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
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https://glass.photo/smackie
https://optional-extras.org
Ooo! Posh leech detox therapy…
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Ooo! Posh leech detox therapy…
That’s a really lovely design, Gail!
The Whitworth - Gail Myerscough 11x14" Print
We have commissioned Gail Myerscough to produce this exclusive digital illustration of the Whitworh. Gail is a freelance Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator based in Manchester, in the UK. ...
thewhitworthshop.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That’s a really lovely design, Gail!
It gets better…
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It gets better…
Been a while since I’ve seen a photo but that is one hell of a boiler he’s squeezing into that pleather jacket these days…
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Been a while since I’ve seen a photo but that is one hell of a boiler he’s squeezing into that pleather jacket these days…
Yup. In a standard Amazon box with brown paper packing. The drives were in factory sealed Seagate and WD antistatic bags but just dumped into a box.
Makes you wonder about the warehouse hopper they came out of
Makes you wonder about the warehouse hopper they came out of
November 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Yup. In a standard Amazon box with brown paper packing. The drives were in factory sealed Seagate and WD antistatic bags but just dumped into a box.
Makes you wonder about the warehouse hopper they came out of
Makes you wonder about the warehouse hopper they came out of
Yup. This goes double for hard drives. Actual real brands but I’ve now had two “new” 3.5” drives show up in anti-static bags, loose in a box, with paper packing around them. You’ll be unsurprised to hear they were both DOA…
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Yup. This goes double for hard drives. Actual real brands but I’ve now had two “new” 3.5” drives show up in anti-static bags, loose in a box, with paper packing around them. You’ll be unsurprised to hear they were both DOA…
At this rate, in a few years time we’re going to be trading non-connected non-subscription cars like they’re 1960s Leicas…
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
At this rate, in a few years time we’re going to be trading non-connected non-subscription cars like they’re 1960s Leicas…
It’s okay, Jo. I’m told 2026 is the Year Of The Desktop for Linux…
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It’s okay, Jo. I’m told 2026 is the Year Of The Desktop for Linux…
The company I worked for then on Jay Street in Santa Clara had it’s offices above a small chip startup in the unit below called Nvidia…
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The company I worked for then on Jay Street in Santa Clara had it’s offices above a small chip startup in the unit below called Nvidia…
Fucked Company was terrific reading, especially for those of us in the Valley at the time. The current AI nonsense feels like late 1999 but on steroids.
Some of the IPO nonsense that happened in the Bay Area in 99/2000 was just insane. The number of people who went fiscally mad was immense…
Some of the IPO nonsense that happened in the Bay Area in 99/2000 was just insane. The number of people who went fiscally mad was immense…
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Fucked Company was terrific reading, especially for those of us in the Valley at the time. The current AI nonsense feels like late 1999 but on steroids.
Some of the IPO nonsense that happened in the Bay Area in 99/2000 was just insane. The number of people who went fiscally mad was immense…
Some of the IPO nonsense that happened in the Bay Area in 99/2000 was just insane. The number of people who went fiscally mad was immense…
OMFG. Grew up in East Kilbride with those haircuts. I didn’t know they were back. Time is a flat circle, etc
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
OMFG. Grew up in East Kilbride with those haircuts. I didn’t know they were back. Time is a flat circle, etc
Confuse her by sitting in next door’s kitchen…
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Confuse her by sitting in next door’s kitchen…
I fear someone in W1A has had a Radical Brand Synergy Insight…
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I fear someone in W1A has had a Radical Brand Synergy Insight…
Is this some kind of horrifying Strictly tie-in for this week?
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Is this some kind of horrifying Strictly tie-in for this week?