{"id":546,"date":"2015-08-30T14:16:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T14:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/z303.org\/?p=546"},"modified":"2025-03-17T22:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T22:03:49","slug":"a-to-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"A to Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prompted by <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/bristol-stories\/923bd7ee574f\">Jukesie&#8217;s own A to Z<\/a> and a little push from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thayer\">Thayer<\/a> to actually post this, my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kkP_wSGQmQU\">A to Z<\/a> of influences and interests:<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>A is for Arcades<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arcades in the 80\u2019s &amp; 90\u2019s\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YoV7xS3QYG0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe amazing visuals and sounds, much in advance of what you could get a home. Arcades in the 80s were magical places. I still  remember playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ctr54kopo8I\">Battlezone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fLnkCAFihqA\">Gauntlet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NXkdp7c035s\">Golden Axe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=65weTx0haog\">Afterburner<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g6JC-HCNcio\">Hard Drivin&#8217;<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u5S7pj9metQ\">Chase HQ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FnrhYfqtUUI\">Daytona<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M7vTjEebrnQ\">Starblade<\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B is for Battle of the Planets<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Battle of the Planets intro (high DVD quality)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/acOnskcyrtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nMy introduction to Anime. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Planets\">Battle of the Planets<\/a> (and interesting seeing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=co4_WHDp72Y\">differences to Gatchaman<\/a> years later) along with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monkey_(TV_series)\">Monkey<\/a> (Still a great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K2huJqFsFDE\">theme tune<\/a>) were totally unlike anything else on television in the late 70&#8217;s and early 80&#8217;s. Only later did I find out many more shows existed and searched out <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castle_in_the_Sky\">Laputa: Castle in the Sky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Akira_(film)\">Akira<\/a> (I even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/z303\/albums\/72157629059339207\">own some of the cells<\/a> now) and many others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C is for Cinema<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"London BFI IMAX screen replacement | BFI\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9d1AH3ijDE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nHaving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RCxgqHqakXc\">big screen TV<\/a> is nice, being right age to watch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kurtodrome.net\/moviedrome.htm\">Moviedrome<\/a> and similar seasons on Channel 4 was also a huge part of my eduction in film but nothing beats seeing films in a dark room on a big screen with a huge sound system, even better when you can share it with friends. <\/p>\n<p><strong>D is for Demoscene<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elevated by RGBA and TBC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_YWMGuh15nE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nSeeing my first intro was one of those moments when my life changed. I really wanted to learn how to create something like that. The creativity shown by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metafilter.com\/114704\/Demoscene-The-Art-of-the-Algorithms\">demoscene<\/a> still makes me smile regularly. <\/p>\n<p><strong>E is for Education<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eric Prydz VS Pink Floyd - &#039;Proper Education&#039; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IttkDYE33aU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nFormal education, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/\">Open University<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Massive_open_online_course\">MOOCs<\/a>, books or <a href=\"https:\/\/pinboard.in\/u:Z303\/t:tutorial\/\">tutorials<\/a>. I can&#8217;t imagine not pushing myself to learning new ideas or skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>F is for Fractals<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"REVISION 2012 | Hartverdrahtet (Akronyme Analogiker)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wIe88EMdvzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nHaving a simple looking piece of maths produce complex images always intrigued me. At University I spent two years researching <a href=\"https:\/\/pinboard.in\/u:Z303\/t:terrain\/\">terrain and planet generation<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/z303.org\/2010\/11\/07\/fractals-an-excuse-to-show-some-pretty-pictures\/\">Fractals<\/a> were an obvious choice for my talk at <a href=\"http:\/\/bathcamp.org\/\">BathCamp<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>G is for Gaming<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pure Pwnage episode 1 - &quot;Life of a Pro Gamer&quot; [original web series]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WqWFYOxjZ54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been playing computer games for over 30 years. I played <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elite_(video_game)\">Elite<\/a> on a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC_Micro\">BBC B<\/a>. Progressing via the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atari_ST\">ST<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amiga_500\">Amiga 500<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amiga_1200\">Amiga 1200<\/a> finally ending up on the PC, then with a couple of iterations to arrived at <a href=\"http:\/\/z303.org\/2013\/08\/23\/pc-build\/\">my current system<\/a>. Gaming has always been social for me. I may play more or less at various times but I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll ever give up completely. <\/p>\n<p><strong>H is for HTML<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gabe &amp; Max&#039;s Internet Thing\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PPsUmhqncAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8216;View Source&#8217; has a lot to answer for. Running <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosaic_(web_browser)\">Mosaic<\/a> (on a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SPARCstation_10\">Sparc 10<\/a>) for the first time and having another I want to make that moment. I pulled page apart and put them back together learning HTML in the process. <\/p>\n<p><strong>I is for Irish<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Irish Rover\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tHDX9qb2-BQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve always been proud of the Irish side of my heritage. Growing up with a duel nationality means I&#8217;ve never felt 100% British (or Irish for that matter) and always a little bit of an outsider. <\/p>\n<p><strong>J is for Jets<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Awesome Head- On XH558 Beachy Head\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uYfKCiKPGHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nHaving both parents in RAF I&#8217;ve got to see many planes up close. I can&#8217;t remember the number of times I&#8217;ve seen the  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airdisplaymuseum.com\/Pages\/VintagePair.aspx\">Vintage Pair<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/reds\/\">Red Arrows<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vulcantothesky.org\/\">XH558<\/a> is my favourite aircraft I&#8217;ve seen fly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>K is for Kink<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Torture Garden 2015 Valentines Ball\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/127170323?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nNot in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/jenny-trout\/fifty-shades-of-grey-and-the-antifeminist-critique_b_6630178.html\">50 Shades<\/a> way but I did go to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torture_Garden_(fetish_club)\">Torture Garden<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WfgjS6YzT2k\">a nice look at the early days<\/a>) for my birthday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L is for Libraries<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lord of the Libraries\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CdTAv4dCZMg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nGrowing up my Saturday&#8217;s were swimming then the library. Having access to all that knowledge and just being able to explore different subjects was very special.