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Melbourne · September 2026 · humans.txt
What I'm Working On
2026‑09‑08
- Enterprise Architecture: Leading team initiatives at TIM Technologies, deep in software architecture, system integrations, and optimizing enterprise infrastructure.
- Home Lab Maintenance: Fine-tuning my local server stack.
After a recent round of Lenovo firmware updates and
moving Proxmox VE from 8 to 9, the home environment is up to date, and running smoothly.
- Website Refinement: Enjoying the new layout changes after giving this site its first major structural overhaul in 17 years. Keeping things light and fast.
What I'm Not Doing
2026‑08‑06
- New side projects: Keeping all dev time focused on enterprise work and the home lab.
- Overcommitting to social events: Keeping evenings mostly open for quiet reads, movies and walks.
- Social Filter: Politely ignoring insincerity and saving energy for genuine connections.
Reading & Watching
2026‑08‑31
- Sci-Fi catch up:
Star Trek Into Darkness,
Star Trek Beyond,
and episodes of
Andor,
Hawkeye,
Heroes,
Loki,
Resident Alien,
Silo,
Star Trek: Lower Decks,
Star Trek: TNG, and
Star Trek: SNW.
- Reading: Working my way through the Jack Ryan
universe interspersed, primarily, with Robert A. Heinlein novels.
Favourite 3 books - Friday by Robert A. Heinlein,
Hackers by Steven Levy,
and Chuck Yeager’s autobiography.
- Technical Manuals: Working my way through the classic HP-41CX owner's manuals having fun reminiscing my time
with my university calculator with a SwissMicros DM41X
while the HP-41CX waits for repairs. Occasionally running the HP-41C BEEP
[.mp3] command is comforting.
Latest
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The recent few media entries automagically pulled from the home control system database, most recent first.
- Books: Weapons Grade, Flash Point, Zero Hour, Chain of Command, The Number of the Beast, The Door into Summer, Tunnel in the Sky, Target Acquired. [2026‑08‑31]
- Movies: The Martian, Top Gun: Maverick, The Man From Snowy River, Passengers, Commando, Star Trek Beyond, Man Up, Star Trek Into Darkness. [2026‑09‑05]
- TV: QI, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Newsroom, The IT Crowd, Frasier, Silo, Andor, Hawkeye. [2026‑09‑08]
Around Melbourne
2026‑08‑29
- Website: The clear days are producing some nice webcam pics as we head towards spring.
- Current Project: Dreaming about working on a IBM PS/2 Model 70 — what was that about?! And there was a Luxembourg dream a night ago.
- Early starts: 04:14 starts due to fire alarms and the sound of approaching fire engines are always fun.
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Living in the CBD: My favorite exercise is walking east along the Yarra toward the Swan Street bridge,
perhaps around the MCG before returning on the south side of the Yarra —
much nicer than heading toward the casino.
I'd love some company to wander with, unpack everything and nothing, or just set up a picnic and watch the world go by.
- A pub or two: A quiet read of the Kindle accompanied by a Balter XPA at Fortress Melbourne or Garden State Hotel.