Roger MacNicol
@rogermacnicol.bsky.social
Once upon a time, in a land far ago, where Bowie and Jagger still dance in the streets, I knew a lot about databases. Sym42.
The original Windows UI circa late 16th century. Keep multiple books open at different pages and rapidly flick between them when studying.
September 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The original Windows UI circa late 16th century. Keep multiple books open at different pages and rapidly flick between them when studying.
I learnt today that tacos were invented by the Lebanese when they came to Puebla and wanted to reinvent Schwarma
September 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I learnt today that tacos were invented by the Lebanese when they came to Puebla and wanted to reinvent Schwarma
I think my golden doodle is a vampire. He goes out the dog door without a second thought, but won’t come back in through it unless you invite him in 🐶🧛
August 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I think my golden doodle is a vampire. He goes out the dog door without a second thought, but won’t come back in through it unless you invite him in 🐶🧛
I rewatched The Gorge in AppleTV tonight - despite the plot having more holes than a road in New Jersey, the movie works because of the powerful chemistry between the lovely #AnyaTaylor-Joy and Miles Teller. It should be up for an Oscar
June 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I rewatched The Gorge in AppleTV tonight - despite the plot having more holes than a road in New Jersey, the movie works because of the powerful chemistry between the lovely #AnyaTaylor-Joy and Miles Teller. It should be up for an Oscar
I watched fantasy-comic-horror movie #DeathofaUnicorn tonight. I always enjoy seeing #JenaOrtega on the screen and the entire movie is well cast (Tea Leoni Well, the horn does have a lot of girth 😉)
June 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I watched fantasy-comic-horror movie #DeathofaUnicorn tonight. I always enjoy seeing #JenaOrtega on the screen and the entire movie is well cast (Tea Leoni Well, the horn does have a lot of girth 😉)
I inherited 50 Dave Brubeck albums, mostly from the 60’s, so need to run them all through the ultrasonic bath before playing them #vinyl #brubeck #davebrubeck #jazz #humminguru
June 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I inherited 50 Dave Brubeck albums, mostly from the 60’s, so need to run them all through the ultrasonic bath before playing them #vinyl #brubeck #davebrubeck #jazz #humminguru
Three day internals review of all the amazing developments this year
May 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Three day internals review of all the amazing developments this year
Annual pilgrimage to see the Oracle
May 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Annual pilgrimage to see the Oracle
EWR is our home airport but last night Steph rebooked her return from TX to land at MDT instead. I’ve just rebooked my trip to HQ to fly out of MDT rather than EWR.
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Radar screens at Newark airport went black again overnight — ABC News
The brief outage happened at 3:55 a.m.
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May 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
EWR is our home airport but last night Steph rebooked her return from TX to land at MDT instead. I’ve just rebooked my trip to HQ to fly out of MDT rather than EWR.
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Thought for the day …
May 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Thought for the day …
The cuter the face, the more the mischief …
April 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The cuter the face, the more the mischief …
Delivery guy asked how old our farmhouse was.
“1815.”
“Cool, Thomas Jefferson was still alive.”
That was the most unexpected (and erudite) reaction we’ve ever had.
“1815.”
“Cool, Thomas Jefferson was still alive.”
That was the most unexpected (and erudite) reaction we’ve ever had.
April 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Delivery guy asked how old our farmhouse was.
“1815.”
“Cool, Thomas Jefferson was still alive.”
That was the most unexpected (and erudite) reaction we’ve ever had.
“1815.”
“Cool, Thomas Jefferson was still alive.”
That was the most unexpected (and erudite) reaction we’ve ever had.
I worked on a project at Sybase which one senior new hire described as “the most complex possible design that could still work” 😂
Developers are drawn to complexity like moths to a flame, often with the same outcome. - Neal Ford
#quotes #quoteoftheday
#quotes #quoteoftheday
April 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I worked on a project at Sybase which one senior new hire described as “the most complex possible design that could still work” 😂
Hilarious and heartbreaking take on Trump’s Dictator Chic redecoration of the White House Oval Office:
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The McMansionization of the White House, or: Regional Car Dealership Rococo: a treatise | McMansion Hell
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April 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hilarious and heartbreaking take on Trump’s Dictator Chic redecoration of the White House Oval Office:
www.patreon.com/posts/126873...
