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Pat

@Pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

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Some guy in Wellington. I care about software development, AI, bicycles and Wellington. Expect infrequent posts / interaction, I’ve got a bit on. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.nz/@Pat, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13h

Not sure what changed, but in the last few days I've been getting fairly regular #spam over #mastodon. It is a different, random account each time and includes a hella sketchy looking google share link and 30 or so random accounts tagged under it. Most have been from Mastodon.social, but I'm […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

I love Adam Shand's 'Realistic Wellington Calendar' and have used it as the basis for the rule set for Can You Beat Wellington (@CanYouBeat ). But what it was really missing was a clock hand to tell you where we currently are in the year. So, in honor of being […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

Adam Shand's Realistic Wellington Weather Calendar. It is a circle, with segments representing the 6 seasons of Wellington: Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring 1, Shitsville and, Spring 2. I've added a clock hand that points to where we are currently in the year and it is now pointing towards 'Shitsville'.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Someone came up to me at work today and said that they have Can you beat Wellington (@CanYouBeat ) on their phone and they check it every day. That absolutely made my year. You can 100% beat Wellington’s weather today, but you can’t beat that.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Pretty amazing out there - almost into 'great day' territory. #wellington @YCBWOAGD

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

@Salty Okay, so I'm probably in the minority here - but I iron all my tshirts, including the neck, then fold them so the front chest has no creases in them.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

@loosewheelnz.bsky.social contact the Electoral Commission and report it for not having a promoter statement. elections.nz/guidance-and-rules/adv…

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Weekend project idea: Mixtape. A web app for making someone a mixtape the old way. You pick every song yourself; no suggestions. Each side has a hard time limit. It goes to one person only, with a short note on the inlay card. The person you give it to knows it's from you and sees the song […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Why does a oven and a microwave even need a clock? And why does it have to be so bloody difficult to change twice a year without accidentally starting a hour long timer where the oven doesn't work? #daylightsavings #nz

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Overheard in the break room: A women telling her colleagues about her taxidermied cat that is currently vacuumed packed in her freezer. "I opened the freezer up the other day and thought, I really must do something about that cat".

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Side note, I was sitting here thinking 'today would be a good day for a swim in the harbour'. Then I looked at the water temp - 11.5 degrees. Maybe I'll wait a few more weeks.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

There is one person who is constantly disagreeing with the @CanYouBeat assessment. Today is a lovely day, buts its barely more than 11 degrees out there, forecast to hit a high of 12.6. That would be borderline in winter, but spring - come on. We need some level of standards right here. Two […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Well, I guess we are all awake now. #wellington #earthquake

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

Walked past a fairly big water leak in the middle of the road and was just about to report it when I saw the signs. #TiakiWai #wellington

A photo of a water leak in a pot hole on the road. To the left of the leak are two signs that read “Tiaki Wai: no lifeguard on duty” and “Tiaki Wai: Billing you for the missing water”.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

@phil_stevens Bugger. I'll go sacrifice an umbrella to the Wellington Wind Gods.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

RE: canyoubeatwellington.nz Two in a row, and tomorrow is looking good for a hat trick! #YCBWOAGD

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Keen to hear people's thoughts of some improvements I've been thinking of for @CanYouBeat - Cycle the 'good day' post image with selection of photos from around Wellington (Simple) - Wellington Wrapped - a sub page on the site, published at the end of the year that gives an overview of the […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

RE: canyoubeatwellington.nz Another possibly contentious 'good day'. While the wind is up a bit now - its fairly consistent and not the typical gusty wind Wellington tends to get, so the average is under the threshold. At least one person disagrees with the app so far, I think the app […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

RE: canyoubeatwellington.nz First 'good day' on the new domain and ActivityPub actor. Note I've tweaked the rules ever so slightly - there is a tiny bit of rain predicted later this afternoon (0.1mm). Does that really ruin an otherwise good day? I don't think so.

canyoubeatwellington.nz

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

Got a MFA text from adobe at 3 in the morning (so obviously not triggered by me). Worried my password was compromised I investigated first thing this morning. Adobe sends the MFA text message BEFORE asking for the password. This seems to stupid to me. What possible upside would that have for […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

Snowing in Ngaio! #Wellington

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

Okay, so this is pretty geeky and pointless. But I've finally got my GoodNature bluetooth enabled smart mouse traps integrated into #homeassistant and have it triggering phone alerts whenever one of them catches a mouse. Pretty good for something that doesn't officially support HA! Mice will […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

@phil_stevens Yeah - even on our small street there are at least three different rubbish collection methods - two private companies and the WCC yellow bags - all requiring different trucks and some of them on different days. The last Wellington city council term proposed a single rubbish […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

Heard back from the company this morning: "The rate change has only recently come into effect" and they have issued a new invoice with the lower amount. That doesn't really ring true with me - the website quote was lower than the invoice for the last two years... however, I'll accept it, as […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

@CanYouBeat BUT - the good news is, tomorrow looks set to be a genuinely, bonafide, capital G Good Day™ - with another one again next Saturday. So check in again tomorrow and vote if we get it right. canyoubeatwellington.radomski.co.nz

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You Can't Beat Wellington on a Good Day — Can You Beat Wellington?

Daily verdict on Wellington, NZ's weather.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

@CanYouBeat I say the wind was 'still', but there was a fairly consistent 15 - 20kmph northerly for most of the afternoon. I know, I had the headwind for the majority of my round the bays bike ride. But that is what passes for a 'still day' in Wellington.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

Today was a cracker of a day - 11 degrees, little wind, full sun - but, it wasn't enough to trigger @CanYouBeat #wellington It was just 2 degrees too cold (mid winter rule says min temp 13 degrees) 4 people so far have disagreed with the assessment, 2 have agreed. I'm probably in the minority […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

I've had the same wheelie bin provider for the last 8 or so years. Each year around this time we get a email with a price increase and invoice to re-up for another year. This year I got curious and went online to their website, put in my address and the exact same service we get (same size bin […]

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Isaac Freeman @isaacfreeman.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

Voting is open for #InternetNZ board members. If you're a member, and want this community-run organisation protected from being reduced to a private business, now's the time to vote.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

Someone has posted @CanYouBeat to the Wellington sub reddit. 68 people agree that today was a bit shit. 11 people disagree. I'm assuming they are the people I saw walking around in shorts today. #Wellington

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

There is a #meshtastic node somewhere in #Wellington that sends out twice daily weather reports and weather alerts as needed. I've gotten a couple today. With the meshtastic node wired into Home Assistant, I now get a notification on my phone when they come through (well, only if I'm connected […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

One thing that I managed to do is integrate a meshtastic tracking card into home assistant. The card is pretty weak - it has a small antenna and misses a lot of messages, but it managed to send a message last night and get a response from 13kms away, so its not nothing. At the moment its more […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

I have a raspberry pi that's been running home assistant for the last few years. When I first set it up it was underwhelming - I struggled to get key things connected and automated. Temp sensors are great, but whats the point if the wifi connected central heating won't talk to home assistant or […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Snapped Ankles last night was something else. Loud AF. Amazing performance, great crowd, great set list. #music #meow #Wellington #SnappedAnkles

The lead singer of Snapped Ankles, dressed as a tree, performing on stage

The lead singer of Snapped Ankles, dressed as a tree, performing within the audience

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

Snapped Ankles are playing at Meow in #Wellington tonight, am so pumped I don't even care that it's a Tuesday night gig

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026

My first time getting on the podium in a pinball tournament! 3rd place at the June Pōneke Pinballers. #pinball #wellington #poneke

A picture of the top four competitors at the June Pōneke Pinballers competition, holding pinball machine shaped trophies, standing in front of pinball machines.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/05/2026

And the matinee idle explorer is now live. Play with it here: matineeidle.radomski.co.nz Read about it here: radomski.co.nz/blog/matinee-idle #NZ #RNZ #Matineeidle #Music

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Matinee Idle Archive

Explore 21 years of Radio New Zealand's legendary summer music show.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026

@Firesphere Thanks, I did take a look at FitTrackee, its a lot more than I need, but could be a good fit. In terms of contributing, I'm a dirty vibe coder, so won't be able to contribute (they have a strict no AI contributions policy).

