Ash K

It's Ash, k? Non-breaking space invader. Rainbow flag emoji (🏳️‍🌈). he/him. Ash K can make mistakes. This account and its views are personal obvs. #Brisbane, #Australia, previously of Amsterdam.

Website: https://ashk.au
Beverage: Hot chocolate

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Last Notes

2026-03-31 10:35:47 CEST

My desktop needs more rams. Anyone got any DDR4 they want to get rid of for not lots?

2026-03-26 09:01:14 CET

Couldn't work out why the hand dryer wasn't working. It's a paper towel dispenser.

2026-03-06 14:05:41 CET

lol, but also yes. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/04/quit-chatgpt-subscription-boycott-silicon-valley #link

2026-03-06 09:59:03 CET

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and the sushi roll didn't hit the floor so i can still et it 😌

2026-03-06 09:58:30 CET

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(not entirely true, but it did hurt and I thought it was funny)

2026-03-06 09:57:59 CET

Thew my back out trying to catch a dropped sushi roll covered in mayonnaise between my thighs

2026-03-02 13:01:30 CET

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cheers. Will give it a try

2026-02-28 14:44:00 CET

Having a cheeky Pepsi Max Caffeine Free before bed.

2026-02-27 05:44:52 CET

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ah silly me 😝

2026-02-27 01:37:13 CET

The garbage truck is still decorated with Christmas tinsel

2026-02-25 20:25:38 CET

It's early morning and I can see the halos from local dimming on my Macbook Pro. This thing really shouldn't feel this cheap.
#FirstWorldProblems

2026-02-24 05:57:07 CET

Somehow it's 3pm and I've just had lunch and barely done anything today. Birthday week off is going well.

2026-02-18 00:05:07 CET

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Thanks, it should be a nice little staycay

2026-02-16 22:45:42 CET

bne.social is getting smashed by asshole bots again. This time all from DigitalOcean, with bog standard Chrome user agents so there's no easily blockable pattern. I don't want to, but I think we're going to have to put Cloudflare in front because dealing with this is a huge waste of human lifespan.

2026-02-14 22:20:08 CET

'I am shocked': Unpacking One Nation's spectacular rise in the polls https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/story-lab-one-nation-polling/106322978
#link #AusPol

2026-02-12 02:32:10 CET

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Ah brilliant. I might switch my blogue to webp then. Thanks for your braininess

2026-02-12 01:13:23 CET

“We are writing to inform you that on Wednesday from 10pm to 6am we will be operating noisy machinery outside your bedroom to shift the display home for our million dollar shoeboxes and there's nothing you can do about it so tough titties.”

2026-02-09 22:42:56 CET

It is not a miserable enough in Brisbane. Sure it's grey and brooding, but “shower or two” is not enough showers to me.

2026-02-04 11:07:13 CET

$4.98 at Bunnings, a pack of Babybel and the CityCat home.

2026-02-04 08:56:50 CET

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ohh yeah! What's your go to?

2026-02-04 07:47:58 CET

Yum, fresh bread! Will you have…

2026-02-03 11:28:37 CET

I reckon if there's a hell, it's under the fluorescent lights of Chemist Warehouse, 30 minutes to closing time.

2025-12-04 12:49:03 CET

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haha yes it was chaos! There was a lady in an SUV parked across the busway for three whole cycles of the lights 🙄 Looks like you've got a nice spot.

2025-11-18 13:24:23 CET

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The other half is a combination of the two

2025-11-18 13:12:18 CET

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RIP half the internet by the sounds

2025-11-12 14:53:24 CET

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New Zealand is doing something right, a lot of stuff is filmed there now.

2025-11-07 02:39:08 CET

I need scratchy, itchy brain riddim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQDM84Fi8U #NowListening

2025-10-29 05:19:16 CET

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v. jealous

2025-10-24 10:36:45 CEST

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that's what threw me, I don't think it *is* a large language model. But another type of machine learning.

2025-09-08 02:24:23 CEST

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Also what's the best thing that's happened for you in the past week?

