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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m pretty sure dogs don’t really understand the difference between hands and feet.

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

I’ve been visiting a few factories lately and was surprised how much of the work is just grinding. Grinding is one of those things you don’t really think about but a lot of your modern world relies on grinding stuff.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How come when you plant nearly fifty natives it looks like you’ve planted about 10

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Has Gmail started archiving emails with out being asked to? Is this more unrequested AI features?

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It would be nice if I could set my alarms to sunrise.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=y7Lx... about 60k $NZ you could buy it and fly there for a couple of weeks every year for the rest of your life and still be cheaper than buying a Bach in NZ. The stairs will probably get you in the end. That’s what de-population does. I’d love kayak that coast.

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【田舎暮らし物件】水平線が一望できる、絶景を楽しめる高台の別荘_550万円

YouTube video by コミンカスタイル不動産【田舎暮らし物件紹介】

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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【田舎暮らし物件】水平線が一望できる、絶景を楽しめる高台の別荘_550万円

YouTube video by コミンカスタイル不動産【田舎暮らし物件紹介】

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Whale in the harbour this morning, looks like with a calf

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Two insects on my flowers. Very different work rates. The bee was so busy it was hard to capture whereas the fly was very casual. I wonder if it’s the general case that eusocial organisms work harder and lose their reproductive autonomy.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I thought I made it clear, once the jug boils, I am not available for the next 30-45 minutes.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Anyone have any experience/ recommendations regarding any of the 3d printed microscope projects around in NZ would be great. #microscopy

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We eat a lot of bananas, in the last year I’ve noticed that Dole in NZ bananas taste musty. Maybe I’m particularly sensitive to must tastes but Dole bananas smell really bad. Sometimes other brands but always Dole. Next time yr in a supermarket try smelling the bananas.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Finally getting the foundations in for the Lab.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This is in Stewart island but it’s what suburbs could be like in NZ.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Let me suggest something you might call a reverse lobby. The government rewards CEOs for acting against shareholders interests, just like lobbyists reward politicians for acting against the public’s interests.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It’s taken two days and a complete reinstall to get open foam to install. Ahh Linux I don’t use it enough to get competent but enough to make an awful mess

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I propose stop we stop using the term “neutrality” and start using doesn’tmattertedness, not that it matters, nor does the spelling.

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

youtu.be/RiwX9Y0NbiQ?... this is pretty outrageous. Talk about the dismal science. FFS “try and prove yourself self wrong” should always be your default position, it’s hard but avoiding these tragedies shows why it really matters.

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ME/CFS Scandal Explainer (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

YouTube video by Broken Battery

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

youtu.be/XU03XjLuMso?... never got taught any of this stuff so it’s curious to see how much I’ve picked up over the years. I mostly learned from Japanese women so almost never use boku or ore. Does anyone know what jibun means.

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Why Japanese Female Singers Often Use “Boku” as First Person Pronoun?

YouTube video by Kaname Naito

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Sometimes it simple treatment can transform an image. The one on the left is the raw data on the right a plot of randomness of the same data, white being more random.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Quick redesign of my next boat. Might buy an old optimist and use the foils and sail. Designed for 25 knot easterly at snells beach at high tide. Getting better at freecad. Attaching labels seems at bit ropey still.

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

At the end of summer I threw some NZ flax seeds into my vege garden to see if anything would happen. So far 5 seedlings have popped up so I ragweed them to pots. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a flax seedling before so I was quite surprised they germinated.

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

Redesign number? The main hull for the Waka. Struggling to get the below waterline displacement right and shift the COB back far enough to out the rearward so the bow can be fine. A big fat transom would solve the problem but I need to keep the stern narrow. So it look like I need a big bulge.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

youtu.be/BfzYeWPxufU?... they say the kiwi accent is the sexiest, for those budding sex symbols this would be a good place to start and you can also learn how to cast a motorcycle head stock. It amazes me how many kiwis are doing clever things in there garages.

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Sand Casting a Motorcycle Frame From Scratch

YouTube video by Odds and Ends Machining

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

There must be a deficit between the fractal dimension of the surface that things live on and the fractal dimension of the transport system they use. Trees and birds? Flight has a very high dimension trees must be a pain to traverse so flight must be pretty useful.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Question for the AI buffs. Apparently it quite hard to generate high resolution images. I was wondering if the resolution is limited by the resolution of the training data. Am I even close? #AI

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

youtu.be/vJJa9zBDa6A?... an open source electric Kei truck sound like an eminently sensible idea. Good luck

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Our New American Kei Truck, Explained

YouTube video by Andy Didorosi

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

So I have a water tank plus mains supply and it looks like a El Niño dry summer. So do I use the tank to save mains water or switch to mains to preserve my tank water till we get a drought and save my garden. I have about 3 weeks of water once the rain stops.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

youtu.be/bgs11c11l3I?... so sad to see rural depopulation closing schools and rural communities collapsing. This is the labour force required to restore countless damaged ecosystems and it’s just evaporating.

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Japan's Schools Are Dying: Brutal Reality of Japan's Low Birth Rates & Population Decline

YouTube video by Japan Media Review

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My favourite house in my area. Peak late 70’s early 80’s kitsch. Kitchen sink approach to style. Love it!

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

youtu.be/2ALvgr_NFsQ?... Fukushima was a disaster for japans electrification. 15 years later 60% of there available reactors are still out of service. The need to get them back online ASAP otherwise they’re screwed. A power cut during a heat wave will kill more people than Fukushima ever did.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I’ve lived in cities for most of my life, more than 20 years on the shore and since moving to mahurangi the really big difference I’ve noticed is people are friendlier. I think it’s mostly because people see the same face more often but it’s possibly because people just need their neighbours more.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

youtu.be/37QUUwp9xIs?... “the rats have all got rickets they spit through broken teeth” pretty sure I had this on vinyl

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BEASLEY STREET - JOHN COOPER CLARKE

YouTube video by Yellowcatz

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

youtu.be/3BC4DUb6VC4?... electrification of Japans trucking industry will be a massive undertaking.

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A Rare Look Inside Japan’s Trucking Industry

YouTube video by JAPAN DIG

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The only thing I miss since moving to mahurangi is a decent bulgogi.

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social @phillipsmithnz.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

youtu.be/QRLPNnjqGSE?... I really enjoy this channel . Seeing the same results occurring in different countries, for what is explained by different results., suggests some more global phenomenon is occurring

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Why the Philippines’ Birth Rate Is Crashing Faster Than Japan | AB Explained

YouTube video by Asian Boss

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