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Thomas Beagle

@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz
mastodon 4.5.14
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Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Joined October 04, 2022
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Aug 03, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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So you can train a beagle! I saw someone say they had started calling "Housekeeping!" whenever there was spilled food to clean up, and it amused me enough that I followed suit. A year later and if I call "Calcifer" I might have to repeat it multiple times before he drags himself over, but one cry of "Housekeeping" and he's over in a shot. 😋
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Aug 03, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @irix@cloudisland.nz
@irix@cloudisland.nz You still haven't told me where you got it! Is this like fishermen refusing to share their favourite possies?
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Aug 03, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @irix@cloudisland.nz
@irix@cloudisland.nz But was it a good strong caramel flavour? That's where I find too many fail. (And where is it?)
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Aug 01, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

mastodon.nz
I borrowed an Oculus Quest 2 and I have had to download an app and login with a Facebook ID. It then tried to fool me into spending money on a custom avatar, requested my credit card number, tempted me with "one month free trial" on the $15 subscription, and then spent a bunch of time updating. It's the quintessential predatory modern gadget experience. #Enshittification
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 30, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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I haven't been sold on foldable phones - they're kind of neat but I can't really see myself using one. But yesterday I had a play with the new Samsung Galaxy 8 foldable. It's shorter and wider, and folds out into a lovely wide screen. I'm not sure the design is practical in a world where phone apps are designed for tall and skinny, but somehow it was very appealing purely on the 'cool gadget' level. But not for $3100!
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 30, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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The more I think about Winston Peters and his recent behaviour, the more I think that he's no longer mentally fit to be a cabinet minister. He loves playing Minister of Foreign Affairs but then he refers to one of our largest trading partners with "Go back to your own country, that's where they lie like a flat fish"? That's not only racist but also stupid. His outburts are increasingly aggressive and often just weird. It's time for Winston Peters to retire.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 28, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @ygathgoch@cloudisland.nz
@ygathgoch@cloudisland.nz You can tell when someone lived there by the age of their references, like an archeological strata.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 28, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Wondering how many people I still call by their nick/handle from forums and chat systems that not only have we stopped using, but that they no longer exist. It's the social equivalent of historical urban geography, where you describe how to get somewhere by reference to places that aren't there anymore.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 27, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @jeremy_pm@mastodon.nz
@jeremy_pm@mastodon.nz @paulh@cloudisland.nz @artnacrea@mastodon.ie @RobynNuthall@mastodon.nz @ClareBear@mastodon.nz We could do 4 terms for the same 12 years. I'd probably even accept 5 terms for 15 years. I reckon it's a good idea.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 27, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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When I read the InternetNZ strategy I can't help feeling that they need a bit more commitment to the ability of people to use the internet to communicate, protecting it from both big businesses and the government. "Open and uncapturable" as they used to say in the old days. https://internetnz.nz/about-internetnz/our-strategy-20262031/
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 26, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @Antigrav@mastodon.nz
@Antigrav@mastodon.nz I imagine it would only be relevant to the HRC if the pricing was determined by one of the protected classes in the Human Rights Act. E.g. it offered lower prices to certain races or genders.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 26, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Trademe won't tell me how much it is to sell a car before I enter the details. They also say "We sometimes A/B test our pricing, so some members will be offered a different price than others. If you have any questions about this, please contact us." I think it's so nice of them to put so much effort into giving me the cheapest possible price! #ScumSuckingTechBroBullshit
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 20, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange New Zealand is a different market, etc, etc, but whenever I've appeared on TV or radio, I've been surprised by how many people have seen it and then mention it to me. They're out there!
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 19, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @HeatherInNZ@mastodon.nz
@HeatherInNZ@mastodon.nz It would be better for me if Facebook died rather than if I left it. Facebook dying would mean that my family would also have to find somewhere new, whereas me leaving would just mean I vanished. (My Facebook is down too.)
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 15, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @dubh@cloudisland.nz
@dubh@cloudisland.nz I'm anti mesh if at all possible, and pro Unifi. I really like the ease of management and configuration.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 13, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Gen-X Nerdery Hover or focus to reveal Sensitive
Help me out here. Back in the 1980s or possibly very early 90s, someone in the UK was developing a new computer and I remember the early marketing even included a moving gaming chair (I assume inspired by Outrun). Of course it never happened but does anyone else remember this? Was it the Elan? The SAM? Something else? #RetroComputing Edit: Thanks to @scruss@xoxo.zone for supplying the name Konix Multisystem. Here's a link to a website all about it: https://www.konixmultisystem.co.uk/index.php?id=introduction
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 12, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Got dumped with some family 'heirlooms' yesterday. I've put the painting by my mother up (we have a few already) and will store some of the others, but do I really need to keep her university degree or piano ATCL certificates? Or the books that mention some relative in passing? (Yes, I am related to the Jack Humm famed for his eponymous crab apple.)
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 09, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Many people in Aotearoa will be glad on Friday morning that they turned off their regular alarm tonight. #Matariki
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 07, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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It might be time to write to your Labour MP and tell them not to do anything as stupid as supporting National's proposed ban on social media for the under 16s: https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361003311/national-labour-and-subscribe-our-new-bill
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jul 02, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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I'll be one of the speakers at the Keith Locke Memorial Debate tonight at 7pm, affirming the view that hate speech laws are a threat to freedom of speech. You can get the link to the live stream here: https://keithlocke.org.nz/
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Jun 28, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @NewtonMark@eigenmagic.net
@NewtonMark@eigenmagic.net I bet you could hook up a number of these for even more effective transport. (It's the weekend so this is a reinvent the train day, weekdays are for reinventing the bus.)
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 26, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @isaacfreeman@cloudisland.nz
@isaacfreeman@cloudisland.nz @lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz I hope it goes well, I'm looking forward to seeing the pricing.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 17, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @ErrolNZ@mastodon.nz
@ErrolNZ@mastodon.nz Damn, that sounds unfortunate. I hope it heals well and quickly.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 15, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