2025-08-24 07:31:06 CEST

Random update: I moved my site to https://ashk.au last night. It's one extra character, but I figure the .au domain is cheaper and easier to manage going forward.

2025-07-23 08:49:28 CEST

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I'm using VSCodium. Obviously the proprietary but basically identical VSCode is fairly industry standard for web stuff.

2025-05-03 02:42:56 CEST

I lined up, and talked to the nice lady in front of me about how there's usually a sausage sizzle, but today there's no sausage sizzle, but it's probably too early for sausages anyway (but a cake would be nice)
#AusVotes #WestEndStateSchool

2025-05-03 02:11:56 CEST

"Don't risk Dutton" says the Labor candidate spruiking pamphlets at the polling place.
An elderly woman storms up, "he's MISTER Dutton. A bit of respect!"

2025-05-03 01:14:33 CEST

The climate crisis is overwhelming and I generally can't deal. But seeing yesterday afternoon, after the sun went down, for a brief moment in time that five and a half percent of Australia's electricity came from batteries full of renewables just fills me with hope. A year ago it was barely a blip.

2025-05-02 01:03:47 CEST

Love that my work mac just has this entirely nonsensical popup in the middle of the screen at all times and can't be gotten rid of.
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/435/068/292/240/718/original/5e6288318e4af9ad.png

2025-05-01 23:08:44 CEST

A little election preview piece. We do love a hexagon. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/election-paths-to-victory/105226740
#AusPol

2025-05-01 00:19:28 CEST

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Really, it's going to be fine.

2025-04-28 22:37:02 CEST

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And the endless parade of planes have started. Could the world just fuck off for a bit? (good morning)
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/417/505/286/685/919/original/35557f9b36e8fd7f.png

2025-04-28 22:34:22 CEST

JFC it's not quite 6:30 AM and I'm woken by the dude with the black hatchback with modified exhaust, just idling the thing outside my bedroom window. I've asked him nicely to fuck off and he keeps doing it. Apparently TMR are responsible for dealing with fucked up cars so I'll give them a ring during business hours. But I'm so fucking done.

2025-04-17 06:40:01 CEST

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lol this seems to be a thing with cats huh? can you not put it somewhere else? 😅

2025-04-17 03:34:14 CEST

common curses: your orange juice tastes of rind

2025-04-17 00:04:58 CEST

0530 - dog barking
0553 - asshole with reversing beeps
0600 - first plane of the day. Upstairs dog wakes up
0615 - moron with a loud car hooning it
0645 - garbage truck
0650 - construction site wakes up
0804 - mild headache

2025-04-16 12:46:44 CEST

Once my current chunk of work is done in about a month's time, I think I'm going to take a week off, and just go somewhere for a bit, and just be.

2025-04-14 09:39:00 CEST

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really pitting the generations here

2025-04-03 02:53:32 CEST

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you reckon we should raise taxes in a cost of living crisis just out of spite?

2025-04-01 05:13:02 CEST

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It's pretty nice. My only downside is that you need to log in, and I have certain <fediverse voice>data hygiene practices</>. Though I just saw you can use session links which would work.

2025-04-01 04:46:02 CEST

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You're finding it alright? I was looking at that, but I figured I'd look outside the US given the geopolitics.

2025-04-01 04:34:18 CEST

Since Google's gone all-in on AI search, I've been using https://qwant.com/ and it's pretty nice. Minimal UI, European privacy standards, and I'm happy with the results. What are you using nowadays?

2025-03-30 11:48:59 CEST

but while I was there I thought I'd have a look at the outdoor dining settings because mine is a very uncomfortable IKEA hand-me-down and I kinda absolutely do not like it.
I was half resting, half trying out various tables when the man came over and offered me a discount on the one I was sitting at. He told me they'd sent him too many, and he needed to get rid of them. it was the perfect size for my little patio, so I said "I'll take it!"
so I rode home and grabbed the car, drove back and it took three of us to squeeze this heavy terrazzo concrete block into my little hatchback. then when I got it home it took me probably half an hour to wrangle it inside all by myself. but now it's set up it looks fantastic. it's very comfortable, and it's the perfect size for dinner parties. and I'm super happy to have an outdoor table that I'm not going to bang my shins on every time I sit down.

