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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 21/09/2026

A few revisions into my California model and it's looking quite sharp. The firefighters to came to do the annual inspection today were quite interested in it!

A 3D terrain artwork of California, in various green and grey hues, with blue for the main lakes.

The same artwork but at a different angle.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 21/09/2026

Had an idea of how to store my bike more efficiently in the garage, bought one item, and somehow it all worked great first try. A delightful rarity.

A gravel bike hanging on the wall in a garage on a front-bike-wheel hook, angled to the side by about 70 degrees.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 15/09/2026

Finally got a really nice representation of Colorado in my terrain artwork process - there was real effort to make sure the tallest mountains showed up well. But I am very happy with the result! (If you want one, see scaledindustries.com/products/col...) California is next, and it's going well...

A side-on shot of the Colorado artwork showing its elevation changes

A front-on shot of the Colorado artwork showing the entire piece

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 08/09/2026

Love the scene around weird Chinese gaming handhelds where I can get a SteamOS-like and thus a full KDE desktop working. It even supports external monitors and peripherals!

An AYN Thor handheld showing a KDE Plasma desktop running across both screens.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 03/09/2026

Redid the Scaled Industries "front office" a little with some of the new artwork, very happy with how these look together. Not that I get many visitors, but still nice to have some of my own art up at the workshop.

A series of eight colourful geographic artworks hung up on the wall.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 26/08/2026

Ka kite anō, Aotearoa. And g’day Australia and gurumba bigi Meanjin!

An aerial shot of the peninsula south of Wellington

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 25/08/2026

No car this side of the Cook Strait but that’s no issue - caught the rather decent train to Paekākāriki and enjoyed a nice 10km along the Escarpment Track!

A swing bridge crosses a small gorge along the coastline

The Kāpiti coast, rugged hillsides leading into stony beaches

A bench at the summit of the Escarpment Track

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 24/08/2026

After 2,150km of driving and 130km of hiking, I am finally on the ferry across to Wellington. It’s been almost perfect pacing for a road trip for me; not sure I’ll drive the whole way next time, and focus more on longer hikes in the lower South Island, but it’s been really worth it this time.

A view of Picton from the deck of the RoPax vessel Connemara

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 23/08/2026

Final big driving section today up to Nelson, which fortunately had lovely weather, and I went up to the (surveyors') Centre Of New Zealand as well as the local dam. Storm last night left a lot of debris further south - only got a little ways into Old Ghost Road before two downed trees stopped me.

A swing (pedestrian suspension) bridge at the start of the Old Ghost Road.

The giant needle sculpture that marks the Centre Of New Zealand.

A dam intake structure set in a lake amongst forested hills.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 22/08/2026

The winter weather pendulum swung back today - lots of drizzle/rain moved in, so I did a couple of short hikes and called it (but fortunately, this was my planned "rest day" in Hokitika anyway). So have three photos from yesterday, as I forgot to post some, plus a very cloudy Arthur's Pass!

The Otira viaduct crossing Arthur's Pass National Park and Otira Gorge, with a low, misty cloud base.

Lake Matheson, with the clouds firmly covering the view of Aoraki Mt Cook and Mt Tasman.

The Fox Glacier in the background, and its glacial valley in front.

A river stretches out in the foreground in front of cloud-ringed, tree-lined mountains

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 20/08/2026

Mostly a travel day today, heading back down and then around from Aoraki to the West Coast. But that doesn't mean there wasn't anything to see, including a short hike to the Blue Pools!

A mountain range (including Corner Peak) reflected in the still waters of Lake Hāwea.

The waxing moon is visible during the day over the top of a snow-capped peak, covered in trees.

A clear blue river is visible through the sunlit rainforest.

The Blue Pools Suspension Bridge crosses over its namesake, which are an azure blue and crystal clear.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 19/08/2026

No cheating today - 14km of hiking around the Aoraki National Park trail system, including some very nice swing bridges (apparently quite new!), and all the way up to the glacier lake, which I think had a calving quite recently.

A view over a swing (suspension pedestrian) bridge that is over 100m long, with snowy mountains in the background.

The surface of a glacier lake, covered in ice, with the glacier in the distance.

A hiking track (Hooker Valley Track) running through the scrubland between mountains.

A stream flowing out of the glacier lake, coloured light blue by the silt from the glacier.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 18/08/2026

Up to Otago today, and with unexpectedly nice weather I found myself a seat on a helicopter tour over to Milford Sound/Piopiotahi and back. With a stop on a glacier! Absolutely incredible (if a little spendy). But I also need to come back and hike some of this in the summer, it's just so beautiful.

Mount Tutoko from 9,000ft in the air, with many of the Southern Alps visible in the distance.

Milford Sound from around 2,000 feet in the air.

Bowen Falls in Milford Sound, across the water from the beach.

A helicopter parked on a glacier at around 6,000 feet, with the snow-capped mountains visible in the background.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 17/08/2026

Final thing for today, as it was a 28 hour long travel day and I shouldn't do _too_ much, was popping down to a wonderfully overcast Slope Point to bump my "furthest south" number as high as it's ever been. At least until I finally get to Antartica.

