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Most people would want to go straight to my computer collection or my photos on Flickr. Otherwise you can see what I have been doing recently:

May 27th

mastodon (feed #55) 11:33am Posted on Mastodon:

Completed the basic install of attaching an ESP8266 running GBS Control to the GBS8200 upscaler, impressed by the results with my Apple IIGS and may not bother with any of the other mods ramapcsx2.github.io/gbs-contro

GBS8200 upscaler board wired to an ESP8266 based D1 mini board which is running the replacement GBS Control firmware

May 26th

mastodon (feed #55) 7:30pm Posted on Mastodon:

Items have been arriving for my Apple IIGS:

- CFFA3000 to make loading and creating disk images a lot easier on CF and USD
- 4MB RAM Card from Briel Computers
- GBS8200 upscaler so I can use any VGA monitor (much better than the tv and will be upgrading it with a gbs-control)

Desk with an open Apple IIGS (with 4MB RAM and CFFA3000 cards), 3.5" drive, keyboard, mouse, GBS82000 video upscaler, Samsung monitor and some floppy disks

May 23rd

blog (feed #25) 7:22pm Published a blog post.
mastodon (feed #55) 6:59pm Posted on Mastodon:

birdsite


My twitter API access finally stopped working and was showing as suspended, I made a final post to say goodbye to the few people that never started posted anywhere else... and now my profile doesn't load correctly... coincidence?

Screenshot of my final twitter post saying goodbye to people on twitter because my API access has stopped working

May 18th

mastodon (feed #55) 9:08pm Posted on Mastodon:

Picked up a new shelf to make sorting through my IIGS stuff easier. Have ordered some more items online and my plan is to have a system that I can turn on at any time to play some classic games

Ikea Flysta shelf unit holding a variety of Apple IIGS computers, accessories, disks and documentation

May 15th

blog (feed #25) 6:24pm Published a blog post.

May 13th

mastodon (feed #55) 8:01pm Posted on Mastodon:

The most surprising thing about turning on my old Apple IIGS is that the battery was still good and the clock is only out by seven hours

Control Panel of an Apple IIGS showing that the time is 1:57AM on 14 March 2023

mastodon (feed #55) 7:56pm Posted on Mastodon:

The colours are messed up because it is over composite to the TV, but thanks to a ReActiveMicro Universal PSU Kit (wiki.reactivemicro.com/Univers) I have turned on my Apple IIGS for the first time in decades

Television showing the about dialog from System 6.0 running on an Apple IIGS, which is set up on the table in front of the television

May 2nd

waverley (feed #57) 11:00pm Posted on Waverley Camera Club:
librarything (feed #38) 6:38pm Added a book on LibraryThing.
Electronic Flash, Strobe

April 29th

librarything (feed #38) 9:27am Added a book on LibraryThing.
Firefall

April 23rd

librarything (feed #38) 1:07pm Added a book on LibraryThing.
Chokepoint Capitalism: how big tech and big content captured creative labour markets, and how we’ll win them back

April 22nd

mastodon (feed #55) 1:13pm Posted on Mastodon:

We are almost at the end of and my week so far has been relatively quiet:

Michael Hing Long Live The Hing
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Jack Druce Dream Boat
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Do Go On: The Quiz Show
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Ed Gamble Electric (UK)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Ed Byrne If I'm Honest (Ireland)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Josie Long Re-Enchantment (UK)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Dylan Moran We Got This (Ireland)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

...but still plenty of shows for the final weekend:

Josh Earl Don't You Know Who I Am?
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

The Little Dum Dum Club: Live Podcasts
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Maisie Adam Buzzed (UK)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Daniel Sloss Can’t (SCO)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Chris Parker Lots of Love (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Dan Rath All Quiet Carriage Along The Inner Western Line
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Two Hearts We're Pregnant And The Baby Is Music (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

April 21st

mastodon (feed #55) 12:04am Posted on Mastodon:

