Hmcode
@hmcode.bsky.social
Retired, former radiation protection worker, former aircrew (sensor operator), former computer systems test, former production planner, and former network administrator. And more.
Avid reader, amateur historian, aviation enthusiast.
Avid reader, amateur historian, aviation enthusiast.
OCTranspo should take note.
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
OCTranspo should take note.
OK, kind of bizarre, but my wife and I are both putting this on a must see list!
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
OK, kind of bizarre, but my wife and I are both putting this on a must see list!
Well, the only broad cast I could get is on RDS. (Everyone else i n the house is saying WTF as they pass by. Fortunately I understand French.
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Well, the only broad cast I could get is on RDS. (Everyone else i n the house is saying WTF as they pass by. Fortunately I understand French.
Two words: Unplanned Event.
October 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Two words: Unplanned Event.
Yeah. I paid off my mortgage (now own my home free and clear) and credit score went down?!
April 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Yeah. I paid off my mortgage (now own my home free and clear) and credit score went down?!
A quick search turns up Juno, Roman goddess of marriage.
March 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A quick search turns up Juno, Roman goddess of marriage.
View out my living room window one evening earlier this week. Chemical plant flare really lighting up the night.
(I refer to it as the eye of Sauron. I am obviously living in Mordor.)
(I refer to it as the eye of Sauron. I am obviously living in Mordor.)
March 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
View out my living room window one evening earlier this week. Chemical plant flare really lighting up the night.
(I refer to it as the eye of Sauron. I am obviously living in Mordor.)
(I refer to it as the eye of Sauron. I am obviously living in Mordor.)
Just picked up my copy today. (Ordered it about 10 days ago)
May be a bit before I read it. My TBR pile yesterday:
May be a bit before I read it. My TBR pile yesterday:
February 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Just picked up my copy today. (Ordered it about 10 days ago)
May be a bit before I read it. My TBR pile yesterday:
May be a bit before I read it. My TBR pile yesterday:
This Amazon nonsense ticks me off.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This Amazon nonsense ticks me off.
I am once again extremely annoyed that I cannot watch tonight's Ottawa Senators game. I pay for the NHL Centre Ice service, which is touted as providing coverage of all the NHL games. Sorry Bezos, still not getting me to subscribe to Amazon Prime.
February 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I am once again extremely annoyed that I cannot watch tonight's Ottawa Senators game. I pay for the NHL Centre Ice service, which is touted as providing coverage of all the NHL games. Sorry Bezos, still not getting me to subscribe to Amazon Prime.
IMHO, a review of someone's work is generally of little use to the creator. (Unless you are their editor, or have specifically been asked by them.)
January 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
IMHO, a review of someone's work is generally of little use to the creator. (Unless you are their editor, or have specifically been asked by them.)
That could depend on whether it is inhabited. If inhabited, a planet should be referred to by the native's name for it. Uninhibited, catalog references are fine.
December 29, 2024 at 4:52 PM
That could depend on whether it is inhabited. If inhabited, a planet should be referred to by the native's name for it. Uninhibited, catalog references are fine.
As a toddler, I was kind of a poster child for why kitchen appliance electrical cords need to be out of reach. Electric kettle, with max quantity of water at a full boil ... well, you can picture the rest of that story.
December 16, 2024 at 2:25 AM
As a toddler, I was kind of a poster child for why kitchen appliance electrical cords need to be out of reach. Electric kettle, with max quantity of water at a full boil ... well, you can picture the rest of that story.
Went to the movie theater to see Red One. I agree, it is a lot of fun. All of the cast were marvelous in their roles. While it may not be great art, but sometimes all you want is a good time.
I can forsee the line "It doesn't work like that" becoming a favorite quote.
I can forsee the line "It doesn't work like that" becoming a favorite quote.
December 16, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Went to the movie theater to see Red One. I agree, it is a lot of fun. All of the cast were marvelous in their roles. While it may not be great art, but sometimes all you want is a good time.
I can forsee the line "It doesn't work like that" becoming a favorite quote.
I can forsee the line "It doesn't work like that" becoming a favorite quote.
Probably because it's the one I grew up watching, I still see Alastair Sim as the definitive Scrooge. Also, as a kid, some of the scenes scared the crap out of me!
December 12, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Probably because it's the one I grew up watching, I still see Alastair Sim as the definitive Scrooge. Also, as a kid, some of the scenes scared the crap out of me!
Along that line ... I was looking for pitas in the store today, and all I could see were different types (flavours?) of naan. Lots of tortillas as well.
November 26, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Along that line ... I was looking for pitas in the store today, and all I could see were different types (flavours?) of naan. Lots of tortillas as well.
I hear ya. Whatever happened to those Senators teams that were the "comeback kids?"
November 24, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I hear ya. Whatever happened to those Senators teams that were the "comeback kids?"
Am I the only one looking for the mote?
November 24, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Am I the only one looking for the mote?
Once again, my Ottawa Senators lose. Looks like they're well on the way to another season of futility. Oh, how I miss those magical runs where anything seemed possible.
November 24, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Once again, my Ottawa Senators lose. Looks like they're well on the way to another season of futility. Oh, how I miss those magical runs where anything seemed possible.
Ok. Looks like it's fixed. But any previous posts still show that. Oh well.
November 14, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Ok. Looks like it's fixed. But any previous posts still show that. Oh well.
Invalid handle? What the heck?
November 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Invalid handle? What the heck?
I look out the front window of my house, and often end up muttering "eye of Sauron" (chemical plant just down the road often has a very impressive flare going.)
November 14, 2024 at 8:55 PM
I look out the front window of my house, and often end up muttering "eye of Sauron" (chemical plant just down the road often has a very impressive flare going.)
With remembrance day tomorrow, thought it would be good time to post this. 4 brothers on leave in London. Probably 1943, as my Uncle Ron (on right) was shot down into North Sea sometime that year. 2 yes as POW. My Dad, 2nd from right.
November 11, 2024 at 2:49 AM
With remembrance day tomorrow, thought it would be good time to post this. 4 brothers on leave in London. Probably 1943, as my Uncle Ron (on right) was shot down into North Sea sometime that year. 2 yes as POW. My Dad, 2nd from right.