Ralph Hosking
@ralphhosking.bsky.social
Melbourne-based after 10 years in Luxembourg & then Perth. Software Engineer, follows tech, sci-fi, breaking news & random humour. https://ralphhosking.com/
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Ralph Hosking
@ralphhosking.bsky.social
· Aug 17
I'm enjoying 'Alita: Battle Angel' again. I guess I've still got a thing for 300-year-old, petite, girly cyborgs. #Alita #AlitaBattleAngel #cyborg #BattleAngelAlita #AlitaMovie #AlitaSequel #scifi #sciencefiction #AlitaArmy
I dislike getting a haircut but tried for one. There was no one waiting, yay. "I'm eating lunch, can you come back in 20 or 30 minutes?" I made a noncommittal noise and left.
#melbourne #melbournecbd #barber #haircut #hairdresser #customerservice #lunch #wtf
#melbourne #melbournecbd #barber #haircut #hairdresser #customerservice #lunch #wtf
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I dislike getting a haircut but tried for one. There was no one waiting, yay. "I'm eating lunch, can you come back in 20 or 30 minutes?" I made a noncommittal noise and left.
#melbourne #melbournecbd #barber #haircut #hairdresser #customerservice #lunch #wtf
#melbourne #melbournecbd #barber #haircut #hairdresser #customerservice #lunch #wtf
Oooh… I assembled an omelette that didn't downgrade itself to scrambled eggs during the process.
#omelette #eggs #scrambledeggs #food #lunch
#omelette #eggs #scrambledeggs #food #lunch
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Oooh… I assembled an omelette that didn't downgrade itself to scrambled eggs during the process.
#omelette #eggs #scrambledeggs #food #lunch
#omelette #eggs #scrambledeggs #food #lunch
A nice day for weekend walkies in Melbourne. #melbourne #walk #weekend #saturday #city #cityscape #centralbusinessdistrict #sun #sunshine #weather
November 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A nice day for weekend walkies in Melbourne. #melbourne #walk #weekend #saturday #city #cityscape #centralbusinessdistrict #sun #sunshine #weather
Yes, it's raining in Melbourne.
October 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Yes, it's raining in Melbourne.
Replacing battery in an Apple AirTag it was easier to get the old battery out of the AirTag than it was to get the new CR2032 out of the packaging.
October 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Replacing battery in an Apple AirTag it was easier to get the old battery out of the AirTag than it was to get the new CR2032 out of the packaging.
Going through some old photos I came across these two.
#beer #bofferding #luxembourg #luxembourgcity #luxembourgville #luxembourg🇱🇺 #luxembourgcity🇱🇺 #villedeluxembourg #bloggers_lu #luxembourglife #luxlife #luxemburgo #luxembourgish #letzebuerg #lëtzebuerg
#beer #bofferding #luxembourg #luxembourgcity #luxembourgville #luxembourg🇱🇺 #luxembourgcity🇱🇺 #villedeluxembourg #bloggers_lu #luxembourglife #luxlife #luxemburgo #luxembourgish #letzebuerg #lëtzebuerg
October 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Going through some old photos I came across these two.
#beer #bofferding #luxembourg #luxembourgcity #luxembourgville #luxembourg🇱🇺 #luxembourgcity🇱🇺 #villedeluxembourg #bloggers_lu #luxembourglife #luxlife #luxemburgo #luxembourgish #letzebuerg #lëtzebuerg
#beer #bofferding #luxembourg #luxembourgcity #luxembourgville #luxembourg🇱🇺 #luxembourgcity🇱🇺 #villedeluxembourg #bloggers_lu #luxembourglife #luxlife #luxemburgo #luxembourgish #letzebuerg #lëtzebuerg
Welcome to summer time, we'll give you one hour less sleep. And to make things interesting we'll throw in a building evacuation at 0610.
#daylightsavings #summertime #evacuation #sleep
#daylightsavings #summertime #evacuation #sleep
October 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Welcome to summer time, we'll give you one hour less sleep. And to make things interesting we'll throw in a building evacuation at 0610.
#daylightsavings #summertime #evacuation #sleep
#daylightsavings #summertime #evacuation #sleep
Don't feel so blue, Melbourne. It's the AFL Grand Final public holiday.
#melbourne #blue #afl #aflgrandfinal #sky #clouds #weather #friday
#melbourne #blue #afl #aflgrandfinal #sky #clouds #weather #friday
September 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Don't feel so blue, Melbourne. It's the AFL Grand Final public holiday.
#melbourne #blue #afl #aflgrandfinal #sky #clouds #weather #friday
#melbourne #blue #afl #aflgrandfinal #sky #clouds #weather #friday
St Francis bells across the road just sounded. I'm now wondering if Notre Dame Luxembourg did that all the time, it was the same distance away.
#church #bells #churchbells #stfrancis #notredame #luxembourg
#church #bells #churchbells #stfrancis #notredame #luxembourg
September 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
St Francis bells across the road just sounded. I'm now wondering if Notre Dame Luxembourg did that all the time, it was the same distance away.
#church #bells #churchbells #stfrancis #notredame #luxembourg
#church #bells #churchbells #stfrancis #notredame #luxembourg
Purchasing earphones for iPhone I was asked if I want wired. Feeling accurately profiled.
#iphone #earpods #earphones #headphones #audio #profiled
#iphone #earpods #earphones #headphones #audio #profiled
September 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Purchasing earphones for iPhone I was asked if I want wired. Feeling accurately profiled.
#iphone #earpods #earphones #headphones #audio #profiled
#iphone #earpods #earphones #headphones #audio #profiled
"I'm not exactly quaking in my stylish yet affordable boots, but there's definitely something unnatural going on here. And that doesn't usually lead to hugs and puppies." - Buffy. Once More With Feeling. #buffy #buffythevampireslayer #tuesday #oncemorewithfeeling #musicals #tv
September 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
"I'm not exactly quaking in my stylish yet affordable boots, but there's definitely something unnatural going on here. And that doesn't usually lead to hugs and puppies." - Buffy. Once More With Feeling. #buffy #buffythevampireslayer #tuesday #oncemorewithfeeling #musicals #tv
Having great fun working through the HP-41CX Owner's Manual examples, many things I remember, some things I've not used since university. #calculator #hp41cx
August 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Having great fun working through the HP-41CX Owner's Manual examples, many things I remember, some things I've not used since university. #calculator #hp41cx
I'm enjoying 'Alita: Battle Angel' again. I guess I've still got a thing for 300-year-old, petite, girly cyborgs. #Alita #AlitaBattleAngel #cyborg #BattleAngelAlita #AlitaMovie #AlitaSequel #scifi #sciencefiction #AlitaArmy
August 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I'm enjoying 'Alita: Battle Angel' again. I guess I've still got a thing for 300-year-old, petite, girly cyborgs. #Alita #AlitaBattleAngel #cyborg #BattleAngelAlita #AlitaMovie #AlitaSequel #scifi #sciencefiction #AlitaArmy
Is it bad that Hewlett Packard calculators were in dreams last night, specifically my HP-41CX and HP-48GX?
August 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Is it bad that Hewlett Packard calculators were in dreams last night, specifically my HP-41CX and HP-48GX?
Today I can't find a tumbler, it just doesn't exist anymore. I wonder if it is off with the pizza cutter/wheel that evaporated 3 years ago?
August 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Today I can't find a tumbler, it just doesn't exist anymore. I wonder if it is off with the pizza cutter/wheel that evaporated 3 years ago?
Wrote an example application demonstrating how to communicate with TIM4biz APIs in Visual Basic. Haven't touched VB in decades.
#programming #visualbasic #api
#programming #visualbasic #api
July 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Wrote an example application demonstrating how to communicate with TIM4biz APIs in Visual Basic. Haven't touched VB in decades.
