Thomas Beagle / is on Nostr

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

Pronouns: He/him
Private messages: Signal +64-21-805040
Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand

Last Notes

2024-09-22 00:20:46

Watching people play Dragon's Lair in the arcade upstairs in the Regent Center between Cuba St and Manners Mall in Wellington in the early 80s. Too difficult and expensive for me! #RetroGames #Memory

2024-09-18 23:13:31

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Automated reading of scans is one of the better uses for AI, and it's not really related to all that LLM/AI OpenAI stuff.

2024-09-18 23:13:31

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Automated reading of scans is one of the better uses for AI, and it's not really related to all that LLM/AI OpenAI stuff.

2024-09-17 23:32:04

Disappointing that Kobo doesn't allow book sharing even within a family.
Even Amazon aren't that tight!

2024-09-03 23:34:42

I'm sad to report that the Birdseye 'chicken' is slightly more expensive and not as good as the closed down Sunfed 'chicken'.
And I never even got to try the Plan*t one before they closed down too!
Not a good time for #vegan meat replacements in New Zealand.

2024-08-28 21:26:33

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That would make such a wonderful romanti-goth movie!

2024-08-22 05:19:45

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SecUnit would so hate to be 'bated to!
On the other hand, it'd probably quite like being a character on a serial show. 😀

2024-08-15 23:26:33

The problem with electing glory-seeking empty vessels is that there are people waiting to flatter them and fill them with their own agenda.

2024-08-14 02:24:16

Yay, $3k to fix up a problem tooth because some dentists years ago successfully argued that they shouldn't be part of the publicly funded health system.

2024-08-09 01:46:01

Are you happy?

2024-08-08 21:16:26

Advantage of standing desk becomes clear when the car steals your office chair. (Bonus inclusion of dragon tapestry my mother made for me years ago.)
https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/112/928/471/525/954/523/original/0a148a809c205315.jpg

2024-08-08 02:56:56

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My favourite was the late night run to buy tampons, chocolate, and red wine. Such a cliche! 😄

2024-08-07 04:05:01

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You can't say that without telling us what it is! I demand full specs. 😀