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John Morris
@anotherjtm.bsky.social
lapsed electrical engineer; still not enough paid music gigs to quit the day job; builder of rule engines and tools to help people get jobs. he/him
My poster stayed in the magazine, so it’s creased. I thought that I had the soundtrack on vinyl, but didn’t find it. I did find the soundtrack for A Clockwork Orange, though.
October 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Oops. I went to listen and discovered I don’t have that after all. The funny collectors promo magazine is all I’ve got. There’s vinyl of A Clockwork Orange, though, so that’ll get played instead.
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I found this while clearing out some old stuff a few weeks ago, so I’m likely to see it regardless what the reviews say.
October 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Maybe I misremembered. This Hitachi isn’t European, and doesn’t look as sleek as I thought. Very clever, though.
October 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What’s the modern inclusive term for a dead man switch/pedal/cutoff? I remembered this doesn’t have one as I leaned way over in the seat to duck under low branches. I can’t easily add one, either, since it’s diesel.
August 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Farewell to IsaBeauty, the only animal who ever liked my tuba playing.
August 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
this pic is only because the one above is transparent, so you can't read the pin names.

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June 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Someone could, though it would be really hard to coax 500W across the one square cm of metal lid. Typical draw of a real one was half a watt.

I was wrong about both power (only 2 pins, with 15V across them) and that data and address were multiplexed. Oh well.

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June 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My kids named some cats from that movie, but that problem has faded on its own. The two LOTR cats lasted a little longer, but now we have no more cats from literature.
May 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I had a sweet but simple kitten (Weasley) who ate the strip of plastic that you tear off the top of a pack of baby wipes. Or we thought he did, anyway. So he got surgery to check. He lasted many years after that and didn’t eat any more trash.
April 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Beautiful majestic cat!
And is that gear considered classic, now?

Here’s Ginny, helping. D700, Zeiss 35mm f/2
February 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thanks for the tip to fetch all the data.
I got the screenshot for fun, but it doesn't have all the loan details, so the file is nice.
February 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Where’s the right place to give away an early 80’s Millennium Falcon plastic model? Good Will? It’s complete, slightly started, and not likely to be finished by me.
December 30, 2024 at 1:05 AM
The weather stayed dry and I got off work early enough to pulverize leaves with the mower before sunset, but now my neighbor is inspired to more in the dark.
December 20, 2024 at 1:09 AM
This one had enough persistent inflammation in the better eye, after the clearly bad eye was being treated for glaucoma, that he was tested for systemic stuff twice. First round found toxoplasma; second was bartonella. The bad eye has been removed, but the good one seems fine now. Whew!
September 5, 2024 at 9:56 PM
After the great Mohs surgery and before the repair. The whole team—dermatologist, Mohs surgeon, reconstruction surgeon, anesthesiologist, and all the nurses—were women who respect each others’ work, which was reassuring.
August 21, 2024 at 2:42 AM
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh…
August 13, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Why is this even still here?
August 11, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Just now?
July 19, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Henry is recovering well after having an eye removed two days ago. I’m relieved, since he was sneezing blood on Saturday.

I’m fortunate the cost was not an obstacle, but I’m sad about people who have to say, “I can’t; he’s 12; let’s say goodbye and put him down instead.”
April 18, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Ginny wanted all the lights, MIT just some incidental ones
November 27, 2023 at 12:16 AM
Reskeet with a very polite pet
October 29, 2023 at 1:27 AM
I’d try, but I only have three cats, and they’re enough past kitten adventurousness that they avoid the tubas. Maybe if I put a basket in the bell, so it’s not so threatening.

Once they’re this big, only a couple fit inside, so kittens would be more fun.
October 24, 2023 at 9:40 PM
It sounds nice, too. I’m about to sell it, since I haven’t used it besides practice, and I don’t have space to collect baritones and tubas. My plain little Yamaha euphonium is less precious and good enough for the way I play.
October 19, 2023 at 4:43 PM
My 1929 American style baritone is sure to confuse.
October 19, 2023 at 3:46 AM