Living in Auckland, New Zealand. I write about IT, Public Transport, Auckland, Food, Trailers, Audiobooks & Geeky stuff Work with Cloud Infrastructure. Kubernetes, AWS, Linux, Monitoring, etc. Blog: https://blog.darkmere.gen.nz/https://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mj4dxjt2bk23Amusing that businessman (and rower back in the day) Simon Cottle's Wikipedia page keeps getting scrubbed of embarrassing content regularly. When I say embarrassing all it says is the had some sort of falling out and is no longer at a company he founded10 Apr 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4dxjt2bk23https://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mixgegjorc2kLooks like our car has got a "not worth repairing" fault We'll have to consider options for replacement. We actually don't use it much so car sharing or similar might be an option08 Apr 2026 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixgegjorc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mips37r5ys22Workmate was describing a Welsh comedian who is an ex-teacher and portrays a teacher in a TV show. I got very confused because he wasn't in the show I thought he was. Turns out there are (at least) two of them: Greg Davies Mike Bubbins05 Apr 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mips37r5ys22https://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mipetxzluk2kThere is a new version of "Cape Fear" out soon. Lots of people seem to think they should have made a live-action version of The Simpson's episode instead of a straight remake An April 1st trailer of Javier Bardem going "I will send you to heaven! Before I send you to Hell!" Would have been great04 Apr 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipetxzluk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mip5wohoc22yUsual idiots complaining about Daylight Saving that just ended in New Zealand As usual 99% of the complaints were about the "change". Nobody was demanding the sun go down one hour earlier 3 months ago Of course the "I keep weird hours" ones chipping in04 Apr 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mip5wohoc22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3miijoqhobs2kCurrently doing the Code of Conduct training for work It estimates I have 1h 16m left to go. So far lots of don'ts with stock trading, bribing officials and credit card usage02 Apr 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3miijoqhobs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3miijg25uwk2kMy local cafe just got a recommendation in the local paper. Place is already pretty noisy and expensive so I rarely go. Guess this won't change. They used to have a quiet area out back but shuffled and eliminated this02 Apr 2026 05:55 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3miijg25uwk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mh32ibbk5c2sAn interesting article on ways an ordinary can make a positive difference in the work Underrated ways to change the world, vol. II https://www.experimental-history.com/p/underrated-ways-to-change-the-world-b6415 Mar 2026 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh32ibbk5c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mhm2ozei7k2pSilly trailer for silly action/disaster movie Thrash But there is a funny Easter Egg in the soundtrack, especially starting at approx 1m10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzyOsNyDkbM21 Mar 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhm2ozei7k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mhw65kqwns2cPicture of a scene from an Auckland CRL Open Day that I/AI created25 Mar 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw65kqwns2chttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mifb4z4uuc2kPretty sure these days that the easiest way to go viral is to attach an AI image to your article and then the anti-AI people will share and upvote it everywhere.31 Mar 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifb4z4uuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3midomofers2kInteresting article on the future of the US in world affairs and how other countries will treating it going forward As the author points out this is probably irreversible https://www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/03/26/united-states-trump-rogue-state-iran/31 Mar 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3midomofers2khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3micphu2cjs2l [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Mar 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3micphu2cjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3micof6f3mc2lJust noticed there are a shitload of leaves on the ground, it's getting colder and daylight savings ends this weekend Last signs of summer going30 Mar 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3micof6f3mc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mia5rcboic2kIs there a list of the dodgy hotels in Wellington? Got people trying to book some accommodation down there and they are seeing the great deals from those really bad hotels in the CBD (that are converted offices etc) The bad ones operate under multiple changing names as well.29 Mar 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mia5rcboic2khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mi5t4a34ps2zI'm at Culture Fest in Mt Roskil, Auckland28 Mar 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5t4a34ps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mi5btnbwvc2vSounds like a good policy for New Zealand So many stories about bonds being kept by landlords for minor cleaning issues etc28 Mar 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5btnbwvc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mi42r2mqk22kHad a tooth removed a few days ago (it split in half). Today managed to bite my tongue twice in the same place because it has apparently forgotten when the inside of my mouth looks like and thinks it has found a safe spot Reader: it was not a safe spot28 Mar 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi42r2mqk22khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mhynuugfx22kDid the "Coachella Age test" with the 2026 lineup and it matched my exact biological age To play you lookup the lineup (attached) and subtract one year from 70 for every artist's name you recognise ie If you recognise 30 then your age is 40.26 Mar 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhynuugfx22khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mi3g6iebo22kJust 5 weeks away... $ date --date='@1777777777' Sun 03 May 2026 15:09:37 NZST28 Mar 2026 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3g6iebo22khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mhynuugfx22kDid the "Coachella Age test" with the 2026 lineup and it matched my exact biological age To play you lookup the lineup (attached) and subtract one year from 70 for every artist's name you recognise ie If you recognise 30 then your age is 40.26 Mar 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhynuugfx22khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mhyk334agk2cAlways a bit weird when I go to pay in a shop and while I do eftpos the counter person walks away to do something else and when I pay the till tray full of money opens, with just me near it26 Mar 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyk334agk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mhwiwzs43c2kHad a random Gemini conversation where the first half has vanished I probably need to work out how to backup the ones I want to keep Unfortunately there is no simple way to export them26 Mar 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwiwzs43c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/slyall.bsky.social/post/3mhwiwzs43c2kHad a random Gemini conversation where the first half has vanished I probably need to work out how to backup the ones I want to keep Unfortunately there is no simple way to export them26 Mar 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:zbomenm2ullhccevxdir2pwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwiwzs43c2k