Patrick Herd
@patrickherd.bsky.social
Engineering (Sometimes Electrical) Environment, Fabrication, EVs, Education. Will instablock cryptobios. Wairarapa, Aotearoa New Zealand. Same handle on mammothsite. 🏳️🌈+🏳️⚧️ ally.
Have to share the playground, it's only fair.
February 10, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Have to share the playground, it's only fair.
Keeps Methanex in the game?
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Keeps Methanex in the game?
Ahh so this is desensitising therapy involving very 3d terrain, trees and big drop offs etc :-) makes a few eyes seem like nothing in comparison :D
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Ahh so this is desensitising therapy involving very 3d terrain, trees and big drop offs etc :-) makes a few eyes seem like nothing in comparison :D
Come over for a weekend firewood mission and by the end of it you will be able to parallel park a trailer. Reverse parking with flair is easy at that point.
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Come over for a weekend firewood mission and by the end of it you will be able to parallel park a trailer. Reverse parking with flair is easy at that point.
You made me curious, is having your car plugged in for block and cabin heating common in your corner of the planet like in the Nordic countries?
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
You made me curious, is having your car plugged in for block and cabin heating common in your corner of the planet like in the Nordic countries?
@sustainable2050.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com please send some shame our way
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM
@sustainable2050.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com please send some shame our way
Gravity you say www.greencarreports.com/news/1124478...
World's largest EV never has to be recharged
The eDumper makes a good case for going fully electric with heavy-duty construction, mining, and industrial equipment.
www.greencarreports.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Gravity you say www.greencarreports.com/news/1124478...
"You're talking about reinventing the pitot tube in a manner that can't work"
February 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"You're talking about reinventing the pitot tube in a manner that can't work"
Be doubly careful from now on as your skin gets more susceptible to radiation burns with damage
February 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Be doubly careful from now on as your skin gets more susceptible to radiation burns with damage
Me: "Asks radiologist what the exposure was"
Radiologist: "50kV, 1mA second"
Me: "ahh cool, absolutely nothing"
R: "slight side eye, huh?!"
Me: "the system I work on is 160kV and continuous operation"
R, with even more side eye: "I have so many questions"
Radiologist: "50kV, 1mA second"
Me: "ahh cool, absolutely nothing"
R: "slight side eye, huh?!"
Me: "the system I work on is 160kV and continuous operation"
R, with even more side eye: "I have so many questions"
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Me: "Asks radiologist what the exposure was"
Radiologist: "50kV, 1mA second"
Me: "ahh cool, absolutely nothing"
R: "slight side eye, huh?!"
Me: "the system I work on is 160kV and continuous operation"
R, with even more side eye: "I have so many questions"
Radiologist: "50kV, 1mA second"
Me: "ahh cool, absolutely nothing"
R: "slight side eye, huh?!"
Me: "the system I work on is 160kV and continuous operation"
R, with even more side eye: "I have so many questions"
Someone misread the brief on implementing road trains in NZ
February 5, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Someone misread the brief on implementing road trains in NZ
Time for a cabin in the forest?
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Time for a cabin in the forest?
I won't lie, my brain didn't initially think insect.
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I won't lie, my brain didn't initially think insect.
You may be on to something pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Starch-Based Biological Microlasers
Microlasers with good biocompatibility are of great significance to the detection of tiny changes in biological systems. Most current biolasers were realized through the introduction of biomaterials i...
pubs.acs.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
You may be on to something pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
You're an educator, we see the good in sharing knowledge. But sometimes people are willfully ignorant and for whatever reason don't recognise the value of learning.
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
You're an educator, we see the good in sharing knowledge. But sometimes people are willfully ignorant and for whatever reason don't recognise the value of learning.
Reduces the exposure to the recovery team
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Reduces the exposure to the recovery team
Yeah it looks like they are, before I got rid of all gas from our place I did a bit of an LPG deep dive in ~2018: We were already importing it over the winter then. With the gas fields running out I suspect we will be importing even more now.
February 3, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Yeah it looks like they are, before I got rid of all gas from our place I did a bit of an LPG deep dive in ~2018: We were already importing it over the winter then. With the gas fields running out I suspect we will be importing even more now.
Sorry for random attached reply, can't DM: This is really interesting, essentially one of our largest ff companies preparing for the death of our NG network www.seek.co.nz/job/90025661
Senior LPG Engineer Job in Auckland CBD, Auckland - SEEK
In the moment, for the future At Genesis, we’re always looking ahead – to smarter solutions, sharper insights, and a more sustainable energy future fo
www.seek.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Sorry for random attached reply, can't DM: This is really interesting, essentially one of our largest ff companies preparing for the death of our NG network www.seek.co.nz/job/90025661
Through the power of multiple social media platforms and my weird brain, you reminded me of another keifur bsky.app/profile/foxy...
February 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Through the power of multiple social media platforms and my weird brain, you reminded me of another keifur bsky.app/profile/foxy...
I have a toolroom style cnc, seriously handy for all kinds of one off type work. No good for volume production
February 2, 2026 at 10:43 AM
I have a toolroom style cnc, seriously handy for all kinds of one off type work. No good for volume production
I have been at Pack n Save Rotorua and seen someone very clearly wearing only a towel. So yes, undies and towel is probably ok for some job interviews.
February 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
I have been at Pack n Save Rotorua and seen someone very clearly wearing only a towel. So yes, undies and towel is probably ok for some job interviews.