Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 29/09/2026Turns out this didn’t work 5G fails. Totally. Go back to 4G: works right away. Slightly stuck on Spark due to reason but might be looking at it OneNZ after vowing to never use them again. Or work out if 2D works at all at home. 111
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 28/09/2026Turns out. 5G Auto, on Auckland harbour, will constantly fail as it switches towers and bands. 10 second pings or full speed. Constantly. Line of site to towers, too. 5G On works nicely. Difference between being able to work on the ferry and not. 110
Reposted by Nic WiseJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/09/2026Whatever you do, don't smoke an entire brisket at a job interview, it's a lot of equipment to bring in, it takes a really long time to do it right and those conference rooms have notoriously poor ventilation 2938480842
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 26/09/2026Finally watched this. It’s excellent. m.youtube.com/watch?v=LwWS... Also excellent use of subtitles for some of the Te Reo phrasesm.youtube.comRanginui: Call of the Ice | Documentary | RNZYouTube video by RNZ 010
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 26/09/2026This is excellent - esp the "don't trust ZIRP-era advice". Not just for beginners.seangoedecke.comAdvice to a beginning software engineerIn general, you should be suspicious of engineers who are trying to give you advice. Even during ordinary times, this industry is so wide and changes so quickly… 1269
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 25/09/2026Happy Northern Exposure Redux release day to those to celebrate. 30 fucking years. It’s older than some of my team mates. 100
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 25/09/2026Next song/video - Al surfing his asteroid, silver surfer style, with his accordion and Hawaiian shirt, ending with it heading for earth…. 000
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 25/09/2026We offer every candidate water / coffee / whatever before we start. If the BYO… it's just one job less for us… It's an interview not an interrogation. 040
Reposted by Nic WiseUffda Geek @annoyednerd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026iPhone users…tip from me this morning if you run a pihole. When you upgrade to iOS 27, your phone will turn on “Connectivity Assist” in your WiFi network settings and all the ads will pour in. Turn it OFF and your ad blocks will work again. Gotta do it per SSID it looks like. 33824
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 24/09/2026www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... “Waiheke Island always is expensive because it’s just the nature of the freight cost to get the fuel across there,” Collins said. BS. It’s around 10-12cpl. Not $1stuff.co.nzFuel prices rise sharply - with 91 reaching $4.15 on this islandKiwis are facing sharply higher pump prices, with petrol and diesel climbing by about 50 cents a litre in less than a month. 220
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 21/09/2026The Traitors (UK) really is an excellent advert for Scottish tourism. 001
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 17/09/2026I went from the ferry terminal, te waihorotu (train, to get a new hop card of course!) to Parnell on the outer link, picked up a new laptop (15-20 mins) then walked down to work at the bottom of St George’s Bay road (15 min walk??) in under an hour. Sooo smooth and easy. It suck in a car or uber 031
Reposted by Nic WisePatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026we may set a new 2026 high for average gas prices by the weekend. currently $4.371/gal and climbing, previous high $4.566/gal. diesel average at $6.315/gal and climbing, could hit $6.50/gal in the next 48 hours. 714141
Reposted by Nic WisePatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026some wild weekly diesel jumps already over the last week: Fort Stewart, GA +82c/gal Moorhead, MN +82c/gal Athens, GA +75c/gal Santa Cruz, CA +73c/gal Brunswick, GA +71c/gal Atlanta, GA +70c/gal Fort Myers, FL +70c/gal West Palm Bch, FL +70c/gal Dalton, GA +68c/gal 1327279
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 16/09/2026Borb of the year. Thanks to the Amp folks for their mascot, Puck, as a base. 010
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 16/09/2026Given the way things are going, that 20k litres (fuck gallons) is going to be worth more than 1TB of RAM shortly. 000
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 15/09/2026"Seaside village" Clearly has never been there. It's 1920s high density. Villas packed in like sardines. 010
Reposted by Nic Wiserands @rands.bsky.social · 15/09/2026On the intense emptiness you feel when reading robot-generated text: randsinrepose.com/archives/rob...randsinrepose.comRobots Have No VoiceRobot writing has no voice. That's why you find it annoying. Like it or not, your brain is currently one of the best organic pattern matchers in the known solar 052
Reposted by Nic WiseFrancisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Finally… we do can have nice things www.rnz.co.nz/life/culture...rnz.co.nzAuckland's City Rail Link stations are a feast for the eyesA decade in the making - Karanga-a-hape, Maungawhau and Te Waihorotiu stations feature Māori artwork inspired by Tāmaki Makaurau. Culture 101 meets two of the artists involved, Reuben Kirkwood and Tes... 031
Reposted by Nic WiseEmathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from. 933541907
Reposted by Nic WiseBumbleebee @parrykylie.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Ruru has never won bird of the year. This is an outrage! Don't let those horny Kākāpō seduce you. Vote Ruru! #teamruru #birdoftheyear 27522
Reposted by Nic WiseMikel Reparaz @wikiparaz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026PAUL: What’s in the box? REVEREND MOTHER: Pain. [PAUL hesitantly puts his hand in the BOX, then FROWNS IN CONFUSION. He pulls out A BAGUETTE.] REVEREND MOHER: Hōn hōn, 6276872019
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 11/09/2026Anyone using woke (without 'woke') is a great immediate bozo bit -flip. Shows a total lack of thought. 011
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 10/09/2026Just realised. That was the first Apple iPhone event I've not watched live since the first launch. They are 5am here so it's early (tho only by 30 mins vrs normal morning). Watch back thru the video… apples presentation is so vanilla it's boring. 110
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 10/09/2026Not sure who did the website for this but it’s brilliant. cityalelink.co.nzcityalelink.co.nzCity Ale Link | Auckland beer by trainAuckland beer by train. Pick up a free passport, visit five independent Auckland venues, collect a stamp at each and unlock perks at every stop. 351
Reposted by Nic WiseMiguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I have a fever And the only solution to this fever are fewer nanometers 1173
Reposted by Nic WiseMiguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I want to get the health benefits without having to exercise more. 1231
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 08/09/2026If you happen to like hot chocolate (or iced) or mocha. This is the absolute GOAT ozonecoffee.co.nz/products/wes... (Chilli is “chilli”. You can taste and feel it but not much. Just warming)ozonecoffee.co.nzWest Coast Cocoa Chilli Hot ChocolateWest Coast Cocoa hot chocolates in dark deluxe, peppermint, caramel and chilli crafted with premium quality cocoa. 011
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 08/09/2026Internal polling is the new "my girlfriend lives in canada, you wouldn't know her" 031
Reposted by Nic WiseLiz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 07/09/2026we definitely waste a lot of time though reading unimportant, routine, mundane code though. I cannot count the number of times in my career I've had to wait for a LGTM on a single config file number tweak, when we already agreed on the overall rollout pattern and design. 241
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 06/09/20261) art is subjective and could be replaced by AI (hope not). Certainly in a lot of situ’n. I’d not pay an artist for a blog post header but I would for company branding for eg. 2) SWE still needs a somewhat skilled hand to drive it and the surrounding ecosystem. That’ll change but it’s a way off. 130
Reposted by Nic WiseNat Torkington @gnat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026If New Zealand is being run like a company, it's one that has a Principal-Agent problem. We've got people acting for us, but they're acting in their self-interest at our expense. They've cobbled together an alliance based on a majority of shareholder votes by selling ideology not results. Ugh. 0121
Reposted by Nic WiseNat Torkington @gnat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026If voters believed the country should be run like a company, then they'd embrace their role as shareholders and get pissed off that company assets and operations (shareholder value) are being drained and degraded to enrich the board of directors (Parliament) and their supporters. 1131
Reposted by Nic WiseNat Torkington @gnat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026As always, NZ only tops the lists of Corruption-Free countries because they are based on self-reported perceptions of corruption. This current government has shown we (a) have it, and (b) aren't offended by it. 54215
Reposted by Nic WiseLi Chen @exocomics.com · 31/08/2026Sydney and Melbourne commuters, I have a wee favour to ask: Detective Beans is currently being featured on your train ads and I won't be able to see them in person so if you see any please snap me a photo! Thank you!!😻 211324
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 28/08/2026About the same age as Milo was when he got us. Best thing we did. 000
Reposted by Nic WisePotato enthusiast 🇵🇸🥔 @br3nda.bsky.social · 28/08/2026HEY WELLINGTON! This absolute darling of a cat arrived at our house 2 weeks ago. She was so friendly. She was microchipped, but the SPCA have tried and been unable to find her family. She's a sweetheart. Please adopt her. We would, but our dog would eat her. www.spca.nz/adopt/animal...spca.nzAdopt: Cat Beatrix Wellington • SPCA New Zealand • SPCA New ZealandBeatrix is available for adoption at SPCA Wellington Centre. 24132
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 28/08/2026If you have Unifi gear: patch all the things. community.ui.com/releases/Sec...community.ui.com 021
Reposted by Nic WiseBrad Fitzpatrick @bradfitz.com · 26/08/2026I can finally talk about this, 3 years later... github.com/tailscale/ta... It's a library + CLI tool that's like netcat, but over Tailscale's data plane without any control plane (no accounts, no dependence on Tailscale the company, all open source) WireGuard + NAT traversal without IP addresses.github.comGitHub - tailscale/tailcat: like netcat, but over Tailscale's data plane, without Tailscale's control planelike netcat, but over Tailscale's data plane, without Tailscale's control plane - tailscale/tailcat 823836
Reposted by Nic WiseMatthew Garrett @mjg59.eicar-test-file.zip · 25/08/2026Weird how "Don't speak ill of the dead" is unnecessary when there's simply no ill anyone wishes to speak of 115437
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 25/08/2026I give up. Spark is utterly disfunctional in the Auckland harbour area. Full bars of 5G. No data. Every time. 320
Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 24/08/2026Listened to this on the weekend roadtrip libro.fm/audiobooks/9... Absolutely on the money view of Wall St. Except, it was written in 1940. I've love an update - "is that CDO's he's talking about now?" - but other than that, it's brilliant.libro.fmWhere Are the Customers' Yachts? Audiobook on Libro.fmHumorous and entertaining, this book exposes the folly and hypocrisy of Wall Street. The title refers to a story about a visitor to New York who admired the yachts of the bankers and brokers. Naively,... 010