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Currently sitting in a pub watching people taking a pub quiz I wrote. I am a professional pub quiz writer. Yes, I’m surprised it’s a job too.

The group that came up with HDMI really missed a trick not baking power delivery into the standard. Imagine plugging in an Apple TV or a Chromecast and not having to get an extra wall plug for either. Same for sound bars. Maybe media players (probably not games consoles…)

I’m sick and tired of having to pretend I’m interested in hunting.

You go through life thinking you can speak your native language really well. You’re even a scholar. And then you realise you don’t know if 40 is spelled fourty or forty and the correct way looks wrong and then both ways look wrong.

FOMOOFF: Fear Of Missing Out On Free Food

Why are all TV remotes so unbelievably ugly?

I’m pretty stoked New Zealand is one of the few temperate places on earth that scorpions never got to.

Given the ease of use of iCloud Keychain, I’m thinking of replacing my third party password manager with the native Apple one. Has anyone done this? Any stories to tell? Do security nerds out there have an opinion?

James Hoffmann is a funny man.

I apparently must remember to hit the subscribe button and the bell and of course smash the like button.

We did it. We ordered eBikes. I’m going to be cruising around in style and kicking people’s cars when they try and kill me through either malice, impatience or incompetence. Now I need to buy a go pro and maybe a baton?

People say plain or bland things are “vanilla”. But do you realise just how exotic vanilla is!? It’s the fruit of an orchid! People are also used to vanilla flavoured things being white, but vanilla pods are black!

We recently moved from Palmerston North back to Wellington. And holy smokes our Wellington place is quiet compared to Palmerston North. There isn’t the constant sound of hoons rocketing down the road outside. You don’t realise how noisy somewhere is until you move away.

Oh no. I’ve discovered Map Men.

Standing on the North Island Te Ika-a-Māui, taking a picture of Kapati Island and in the distance, The South Island Te Waipounamu.

“Tesla: “Full self-driving beta” isn’t designed for full self-driving“

Yeah, because it’s a marketing scam. Autonomous driving is 1000 times harder than anyone thinks and it’s not going to magically appear in the near future.

I gave it 3 seasons, but I’ll won’t be watching any more Disenchantment. It’s just not funny or entertaining.

“By removing the charging brick we reduce the amount of space needed to ship each iPhone.”

Meanwhile,

I like these alcoholic seltzers, but make no mistake, they’re the Miami Wine Coolers of the 2020s.

Finale of Wandavision was satisfying. But there’s obviously spin offs and a second season of some sort coming.

Final episode of Wandavision is live. This is not a drill.

I know what I’ll be doing after I finish watching the cricket.

I was sure there was an emoji Pac-Man, but apparently not.

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Maybe a spoiler for Wandavision!

I’m sceptical of Wandavision after the last episode. I was right along with it until it delved into the occult. Not that I don’t like the occult, but because it doesn’t mash together well with super heroes in my mind. Like oil and vinegar.

I still wear an original generation Apple Watch as I have for almost 6 years. The battery is still OK, gets me through most days, but the one thing that’s failing now is the OLED screen - the top and bottom are super bright and the middle is dim and burnt in.

Update: Wandavision is mind-blowingly good. I watched 5 episodes back to back and I’m only stopping now because I need to sleep.