mastodon.nz
Replying to @richlv@mastodon.social
@richlv@mastodon.social @mms@mastodon.bsd.cafe @kennergf@mas.to @Niall@mastodon.nz I would have voted for all three. 😀
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 12, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @mms@mastodon.bsd.cafe
@mms@mastodon.bsd.cafe @kennergf@mas.to @Niall@mastodon.nz Uncool, wants to colonize Mars, and is a fan of the Culture enough to steal the spaceship naming style? Sounds pretty nerdy to me.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 12, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @skjeggtroll@mastodon.online
@skjeggtroll@mastodon.online @Elizafox@social.treehouse.systems I read that as "Heinlein" and his ilk. 😀
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 12, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @Elizafox@social.treehouse.systems
@Elizafox@social.treehouse.systems I know, we were wrong! So very wrong. Hell, I was once a libertarian myself until I grew up.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 12, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @nycki@critters.gay
@nycki@critters.gay Zuckerberg, Gates, Musk, the Googles, Ellison... they're all nerds. Bezos and Cook may not be native nerds but they're uncool enough to qualify. 😀
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 12, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @Niall@mastodon.nz
@Niall@mastodon.nz Musk for sure is a nerd. Trump might be one of the symptoms/outcomes of the nerd takeover (i.e. the Facebook problem).
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 11, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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1990s: Things would be better if the nerds ruled the world!

2020s: Nope.

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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 10, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @mjd@mathstodon.xyz
@mjd@mathstodon.xyz I sent my server to live on a farm. it's very happy there playing together with all the other servers.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 08, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Google has enabled Gemini in Android Auto and it's impressively useless. When told to "play Moderat" it responds with: "I'm sorry, I can't play music from your apps but I can tell you more about Moderat and where they might be playing next." Then it gave some pissy reply when told to "fuck off" rather than just shutting up.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 06, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Biblically accurate robot vacuum cleaner.

