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Leon Mika

Software Developer and occasional writer of music. Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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    A good indication of how busy the work week is is the number of biscuits packets I bring home with me, rather than eat at lunch time. We’re at two packets this week.

    Two individually wrapped Arnott's biscuits packets are placed on a green and grey bench.
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    The house guests have returned. Rico is settling in quite well, considering it his first time here. 🦜

    A cockatiel with a yellow face and grey body is perched on a cage, while another white cockatiel stands in the background.
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    Smack bang in the middle of the automation smiling curve for my current task. 😩

    A meme depicting a smiling curve graph illustrates the relationship between problem size and satisfaction. The left size says 'Job really small. I'll just do it manually.' The right size says 'Argh, too big. I better automate.' In the centre is an arrow pointing to the lowest point on the curve with the annotation 'Automate half the job, but then realise it's probably quicker to just finish it manually.'
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    It’s done! Cyber Burger, the Pico-8 arcade game I’ve been working on for the last few months, is finished and can now be played online in a (desktop) browser. Check it out here.

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    Now that my 1Password subdomain woes with Android Vivaldi has been tamed, it’s time to turn my attention to Safari:

    A password manager pop-up displays a list of saved password suggestions for the same domain, with no subdomains, 8 times.
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    Behind the MAS.

    Large letters TMAS mounted on a bridge structure appear reversed against a cloudy sky backdrop.
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    Removing personal identifying information from logs is a laudable goal, but it does make troubleshooting issues in prod rather difficult.

    Auto-generated description: A medieval-style drawing of a cat with humorous text in an old-fashioned font. Meme text: Thee shall nev'r knoweth who is't didst the thing! In modern day English: you will never know who did that thing.
    Source of meme image
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    📺 Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

    Quick review of Howl’s Moving Castle, 2004, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Rating: Good. I first watched the English dub of this a while ago. It was the first Miyazaki film I saw, and I left feeling quite confused. I now wonder if the cuts are different. After watching the original Japanese version tonight, I felt like I understood peoples motivations better. Or maybe I’m just growing as a Miyazaki view. I do remember it being a beautiful film and it definitely left an impression on me after my first viewing. That impression still remains true today.
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    Two large metal electricity pylons stand in a grassy area with trees in the background under a cloudy sky.
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    Day trip, but a lot closer to home. Took a train to Hurstbridge and walked the trail alongside the creek to Eltham, around 12.5 km in total. Also took a small break at the tram cafe. 🌲

    A paved path runs alongside a fenced grassy field with trees under a cloudy sky.A repurposed tram is used as a cafe, featuring outdoor seating under a large covered area.

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    Title design this morning. Trying to get as close as I can to the Cyberspace Raceway font as my pixel art skills will allow for.

    Auto-generated description: The map editor in Pico-8 depicting a retro-style screen displays CYBER BURGER, with the toolbox showing the sprites depicting the word CYBERUG and a pixelated burger icon.
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    Trentham Railway Station, and the start of the Domino rail trail. 🌲

    A former rural train station surrounded by lush greenery and clear blue skies, with old rolling stock and an old semaphore signal post.
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    Another day trip, this time to Mt. Macedon (again. Yes I’m hitting the classics) 🌲

    A gravel path leads through a grassy area lined with young trees toward a dense forest. A peaceful park setting features a gravel path, diverse trees, and a picnic table on a grassy area.
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    Old rail distance post found on the rail trail today, just outside of Loch. Only 95 km to Southern Cross station from here.

    A dirt path lined with trees leads to a bridge, with a sign displaying the number 95.
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    Walked part of the rail trail near Black Spur Creek. Was too slow to get a photo of the echidna but I did manage to get one of this white-necked heron. 🌲

    A white-necked heron stands in murky water near some greenery.
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    The view of the Stony Point line from Bittern station.

    A railway track runs through a scenic landscape with trees and grass under a clear blue sky.A small train station platform is situated alongside a single railway track, with nearby parked cars and a partly cloudy sky overhead.

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    I finished my experiment with htmgo, building the worlds most inefficient world clock. It uses HTMX swapping to get the time from the server every second.

    Auto-generated description: A digital world clock showing the current time and date for UTC and Australia/Melbourne on October 26, 2024.

    It’s an interesting framework. Not sure it’s fully ready yet (you can’t change the bind port, for example) but might be useful in the future.

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    Scare with care. 🎃

    A street pole features a sign with pedestrian crossing instructions, using humorous cartoon characters with jack-o'-lantern placed over their faces to indicate "Do Not Cross," "Cross With Care," and "Complete Crossing Do Not Start to Cross."
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    I was poking around Dave Winer’s Software Snacks — a brilliant name for those — and I stumbled across Little Card Editor. Decided to give it a try.

    A cozy coffee table setup with a blue knitted item, blue headphones, and a smartphone displaying the time. The title ‘Morning Coffee Table’ is overlayed in the centre in a serif font.
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    Archie is no longer with us sadly, so my sister went out and got a new companion for Ivy. Say hello to Rico. 🦜

    Auto-generated description: A cockatiel with yellow and gray plumage is perched near a wooden stand and a tray of assorted seeds.
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