David Penfold 
When seven German journalist students do a better job of tracking down the sources of the drone flights over Europe than the security services...
Patrick Herd
@PatrickHerd@aus.social
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Intro! I'm an electrical engineer, I specialise in industrial R&D. I believe everything that can be electric must be. I talk about electrification, disaster management, lots of engineering, and a few cute animal photos here and there. Living rurally in Wairarapa, Aotearoa New Zealand. Same handle on bluesite. 🏳️🌈+🏳️⚧️ ally.
leighelse{}Two browser extensions that work quietly in the background to find Mastodon accounts and blog posts that may appeal to you.
https://alexsci.com/blog/calm-tech-discover/
'I reject the dead Internet theory: I see a vibrant Internet full of humans sharing their experiences and seeking connection. Degradation of the engagement-driven web is well underway, accelerated by AI slop. But the independent web works on a different incentive structure and is resistant to this effect. Humans inherently create, connect, and share: we always have and we always will. If you choose software that works in your interest you’ll find that it’s possible to make meaningful online connections without mental hazard.'
You know it's a big lathe when you need two Franna cranes to lift it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS1yufnm_bw
Installing The Largest Lathe We've Ever Bought.
Drilling pilot holes, complete with starting the drill up a ladder. For scale I'm 2m tall.
Grist CarrigafoylPlaying with magnets and high voltage in a vacuum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0_8L7VrTbc
Who needs neon? Playing with magnets and high voltage in a vacuum.
bananabob 
🇺🇦 🇵🇸Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y8r2gk0vyo
<<Three Austrian nuns in their 80s have run away from the retirement home where they were placed and gone back to their former convent.
Sister Bernadette, 88, Sister Regina, 86, and Sister Rita, 82, are the last three nuns at the Kloster Goldenstein convent in Elsbethen, just outside Salzburg.
They regained access with the help of former students and a locksmith.>>
rat (determined empirically)Let's all be honest with ourselves for a moment. The thing that 99% of computer users want is something that *looks* like Windows 7 or XP (or Mac equivalent) and that *never changes*. Nobody cares or wants to know what happens under the hood, they just want to Do Computer and they want to do it in a way that is comfortable and *doesn't fucking change all the time*
Raglan Niall 
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Who's in NZ and been dating recently? I assume apps are the only way? Its been a while for me and I have never used any of the apps. I would like to hear some recommendations/apps to avoid. Especially keen to hear women's perspectives.
FWIW:
I'm a man looking for a woman. Preferably one who is intelligent, beautiful, idealistic and cynical about all the same things I am. In other news I still believe in the tooth fairy.
#dating #advice #NZPull
Who's in NZ and been dating recently? I assume apps are the only way? Its been a while for me and I have never used any of the apps. I would like to hear some recommendations/apps to avoid. Especially keen to hear women's perspectives.
FWIW:
I'm a man looking for a woman. Preferably one who is intelligent, beautiful, idealistic and cynical about all the same things I am. In other news I still believe in the tooth fairy.
#dating #advice #NZPull
AnaProtip from a 32 yo woman who has a STEM degree and almost all male-coded hobbies: If a man starts testing* you about your interests, hobbies, or job, don’t engage him — just walk away. Those men are not worth a single ounce of effort and you aren’t required to justify yourself to anyone.
*Think the type of guy who hears you like Band and immediately goes, “Oh yeah? What were Band’s first three albums???” as some sort of gotcha