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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 06, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @jalefkowit@vmst.io
@jalefkowit Update the old saying to "You have a face and voice for micro-blogging."
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 05, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

mastodon.nz
Replying to @evolutionise@cloudisland.nz
@evolutionise@cloudisland.nz I have just found out that when I said "we" were saving the new Murderbot book for our road trip next week that this wasn't entirely truthful. I may be saving it, but my perfidious partner is already well into it. 😀
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 05, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @evolutionise@cloudisland.nz
@evolutionise@cloudisland.nz We're saving it for our roadtrip next week. I can't wait...
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 05, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @sinituulia@eldritch.cafe
@sinituulia He looks very like my cat who likes visiting neighbours - I know this because I've had two people complain about him. One got frustrated when they found him sleeping on the top level of their cat tree/platform thing.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 05, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @RupertBBare@mastodon.nz
@RupertBBare@mastodon.nz Their centralisation: overbearing, anti-democratic, corrupt. Our centralisation: rational, efficient, sensible.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 04, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @potatoes_fall@miscreants.party
@potatoes_fall @knoppix95 @signalapp Ah, just the question I was going to ask too. So annoying!
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · May 01, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @mjd@mathstodon.xyz
@mjd Hardware - the part of the computer system that you can kick.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 30, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @runoutgroover@cloudisland.nz
@runoutgroover@cloudisland.nz I don't think you get points for noting it's bait when my response to my own post includes "Ok, I admit that list was maybe a wee bit troll-y." 😀
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 30, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz
"Whatever you do, don't read anything about Aliens 3 and its shitty start." Two good Alien movies. Two good Terminator movies. One good Robocop. One good Highlander. Three ok Star Wars movies. No good Star Trek movies. One good Predator movie. One good Back to the Future movie (maybe two, but I couldn't get through the second). It's important to know when to stop your 80s movie runs.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 30, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Took the 14yo and friend to the 40th anniversary showing of Aliens and damn if it doesn't still hold up very well. It's a hell of a ride. #LiftOffAndNukeFromOrbit
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 30, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @billbennett@mastodon.nz
@billbennett One hex key to bring them all and in the frustration bind them.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 29, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @stephen@ephemera.vital.org.nz
@stephen I'm using a cheap Ryobi 18+ chainsaw. It's small and light and seems to work ok. I've chopped down some trees with trunks over 30cm across. https://www.ryobi.co.nz/products/chainsaws/18v-one-hptm-brushless-12304mm-chainsaw-4ah-kit If you haven't worked with chainsaws before I suggest you review some safety guidance. And buy the gear. Chainsaw injuries are horrific. Also, even electric chainsaws need oil.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 29, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Replying to @libroraptor@mastodon.nz
@libroraptor@mastodon.nz Why not it doesn't work or why not to buying them a $400 crepe pan? :) It doesn't work because it's made of aluminium, induction works through magnetism and aluminium isn't magnetic. And I'm not buying them a $400 Le Creuset pancake pan because I'm a cheap bastard who doesn't love his child sufficiently. (I may get them a $40 induction-compatible crepe pan because they're really not bad for a 14yo, and sometimes they bring me pancakes in bed.)
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 29, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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Oh no, the 14yo's pancake pan doesn't work on induction! And no, I'm not buying them a Le Creuset pan for $400.
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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 28, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

mastodon.nz

Carterton now has a sushi shop and it's actually pretty good. The long drought is over!

(Masterton has a couple of sushi shops but they only sell punishment sushi. The sort of thing you buy for someone if you don't like them.)

Now let's work on Malaysian food.

#SmallTown

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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 27, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

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After switching from an 'infinity' gas hot water system to a heat-pump hot water cylinder, I'm now getting range anxiety.

Just think how much worse it's going to be when I get an EV!

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Thomas Beagle @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz · Apr 26, 2026
Thomas Beagle
@thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

Civil liberties, geekery, politics, YA/SF books, tasty vegan food, family life, #NerdCryptic. Yes I do have a beagle, his name's Calcifer, and he'd really like to sniff you while you pat him. #nztwits

mastodon.nz

I have six teens in my lounge and they just started watching Robocop!

I had many movie watching sleepovers as a teen and I don't think we ever watched any 39 year old movies. What does this mean?

Edit: I should note that we're taking them to the 40th anniversary of Aliens on Thursday so maybe parental influence is at fault.

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