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ackwell @ackwell.au · 23/08/2026

🌐 vrchat.com/home/world/w...

image taken in vrchat
photo taken from inside a beach-front residence, looking out over a turquoise ocean that meets an azure sky spotted with small clouds.
on the left, a few potted plants sit under the shade of an out-of-view awning.
on the right, a feminine figure with short red hair and cat ears has just taken a bit out of a watermelon icy pole. their black sundress, and the white cardigan draped over their shoulders, are blowing slightly in a breeze.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 10/07/2026

🌐 vrchat.com/home/world/w...

image taken in vrchat.
a feminine figure looks towards the viewer, their right arm extending out of frame to hold the camera. the image is almost entirely greyscale, with only the red tones of their hair remaining saturated.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 21/02/2026

eyyyyyyy beat the 30s barrier on vholume's hub map (29.392) 'scuse the greyscale from ghost, i didn't think to record the actual run

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 14/01/2026

🌏 vrchat.com/home/world/w...

An image taken in VRChat.
A feminine figure in a dark jumper and shorts sits on the end of a pier at night, legs dangling in the dark water. Fireflies dance around a small jar of lights sitting alongside them. At the shore, a small field of blooming white flowers gives way to a sparse pine forest rising up a small ridge, framing a clear night sky.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 15/12/2025

spruced up the street fit a touch honestly really pleased with this one

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 27/11/2025

ok maybe calling an ag racer a "spaceship" is a bit of a stretch but fuck it, there's tracks in space, and Going Fast is a foundational aspect of my being

Battlestar Galactica - Battlestar Galactica

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 27/10/2025

📸 @l4.pm 🌏 vrchat.com/home/world/w...

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 03/10/2025

bandcamp friday haul. well over half of this can be blamed on @philpax.me and/or @l4.pm

list of albums bought on bandcamp

EVO EVO - moe shop
ow (2022-edit) - 0b4k3
A.R.T.: AVERAGE RAVE TOOLS - telemist
Unknown Frequency - Lucy in Disguise
Rise Radiant (Bonus Tracks Version) - Caligula's Horse
Rabbit's Journey - WangleLine
Sparks EP - Chrome Sparks
TRILOGY - Carpenter Brut
Blurred - mabanua
Mond (Deluxe Edition) - Soror Dolorosa
Old Soul - MALO
Escapism - cYsmix
Makelweiβ - のとを
WE R MASSIVE VOL. 1 - Curated by telemist
WE R MASSIVE VOL. 2 - Curated by telemist

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 02/10/2025

📸 me 🌏 tarried precipice vrchat.com/home/world/w...

photograph of a landscape in a vrchat world
the overall ambience is a murky green-brown. rough rock cliffs frame the image to the left and right, rising towards a densely clouded sky. similar rocks are underfoot, sloping down towards a lightly wind-swept body of dark water that opens up into a lake. a tall mast-like structure juts out from the water in the mid-ground, translucent sails draping unattended from the yard. behind it, a small group of rock spires protrude, leaning this way and that. a large construction consumes much of the background, vast wooden beams assembled haphazardly into a form reminiscent of a bird's nest on its side. similar masts, spires, and constructions can be seen fading into the misty distance.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 14/09/2025

👥 @catgirlinstall.bsky.social, me 📸 @philpax.me 🌏 vrchat.com/home/world/w...

a field of grain. the atmosphere is foggy, with dim lighting. a hovering crop machine overhead casts bright light on the ground. nearby, two humanoid figures with feline features stand amid the stalks. the rightmost has straight white hair and is wearing a light techwear-inspired outfit. they are petting the hair of the figure to their left, with wavy red hair and loose-fitting dark apparel.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 07/09/2025

the dunce is moving to melbourne and about to make it everybody else's problem

Photograph of Flinders Street Station in Melbourne. A Miqo'te from FFXIV wearing shorts and an unbuttoned shirt stands in the foreground taking a selfie.

