Owen H.

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Opinions are my own.

If you know me you know me.

Lives in Sydney, Australia. IT worker, trying not to be a living example of the Peter principle.

Father, tinkerer, not average.

- Interests in History, Enterprise IT and Cloud, Gardening
- Hobbies photography, bushwalking, tinkering
- Favourite authors are Pratchett and Tolkien

Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/owenhollands/
Personal Bloghttps://doingtechnology.com/
Show threadOwen H.Jun 18, 2025

@georgetakei

This is a cheap shot from someone in another country ...

Im not seriously proposing this - but don't several states have 'stand your ground' laws?

Not worth the damage to the individuals involved, but it would simultaneously have the benefit of slowing down this 'crackdown', and be the biggest step towards widespread gun control since the black panthers.

Show threadOwen H.Jun 18, 2025

@georgetakei

The same way people use "we" to talk about their team winning a (sport) fame. Quickly becomes "they" when their side lost ...

Chearing on death and destruction is shameful. No matter how justified or not, it is a sad thing.

Look up Lincoln's Second Inauguration speach or his address. How far America has come.

Owen H.May 14, 2025

Self talk - what is it I say to myself the most often?

Wallet, Glasses, Keys, Phone.

Owen H.May 2, 2025
I am 47 and I still smile when I see part of a rainbow in the sky.
Show threadOwen H.Apr 20, 2025
@adam_cullen 4 years is 48 months.
Owen H.Apr 20, 2025

To all Americans,

3 months down, 15/16ths to go

Owen H.Jan 9, 2025
M❍n❍t❍ne❍fBill™Jan 8, 2025
The adult version of “Head, shoulders, knees and toes” is “Wallet, glasses, keys and phone.”
Show threadOwen H.Dec 6, 2024

@deirdres I'm curious -- do you know what you have to do to the berries after they are picked to turn them into black peppercorns?

I assume you have to dry them at least.

Owen H.Oct 10, 2024

Anyone interested in a Trebuchet?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335608141566?mc_cid=b5d49a6427&mc_eid=e8ee2517c3

I wish I had A) the save to use it and B) the funds to ship it to Australia

Trebuchet - Fully working siege engine! 8.5m tall Tods Workshop | eBay

The base is 6m long and 3.8m wide. The machine certainly looks and works the part. It shoots bowling balls around 140m, though calculations suggest with a little tuning it should shoot around 180m.

eBay
Show threadOwen H.Sep 19, 2024

@robpike

Not all of us have the ability to write our own operating system.

In any even, I stand by my long held theory that 'Windows' and 'Linux' are converging. When Microsoft introduces WSL it essentially supported the linux/libc as well as the win32/win64 APIs