Peter W
@peterw.bsky.social
Tea drinker in love/hate relationship with coffee, owned by a cat. Doctor Who and Star Trek fan.
🍽️ Lunch plan was cancelled on account of illness (not mine).
New lunch plan was developed and implemented.
It’s been a nice day. Home now to wind down and prepare for a stupidly busy week ahead.
New lunch plan was developed and implemented.
It’s been a nice day. Home now to wind down and prepare for a stupidly busy week ahead.
December 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
🍽️ Lunch plan was cancelled on account of illness (not mine).
New lunch plan was developed and implemented.
It’s been a nice day. Home now to wind down and prepare for a stupidly busy week ahead.
New lunch plan was developed and implemented.
It’s been a nice day. Home now to wind down and prepare for a stupidly busy week ahead.
Today is Thursday but also work Friday as I’ve been trialling 9 day fortnights and I’m done for this fortnight. It’s proven challenging to not do things on day 10 but I’m getting better at it. I’ll think about it over the christmas break but leaning towards it being a permanent arrangement in 2026.
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Today is Thursday but also work Friday as I’ve been trialling 9 day fortnights and I’m done for this fortnight. It’s proven challenging to not do things on day 10 but I’m getting better at it. I’ll think about it over the christmas break but leaning towards it being a permanent arrangement in 2026.
The British public are clearly wrong and have no idea what they’re talking about when it comes to Christmas movies.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The British public are clearly wrong and have no idea what they’re talking about when it comes to Christmas movies.
Carefully crafting my email to ensure it doesn’t say “your reports aren’t working because we introduced a time saving process improvement? Cry me a river. Sounds like a you problem not a me problem” but delivers the same message.
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Carefully crafting my email to ensure it doesn’t say “your reports aren’t working because we introduced a time saving process improvement? Cry me a river. Sounds like a you problem not a me problem” but delivers the same message.
In a surprise to nobody a review has come to the conclusion government appointments too often look like nepotism.
Also in a surprise to nobody Labor has ignored the call to add six-month wait times for former politicians and staffer appointments and a pre-election ban on ministerial appointments.
Also in a surprise to nobody Labor has ignored the call to add six-month wait times for former politicians and staffer appointments and a pre-election ban on ministerial appointments.
Scathing review finds government appointments often 'look like nepotism'
A report into government appointments to boards has savaged the system, which it found too often allowed governments to award friends or pick candidates for political purposes, eroding trust with the public.
www.abc.net.au
December 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
In a surprise to nobody a review has come to the conclusion government appointments too often look like nepotism.
Also in a surprise to nobody Labor has ignored the call to add six-month wait times for former politicians and staffer appointments and a pre-election ban on ministerial appointments.
Also in a surprise to nobody Labor has ignored the call to add six-month wait times for former politicians and staffer appointments and a pre-election ban on ministerial appointments.
Reposted by Peter W
"Say 'Janeway was wrong' one more time."
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
"Say 'Janeway was wrong' one more time."
Two hours, 249 steps, two beers, and a 27.3cm scaled up Santa mini figure appears.
#Lego #Christmas #Santa
#Lego #Christmas #Santa
November 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Two hours, 249 steps, two beers, and a 27.3cm scaled up Santa mini figure appears.
#Lego #Christmas #Santa
#Lego #Christmas #Santa
🍺 Currently 33°c. Too hot to be out and about so I think I’ll have a beer, sit in the shade where I get some breeze, and build my Christmas Lego.
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
🍺 Currently 33°c. Too hot to be out and about so I think I’ll have a beer, sit in the shade where I get some breeze, and build my Christmas Lego.
🎶 Mahler Nine by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
Friday night done right.
Friday night done right.
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🎶 Mahler Nine by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
Friday night done right.
Friday night done right.
I love Star Trek and TNG is my favourite series. I also love Lego.
I was very excited to see there was an Enterprise NCC-1701-D Lego set being released and thought it might be my Christmas present to myself.
It was released in Australia today and it’s $600 AUD! 😭🖖🏻
I was very excited to see there was an Enterprise NCC-1701-D Lego set being released and thought it might be my Christmas present to myself.
It was released in Australia today and it’s $600 AUD! 😭🖖🏻
LEGO® Icons Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D™
Set course for a creative voyage with the LEGO® Icons Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D™ (10356) set for adults. Build a highly detailed replica of Starfleet’s legendary flagship complete with a detachable command saucer, secondary hull, warp nacelles with distinctive red and blue detailing, an opening shuttlebay
lego.bricksmegastore.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I love Star Trek and TNG is my favourite series. I also love Lego.
I was very excited to see there was an Enterprise NCC-1701-D Lego set being released and thought it might be my Christmas present to myself.
It was released in Australia today and it’s $600 AUD! 😭🖖🏻
I was very excited to see there was an Enterprise NCC-1701-D Lego set being released and thought it might be my Christmas present to myself.
It was released in Australia today and it’s $600 AUD! 😭🖖🏻
Team planning morning and they have a habit of getting way down into the micro detail. I’ve told them they need to stay big picture and I’ll be ringing the bell if they don’t.
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Team planning morning and they have a habit of getting way down into the micro detail. I’ve told them they need to stay big picture and I’ll be ringing the bell if they don’t.
I really need adult supervision when I go to the comics and collectibles shop at Chermside. I had none today and the Doctor Who collection just increased.
I’m happy though so pfft to supervision.
#DoctorWho
I’m happy though so pfft to supervision.
#DoctorWho
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I really need adult supervision when I go to the comics and collectibles shop at Chermside. I had none today and the Doctor Who collection just increased.
I’m happy though so pfft to supervision.
#DoctorWho
I’m happy though so pfft to supervision.
