Who dis? Neau keycaps?
I hope the #Spectrum theme isn't too late for #PrideMonth 
Today was a really fun cosplay meetup by @disney_thailand_fanclub ! I went as the MCU version of my favorite superhero, Monica Rambeau 
Everyone was so nice and had such great costumes! It was great to meet so many other cosplayers and Marvel fans, I hope to meet up with all of them again soon 
#ADHD peeps,
What does #dopamining look like to you?
I'm looking for positive examples with an eye to actual productivity when you feel stuck.
Thank you!!!