Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮

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Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 22d

I took a bunch of screenshots while watching. This is my favourite one.

A woman with a crazed look on her face, between a bunch of wires, who says "I am the machine"

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 24d

The perfect palace doesn't exi-

Screenshot of Sid Meier's Civilization 1 showing a palace made out of a mix of the three available styles (Arabian/Persian, Medieval European and Roman/Greek)

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 24d

Sid Meier's Civilization has such a captivating intro. I remember watching this in awe when I was a kid. They really managed to convey a sense of grandeur through these chunky pixels and synth beeps. #dosGaming #retroGaming

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 25d

News headline in 2026

Screenshot of Sid Meier's Civilization (1991) showing a game in play on the world map screen (population 4 million, 1901 AD, 332 gold), cities on screen are Vladivostok and Washington. A pop up is overlaid that says "Defense Minister: American civilization destroyed by Russians!"

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 25d

I'm playing Sid Meier's Civilization as the Russians and despite being in the modern era, I only just now discovered gravity lol

Screenshot from Sid Meier's Civilization (1991) showing a man who looks like Sid Meier himself in a lab coat next to a board that says "Russian scientists discover the secret of Theory of Gravity!". In the back is a clock and a photo of Albert Einstein and in the front is an old desktop PC and a bunch of 5.25" floppy disks.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 26d

Try these great Microprose simulations #dosGaming #retroGaming

Screenshot that's shown when quitting Sid Meier's Civilization (1991), advertising 4 other Microprose games: Darklands, Hyperspeed, Railroad Tycoon and Covert Action.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 27d

Another thing that's changed: there are charging sockets in 2nd class now. Previously this was a 1st class feature.

Photo of several blue coloured second class NS train seats. Underneath each pair of seats is a power socket for both euro plug and USB.

Close up of the euro power socket on the left and USB on the right (which has a green light)

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 27d

It's that little white pin at the front, which shows that if I remain here, I'll be at the front of the train. The location of the pin is different for each sign along the platform. This way you can position yourself before the train is even there. Very cool.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 27d

Here's a cool thing they added to the train system since I last used it pre-pandemic: they now have a location indicator on the platform signs that shows where exactly the train will be once it arrives.

Dutch train platform sign for the 9:49 train to Utrecht Central, arriving in one minute. Underneath the station list is a picture of a train, with a pin at the front and an arrow to show in which direction the train moves.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· 29d

I'm peak Dutch right now. That's right, I'm bringing my bike on a train.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jul 12

Fake King's Quest V death screen with King Graham's portrait and text: "whoa whoa whoa, key now come on"

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jul 7

Utrecht central station has a sign that gives you daily updates from nature. Today's one reads: "Giant woodwasps emerge from old wood". I think it's funny how amid all this urban concrete we're getting nature news updates.

Photo of a sign at Utrecht Centraal station that reads (English translation, original Dutch below): "07/07 Today in nature: Giant woodwasps emerge from old wood."

Dutch original: "07/07 Vandaag in de natuur: Reuzenhoutwespen komen tevoorschijn uit oud hout."

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jul 6

Sadly it won't work for a lot of websites (like this one) because animated gifs will be automatically converted to mp4s But Firefox also has a bunch of autoplay options, so maybe it's possible to disable those as well!

All the settings Firefox has in about:config that have "autoplay" in them

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jul 6

Firefox has a setting for this in about:config called image.animation_mode It's set to "normal" by default, but you can set it to "none" and then animated gifs will not animate! You can also set it to "once"

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jul 6

one billion? amateur numbers!

Screenshot of Java Setup saying "3 billion devices run java"

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jun 27

I have a bunch of 1980s music gear. Some mics, an electric piano and a bass guitar, all of which I use all the time. Oldest is my 1970s Korg MS-20 synthesizer, which I bought off an old man who was clearing out the attic and didn't know what these go for. I paid maybe 1/4 of what it's worth :o

Korg MS-20 synthesizer, with a 36 key keyboard at the bottom and a whole bunch of knobs and wires at the top.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jun 19

UNITED STATES VS. AUSTRALIA

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jun 19

Still watching B5, still really into it. Just saw S2E19, where Lyta "sends the password"

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jun 18

We got our first ever batch of home-grown garlic!

A bucket with 20 or so garlic bulbs, with long green/yellowing leaves attached.

The garlic hanging bulb-up on a drying rack.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jun 16

I have this very apt screenshot saved on my computer for exactly this situation lol

Screenshot of a YouTube comment by user "@mostlycusimbored" posted "7 months ago", saying: "This is the first time i feel like im not that online", with 713x thumbs up and a like by the video creator.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jun 14

I was at Blast Galaxy arcade in Amsterdam. It's a massive floor with all sorts of cabinets, free to play as much as you like after paying an entry fee. And for me it was free because @gibberish-draft.bsky.social invited me for the launch of Solis! Thanks! store.steampowered.com/app/3382310/...

Photo taken at Blast Galaxy arcade, showing a row of arcade cabinets. Prominently shown in front is one with two giant drums.

Photo taken at Blast Galaxy arcade, showing a row of arcade cabinets. One is Joust, another is Tetris. I don't know the other ones. There are tiny stools in front of the cabinets so you can sit down as you play.

Photo taken at Blast Galaxy arcade, showing a row of arcade cabinets. One is Crazy Taxi, another is Outrunners, which has two seats in front of the steering wheels.

Photo taken at Blast Galaxy arcade, showing a wide shot of the floor. There are easily over 30 cabinets here, as well as other types of games, like air hockey, but also consoles connected to TVs.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jun 12

I'm watching Babylon 5 for the first time. I didn't really know what to expect, but I'm really into it! I'm about halfway season 2 and I think I just hit the goofiest scene yet and I just have to share it with yall

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jun 8

also, the "clear connection"... it wasn't exactly 1080p lol

Screenshot from the 1969 moon landing as it was broadcast on NBC, showing two astronauts outside the lunar lander setting up the US flag.

Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮@martijnfrazer· Jun 4

The problem I had before is that even when running a relatively light game like Shapez 2 here, both the CPU and GPU would shoot up to 80 deg C in no time and then creep up further towards 100 deg C as I played. And look at it now! This is after the game has been running for 2-3 hours!