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  • Table sub_mapping has more than one primary key, you say? Ok, you might be on to something.

    CREATE TABLE sub_mapping (
        subscription_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
        customer_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
        local_subscription_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
        user_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY
    );
    
    November 7, 2024 9:29am
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  • So apparently I can add a wifi network to MacOS whenever one is advertised but I can’t remove it unless I enter the admin password. That’s a strange security model.

    November 6, 2024 10:00pm
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  • 📺 Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

    Quick review of Howl’s Moving Castle, 2004, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Rating: Good. I first watched the English dub of this a while ago. It was the first Miyazaki film I saw, and I left feeling quite confused. I now wonder if the cuts are different. After watching the original Japanese version tonight, I felt like I understood peoples motivations better. Or maybe I’m just growing as a Miyazaki view. I do remember it being a beautiful film and  it definitely left an impression on me after my first viewing. That impression still remains true today.
    November 6, 2024 8:34pm
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    Media

  • Just to add one point of anecdata to Ben’s experience: I’ve never been happy with the performance of the mobile radio of Pixel phones. You can be in the middle of the CBD and still experience weird dropouts while using mobile data. It’s quite frustrating.

    November 6, 2024 4:48pm
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    Videos

  • “Geographically-determined relevance deprivation syndrome” is going to be the noun-phrase of the day. 🙌

    For no other reason that it’s a great phrase, and also that it’s real.

    Via ABC News (CW: US politics)

    November 6, 2024 9:04am
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  • The next train announcements at suburban stations were always made a couple of minutes before the train arrived. They’ve started making them every 10 minutes before departure time too. I’m sure there’s a good reason for this but it’ll take some time for that tinge of urgency to wear off.

    November 6, 2024 7:40am
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  • As an aside: is it possible for me to have any new experience without being nervous? I once lost points at a scale playing competition because I said I was nervous. It offended me so much that I never participated again.

    November 6, 2024 6:19am
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  • Best of luck for Tuesday, America. Go earn those democracy sausages.

    November 5, 2024 8:33am
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  • 🔗 Thinking About Recipe Formats More Than Anyone Should

    Just looking at the formats in the post, it’s a bit of a shame that they’re little more than lists of ingredients and instructions. But I’m not sure there’s much that can be done about that, given how varied recipes can be.

    The one exception, Cooklang, looks interesting. It seems a bit limited in the types of recipes it could be used for. But sometimes the best languages are the ones with a small, yet deep, focus on a problem space.

    And of-course there’s an XML version. I opened this post expecting there to be an XML version. 😄

    November 5, 2024 8:29am
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    Links

  • 🔗 Writes and Write-Nots

    I have my doubts about this future being realised. Or it’s probably more accurate to say I rather that this future isn’t realised.

    November 5, 2024 8:25am
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    Links

  • ⚡

    Two large metal electricity pylons stand in a grassy area with trees in the background under a cloudy sky.
    November 4, 2024 4:28pm
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    Photos

  • Day trip, but a lot closer to home. Took a train to Hurstbridge and walked the trail alongside the creek to Eltham, around 12.5 km in total. Also took a small break at the tram cafe. 🌲

    A paved path runs alongside a fenced grassy field with trees under a cloudy sky.A repurposed tram is used as a cafe, featuring outdoor seating under a large covered area.

    November 4, 2024 3:03pm
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    Photos

  • Oof! Forgotten how sparse the off-peak train frequency is. 40 minute wait between trains going to Hurstbridge. ⏳

    November 4, 2024 12:24pm
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  • WeblogPoMo AMA #3: Best Music Experience

    November 4, 2024 7:49am
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    Long Form Posts

    I’m on a roll with these, but I must warn you, this streak may end at any time. Anyway, todays question is from Hiro who asked it to Gabz, and discovered via Robb: Hiro @hiro@social.lol @gabz What’s the best music-related experience of your life so far? 2:40 PM • November 1, 2024 (UTC) Despite attending only a hand-full of concerts in my life — live music is not really my jam — I’ve had some pretty wonderful music-related experiences in my life, both through listing to it or by performing it. Continue reading →

