Michael Martine

@michaelm.bsky.social

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Web 11.0 mashup fan, IBM Consulting executive and co-host of GamesAtWork.biz podcast. NCSSM, UNC & Thunderbird alumnus. My views are my own.

Seagull in flight. Photo by Michael Martine, South Yarmouth MA, July 2026
Seagull in flight. Photo by Michael Martine, South Yarmouth MA, July 2026
stainless steel precision drilled by blue hand tool - Photo by nik biziuk on Unsplash
stainless steel precision drilled by blue hand tool - Photo by nik biziuk on Unsplash
exploded banana on a black background Photo by Gabriel Meinert on Unsplash
mortar, pestle and avocado preparation for guacamole Photo by Mikey Frost on Unsplash
Photo by Michael Martine: The Bean in Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, June 2019
Photo by Michael Martine: The Bean in Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, June 2019
cat in a briefcase peering over the edge, flipped and duplicated so that it appears two cats are looking at one another Original photo by Valérie Ungerer on Unsplash
cat in a briefcase peering over the edge, flipped and duplicated so that it appears two cats are looking at one another Original photo by Valérie Ungerer on Unsplash
Prayer flags strung across trees in front of a waterfall in the North Carolina mountains Photo by Michael Martine, North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, May 2017
A very alive parrot with beautiful blue plumage, not kipping on its back. Photo by Shannon Potter on Unsplash
A very alive parrot with beautiful blue plumage, not kipping on its back. Photo by Shannon Potter on Unsplash
The exhaust plume left behind by the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that launched Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed mission to the Moon since December 1972, dissipates in the Earth's atmosphere in this photograph from the International Space Station. NASA ID: iss074e0431736
The exhaust plume left behind by the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that launched Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed mission to the Moon since December 1972, dissipates in the Earth's atmosphere in this photograph from the International Space Station. NASA ID: iss074e0431736
mashup of Victor Serban’s photo of a Nutella jar from Unsplash with an Artemis II photo of the Moon.
mashup of Victor Serban’s photo of a Nutella jar from Unsplash with an Artemis II photo of the Moon.
Smith Center set up for Michael Malone’s introductory press conference.
The nearside of the Moon, which includes a part of the dark side, NASA photo art002e009057, 4 April 2026
Sundial in front of the Morehead Planetarium with its inspiring inscription - “It is always morning somewhere in the world”
Desert valley Photo by NEOM on Unsplash
Desert valley Photo by NEOM on Unsplash
#LEGO #SmartBrick and charger
#LEGO #SmartBrick and charger
Selfie of Michael at NCSSM Morganton after the keynote and design thinking workshop on a beautiful western NC day!
the new LEGO #StarWars #SmartPlay set 75423, Luke's Red Five X-Wing
the new LEGO #StarWars #SmartPlay set 75423, Luke's Red Five X-Wing
A multitude of green rental bikes. Photo by Viktor Keri on Unsplash
A multitude of green rental bikes. Photo by Viktor Keri on Unsplash
multi colored backlit keyboard Photo by Mihai 👑 on Unsplash
llama blending into the background - edited picture from Lars H Knudsen: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-close-up-shot-of-a-llama-7845603/
llama blending into the background - edited picture from Lars H Knudsen: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-close-up-shot-of-a-llama-7845603/
Coffee cup separating from its saucer which has an inspiring German message: Tu, was Deine Seele zum strahlen bringt. Photo by Aneta Pawlik on Unsplash
cairn with quartz and other rocks on a trail in Blowing Rock, NC Photo by Michael Martine, Blowing Rock, NC 2022
cairn with quartz and other rocks on a trail in Blowing Rock, NC Photo by Michael Martine, Blowing Rock, NC 2022
guitar chord Photo by Scott Gruber on Unsplash
Writing poetry on a typewriter Photo by David Klein on Unsplash
ChatGPT 5 generated image of a banana in the midst of an atom cloud generated 31 August 2025
photo of a can of black beans resting on top of two red clay bricks. Photo by Michael Martine, Chapel Hill, NC August 2025
a fossilized fish Photo by David Clode on Unsplash
inside a computer hard drive - Photo by benjamin lehman on Unsplash
original photo, by Michael Martine, Sandwich MA June 2025. 
Animated by Google Veo3 July 2025 with the following prompt: rotate slowly around the sphere in the image, then dive into it as you would with Google Earth. come into focus on a clear water ocean teeming with fish, octopi and lush green plants
orange kitten on a bed Photo by Mike Stimpson on Unsplash
Atari Flashback console playing Asteroids connected to a portable television in front of a skateboard Photo by Boris Langvand on Unsplash
NCSSM Durham 2025 commencement program
World of WarCraft Burning Crusade in foreground with a cute cat in the background
Green lit bridge across the river in downtown Dublin
Cartoon renditions of Andy and Michael M with headphones and microphones, arm wrestling, generated by ChatGPT May 2025
promo image of Michael Martine for the Raleigh-Durham Startup Week panel entitled "We weren't built for this: how to design products that aren't evil"
Ready for the #CarolinaBasketball tipoff in a few minutes at Town Hall Grill in #ChapelHill
red neon sign reading ‘Neverland’ Photo by Max Böhme on Unsplash
picture of a sign with the text “Life is a Garden, Dig It.” Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash
Michael in vintage Carolina Pep Band gear, which goes back to the 1970s! Photo on the Smith Center concourse with the 1971-72 team photo behind him.
watch face with a representation of death showing 3 o’clock incorporating photo by Amr Taha™ on Unsplash
Photo of the set and program for #BigBad at the Morrison Playhouse in Brevard College
Michael getting ready for the basketball game in the Dean E Smith Center. #228A #gdtbath #goheels
rabbit on grass Photo by Michael Martine, Chapel Hill, NC July 2023
Interior shot of Town Hall Burger featuring some of their UNC memorabilia
sticker reading “Smart Phones | Dumb People!” on an electrical cabinet in the foreground of a street scene Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Grateful to have a portable way to watch the Heels play!