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Robodobdob

@robodobdob.bsky.social
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I worked the HTML mines in the 90’s so I’ve seen some shit. I develop .NET web apps for a living. Blazor, SSR, and HTMX are my current favourites. github.com/robodobdob

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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My most-used meme…
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When I am king, home screens will be singular, icons only, and organised by colour OR alphabetically (maybe). 🙂
Screenshot of my iPhone Home Screen showing colour matched icons on a blurred background.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Two piles of crap straight to the bin
A photo of a full dog poo bag and a National Party brochure sitting on top of a wheelie bin
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
When you see it…
A photo of a stuffed kangaroo at Brisbane Museum with obviously large testicles
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Check out this monster outside the new Anaconda store. Me for scale. I’m 6’2.
Photo of a huge Dodge RAM outside the Anaconda store near Warner, Brisbane.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“We have inflight wifi!” The wifi:
Screenshot of how Air NZ inflight wifi appears on iOS complete with warnings about how it’s insecure and doesn’t support encrypted DNS.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NZ could do with this too.
Screenshot of a new item about Wales making it punishable for politicians to lie or mislead the public.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Current situation…
Screenshot of Apple weather showing high temps in Brisbane.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
WTF Hyundai. This pointy boy right in the knee/shin zone.
Photo of the inside dashboard of a modern Hyundai i30 which shows a prominent pointy outcrop directly where you put your knee when getting in.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Aussie bachelors’ handbags are on another level!
Photo of a precooked roast pork WITH crackling for sale at Woolworths in Australia
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
First time in Brisbane. It’s hot.
Photo of Coral Sea looking north from Sandgate?
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Happier times… Can’t find “Our Mate” anywhere now.
A photo of a kitchen cupboard stocked with three jars of “Our Mate” English marmite.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Nice and fast too. There seems to be a slight style issue with the page header over content. Probably just a CSS tweak. Good to see Blazor Server in the wild.
Screenshot of website
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A Dodge RAM. Average height wife for scale.
Photo of a ridiculously high front end Dodge RAM next to my wife for scale.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Cast it into the fire. Destroy it!
No.

Allen keys.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I’ve discovered you can take a photo of an ad and ask Gemini to fact check it. Turns out this particular ad is mostly bollocks.

Gemini Flash v
Key Takeaways
Political Rhetoric: "Triple Your Taxes" is political hyperbole rather than a literal mathematical calculation. No political party in New Zealand has proposed tripling standard personal income tax rates or total tax bills for average households.
Policy Differences: While the Green Party and Te Pati Maori support introducing new wealth, capital, or top-bracket income taxes, Labour has historically resisted broad wealth taxes.
National uses the combined policies of potential coalition partners to paint the entire bloc as high-tax.
Gemini is Al and can make mistakes.
+ Ask Gemini
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Apropos Paul Henry…
“Sans-valeur • 29m
Man if this dude lost to a Polynesian trans woman almost thirty years ago but gets into government now then fuck. No way would I have thought we would be going so far backwards in 2026.”
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Happy new DIY guitar day to me. Took a while to build part time and attempt the finish the body with Scandinavian oil. Not sure I pulled it off. Buying a fret setup toolkit from TradeMe was a good idea, though.
Photo of a completed DIY Artist Guitars Telecaster
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
This morning’s moon
Long 15x zoom photo of the moon setting this morning
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
If I’m ever reaching for the back of the cupboard, society has fallen.
Photo of five jars of spreads in order of preference
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
If you’re making core functionality of your online store dependent on advertising, you’re failing massively. #RebelSport
Screenshot Rebel Sport which doesn’t work if you use adblocking.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Glass balustrades might look cool but they’re also Archimedes death rays.
Photo out our kitchen window showing the direct sunlight reflecting off a nearby glass deck balustrade
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“New Zealand loves a Ranger”
Photo of a monstrously large Ford Ranger parked on the footpath
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Looks good 😊
Star Trek title with a tongue in cheek “THE RISE OF SKYWALKER" title
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
SOUND THE MARMITE KLAXON!
UK Marmite is now back in stock!
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
WHEN YOU'VE GOT RID OF ALL THE MOSQUES
BUT THE COSTS OF LIFE STILL RISE AND YOU'VE BUILT
YOUR FORTRESSED BORDERS
BUT THE NHS STILL DIES AND THE MUSLIMS ARE ALL GONE AND YOUR TOWN'S A WALL OF WHITE BUT CORPORATE VULTURES
ARE STILL PILLAGING
EVERY FACET OF OUR LIVES WHO WILL YOU BLAME THEN?
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE GAINED?
A BADGE FOR BARBARISM
AGAINST A BACKDROP OF DECAY
TOBILE EPAIR (APES
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I reckon if any immigrant could answer these, they’d be more “kiwi” than many.
Radio Hauraki’s take on the new NZ citizenship test.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This is some dark pattern stuff. The “important information” was to tell me there was a bunch of content I was missing on Neon because I’m no longer subscribed.
KEEP UP WITH NEON
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Sound the enshittification klaxon!
Screenshot of an email from Disney+ announcing a price increase.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Saw this tip on Reddit for fixing the accuracy of iOS keyboard and it seems to really work. Turn off “character preview”.
Settings > Keyboards > Character Preview
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Wait… what were they doing before?
ManageMyHealth™
Today
Open
Improved health document management with secure blob storage
Version 17.1 • 110.2 MB
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
PEOPLE IN THE SIXTIES:
I BETTER
NOT SAY THAT OR THE GOVERNMENT WILL
WIRETAP MY HOUSE

