Happy New Year to my US friends. All the best to you and your family. Hoping 2026 will be less stressful than last year.

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is officially mayor of New York City

When we had a SkyNZ subscription, other than when cricket was on, Channel 123 (MTV 80s) was our background noise for the lounge.

Last month I discovered my cordless nail/staple gun supports long brad nails I'd only been using it for trim; 10mm or 15mm. I got 32mm & 50mm C1 brads and have been using as preferred attachment method. I would normally use screws to attach things together. No longer. Glue & 57 brads. Sorted.

Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over

Happy New Year. May everything fall into place for you in 2026.

orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing

Happy New Year

I'm done. It's 10pm(ish), and I'm in bed about to turn the lights out Happy New Year y'all. I'll see you when the cat wakes me at 1am.

Made an interesting discovery today. Major hardware stores (Mitre 10, Bunnings, PlaceMakers) don't keep pegboard in stock. "We can order it; delivery at the end of Jan. Just no demand for it these days"

Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!

Wife was just now grumbling about needing to adjust her reading schedule so she can hit 400 books for the year by the end of play tomorrow. I think I did 10 physical, maybe another 15 digital, and probably 50 re-reads.

She only does this to my wife, never to me.

Just added the latest @scalzi.com book to my collection; Zoë's Tale. In order to get the reissue edition I have to order from the US. Refuse to use Amazon, so get my local bookshop to import. Costs me close to $60 for a book I already have a copy of.

To you brave backbones of IT, carrying the support torch while the rest of us emerge from our Christmas-pud-induced comas, we see you. You’re the real IT heroes and we know you’ve got the war stories to prove it. Submit yours here: sessionize.com/code-camp-we...

Electronics manufacturers, please for the love of all things stop using proprietary charging connectors. Just use fucking USB-C.

No, it was a *great* idea

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Computers were a mistake

Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here

Damnit. Gonna need some extra strength reading glasses.

Good haul this year. A little bit of everything

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.

feeling this post in my bones at this exact moment

The kids were very happy with the toys I bought to Christmas lunch today. This machine gun was the hit of the party. Battery operated, goes through the 80 round belt in less than a minute. Range is over 25meters.

I did the good uncle thing and made sure that I've packed enough AA & AAA batteries for the presents we've giving tomorrow.

Last Christmas I gave you my heart. The very next day You gave it a weigh.

It's Christmas Quiz time. 20 festive questions which are probably too hard - sorry. Please share so others can suffer forms.gle/MK5tb1SkK2LS...

Quote post with a robot that's not Star Wars or Transformers

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No, Mr. Claus. I expect you to die.

You're a browser Edge. Stop getting ideas above your station.

the body sends overdue invoices at inconvenient times

My next D&D character will be an undead Egyptian battle mage recently knighted by the English court. His name will be "Sir Cophagus".

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Man Wins Ugly Sweater Contest By Wearing Startup Hoodie: tinyurl.com/42bnvsej

Always interesting driving around a university town after end of semester and seeing what landlords are discovering their tenants left behind. There are three fridges sitting by the curb (at different houses) on one of the side streets near our house

Peacehammer 40K: Paintinge litel miniatures of gardeneres, sculptors, academics. Detailed scale dioramas of museums, cafés. Trimminge hedges. Makinge friendes.

Tim: This is Tim from accounting Me: Hi Tim from accounting Tim: Just say Tim Me. Tim Tim: How are you today? Me: Tim

Yes

CMYK colour matches all done.