Mike Warot
@mikewarot.bsky.social
Grumpy old man still holding onto his fascination with all the things that we can do and see with technology.
Oh... and I take photos
Oh... and I'm inventing BitGrid
Oh... and I take photos
Oh... and I'm inventing BitGrid
I've heard of Spotify, might have an account somewhere back in the mysts of time
Mostly I just use VLC to play my hoard of mp3s
Mostly I just use VLC to play my hoard of mp3s
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I've heard of Spotify, might have an account somewhere back in the mysts of time
Mostly I just use VLC to play my hoard of mp3s
Mostly I just use VLC to play my hoard of mp3s
In my first published letter to the editor (Boardwatch Magazine, Dec 1993, pp11) an addendum I included (because I copied the White House website, and they required address, etc) was inadvertently interpreted as an endorsement for Bill Clinton....
You win!
You win!
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In my first published letter to the editor (Boardwatch Magazine, Dec 1993, pp11) an addendum I included (because I copied the White House website, and they required address, etc) was inadvertently interpreted as an endorsement for Bill Clinton....
You win!
You win!
Ok, that was all awesome. I've shared the link with friends and family. I'm glad you noted the damage to the tower was corrected after the day's experiments.
Just how were those repairs done? Wasn't some of the galvanizing removed with all the arcing? Surface prep and repainting during an outage?
Just how were those repairs done? Wasn't some of the galvanizing removed with all the arcing? Surface prep and repainting during an outage?
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Ok, that was all awesome. I've shared the link with friends and family. I'm glad you noted the damage to the tower was corrected after the day's experiments.
Just how were those repairs done? Wasn't some of the galvanizing removed with all the arcing? Surface prep and repainting during an outage?
Just how were those repairs done? Wasn't some of the galvanizing removed with all the arcing? Surface prep and repainting during an outage?
Does he think the Ballroom will somehow get him into Heaven?
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Does he think the Ballroom will somehow get him into Heaven?
I'll never forget seeing the wall of fog come in and cover everything at night.
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I'll never forget seeing the wall of fog come in and cover everything at night.
Ok... I have no idea what that means at all.
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Ok... I have no idea what that means at all.
All I know is that if Chicago is about to get Nuked, I'd like to have sufficient notice so I and my family can get outside and directly in the blast path, and not have to watch each other die slowly over the following few months.
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
All I know is that if Chicago is about to get Nuked, I'd like to have sufficient notice so I and my family can get outside and directly in the blast path, and not have to watch each other die slowly over the following few months.
I always move photos, instead of copy/paste, etc. It's slower, but seems safer.
October 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I always move photos, instead of copy/paste, etc. It's slower, but seems safer.
How did the suggestion (that people become obsessed with things then shift their opinions) evolve so quickly into suggestions so radical about me?
This isn't healthy. I think it's endemic to social media.
This isn't healthy. I think it's endemic to social media.
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How did the suggestion (that people become obsessed with things then shift their opinions) evolve so quickly into suggestions so radical about me?
This isn't healthy. I think it's endemic to social media.
This isn't healthy. I think it's endemic to social media.
So, the project of political correctness, to try to get people to learn to be better should be abandoned... in favor of
genocide?
That seems counterproductive.
genocide?
That seems counterproductive.
October 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
So, the project of political correctness, to try to get people to learn to be better should be abandoned... in favor of
genocide?
That seems counterproductive.
genocide?
That seems counterproductive.
Upon further reflection... if the average man had a phase of actually genocidal hatred, instead of just normal hatred... you'd have no minorities left alive, it's math.
October 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Upon further reflection... if the average man had a phase of actually genocidal hatred, instead of just normal hatred... you'd have no minorities left alive, it's math.
Maybe it's the rebellion young men feel... the dismissal of society's rules as stupid, the arrogance of youth?
October 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Maybe it's the rebellion young men feel... the dismissal of society's rules as stupid, the arrogance of youth?
You're telling me you've never changed your mind about anything? I've been all over the map, and have currently settled on the conclusion that we should be collecting recipes for eating the rich.
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
You're telling me you've never changed your mind about anything? I've been all over the map, and have currently settled on the conclusion that we should be collecting recipes for eating the rich.
I blame Harry Truman
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I blame Harry Truman