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2026

Thinking more about activitypub (on the back of setting the blog and CanYouBeatWellington up as actors). I use Strava and Garmin connect to track my bike rides, but I'm now increasingly aware that I don't really own that data or control who sees it. There is also a bunch of stuff in there I […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2026

@CanYouBeat Auto posting to activity pub also worked! And the forecast now calls for three good days in the future! I've cleared the 'disagree' posts from today - if you previously expressed your outrange by voting, you can vote again now. #Wellington

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2026

@CanYouBeat Okay! Issue fixed. It was wrongly calling Wellington days bad when the wind felt fine. The site uses Open-Meteo's daily maximum wind speed, but Wellington often has calm mornings and breezy evenings. A single gusty hour at 9pm was failing the whole day. Switched to the daytime […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026

Okay, something is off with @CanYouBeat canyoubeatwellington.radomski.co.nz Today is a cracker. Very light wind, at least 15 degrees (not bad for Wellington in Autumn) but its recording as not a good day. Three people have given it thumbs down so far […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

A photo of Wellington harbour on a cracker of a day.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2026

Did the first post last night from @Pat@radomski.co.nz using this new approach. A couple of learnings - I didn't have the time set correctly, so it assumed midday and the post was lost in the feed rather than going to the top. Sorted that now. Other issues - as the blog is limited to just […]

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Dave Moskovitz (((❤️))) @davemosk.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2026

Decentralized social media could save democracy from Big Tech (PDF) www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/fileadm…

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2026

I have this mastodon account, which I've previously used to publish my blog posts - but now I've gone and made my blog a fully fledged ActivityPub actor - @Pat@radomski.co.nz It can push the blog posts on its own. This creates a bit of a conundrum - do I keep tooting my blog posts or do I let […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

📝 New post: Te Ara Tupua: a first look at the data Te Ara Tupua opened on 16 May. Wellington City Council installed ten new sensors along the path to measure usage from day one. Here's what the first week looks like, and what the wider sensor network tells us about cycling in Wellington […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2026

I've finally wired up my blog with activity-pub. If you want to follow my blog on the fediverse, you can do so by searching for @Pat@radomski.co.nz You won't see much there now, but future blog posts should be pushed there. #fediverse

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

📝 New post: Wellington's Shitsville is real I used six years of Wellington weather data to fix the rules on Can You Beat Wellington. Turns out some seasons just don't have good days, and Wellington doesn't have 4 seasons. radomski.co.nz/blog/shitsville #Wellington #Projects #Data […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

Quick matinee idle explorer update: - We are halfway through linking songs to spotify. I can do about 1k a day with API limiting, so it'll be another week or so before they are all done. - Autoplay works! You can now listen to a selection of songs in the data explorer - make your own Matinee […]

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/04/2026

📝 New post: Super Simple Feijoa Ice Cream Recipe (3 Ingredients) An easy 3 ingredient feijoa ice cream recipe. No fuss, no complicated steps. Perfect for using up feijoas in season. radomski.co.nz/blog/feijoa-ice-cream #Recipe #Feijoa #Food #Icecream

Super Simple Feijoa Ice Cream Recipe (3 Ingredients)

An easy 3 ingredient feijoa ice cream recipe. No fuss, no complicated steps. Perfect for using up feijoas in season.

Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/04/2026

RE: cloudisland.nz/@Firesphere/11646216… I've played around with a few meshtastic / lora devices and was thinking about trying out Meshcore - this is worrying.