Scott Mackie
@smackie.org
Lapsed Ginger. Scottish. Retired Internet Plumber. Old Macs. Splinter Maker. Photography. SF Giants. Snark. MDANT. Santa Cruz. Kendal.
https://glass.photo/smackie
https://optional-extras.org
https://glass.photo/smackie
https://optional-extras.org
There was a time in the 90s, when I was working in the Bay Area, that this comic was pinned in about a 1/3 of all the cubes on our floor…
January 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
There was a time in the 90s, when I was working in the Bay Area, that this comic was pinned in about a 1/3 of all the cubes on our floor…
Neighbourhood-rattling LOL at this…
January 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Neighbourhood-rattling LOL at this…
On the topic of 80s bars, does anyone remember Berlin’s under Queen Street Station?
It was the one with the white plaster busts on the wall just like the bar in Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.
Both simultaneously awful and wonderful…
It was the one with the white plaster busts on the wall just like the bar in Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.
Both simultaneously awful and wonderful…
January 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
On the topic of 80s bars, does anyone remember Berlin’s under Queen Street Station?
It was the one with the white plaster busts on the wall just like the bar in Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.
Both simultaneously awful and wonderful…
It was the one with the white plaster busts on the wall just like the bar in Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.
Both simultaneously awful and wonderful…
Hope no one thinks about using the Avanti West Coast mainline service to Glasgow next week. There’s the usual engineering works and then there’s this…
It’s understandable given they’re swapping a major bridge out in just two weeks but let’s not pretend this is a viable replacement service…
It’s understandable given they’re swapping a major bridge out in just two weeks but let’s not pretend this is a viable replacement service…
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Hope no one thinks about using the Avanti West Coast mainline service to Glasgow next week. There’s the usual engineering works and then there’s this…
It’s understandable given they’re swapping a major bridge out in just two weeks but let’s not pretend this is a viable replacement service…
It’s understandable given they’re swapping a major bridge out in just two weeks but let’s not pretend this is a viable replacement service…
But with a guest list as great as this, why wouldn’t you want to watch it, Matt?
<gunshot rings out>
<gunshot rings out>
December 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
But with a guest list as great as this, why wouldn’t you want to watch it, Matt?
<gunshot rings out>
<gunshot rings out>
Hate it when that happens…
December 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hate it when that happens…
Saw a box of Famous Names liqueurs today, which made me think of Christmas at my grans and how she used to demolish the box before us…
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Saw a box of Famous Names liqueurs today, which made me think of Christmas at my grans and how she used to demolish the box before us…
I’m not sure about the plot for the next Glass Onion film at *all*…
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’m not sure about the plot for the next Glass Onion film at *all*…
He’s great! Congratulations. But I’ve got to confess his expression in this photo absolutely cracked me up…
December 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
He’s great! Congratulations. But I’ve got to confess his expression in this photo absolutely cracked me up…
Also, for bonus points, the inevitable social media thirst underneath it all
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Also, for bonus points, the inevitable social media thirst underneath it all
Music app PSA for IOS26. Apple have added an option to screw with the audio transition between tracks. Thanks. I hate it.
You can switch it off on Settings->Music using this toggle.
Apple - if you’re bored, maybe take a look at the active bug list for ideas?
#whycantappleleavethisshitalone
You can switch it off on Settings->Music using this toggle.
Apple - if you’re bored, maybe take a look at the active bug list for ideas?
#whycantappleleavethisshitalone
December 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Music app PSA for IOS26. Apple have added an option to screw with the audio transition between tracks. Thanks. I hate it.
You can switch it off on Settings->Music using this toggle.
Apple - if you’re bored, maybe take a look at the active bug list for ideas?
#whycantappleleavethisshitalone
You can switch it off on Settings->Music using this toggle.
Apple - if you’re bored, maybe take a look at the active bug list for ideas?
#whycantappleleavethisshitalone
Coda - I actually have a couple of Model Bs sitting in my workshop waiting for power supply capacitor reworks. It’s enormously satisfying to use the skills they originally taught me to get them working again…
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Coda - I actually have a couple of Model Bs sitting in my workshop waiting for power supply capacitor reworks. It’s enormously satisfying to use the skills they originally taught me to get them working again…
Actually still got one of these…
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Actually still got one of these…
I suspect that this was several days after but you get the gist. Circa 1990, I think. Also very clear why I’ve had a beard since 1992…
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I suspect that this was several days after but you get the gist. Circa 1990, I think. Also very clear why I’ve had a beard since 1992…
Sigh. Very much *not* escaping the “everyone is twelve now” explanation for general social engagement fuckage…
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Sigh. Very much *not* escaping the “everyone is twelve now” explanation for general social engagement fuckage…
You’re definitely going to need one of these Booths shopping bags now…
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
You’re definitely going to need one of these Booths shopping bags now…
Always think about this interview with Lemmy when he mentioned being on Top Of The Pops with the Nolans…
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Always think about this interview with Lemmy when he mentioned being on Top Of The Pops with the Nolans…
To be honest, I have a pretty extensive O’Reilly Books Of The Dead shelf. Anyone need an MH or PGP manual?
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
To be honest, I have a pretty extensive O’Reilly Books Of The Dead shelf. Anyone need an MH or PGP manual?
For some reason, this character springs to mind…
October 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For some reason, this character springs to mind…