Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 08/10/2026Is it mandatory when holding kitchen tongs in each hand to clack them together and sidle across the kitchen like you're a crab? 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 25/08/2026From what I can tell, it seems to have moved to the American form of calling it "telephone". 110 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 19/08/2026TIL that Australia has effectively banned products with compact fluorescent lamps. Which makes it bloody hard to find replacements now... 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 12/08/2026Rakuten is worth a look if you want to avoid Booking and Expedia. Otherwise direct works well. Depends on what you want. Business hotels like Toyoko Inn and Sotetsu Fresa Inn can be good value. 110 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 30/07/2026Who knows how many years since I watched Red Dwarf and I still sing "I'm gonna eat you little fishy!" when opening a tin of tuna. 000 0
Reposted by Dan EvertonGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Ahh crap. This is a sad one. Brilliant actor, good bloke. 7news.com.au/entertainmen...7news.com.auBeloved actor and Jurassic Park star Sam Neill dies aged 78Neill only recently revealed he was living cancer free with his family saying the loss was ‘sudden and unexpected’. 409108181568 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 01/07/2026If you haven't seen it before, typesetinthefuture.com is the closest to this I've run across. Only covers movies and typography sadly.typesetinthefuture.comTypeset In The FutureTypography and Design in Science Fiction Movies 100 0
Reposted by Dan EvertonJohn Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Controversial take perhaps, but I think you can install air-conditioning and shutdown data centers at the same time. maybe even steal all the air-conditioning units from the data centers and install them in public housing. Then run them off solar and battery while taxing the hyper rich to death 171451373 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 21/06/2026After finishing Persona 5 Royal I thought I'd give Persona 5 Strikers a go. Apparently musou games are _really_ not my thing. Got to the Sapporo level and just had to put it down. Loved the chance to revisit P5 characters, but the game play is just dull. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 19/06/2026What even is this match? Now the ref is down with a calf cramp? 000 0
Reposted by Dan EvertonStuart Houghton @stuarthoughton.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Heard this on the radio yesterday and I love it. It's not K-Pop, it's K-SoundsABitLikeVerrucaSaltAndL7IfTheyWereEvenMoreLaidBack www.youtube.com/watch?v=7phC...youtube.comSailor Honeymoon - Pickle (MV)YouTube video by Sailor Honeymoon 022 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 12/06/2026Tried listening to some old favourite albums from my yoof. Sometimes I guess you can't go back. I loved Echolalia by Something for Kate back then. Now, I can barely make it through a few minutes of it. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 02/06/2026I found out that the Google Store will do price matching. Which would be nice if their support actually looked at what you paid in the invoice they generated. They're currently insisting I paid Google less than I did for a product and refusing to price match. 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 01/06/2026Those learning towers are such a great way to get kids involved in the kitchen. 130 0
Reposted by Dan EvertonTauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 04/04/2026OMG DEADLOCH SEASON 2 is out and finished!!! The best detective show I've seen in years - and brilliantly written, incredibly funny, and queer as hell. The twist in Season 1 I not only did not see coming but was so perfect, I was nearly in tears. 7226 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 07/03/2026Such a good movie. I sometimes just watch the border crossing bit. Masterclass in tension building. 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 27/02/2026You're a certain type of nerd when you get excited about discovering a Linux Security Module is enabled that you didn't expect to be available. Now I can finally use Landlock. 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 24/02/2026I... what? lyra.horse/x86css/ CSS has gone too far.lyra.horsex86CSSx86CSS is a working CSS-only x86 CPU/emulator/computer. No JavaScript required! 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 19/02/2026On a whim, I priced out what it would cost to build the same PC I built last year. Pretty much the same components across the board and it's $700 more than I paid over 12 months ago. That's not the direction I expected part prices to go. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 01/02/2026Cripes... I've been having mystery networking issues with my Windows box for ages now. Finally tracked it down to the port being configured as a trunk port not an access port. Windows doesn't like seeing RAs from multiple VLANs apparently as it'll pick a random one as the source IP. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 24/01/2026Yeah. Too many. Aiming for something shorter this time. 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 24/01/2026113 hours later and I can finally check Persona 5 Royal off the list... I think I preferred the original ending to the royal one though. What to play next? 120 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 22/01/2026Good thing I looked up how long it is from the last save point to the end of Persona 5: Royal. Guess I need to find a spare 3 or 4 hours somewhere... 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 20/01/2026My immediate first thought is Frog Blast the Vent Core marathon.bungie.org/story/Frog_B...marathon.bungie.orgFrog Blast the Vent Core 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 30/12/2025Ran nearly twice as many kilometers this year as last year. Still averaging the same pace though. Guess I'll have to pick up the pace next year... 110 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 28/12/2025I wish. I spend 99% of gaming time on the couch with a Steam Deck these days. