We bought a retractable net to play table tennis in our dining room; fortunately, we also have a wonderful avian audience that squawks in support.
We bought a retractable net to play table tennis in our dining room; fortunately, we also have a wonderful avian audience that squawks in support.
This week, the lovely @andrewcanion joined me to discuss favourite computing memories, early touch-typing stories and how we both chose the Mac as the hub of our digital lives. It was a lot of fun to record! 🎙 Apple Podcasts / Overcast
Some thoughts on dubious advertising claims in Rumination 67: Tailor-made Absorbency
Sleepy time
Rogue is loving this peg that we stuck to the cage. It’s her new viewing platform for the dining table and lounge room.
In the latest episode of Lounge Ruminator, I explain my research on niche podcasting and discuss the desire to buy more books than can be read. 🎙
Rocky the Mackatiel
iPads and trackpads do work really well together! Read more on Lounge Ruminator.
Today on Lounge Ruminator, in honour of Jerry Stiller (Frank Costanza in Seinfeld), @NTKF and I discuss the best show ever and how it brought us together.
Shock, horror!
They really, really love corn.
‘The object of universities is not to make skilful lawyers, physicians or engineers. It is to make capable and cultivated human beings.’ — John Stuart Mill 💬 (Quote 5/7, Micro Challenge).
Yes, I edited this photo quite a bit, however I continue to be impressed by the colour and detail that can be revealed in iPhone night-mode shots. (This scene from last night was almost pitch-black.) We truly are living in a simulation now! 😱
‘It’s noice, it’s different, it’s unusual.’ — Kath and Kim 💬 (Quote 4/7, Micro Challenge)
‘You won’t burn in Hell… but be nice anyway.’ — Ricky Gervais 💬 (Quote 3/7, Micro Challenge)
‘I don’t care how f@#king runny it is.’ — John Cleese on camembert in the Cheese Shop Sketch 💬 (Quote 2/7, Micro Challenge)
A calm walk through Wollongong Botanic Garden
Music has the power to transport us to different times and places; hear more in ‘24. Music as a Time Machine with Special Guest Pete Destry’ on Lounge Ruminator. 🎙
‘60 per cent of the time, it works every time.’ — Brian Fantana in ‘Anchorman’ 💬 (Quote 1/7, Micro Challenge)
Check out the latest YouTube video by @ismh, in which he identifies Apple dongles whilst blindfolded. I was impressed.
In ‘23. Ending on a High’ on the Lounge Ruminator podcast, I discuss the art of saying ‘no more’, Australian cultural cringe, a persistent icon and someone who quit at the right time. 🎙
French toast is the most nostalgic breakfast for me.
Earlier today, [@NTKF](https://micro.blog/NTKF) brought it to my attention that one of our budgies, Rio, wanted to get out because he was playing with the cage door. Now that it’s open, he is persisting noisily with another one, so perhaps it’s a new favourite hobby. They’re essentially avian children.
In my latest episode of Lounge Ruminator, ‘22. Quantifying Yourself’, I discuss fandom, pandemic effects on podcasts and how we quantify ourselves.
I’m not a patriotic person but it’s things like this—bird sounds—that make me love where I live.