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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]

@mike@social.chinwag.org
mastodon 4.5.14+chinwag
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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@social.chinwag.org

4653 Followers
1095 Following
50 Posts
Joined December 18, 2017
My Bits:
https://patreon.com/mickbits
Personal:
https://bremensaki.com
Also:
https://theblower.au/@mike
Contribute:
https://liberapay.com/chinwag
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 1w ago
a Mike may have banh mi for lunch, as a treat
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Computers were good enough to do everything we need them to do ten years ago. Everything since then is bullshit. If you can't do your job on a computer from 2016 you're just bad at your job. That's a fact, I don't make the rules. There are enough computer games to play now too. Your life isn't long enough to play all the ones we have, it's time to stop making more. Just play them. Stop making more computer. Immediately.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2w ago
If you picked up a 6 year old laptop recently, and it's missing a screw from the bottom cover and looks like someone may have cracked it open at some point, maybe have a look inside and see what they did in there.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2w ago
Replying to
:sickos:
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2w ago
Radiohead implies Radioshoulders, Radioknees, and Radiotoes.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 1w ago
I'm tired and my feet hurt. Please send thoughts and prayers.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Well I guess I'm done with doing things today. #caturday
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2w ago
Replying to
@piepants@famichiki.jp how good was it when you could pay a dollar or two for a fun game and the game stayed the same every day and didn't turn into a screenful of ads?
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
What I did on the weekend
Fuck all, and it was glorious.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3w ago
New couch, new blankie, happy boy.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@jpm@aus.social @s0@cathode.church @ifixcoinops@retro.social these bloody kids need to get off my lawn
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 1w ago
Dunno if anyone on the fedi is interested in these musical "synthesiser" things at all but on the off-chance one of you might be, this would be a good watch. 😎 https://youtu.be/dPonomCew5M

1979: The New Sound of Music With Michael Rodd | BBC Archive

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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3w ago
I was going to make a joke post like "I like the sound of this Macklemore fella, is any of his stuff on Bandcamp?" but it turns out some actually is.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
The cord retractor thing on my vacuum cleaner is extremely weak and unsatisfying and nothing like the amazingly fast ones I recall from my youth and I blame woke.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 1mo ago
Replying to
Yeah, that'll do.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Watching The Mandalorian and Grogu has convinced me that the time is right and the technology is here for an epic reboot of Fraggle Rock.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@phocks@bne.social "seeing The Odyssey as Christopher Nolan intended - by handing over money for a ticket". 😆
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
My new keyboard has a little screen in it, so I'm now hiring it out as advertising space to myself. My daily rates are astronomical, but the amount of money I am now owed to myself is going to make my 2027 revenue forecast look great to the investors. This keyboard is also tax deductible now! Follow me for more excellent financial advice. #RainbowHeadcleaner
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Just another day at the office with my 45 gram light bulb. #TakeYourKitchenScalesToWorkDay
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Banana muffins are ready. Anyone want one?
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
All your value are belong to goose
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
It's release day! If you haven't decided to distance yourself from this project and blocked me yet, please tell your friends and family to visit any of the following places and consume my magnum opiate, Rainbow Headcleaner! Fear, the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2AoTe05biI Bandcamp: https://bremensaki.bandcamp.com/album/rainbow-headcleaner Subvert: https://www.subvert.fm/bremensaki/rainbowheadcleaner Official merchandise: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/182142702 #RainbowHeadcleaner #music #art

Bremen Saki - "Fear"