2025-03-27 00:15:07 CET

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millennial memes: “comment if you remember C: drive”

2025-03-26 08:35:05 CET

I'm having a great time terrorizing one of my group chats with my excellent (not excellent) new idea for the sport of racletteball. Everybody hates it. And yet who wouldn't find it existing to whack gobs of hot cheese through a racquet? You'd get some awesome slow mo promos. I'll keep workshopping in the chat and let you know where we get to.

2025-03-23 11:37:07 CET

Finally finished reading Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. What an absolute marathon, took me one day short of a month.

2025-03-22 10:24:15 CET

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a bucket of nuggets and a coke zero pls

2025-03-20 23:59:05 CET

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do you have a discord or anything?

2025-03-20 12:39:47 CET

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Eep, that's frustrating. It hasn't been too bad tbh, but yeah there was an unexpected cyclone came through a few weeks back and messed things up.

2025-03-20 12:18:32 CET

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haha, I'm on a south facing aspect so I'm a little of both.

2025-03-17 03:20:17 CET

Rof. My phone autocorrected “commit to” to “vomit up” and I think it's better. I'm terribly sorry, but at this time this isn't something I can vomit up.

2025-03-17 01:17:19 CET

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Ah, that sounds like thirsty 😌

2025-03-13 12:24:56 CET

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Nice, see how you go. The stem plants on the left are great, because you can trim them to whatever size and re-plant the cuttings. But everything else is kinda too big for my tank if I'm honest.

2025-03-11 12:06:07 CET

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drat. Hopefully it's just a quick one.

2025-03-10 00:41:14 CET

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Council admirably removed all the escooters from the streets during the cyclone. But they're not back yet and I'm temporarily disabled so I was kinda counting on them. I've got important shit to do (though I'm much better now, thx)
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/135/113/594/250/932/original/dab3eafecf00d23e.png

2025-03-06 12:22:12 CET

I've thrown together @npub14jp…ydmy which checks the Energex outage tracker and posts when new incidents happen. It's not on bne, because I'm expecting we'll be one of those incidents in good time. But give it a follow if you want a bit of disaster porn.
Code is here: https://github.com/AshKyd/deenergize-seq
#CycloneAlfred

2025-03-06 12:15:05 CET

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Give @npub14jp…ydmy a follow, let me know if it does anything weird.

2025-03-06 10:43:54 CET

Perusing the Energex outage finder with morbid curiosity. A bunch of power outages across the Gold Coast already, and looks like Coochiemudlo Island has gone dark. I expect Brisbane will start to look like this as the winds pick up https://www.energex.com.au/outages/outage-finder/outage-finder-map/
#CycloneAlfred

2025-03-06 00:57:43 CET

Welp I'm glad I did my prep already, because I have now sprained/possibly torn my calf and can barely walk 😇

2025-03-05 12:05:58 CET

The local supermarket opened their car park up for folks to park in during the cyclone. Since my basement flooded in '22 I shifted my car over. It's eerily quiet out.

2025-03-05 02:59:20 CET

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I guess that's why they say you should have one for emergencies. It's on DAB as well 🤷

2025-03-04 04:29:59 CET

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Where'd you see that? Our forecast has it maintaining as a category 2 before it dissipates over land.

2025-03-04 03:56:51 CET

#CycloneAlfred via Himawari. It's quite large hey? https://himawari8.nict.go.jp/
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/101/904/821/621/883/original/b163cb157fcd760c.webp

2025-03-02 10:10:49 CET

Somehow I don't think my max speed on that ride was 151.3 km/h.

2025-03-01 12:59:25 CET

I wasn't too worried when I lost my wallet last week. I'm sure it's somewhere in the house. Well I just found it, it's been through a washer dryer cycle and all my cards have turned into shrinky dinks.