Photo By Philip Mallis from Melbourne - Flinders Street Station and Eureka Tower, Melbourne, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=114698040

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 07/08/2025

without mods it almost looks like the dork actually took a shower, which we all know absolutely didn't happen

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 03/08/2025

i'm not sure how i feel about the nixos community forum being the first link the first time i open the site

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 07/05/2025

i knew when i wrote this comment that it'd bite me in the ass eventually but i mean, come on, really? to trip this, a file has to exist at the point in time of a HIST snapshot, and happen to sit straddling the exact point the containing .dat was split across patch parts in that HIST

A comment in code, with git status marker showing the last line has been added recently.

Check if the file could be found in the file operations.

ASSUMPTION: Target sqpack files read from a FileCommand-provided .dat file will not be split across a patch file boundary. While this is realistically possible, the chances of it occuring are vanishingly remote. If everything has blown up in your face because of this and you find this comment, bap me.

NOTE: Broken in 7.0 HIST for ui/icon/195000/195006_hr1.tex

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 02/05/2025

pushing a major changeset on xivanalaysis to production really makes me glad i have such a comprehensive test suite, pictured below

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 08/04/2025

17.3/17 HURT surprising likely nobody, the scaffold was both the largest and most painful section to dismantle. ended up grabbing a second bag to not overfill the first. that was a Big Job

the instructions are open to step 1.
no constructed model parts remain on the table.
the original bag marked "1" is now marked "1.2".
the second bag marked "1" is now marked "1.1", and sits on top of the other 4 bags on the table.
a small bag marked "SPARES" sits alongside the others, full of smaller lego parts.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 05/04/2025

16/17 this section was practically just pulling apart the landing gear - only ~20 steps across a few pages, but gotta do it 6 times lmao. some of the vertical rods that the gear attach to the model with are slightly bent - hardly surprising given the extended load of all that weight.

instructions are open to step 130.
bag 2, notably less-full than some prior, sits on top of bag 4.
the model, now without landing gear, sits flush on the table, little more than a skeletal scaffold.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 05/04/2025

15/17 and with that the front half is cleared out too, along with another diorama

bag 3, now full, sits in the top left with bag 4.
the instructions sit open at step 152.
the model has been completely stripped of hull and interior - now just a sturdy scaffold with large holes through to the table surface.

close up of the model's diorama of the falcon's lounge room.
the couch, scaled appropriately for lego minifigures, encircles a custom printed piece for the hologame table in the bottom left.
stacks of circular coloured pieces form horizontal piping above a grated floor to the bottom right, leading to a printed console and swivel chair in the upper right.
in the top center, another example of the faux-depth corridor leads into the structure of the model.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 05/04/2025

14/17 removing some of the interior plating and diorama, incl. closeup of one of the interiors

prior completed bags have yet again been cleared off the table. bag 4 now sits alone in the top left.
instructions are open to step 249.
the model's rear half is now completely bare structure, showing table through the large rectangular holes. the detailed landing gear is partially visible through the gap.

detailed image of one of the internal dioramas. the corridors are visibly flat stickers with a single-layer constructed entry to give a sense of depth. printed computer consoles and lego technics piping bestow a sense of clutter to the scene.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 05/04/2025

13/17 practically unrecogniseable at this point. even with all that hull removed, the inner structure is solid af

instructions open at step 316
4 full bags of parts in the top left
model at an angle in the top right. with all upper and edge face plates removed, the internal angular structure and diorama elements are clearly visible.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 05/04/2025

fixing up a recently discovered bug in ironworks and, like. yeah... typescript is great and all but this is _nice_

discord message(s) from myself;
having not written rust in a hot minute to take a break, it's honestly nice to come back
it's interesting because when i first learnt it it felt frustrating because of all the guardrails
now all the guardrails feel almost comforting
something something stockholm syndrome yes rustc sorry rustc you're absolutely right rustc i did fuck up

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 28/03/2025

Heyo! I'm a generalist developer, with significant professional experience in frontend specialties. I've got my eyes out for new opportunities in the latter half of the year, see image for info and contact details. (Or reach out here on bsky via DM - I'd love to chat!)

On the lookout for new opportunities for the latter half of 2025 and onward

TS/JS: >10 years professional experience
Recent focus:
- React, design systems
- Tooling, AST manipulation

Rust: ~3y experience
Recent focus:
- Data formats, parsing
- Web APIs

Plus manu others, here and there

Looking for:
Engineering-focused roles
Small teams with strong ownership
Sustainable cadences

Currently based in Sydney
Preference for remote-first roles
Open to relocating, within reason
Would prefer to remain in AU

Contact
w: ackwell.au
e: work@ackwell.au

Please do not reach out with AI or Crypto/Web3 centric roles

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 28/03/2025

12/17 it's impressive how quickly it loses recognizeability once you remove the outer borders tweezers got a very good workout on that lot.

front scaffold and structure is completely missing from the main model, leaving a notably odd-looking structure left.
bag 6 now sits complete along with 7 and 8.
instructions are open to step 396

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 26/03/2025

10/17: tweezer time. really starting to see the table through the structure now.

previous 4 bags have been removed from the table, bag 8 now alone in top left.
model missing large chunks of hull from underside, showing outline of core superstructure.
instructions open to step 531

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 26/03/2025

9/17: all the upper hull gone. past halfway done at this point

instructions open to step 647
model has no upper hull remaining, exposing a lot of the internal superstructure and detailing
4 full bags sit in the top left

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 24/03/2025

8/17: pulled out some of the details on the underside, first of the oof-ow-ouch-my-fingernails collections of locking pins holding them in. also, found the fucker

instructions open to step 728
the desk is now visible through the internal structure where the centre and outer walkways were.
bag 10, notably quite full, sits on top of bag 12 and 11.

macro image of a single lego part 43093 (Technic, Axle 1L with Pin with Friction Ridges) in blue

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 23/03/2025

7/17 lost a piece :x. here's hoping i can find it before i finish it all.

instructions open to step 825.
model is now missing the entire upper hull, bar the front prongy bits.
bags 11 and 12 sitting full on the desk.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 23/03/2025

5/17, took photos but forgot to post. we're under step 1000, so that's something

instructions open on step 981.
model missing yet more of the upper hull, exposing internal structure and style
the 5 filled bags are arranged next to the model

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 21/03/2025

4/17, this time with an in-progress pic still working through dismantling the upper facades

work in progress image of disassembling a section of the millennium falcon.
all items sit on a large desk. as prior, the main model sits along the right edge of the desk. a piece of the ships' forward upper hull has been removed.
most of the removed hull sits immediately to the model's left, missing one flange off a central beam.
the instruction manual is open to step 1072, and has a partially-disassembled flange sitting on top of it.
a tupperware container lid with the removed pieces from step 1073 sits above the manual. a bag labelled "14", with a small collection of pieces in it, sits to its left.

continuation of the prior image.
the removed hull pieces and partially disassembled flange are no longer visible. beside the model now sits a red mug full of milk tea.
the instruction manual is open to step 1030, the start of section 14.
the bag labelled "14", now containing significantly more lego pieces, sits toward the back of the desk, beside the one labelled "15".
a bag labelled "13" sits on top of the manual.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 19/03/2025

2/17: ough this included the first bit that reeeeally wasn't designed to be taken apart. spudger got a serious workout.

disassembly of the millenium falcon continues.
items sit on a large desk. in the top right, the main model sits partially disassembled. the cockpit and raised hull attaching the cockpit to the rest of the ship is now missing.
beside the model, two bags of disassembled parts are sitting on top of each other. the top-most bag has "16" written on it in black marker.
the instruction book lies open at step 1135, with an empty bag marked "15" sitting on top of it.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 19/03/2025

after a long while sitting on display, it's time to pull the lego millenium falcon apart, one bag at a time. dis gonna be a big job. will post progress pics in 🧵 as i go 1/17: didn't think to start taking pics until partway through it whoops

work in progress disassembly of section 17 of the lego millenium falcon.
items are laid out over a large desk with a stool.
the main model is in the top right of the image, missing only the radar dish and cover piece for the centre of the disk.
the removed centre of disk is sitting to the centre-right of the image, partially disassembled.
the instruction manual, a hefty ring-bound A3 tome, sits open in the foreground at step 1329, with lego pieces from disassembly of step 1337 (lmao) atop it.
already-disassembled pieces sit in a compartmentalised box in the top-left.

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ackwell @ackwell.au · 08/03/2025

i log out in inns so infrequently that the login animation always catches me off guard fuckin dork of a cat

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