Simon Hackett
@simonhackett.bsky.social
I am into: Energy Storage, EV's, Broadband, Aircraft. “What if it's a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?” ( source: https://bit.ly/3y0CarK )
I just backed Enshittification: the DRM-free audiobook on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc...
Enshittification: the DRM-free audiobook
"Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It" (an audiobook Amazon won't sell!)
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August 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I just backed Enshittification: the DRM-free audiobook on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc...
Two things wrong with this page about EV's...
First, there is an extra word in the article title about standardised range testing for cars (...'fixed that for you').
Second - are we still saying 'self-charging hybrids' about 100% ICE cars? That is as silly as saying 'self-licking ice-cream'.
First, there is an extra word in the article title about standardised range testing for cars (...'fixed that for you').
Second - are we still saying 'self-charging hybrids' about 100% ICE cars? That is as silly as saying 'self-licking ice-cream'.
August 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Two things wrong with this page about EV's...
First, there is an extra word in the article title about standardised range testing for cars (...'fixed that for you').
Second - are we still saying 'self-charging hybrids' about 100% ICE cars? That is as silly as saying 'self-licking ice-cream'.
First, there is an extra word in the article title about standardised range testing for cars (...'fixed that for you').
Second - are we still saying 'self-charging hybrids' about 100% ICE cars? That is as silly as saying 'self-licking ice-cream'.
The end of AOL's dialup service at the end of September 2025 is, in a symbolic respect, the end of an era.
At another level, its amazing - quite amazing - that it has lasted this long :)
At another level, its amazing - quite amazing - that it has lasted this long :)
August 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The end of AOL's dialup service at the end of September 2025 is, in a symbolic respect, the end of an era.
At another level, its amazing - quite amazing - that it has lasted this long :)
At another level, its amazing - quite amazing - that it has lasted this long :)
My latest mountain wave soaring flight near The Vale. What a superb place to fly a glider... 800 feet per minute climb rate!
On this flight I wound up at 15,500 ft.
The beeping noise is *good* - an 'audio-vario' (faster beeps means faster climb)
On this flight I wound up at 15,500 ft.
The beeping noise is *good* - an 'audio-vario' (faster beeps means faster climb)
July 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My latest mountain wave soaring flight near The Vale. What a superb place to fly a glider... 800 feet per minute climb rate!
On this flight I wound up at 15,500 ft.
The beeping noise is *good* - an 'audio-vario' (faster beeps means faster climb)
On this flight I wound up at 15,500 ft.
The beeping noise is *good* - an 'audio-vario' (faster beeps means faster climb)
Nigella meets Bieber
June 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Nigella meets Bieber
Norwood carpark has now got superchargers - yay. But the car park operator has signposted the spots as ‘EV Preferred’ - literally ok-ing the spots being ICEed.
What a super dumb idea. That’s expensive infrastructure to lock out of its intended use. Sigh.
Also the spots are really thin. Sigh.
What a super dumb idea. That’s expensive infrastructure to lock out of its intended use. Sigh.
Also the spots are really thin. Sigh.
June 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Norwood carpark has now got superchargers - yay. But the car park operator has signposted the spots as ‘EV Preferred’ - literally ok-ing the spots being ICEed.
What a super dumb idea. That’s expensive infrastructure to lock out of its intended use. Sigh.
Also the spots are really thin. Sigh.
What a super dumb idea. That’s expensive infrastructure to lock out of its intended use. Sigh.
Also the spots are really thin. Sigh.
This post about an original Mac emulated with a RPi (www.theverge.com/news/674367/...) reminded me that my first computer - An Apple II - had 48k bytes of RAM.
The computer I'm posting this on is a Macbook Pro M4 with 48 Gigabytes of RAM.
One million times, within my working lifetime.
Ye gods.
The computer I'm posting this on is a Macbook Pro M4 with 48 Gigabytes of RAM.
One million times, within my working lifetime.
Ye gods.
This functional Macintosh replica is just 2.4-inches tall.
1-Bit Rainbow, an online store full of spare parts and accessories for keeping vintage Apple computers running, is now selling a functional original Macintosh replica that’s just 2.4-inches tall.
The ...
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May 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This post about an original Mac emulated with a RPi (www.theverge.com/news/674367/...) reminded me that my first computer - An Apple II - had 48k bytes of RAM.