  • Weekly Update - 3 Nov 2024

    November 3, 2024 9:39pm
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    Devlog

    I probably should stop calling these “weekly updates,” seeing that they come up a lot less frequently than once a week. Maybe I should switch to something like “Sunday updates,” or maybe something closer to what this is, which is an excuse to procrastinate by writing about what I’ve been working on, rather than just working on it. But I’m sure you’re not interested in my willowing about the frequency of these updates, so let’s just get straight to the meat of it. Continue reading →

  • WeblogPoMo AMA #2: One Thing I Wish I Could Change About Myself

    November 3, 2024 10:26am
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    Long Form Posts

    Here’s my answer to another question asked by Annie for WebogPoMoAMA. This was previously answered by Keenan, Estebanxto, Kerri Ann, and Lou Plummer: If you could instantly change one internal pattern/thing about yourself, what would it be? My answer is that I wish I found it easier meeting new people. Not only am I quite introverted, I’m also really shy, and I find it extremely hard to introduce myself to new people in social situations. Continue reading →

  • Title design this morning. Trying to get as close as I can to the Cyberspace Raceway font as my pixel art skills will allow for.

    Auto-generated description: The map editor in Pico-8 depicting a retro-style screen displays CYBER BURGER, with the toolbox showing the sprites depicting the word CYBERUG and a pixelated burger icon.
    November 2, 2024 10:39am
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    Devlog

    Screenshots

  • WeblogPoMo AMA #1: Work And Drink

    November 2, 2024 9:10am
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    A new blogging challenge has shown up on the scene: WeblogPoMo, where bloggers answer questions asked to them in the style of ReddIt’s AMAs. I’m always game for a blogging challenge so I’ll throw my hat into the ring. I’ll start with a question from Annie, who asked it to Gabz: annie @annie@social.lol @gabz yay for more #WeblogPoMoAMA 1) I would actually love to read about your work (genetics? agriculture?) but I'm not sure how to phrase the question other than "So what do you do for work exactly? Continue reading →

  • Trentham Railway Station, and the start of the Domino rail trail. 🌲

    A former rural train station surrounded by lush greenery and clear blue skies, with old rolling stock and an old semaphore signal post.
    November 1, 2024 12:44pm
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    Photos

  • Some interesting links from linkage.lol that I want to note before accidentally closing my browser tab.

    🔗 Blogging Resources Complements of Robert Birming
    🔗 For Linkblog Fans

    It’s also a site I’ve now subscribed to.

    November 1, 2024 11:54am
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    Links

  • Another day trip, this time to Mt. Macedon (again. Yes I’m hitting the classics) 🌲

    A gravel path leads through a grassy area lined with young trees toward a dense forest. A peaceful park setting features a gravel path, diverse trees, and a picnic table on a grassy area.
    November 1, 2024 9:39am
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    Photos

  • Phaedra, The lmika Track Arrangement

    October 31, 2024 9:06pm
    Reading Time: 3 minutes
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    Long Form Posts

    I recently learnt that the version of Phaedra I’ve been listening to for the past 15 years had not only the wrong track order, but also the wrong track names. This is not entirely surprising, given how this version was… ah, acquired. But after learning what the order and names should’ve been, I think I still prefer my version. And yes, that’s probably because I’m use to it, but if the official album were to have these names and this order, I think it would actually work really way. Continue reading →

  • Old rail distance post found on the rail trail today, just outside of Loch. Only 95 km to Southern Cross station from here.

     A dirt path lined with trees leads to a bridge, with a sign displaying the number 95.
    October 31, 2024 9:02pm
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    Photos

  • Walked part of the rail trail near Black Spur Creek. Was too slow to get a photo of the echidna but I did manage to get one of this white-necked heron. 🌲

    A white-necked heron stands in murky water near some greenery.
    October 31, 2024 12:30pm
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    Photos

  • Ok, breakfast is over. Time to leave the cafe and start my day-trip. South Gippsland is calling me. 🌲

    October 31, 2024 7:46am
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