Oh my god! A new season of Star Trek: Lower Decks!? And an unwatched episode of Rick and Morty!? I’m covered for cartoons tonight (or possibly Monday).
Oh my god! A new season of Star Trek: Lower Decks!? And an unwatched episode of Rick and Morty!? I’m covered for cartoons tonight (or possibly Monday).
The engine light in a car (mine just turned on) is the most unhelpful warning ever. “Hey buddy, there’s a problem, anywhere from minor maintenance to sensor error, to catastrophic immanent engine failure. Good luck!”
Obligatory Wellington leopard seal shot from Lyall Bay today. It’s drawing a big crowd, but it’s been cordoned off to keep people at a safe distance.
This XKCD Global Temperature Over My Lifetime chart tracks with my life too. And yeah. Terrifying.
The South Island Te Waipounamu, looking sub-Antarctic this morning. That’s a lot of snow.
Don’t call them unisex toilets, call them omnigender.
I’ve bought a Nintendo Switch (second hand) as a way to divorce myself from obsessive Twitter use. Fingers crossed I can do something more fun than doom scrolling with my free time.
iOS is pretty good dealing with multiple languages, but if they share character sets it’ll often just assume you’re writing in your alternative language and throw accents into wéird plâces. Incompréhensible.
‘Twas 17° in Wellington today. In the middle of winter. Felt like mid spring.
This video nicely sums up one of my problems with the Drake Equation - especially how we’re becoming more radio quiet over the years. Where is everybody? Probably looking at their phones on Zaxlon 3.
Just rode my eBike in the rain for the first time. Was dreading it. But you know what? It’s really not that bad. It was a 4 km, 12 minute ride, mostly up hill (I employed turbo power all the way) and it was smashing down. Now for a hot shower and a cold beer.
I’m making beer!
Life hack: buy a duvet one size bigger than your bed size.
I’m not a Marvel super fan. I heckled my way through the Avengers movies (at home). I liked Black Panther. Captain America and the Winter Soldier was absolutely terrible. But Wandavision and Loki? Absolutely top tier sci-fi TV. Watch them if you haven’t.
I’m over winter now. I’m looking forward to those long months where I don’t have to wear socks.
I’ve only ever activated Audio Messages in iOS by accident. Wish you could turn that feature off.
★★★★★ for the coolest beer can I’ve ever seen.
The best DC superhero is Captain Planet. Fact.
Months are dumb. Just use weeks and the day of the year. You could say, for example, my birthday is 215 1987 (August 3rd 1987), or as I’d much prefer, 215, 11987 (using the human era calendar).
This is a great video. “Tyre companies have campaigned against this because they’re dicks.” Cities Are Not Loud: Cars Are Loud, and Places Without Cars Are Quiet - YouTube
Top tip: neither of these mice work on modern Macs.
Console games are way too expensive. And yes, I know they basically haven’t gone up in price in 30 years, but that just shows I’ve been ripped off less over time. I could buy all the games I want, but I’d be looking at thousands of dollars which I’d rather spend elsewhere.
Ooo, episode 2 of Loki was good!
I just want to order a pair of trousers in the size I am that actually fit me when they arrive. All I’m asking is the size number of trouser I “fit” is actually the size that trouser in that number is. Why are so many pants liars and on fire?
It’s been almost a decade since I’ve worked for any amount of time in a skyscraper, it’s it’s interesting to note that they’re not a great use of space or resources – Why We Shouldn’t Build Skyscrapers.