The computer I'm posting this on is a Macbook Pro M4 with 48 Gigabytes of RAM.
One million times, within my working lifetime.
Ye gods.
The computer I'm posting this on is a Macbook Pro M4 with 48 Gigabytes of RAM.
One million times, within my working lifetime.
Ye gods.
Just saw a Guardian headline: "What to do if you can’t get into your Facebook or Instagram account".
My immediate response was to think: "Delete the apps and get your life back".
My immediate response was to think: "Delete the apps and get your life back".
May 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Just saw a Guardian headline: "What to do if you can’t get into your Facebook or Instagram account".
My immediate response was to think: "Delete the apps and get your life back".
My immediate response was to think: "Delete the apps and get your life back".
"What happened after I graduated" - Address to the University of Adelaide Computer and Mathematical Science Prize Ceremony 2025 youtu.be/W4xQxnmdDFI?...
"What happened after I graduated" - Address to the University of Adelaide CMS 2025 Prize Ceremony
YouTube video by Simon Hackett
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May 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"What happened after I graduated" - Address to the University of Adelaide Computer and Mathematical Science Prize Ceremony 2025 youtu.be/W4xQxnmdDFI?...
I've had a fantastic 3 hour flight today in my glider, in Tasmanian mountain wave, up to 18,000 feet (that is the local airspace limit - the lift would have continued up to at least 25000!).
What an amazing way to spend an afternoon... floating on rising air, way up above the clouds :)
What an amazing way to spend an afternoon... floating on rising air, way up above the clouds :)
May 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I've had a fantastic 3 hour flight today in my glider, in Tasmanian mountain wave, up to 18,000 feet (that is the local airspace limit - the lift would have continued up to at least 25000!).
What an amazing way to spend an afternoon... floating on rising air, way up above the clouds :)
What an amazing way to spend an afternoon... floating on rising air, way up above the clouds :)
I made a complaint about a failed @CommBank transaction.
Netbank says my case can be viewed online. I clicked and - well - check the screen shot below.
(Complaints system is down)
I would file a complaint about the complaints system but- I cant :)
Oh the irony... it burns!
Netbank says my case can be viewed online. I clicked and - well - check the screen shot below.
(Complaints system is down)
I would file a complaint about the complaints system but- I cant :)
Oh the irony... it burns!
May 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I made a complaint about a failed @CommBank transaction.
Netbank says my case can be viewed online. I clicked and - well - check the screen shot below.
(Complaints system is down)
I would file a complaint about the complaints system but- I cant :)
Oh the irony... it burns!
Netbank says my case can be viewed online. I clicked and - well - check the screen shot below.
(Complaints system is down)
I would file a complaint about the complaints system but- I cant :)
Oh the irony... it burns!
Reposted by Simon Hackett
BREAKING: News Corp Declares Victory for Coalition
News Corp Declares Victory for Coalition — The Shovel
“If we take a step back, ignore all of the woke commentary from the woke media and do some sober analysis, it’s plain to see that the Coalition has the much larger chunk on our pie chart"
theshovel.com.au
May 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING: News Corp Declares Victory for Coalition
And just like that… Voldemort is gone, along with the nuclear fantasy. Time to double down on renewables.
May 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
And just like that… Voldemort is gone, along with the nuclear fantasy. Time to double down on renewables.
If you ever have hassles with anything related to a VPN, this is an unsolicited endorsement for @tailscale. It is incredibly good. It creates your own, efficient, automatic, private, network that works through *anything* that can move an IP packet, no matter how challenged by NAT etc. It just rocks.
May 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
If you ever have hassles with anything related to a VPN, this is an unsolicited endorsement for @tailscale. It is incredibly good. It creates your own, efficient, automatic, private, network that works through *anything* that can move an IP packet, no matter how challenged by NAT etc. It just rocks.
Apple 'AI' auto summaries of my email that appear in the IOS email app are fundamentally wrong, quite frequently, and can be the diametric opposite of the truth. LLM's just don't understand 'truth' (they just don't 'understand' at all). They must know how broken this is. Interesting challenge.
April 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Apple 'AI' auto summaries of my email that appear in the IOS email app are fundamentally wrong, quite frequently, and can be the diametric opposite of the truth. LLM's just don't understand 'truth' (they just don't 'understand' at all). They must know how broken this is. Interesting challenge.
I have really vexed feelings about this aircraft. When its in maintenance its painful. When its flying - it is glorious.
Well, today.. glorious :)
Well, today.. glorious :)
April 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I have really vexed feelings about this aircraft. When its in maintenance its painful. When its flying - it is glorious.
Well, today.. glorious :)
Well, today.. glorious :)
For every safety sign, there is always a story…
April 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
For every safety sign, there is always a story…
Reposted by Simon Hackett
Dutton Re-Boots Campaign After Advisor Explains Existence of Voter Group Called ‘Women’
Dutton Re-Boots Campaign After Advisor Explains Existence of Voter Group Called ‘Women’ — The Shovel
Peter Dutton has made a dramatic about-turn a week into the election campaign after Liberal Party research revealed a previously unheard-of demographic, colloquially known as ‘women’. Liberal Party st...
theshovel.com.au
April 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Dutton Re-Boots Campaign After Advisor Explains Existence of Voter Group Called ‘Women’
Took this photo in Melbourne today on a brief visit.
Couldn't ignore the juxtaposition of brands here. I do wonder if this was some deliberate ambush marketing :)
Couldn't ignore the juxtaposition of brands here. I do wonder if this was some deliberate ambush marketing :)
March 31, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Took this photo in Melbourne today on a brief visit.
Couldn't ignore the juxtaposition of brands here. I do wonder if this was some deliberate ambush marketing :)
Couldn't ignore the juxtaposition of brands here. I do wonder if this was some deliberate ambush marketing :)
If you are @WOMADelaide this year, **do not miss** "The Unreachable Suspension Point", playing multiple times a day. Mesmerising and emotional and just... wonderful. Fifteen minutes that will stay with you for a very long time. www.womadelaide.com.au/lineup/seaso...
Yoann Bourgeois Art Company - The unreachable suspension point - WOMADelaide 2025
Trained as a dancer, circus artist animateur Yoann Bourgeois breaks down the barriers between the fields of dance, theatre, music, visual installation and audio-visual art.
www.womadelaide.com.au
March 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If you are @WOMADelaide this year, **do not miss** "The Unreachable Suspension Point", playing multiple times a day. Mesmerising and emotional and just... wonderful. Fifteen minutes that will stay with you for a very long time. www.womadelaide.com.au/lineup/seaso...
PJ Harvey performing at WOMADelaide last night. Great first evening for this wonderful festival. Our family foundation continues to be the major sponsor of the event :)
March 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
PJ Harvey performing at WOMADelaide last night. Great first evening for this wonderful festival. Our family foundation continues to be the major sponsor of the event :)
Nice shot taken as I departed from our runway in Tasmania recently :)
We could use some rain.
We could use some rain.
March 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Nice shot taken as I departed from our runway in Tasmania recently :)
We could use some rain.
We could use some rain.
I put a lot of money, time, and effort in to a flow battery company called Redflow. Today I shut down my last Redflow system, at our farm in Tasmania.
It felt a bit like a funeral.
400kWh of Lithium batteries are going in. In a separated insulated shipping container because 'Lithium'.
Sniff.
It felt a bit like a funeral.
400kWh of Lithium batteries are going in. In a separated insulated shipping container because 'Lithium'.
Sniff.
February 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I put a lot of money, time, and effort in to a flow battery company called Redflow. Today I shut down my last Redflow system, at our farm in Tasmania.
It felt a bit like a funeral.
400kWh of Lithium batteries are going in. In a separated insulated shipping container because 'Lithium'.
Sniff.
It felt a bit like a funeral.
400kWh of Lithium batteries are going in. In a separated insulated shipping container because 'Lithium'.
Sniff.
Parking my Tesla today, I scored a nazi salute from a passerby. Wow. The meme war intensifies.
January 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Parking my Tesla today, I scored a nazi salute from a passerby. Wow. The meme war intensifies.
Getting ready to fly on a hot morning in Adelaide.
This bird is failing to display a valid ASIC while airside.
(Sorry, pilot joke)
This bird is failing to display a valid ASIC while airside.
(Sorry, pilot joke)
January 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Getting ready to fly on a hot morning in Adelaide.
This bird is failing to display a valid ASIC while airside.
(Sorry, pilot joke)
This bird is failing to display a valid ASIC while airside.
(Sorry, pilot joke)