Christopher Owen

oysta@mastodon.oysta.au

I am a software architect, manager, and keen cyberloafer. I currently work in Australia’s early space industry helping humans explore space. My life expectancy has been considerably reduced by being a Newcastle Knights member for the last decade and will continue to decline with my burgeoning fandom of the SF Giants. I adore board gaming. Sweet in the toots, sour in the tweets; posts mainly HTTP jokes.🌏📍Sydney, Australia

Posts

Post #4464920
“Tommy there’s an option here that says ‘Sign in using other methods’. Go get the axe.”
Post #4464919
Treating my illness by removing shit from my BGG wishlist and marking as “Want to play” instead
Post #4464918
remember back in the old days where someone called Lord Sugar made our computers and shift-2 was double quotes not the at-sign, good times
Post #4464917
“Help your family become the most infamous in Hell and the most influential in 14th-century Florence” ok ok sign me the fuck up
Post #4464916
Martin Fowler has a simple system for determining what game to play in a group (only 20 steps) https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/13064/blogpost/188864/beverly-system
Post #4401715
They call them “flagship phones” and yet none of them have 16-inch guns or 12 inches of belt armour, how curious
Post #4129567
Putting six different phones in my pants to get ready for the AusAlert vibration
Post #3985674
I cackled https://bsky.app/profile/frizfrizzle.bsky.social/post/3mqzghb2i3k2y
Post #3872050
I will go quietly into that good night because I respect the neighbours
Post #2198211
They say “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism” but also “eat the rich”, pick a fucking lane
Post #2198204
Race for the Galaxy: Xeno Counterstrike — designer preview https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/185324/race-for-the-galaxy-xeno-counterstrike-designer-pr
Post #2198201
RE: https://mstdn.social/@bit101/116513315814196013 Sorcery!
Post #2198200
Software as a Disservice
Post #2198198
I am simply not interested in “legacy” board games
Post #2198191
what the fuck do you mean i have to “drill holes” to put these miniatures together
Post #2198188
Grand Perspective is such a useful tool for figuring out your disk usage on macOS https://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net
Post #2198182
men just want one thing and it is disgusting: to command “standard orbit”
Post #1757636
going back in time to tell Alan Turing that software in 2026 is written using markdown files
Post #1757635
having a bit of a doubtful “is it berocca or picoprep” moment here. Stakes are high.
Post #1757630
Ooofff
Post #1757623
@willb haven’t tried them. Mighty curious though
Post #1757622
Yeah of course I am all in on the new Arcs kickstarter, what am i, stupid?
Post #1757621
Played Stationfall for the first time last night (4 players). It’s an experience for sure, and I definitely recommend it as a mad experience for people who like more complicated interactions in a board game.
Post #1757620
It is very cool that pip can produce a pylock.toml but then not have any ability to use it
Post #1757619
🙅‍♂️ Brass: Pittsburgh 👉 Brass: Newcastle
Post #1757617
Instead of “Hot Ones” they should have a host called Ken and then they could call it “What’s the piquancy Kenneth?”
Post #1757616
Road trip preparation ❤️ 💙
Post #1757615
reckon these shooters would be more successful if they inverted their Y axis controls imho
Post #1757614
Counterpoint: I love the QR code menu at restaurants
Post #1757611
“Head of HR is now leading AI enablement” goodness me