So far for I have been to and from the city 19 times, all on the train, but for the last three days there will be busses so I will be driving instead 😠

April 16th

mastodon (feed #55) 10:51pm Posted on Mastodon:

Another fantastic week of shows:

Matt Stewart - Ding
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Sami Shah - Successful Comedian
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Luke Heggie - Grot
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Do Go On: The Quiz Show
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall - Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall (No Relation)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Ray O'Leary - Everything Funny All The Time Always (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Wil Anderson - Wiluminate
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Grace Jarvis - This Is The Last Goldfish That I Am Going to Eat For You
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Blake Freeman - Killah
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Paul Williams - In The Moonlight (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Kirsty Webeck - A Bit Of Fun
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Mark Watson - Search (UK)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Tim Key - Mulberry (UK)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Josh Earl - Don't You Know Who I Am?
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

The Little Dum Dum Club
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Mike Goldstein - The Mike Goldstein of Comedy
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Adam Rozenbachs - High Functioning Idiot
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Nick Capper - Hold Me Closer Tiny Cancer
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Daniel Kitson - I Shall Have a Good Think When Everybody’s Gone Home (UK)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Justin Hamilton - Big Squid Live
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Mel Buttle - Let Me Know Either Way?
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Jess Perkins - Almost, Maybe
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

April 11th

waverley (feed #57) 11:00pm Posted on Waverley Camera Club:
mastodon (feed #55) 12:31am Posted on Mastodon:

Is it ironic that I came across a Hacker News post debating a blog post that gave reasons for only linking to the Wayback Machine instead of the original site... and that blog is now gone so I needed some way to read it... That's a win for archive.org/web

April 9th

mastodon (feed #55) 11:27am Posted on Mastodon:

Another week of and I have yet to be disappointed with any of my choices:

Dave Warneke - Even Hotter In Real
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Do Go On: The Quiz Show
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Ross Noble - Jibber Jabber Jamboree
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Daniel Connell - I'm Always Sore
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Guy Montgomery - My Brain Is Blowing Me Crazy (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Tom Ballard - It Is I
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Suren Jayemanne - The Bag of Vegeta
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Bronwyn Kuss - Sounds Good
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Brett Blake - Dog Act
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Josh Earl - Don't You Know Who I Am?
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

The Little Dum Dum Club: Live Podcasts
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

DeAnne Smith - Nipless (CAN,USA)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Tommy Dassalo - Scam Artist
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Tim Batt - Is Climate Change Funny Yet? (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

April 4th

waverley (feed #57) 11:00pm Posted on Waverley Camera Club:

April 2nd

mastodon (feed #55) 12:48pm Posted on Mastodon:

Still working out my alternative to tweeting about shows... but here are links to the shows I have been to so far (plus a couple for tonight) as I recommend them all:

Geraldine Hickey - Of Course We've Got Horses
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Tommy Little - Rapidly Ageing F*ckboy
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Bec Petraitis - Merry
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Emma Holland - Save The Orangutans
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Greg Larsen - Slurp's Up!!
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (NZ)
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Josh Earl - Don't You Know Who I Am?
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

The Little Dum Dum Club: Live Podcasts
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Ben Lomas - Any More Questions?
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Dilruk Jayasinha - Heart Stopper
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Dane Simpson - Always Was, Always Will Be... Funny
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Michelle Brasier - Legacy
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

Alex Ward - Saving For A Jet Pack
comedyfestival.com.au/2023/sho

March 30th

mastodon (feed #55) 6:49pm Posted on Mastodon:

Kicking of my at the Comedy Theatre for Geraldine Hickey and then Tommy Little

Exterior of Comedy Theatre on Exhibition Street in Melbourne, Victoria

librarything (feed #38) 3:27pm Added 2 books on LibraryThing. (Hide Details)
The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans Observability Engineering: Achieving Production Excellence