Mark Derricutt
talios.bsky.social
Mark Derricutt
@talios.bsky.social
Slightly downgrade a band

Bronze Maiden
Utensil
Pineapple Lump Thief
Slightly downgrade a band

A Pretty Good Circle
Slightly downgrade a band

They Might Be Big
September 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
@briangoetz.bsky.social what's the current state of openjdk.org/jeps/468 ? The JEP says it's in preview, but I've not seen it mentioned in any JDK release, nor is it actually there.
JEP 468: Derived Record Creation (Preview)
openjdk.org
September 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Well, that's the first time I've triggered the emergency fall feature on the Apple Watch.

Awkward faceplant in the mall bathroom - a combination of a twisted foot, slippery tiles, and nothing to grab onto on the opposing stalls (I'm glad none of the doors flung open and thew me into a patron!)
August 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
@delphijunkie.bsky.social @ryan.crawcour.social You guys heard this? Gavin Harrison from Porcupine Tree - instrumental prog - soo good.
August 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Lazy #JavaSky - anyone know if theres any Java based OpenAPI builder libraries? Wanting to programmatically generate an OpenAPI spec from an old in-house web API?
July 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Sweet - LastFM now provides an official album collage generator. www.last.fm/labs/album-q... a few improvements, but I like. #metaltsky
July 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reposted by Mark Derricutt
New OCaml Success Story: Imandra - Financial Compliance with Automated Reasoning 🐫

OCaml's type system and functional programming make an impact in financial compliance - preventing errors and handling complex logic where correctness isn't optional.

Full case study: ocaml.org/success-stor...
Financial Compliance with Automated Reasoning · Success Stories
Imandra leverages OCaml to develop automated reasoning tools that enable financial institutions to mathematically verify their trading algorithms meet regulatory requirements.
ocaml.org
July 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Reposted by Mark Derricutt
ICYMI! @goutanabe2045.bsky.social's manga adaptation of #HPLovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu has won the @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social's #BramStokerAward for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel. News via @bookriot.bsky.social: bit.ly/3SWx5Of

Congratulations to all of the 2025 winners!
July 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Woot - new single from Auckland, New Zealand progressive metalcore acts Crooked Royals - Catch 22 dropped this morning - #metalsky : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fniw...
CROOKED ROYALS - Catch 22 [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by CROOKED ROYALS
www.youtube.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
@ryan.crawcour.social @delphijunkie.bsky.social Heard www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7ss... yet? hot diggity this is AWESOME. Sonically sublime.
Bear With Me
YouTube video by Sublunar - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
LazySky - how important is vertical whitespace to you in commit message bodies?
July 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
New York avant-garde jazz infused death metal act Imperial Triumphant absolutely destroyed Aucklands Mothership venue.

#metalsky #deathmetal #musicphotography
June 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
@kmanriffs.bsky.social great - looks like shadow banned again on X and I can no longer see any FFF posts. Another reason to move here further :)
June 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Another #weekinmusic with #metalsky - revisiting Living Sacrifice, Coheed and Cambria, discovering Waste Cult, Phase Transition, new releases from A-Z, Katatonia, Inglorious, and awesome new singles from Car Bomb, In Mourning, Amorphis, and Paradise Lost.

I really should hang out here more too....
June 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Happy NZ Music Month! If you're in Auckland you can check out the print exhibition of From The Pit - a selection of images from a bunch of us NZ Music photographers ( and more images in the online AV version at HTTP://fromthepit.co.nz ) -
May 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
New Will Smith is.... interesting. Seems to largely a collaboration with a lot of guests and styles making for a somewhat convoluted disjointed work of art. 20 years is a long time between albums and if feels like little time has past - by which i mean it feels dated.
April 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A great starting session at @citcon.bsky.social Auckland 2025 - a smaller than usual group but a full board of interesting topics for tomorrow's discussions.
March 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Tomorrow! Look forward some great discussions (I have many topics to ponder- why are pipelines seemingly geared toward monorepos - and how to handle things when you don't do that).

Orchestration and battle between testing the inner loop before it breaks free...
Looking forward to CITCON in Auckland, New Zealand on March 28 & 29, 2025. Join us! Registration open now.

citconf.com/auckland2025
Citcon - Auckland 2025
citconf.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Shane Embury and Iggor Cavalera doing drone like sonic soundscapes wasn't on my cards for this year.
March 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
First there was desert rock - now it's street rock. Odd thing is you could hear the drums on the stereo tracks far more than what he was playing....
March 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Reposted by Mark Derricutt
Uhhhhh, surprise?
How am I just now seeing this carefully guarded secret @scalzi.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
New @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social The Overview shirt and CD arrived today. Shame I missed out on the ltd edition cd set tho. #ProgressiveSky #ProgSky #MetalSky
March 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Reposted by Mark Derricutt
TORNADO OF SOULS: 💠 🌪️ 💠2025

Edition #8 brings a plague of rats...

#FFFFeb21 will infest your rafters at 8am 🇦🇺OZ time 💠

Metal will flow every 8 minutes until we reach 60 + dumps of Lava! 💠

Tell the world! Have Riffs...Have Metal! 💠

#TornadoofSouls #Lava #FFFFeb21 #KMäN
March 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's been a long time since the last CITCON - looking forward to it and its expanded focus.
Looking forward to CITCON in Auckland, New Zealand on March 28 & 29, 2025. Join us! Registration open now.

citconf.com/auckland2025
Citcon - Auckland 2025
citconf.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM