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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We had this last year. In the end all my traps and poisons were ineffective but the rat died in a hilarious accident. I now wish I'd got an expert in much earlier.

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 05/10/2026

Need a senior engineer in #Aotearoa New Zealand - but not enough to justify sending someone over? I’m available for short engineering assignments. I’m good at practical eng., unusual environs, prototypes, mfg & troubleshooting. Need a trusted pair of technical eyes & ears? Contact me!

Woman in a gold jacket and a drill in her hand.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You could also try Fjallraven's Greenland Wax, which comes in a bar you rub over the cloth so you can put on more or less as you please. It works well on their fine-textured fabrics, no idea what it would do on the Carhartts but I'd be interested to hear.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Morning! I had a good day but nothing newsworthy.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Are you saying that they want to inflate the bubble more slowly so as to garner more cash before it pops? I can't believe you're so rude.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Oh! A healthy crop of new ones down by the river. Just not on the upper slopes of the park.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Not seeing any new molehills either.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Not to get too Freudian, but maybe they need a superego?

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is great. And it makes me wonder if some of their current problems (eg, egregious lawbreaking) happen because some of the organs they need are still missing.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Excellent excuse training.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Also, I'd be very interested to know if Jim was selling these.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I hope the parts all arrive at separate times.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

In related (sad) news, I've seen a couple of dead moles recently, I wonder if they've been driven above ground by drought.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

:-) I am not surprised. Do you know anyone else who has had computers do crimes for them?

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In related news - the computer did crimes and nobody went to prison, but as art - criticalplayground.org/compliance-a...

criticalplayground.org

Compliance as Material: Turning a System's Own Rules Against It

Turning a System's Own Rules Against It

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Quite. Plus they missed the opportunity to call it 'Tarnished Speculum' which would at least be a little bit horrific.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I know this is no consolation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculu...

en.wikipedia.org

Speculum metal - Wikipedia

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I kind of think it would suit you.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Silicon flexures? That sounds properly crazypants. Is this coming from MEMS manufacturing techniques? I also note that the second one is plainly written by Hubert Shenanigans.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's a great word. I feel it should get more use on social media.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'd call it a Spirograph.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

You'd imagine that a set of rules that control the spending of such a vast some of money would be the result of a very careful and analytical process designed to produce a desired kind of outcome. Wouldn't you?

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Remember when PFIs were a "good deal" because (although they were much more expensive overall) they didn't technically count as borrowing? I think there are some really dumb but implacable accounting rules in place in government. Someone should fix that.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I am not an economist but maybe part of the answer is cashflow? You can turn cash into an asset but you still need to have the cash in hand first.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Will the wickedness never cease?

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I am looking forward to the FIA's future work.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I have one (1) EMF-related package in the tubes still. It arrives today. I leave today. Bet now!

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

lot of packing still to do, though

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Martin O'Leary @mewo2.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

at #emf2026? want to make some terrible cheesy dance music? ever wondered what if a modular synth was made by fisher price? what if a livecoding system was office furniture? what if a vengaboy was magnetic poetry? find @jarkman.bsky.social and me in nullsector for whiteboard techno 2026 edition

a bunch of colorful plastic tiles with musical stuff written on them

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I'm sorry if I came across as snotty, that wasn't my plan. I have never met anyone who saw much value in the Chinese Room, I thought it might actually be an interesting discussion.

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jarkman @jarkman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

What are you here for, then?

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