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

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

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2026-01-16 13:07:45 GMT

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You're probably right hey. No warnings down here, but it has been impossibly muggy.

2026-01-16 12:02:47 GMT

The power has been very wobbly these past few days. Had a blackout yesterday and just now a brownout, enough for the lights to flicker and the UPS to click over for a second. What is up with that. I don't like it.

2026-01-16 02:31:50 GMT

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!! that's great news. Nice one :D

2026-01-15 12:32:00 GMT

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🙇‍♂️

2026-01-15 12:29:40 GMT

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nice! Glad you're enjoying it. It's such a good format, and Alan Cumming is excellent.

2026-01-15 11:39:11 GMT

So this thing happened and I exercised my right not to engage with it and that sure shows them 😌

2026-01-15 04:26:42 GMT

All my home automation died along with my Google Wifi. I don't know what happened, but I suspect the zigbee thing was using the guest network and now isn't, even though I set it up another one the same way. I'm gonna have to do some debugging and I JUST don't wanna 😭

2026-01-15 01:51:50 GMT

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I have decided in the interests of fixing this today that the cheapest option is Toilet Paperlink ER707-M2. Might still get a little two-port Linux router; they look really cool, but would take way too long to arrive.
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2026-01-14 23:51:03 GMT

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I have already had one too-large spider in my home. I don't need another
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2026-01-14 12:43:47 GMT

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Hm, I can't quite tell what that is, but they don't seem to have 2.5gbps ethernet from what I can see? Look kinda cool though.

2026-01-14 11:36:55 GMT

I need a new router.
* I'd like both a 2.5gbps WAN and at least one 2.5gbps LAN port
* Wifi is optional but nice to have
* I'd like a web interface, particularly since my current router is cloud-only, and randomly stopped clouding which means it's effectively bricked
* I'd prefer not to buy American, but I will if I have to
What are my options, computerfolk?

2026-01-12 22:25:31 GMT

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eep. good luck?

2026-01-10 21:55:04 GMT

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it's gonna be ok. Wanna hang out in the office tomorrow? 😁

2026-01-08 23:45:08 GMT

RE: https://aus.social/@augustusbrown/115861727586353870
This is SUCH a cool story
#note1t7g…swxt

2026-01-08 14:01:55 GMT

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lol fuck I didn't need to watch that entire thing until midnight on a school night 😆

2026-01-08 11:18:36 GMT

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Oh that was just in settings -> system I think. Maybe the OTA is a different thing. Don't know/don't really care tbh? I don't want an online car.

2026-01-08 09:22:58 GMT

@npub1mz7…uk0e you gave me shit for not updating my car lol
I finally parked it in front of my house to give it Wi-Fi, and this is what I get. Pretty sure, at least initially, the mg4 weren't set up for OTA.
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2026-01-08 08:18:09 GMT

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It was very cute. It hadn't quite learnt how to interact with people yet, so it was very bouncy

2026-01-08 07:47:05 GMT

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I stood up to walk away and there were little wet droplets gleaming in the sun

2026-01-08 07:44:27 GMT

I just got to pat a puppy, and it got excited and snuffled too hard and now I have puppy juice all over my phone

2026-01-08 07:35:35 GMT

How hot is it in towns and cities in the Australian heatwave? Kinda bonkers. Also the first time my graphic design (my passion) has been used on the News site https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-08/southern-aus-heatwave-temperature-tracker/106207608 #link

2026-01-07 07:59:10 GMT

Rearrange the words to form a sentence: I exhausted fucking am.

2026-01-07 07:36:04 GMT

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❤️❤️ one for each of ya

2026-01-07 01:42:04 GMT

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too big 🫠

2026-01-06 07:23:28 GMT

I don't know how this came to be, but I happened upon a rather girthy huntsman spider living in my kitchen. It's really too big. I got a container to try relocating it outside, but it is very, very big

2026-01-05 23:54:10 GMT

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it's not a stink bug, it's a stink feature 😌

2025-12-31 16:17:16 GMT

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HNY JB ❤️

2025-12-29 12:02:09 GMT

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I really love the Lego Town collection, it's definitely a favourite. Here is Street Sweeper, set number #6649, from 1995. The shovel accessory snapped in two unforch and is currently resisting superglue.
#lego
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2025-12-29 10:44:17 GMT

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Hmmmm you're right! Though I wouldn't trust WLTP for the 110km/h trip, it really, really burns through power. On occasions and seemingly depending on the moon my 530km WLTP arrives with 40% remaining.

2025-12-29 09:41:33 GMT

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interesting! I do love the cute little cars. If they can boost the range to get me up to Maryborough I will absolutely clown-car my enormous body frame into one.

2025-12-29 08:32:21 GMT

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I had to do an image search but it does a bit, doesn't it? The way the black wraps around looks like certain models. I'm impressed you picked it.

