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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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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 16/06/2026

Tired: Booty Calls Wired:

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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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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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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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

Any pointers on what union to to join for tech workers in NZ? Aotearoa Tech Union has been suspiciously silent for a good while and I now see they didn't file returns for 2024. www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/all-register...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 27/08/2025

Yeah, where all Microsoft Band stans at.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 10/08/2025

Is it because they keep replacing trains with busses?

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 14/07/2025

Lmao, what are these default, generated Docker container names

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 10/07/2025

From now on, I'm pronouncing NuGet as 'Noojay'

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 08/06/2025

My vote next election goes to literally whoever will bring in a CGT. Single issue voter. Please, won't someone think of the housing market with bits of an economy bolted on. @labournz.bsky.social @nzgreensglobal.bsky.social www.interest.co.nz/banking/1336...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 26/05/2025

Lol. Westpac Australia advertising to Kiwis now.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 16/05/2025

😂😂😂 No words. Someone with too much money and not enough sense buys an overpriced - extremely well documented turd of a car from a billionaire oligarch who just spent the last 4 months shitting the nations collective pants and can't understand why people aren't lining up to pat him in the back.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 14/05/2025

You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 05/05/2025

"Weather not as nice" was an understatement. As it turns out I landed into a state of emergency lol

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 05/05/2025

Meanwhile in New Zealand...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 04/05/2025

City council bearish on crypto

Photo of a poster on the wall titled "How to reduce the spread of crypto" explaining the risk and prevention of cryptosporidium infections.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 26/04/2025

Thanks. Here's a clearer image of the slide. I have a talk where I go deeper on these security stages you can add to a pipeline docs.google.com/presentation... There's some quickstart code for GitLab and GitHub in this repo to take most projects from Zero to One. github.com/iokiwi/pytho...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 26/04/2025

This year's @northbaypython.org is looking very cozy. Complete with comfy chairs for some generous supporters. #nbpy

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 19/04/2025

Sneak peek from my upcoming talk @northbaypython.org next weekend: "Focus, Flow and Joy - And other DevOps Ideals for Developing Software in Highly Regulated Environments" It is not too late to get your tickets. Would love to see you there ❤️🐍 2025.northbaypython.org

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 11/04/2025

CHC ➡️ AKL ➡️ SFO ➡️ AUS 🌇 Finally, I have made it to Austin and my accommodation. Time to go eat and sleep.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 08/04/2025

Timeline cleanse. A family friend is visiting town and they have puppies 😻 I assure you, it took every ounce of will power not to take one home with me 🥺

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 06/04/2025

Work laptop cleaned and ready to return. Only 3 more days to go at this gig ⌛ #blankslate #newhorizons

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 29/03/2025

It's only baguette if it's from the baguette region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling French Stick Plain

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 17/03/2025

"The skydiver stopped accelerating so why are they still falling so fast?" No followup clarification that Low inflation != Low prices Sometimes the news media are actively unhelpful in creating confusion on terms like 'inflation' www.stuff.co.nz/money/360616...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 02/02/2025

SRY: Sometimes, repeat yourself

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 14/01/2025

Wild juxtaposition of headline and image sums up all MSM discourse on weather and climate. Shits on fire but hey, at least summery weather is coming.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 08/12/2024

Not one of the take aways I expected to come away with from learning about residuality theory. How to build system architecture resilient to totally unpredictable failure modes. Great talk from Barry O'Reilly youtu.be/_MPUoiG6w_U?...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 04/12/2024

One of my favourite terms that's used in software is "panicking". Like, me too computer, me too...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 29/11/2024

Here's where I was for two weeks before this

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 29/11/2024

This is the data from the "Body battery" on my Garmin watch. Take it with a grain of salt but, however it works, it genuinely seems reflect physical and mental energy well and boy does it tell a story... I've been struggling recently and this week I started prioritizing self care more

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 25/10/2024

What's a hackers favourite drink?

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 22/10/2024

Thanks #aws and #canterburytech for sponsoring this @python.nz meetup in Ōtautahi! The beers, the pizza and the talk all went down well. ☺️ Hosted by yours truly on the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Trade Me offices. www.meetup.com/pythonnz-chr...

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 21/10/2024

New, compact desk setup. Used to have a corner desk here but the room is not very big and the extra desk space was honestly just accumulating clutter.

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 20/10/2024

Otago harbour looking glassy this morning. Goodbye for now, Ōtepoti!

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Simon @devtriplesecops.com · 20/10/2024

Today's adventure: Driving from Invercargill to Dunedin via Catlins and Nugget Point.

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