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May 17, 2026A long, long time ago I had an idea for a silly joke. Exactly when it hard to pin down, but the seeds were planted in the mid 1990s, in a file called bands.txt. This was a collaborative list of random phrases uttered by people we knew, that had been taken out of context on … [Read more …] [...]
February 1, 2026As the Rainbow Headcleaner project actually starts coming to a head, one thing I want to do is write a little bit about each track on the album as I finalise the version that’s going on the tape. I’m starting with the easiest one, Beaten Eggs. [...]

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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Got a good boy keeping me company in the office today, although he is currently occupying the spot where I was planning to eat lunch. We may have to negotiate, although I expect he'll join me when I start making noise in the kitchen.

A ginger cat sleeping on a couch, curled up with his face buried in his own legs
Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]

I love (no really I do) how my various old CD players have developed distinct musical tastes. For example, one of them refuses to play Moby, the other will not acknowledge the existence of Hilltop Hoods.

Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]

This is it. This is really the only difference - revision 2 has a better IDE controller, and in this case "better" means "meets basic expectations" really.

You want that "-402" in your Blue and White (or just use a SCSI controller and forget about it heh).

The IDE controller chip on a revision 1 Blue and White board The IDE controller chip on a revision 2 Blue and White board, CMD 646U2-402