Rupert V/

rupert@mastodon.nz

He/him/his. Writing code for a living for 35 years and counting. I've lived in England, Minnesota, and (currently) Aotearoa New Zealand :laserkiwi:. Married with two off-site adult children. Profile pic is a loon (state bird of Minnesota) in the form of the Star Wars Rebel Alliance symbol. Boost=Other people should see this. Like=Thank you for posting this. Boost+Like=Other people should see this and I endorse the commentary.

Posts

Post #3834240
#ThreeGoodThings 1. Biked to the /good/ bakery in the village 2. Which wasn't busy (you could get in the door) 3. And got out again without speaking any English
Post #3569674
Do it in the road #BadAdviceASong #HashtagGames
Post #3502245
North of 40°C in Dallas #HeatWaveMovies #HashTagGames
Post #3362977
#ThreeGoodThings - Guy time, helping my host and his neighbour fix the fence that blew over in the last storm. 10 post holes dug and posts cemented in (except the one where we tried the foam, not a fan). - Poutine. It's not my favourite Canadian food (that's cretons) but it's a notable contribution to world cuisine. - The Internet. Yes, a lot of it is bots and shit sites, but it still enables real human connection, and we shouldn't throw that out with the heads in the baskets un...
Post #3303639
#ThreeGoodThings Getting out of Toronto. Two teenage girls busking with their violins while I napped on the back porch. Heavy on the Pachelbel. This borb coming to visit the island in the river.
Post #2428126
The title is not a guide to the content. #DisclaimersForBooksOrMovies #HashTagGames
Post #1142394
Fly like an illegal #RuinABrandOrSlogan #HashTagGames
Post #995785
Hard to tell if the woman in the middle of Orewa this morning shouting &quot;Speak English! Get the fuck out of my country!&quot; was having a mental health episode or if she&#39;s the NZFirst spokesman on Immigration. #NZPol
Post #894471
@rimu Hi. Blame Dave Lane for suggesting I try https://piefed.iridescent.nz I&#39;ve created a login but there&#39;s an error sending the email. It says to contact the admin, but there&#39;s no address for them. https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@lightweight/116327710169738708
Post #894469
Five year old me wants you to know that people going to the Moon is cool, and you can watch the Artemis launch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBMIzNo
Post #894465
I know what you did last Summer of 69 #ScandalousSongsAboutCharacters #HashTagGames
Post #894464
There are worse things I could do #Grease #NoEffort #ScandalousSongsAboutCharacters #HashTagGames
Post #874058
Residency Evil #DoctorMoviesOrPlay #HashtagGames
Post #409620
Kumquat May #FruitASongOrPoem #HashtagGames
Post #409619
99 problems but a peach ain&#39;t one #FruitASongOrPoem #HashTagGames
Post #409618
The Mighty Quince #FruitASongOrPoem #HashTagGames
Post #409616
@joyousjoyness
Post #409613
#SelfCongratulation Just won a competitive game of #croquet within time for the first time. 26-12 in 2h24.
Post #349744
I paused reading @cstross@wandering.shop 's Regicide Report (I wonder how many searches for "stross regicide" it takes before Google puts him on a list?) this evening to watch The Abominable Dr Phibes (1971) which I last watched much closer to its release date than to today. #VincentPrice #LaundryFiles
Post #301782
The Brothers Karam Half Off #DiscountMoviesOrPlays #HashTagGames
Post #301779
The Thrifters #DiscountMoviesOrPlays #HashTagGames
Post #301778
Little Op Shop of Horrors #DiscountMoviesOrPlays #HashTagGame
Post #301776
Animal Duplex #DiscountMoviesOrPlays #HashTagGames
Post #301768
Just got put on the spot by the big boss in front of about 80 of my colleagues to say what I really think of AI. Because he&#39;d heard me go off at one of the finance team who said anyone can write a complicated medical device compliant system using AI. So I said I think it&#39;s professionally irresponsible to use LLM based code generators at all. Now would be a good time to follow #FediHire