PEOPLE TODAY:
HEY WIRETAP,
DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE FOR PANCAKES
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Every single day, Spotify just gets less and less stable.
Screenshot of Spotify desktop showing "Something went wrong" instead of the Home Screen.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Do they mean gas or petrol because they are two different things.
RNZ New Zealand
Gull stations run out of gas as petrol hits the $3 a litre mark
15 MAR 2026 AT 13:30
Stations across the country are struggling to keep up with the 15 percent increase in demand, a Gull spokesperson says.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
r/isthisAl
• 129 people here
I think my mom is being scammed for a...
13.9k upvotes • 927 comments
McDankMeister • 7h
I hate the modern internet. I'm over here counting panels on a garage door to see if a photo of a cat is real.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Meme of an soldier representing HTMX shielding a developer from the madness of the JS ecosystem
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The mouth is smiling but the eyes don’t lie. She literally says people are sick because they haven’t given their money to her god (via her bank account). A complete charlatan.
INEWS RECOMMENDS
Healing the sick or preying on the vulnerable? US faith healer performs in NZ
Kiwi medical expert warns punters to bring a
'closed cheque book' if attending 'Apostle'
Kathryn Kricks event.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Great stuff, love read to real world stories of HTMX. There is a small table formatting issue on the HTMX vs React bit.
Screenshot of a table formatting issue
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
These are not smart people.
Photo of a group of a Brian Tamaki followers waiting at a curry house. They had been protesting against immigrants.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I may have found a legit use case for AI
Screenshot of Microsoft Copilot being asked to summarise the heart Terms and Conditons on their website
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Dry Creek was ridiculous last week. Lost my sunglasses, though.
Dry Creek, Upper HuttDry Creek, Upper HuttDry Creek, Upper Hutt
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
And this is all the hyperscript it needs to make a functional keypad.
Screenshot showing how I use hyperscript to simulate a keypad
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
A whimsical yet functional security addition to my app based on a door keypad - mainly just to stop any drive-by access. The keypad itself uses Hyperscript (hyperscript.org) because it makes client-side interactivity simple. #HTMX #Hyperscript
Keypad login screen for my app using Hyperscript for the interactivity.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A magazine cover of Trumpet made to look like Hitler with a moustache made of dribbling oil.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Emperor Palpatine saying “good, good, let the hate flow through you”
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Still from Trainspotting showing Renton climbing out of the “The worst toilet in Scotland”
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Battery pumps are great. I got one of these bad boys because my floor pump went kaputt. 35psi in about <60secs.
Photo of a Ryobi 18v one+ inflator.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I ported my “Note To Self” app to the Bun/Hono/JSX stack mainly for the lols, but also to prove to myself how portable #HTMX is. The only difficulty was getting Bun to connect to the database. The UI and HTMX bits were the easy parts. #HTMX #Bun #Hono #Dotnet #WebDevelopment
Screenshot of two Note To Self apps (Bun/Hono left, Blazor SSR right)
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
They’ve just dropped an in-app notification
Screenshot of a notification from ManageMyHealth about a cyber breach
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
No. Just, no.
Photo of a Buttery Croissant scented candle which smells horrible
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