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 28/12/2025Had to replace the seat on my Steelcase Gesture chair because the material was splitting down the side and around the back. Easy warranty replacement, but a bit concerning given I've only used it for three years. 110 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 23/12/2025Oh software development... sometimes it's writing several hundred lines of tests to verify a two line fix. 020 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 26/11/2025You'll never convince me that the The Simpsons didn't peak with the Hank Scorpio episode. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 10/11/2025One of the nice things we still have is new music discovery. Today for me it's South Arcade and How 2 Get Away with Murder. Y2KCORE indeed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=46az...youtube.comSouth Arcade - HOW 2 GET AWAY WITH MURDER (Official Video)YouTube video by South Arcade 020 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 04/11/2025Genuinely not sure if Git worktrees actually makes things better or worse when working on multiple features. It's nice to have a little tool support, but things like `node_modules` having to be installed in each tree makes it a bit clunky. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 03/11/2025I assume I'm the only one that says to themselves at the end of the workday "That'll do, pig. That'll do."? 010 0
Reposted by Dan EvertonLiam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 21/10/2025Historians will judge the moment of demolition of the East Wing portico of the White House to accommodate more floor space over a garden was when Donald Trump truly became an Australian 45819 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 20/10/2025Separately, I've been trying out listenbrainz.org for discovering new music and it's... fine. The generated playlists churn up too much stuff I've already listened to and it appears to be doing basic "you liked a few Linkin Park songs so you'd totally like Limp Bizkit" and I'm like hell no.listenbrainz.orgListenBrainzTrack, explore, visualise and share the music you listen to. Follow your favourites and discover great new music. 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 20/10/2025Very late to the party, but quite enjoying Wet Dream by Wet Leg. Music video is suitably unhinged too.youtube.comWet Leg - Wet Dream (Official Video)YouTube video by WetLegVEVO 110 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 20/10/2025Still not sure if the headphone EQ preset crowd is right or not on correcting the supposed V-shaped sound of the 990s. I kind of like both sound with EQ and without for different reasons. 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 20/10/2025For various reasons it's been ages since I've used my DT-990s to listen to music. Quality headphones really do make a difference. So much more ... depth? ... to the sound coming out of them compared to the Jabra headset I usually end up using out of laziness... 100 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 16/10/2025You can host Perforce yourself if you have the skills available. Up to five users is free modulo the cost of the hosting itself and time spent admining the instance. Github does support "large" files with Git LFS but it's not a great experience. Large means up to about 2 GB on the free tier. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 27/09/2025Salt Apple Butter Potato Chips from a farmer's market in Obuse. They taste exactly like what you'd expect. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 24/09/2025Did not expect to see rack mount gacha. Guess enterprise nerds need gacha trinkets too. 010 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 19/09/2025Cleared Hot is a modern attempt at a Desert Strike that I've been keeping an eye on store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...store.steampowered.comCleared Hot on SteamCLEARED HOT is a nostalgic helicopter shooter with satisfying physics and light tactical elements. Shoot, dodge, move your squad around the battlefield, and pick up almost anything with your rope and ... 210 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 16/09/2025I've never played it but have read the story. Adventure games seem like they had a bit more involvement from the authors. Like Arthur C. Clarke had some role in the Rama game. 120 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 16/09/2025Pretty sure I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream had Harlan Ellison (the author) as co-designer. 110 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 09/09/2025The latest gaming discourse has reminded me that Amiga Power existed. Fond memories of reading the oftentimes snarky reviews. I wonder what happened to some of the writers like Stuart Campbell... <goes to Wikipedia> ... oh... oh no. 000 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 09/09/2025Any "best 100" list that doesn't engage with non-PC home computers (e.g. C64 and Amiga, Spectrum, etc) is also a fail. If your list doesn't include Cannon Fodder is not worth the paper its printed on :) 030 0
Reposted by Dan EvertonKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/09/2025www.reddit.com/r/behindtheb... 11840220 0
Dan Everton @deverton.iocaine.org · 04/09/2025Survival game where you're a German tourist planning a "quick" road trip from Brisbane to Cape York for the weekend... 050 0
Reposted by Dan EvertonRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 03/09/2025It's been a while. Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs. store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...youtube.comAustralia Did It - Reveal TrailerYouTube video by MysticForge 1222577724 0
Reposted by Dan EvertonJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Just make it exist first. You can make it worse with each new pass while getting increasingly frustrated later. 1450791685 0
