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Leon Mika

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

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    Love the new categories feature in Scribbles. Went back and added them to the posts on Coding Bits and Workpad. They look and feel great.

    Screenshot of Scribbles post screen showing three posts, each with a different category with a different colour.
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    Took a while to troubleshoot why my shell script wasn’t running in Keyboard Maestro. Turns out I needed to add #!/bin/zsh -l to launch it with ZSH, with the -l switch to read my zprofile dot file.

    Screenshot of a Keyboard Maestro "run shellscript" step with the hash-bang line set to /bin/zsh with the -l switch
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    Day 15: small #mbapr

    A beetle with a copper shell on a tiled floor
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    Day 14: cactus

    Okay, I admit that it’s quite a stretch to call this a cactus. I do think it’s some form of succulent, or at least a plant that’s suitable for hot, dry climates, so I’m going to go with it. #mbapr

    A succulent in a pot with thick, broad leaves.
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    Mum found a bunch of tapes of us making radio shows when we were kids. I’m digitising them now using this radio, which is the only tape player available to me. Not pictured is the Nuc running Linux, recording the audio (forgot how painful dealing with Linux audio on the command line is).

    A radio and cassette player connected to a USB interface with a few cassettes in the foreground.
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    Day 13: page #mbapr

    Page from a journal with a hand written date of 15 July 2023 in the top left in blue, and in the centre in all-caps, the handwritten phrase 'Page Intentionally Left Blank'
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    Day 12: magic

    An ATEM Mini from Blackmagic Design we have at work. It’d be nice to have more reasons to learn how to use this. #mbapr

    A Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini on a wooden desk with some of the buttons on the front panel illuminated red, green and white. Cables are plugged into the back.
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    Day 11: sky

    It’s up there, somewhere. #mbapr

    A photo looking up at a morning sky appearing through the tops of tall skyscrapers, like the Eureka tower.
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    Day 10: train #mbapr

    Velocity trains at the platforms of South Cross station, with a Metro train departing in the background
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    Getting in line for the café to open.

    A pigeon in front of closed shutters over a shop

    Actually, this pigeon is more patient than I am. I decided to go somewhere else.

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    Day 9: crispy

    I guess you could describe these autumn leaves as crispy. Well, maybe a couple of weeks ago you could. With all the recent rain we’ve had, I guess they’ve gone soggy now. #mbapr

    Close-up of brown autumn leaves in a garden amongst green plants
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    Day 8: prevention

    An ounce of this? Well, not quite. I can’t prevent myself getting sick abroad, but I try to take a few things to save myself needing to go to the chemist. This idea came from my previous job, which took quite a lot of effort preventing people getting sick while travelling. #mbapr

    An small blue bag, opened to reveal a bunch of over the counter medication like cold and flu tablets, pain killers, etc.
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    Day 7: well-being

    “An apple a day,” and all that. Kinda wish I liked apples more than I do (I don’t really like them that much). #mbapr

    Supermarket display of apples for sale.
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    Day 6: windy

    Sails of modernity. #mbapr

    Modern power generating windmills in a field.
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    Day 5: serene

    The Remarkables, Queenstown, NZ. Taken March 2013. #mbapr

    The Remarkables, Queenstown, NZ with a bit of vegetation in the foreground and Lake Wakatipu in the middle.
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    Day 4: foliage

    Spot the visitors. #mbapr

    A photo of green leaves against a blue sky with corellas eating in the branches
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    📺 Andor: Series 1 (2022)

    Quick review of Andor: Series 1 (2022), created by Tony Gilroy. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm generally a fan of Star Wars but the level of story telling that went into this made it so much better. It's not perfect — Andor's arc felt a little fragmented (he was sent to prison for… reasons? That had nothing to do with the garrison?) — but it didn't detract from the whole. Other than the plot, the acting, casting, scoring, etc. were all excellent. Definitely recommend. Rated: great
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    Day 3: card #mbapr

    A Thank You card with coloured balloons printed on the front, on a wooden table.
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    Day 2: flowers #mbapr

    Flowers in a vase on a table in an old fashioned dining car.
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    Day 1: toy #mbapr

    A model train set.
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