Engineer Brains
@hhackenbecker.bsky.social
Master tinkerer, retired.
Loves: old Macs, cats, humour, SF&F, Star Trek
Loathes: politics, sport, Facebook, Google, anything POSIX
This might be he/it/oi-you.
Loves: old Macs, cats, humour, SF&F, Star Trek
Loathes: politics, sport, Facebook, Google, anything POSIX
This might be he/it/oi-you.
We're not going to make it, are we. Humans, I mean.
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
We're not going to make it, are we. Humans, I mean.
How it started vs How it's going:
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
How it started vs How it's going:
"It's an old meme but it still checks out, sir."
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"It's an old meme but it still checks out, sir."
Today's decisive truthiness:
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Today's decisive truthiness:
"Miss, this computer smells funny!"
Front & back of "Maths Tutor: GCSE Maths Tutorials, Higher Level - DVD-ROM for PC/Mac"
Front & back of "Maths Tutor: GCSE Maths Tutorials, Higher Level - DVD-ROM for PC/Mac"
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
"Miss, this computer smells funny!"
Front & back of "Maths Tutor: GCSE Maths Tutorials, Higher Level - DVD-ROM for PC/Mac"
Front & back of "Maths Tutor: GCSE Maths Tutorials, Higher Level - DVD-ROM for PC/Mac"
Let's play a game whilst we eat, okay?
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Let's play a game whilst we eat, okay?
Big business is quite happy with this outlook.
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Big business is quite happy with this outlook.
Stop brothering me, Quark.
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Stop brothering me, Quark.
They take trick-or-treating very seriously in the Ukraine.
November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
They take trick-or-treating very seriously in the Ukraine.
"Izz dat a twibble in your pocket or are you chust enchoying zee show?"
October 31, 2025 at 7:22 AM
"Izz dat a twibble in your pocket or are you chust enchoying zee show?"
Hey, don't touch that! It's my box of emotional support cables!
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hey, don't touch that! It's my box of emotional support cables!
Buying a wankpanzer is a sure sign of erectile dysfunction. Buying a custom plate for your Dodge RAM that reads "BONER-1" just makes it much, much worse.
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Buying a wankpanzer is a sure sign of erectile dysfunction. Buying a custom plate for your Dodge RAM that reads "BONER-1" just makes it much, much worse.
Select all squares containing muffins, then click Verify to continue.
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Select all squares containing muffins, then click Verify to continue.
Pftop laughing, you're nexpth.
October 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Pftop laughing, you're nexpth.
BYD's K-Car, due to debut shortly in Japan, is smaller than a Mini Cooper, gets about 180km on a single charge, and will sell for around US$18,000 (AU$27,000). I want one.
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
BYD's K-Car, due to debut shortly in Japan, is smaller than a Mini Cooper, gets about 180km on a single charge, and will sell for around US$18,000 (AU$27,000). I want one.
... Unless you visit Australia, where free public phones (that also provide free short-range wi-fi internet) are very common.
October 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
... Unless you visit Australia, where free public phones (that also provide free short-range wi-fi internet) are very common.
The ghost of Vulcans past. We will always miss you, always remember you, Leonard. He lived long, and prospered.
#Spocktober
#Spocktober
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The ghost of Vulcans past. We will always miss you, always remember you, Leonard. He lived long, and prospered.
#Spocktober
#Spocktober
How not to ride pillion on a motorbike:
October 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
How not to ride pillion on a motorbike:
The fascinating doodle-art of Mattias Adolfsson - this piece is called "Lines and Cables, thoughts on Flight". The detail is incredible!
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The fascinating doodle-art of Mattias Adolfsson - this piece is called "Lines and Cables, thoughts on Flight". The detail is incredible!
Me: I need you to clean all the data off this hard drive.
Intern:
Intern:
October 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Me: I need you to clean all the data off this hard drive.
Intern:
Intern:
Me, but replace all instances of "Nevada" with "kitchen".
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Me, but replace all instances of "Nevada" with "kitchen".
How about the one with the old English woman talking about President Trump:
October 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
How about the one with the old English woman talking about President Trump:
The only thing left after Armageddon will be Twinkies and cockroaches.
October 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The only thing left after Armageddon will be Twinkies and cockroaches.
Meanwhile in Portland:
October 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Meanwhile in Portland: