Mr Salteena is not quite a gentleman

I am interested in things. Lots of things.

I am not quite a gentleman but you would hardly notice it but it cant be helped anyhow. I'm the operator of this tiny service, a researcher, musician, capoeirista, wanna-be flâneur. If you want to know things about me, you can always ask. Meanwhile, why not read https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Young_Visiters

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2024-11-02 06:03:58

Please enjoy these cactus flowers. An Echinocactus, a Copiapoa and a Parodia (no species known to me). #cactus
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2024-07-11 23:01:56

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@npub16uk…pv7k yeah these things all have slightly different approaches to managing existing libraries don't they.

2024-07-11 22:32:54

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In fact at this point Photoprism seems good enough I am not going to bother trying anything else.

2024-07-11 22:15:32

Been experimenting with image gallery servers at home. I really want to like LibrePhotos but it is flaky and inefficient. Photoprism on the other hand is hoovering up images using all the cores it can, and hasn't glitched at all.
#homelab

2023-12-11 04:15:27

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@npub16uk…pv7k I'm just thinking sadly how many tenders I participated in where we may have lost for telling the truth about how far from OOTB the solution was.

2023-11-27 06:17:29

As a matter of interest, in the unlikely event I were appointed a cabinet minister, what happens if I don't want to swear allegiance to the Crown? Any options for republicans?

2023-11-05 08:05:27

Among the other anxieties plaguing me as I prepare to join the (Orthodox) fam in Canada is what walking to shul on Shabbos is going to be like. Never had street harassment in Vancouver before but I'm worried now.

2023-11-04 21:27:25

When you meet someone cool and collaborate doing a fun thing but then you discover they are a blockchain enthusiast

2023-11-01 00:14:08

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Apparently it's legal to set up a subsidiary company that holds no assets but employs the workers... seems dodgy to me. (Supie owned a company called Workerly that actually employed everyone, and Workerly has no money to pay wages owed).

2023-10-31 23:56:48

Reading reports of Supie collapse that sympathetically quote the founder as saying she "put everything she had into it" without noting the Balle family has an estimated worth of $225 million. She's going to be fine, the workers who got nothing because of how she structured the business will not.

2023-10-27 01:31:14

Lurking at a friend's workplace lunchroom. Two people suddenly sit bolt upright and one says "do you want to make a run for it?" They both scamper off. Hmmmm?
My aged ears finally pick it up: the distant, distorted notes of "Greensleeves."

2023-10-17 05:26:37

Apropos Christchurch's mayor calling for cuts to libraries and swimming pools, I hope the Press will print this:
Dear Editor
Is anything more infuriating than hearing the biggest boosters of the boondoggle stadium call for cuts to basic amenities? They gifted a lavish temple to profitable sport and entertainment franchises at our expense, and are now proposing to cut services our least well-off use all the time.
However, I do hope a little more can be found in the stadium budget, to provide an extra for those who supported it: a set of stocks.
Yours sincerely
etcetc

2023-10-15 22:50:08

We have said goodbye to Raoul. Aged approximately 19 years, with us for 18, the bestest boy in our house.
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2023-10-05 02:22:32

What New Zealand organisation has advocating for privacy rights as its main focus?

2023-10-03 00:20:19

Your worst fears about NZ Police and IT are true. Also, Phil Pennington is doing some amazing reporting on this beat (govt IT) recently.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/499280/police-spending-millions-to-fix-glaring-technology-system-deficiencies

2023-10-01 03:42:24

Thanks to KiwiFoo and @npub16mr…zas5 I had the pleasure of hearing Richie Poulton give a talk on his life's work, and then a wonderful talk on the plane back from Auckland. He was so humble and so keen to share what he had learned.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300980653/director-of-worldfamous-dunedin-study-professor-richie-poulton-dies-aged-61

2023-09-19 21:17:58

That was quite long and unpleasant, but not intense... which means it must have felt pretty strong closer to the epicentre... #eqnz

2023-09-14 00:21:18

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I suppose the counter is "but it didn't work". It could have though, and this kind of arrangement (IMO) shouldn't even be possible.

2023-09-13 21:37:13

This makes me fucking furious. NZ owned firms struggle to get the time of day from govt agencies. But Microsoft can use its over-cosy relationship to ask MBIE to look for ways for MS to embed more and sell more! Disgusting. This is what capture by multinational suppliers looks like. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/497959/ambitious-tech-project-partnering-us-giant-and-govt-agency-founders

2023-08-13 08:34:29

I'm sorry, I'm not giving my DNA to the cops. Just no.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/300949283/womans-athome-dna-test-helps-police-identify-body-found-in-wall-in-australia

2023-06-30 06:18:54

Posing a question I asked over on the other channel: do you know anything about paving ie a garden path from your gate to your door? What is the most economical solution? We've been quoted 10k to replace our now useless paths around the house with new poured concrete paths and that feels like a LOT. Suddenly keen on just tipping some gravel down. Particularly interested in DIY options...
... note for offshore respondents, New Zealand is a pluvial country and solutions must offer traction in the wet, and drainage.