David Batty

Computer Veteran. 42 years as a Software Developer, 37 years of selling my software online, 33 years teaching Computing/CS, Freelancer. Cert Ed. QTLS, 7307, DBS

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

@andyroden @Lord_Sugar It's still very much alive in the Spectrum Next.

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

I am at the Virtual Worlds Best Practices In Education conference keynote speech in Second Life. Philip Linden is speaking.

[BarCamp Canterbury @BarCampCant]

BarCamp Canterbury is back!
Saturday 11th April 2026
In our beautiful new space at Barton Court Grammar School
5 talk rooms. Huge hall and social area.
What have you all be tinkering with the past year?
#BarCampCant https://t.co/AKnzirEK6L

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

@LancashireCC A worker at Leyland said to me that good stuff at the centre at Leyland goes in a container and gets sold to a chap that buys the container, that was when I asked why we dont have a shop like at Cottam.

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

I am at Travelodge Thurrock Lakeside until Wednesday and free after 4pm each day if anyone that knows me wants to catch up for a brew. Just message me

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

@wishlistproducts Could you check your emails and account support requests from yesterday for a message from me, thank you.

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

@veinsplatter Gamemaker Studio is free. You can download it from https://t.co/BQRh1YUwNT

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

@_trish_xD https://t.co/lAa0bcP6eJ is free, powerful, feature rich, and easy to use.

You can program it with drag and drop programming, text based programming, or a mixture of the two as you learn and move from drag and drop to GML textual programming language.

[GameMaker @GameMakerEngine]

The 2024.14 update is here! It's packed with new content , essential fixes. We're also highlighting our plans for the next major LTS in our blog so be sure to check it out for all the details.

🔗 https://t.co/m83VpOyody

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

xAI has launched Grokipedia

https://t.co/YWJ198rWi3

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

@ArmEducation @coursera Your link doesn't work.

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

@m3k1as @woofths That's more than a decade old version of Gamemaker.

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

I am ready to deliver a two and a half hour Starting To Teach GCSE Computer Science webinar for OCR. If you are one of the 50 attendees then this is what it looks like on the other side of the camera

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

If you have a delivery due from DX then its not looking good if they dont deliver too many parcels to your area , it seems the process is to keep holding it back until they get a few deliveries in my area. I have not heard of this system before. It's now Monday 8th and still no parcel!

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

I already have one Spectrum Next and have ordered two more, dont miss out on yours. You can opt to pay in 3 instalments if it's easier.

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

There are just 13 hours to go until the Spectrum Next Kickstarter 3 ends!

If you have or had any interest in the Spectrum, Sinclair QL, Commodore 64, CPC, BBC or just in to retro computing in general then order yours up until 8am UK time tomorrow (Monday)
https://t.co/MmVgLD0nmP

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

@TRICawards Just a heads up: I signed in with Google to vote and was immediately met with a Thank-you for your votes message one second later, I was given no option to vote for anything. I last voted a year ago and haven't been near the site since.

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

@GBNEWS If the French want access to take our fish... how about we have reciprocal access to take from their vineyards.

[David Batty @DavidBatty]

I am pleased I have time in my diary to join GoogleIO 2025 this year :) anyone else looking forward to it?

https://t.co/TMF2a8ovYl