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This is why I think Prince Harry represents the best of what a monarchy could be
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April 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is why I think Prince Harry represents the best of what a monarchy could be
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Busy morning drawing up a list of things to buy before Trump’s damned tariffs take effect: tea, coffee, chocolate, French wine, fruit preserves, and Armagnac. What am I missing?
April 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Busy morning drawing up a list of things to buy before Trump’s damned tariffs take effect: tea, coffee, chocolate, French wine, fruit preserves, and Armagnac. What am I missing?
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Two of these three accts were precaptured by this (reliable) block list. It's one that was started in 2023 (aka before the Blue No Matter Whovian surge in November 2024) so it's more trusted imo.
(FYI bsky only shows one list per profile; it's possible these trashbags are on multiple block lists).
(FYI bsky only shows one list per profile; it's possible these trashbags are on multiple block lists).
February 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Two of these three accts were precaptured by this (reliable) block list. It's one that was started in 2023 (aka before the Blue No Matter Whovian surge in November 2024) so it's more trusted imo.
(FYI bsky only shows one list per profile; it's possible these trashbags are on multiple block lists).
(FYI bsky only shows one list per profile; it's possible these trashbags are on multiple block lists).
This feature has been deprecated for 37 years and still works today
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This feature has been deprecated for 37 years and still works today
The new “Export Control Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion” is crazy government overreach which will severely limit intelligence in cloud deployments worldwide
www.oracle.com/news/announc...
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January 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The new “Export Control Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion” is crazy government overreach which will severely limit intelligence in cloud deployments worldwide
www.oracle.com/news/announc...
www.oracle.com/news/announc...
Happy Twelfth Night - it drives me crazy when Americans think the 12 days of Christmas are before Christmas rather than after. Twelfth Night signals the Eve of Epiphany which is when the Magi traditionally visited Mary’s newborn wee bairn.
January 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Happy Twelfth Night - it drives me crazy when Americans think the 12 days of Christmas are before Christmas rather than after. Twelfth Night signals the Eve of Epiphany which is when the Magi traditionally visited Mary’s newborn wee bairn.
Rocky is at that 18 month velociraptor phase doodles go through. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said: I’m NOT a chew toy, you can’t eat your human, I’d have retired to a private yacht
December 31, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Rocky is at that 18 month velociraptor phase doodles go through. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said: I’m NOT a chew toy, you can’t eat your human, I’d have retired to a private yacht
The easiest way to avoid trolls is to leave Twitter … also it’s illegal in Norway so be sure to delete the app before entering the country 😀
December 25, 2024 at 12:53 AM
The easiest way to avoid trolls is to leave Twitter … also it’s illegal in Norway so be sure to delete the app before entering the country 😀
While we celebrate Jesus’s birth, please remember the children who are helpless victims of the war in Gaza
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The Zaynab Project: Food, Water, + Essential Aid
Our focus is on providing life-saving aid in the form of food, water, financial assistance, mental health support, and special projects that address the immediate and long-term needs of Gaza’s most vu...
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December 21, 2024 at 6:53 PM
While we celebrate Jesus’s birth, please remember the children who are helpless victims of the war in Gaza
chuffed.org/project/thez...
chuffed.org/project/thez...
I think the ban on TikTok has little to do with Chinese ownership (if it was they would ban 200 other Chinese apps like India did). It is all about driving that revenue to Instagram reels and Google Shorts.
December 12, 2024 at 6:18 PM
I think the ban on TikTok has little to do with Chinese ownership (if it was they would ban 200 other Chinese apps like India did). It is all about driving that revenue to Instagram reels and Google Shorts.