Posts by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
(DIR) Post #B2Hn9GJs7uYLH1qfNw by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-14T19:58:02Z
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Full disclaimer: I posted incorrect numbers on the energy of inert/"dummy" KE missiles. Following recent events, more data is available. The number of projectiles is 36 (6 clusters of 6, not 6 individual projectiles), the weight of each is likely ~100kg. Impact of each "inert" projectile at Mach 10 (recent data suggests 11.4) is thus roughly equiv to a US M62 600lb bomb.
(DIR) Post #B2I6md51KsmmHqO3ZQ by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-14T23:38:03Z
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If international flight baggage rules were written as code, they'd need an IF ... THEN ... ELSE ... BUT statement.#EverythingOpen
(DIR) Post #B2Lz9DRen1kwRP4dea by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-16T20:31:16Z
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Habitat Update: Away crew prepared for immediate departure to #EverythingOpen confluence on nearby island. Personal Effects limit 30kg. Fusion systems, Aft Power Cells, and Transport Module nominal. SecUnit armed, Skeleton Crew in place. Despite presence of many dangerous life forms at destination, Armoury is not to issue as much as a peashooter.
(DIR) Post #B2M6vJYC5n6GxK0ucC by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-16T21:58:04Z
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Ah, the travel chaos begins. No parking space at the airport, so we have to get someone to drive us in. They won't drive the big EV so we have to go in the Leaf. That needs charging en route, so we have to leave early and set driver up with a charging account...
(DIR) Post #B2RCswTWCzUa3qQeHo by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-19T08:57:02Z
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Nothing nowhere all at once.#MakeAMovieBoring #HashtagGames
(DIR) Post #B2RVKyAXIpfmb742Fc by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-19T12:25:31Z
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Seem to be eating little genuine pork product sausages made by C. Dibbler Smallgoods Inc. (Shanghai)May have had a beverage or two.#gnuterrypratchett
(DIR) Post #B2T1XjjDh9wXGbNXdo by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-20T05:59:21Z
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If you've ever wanted to stab Hello Kitty in the face, we can recommend Gong Cha in Grazier Lane.#EverythingOpen
(DIR) Post #B2T3YMwA7MXmmLrU5g by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-20T06:23:41Z
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PS Gong Cha's Korean Spicy Chicken is a powerful cleanser of sinuses.
(DIR) Post #B2bXFN3W0KDlXApzBw by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-24T08:34:05Z
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The Shanghai CMOT sausages were seized by Biosecurity in Wellington when we declared them. Apparently they did actually contain traces of pork...#gnuterrypratchett
(DIR) Post #B2eihlNgYUdzNCRFzs by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-25T21:26:10Z
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Habitat Update: Away crew returned from West Island. Avoided hostile life forms during excursion, Skeleton Crew had no anomalies or livestock issues. SecUnit nominal. Some return cargo blocked by Biosecurity, most rare food supplies and "solvents" permitted entry. Portable Fabrication Unit damaged, self-repair initiated.Fusion at 20%, Aft Power Cells already at 60% with Transport Modules at full charge. Laundry Systems at maximum capacity.
(DIR) Post #B2f3AWF1vAtltqNaAS by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-26T01:15:54Z
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@felipe Ohyah. Goes with the Pseudo-MAPP gas.(Nobody sells real MAPP to the public since 2008 as it has this wee tendency to go slightly unstable)
(DIR) Post #B2h5tCT2sKixpNHvO4 by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-27T00:55:48Z
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Aaand F**K! I have done some build photos using the incorrect parts and will have to do the whole bloody photoshoot all over again.
(DIR) Post #B2hH0ye3FYKwlpLZx2 by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-27T03:00:13Z
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Oh dear, The Orange Overlord needs a new Big Distraction. Hang on to your headlines...
(DIR) Post #B2hUx5OBdFyRt2xtnU by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-27T05:36:38Z
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Impatient me can't wait for the #3Dprinter to cool down so I can loosen the parts from the print bed. "I know, I'll blast it with high pressure air to cool it down quickly."[Cloud of 3D printer filament debris spreads out across the room]"... and as a bonus I clean the printer."Meanwhile, the blast of cold air is doing its job, and the print bed cools rapidly, releasing the parts.Which are blasted into dark corners by the high pressure air.Idiot.
(DIR) Post #B2hVRqohrTIFfX2VOK by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-27T05:42:11Z
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@ttscoff The problem here is that American military training tactics (copied all over the world, even by the New Zealand police) stress acting before thinking. Otherwise your soldiers think before returning fire and get shot, balk at following orders etc.Unfortunately this means you're a dangerous lunatic if you expect them to do anything other than kill people when deploying them against civilians.
(DIR) Post #B2lZpOdfSHQbfvCNUG by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-29T04:50:02Z
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@Unixbigot Thought much about the replacement?
(DIR) Post #B2lc2xkePznSFR3szg by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-29T05:14:58Z
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@Br3nda I see there's a VTOL version and Air Ambulance have a couple of 'em. Wikipedia states 622km range with 6 SoB.
(DIR) Post #B2ll4Q6bNpAa406Bpg by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-29T06:56:06Z
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Teaching Young Grasshopper again. We got Ventoy on a USB stick and persuaded an ancient UEFI laptop to boot a Xubuntu ISO. During downloads etc. learned about hydrocarbon chains, molar volume, and er, butane combustion and rocketry. Performance increase under Xubuntu impressed. Used lsusb to check a Pi Zero, moved on to dmesg, and finally the jaw dropped when we nmap'd his home wifi. Hacker in the making there.
(DIR) Post #B2mt6zy20y0ieon4M4 by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-29T20:00:54Z
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Having #Mozilla #Firefox fun last couple of day. Can't seem to update from the apt repository:Reads the Package file. Actual .deb in the file not there https://packages.mozilla.org/apt/pool/mozilla/firefox_146.0%7ebuild2_amd64_c2ff8b4b4a0dfee94ee870aef59904fd.deb
(DIR) Post #B2net0nouLUIzfPWFs by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-30T04:56:13Z
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Any advances on Fennix as a USB #Linux bootable for burrowing into balky systems?