2025-12-29 08:01:02 GMT

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This is not childhood Lego, It was a parting gift when I left my workplace some decade ago now. I don't remember the details exactly, but I know @npub1q2e…q7tj had a hand in choosing this one. Small Car, set #3177 introduced 2010.
#lego
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2025-12-29 04:43:37 GMT

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My question is do you actually like Bettys Burger's? I don't rate them, personally.

2025-12-29 03:54:48 GMT

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Ok so this one's a bit basic but it has the dinghy, and the shark. Any kid will tell you the shark is the coolest, but the dinghy is pretty sweet too. Sea Hunter, set #6555 from 1997.
#lego
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2025-12-29 02:57:23 GMT

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I'm trying to get the smaller sets out of the way, because they're easier, so I thought I'd start on this weird one. What even is it? It's very unlike Lego, and on further inspection, it's… not?
It had me fooled, but there's no copyright date on the leaflet, and AC14 isn't in any of the databases. Also when you look a bit closer, this tree is definitely not legit. And who is SHE?
#lego
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2025-12-29 01:58:52 GMT

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I'm having a lot more fun than I thought I would.

2025-12-28 11:00:59 GMT

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I love this one. All my window pieces have lost their notches, so the doors at the back of the van are stuck permanently open. Should I super glue them closed? Pizza to Go, set #6350, 1994.
#lego #pizza
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2025-12-28 05:42:48 GMT

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Saucer Scout, set #6835 from the Spyrius themed space Lego, introduced 1994. All pieces intact.
#lego
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2025-12-28 03:56:40 GMT

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Magic shop, set #6020 from 1993. Our wizard is missing their goblet and wand. Both pieces are still in production today, so maybe I can source a replacement.
#lego
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2025-12-28 02:45:51 GMT

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Here's another. Surf Shack, set #6595 from 1993. Missing a couple of sailboard pieces, and the ladder is the wrong colour. And again with the blue hats. I only have one, so I took it from the previous piece.
#lego
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2025-12-28 01:36:27 GMT

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Here's the first set I managed to piece back together. River Runners, set #6665 from 1994. I'm missing a couple of blue hats, and a beardy-glasses-man head. So at some point I'm going to have to steal these bits back.
#lego
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2025-12-27 14:42:51 GMT

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Sorted all the pieces and started reuniting minifigs with their correct configuration, per the instruction manuals. I have a few that don't have manuals, and a couple of bits don't match up exactly.
#Lego
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2025-12-27 03:23:52 GMT

Today I started sorting through my childhood Lego, a great big tub of the stuff. I don't know what my end game is. Separate all the off-brand pieces (a few more than I remember). Maybe see how many sets I can put it back into? The ultimate jigsaw puzzle.

2025-12-26 12:33:09 GMT

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probably. That generation of Macs were terrible with Linux. I bought a halfway decent Chromebook recently, and it's really scratching that Linux itch for me.

2025-12-26 06:12:55 GMT

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fwiw I'm pretty sure Aldi has been selling fruit mince pies AND hot cross buns for most of the year 😅

2025-12-26 03:03:31 GMT

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“This franchise now looks about as urgently contemporary as an in-car CD player.” 😆

2025-12-26 02:38:11 GMT

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it's gonna be ok

2025-12-25 06:47:28 GMT

I may have made someone's bad day worse. I noticed a grocery delivery left for my next door neighbour, which was weird because it's not numbered or anything so we don't usually get deliveries here.
Anyway it was still there today, and it had a different name on it and I realised his was not supposed to be delivered here. I took it round to leave at the main entrance but it was leaking melted butter and the bags were all soiled, so I put them on the driveway rather than in the lobby, figuring it would wash away next time it rained.
WELL.
It's raining now. Absolutely pissing down. And I'd be willing to bet the groceries are still out there, refrigerables spoiled, paper bags disintegrated, and everything else completely sopping wet. Merry Xmas, neighbour.

2025-12-25 03:31:22 GMT

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I just gave it a big sanitizer and soak in boiling water, and I'm going to let it fully dry out before I replace it. But also I'm daydreaming. It would be pretty cool as a hydroponic system, because it would totally help.

2025-12-25 02:49:59 GMT

Wonder how much pothos I'd need to stick into my robot vacuum wastewater reservoir to outcomplete the smelly grey goo that has colonised the container

2025-12-25 02:36:48 GMT

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haven't you done well! Merry Xmas Josh 🎄

2025-12-24 02:30:39 GMT

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True. Though I see a photo of that clown and my first instinct is there's fuckery afoot.

2025-12-23 23:39:14 GMT

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to be fair, the US approves staring directly into the sun.

2025-12-22 22:36:31 GMT

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Great show!