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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3w ago
My head is now full of knowledge related to migrating Google Workspace data to Exchange and boy I can't wait to use this information once and never need it again.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@daedalus@eigenmagic.net @jpm@aus.social can you identify the suspect in a line-up?
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
Longish, about trackers and modfiles, my childhood
@futzle@old.mermaid.town there's a really good doco on tracker history, and their evolution and branches you might like. https://youtu.be/roBkg-iPrbw
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Hmm, my desk needs a plant.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@s0@cathode.church @projectgus@aus.social @jpm@aus.social @ifixcoinops@retro.social apparently last time I messed around with this iMac I installed NetBSD on it.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@jpm@aus.social @davidgerard@circumstances.run free as in case dismissed on a technicality
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@s0@cathode.church @projectgus@aus.social @jpm@aus.social @ifixcoinops@retro.social in perfect compliance with poetic beauty, it took 5 minutes to boot to the desktop but the X11 video drivers crapped out and the screen was blank. It played the little welcome chime though, so sound works!
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@futzle@old.mermaid.town but when the big space mirror is up they can do a big flash every day that we can use to synchronise all our watches.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@ifixcoinops@retro.social I've never been there but all I've ever heard about Alton Towers makes me think that if I encountered it in a work of fiction, I'd think the author was pushing believability just a tiny bit too far.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Replying to
@joannaholman@aus.social as someone with big, wide manfeet but who is tired of the lack of colour options available to me, this is extremely appealing information.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Oh but hey ... Who's got two thumbs and just hit "save" on the antepenultimate cut of Rainbow Headcleaner? Yeah. This guy. :awesome:#RainbowHeadcleaner
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@projectgus@aus.social @s0@cathode.church @jpm@aus.social @ifixcoinops@retro.social they don't make em like they used to
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@jpm@aus.social @s0@cathode.church @ifixcoinops@retro.social shall we find out then?
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@Kels_316@aus.social I reckon there's a good market for a removalist service who would just come to your house, shoot you with a tranq dart or something, put you and some luggage in a box, and unpack you in a hotel room at the destination. I'd go to so many places if I could book this in.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Digital release on Friday! CD and cassette release whenever you happen to bump into me and I have a copy on me, I guess. 🌈😎 #RainbowHeadcleaner
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Replying to
@futzle@old.mermaid.town You can usually tell if I'm shitposting because I won't capitalise the first letter of my sentences. True story.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@jpm@aus.social @daedalus@eigenmagic.net @oxy@social.bsdlab.au I tried to get an answer out of them years ago about which variety was the one they exported overseas most often but got just a bunch of copy/pasted junk from someone who didn't even read the query properly. Need to find someone in there with a sense of humour.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@kaibojens@gruene.social @MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social there are no release notes (yet?) but the releases themselves have been tagged and can be checked out.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@lattera@bsd.network there are a lot of interesting logistical challenges to factor in here such as where to contain your urine until project completion so you don't consume any of the same water twice, adding needless extra time.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
The video for Fear goes public in five minutes! https://youtu.be/f2AoTe05biI #RainbowHeadcleaner

Bremen Saki - "Fear"

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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Replying to
@luxliquida@critter.cafe @mere@infosec.exchange I have an album coming out next week, so maybe one more art. In my defence, I started working on it about 20 years ago.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Replying to
@alice@lgbtqia.space @jerry@infosec.exchange almost all of these that I've been getting come from Tor exit node addresses, which helps spot and block them.
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Replying to
@decryption@aus.social I realised the other day I'm so suspicious I was even hesitant to let images load from my own services. 🙃
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Replying to
@jpm@aus.social :ohno: :ohnobubble:
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 1w ago
RE: https://social.chinwag.org/@mike/116932611321908967 Hey, it's Bandcamp Friday! If you haven't experienced the wonder of Rainbow Headcleaner yet ... now's a great time! #BandcampFriday
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@mike@social.chinwag.org
It's release day! If you haven't decided to distance yourself from this project and blocked me yet, please tell your friends and family to visit any of the following places and consume my magnum opiate, Rainbow Headcleaner! Fear, the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2AoTe05biI Bandcamp: https://bremensaki.bandcamp.com/album/rainbow-headcleaner Subvert: https://www.subvert.fm/bremensaki/rainbowheadcleaner Official merchandise: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/182142702 #RainbowHeadcleaner #music #art
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] @mike@social.chinwag.org
· 4d ago
Replying to
@liamvhogan@aus.social I didn't realise smiling was a 20th century development
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