Mike Ross

The appropriate kiwi phrase is 'bloody legend!'

never the wrong time for this classic

You bolt wake in the Casa do Infante, Porto. It is 1417. You are Prince Henry the Navigator, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your ships must not sail south, Europe must never find the Spice Isles.

“Why do you want to run a 36-bit PDP-10 in 2026?!” #blinkenlights #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #vintage icm.museum

I appear to be on the right road!

this is the absolute best part of visiting pompeii the city is filled with graffiti like “Aufidius was here” and “I screwed the barmaid” and “Epaphra, you are bald!” people have just been people, forever

Okay Clacton. Let’s go.

Join a union TODAY #nzpol union.org.nz/find-your-un...

Former DEC LCG (Chicago) FE ROTating bits on the KI10 at icm.museum end of day 2! #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer

Today is July 25th, often celebrated as the fall of Italian fascism. Mussolini passed draconian controls over pasta production which he considered decadent and overly reliant on foreign grain. Today, we celebrate his fall with a simple, defiant partisan dish: 1) Pasta 2) Creamy butter 3) Parmesan

And if 'Nae Pasaran' means nothing to you, google it; amazing documentary about an amazing and very relevant story.

“The stadium roars. Shakira's hips defy the indifferent void, a hypnotic pendulum against chaos. Confetti falls like ash from a dying star. I think of the jaguar, watching from the jungle, uncomprehending, and I envy it. This is ecstasy. This is despair. This is halftime.”

I didn't think this was controversial but a basic need of everyone living in NZ is, in fact, to be aware of natural hazards around you and have plans for your household or workplace in the event that there is an emergency and comms don't work. Don't expect to be able to load the website after AF8.

Obligatory geohazard analyst in front of geohazard (Sakurajima) selfie. Hot as balls it is too!

Been rampaging 'Hard Off' stores in Japan - saw this and for some reason thought of you @starkitty.gay

Kilauea going a bit bonkers ATT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...

Now this Aussie chant makes me feel patriotic 🇦🇺

The last bit is actually how we locate each other when lost.

Welcome to the 2026 Volcano World Cup! Here's a little introductory post about the Volcano World Cup for the uninitiated. Look for Group A coming out at the end of the week to start us off. eruptions.site/2026/06/08/w... #volcanoworldcup

What's Sakurajima up to? Its normal style is vertical eruptions, but right now it seems to be pumping stuff out sideways, right at Kagoshima...

Been checking out the Bismarck Sea eruption during night shift. Some lovely imagery from the 12th/13th - cloud interfering on more recent images. With and without use of chlorophyll L2 filter:

Born in 1888 Published her last paper in 1987

post your coolest computer :3 [Game over]

Can't prove this but maybe the reason for Attenborough's longevity is that whenever Paddington arrives to shepherd his soul on, he fends him off with his powers of nature narration. "The perplexed ursine psychopomp withdraws, his hunt unsuccessful. Perhaps a 1970s bass player will make easier prey."

🔭 A cautionary tale for undergrads (and above!) using AI for #astro plots: our BSc student wanted to make a "quick" HR diagram showcasing M-dwarfs & thought some chatbot could make one and... well... ...extra credits are now offered to students who can correctly find all errors on cursedHR.png 🫠 🧪

Hey hive mind, I almost never do this but maybe someone can help... a few months ago, someone posted a set photo from the 'Alien' franchise I think, showing the gravity on/off switch - think it was stick figures right way up/upside down. Google-fu is weak and now I can't find it! Help? Thanks!

New slogan for the PSA just dropped. PSA: unbutterably strong.

Since early-March there has been an interesting sequence of larger earthquakes happening about halfway between Raoul Island and the North Island of New Zealand. They went on for a couple weeks in March, quieted down for a couple weeks, and then picked up again in early-April. 🧪

@bluescsi.com AS/400 business is in hand... also have met @yyzkevin.com on Discord

Rest of the world: “Hooray, the astronauts splashed down safely” Every British person ever: “TUNNOCKS TEACAKES” #ArtemisII

Sakurajima is busy doing Sakurajima things, right now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeEl...

It's Trans Day of Visibility, but a shout out to the invisible trans people - the ones who haven't realised, the ones who haven't shared it, and, sadly, the ones for whom it's just too dangerous to be yourself in public. I might not see you, but I know you're out there.

The Apricot cordless mouse/trackball is a remarkable thing. Looks more like it came out of Cupertino in 2008 than Birmingham in 1984...

Hey @bluescsi.com what's the deal here? According to your website, Ultra Wide 68-pin is supposed to retail for $75. And that's the price on the JCM site you link. So why is your other linked reseller, totsrc.com, selling them for $133?! Are we being ripped off???

Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned 1978 Citroen CX 1987 Citroen CX 1990 Citroen CX 2002 Renault Avantime 2025 IM6

Thinking of... - The people of Iran, who mostly hate their government - The people of Israel, who mostly hate their government - The people of Palestine, who mostly hate their government - The people of the USA, who mostly hate their government

One of my GNS Red Team colleagues has been busy doing some paleoseismology! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A post office where the service dashboard allows you track your current number of 'destroyed parcels'?! I don't know if I should be terrified, or awestruck by the honesty in marketing here! 😆

Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title… “How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work” Way to devalue my experience.

I think FinDer has been on the magic mushrooms. IYKYK.

First time I've seen anything priced over one million Yen at a Hard Off store!