#DoctorWho
Team Christmas lunch then the Hijinx hotel to play mini golf and do the escape rooms.
Our team names were “Whatever” and “I don’t mind”, which is not reflective of the fun afternoon we had but typical of a team full of introverts.
Our team names were “Whatever” and “I don’t mind”, which is not reflective of the fun afternoon we had but typical of a team full of introverts.
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Team Christmas lunch then the Hijinx hotel to play mini golf and do the escape rooms.
Our team names were “Whatever” and “I don’t mind”, which is not reflective of the fun afternoon we had but typical of a team full of introverts.
Our team names were “Whatever” and “I don’t mind”, which is not reflective of the fun afternoon we had but typical of a team full of introverts.
Email from Virgin Australia about updated rules for batteries on flights as of 1 December.
No lithium batteries in checked luggage yet lots of people, myself included, put an AirTag in their bag these days.
No lithium batteries in checked luggage yet lots of people, myself included, put an AirTag in their bag these days.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Email from Virgin Australia about updated rules for batteries on flights as of 1 December.
No lithium batteries in checked luggage yet lots of people, myself included, put an AirTag in their bag these days.
No lithium batteries in checked luggage yet lots of people, myself included, put an AirTag in their bag these days.
Mozilla using lots of words to pretend to be here to save us from AI as justification for jamming even more AI into their products.
“And if you are, well, anyone, it’s probably apps and services that become more useful and delightful as they add AI”.
Useful? Maybe. Delightful? Absolutely not.
“And if you are, well, anyone, it’s probably apps and services that become more useful and delightful as they add AI”.
Useful? Maybe. Delightful? Absolutely not.
Rewiring Mozilla: Doing for AI what we did for the web | The Mozilla Blog
AI isn’t just another tech trend — it’s at the heart of most apps, tools and technology we use today. It enables remarkable things: new way
blog.mozilla.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Mozilla using lots of words to pretend to be here to save us from AI as justification for jamming even more AI into their products.
“And if you are, well, anyone, it’s probably apps and services that become more useful and delightful as they add AI”.
Useful? Maybe. Delightful? Absolutely not.
“And if you are, well, anyone, it’s probably apps and services that become more useful and delightful as they add AI”.
Useful? Maybe. Delightful? Absolutely not.
🍺 Mid-afternoon schooner at the local. Nine day fortnights are pretty good.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
🍺 Mid-afternoon schooner at the local. Nine day fortnights are pretty good.
🥇 Office olympics for department end of year fun before most of us hit a peak period.
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
🥇 Office olympics for department end of year fun before most of us hit a peak period.
Downside to Cloudflare being down: it broke the site I was online shopping for things I’m not sure I really need.
Upside to Cloudflare being down: it broke the site I was online shopping for things I decided I don’t really need.
Upside to Cloudflare being down: it broke the site I was online shopping for things I decided I don’t really need.
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Downside to Cloudflare being down: it broke the site I was online shopping for things I’m not sure I really need.
Upside to Cloudflare being down: it broke the site I was online shopping for things I decided I don’t really need.
Upside to Cloudflare being down: it broke the site I was online shopping for things I decided I don’t really need.
I’ve been doing my role for a long time and often get asked to give an opinion on proposals, how to do a task which hasn’t been done in a while or what a precedent might be.
Sometimes I wonder if I was to start making up answers to questions and emails how long it would be before someone realised?
Sometimes I wonder if I was to start making up answers to questions and emails how long it would be before someone realised?
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’ve been doing my role for a long time and often get asked to give an opinion on proposals, how to do a task which hasn’t been done in a while or what a precedent might be.
Sometimes I wonder if I was to start making up answers to questions and emails how long it would be before someone realised?
Sometimes I wonder if I was to start making up answers to questions and emails how long it would be before someone realised?
Picked up quite a few items from local artisans at the Makers Markets this morning. Christmas presents sorted, two birthdays sorted, and a few things for myself.
I set a budget, which I went well over. My excuse is I like buying handmade items and supporting locals. 🤷🏻♂️
I set a budget, which I went well over. My excuse is I like buying handmade items and supporting locals. 🤷🏻♂️
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Picked up quite a few items from local artisans at the Makers Markets this morning. Christmas presents sorted, two birthdays sorted, and a few things for myself.
I set a budget, which I went well over. My excuse is I like buying handmade items and supporting locals. 🤷🏻♂️
I set a budget, which I went well over. My excuse is I like buying handmade items and supporting locals. 🤷🏻♂️
I really wish the local convenience store would replace their “OPEN 7 DASYS” sign. It makes my eye twitch every time I go by.
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I really wish the local convenience store would replace their “OPEN 7 DASYS” sign. It makes my eye twitch every time I go by.
🎁 Heading off to the local Makers Markets to see if I can find some handmade Christmas presents.
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
🎁 Heading off to the local Makers Markets to see if I can find some handmade Christmas presents.
⛈️ Friday wind down. Sitting on my balcony with a beer watching the thunderstorm roll in.
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
⛈️ Friday wind down. Sitting on my balcony with a beer watching the thunderstorm roll in.
Say 40% Guardian, you can do it. More evidence housing is broken in Australia. Labor has zero interest in doing anything about it because Albo would rather squander his huge majority to ensure he gets back in again than do things which matter in the longer term.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Property investors make up two in every five Australian home loans amid record borrowing
Investor home borrowing surges nearly 18% in the September quarter compared with previous three months, prompting calls to ‘urgently rein in overheated credit market’
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Say 40% Guardian, you can do it. More evidence housing is broken in Australia. Labor has zero interest in doing anything about it because Albo would rather squander his huge majority to ensure he gets back in again than do things which matter in the longer term.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...