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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here's my "top 9 most influential games" meme that's going around! Get yours at my9games.net/en/edit

1) Riven, 2) Super Mario World, 3) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, 4) The Secret of Monkey Island, 5) Final Fantasy IX, 6) To The Moon, 7) Secret of Mana, 8) Relentless: Twinsen's Little Big Adventure, 9) Chrono Trigger

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"The surrealistic adventure that became my world"

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yarrr, it be Talk Like A Pirate Day!! And in honour of such a momentous occasion, here be me as a pirate Lego minifig. #pirate

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

There's far less red things here than I imagined #RedmondWA

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This looks so good, it's sad it's not in active development

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Sydney I am in you, demoing my #Andotrope technology!

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Fun fact! Here's what the theatre to #Beetlejuice The Musical looks like in normal vision & in night vision so you can see all the hidden stuff. (The show was very good I recommend it A++)

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

One of my YouTube vids cracked a million views and when I checked it was sitting on 1001337... A million and leet... How perfectly cromulent. #leet youtube.com/shorts/pK9tc...

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Ferrofluid (magnetic liquid) in a bottle looks like Venom from Spiderman

YouTube video by riumplus

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Oscelot @oscelot.art · 08/05/2026

There's only 13 hours left in @brad-talesuntold.bsky.social Gilmoril's campaign! If you love Hunter, Bloodborne, or anything of that sensibility, give it a look! I got to beta play one of the adventures in @wrenound.itch.io's Redeem from All Lies path, and it is AMAZING. Go show them some love! ❤️

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Gilmoril: Technogothic Nightmare – A Monster Hunting TTRPG

Gilmoril is a tabletop role-playing game combining the monster hunting, mystery, and aesthetics of The Witcher and Bloodborne, with a few twists of its own. Join the Venerer in the fight against the ...

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It's the humble 555 timer IC chip's 55th birthday this year! Naturally I'm posting about this on 5/5. Because today seems most appropriate. #electronics

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Driving to the other side of town so I can go to the last remaining Wendy's milkbar here just so I can relive the 90s and have an Agro cone one more time again #Agro

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Watching Inner Ghosts... This horror film has a 3.7/10 rating on IMDb and features a demonically-possessed 3D printer. Aka - it's bad :p

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Colin Mochrie from Whose Line is it Anyway fame signed my rubber chicken

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Web developers know how satisfying it is to score a perfect 100 on Google PageSpeed for my #Andotrope website (on cheap shared hosting, no less!).

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My computer monitor is making a quiet buzzing sound like a Cylon. No really. Should I be worried? #BattlestarGalactica

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I've been invited to take part in a paid study by MIT on Temporal Forecasting Research. Not sure if predicting the future counts as time travel or not but I'll take it

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Why isn't "Lovescats" a valid last name like Lovejoy or Lovecraft?

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

My home away from home for the next month

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Life goal unlocked... I got a backstage tour of an old-fashioned #bowling alley!

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

First big project of 2026 finished - this adjustable-angle laser-cut #bookstand for my #Myst book! @cyan.com

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This week marks 3 months since Lana has bitten or scratched anyone* and we're so proud of our cranky, judgy, blep-y little girl #CatsOfBluesky

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I can confirm that if you order a #Milo McFlurry from McDonald's with 5x the amount of Milo, it comes with what I consider the correct amount of Milo to put on your ice cream. SO MUCH MILO

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Oscillating pedestal fans are like a time share of being cool

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Went to see Australia's largest #Christmas tree. 45m/148ft high, 50,000 lights, took them 6 months to wire it up!

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Did you ever think that quiz shows are really just "who's the most autistic" competitions?

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

It's Lana's birthday this week! She is a 14 year old baby cat and forever a kitten ♥️ #catsofbluesky

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

If you've ever wondered what it's like to actually drive a DeLorean, The Stig recently reviewed one... And actually kinda liked it (though he undersold just how much attention you get!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYKV...

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Ben Collins Goes Back to the Future | DeLorean Review

YouTube video by Ben Collins Drives

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Presented without comment as I'm not revealing what it is until it arrives, but ohh boy am I excited! #JimHenson

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Received an email from myself, from 20 years ago, in a time capsule... Happy to say I've done most things I listed!

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Watching Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters.. The percentage of people in this audience with dyed hair is notably higher than the norm

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Is it just me or do these boxes of resealable bags look like #VHS tape boxes?

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Happy Mol Day! :D (Confused? At 6:22 today it was 6:22 10/23. 1 mol, a chemistry constant, is 6.022e23. Yes it's reaching. Yes I'm THAT much of a nerd :p ) Also taking the opportunity to pimp that this nerd owns the domain name 6.022e23.com

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Realm of RIUM+

The ramblings of the Time-Travelling Mad Scientist, Inventor, Professional Geek and Potato Connoisseur Mike Ando.

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I just saw a car done up like the Dukes of Hazzard General Lee. It drove right in front of me. And I watched it get done for speeding through the intersection I was waiting at.

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Today's date is a dual square number! 27092025 is not only square... but if you write your dates the other way, 09272025 is square too! It's a rare collision to get BOTH dates square like this! I believe today, of all days, it's hip to be square. #mathnerd

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I gotta admit, she does look pretty all shined up. It's good to finally have her back on the road again. #DeLorean

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

ALERT! ALERT! There are #ALPACAS at this wedding

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Someone asked for my favourite star sign. I said "keep left unless overtaking on hyperspatial bypass".

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Finally got around to writing the blog post... Meet Andotrope prototype v2: half the size, double the speed, whisper-quiet operation, and a tenth the material cost. www.riumplus.com/andotrope-v2...

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Andotrope v2 - Smaller, Faster, Quieter, Cheaper | Realm of RIUM+

Meet Andotrope prototype v2: half the size, double the speed, whisper-quiet operation, and a tenth the material cost. Patent pending!

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I'd like to thank the two plain-clothed police officers who kept me safe yesterday where I broke down in my #DeLorean on Ipswich Rd in the middle lane during peak hours. I'd not like to thank the two bad relays so far identified (but still no idea what made them both fail together?)

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

For proof I'm still alive, here's a photo of me with a recently-acquired newspaper.

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Mike Ando @riumplus.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Not sure if genuine Officeworks feedback URL or error-404 broken link URL

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