Alan Murta 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

Current DIY project: renovating my boiler room which includes levelling the concrete floor.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

I was there.

My 20+ year old telescope mount has finally become unusable. It's been temperamental for a long time, but is now worse than ever. I am looking into alternatives

Saturn at opposition (21 September) and Rhea transiting Saturn (22 September). 12" Meade LX200 / Player One Uranus-C. #Astrophotography

I gave a tech talk to my work colleagues today. This wasn't the real topic, but maybe I fooled them for a moment. 😅

Saturn on 9 September 2025. 12" Meade LX200 / Player One Uranus-C. #Astrophotography

Getting some sharp views of Saturn tonight. #Astrophotography

The show vibe has changed from 'coffee morning' to 'humanist eulogy'.

Really enjoyed it!

I find Firefox will sometimes upload black images to Bluesky on one of my PCs - Chrome seems OK. No idea why.

Morning walk around Dunham Massey Deer Park.

I have acquired a copy of this Andy Saunders book a few days before its official release. A masterpiece - as was its predecessor Apollo Remastered.

I didn't know what to expect but they have very much retained the look of earlier games.

Congratulations to my former TT Games colleagues on the release of the LEGO Batman reveal trailer.

New desktop microphone for my home office setup. All I need now are some colourful LEDs behind me and I can start podcasting. 😅

I hope yours is delightful my friend.

Boxing in 2015

Boxing in 2015

2015 vs 2025.

Jinjer tour dates

I'm off to see some death metal next year. Unfortunately they didn't offer a discount for seniors.

I just learned I have a new wisdom tooth coming through. Late bloomer.

You've made me think about this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_El...

When I worked for a mass spectrometry company in 1990 we used to ship Epson FX-80s with our hardware. I got the company to switch to cheaper but compatible Oki printers, saving the company tens of thousands of pounds each year - several multiples of what they were paying me.

I got my boxing equipment out today for the first time in years. I'm really rusty. There was a time when I could kick near head level.

I think you're having that dream again. Watch out for the pool of sharks.

Consider becoming a member of www.internations.org. There are free membership options. It's a great way of informally finding contacts of this kind.

I won't ask where the pan lid is.

After seeing the story on the news I knew you'd definitely be there.

Taken around 33 years ago, this was my official staff photo when I was lecturing at the University of Manchester. It was displayed on the Computer Science Department photo board so the students could put names to faces.

Really tickled by the BAGA mention.

I can certainly focus more when working remotely, having worked in office-based game development for 20 years and then spending 5 years doing the same from home.