2025-02-27 03:01:06 CET

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I think they're fine. I use it at work. AFAIK it's by the peeps left over after Opera was sold off for scrap. Though I'm sure if you look deep enough into anything you can find Crimes.

2025-02-25 07:17:34 CET

A mid-week birthday is the worst because I'm at work and the computers are doing me harm. So I reckon I might leave a bit early since I stayed late yesterday 😌

2025-02-19 12:05:54 CET

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magic indeed

2025-02-19 11:43:08 CET

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and Douglas Adams reckoned we're fascinated with the digital wristwatch. I assume that's something to do with piezoelectricity, no idea but I'm curious how they work now.

2025-02-19 11:36:58 CET

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huh, I completely missed that. I still haven't started/finished watching the last Dexter spin-off.

2025-02-19 11:34:51 CET

Where did the trope of crystals as a power source come from? Like healing crystals, or Marvel's infinity stones. Is this a mythology spanning human history?

2025-02-19 09:22:12 CET

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it's a favourite. I just love the art Deco summer vibes

2025-02-16 08:48:39 CET

life hack where you stab yourself under the fingernail with a fork while emptying the dishwasher. it really works!

2025-02-14 08:44:58 CET

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don't worry, you'll get here eventually

2025-02-14 08:39:44 CET

it's the weekend 😇

2025-02-06 07:25:47 CET

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haha thanks. It was a bigger drop than I remembered, but also it's doable so I'm all good

2025-02-06 07:08:48 CET

I just locked myself out of my apartment. I haven't jumped the fence in, oh, twenty kilos. hope I don't break anything

2025-02-05 10:06:17 CET

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haha I got some really nice (cheap, but pretty) notebooks that I have dutifully filled like 5 pages of so far. Did you do some good sketches?

2025-02-05 04:30:32 CET

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rip. is this your Vodafone issue?

2025-02-05 04:29:07 CET

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wb. but why? 😅

2025-02-03 22:42:47 CET

If you imagine for a second the opening bars of the chicken dance, then I've successfully passed it on and it can leave my head.

2025-02-02 23:47:08 CET

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yeah but you don't get vitamin d that way

2025-02-02 23:29:34 CET

I miss coffee sometimes. I don't miss the addiction, just the ritual. walk to the place, get the thing. drink half of it and let the rest go cold because it wasn't very good today. tummy makes unhappy noise. the ritual.

2025-02-02 23:19:05 CET

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yeah this is an admin/moderator thing, so it affects the whole of bne.social. I suppose the best you have is keyword filters, but I don't think they work with the Explore tab.

2025-02-02 23:11:32 CET

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what an utter delight to not wake up to that. trending topics crashing around the globe like a tide of panic chasing the sun.

2025-02-02 06:29:15 CET

Just quietly, I've deployed a bot to log into the Mastodon admin and keyword-filter us politics out of the Explore tab. It has rough edges, but it's something I've been wanting for ages and tbh there should really be an API for this. https://github.com/AshKyd/masto-trendbot

2025-02-01 14:53:54 CET

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I suspect this is relevant to your interests

2025-02-01 14:22:27 CET

I went to Coco's at like, 11pm because I was in the neighbourhood and wanted more melons.

2025-01-31 02:10:39 CET

What's your favourite melon?

2025-01-29 07:01:26 CET

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aw yesss, good job 💪✨

2025-01-28 00:22:13 CET

I love that Pebble watches may be coming back. I never had one, but I like the idea. Though I appreciate my vintage 2017 era Garmin way too much to consider anything else. This thing is unstoppable.

2025-01-27 11:21:15 CET

I bought 3 new shirts from Kmart. Their world leading logistics means they've shipped 1 so far, and they're currently scrounging around to find the other two. Possibly from separate stores.

2025-01-27 07:43:27 CET

psyched myself up to go to the gym, and of course it's closed cos it's a pubic holiday.