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I’m Mike Ando, a time-travelling mad scientist. DeLorean driver. Satellite owner. Inventor. Potato connoisseur. Once on Beauty & the Geek AU, now a Professional Geek.
This is me flailing my arms around excitedly like Kermit www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibition/m...
17.02.2026 22:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My home away from home for the next month
11.02.2026 02:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Some more bowling alley behind-the-scenes pics
07.02.2026 07:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Life goal unlocked... I got a backstage tour of an old-fashioned #bowling alley!
07.02.2026 07:48 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
First big project of 2026 finished - this adjustable-angle laser-cut #bookstand for my #Myst book! @cyan.com
30.01.2026 04:28 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0We also don't count times she tried to bite/swipe but we moved our hand out of the way quicker than she could get to it, so it's not 3 months without attempts, just 3 months without successes. Still, for someone once labelled a Grumpy Cat, it's a big improvement!
23.01.2026 08:05 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0There's a * because of two things: for one, we don't count bites/scratches she does when we're trimming her claws because she just hates that so much, understandably so, so she gets a pass for then.
23.01.2026 08:05 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This week marks 3 months since Lana has bitten or scratched anyone* and we're so proud of our cranky, judgy, blep-y little girl #CatsOfBluesky
23.01.2026 08:03 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I can confirm that if you order a #Milo McFlurry from McDonald's with 5x the amount of Milo, it comes with what I consider the correct amount of Milo to put on your ice cream.
SO MUCH MILO
Oscillating pedestal fans are like a time share of being cool
10.01.2026 10:21 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Present time
Present day
#justtimetravellerthings
Went to see Australia's largest #Christmas tree. 45m/148ft high, 50,000 lights, took them 6 months to wire it up!
24.12.2025 11:05 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Did you ever think that quiz shows are really just "who's the most autistic" competitions?
17.12.2025 09:40 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
It's Lana's birthday this week! She is a 14 year old baby cat and forever a kitten ♥️ #catsofbluesky
12.12.2025 10:49 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If you've ever wondered what it's like to actually drive a DeLorean, The Stig recently reviewed one... And actually kinda liked it (though he undersold just how much attention you get!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYKV...
Presented without comment as I'm not revealing what it is until it arrives, but ohh boy am I excited! #JimHenson
26.11.2025 02:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Received an email from myself, from 20 years ago, in a time capsule... Happy to say I've done most things I listed!
19.11.2025 13:24 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Watching Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters.. The percentage of people in this audience with dyed hair is notably higher than the norm
14.11.2025 11:07 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What's that? Just myself & an Andotrope featured on the front cover of The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2026!
With a feature on page... Wait for it... 67 *waves hands* magazine.raspberrypi.com/books/offici...
Is it just me or do these boxes of resealable bags look like #VHS tape boxes?
25.10.2025 06:03 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Happy Mol Day! :D
(Confused? At 6:22 today it was 6:22 10/23. 1 mol, a chemistry constant, is 6.022e23. Yes it's reaching. Yes I'm THAT much of a nerd :p )
Also taking the opportunity to pimp that this nerd owns the domain name 6.022e23.com
I just saw a car done up like the Dukes of Hazzard General Lee.
It drove right in front of me.
And I watched it get done for speeding through the intersection I was waiting at.
King Floof on his throne #cats
02.10.2025 05:02 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today's date is a dual square number! 27092025 is not only square... but if you write your dates the other way, 09272025 is square too! It's a rare collision to get BOTH dates square like this!
I believe today, of all days, it's hip to be square. #mathnerd
I gotta admit, she does look pretty all shined up.
It's good to finally have her back on the road again. #DeLorean
ALERT! ALERT!
There are #ALPACAS at this wedding
Someone asked for my favourite star sign.
I said "keep left unless overtaking on hyperspatial bypass".
A cat sleeps in a pile of beds for sale in a store
Product tester.
09.08.2025 11:14 — 👍 363 🔁 54 💬 1 📌 3
Finally got around to writing the blog post... Meet Andotrope prototype v2: half the size, double the speed, whisper-quiet operation, and a tenth the material cost. www.riumplus.com/andotrope-v2...
09.08.2025 06:56 — 👍 24 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 1
I'd like to thank the two plain-clothed police officers who kept me safe yesterday where I broke down in my #DeLorean on Ipswich Rd in the middle lane during peak hours.
I'd not like to thank the two bad relays so far identified (but still no idea what made them both fail together?)
