Tech. Engineering. Dad jokes. Bits of scribbles. Random musings. A lot of woohoo. Some cats.https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mzfeqnu6l227Sorry book folk, but I did not enjoy Dungeon Crawler Karl. I found it repetitive and very same. I can’t believe there’s a whole series. It’s like an 80s adventure cartoon. Or maybe that’s the charm?03 Nov 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzfeqnu6l227https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mz3awueb5k2dWell folks, we made it to Friday! No matter how intense or hard the week has been, I hope today is kind and gentle to you, with an awesome weekend ahead.30 Oct 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3awueb5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mxqfhkcfjk2tYesterday, I got a new follower on Mastadon. Remember Mastadon?13 Oct 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxqfhkcfjk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mxqevtuwus2tOne of the things that puts me off of BlueSky is how gifs (don’t) work. Took me ages to find a suitable gif for the last tweet, while both Twitter and Threads just work normally. That’s why I post so little here as I often like to punctuate my posts with a gif.13 Oct 2026 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxqevtuwus2thttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mxqdc6kzmk2sNerdy dream about the Casio F-91W watch which had a music player and an alarm that wouldn’t go off because it had a touch screen to disable it which I couldn’t figure out but in reality it was just my real alarm trying to wake me up. https://static.klipy.com/ii/8ce8357c78ea940b9c2015daf05ce1a5/33/fd/LQsa7QzO.gif?hh=400&ww=242&mp4=ebewRks4XAWqO&webm=toeiUFSl8pqe13 Oct 2026 05:44 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxqdc6kzmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mxqcxmm6gc2zGood morning. Tuesday morning is brought to you by the word new, which can’t be spelt without ew.13 Oct 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxqcxmm6gc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mxmnpvkmck2oJust signed up for my first half marathon for next year! 🫪11 Oct 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxmnpvkmck2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mxhrpiojdk27Yesterday evening I went to the gym for the first time in 3 weeks. It felt both good and odd. I suppose it doesn’t help that I have changed gyms and also normally go in the morning so it was a rather busy vibe.09 Oct 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhrpiojdk27https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mxhjk53ss224Was thinking about how hashtags became a thing thanks to Twitter and how they died because of how Twitter changed how it worked. And how, for a brief moment, #susanalbumparty trended in honour of Susan Boyle09 Oct 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhjk53ss224https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mxcmc5misc24I’m loving the autumnal freshness in the air. I’m gulping deep breaths of it as it cools my innards. Yummy yummy in my lungy07 Oct 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcmc5misc24https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvrr24lcns2xGood morning. After a hectic 48 hours in the US but 14 hours travelling each side (door to door) kind of week, I am hoping to have a more normal Friday. Waking up in my bed. Usual breakfast. Actual sleep. And a weekend to follow. Doesn’t help I averaged about 3 hours of sleep per night all week.18 Sep 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrr24lcns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvpex53uu22nBack in good old Blighty. On the good old M25, on a good old bus. Always amazes me that you can just sit on a plane and go to the other side of the planet, even if I have done it many many times. Also kinda bonkers that I went all the way to the US and was there less than 2 days.17 Sep 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpex53uu22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvo6bc77ac27Upside: I can see the New York skyline from EWR. Downside: 3 hours till my flight.16 Sep 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo6bc77ac27https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvo67w63gs27Sat at an airport with 3 hours to wait. Who can keep me company?16 Sep 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo67w63gs27https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvo44224kk2eGood evening, good morning (and is it the afternoon somewhere ?) everyone. Hope you’re all well and it’s been a brilliant week so far. Have lo me good things about what you’re up to 🙂16 Sep 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo44224kk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvlzz2k6vc2jThey love Family Guy in the US. It’s on 3 different channels right now.16 Sep 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlzz2k6vc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvlzpzlvzs2cA selfie, if you will. Trying something with hotel lights and filters.16 Sep 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlzpzlvzs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvf7oo6pl22zDo you ever find that people kind of weaponise their taste in music? Just to sound cool or put others down? I know it’s a hipster thing to do but it’s like so prevalent. My folks hated music so we didn’t get a chance to listen to as much growing up. None really.13 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvf7oo6pl22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvf44xtpj22nAwesome Audible suggestions. Go!13 Sep 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvf44xtpj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvchoyxo5s2wThere’s a muntjac (tiny deer) in our garden this morning!12 Sep 2026 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvchoyxo5s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mv33sqsqc22vToday’s hmm moment. Do gyms have a particular music subscription? I wonder as I moved gyms from Gym Group to Pure Gym and the music playlist feels remarkably similar mixed with songs I’ve never heard outside of these gyms.09 Sep 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv33sqsqc22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mv2tnbvy6s2oGood morning. Today I wondered how Wednesday was named and apparently it is named after the God Woden. Woden was a major deity in Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythology, associated with wisdom, poetry, war, and magic. So let’s be wise, poetic and magical, but keep the wars away 🥰09 Sep 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2tnbvy6s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3muprjklrbk2y [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muprjklrbk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mupr52pfus25Today I ate a chicken wing that had been spiced up to 1.6 million (!) on the Scoville scale. It was definitely punchy. But so tasty though. I still ate it all 😂04 Sep 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupr52pfus25https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mupqai5vrs2xJust finished the Songs of Magic trilogy by S A Patrick. I initially picked it up thinking it was a kids book, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it myself. From A Darkness of Dragons to A Thunder of Monsters, they’re all brilliant!04 Sep 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupqai5vrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mupp2cbrok2tShow me your secrets and I’ll keep them in a box, where I also keep some socks. Stored nearly by the docks with that mural of the fox.04 Sep 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupp2cbrok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3muoavbbjjc2cGood morning! This week may have been shorter as far as days go, but things got pretty busy at work! Hoping everyone has a great friday and an awesome weekend.04 Sep 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoavbbjjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3muoatywnvk2cGood morning! This week may have been shorter as far as days go, but things got pretty busy at work! Hoping everyone has a great friday and an awesome weekend.04 Sep 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoatywnvk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mungoqxx4226I have gone very boring.the most exciting thing to report is that I accidentally clicked on a phishing test email and had to do extra phishing training at work. In my defence, I’m new and the ‘attack’ was my manager sharing something with me. I could totally have been more careful but clearly wasn’t03 Sep 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mungoqxx4226