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Michael Martine
@michaelm.bsky.social
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Web 11.0 mashup fan, IBM Consulting executive and co-host of GamesAtWork.biz podcast. NCSSM, UNC & Thunderbird alumnus. My views are my own.
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Pulling together the #shownotes in #Durham for Monday’s posting of e528 of @andypiper.me @michaelrowe01.bsky.social and my #podcast www.gamesatwork.biz .
ChatGPT 5 generated image of a banana in the midst of an atom cloud generated 31 August 2025
September 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Pulling together the #shownotes in #ChapelHill for Monday’s posting of e526 of
@andypiper.me @michaelrowe01.bsky.social l
and my #podcast , www.gamesatwork.biz .
photo of a can of black beans resting on top of two red clay bricks. Photo by Michael Martine, Chapel Hill, NC August 2025
August 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Stories and discussion on #AI with #bees that listen & a #cat that #chats and then some fun drawing #fish, anticipating a #LEGO #GameBoy build and more! Be sure to subscribe on www.gamesatwork.biz so you don’t miss an episode!
a fossilized fish Photo by David Clode on Unsplash
July 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Stories about expressive robots (#ShoggothMini, #Apple #ELEGNT, #SpiRob & #facehugger), newly reengineered computer reboots (#Commodore & #Sinclair), #Seagate’s 30TB drives and a whole lot more.
inside a computer hard drive - Photo by benjamin lehman on Unsplash
July 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Pulling together the #shownotes in #Durham for Monday’s posting of e520 of @andypiper.me @michaelrowe01.bsky.social and my #podcast www.gamesatwork.biz . Playing with #Google #Veo3 to #animate still #photos - here’s a pretty incredible example!
July 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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#shownotes for www.gamesatwork.biz #podcast e519 with @andypiper.me , @michaelrowe01.bsky.social and me are done and publication set for tomorrow, Monday 30 June on #Spotify #Overcastfm #YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds! Subscribe on www.gamesatwork.biz so you don’t miss an episode
orange kitten on a bed Photo by Mike Stimpson on Unsplash
June 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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#shownotes for www.gamesatwork.biz #podcast e518 with @andypiper.me , @michaelrowe01.bsky.social and me are done and publication set for tomorrow, Monday 23 June on #Spotify #Overcastfm #YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds! Subscribe on www.gamesatwork.biz so you don’t miss an episode!
Atari Flashback console playing Asteroids connected to a portable television in front of a skateboard Photo by Boris Langvand on Unsplash
June 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Congratulations to all the #Dragons and #Unicorns from the #NCSSM class of 2025! Welcome to the alumni, now over 15,000 strong!
NCSSM Durham 2025 commencement program NCSSM Morganton 2025 commencement program Commencement on the lawn in front of the Barn in Morganton, Thursday 22 May 2025 Commencement in Durham on Watts Lawn for the NCSSM class of 2025 on Friday, 23 May 2025
May 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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#shownotes for www.gamesatwork.biz #podcast e514 with @andypiper.me & @michaelrowe01.bsky.social are done and publication set for tomorrow, Monday 19 May on #Spotify #Overcastfm #YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds!
World of WarCraft Burning Crusade in foreground with a cute cat in the background
May 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Thank you Dublin for a fantastic visit! Hope to be back here again very soon!
Green lit bridge across the river in downtown Dublin Fish & chips (substituted onion rings) at the Black Wolf pub. Art in hotel lobby A little light quantum mechanics reading in Dublin, with a Glendalough Pot Still - what could be better?
May 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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#shownotes for www.gamesatwork.biz #podcast e512 with @andypiper.me & me while @michaelrowe01.bsky.social l is away are done! Publication set for tomorrow, Monday 5 May on #Spotify #Overcastfm #YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds!
