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dustin.nz
Semi competent Principal Engineer based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Formerly a Microsoft SQL Server MVP but still a big fan of Azure. Primarily working with AWS these day.
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Quote post with a really foolish injury. Where to begin? - shot self in hand with nail gun - accidentally made chlorine gas trying to clean swimming pool filter - tripped through plate glass door because I was so excited to go to school - bitten by monkey - etc ...

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Pfft, I've been on the internet long enough to survive all the but the most extreme burns

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Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable. The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found': www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...

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Corgis have an extremely low center of gravity and the density of a dead star. PERFECT for skateboarding! 😇

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8:30(ish) on Sunday night. Feels like a very good time to call it a week and head for bed. See y'all later.

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I've given it nearly a month, but I'm giving up on my Linux on the garage PC. Too many little things. The final straw was trying to find a Bluetooth adaptor that a> was recognized b> actually worked with all the devices I want Paired but non functional Bluetooth speakers pushed me over the edge.

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It's not every day you get to pop a device's cherry

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New cat trap has been deployed.

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Wife has decided we're in the market for buying her a new laptop. Her old one (4 cores @ 1.30GHz) just doesn't cut it these days.

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Sanchez/Thumb Bringer 2028: For the Revolution!

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@getwired.com I was trying to explain to a co-workers why companies like Directions exist. I proceeded to give him a precis of my and many others life over the past months as we approach renewal. He didn't fully understand but was also scared and vowed never to get involved.

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Mr21: Dad, gimme your credit-card. Me: Why? Mr21: DOOM! He doesn't have a credit-card, no impulse control, but he pays us back anything he spends.

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Gurathin is a dick #murderbot

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@scalzi.com The Other Large Thing was absolutely amazing.

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New stickers have arrived :)

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New justification for tool purchase unlocked.

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Why?

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I suffer through this indignity because there will be a can of tuna at the end of day. No! Don't touch me, that will cost you salmon.

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Finally... Science has a REAL use. phys.org/news/2025-05... /s

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terraforming Antarctica is in fact orders of magnitude easier than terraforming Mars and has the benefit of being able to bring in supplies by ship instead of months long rocket trip “we must escape our planet for human survival” is a sign you do not need to take the speaker seriously

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I went to quickly look up something on #TVTropes, and now I have 17 tabs open.

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