mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06I write build tooling these days and still enjoy making developer's lives easier. I spent 21 years at Sun Microsystems, Inc, working on and around Solaris, and then a while at Joyent.
I do miss the old days a bit, but rose-tinted glasses and all that... I now use FreeBSD on my personal systems where I can. I have many hobbies, one of which is keeping my old Series Land Rover running.
Co. Down, Northern Ireland
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Look, I know this is an apples (sorry) to oranges comparison, but I can't help thinking that when we're getting excited about a 42hr battery life for a watch, we've made a wrong turn somewhere.
Casio G-Shock Tough Solar battery life: est. 15-20 years.
@KiwiEV So, your idea is:
Sounds like a plan 😃
I tootled into Downpatrick (its cathedral said to be the burial place of the man himself) late on St. Patrick's day, in the Land Rover.
I was struck by some senses of Irish identity: people with shamrock face-paint, tricolours wrapped around the shoulders, even the odd wave to my old green car, but also the more sinister: republican scarves and sunglasses on a cloudy day.
Let's hope the positive aspects of being Irish remain the norm, particularly in this place, yeah?