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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 29/09/2026

Pet peeve: When mail and sms apps let you use and emoji ‘reacts’ but actually send a whole ass message “x reacted ❤️ to this message” Corollary: people who continue to do so knowing it sends a whole ass message. On a mail list or chain with multiple participants. Exhibit A: my inbox

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 29/07/2026

Leaving this here because it goes hard and its stuck in my head. www.youtube.com/watch?v=taM5...

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Rocky Leon - Billionaire

YouTube video by Rocky Leon

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 26/07/2026

Flying out of Ōtautahi this morning. Beautiful views of our landscape and investment in renewable energy. First time I’ve seen the solar panels.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 24/07/2026

Why does this industry insist on reinventing things and names for things. How is 2SV different from MFA or 2FA?

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 17/07/2026

Not sure if this is satire or a cautionary tale in statics and selection bias.

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PyCon AU @pyconau.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We're very happy to announce that #PyConAU 2026 workshops are now available for registration, and they're free for attendees (as long as you register)! 🗞️ 2026.pycon.org.au/posts/worksh...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 16/06/2026

Tired: Booty Calls Wired:

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PyCon AU @pyconau.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Psst! Have you heard? The #PyConAU schedule is now live! We're so excited to share the amazing line up of speakers who will be sharing their expertise at the conference this year! You don't want to miss it! 📆 2026.pycon.org.au/schedule 🎟️ 2026.pycon.org.au/tickets Help us get the word out? 📣

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 14/05/2026

'Widows Bay' is just so well done. Worth checking out if you don't mind a bit of horror. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmc2...

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Widow's Bay — Official Teaser Trailer | Apple TV

YouTube video by Apple TV

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 05/05/2026

I went to the Chch AI meetup yesterday and saw a talk titled 'The Doom Thesis' based on a book, 'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies'. What stood out is LLM Doomerism seems to be the other side of the same LLM hype coin - ascribing significantly more capability/potential to LLMs than is warranted IMO

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 05/05/2026

Err...is Gemini having a Stroke? [WARNING]: Contains spoilers for S01E12 of TV show 'The Pitt'

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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

i keep thinking about this more and more with each passing day

Frame 1: “I'm all for ending this oppressive system but only if we do it without violence.”
Frame 2: “So… by magic?”

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@UserReset @marlat.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Beneficiary bashing is their DNA! #nzpol

From Stuff.co.nz article: "To be eligible, at least one parent must be in paid employment, and neither parent can rely on a benefit as their primary source of income"

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 23/03/2026

⏳ T minus 1 week until the PyCon AU CFP closes (29 March AoE). Have you submitted? Info & Submissions 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp/ Don't forget about the specialist tracks 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp/speciali...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 06/03/2026

"Please try again later" except the raw JSON response confirms this will never succeed because the package requires a signature The average user - I.e. anyone other than a web developer - must just tear their hair out at modern technology. AI won't fix your lack of care for the user.

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PyCon AU @pyconau.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Specialist Track spotlight: Platform Engineering 🏗️ DevOps, SRE, infrastructure, developer experience, and platform war stories. Share what you’ve learned → 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp #pyconau #cfp

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 16/02/2026

What emoji would you most associate with ‘Planform Engineering’? A. 🚀 B. ⚙️ C. 🏗️ D. 🛠️

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 12/02/2026

As developers we have a bad tendency to try solve every problem with more code - when neither the problem nor solution are in code. AI makes the lowers nominal upfront cost of trying to solve all of our problems with more code.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 10/02/2026

First they came for the immigrants, and the freakiest people you know threw the fuck down because it was never going to end with immigrants.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 11/02/2026

* From Claude Working on docs that started life as a rubber ducking sesh in Claude and need to be validated for production. I've decided the Claude logo is kind of perfect actually...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 10/02/2026

Meanwhile, in New Zealand. (I thought this was satire, it is not. Tt is basically just native advertising for Halter though) www.youtube.com/watch?v=haPC...

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Fantasy Herd ’26 DRAFT WEEK

YouTube video by Meadow Fresh NZ

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 09/02/2026

I think I got all my open commitments into trello/jira? Feels a lot less anxiety inducing.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 09/02/2026

Lol, why support greens - Because they are the worst party for landlords and property speculators. It's always fascinating watching other side of an issue look at facts and policy fairly lucidly and but framed in alignment with their own interests. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjP9...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 08/02/2026

KiwiSaver min contributions go to 3.5% in April. I thought it was going to be 4%? Even though thats still not enough for most kiwis to retire on. I haven't done any math on it but it just seems like incrementalism with little real impact. Why bother? Where's the vision for a future for kiwis

