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
Did a test print of a little Pi1541 case I really liked the look of, with its very classic Commodore style.
Need to move some bits around in the model because I have a Pi Zero and the SD card slot is in the wrong spot for a start, but it'll look great printed in a more appropriate beige later.

Imagine: a train with a computer in it
Another fun doco from the BBC Archive channel, SUPER TRAINS! Look upon the amazing future of trains, from 1970.
Content Warning: opens with graphic scenes of rolling stock destruction!
What should I call my Beowulf sequel?
Excerpt from my Beowulf screenplay
Actually I'm probably going to have to leave Grendel's mum out entirely or we'll never pass the Bechdel Test

