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amatix

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About amatix

http://koordinates.com founder, open source contributor, map geek, sailing enthusiast. Was in New Zealand, now in Scotland.

Get in touch at robert@coup.net.nz or @amatix on twitter.

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/rcoup; my proof: https://keybase.io/rcoup/sigs/erPE3dtWlicE8kWtYvVC7tPg_tSaXjaIMEueKWz0bH0 ]

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    Comment #41809965

    There's a similar UK initiative which has spread to a number of other countries. Nurdles are everywhere... https://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/nurdle-finds.html

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    Comment #39714009

    https://archive.is/uxPdY

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    Comment #39554815

    > A number of New Zealand petrol pumps stopped working on Thursday due to a "leap year glitch" in payment software, fuel stations and the payment service provider said. https://www…

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    Comment #38655631

    Even today the LEGO-compatible knock-offs are complete junk, my kids occasionally end up picking up a loose bag for £1 from the local charity shop. Pieces don't stick together prop…

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    Comment #38516140

    > Spotify reported that it had 9,400 employees at the end of the third quarter of 2023. It had already cut back employee numbers by 6% in January and by a further 2% in June.

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    Comment #38301444

    There's a company working to build a 3600km long cable between solar + wind farms in Morocco, and the UK. 3.6GW cable, 10GW of generation, 20GW of battery storage, and the cable sh…

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    Comment #38097435

    Good questions > Are the raw files in the working repository GeoPackages? The working copy for a vector/table dataset can be in a GeoPackage or a SQL database like PostGIS. For ras…

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    Comment #34716125

    https://kagi.com ?

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    Comment #34655358

    The BluMartin FreshAir 100 and the Fresh-R series are both MVHR units that fit into existing walls: there’s a Fresh-R model that goes into a window frame too.

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    Comment #33078180

    Different brands vary, but IME this is only correct for a few weeks at best. Otherwise you'll get a lot of residue, and if it's been outside exposed to UV you'll get even more. And…

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    Comment #28943536

    Air Chathams has a DC3 in their fleet, there’s a great Allplane podcast episode (incl transcript) on some of the other old planes they fly and how their operation has evolved. http…

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    Comment #28745208

    And at the same time, the UK government is looking at reversing the GDPR review right for automated decisions: Article 22 guarantees that people can seek a human review of an algor…

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    Comment #27902844

    I'd argue the official spec is now https://commonmark.org/ - it was partially reversed from the actual implementations in use and their behaviours, and is very highly specific comp…

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    Comment #27759672

    TripMode ( https://tripmode.ch/ ) for filtering application Internet access when you're running on mobile data uses a kernel extension.

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    Comment #26112253

    The tool sounds interesting — can you share any more details?

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    Comment #25845304

    https://davidallengreen.com/2021/01/can-a-presidential-pardo... discusses — in 1869 one got rescinded because the original was never delivered (but according to the post that isn't…

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    Comment #24220994

    Only if the notarization signature hasn’t been stapled to the binary.

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    Comment #23235517

    Tesco and ASDA have both been delivering to anyone throughout, and Sainsbury’s has opened out to anyone in the last week or so.

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    Comment #22074617

    Depends on the VAT system. In New Zealand you can almost count the VAT (GST) exceptions on one hand (most land/property, bank charges, and goods/services that are exported), everyt…

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    Comment #22026129

    Authy’s iOS app still doesn’t have an actions/app helper, so every time you need to switch to the home screen, find & launch it, search for the site, close the keyboard (the copy b…

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    Comment #19727188

    FYI, any non-British citizens living in the UK (excepting EU for now) are being forced towards getting Biometric Residence Permits with any visas/renewals... a plastic card contain…

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    Comment #17898265

    Onyx Boox series run Android (some old, some new), and go up to 13” in size.