A signpost at Slope Point, the southernmost part of New Zealand's South Island, pointing to the equator and the south pole.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 17/08/2026

Rather scenic on the flight from AKL to IVC. Glad I sat on the right side!

A view of the Southern Alps from the air, covered in snow

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 16/08/2026

Kia ora anō, Aotearoa - it has been too long!

Waiheke Island from the air, with Auckland in the distance.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 16/08/2026

Due to the hurricane next to Hawai’i we have basically had to go straight out of SFO and then just turn left, but looks like I will hopefully still make my connection in AKL! Decently bumpy ride though.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 14/08/2026

Ah yes, the two major parties, a useless racist who claimed he was "fighting against the establishment" and a bin. Back to the investigation with you Nigel!

A bar chart of the Clacton by-election result. Nigel Farage got 22,239 votes, Count Binface for 9,455.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 08/08/2026

To celebrate #InternationalCatDay please enjoy this picture of the boys relaxing after a play session with their favourite chase toy and then some churus!

Two grey and white cats relaxing on a sofa

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 07/08/2026

If you are interested in buying some of my terrain artwork, it's now up for sale: scaledindustries.com/collections/... - and you can use code TERRAIN10 if you want 10% off. International shipping _is_ unfortunately quite pricey - if you feel priced out let me know and I'll see what I can do.

A collection of geographic terrain artwork posed on a desk.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 31/07/2026

I am officially Very Pleased with how this new generation of terrain art has come out and so I'll hopefully have them up and available for purchase in the next few days or so!

A collection of colourful terrain artwork (Hawai'i, Crater Lake, Jezero Crater, Tranquility Base and Aotearoa New Zealand) posed together on a workshop bench.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 23/07/2026

Finally home after a sporty landing with lightning flashing in the distance and enjoying the company of these two once again!

Two white/grey/tabby cats perched on the stairs

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 18/07/2026

Well it took a ton of work in a brutal English heatwave, but wow is it nice to just enjoy the environs of #emfcamp now we are fully underway.

Lasers and spotlights light the night sky above a festival site

A packed dancefloor in NullSector as Venjent is playing

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 05/07/2026

A few years on and some improvements in both the software and the fabrication process, and I'm finally quite happy with how these little terrain frames look. (Old on left, new on right)

Two similar reliefs of Crater Lake, Oregon in picture frames, colored blue (bathymetry) to green and white (land). The one on the left is laser-cut cardboard and looks more crude; the one on the right is mostly 3D printed and looks smooth.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 15/06/2026

Even if you're not in an RV, I still find RVParky to be the best road-trip-planning tool. This South Island route is ambitious for 8 days, but I think doable.

A road trip route from Invercargill to Picton on NZ's South Island, going via Aoraki, the west coast, and Arthur's Pass.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 23/05/2026

I'm sorry Jonty, but I have terrible news.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 23/05/2026

Working on a new talk/video and I have harnessed the power of impossibly large neural networks to reliably always output one thing: cheese or onion?

Prompt: Pizza
cheese

Prompt: Fields
onion

Prompt: France
cheese

Prompt: Kalamazoo, Michigan
onion

Prompt: The concept of ennui
onion

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 19/05/2026

And on the drive back I enjoyed a mountain hike via the delightful mid-century modern stylings of the Palm Springs Aerial Tram (as well as riding a nearly empty tram down with the crew as Sweet Home Alabama played over its speakers)

A mid-century modern style set of windows looking up at the mountain, in a triangular-and-wooden style.

The ropeway of the aerial tram, looking down from about the halfway point. Palm Springs is visible in the background.

A conifer highlighted against the alpine landscape at the top of the tram, with alpine forest and more mountains visible in the background.

The cab of the aerial tram, which is round (as it spins!)

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 19/05/2026

Took a little time away from LA and PyCon to go visit Joshua Tree (in my quest to see every national park) and it was a lovely time.

A Joshua Tree in front of the camera, with many more behind it and a rock face rising behind.

A rock with a hole in it that looks like an eye (and makes it look like an animal skull)

A valley between rock hills with lots of varied desert vegetation.

An A-frame sign that is titled "Do Not Die Today" with advice about hot, desert weather.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 10/05/2026

Always great when the team gets to train with Clear Creek Fire, and doubly so when they bring the ladder truck along!

A Clear Creek Fire lieutenant hangs from a rope on the end of a ladder truck's ladder, with a litter, in front of a mountain with sparse tree cover.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 03/05/2026

Rode my motorbike to the spaceport today, which sounds a lot cooler than it actually is given the number of things that have actually gone to space from the spaceport is zero. Seems like it could be a good place to fly some small planes out of though!

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 27/04/2026

Heading home after a delightful weekend of @northbaypython.org - always lovely to see everyone (we always get a great crowd) as well as the cats, of course.

A barn with a conference arranged inside. It's very rustic.