#programming #visualbasic #api
#programming #visualbasic #api
Cooking beef and chicken Thai Green curry at 0645 is ok, right?
May 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Cooking beef and chicken Thai Green curry at 0645 is ok, right?
Good morning, Melbourne. Hope you have a nice week.
#melbourne #monday #balloon #balloons #hotairballoon #hotairballoons #triplem #capitalairlines #cityscape
#melbourne #monday #balloon #balloons #hotairballoon #hotairballoons #triplem #capitalairlines #cityscape
May 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Good morning, Melbourne. Hope you have a nice week.
#melbourne #monday #balloon #balloons #hotairballoon #hotairballoons #triplem #capitalairlines #cityscape
#melbourne #monday #balloon #balloons #hotairballoon #hotairballoons #triplem #capitalairlines #cityscape
Does talking about dreaming about Luxembourg in a dream count as dreaming about Luxembourg?
#dream #dreams #dreaming #luxembourg #luxemburg #expat #ExpatLife #exexpat
#dream #dreams #dreaming #luxembourg #luxemburg #expat #ExpatLife #exexpat
May 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Does talking about dreaming about Luxembourg in a dream count as dreaming about Luxembourg?
#dream #dreams #dreaming #luxembourg #luxemburg #expat #ExpatLife #exexpat
#dream #dreams #dreaming #luxembourg #luxemburg #expat #ExpatLife #exexpat
"The future... the past. Old friends long gone." - Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
May 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
"The future... the past. Old friends long gone." - Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
40 years ago today I started work at Myer Computer and Business Centre. After company acquisitions I ended up in Luxembourg.
#myer #mycorp #bsmicrocomp #microcomp #bistradingsystems #bisbankingsystems #actinternational #midaskapitiinternational #drone #dr-one
#myer #mycorp #bsmicrocomp #microcomp #bistradingsystems #bisbankingsystems #actinternational #midaskapitiinternational #drone #dr-one
April 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
40 years ago today I started work at Myer Computer and Business Centre. After company acquisitions I ended up in Luxembourg.
#myer #mycorp #bsmicrocomp #microcomp #bistradingsystems #bisbankingsystems #actinternational #midaskapitiinternational #drone #dr-one
#myer #mycorp #bsmicrocomp #microcomp #bistradingsystems #bisbankingsystems #actinternational #midaskapitiinternational #drone #dr-one
At Garden State Hotel for the start of the Collingwood and Essendon AFL ANZAC day game. During the 'Last Post' and minute's silence the busy pub came to a near standstill. Respect! #anzacday #anzac #gardenstatehotel #silence #respect
April 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
At Garden State Hotel for the start of the Collingwood and Essendon AFL ANZAC day game. During the 'Last Post' and minute's silence the busy pub came to a near standstill. Respect! #anzacday #anzac #gardenstatehotel #silence #respect
Dreamed about OS/2 application errors; application worked first time, fatal error on subsequent starts. I've not used OS/2 in decades.
#programming #software #softwaredevelopment #os2
#programming #software #softwaredevelopment #os2
April 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Dreamed about OS/2 application errors; application worked first time, fatal error on subsequent starts. I've not used OS/2 in decades.
#programming #software #softwaredevelopment #os2
#programming #software #softwaredevelopment #os2
That's all for today. See you tomorrow, Melbourne.
#melbourne #sunset #goldendoodle #cityscapes #cityscape #building #buildings #skyline
#melbourne #sunset #goldendoodle #cityscapes #cityscape #building #buildings #skyline
February 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
That's all for today. See you tomorrow, Melbourne.
#melbourne #sunset #goldendoodle #cityscapes #cityscape #building #buildings #skyline
#melbourne #sunset #goldendoodle #cityscapes #cityscape #building #buildings #skyline
It's not a good idea to anthropomorphize computers. They don't like it.
February 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It's not a good idea to anthropomorphize computers. They don't like it.