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M is for Mecha<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Macross 25th Anniversary  ALL THAT VF\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rKNoo8MbuNU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nWho doesn&#8217;t like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mecha\">giant robots<\/a>. I still have my copies of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robotech_(role-playing_game)\">Robotech RPG<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BattleTech\">Battletech<\/a>. I love <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gundam\">Gundam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gunbuster\">Gunbuster<\/a> but <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macross\">Macross<\/a> for me still has the best designs<\/p>\n<p><strong>N is for Nottingham<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nottingham City Centre 1986\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4-1YLGdNAlM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI remember <a href=\"http:\/\/www.page45.com\/\">Page 45<\/a> when it was in the basement of Virgin Megastore. going back is strange now. I have been away too long but I was so happy to see <a href=\"http:\/\/gamecity.org\/\">The National Videogame Arcade<\/a> open (and visit).<\/p>\n<p><strong>O is for Office Space<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Office Space - Printer Scene (UNCENSORED)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N9wsjroVlu8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nA film that is dangerously close to being a documentary of my working life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>P is for Pizza<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samurai Pizza Cats Intro\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WZNt9p4LWeA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe best type of <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.wired.com\/wired\/archive\/2.01\/microserfs.html\">flat food<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q is for QUILTBAG<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brighton Pride 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TzUjo6d_9tY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nMy memories of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Section_28\">Section 28<\/a>, are someone mentioning being Gay in a lesson and the teacher just saying they couldn&#8217;t really talk about that. I don&#8217;t blame the teacher but for those who were not straight it did make things more lonely. <\/p>\n<p><strong>R is for Record Shops<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIGH FIDELITY Saturday at the Record Store\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0eBh6xipKYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nJust searching the racks for that hard to find remix or release is a great way to spend time. Now you just type the name into Google, quick but less of an experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S is for 68000<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"68XXX Microprocessor - Edgar &amp; Jiggy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-pBoof1S8_Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe first processor I learnt how to program in assembly. I still remember much of the syntax, all these years later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>T is for T-Shirts<\/strong><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_583\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/z303.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Shirt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-583\" src=\"https:\/\/z303.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Shirt.jpg\" alt=\"Joypad T-Shirt\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Shirt.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Shirt-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Shirt-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Shirt-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Shirt-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joypad T-Shirt<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAffordable wearable art. I mostly buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/theyetee.com\/\">The Yetee<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qwertee.com\/\">Qwertee<\/a> but have <a href=\"http:\/\/shirtoid.com\/\">Shirtoid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pinboard.in\/u:Z303\/t:T-shirts\/\">bookmarked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U is for Underground<\/strong><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_548\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/z303.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Steam-train.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548\" src=\"https:\/\/z303.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Steam-train.jpg\" alt=\"Steam train on the Underground\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Steam-train.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Steam-train-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Steam-train-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Steam-train-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.z303.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Steam-train-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steam train on the Underground<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nI&#8217;m a little obsessed by the Tube and especially the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metafilter.com\/135298\/Ghost-Stations-of-the-Tube\">ghost stations<\/a>. I think it was inevitable I would live in London at some point.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>V is for Virtual Reality<\/strong><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SP8wSw4bBuA<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL95B8ED4C6CFCAA1B\">Cyberpunk<\/a> was huge growing up. Nottingham even had a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtuality_(gaming)\">Virtuality<\/a> centre. Trying to generate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rVn3H93Ysag\">virtual worlds<\/a> was one of the drivers behind me getting into <a href=\"https:\/\/pinboard.in\/u:Z303\/t:computergraphics\/\">computer graphics<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>W is for Wired<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wired Magazine Commercial circa 1993\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AoaxEqS8Hso?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nBeing eighteen, just starting University and getting to read the <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.wired.com\/wired\/archive\/1.02\/\">second issue of Wired US<\/a> really opened my eye to many new things. I even subscribed later to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spesh.com\/danny\/wireduk\/\">first UK version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>X is for X86<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intel\u00ae: Leap ahead\u2122 | Music and Theme\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6MHct4wtalg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe registers and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Endianness#Little-endian\">byte ordering<\/a> are still the wrong way around but still they power my current desktop <\/p>\n<p><strong>Y is for Yorkshire<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Four Yorkshiremen Sketch\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VKHFZBUTA4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI left just before I was six and returned for four years of University. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitby\">Whitby<\/a> was a place I spent a lot of time. Great coastline in that area and the best fish and chips I&#8217;ve ever had. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Z is for Zoe<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zone of the Enders HD Collection Official Opening Cinematics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HoZeMgSBXJA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI guess compared to most people I&#8217;m unusual in having chosen my name. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prompted by Jukesie&#8217;s own A to Z and a little push from Thayer to actually post this, my A to Z of influences and interests:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_block_theme_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-me","without-featured-image"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Zoe","author_link":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/?author=1"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}