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Andy talks about his recent visit to the Retro Computer Museum in Leicester, UK.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, there’s a discussion of Andy’s latest work project, a new role at <a href=\"https://matrix.org\" title=\"\">the Matrix.org Foundation</a>. There’s a dive into what the Matrix protocol is and how it is used; Michael is considering whether it might be worth trying as an alternative to existing tools for our podcast workflow.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also stop to discuss Markdown; Michael traces it back to Waterloo Script on IBM 3081 and WordPerfect’s Reveal Codes. Andy brings up Google Cloud’s “Open Knowledge Format” (essentially Markdown + YAML front matter) as an AI-readable standard.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gaming section covers Michael ordering the D&D-themed Demeo game. Andy has neglected his Meta headset for six months but has been hooked on Forza Horizon 6.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally Michael wants a single “home page” for all of his communities (Slack, Discord, RSS, forums). Andy uses Glance on his homelab for a dashboard, with Uptime Kuma monitoring the show’s infrastructure.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for joining our one-to-one this week! Let us know what you thought!</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br />Selected links</h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/designedincalifornia/designed-in-california-an-apple-history-podcast\" title=\"\">“Designed in California” on Kickstarter</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/\" title=\"\">Retro Computer Museum</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <a href=\"https://matrix.org/foundation/about/\" title=\"\">Matrix.org Foundation</a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https://matrix.org/blog/2026/06/26/this-week-in-matrix-2026-06-26\" title=\"\">This Week in Matrix 2026-06-26 </a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/kUSX1Hm201c?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe></span>\n</div></figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https://matrix.org/docs/matrix-concepts/elements-of-matrix/\" title=\"Matrix Overview\">Matrix Overview</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://continuwuity.org/\" title=\"Continuwuity\">Continuwuity</a> (a Matrix homeserver)</li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/how-the-open-knowledge-format-can-improve-data-sharing\" title=\"\">Google Open Knowledge Format</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.ign.com/wikis/forza-horizon-6/How_to_Complete_Forza_Horizon_6_Blast_from_the_Past_Weekly_Challenge:_Win_a_Road_Race\" title=\"\">Forza Horizon 6 – get a DeLorean</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://github.com/glanceapp/glance\" title=\"\">Glance app</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"></p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http://schema.org/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"e559 &#8211; Welcome to the Matrix\" /><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-06-29T06:30:00-04:00\" /><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio/mpeg\" /><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT26M40S\" /><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Michael R and Andy have a different format of discussion this time around, and it counts as a "geek out"! 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