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Michael Richmond
@mrichmond.bsky.social
builder of distributed-systems, storage-systems, AI systems, file-systems. cloud management systems. systems.
P1: How are you?
P2: You are a sympathetic listener with ample empathy for others. The recent cold weather has been making my joints play up. What can you recommend?
August 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Flo’s Motor
August 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A couple on an Alaskan weekend getaway come to mine.
August 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“I Go To Rio” - Peter Allen
“Smalltown Boy” - Bronski Beat
August 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Two cooking processes performed simultaneously.
- Fry corn in oil
- Cook sugar to form caramel
March 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Candied
March 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Reposted by Michael Richmond
In many countries we're seeing voters that have never known anything other than stability and a certain level of competence voting for anti- system candidates because they have convinced themselves of two things: things right now are awful; change will only be for the better.
February 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Reposted by Michael Richmond
This is also why vaccine-denial is so prevalent. People don’t have a memory of what mass death from smallpox looked like, or post-poli disability.
February 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A couple of years ago, I started binge-watching SNL from the beginning. I flamed out after season 5.

Those first seasons were largely pure gold, and worth the visit even if just for the music.

Generalisimo Fernando Franco, still not dead.
February 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The first few seasons hold up well.
Paul Simon in a turkey suit is pure Python. And John Belushi was a genius… like Cleese with a fistful of cocaine.
February 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Usually, the 10x engineer isn’t even typing.
February 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Then only laws you have are those that are enforced.
February 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Fuel = People
February 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The cosmos cannot be blamed for the choices humans have made.
February 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
As nuclear flashes cast shadows on the cave wall.
February 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Surely there are both branding and merchandising opportunities there. ;)
February 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM