2025-04-08T05:11:05Z https://yabu.me Dave ⚡️ https://yabu.me/npub1lh9vf8yuhxh7xwpm62nje0mfujldymut0g3y7cut4x334zhzpzes8cj6c5 https://cdn.masto.host/sociallightbeamappscom/accounts/avatars/110/765/665/113/257/753/original/2960f47bde230ab0.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/sociallightbeamappscom/accounts/avatars/110/765/665/113/257/753/original/2960f47bde230ab0.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswy4y0dmg0gdnuk4ddpk0ldl2gkwlswqccm557js45vz9nptn75vqzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxyge8z2 I started looking at laptops for Linux to wean me off of my Mac. <br/><br/>The plan being to sell my M1 Air, and a 2018 Mac mini, and a few other things to fund it. Retain my Mac Studio for builds, but use the laptop full time.<br/><br/>It’s tricky, because I want the build quality of a Mac, or close to. High resolution display. Compatible with Linux. And ideally for sale via a retailer in NZ so I don’t have to navigate import duty and am covered by our consumer law. 2025-02-28T22:18:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7fx465c40fj3vsakug7h9qysjur6rftegh8ts4ymxfd6lachanszyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxsfwvax I’m aware of the amount of admin I’m going to have to do, to divest of US digital services, and to guard against the predictable level of US based surveillance that will ratchet up soon. Sigh. 2025-02-08T22:36:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsru82wqfkjplny8n3xnly9kwzc84dqha6lwfnv8djz2wjtndpsfuszyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxgjp629 My dislike of the previous owners of this house only increases with every fix and DIY job we do.<br/><br/>Some of the decisions made were quite silly. Some just daft.<br/><br/>There’s not a job the old guy couldn’t find a use for a square headed screw for. Even the old cat flap had them in it… I’m triggered now every time I find one in a strange place 🤦‍♂️😂 2025-01-19T01:45:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs034gxw9y32rcr4fe26pxtajelhe38ms9gj9pnj7s0pus8kqwv3jczyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx67prua In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszld63rt8vd400d9k0dnare96jut8xca4fhzwk4e0vn0es9ev5wpqn8u2pd'>nevent1q…u2pd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Given this was a case from the beginning of November though, if this is community spread then I guess it’s not really spreading that fast at all, as there’d be more cases. Awful situation for the girl involved 😔 2025-01-02T09:58:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspsfr6265dn9xvzt6k7d8wqrjhensye34x5pxqe9lk8cwquduh73qzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxjqhusn It’s rare I encounter the reply-guy phenomenon, but, posting a photo of myself in my Airinum mask to social media seemed to get that response.<br/><br/>I’ve figured out why though. I’m just too darn pretty. My eyelashes above the mask. It elicits a feeling these guys don’t understand and they can’t help themselves 💅 😂 2024-12-26T00:41:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0a095htmav6n228jhvpyggkqe4aqasl9l4we07pe8qnt5nvjdrczyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx3e6nd4 My brain, time I log into a Linux machine: “I know this, it’s a Unix system…” 2024-12-23T21:25:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrrhh0hld930aujqsf4m0asc05kk84v6pme0xwl9s2a4f85wxjmtszyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx0r4vu4 First zucchini of the summer !<br/><br/>#GardeningNZ #Gardening #VegeGardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sociallightbeamappscom/media_attachments/files/113/615/520/333/598/900/original/2a03d2c05e0bfdef.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-08T05:21:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstlgq9xfuhj3daewc2wgv39j8a2ha8rhyg8xsvpax88j8ce7qcdvczyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxrf6njy Zucchini coming on well<br/><br/>#GardeningNZ #Gardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sociallightbeamappscom/media_attachments/files/113/541/972/720/373/846/original/c5b1dcbf6c37aa29.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-25T05:37:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsda4a20y2qpf98dcuj6pm5g8chu9g7ycxswlzcyauvr7f4xepwjyszyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxk7nn4c These will be no-dig beds for potatoes 🥔 and kūmara 🍠<br/><br/>#GardeningNZ #Gardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sociallightbeamappscom/media_attachments/files/113/456/408/766/296/386/original/f7887a2ae1ef8d63.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-10T02:58:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgz6mlnt25ggq5fzz485zdhpccnnena0yzmdn29geemxkyjsap7tszyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxp0shpy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszfs4klcf5g20lsd7q2kpvz5htuncmpgasjua0v30eq0xazet47rqt4z2c6'>nevent1q…z2c6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can think of a few ways, I guess. Holding the line locally, on everything that has that same nasty right wing push. We have plenty of that to do in NZ. 2024-11-09T23:37:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyr5g6qhh2cc30ktjtzgdaajrf0x4z75xdykzl27dyx9vg63hrvnszyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx9mc6tp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgz6mlnt25ggq5fzz485zdhpccnnena0yzmdn29geemxkyjsap7tsjckhr2'>nevent1q…khr2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sending $ to organisations that are supporting vulnerable communities. I did a little of this during the BLM protests, and it felt like the least I could do.<br/><br/>I don’t know, from over here, which places are genuine and which are just actually about the $$ 2024-11-09T23:37:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszfs4klcf5g20lsd7q2kpvz5htuncmpgasjua0v30eq0xazet47rqzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx2cd2je Seriously, how do folks outside of the US, help with the coming slide into outright fascism? 2024-11-09T23:37:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspu2sddlxcmud7c0rxnefj64cnhj86cz055z36dfsgnptd3tauyugzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxy24tvw I just had to say to my cat &#34;Hey Stevie, time to get to work&#34; earlier, and she ran to my home office and got in her basket 🥰 2024-10-31T21:22:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rd3xz8s5tx3tnzxveyg2see3yydl99ewaug3gwm86pmhjruxxtqzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx7sp8s3 Actual thing I just wrote in a message to T.<br/><br/>“I don’t know how to cast my own hand for this art piece idea/Seems difficult.<br/><br/>I wonder if the effect is right. I know, let’s get a Halloween severed rubber hand, cut the fingers apart and place metal tape contacts across with a basic circuit.”<br/><br/>This is also why I’m a software engineer.”<br/><br/>🫠 2024-10-29T09:53:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0xtkwfvvm3y0dkeyh46l7299aamerzpjfu8965crgk3jxs7jfwxgzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxz975f4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhgpvjwzwrsv09ed5c4m3euvdf2rehwjsxtqax8wyghydaw2228sa5d0fp'>nevent1q…d0fp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From here <a href="https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/new-niaid-director-scared-of-masks">https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/new-niaid-director-scared-of-masks</a><br/><br/>People’s lack of ability to deal with an airborne, disabiling virus, and the necessary mitigations for that… shouldn’t have to by mine and everyone else with half an understanding of the science’s issue.<br/><br/>Don’t like seeing masks? Stay at home then. 2024-10-13T20:45:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyhgpvjwzwrsv09ed5c4m3euvdf2rehwjsxtqax8wyghydaw2228szyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxfysh0w “A moment for the absurdity of the statement that you cannot use a safety tool that very literally saved lives during a traumatic event because you’re psychologically triggered by it. It is akin to saying you can’t wear a seatbelt because you were in a bad car accident and people died. Go to therapy. Wear the seatbelt. Definitely do not project your personal psychological problem with seatbelts onto the people fighting for auto safety.”<br/><br/>This resonates. 2024-10-13T20:45:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfsnhurc46flqs7s2amh085g676v84av38q99ymkwglp2vpkezk6qzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx0j0llz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrr9utvlpy38gthzexj342mz5g4nxngxwezjkhkxj93aftehd9t5cv3kmj3'>nevent1q…kmj3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Relatedly: that makes me think, well what stories could we tell to guide this? HopePunk rather than dystopia?<br/><br/>Maybe.<br/><br/>Whatever it is, it probably shouldn’t be utopian. It should show the work ahead, the work that will be necessary.<br/><br/>The changes are going to happen quicker than we’d like and their fixes are going to take longer than any generation has.<br/><br/>I want to see stories of how this work can be done, I think. 2024-10-12T19:17:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrr9utvlpy38gthzexj342mz5g4nxngxwezjkhkxj93aftehd9t5czyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx9uvz89 Thinking about climate change, and story telling. I remember that in the tv series FireFly, they refer to “earth that was”.<br/><br/>The thing about being in my 40s, is that I remember bits of “earth that was”. I know things have changed in my lifetime. I also remember my dad telling me about the changes he’d seen from the 60s-90s when I was a kid.<br/><br/>We will tell stories of the older days, and it’s going to sound unreal to the generations that don’t know otherwise.<br/><br/>“Earth that was” is a distant planet 2024-10-12T19:03:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswv2za6vljegldwj8x2l5wdafyg9pfw2d4e6xmkszrr9ppd7wf50gzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxler5cj Obligatory #Aurora pic ✨<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sociallightbeamappscom/media_attachments/files/113/288/171/901/384/210/original/240fd91a67da71bf.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-11T09:53:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hj43e30sjmlncsvddkd0lzk728rpsnrda669newptfdsfzy6q7qzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxx2x53e If you normally scroll over the word that rhymes with “Bovid”, consider making an exception for this article.<br/><br/><a href="https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/09/the-burden-kiwis-with-long-covid-speak-out/">https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/09/the-burden-kiwis-with-long-covid-speak-out/</a> 2024-10-10T07:30:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswg487sawqzxr0dc9l3p5hccx44efp6zxlahj8xkfxym07qt3eeegzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx7ymeus Turning New Zealand’s current gov/media push against WFH on its head…<br/><br/>If I had a startup in NZ/Au right now, and wanted my pick of good hires… <br/><br/>All I’d have to do is be remote-first.<br/><br/>There is absolutely an incredible opportunity in this for the right business and leadership mindset 2024-09-23T20:48:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrm2ytq0g76sq8rc2xfug9f5zn8z07ae8nlgghmuw98p5nxaq4j2szyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx8mtu2k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwj6henua8luvjhhjax5spsrfeekwnqdekaxnfagetjldlud0etgelzrax'>nevent1q…zrax</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If the only mitigation you’re taking is staying up to date with vaccinations, and you’re capable of doing more, you’re not pulling your weight in all this.<br/><br/>Wear a mask to the supermarket in solidarity with those who already know they’re vulnerable.<br/><br/>Look up anti viral nasal sprays.<br/><br/>Do social activities in the open air.<br/><br/>Push for air filtration in the offices and schools you use.<br/><br/>Do more than fuck all. 2024-09-23T07:02:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrwj6henua8luvjhhjax5spsrfeekwnqdekaxnfagetjldlud0etgzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxrke58t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8z27yddnvsntkxq9z5rpkj20nqqjq0xlqj0r5gcwz249fpa82cjs7t6tqg'>nevent1q…6tqg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s not normal to catch SARS multiple times a year, and it’s not normal to shrug off the impacts of disability that participating in its spread causes.<br/><br/>It’s not normal to pearl clutch over the youth smoking vapes, and yet not give a fuck over them being multiple SARS infections down now, this far into the pandemic.<br/><br/>It’s not normal to do nothing, when you could do something. 2024-09-23T06:56:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8z27yddnvsntkxq9z5rpkj20nqqjq0xlqj0r5gcwz249fpa82cjszyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxfs98j7 If your view is that cities are dying because of WFH, and you’re prepared to strong arm employees “back to the office”, but you have taken zero activity to make those offices safer against COVID and airborne viral transmission… you’re pushing eugenics.<br/><br/>If you’re happy to see everyone maskless again at events, and doing zero to mitigate COVID, you’re happy to see folks disabled by the virus you’re ignoring.<br/><br/>I’m tired of people pretending normality and taking zero responsibility. 2024-09-23T06:50:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0t6p7c6572ctfcc2xj4y7nf02zx4wcuy4l3wrcp9u9shq3scq74qzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx3r2g0r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsye7wde2fgw3yh2d2ddrx78p8flqskg7wp82y0k0yxnlwxahlawjqhr95xv'>nevent1q…95xv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The whole thing felt so tired this year. Same format. Everything polished to within an inch of its life into uncanny valley.<br/><br/>Apple is in their boomer era with this schtick now; repeating what worked in 2014, doesn’t seem relevant in the same way as it might have done before 2024-09-09T20:44:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsye7wde2fgw3yh2d2ddrx78p8flqskg7wp82y0k0yxnlwxahlawjqzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxtj2wz5 Anyone else notice that although the presenters changed in each segment of the #AppleEvent, their hand movements remained the same?<br/><br/>We were playing:<br/><br/>“Wide arms”<br/>“Pinch movement”<br/>“Wide arms”<br/>“Mr Burns hands!”<br/><br/>#Apple #iPhone 2024-09-09T20:35:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx2glxhcz8fs3vh8x06xpmym254gx2wdve4xgxweynt89s0tzz2jgzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx7s592e Bought a new crusher shredder for garden stuff. Tempted to call it “Judith” tbh #NZPol 2024-09-08T00:43:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9seffvjrhzplshkzlltvxvham6zssd3qafn2gwwr9d20ya0l4cpszyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxdukqvf Ha. I just checked my mentions to find unsolicited medical advice, and a bonus message telling me to not CW posts.<br/><br/>To be clear, the answer to that is: fuck off. 2024-09-03T06:49:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszyqpn6uqhwdnpyru2u8n86gsu7psg2yncy65p7lkzxysuc2ypvkczyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxay7pue Things I have done today:<br/><br/>* Planted herbs into a container for our deck. These were cuttings I took at the end of summer that have now rooted and are doing well<br/><br/>* Buzzed down the weeds in my raised beds + scattered bird seed for green mulch that I will buzz down when veggies go in<br/><br/>* Planted sugar snap peas into the ground, and trained one that had self-seeded from last summer around a wire<br/><br/>* Sowed sweet corn, and Marigold seeds in trays<br/><br/>#GardeningNZ #Gardening 2024-09-01T05:27:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvn4h0krx7k0693xckl58ykau4w7hqcfkfx3ztze67tr8eqnlvdtgzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxen3pc9 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub142wkkcyvzeyrqgplwpt9lvglfewqqx8mgkxhgc7q0nvhhwwjnweq29n2y5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Beverley</span> (<span class="italic">npub142w…n2y5</span>)</a></span> yup sleep has been the worst. What I’ve had has (eventually, 2 years in) been diagnosed as peripheral nerve damage, likely from the initial infection and my body’s immune system going ballistic.<br/><br/>Gabapentin is giving me some relief now; but I do keep getting breakthrough flares unfortunately every other week or so 😬<br/><br/>Re: the Groundhog Day/lockdown effect as I personally feel it, it’s hard work. I can only say that for me, connecting with the nature helps when that gets bad 2024-08-18T20:57:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswuwk9a4g53r74ujmqkpc248080fgeeyvgg4mxz8629xzkyzctmrqzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx6400s6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2c205sdlum6rj4387yzznhvewc6yeyj27l48w7ex5tp8atksr59c7y4p94'>nevent1q…4p94</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“It will be with us forever” is the headline of this article.<br/><br/>And I mean yup, it will be thanks to a combination of:<br/>* Late stage capitalism<br/>* racism<br/>* ableism<br/>* social pressure and inertia<br/>* People individually opting out of social responsibility <br/><br/>On that last point. If you can mitigate, but choose not to because of “the vibes”, you’re not pulling your weight. 2024-08-17T22:29:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2c205sdlum6rj4387yzznhvewc6yeyj27l48w7ex5tp8atksr59czyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxr86uky In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrals6hfk5tqzcte3pa20fjpl7g7g53mlnjhj4n9lralwuv9a9zjg4lnhwq'>nevent1q…nhwq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“We’ve got to live with it”<br/><br/>Exactly. This doesn’t mean throwing other people under the bus, and waiting until you’re in their position to give a stuff. 2024-08-17T22:24:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrals6hfk5tqzcte3pa20fjpl7g7g53mlnjhj4n9lralwuv9a9zjgzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytx95g4jz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf04nkgdn4eap7p2ylanjpd9250a2wlnmcx7ghr094k29wa22jdqspt0hg2'>nevent1q…0hg2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>* You can get reinfected within weeks of a previous infection. Immunity isn’t guaranteed by infection or vaccine.<br/><br/>This is because it is a virus that really damages your immune system. It is constantly mutating, due to being highly contagious and people not taking mitigation measures seriously. 2024-08-17T22:19:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf04nkgdn4eap7p2ylanjpd9250a2wlnmcx7ghr094k29wa22jdqszyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxh3vpnk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf226wcucsfwf6rvgxdp66dgth848kcqmseg2ahcg9xap50qvsydqjtq352'>nevent1q…q352</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The reality:<br/><br/>* COVID impairs cognitive function, and this can happen even in “mild” cases in otherwise healthy people<br/><br/>* COVID causes organ damage, and this can also happen with “mild” infection<br/><br/>* Its damage is cumulative. The more infections you have, the more likely it is that you may become permanently disabled by it<br/><br/>* It is not seasonal, and summer waves aren’t just something to get used to 2024-08-17T22:17:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf226wcucsfwf6rvgxdp66dgth848kcqmseg2ahcg9xap50qvsydqzyr7u43yunju6lcec80f2wt9ld8jta5n03dazynmr3w56xx52ugytxs8yghc A Sunday morning article on COVID in New Zealand<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/covid-19/525469/covid-19-will-be-with-us-forever-flu-expert">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/covid-19/525469/covid-19-will-be-with-us-forever-flu-expert</a><br/><br/>Reading it the key messages seem to be:<br/><br/>* Only those who are vulnerable really feel the effects of it.<br/><br/>* No mention of long COVID and the health complications we know can come from infection.<br/><br/>* It’s just sniffles we have to get used to<br/><br/>It’s minimising, and an ableist + eugenicist take on it all. 2024-08-17T22:14:08Z