Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] · 13 hours ago

Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] · 13 hours ago

Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]

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February 15, 2025For those who’re just joining us, I’ve dusted off a two-decade-old project idea and have actually started working on it. There’s a working prototype which I’m not going to link in this post, because this text will likely be around long after it’s been and gone, either shelved for another 20 years or thrown online in some kind of working form. [...]

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@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 was a Unix #sysadmin for 25 years and I'm slowly recovering.

I live in #Melbourne, #Australia and sometimes tell jokes on stages around here. I co-host a #StarTrek podcast with @ThePingMachine

13 hours ago

Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Four years ago today, I paused by the side of a long, straight, deserted road to photograph the remains of the Parachilna Fettlers' Cottages. I didn't realise at the time that this was going to become one of my favourite desktop background images. I wish I'd spent more time in person soaking this place up.