A ginger cat heading towards the camera at speed

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 05/04/2026

Took my new-ish UV printer for a spin and made a little memento of the Artemis II picture from yesterday. Fits on the coaster really nicely!

A circular ceramic coaster with a picture of the Earth on it.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 27/03/2026

When I find out that one of the only true 70mm IMAX versions in the world is being shown in the BFI IMAX, of course I'm going to see the movie again (much like I did with Interstellar at the SF Metreon)

An IMAX screen with a preshow title card for Project Hail Mary

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 27/03/2026

After a request from both my partner and also (weirdly) my barber back in Denver, I took a trip to a random town in the Midlands.

The outside of the Tamworth railway station

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 23/01/2026

Finally got a chance to stay in one of my favourite examples of brutalism, the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. As the front desk clerk joked when I asked to check out - "Why would you want to leave?"

A huge hotel lobby (the biggest in the world) with seventeen floors staggered in so they get closer and closer near the top. It's all clean concrete and coloured lighting.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 16/01/2026

Did I need the silly two-screen laptop? No. Am I delighted with the build and OLED screen quality, surprised how useable the touchscreen keyboard-and-touchpad Lenovo wrote for it is, and happy that a decent amount works in Linux out of the box? Yes. (Also, what a way to play Factorio)

A 13 inch laptop, but where the keyboard normally is there's another screen the same size as the top one.

The same laptop but with a touchscreen keyboard and touchpad on the bottom screen.

The same laptop but now propped up on its included stand, running Linux and with an ergonomic split keyboard in front.

The same laptop, but now with its bundled bluetooth/magnetic keyboard and running Factorio spread across both screens.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 25/12/2025

Pictured: One cat, shortly before he realises that now there are presents under the tree he can avoid the anti-cat spikes and try to climb it

A grey and white cat standing in front of a Christmas tree. The ground around the tree is covered with sheets of black spikes, but there are presents on the centre section.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 17/12/2025

The new V&A East Storehouse is fantastic. Not only is it the most pure, channeled form of the V&A's eclectic collection, but the big pieces on display are great, including an ENTIRE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DESIGNED OFFICE.

The interior of the main storehouse room, featuring a preserved Brutalist facade from Robin Hood Gardens.

Another direction in the main hall, showing the three floors of storage and artifacts.

The near perfectly preserved (and lit) interior of a Frank Lloyd Wright designed office.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 15/12/2025

Always nice to see the standard UK weather from the other side.

A layer of stratocumulus clouds sits beneath a clear blue sky, as seen from an aircraft window.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 10/12/2025

Spent a little bit of time tonight working on a tablet mode (hinge angle) service for this delightful little machine - the Chiwu Minibook X N150. Was just taking someone's existing Go project and changing a few things, but it _did_ involve udev rules so I think that at least counts as Real Work.

A Chiwu Minibook X N150, an 2-in-1 laptop with an 11" screen, sitting on a desk.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 24/11/2025

Finally riding one of America's very few Proper Trains (currently enjoying a great view on the way out of NYC). And I even snagged a cheap first class upgrade!

The Manhattan skyline seen from the east through two bridges.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 04/11/2025

Not only does everyone just get opted in to vote by mail here, but they make sure you still get the sticker. And even better, my closest drop-off box is right next to both Halal Guys and Five Guys.

A Denver Votes information booklet with I Voted sticker included on the front.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 27/10/2025

Have really enjoyed my short visit to (west) Michigan. Absolutely beautiful here (though it is also maybe the perfect time of year as well)

A trail through a forest of trees with green, gold, and red leaves.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 18/10/2025

Camping with some of my fellow mountain rescuers and had to explain how I couriered a payphone across the Atlantic and then returned with this tent in its place. It's such a wonderfully weird tent.

A yellow geodome tent in a forest (it looks like a big geodesic ball, basically)

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 28/09/2025

US National Park #27 (of 62) today - Channel Islands. Had to start getting to the ones you can't just drive to at some point! (Also I love a good ferry ride, especially when it goes via a pod of hundreds of dolphins)

A view off a cliff of a rugged coastline, with other islands in the distance

A view off the front of a boat of Santa Cruz island in the distance

A pod of over a hundred dolphins, with a few doing jumps

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 27/09/2025

OK, there needs to be a future fancy chair sponsorship tier for PyBeach...

A gold-painted mock throne with curtains either side of it.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 27/09/2025

The PyBeach venue certainly has a Vibe (positive).

A pair of doors with a stained glass skeleton magician on them.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 19/09/2025

Also available in SF: the largest donut I've ever seen in my life.

An absolutely massive chocolate donut in a box. It's probably 25cm/10 inches across.

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Andrew Godwin @aeracode.org · 09/09/2025

Popped out of DjangoCon for a few hours to visit my 26th US National Park - Indiana Dunes. It's quite something to stand on what feels like a seashore and see the skyline of Chicago floating on the horizon.

A beach on the lakeshore, looking out to the horizon with the outlines of skyscrapers just about visible.

An abandoned semicircular set of benches in the dune forest, presumably a former talk spot.

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