Stephen Edmonds

The milestone of unpacking after a conference when the lanyard joins its friends #EverythingOpen #EO2026

My Epson R2880 is old but reliable, so when I found out last year that the cartridges were discontinued I picked up a set of refillable cartridges and ink. It is now time to switch over.

I hope I get good results as I don't want to buy a whole new printer... #photo #printing

From the (recent) backlog: Tyabb Airshow 2026

https://www.flickr.com/photos/popcorncx/albums/72177720333599333

#photography

That feeling when you get to the station and realise you forgot your earbuds... Now I will have to listen to what is around me instead of a podcast 😞

Over the next 25 days I will be commuting to the city almost every evening. My calendar is getting a workout with 58 shows currently booked, but should be able to fit in two more. Even then I won't make it to everyone I wanted to see. #micf #micf2026

From the backlog: A few years ago I stopped by the Fox Classic Car Collection in Docklands Melbourne

https://www.flickr.com/photos/popcorncx/albums/72177720333561615/

#photography

While MICF is over, most of these comedians perform throughout the year, and many are touring to other festivals:

Abby Howells
https://comedy.com.au/abby-howells/

Abby Wambaugh
https://www.abbywambaugh.com/

Alexei Toliopoulos
https://comedy.com.au/alexei-toliopoulos

Alex Ward
https://comedy.com.au/alex-ward/

Ben Russell
https://www.instagram.com/imbenrussell

Bron Lewis
https://www.instagram.com/bronlewiscomedy/

Bronwyn Kuss
https://comedy.com.au/bronwyn-kuss/

Brynley Stent
https://www.instagram.com/brynleystent

Celia Pacquola
https://comedy.com.au/celia-pacquola/

Chloe Petts
https://www.chloepetts.org/

Claire Hooper
https://comedy.com.au/claire-hooper/

Danielle Walker
https://www.instagram.com/daniellewalkercomedy/

Daniel Sloss
https://danielsloss.com/

David Quirk
https://www.instagram.com/Dedbeet

Demi Adejuyigbe
http://demiadejuyigbe.com/

Dilruk Jayasinha
https://comedy.com.au/dilruk-jayasinha/

Emma Holland
http://emmaholland.com.au/

Felicity Ward
https://www.felicityward.com/

Frankie McNair
https://www.frankiemcnair.com/

Geraldine Hickey
https://comedy.com.au/geraldine-hickey/

Gillian Cosgriff
https://comedy.com.au/gillian-cosgriff/

Grace Jarvis
https://www.instagram.com/gracejarvisohno

Greg Larsen
https://www.instagram.com/greglarsencomedian/

Guy Williams
https://www.guywilliams.co.nz/

Hannah Gadsby
https://comedy.com.au/hannah-gadsby/

Hayley Sproull
https://www.instagram.com/hayleysproull/

Jenny Tian
https://comedy.com.au/jenny-tian/

Jordan Barr
https://comedy.com.au/jordan-barr/

Julian O'Shea
https://youtube.com/julianoshea

Kate Dehnert
http://www.katedehnert.com/

Kirsty Webeck
https://www.kirstywebeck.com/

Lano & Woodley
https://comedy.com.au/lano-woodley/

Lena Moon
https://www.instagram.com/lenaimoon

Lou Wall
https://comedy.com.au/lou-wall/

Mark Watson
https://www.markwatsonthecomedian.com/

Matt Stewart
https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/

Melanie Bracewell
https://www.melaniebracewell.com/

Michael Hing
https://comedy.com.au/michael-hing/

Mish Wittrup
https://www.instagram.com/mishwittrup

Nath Valvo
https://comedy.com.au/nath-valvo

Nick Capper
https://www.nickcapper.com/

Olga Koch
https://www.rocknrolga.com/

Pete Helliar
https://comedy.com.au/pete-helliar/

Phil Wang
https://www.philwang.co.uk/

Ray O'Leary
https://www.instagram.com/rayolearycomedy

Rove McManus
https://comedy.com.au/rove-mcmanus/

Scout Boxall
https://www.scoutboxall.com/

Sonia Di Iorio
https://www.soniadiiorio.com.au/

Sophie Duker
https://www.instagram.com/sophiedukebox

Suren Jayemanne
https://www.surenjayemanne.com/

Tom Ballard
http://tomballard.com.au/

Tom Cashman
https://linktr.ee/Tom.cashman

Tommy Dassalo
https://www.tommydassalo.com/

Tommy Little
https://tommylittle.com.au/

Urvi Majumdar
https://www.urvimajumdar.com/

Watson
https://watsoncomedy.com.au/

Wil Anderson
https://wilanderson.com/

Zachary Ruane
https://www.instagram.com/zacharyruane/

#micf #micf026

The end of another Melbourne International Comedy Festival... final total was 70 shows, which is too many to do again... #micf #micf2026

Some longer form words about last weeks conference: https://popcorn.cx/blog/2026/01/back-in-canberra-for-everything-open/

#EO2026 #EverythingOpen

Just went through the most frustrating online "email security" training which has a "game" where you select parts of an email as safe or unsafe...

That misspelling of a word, apparently safe as it is the name of a made up bank.

That random phone number, apparently safe because it matched what is in your address book, which is not part of the "game"

That bland subject line with odd capitalization, apparently safe...

On the final day of #everythingopen:

@aquigley@hci.social demonstrated a fascinating approach to detecting the type of a material using radar
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/60/

@darrylb123@aus.social showed how Berry scripting can be used within Tasmota to provide functionality within the device itself
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/55/

Paul Schulz (https://www.mawsonlakes.org/) gave an introduction to ESPHome and how it can be used
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/42/

@Unixbigot@aus.social explained how local voice control is possible when you keep it lightweight
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/56/

Simon Lees (http://simotek.net/) abused 80s video tech to smash together analog video for interesting results
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/44/

@raejohnston@aus.social gave a brutal rundown of the groups (more than you think) that are not represented in STEM and some possible ways to address that imbalance
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/57/

Last time I renewed my Flickr Pro subscription it was $130 for two years, but this 420% price increase is a surprise...

Fantastic long form video from Adam Neely, it is from the perspective of music creation, but at 59:00... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dcFhF0Dlk #technofascism