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The maths behind the piece rotation system is working! This is a UI control I've had in my head for literally years but never been able to implement. Here is a picture of me having it working.
Nef holding some dice and paper models, with a computer showing code and 3D models in the background.
July 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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🎹
July 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Accidentally dressed like a user interface today
July 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Ambushed Sam with some Probability player testing 🎲
Nef showing a game of checkers on an old iPad in Probability
June 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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🎵 2021 pancake throwback 🎵
February 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Back to the big smoke
We saw lots of Dolphins and a couple of Whales on the way back. Anchored at Kawau island for the night and went strainer fishing with Georgia off the duckboard. The generator failed and we couldn't cook anything so we did the last leg back to Auckland at 6AM. I slept through this 😊 I'm driving back to Whangarei tonight but decided to check out Panda Mart in Pakuranga... Have decided to buy a juicer when orange season returns haha.
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Spider-skull island
Heading to Auckland... Uh oh, engine trouble. Luckily they remembered to pack a Nef! Diving at Sail island. I'm going to set up my evil lair here.
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Poor Knights
Drove back to Whangarei and went aboard AWOL. I've been to Tutukaka hundreds of times as a kid but this is my first time leaving the harbour. The Poor Knights Islands are known as one of the best diving spots in the world. Theres a massive cave, you can fit multiple boats inside. Daz and Georga going for a little trip.
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Ras Jas
Headed over to Ras Jas next. Lovely little aft cabin to myself! Fixed their watermaker, repaired their outboard, and cleaned the head! Ohhh yes please!
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Last day at Coromandel
It was a good place to watch the sunset. 💩 In the morning Port Royal split off do some fishing. We headed back to Waiheke in the evening and I spent the night on the mooring.
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Chilling
I tried to keep up the appearance of productivity... ... But, given the circumstances, this was rather challenging. Later on I went for a solo mission and checked out a headland. Looked like a good place to watch the sunset.
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Checking out mangroves
We did a little mission up some mangroves and stopped for lunch. We went all the way up the mangroves. Some locals were hanging out by the banks with a rifle, I didn't take any photos but they seemed friendly. First shower after a few days! We stuck torches in the water and fished for whitebait with a metal strainer. It was really pretty.
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Had a lottle holiday boat adventure! First stop, Coromandel
I hung out on Chris' boat Icky Thump, we were also joined by Port Royal Left from Waiheke and headed over to Coromandel. I swam ashore and had a beer after we arrived. We had various problems (as you do). Port Royal crashed into a sailboat and put a hole in their hull while retrieving this RIB (fixed with ply, screws, and glue). Icky Thump had problems with the hydraulic system which we eventually got on top of. Boating is basically just fixing things in exotic locations. We had to patch some holes and re-glue our RIBs.
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Out for a little dinghy sail!
Nef on a laser sailing dinghy, with Poor Knights Islands in the distance
December 29, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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Bram invited us to a practice session for "Mermaid Bait & the Brass Monkey", they were great!
December 29, 2024 at 6:05 AM
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Harvest time! Regular sized potatoes and giant hands
A container full of purplish potatoes, with 2 hands in the foreground with a bunch of smaller potatoes on top
December 20, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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I've been clearing a path down the valley behind my house. It's going well but a wasp stung my leg a couple of times 🐝
December 9, 2024 at 6:04 AM
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Another laptop case. This one took way longer, I wasn't really happy with it so didn't bother adding closures.
A recycled felt laptop case with horizontal quilting Same but open
December 6, 2024 at 6:35 AM
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Nice and grunty!
December 5, 2024 at 1:38 AM
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The dump shop had a 18v cordless circular saw with a busted battery for $10, I hacked together an adapter
No-brand cordless circular saw with a home-made aadapter and battery The adapter
December 5, 2024 at 1:38 AM
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I've been making laptop cases, this is my favorite so far
Ragged quilted recycled felt laptop bag with white felt "eyes" and black snaps Open bag showing name badge and a button for securing it to my backpack Opening on side for charging laptop without removing it from the bag
December 4, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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Turned more glow-in-the-dark paracord into webbing. Not sure what to use it for... Watch this space
6 rows of glowing paracord stiched with zig-zags into webbing tape The same glowing green in the dark
December 4, 2024 at 7:29 AM
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Et Viola! Thanks for your help guys
Checking the power meter works Finished pack next to a drill+adaptor and plugged into a laptop charger
December 3, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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Final assembly
Yay! We can finally screw everything together Dammit fogot the spring, why didn't you tell me? Decals... Hmm, these are kinda tacky Much better
December 3, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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Almost there...
These stickers seem to cover the bus bars We'll screw down the BMS then bend down the tabs once it's in place Into the case! Solder the battery meter to the terminals
December 3, 2024 at 10:10 AM