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JJ Halans
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Belgian Waffle Connoisseur. Photographer. Coder.
Central Coast, Australia
https://halans.com
It’s an Oasis invasion in the city
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
“Australians to get three hours of free electricity every day under solar scheme”

We already got 2 hours free per day on our plan.
Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Oh, the Melbourne colleagues OoO messages today…
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by JJ Halans
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What cost of living crisis? People getting their cars washed, while it’s raining
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
TIL, there’s a Big Berry? Driscoll’s half owned American (in Aus).
Saw the logo in Task on HBO Max
October 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
A black swan event
October 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Happy International G&T Day!
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Building Slop Detector with Spec-Driven Development (OpenSpec)
Building Slop Detector with Spec-Driven Development | Afterhours
Usine OpenSpec to create clear specifications that guide AI-assisted development of Slop Detector.
halans.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
International Astronautical
Congress at the ICC this week
October 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Yezz, why I’ve been thinking about too, App Intents as MCP tools, would be an iOS superpower
Apple working on MCP support on Mac, iPhone, and iPad - 9to5Mac
With today’s rollout of developer betas, Apple began to lay the groundwork for adopting Anthropic’s protocol for agentic AI.
9to5mac.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reposted by JJ Halans
Living Smart Festival 2025
One of Australia’s biggest sustainability gatherings at Lake Macquarie's Speers Point Park

“Charged Up: Electrification” panel takeaways:
electricvehicle.life/posts/living...
Living Smart Festival 2025 | EV Life
One of Australia’s biggest sustainability gatherings at Lake Macquarie's Speers Point Park
electricvehicle.life
September 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Apple Santa came early today
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What’s your birth year IKEA catalog?
Time travelling with IKEA catalogues 1951-2021 - IKEA Museum
Browse IKEA catalogues through the ages, reflecting different eras and lifestyles - a goldmine for the nostalgic, design enthusiasts and history buffs.
ikeamuseum.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
(AI generated) notes on yesterday’s Web Directions Engineering AI
Web Directions Engineering AI - Notes | Afterhours
Notes on Web Directions Engineering AI, the evolution of software engineering in the age of AI.
halans.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Dave Berner opening Engineering AI
“Co-Pilot, not auto-pilot”
September 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
age verification
I saw Nirvana open Pukkelpop at 11am
September 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Does Australia not get 5G on the new Apple Watches?
Difference between AU tech specs (4G)
and US ones (5G as advertised during presentation)
September 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
September 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
post a perfect album from the
90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
September 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Bought a Sound Burger (54% off atm at the Good Guys)
My first vinyl purchase was an 1983 Australian 12” print of Blue Monday. Not quite the same as the original UK one (with the cut-outs) I left behind 19 years ago. But still pretty nice. Originally $5.
September 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Glad to see war.com is innocent and funky.
And I do remember this one
youtu.be/BsrqKE1iqqo
September 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
In the city today at Cloudflare Immerse Sydney
September 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Big boom sound here on the Central Coast, which didn’t sound like thunder
August 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
TIL
Powell Peralta is still going (with what looks pretty much like a last century website)
Powell-Peralta - Powell-Peralta®
An American skateboard company founded by George Powell and Stacy Peralta in 1978.
powell-peralta.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM