Potato enthusiast
@br3nda.bsky.social
Elder software engineer with a garden. Civil Disobedience Kiwi. He kai kei aku ringaringa.
anyone know why BookHero take 2-3 weeks to shop something from Auckland? like, is the book not actually in Auckland and they're being misleading?
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
anyone know why BookHero take 2-3 weeks to shop something from Auckland? like, is the book not actually in Auckland and they're being misleading?
While job hunting, the hiring apps make me enter all the times I'm available for interviews. But because I'm in several hiring processes at once, I end up giving the same availability to everyone.... and then they all schedule their interviews at the same time.
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
While job hunting, the hiring apps make me enter all the times I'm available for interviews. But because I'm in several hiring processes at once, I end up giving the same availability to everyone.... and then they all schedule their interviews at the same time.
...... We are spending on an ad campaign to tell people with allergies they should ask about food allergies when they order meals.........
Gosh, i bet they never thought of that.
Gosh, i bet they never thought of that.
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
...... We are spending on an ad campaign to tell people with allergies they should ask about food allergies when they order meals.........
Gosh, i bet they never thought of that.
Gosh, i bet they never thought of that.
Oooom killer kinda ruined my calm today, and took down righttoknow but monitoring didn't notice and harrrrrumph.
Fix it in the morning.
Fix it in the morning.
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Oooom killer kinda ruined my calm today, and took down righttoknow but monitoring didn't notice and harrrrrumph.
Fix it in the morning.
Fix it in the morning.
Getting angry at new relic so instead I think it's bedtime.
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Getting angry at new relic so instead I think it's bedtime.
First sunflower of summer
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
First sunflower of summer
Trimmed the side shoots from the tomatoes to let in more air
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Trimmed the side shoots from the tomatoes to let in more air
Planted out some runner beans yesterday. They seem to have prepped up from transplanting
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Planted out some runner beans yesterday. They seem to have prepped up from transplanting
Another project underway
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Another project underway
Roasting up coffee for the week
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Roasting up coffee for the week
I turned this yesterday. And added more. 60° ferment of the grass clippings. I'll have compost in a week or so.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I turned this yesterday. And added more. 60° ferment of the grass clippings. I'll have compost in a week or so.
I went to upper Hutt for those cheap strawberries and the punnet were tiny, the berries were tiny and the berries were squished and damaged.....
Not worth the trip, Wellington.
Not worth the trip, Wellington.
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I went to upper Hutt for those cheap strawberries and the punnet were tiny, the berries were tiny and the berries were squished and damaged.....
Not worth the trip, Wellington.
Not worth the trip, Wellington.
The algorithm will say "feed this starving refugee" and next is "buy this expensive lamp" and all without a shred of emotion.
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The algorithm will say "feed this starving refugee" and next is "buy this expensive lamp" and all without a shred of emotion.
Beef stock concentrate. Made from eight huge bones, in two large slick cookers. Booked down from eight litres to less than two.
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Beef stock concentrate. Made from eight huge bones, in two large slick cookers. Booked down from eight litres to less than two.
Filled out a survey on how safe I feel in my area, thinking it was about cycling and walking... On page three I realised the survey author was really looking for people scared of "gangs" and criminals and possibly also brown people... Oopps.
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Filled out a survey on how safe I feel in my area, thinking it was about cycling and walking... On page three I realised the survey author was really looking for people scared of "gangs" and criminals and possibly also brown people... Oopps.
We are the "sale at briscoes" of cities.... The essence of modern Pōneke is: Tilt slab concrete and car parks and rubbish collecting in the absolutely positive agapanthas..
thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-1...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-1...
Reviewed: The first (and only) 25 metres of the Golden Mile
In this flow state, you achieve enlightenment: a vision of the Wellington of 2040 beckons you forward. 'Dream to live in a better city,' it dares you.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We are the "sale at briscoes" of cities.... The essence of modern Pōneke is: Tilt slab concrete and car parks and rubbish collecting in the absolutely positive agapanthas..
thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-1...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-1...
Bought some cyanide from spotlight today
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Bought some cyanide from spotlight today
Knitted a dish cloth
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Knitted a dish cloth
Should I give up and buy from Temu? It looks like a scam. With their spin wheel gambling themes and prices so low if much be based on exploitation and pollution
November 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Should I give up and buy from Temu? It looks like a scam. With their spin wheel gambling themes and prices so low if much be based on exploitation and pollution
I found mushrooms!
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I found mushrooms!
Find out about wild plants in your area. Useful plants. Maybe pūhā. Plantain. Chickweed. Bracken. Nasturtium. Notice it, following humans around the planet. Right there for us.
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Find out about wild plants in your area. Useful plants. Maybe pūhā. Plantain. Chickweed. Bracken. Nasturtium. Notice it, following humans around the planet. Right there for us.
I made a big batch of cookie dough. Into the fridge. I can make a couple cookies every few days this week. And next.
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I made a big batch of cookie dough. Into the fridge. I can make a couple cookies every few days this week. And next.
Eat local. What grow in your climate. That didn't travel far. The closer the better
November 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Eat local. What grow in your climate. That didn't travel far. The closer the better
Give something to your neighbour with no expectations.
November 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Give something to your neighbour with no expectations.
Soup. How good is soup? Soup is fantastic. You should have soup more often.
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Soup. How good is soup? Soup is fantastic. You should have soup more often.