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Python New Zealand @python.nz · 03/02/2026

The Python New Zealand AGM is scheduled for Wednesday 4th March. Nominations Open Now. Online voting from Friday, 20th February. Here's to the New Zealand Python Community in 2026 💙🧡. See how to get involved 👇 python.nz/2026/02/03/python-new-zea…

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 01/02/2026

Melbourne friends, gonna be in melbourne later this month Feb and looking for recommendations for a place to host a bit of a lunch to catch up with friends and some infosec folk who are around? Suggestions for places that could take a moderate reservation of maybe upt to ~10 peeps

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 01/02/2026

Of all the AI movies of the past 2 decades I did expect 'Her (2014)' to be the movie most similar to how things currently seem to be unfolding. (Re grown ass men w/ GPT GF's and clawdbots self organizing with each other). This is the dumbest timeline. www.imdb.com/title/tt1798...

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Her (2013) ⭐ 8.0 | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

2h 6m | R

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 14/01/2026

Gets up early to get a head start on the day ⚡ *incident* 🔥 (reader, it was DNS)

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 13/01/2026

Wait, that’s really the name of New Zealand’s energy minister? Fair enough.

Photo of New Zealand Energy Minister Simon Watts

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 07/01/2026

Traumatic first experience bleeding the hydraulic braking system of a 2nd had e bike I picked up last month. Mineral oil everywhere Did not fix the problem. Fml.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 31/12/2025

Happy New Years from the Future (GMT+13) 🎉🎊🥳🍾

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Housing market with bits tacked on.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 27/11/2025

Self-care today looks like spending extra time doing some chores that have piled up. Namely, cleaning the coffee machine so that I'm not taunted by the blinking light every time I make a coffee.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 25/11/2025

Found some old Lectures / Speeches from Sir Paul Callaghan. MFW, we haven't really improved much in 15 years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhCA...

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Sir Paul Callaghan - StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future - March 2011

YouTube video by McGuinness Institute Te Hononga Waka

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 17/11/2025

I'M GOING TO TOUCH GRASS 🌱

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Adam Chalmers @adamchalmers.com · 16/11/2025

big deal. I've also been to a Rust meetup.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 14/11/2025

You know YouTube is enshitified when browsers ship with multiple native settings to make it less user hostile.

Menu from brave browser showing native settings to disable various annoying elements of the YouTube experience

Enable Background Audio
Block YouTube distracting elements
Block YouTube shorts
Block YouTube recommended comments

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 14/11/2025

Partner upgraded her iPhone so, after a decade using mostly Samsungs I am maining her old iPhone 12 for a while as a trial. This will be interesting. The last iPhone I mained was a secondhand iPhone 4 which was given to me free because it wouldn’t boot and I managed to revive it in DFU mode.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 13/11/2025

Because I am a masochist, I subscribed to a bunch of NZ Personal Finance and property channels, and the way they still talk about property in 2025 is mind-boggling. An increase of $700k to $1M in 5 years assumes a 8.9% p.a. return compounded monthly. Unhinged numbers.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 12/11/2025

Huh since the Aoeteroa Tech Union doesn't even have a website I don't see how I can stop payments? I'd rather not have to go to my card provider and ask to block them but its looking like the only option.

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Kiwi PyCon @kiwipycon.nz · 11/11/2025

👋 Gracie here again! Just a quick heads-up — T-shirt Sales close at 10 PM NZDT today 😲 👕 I 👉 Check out the design here: kiwipycon.nz/attend/t-shirt If you want that iconic Kiwi PyCon 2025 tee to rock at the conference (or just around town), now’s the moment to grab it.

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Kiwi PyCon @kiwipycon.nz · 09/11/2025

👉 Kiwi PyCon 2025 in 11 Days! You’ve got till the end of Wednesday at the very latest to get your order in for a conference t-shirt. 👉 Check out / order the design kiwipycon.nz/attend/t-shirt python.nz/2025/11/09/%f0%9f%91%89-k…

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Kiwi PyCon @kiwipycon.nz · 05/11/2025

Kiwi PyCon ❤️ Kawaiicon. Several of our folk are excited to be heading to @kawaiicon.bsky.social. Be sure to say hi if you see us floating around. #kawaiicon Nothing to see here...👩‍💻😈 kiwipycon.nz/kawaiicon

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Kawaiicon — Kiwi PyCon

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Jesse Raub @jesseraub.online · 01/11/2025

POSTER: In my post I invented the Don’t Misunderstand the Torment Nexus Metaphor as a cautionary tale CTO: At long last, I have misunderstood the Torment Nexus Metaphor from the classic post Don't Misunderstand The Torment Nexus Metaphor

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