Cartoon renditions of Andy and Michael M with headphones and microphones, arm wrestling, generated by ChatGPT May 2025
May 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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ending the evening with #gratitude for today's opportunity to give back to the North Carolina innovation community through #RDSW2025 #YallTech panel discussion on #AIEthics #ResponsibleAI #ProductDesign and #Engineering
promo image of Michael Martine for the Raleigh-Durham Startup Week panel entitled "We weren't built for this: how to design products that aren't evil"
April 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Glad to be a #TarHeelOnHand in #ChapelHill. #gdtbath #goheels
Ready for the #CarolinaBasketball tipoff in a few minutes at Town Hall Grill in #ChapelHill
March 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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#shownotes for www.gamesatwork.biz #podcast e505 with @michaelrowe01.bsky.social & @andypiper.me are done Avail 17 March on #Spotify #Overcastfm #YouTube & your favorite podcast feeds! Discussion on #AI technical & security challenges, a #Metallica augmented concert, #DungeonsAndDragons & much more.
red neon sign reading ‘Neverland’ Photo by Max Böhme on Unsplash
March 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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#shownotes for www.gamesatwork.biz #podcast e504 Can You Digg It? with @michaelrowe01.bsky.social and @andypiper.me are done and publication set for tomorrow, Monday 10 March on #Spotify #Overcastfm #YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds!
picture of a sign with the text “Life is a Garden, Dig It.” Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash
March 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Glad to be a #TarHeelOnHand for today’s final regular season game. Hoping that the energy from #GameDay this morning translates to this evening! #goheels #gdtbath
Michael in vintage Carolina Pep Band gear, which goes back to the 1970s! Photo on the Smith Center concourse with the 1971-72 team photo behind him.
March 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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#shownotes for www.gamesatwork.biz #podcast e503 with @michaelrowe01.bsky.social and @andypiper.me are done and publication set for tomorrow, Monday 3 March on #Spotify #Overcastfm #YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds!
watch face with a representation of death showing 3 o’clock incorporating photo by Amr Taha™ on Unsplash
March 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Excited to see #BigBad in Brevard this afternoon!
Photo of the set and program for #BigBad at the Morrison Playhouse in Brevard College
March 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Glad to be a #TarHeelOnHand for today’s game vs Miami. Let’s get this W, Carolina! #goheels #gdtbath #228A
Michael getting ready for the basketball game in the Dean E Smith Center. #228A #gdtbath #goheels
March 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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#shownotes for www.gamesatwork.biz #podcast e502 with @michaelrowe01.bsky.social while @andypiper.me piper.me is at #RubyJam are done and publication set for tomorrow, Monday 24 February on #Spotify #Overcastfm #YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds!
rabbit on grass Photo by Michael Martine, Chapel Hill, NC July 2023
February 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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A quick bite at #TownHall in #SouthenVillage before heading to the Smith Center. Music: Blue Heaven. Just about perfect. #goheels #gdtbath
Interior shot of Town Hall Burger featuring some of their UNC memorabilia
February 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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#shownotes for www.gamesatwork.biz #podcast e501 done, publication set for Mon 17 Feb on #Spotify #Overcastfm #YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds! Outsourcing intelligence to #AI, protecting your #data after #death, #AR #glasses, #Diablo & #Civ game ports, #backdoors and more! #NoBigWhoop
sticker reading “Smart Phones | Dumb People!” on an electrical cabinet in the foreground of a street scene Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
February 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Glad to be back in the states, to #TurnDownTheSound and listen in to @jonesangell.bsky.social & the #THSN while waiting on my connecting flight to RDU #GoHeels #GDTBATH
Grateful to have a portable way to watch the Heels play!
February 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Very excited to be a #UnicornOnHand for the @ncssm-morganton.bsky.social & @ncssm-durham.bsky.social #SMathHacks2025 presentation on #AI and #OpenSource
Michael in the NCSSM Morganton FabLab prior to the #SMathHacks2025 talk
February 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Glad to be a #TarHeelOnHand for today’s game vs Pitt. Let’s get this dub! #GoHeels
Michael in the Dean E Smith Center. Go Heels!
February 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM