Chinwag Posts

Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] https://social.chinwag.org/@mike
Chinwag admin, fan of open communication standards, maintainer of communities, male comedienne.
Winner of Time Magazine "Person of the Year" 2006 and will never get tired of that joke.
I talk about #retrocomputing a lot. I also do a lot of #gardening and occasionally make #bread and #beer. I have been a Unix #sysadmin for about 30 years but I think I'll be OK.
I live in #Melbourne, #Australia and sometimes tell jokes on stages around here. I co-host a #StarTrek podcast with @ThePingMachine
Partial success in repairing a broken CD player - or progress at least.
The load/unload mechanism works now! It was totally jammed when I got it and a piece of the tray assembly was rattling around inside. Fortunately all the pieces were present and I've managed to reattach it and strengthen it a little.
Now the disc is really hesitant about spinning so I've still got work to do.
I have blocked a few people in the last few days with the note "takes jokes seriously" which I think is the best thing for both parties.
How is it May already what is going on? Time is doing that thing again.
Making a strong recommendation for Widow's Bay as a show likely to appeal to the interests of the fedi.


Once again, my professional recommendation in response to the latest Linux kernel vulnerability in the news is that you should gather up all your electronic devices, cast them into the sea, and retreat to the woods.
Each night, gather your children and tell them tales of the Before Times when the hubris of humanity grew so large that we made idols of sand and spoke to them as equals. Remind them that the sand, of course, did not speak or think, but we imagined it could, and let it guide us to folly.
Should a stranger ever come to your village with a glowing rectangle, encourage the youth to beat them with sticks.