2025-12-22 21:54:10 GMT

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Two lines light up, and it's RSV. So Christmas is cancelled, and I'm running out of bad TV to watch while I dope myself up on ibuprofen and sequester myself away in my apartment. Got any good non-US comedies? Or books?

2025-12-22 13:09:00 GMT

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I do love a possum

2025-12-21 11:26:04 GMT

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And I'd do it again!!

2025-12-21 11:16:01 GMT

I have a bunch of store credit at Rebel at the same time Garmin has a fairly steep discount on their range of watches. Also mine is like, ten years old and has a couple of issues now. All of which is to say I apologise for the inflation figures for December.

2025-12-20 10:34:32 GMT

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😆 that tracks

2025-12-20 09:34:42 GMT

Aussie Ghosts (2025) was cute.

2025-12-20 07:56:03 GMT

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cheers 😁

2025-12-20 07:09:58 GMT

Just my luck to get a big chesty cough the week before Christmas. Also very on brand to request a doctor's appointment for what my autocorrect describes as a "cheese infection".

2025-12-19 12:50:39 GMT

This is the series that got me back into reading again. It's quirky and British, and the humour makes them a perfect chillout read. https://hardcover.app/books/the-impossible-fortune/reviews/@AndAssociatedAshes #ThursdayMurderClub

2025-12-18 10:51:56 GMT

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thanks! I've done that in the past, but this was just randomly I spotted my new neighbour moving in and I said hello on the way back from grabbing coffee. Rachel? Rebecca? Ramona?

2025-12-18 03:28:28 GMT

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basically just leaving the memory that I've forgotten to remember.

2025-12-18 03:04:59 GMT

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would kind of like my next car to have a CD drive tbh

2025-12-18 01:40:11 GMT

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👀.

2025-12-18 01:38:08 GMT

She tells me her name and it enters my brain like a spray of neutrinos, barely registering before passing out the back of my head again completely forgotten.

2025-12-17 11:22:12 GMT

RE: https://tech.lgbt/@archer/115733250750589552
I'm wondering why this got stuck in my head for no reason https://youtu.be/--9kqhzQ-8Q #HYCYBH
#note12cd…whnk

2025-12-17 05:15:44 GMT

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That's awesome

2025-12-15 02:09:08 GMT

That thing where you catch a mosquito mid-air, only for it to fly away again when you open your hand

2025-12-14 03:48:54 GMT

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that's true! I meant to get along to that, but totally forgot. Do you know how long it runs for?

2025-12-14 03:14:23 GMT

I was walking past Avid Reader the other night and picked up a book on sale. I like buying paper books. But I don't especially like reading them. So I just borrowed the same one from the library to read on my Kobo.

2025-12-13 15:12:32 GMT

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I last saw Velociraptor in 2017 at The Brightside. Another lifetime ago. I only remembered because I walked past on the way to Black Bear Lodge.

2025-12-13 12:00:38 GMT

COMPUTER!
#Velociraptor

2025-12-12 08:49:41 GMT

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what?! :D

2025-12-12 08:16:26 GMT

Bring on 2026, it can't get any worse than this year *seemingly from nowhere an ominous chord plays*

2025-12-10 09:19:44 GMT

RE: https://bne.social/@BNELights/115693973946731854
that's a mood for sure
#note18zy…ee4h

2025-12-10 06:54:42 GMT

Kinda love this error message on the bus
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2025-12-06 07:43:41 GMT

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ah bummer. Wonder if it's worth filing a bug request. Hopefully not too much hassle

2025-12-06 07:34:48 GMT

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very cool. Where are you coming from?

2025-12-06 05:44:11 GMT

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It's an important job and someone has to do it

2025-12-06 04:48:14 GMT

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oh weird, that's not ideal. Still cool

2025-12-06 04:47:45 GMT

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life is parody

2025-12-06 04:22:13 GMT

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always an exciting time. Is that round thing the new temperature/air quality thing?

2025-12-06 03:11:45 GMT

Maybe life would be better if I simply bought $PRODUCT.

2025-12-06 02:40:42 GMT

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There was another cloudflare outage

2025-12-06 01:47:23 GMT

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I keep seeing things that the weird Al has been doing, and wondering how it's getting through my Al filters

2025-12-05 14:07:05 GMT

"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more." https://stereogum.com/2481865/los-campesinos-break-down-all-their-payments-from-streaming-services/news #link

2025-12-05 08:17:59 GMT

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good spot for it

2025-12-05 07:53:00 GMT

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I haven't done it, but apparently you can make your root domain magically point to your fedi presence on a subdomain, though you'd have to look up how that works.

2025-12-05 07:47:24 GMT

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GTS does seem pretty cool. Ugly, but cool 😆

2025-12-04 12:52:26 GMT

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was it me? Could've been me. 😆

2025-12-04 12:10:38 GMT

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Best of luck

2025-12-04 11:55:21 GMT

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Weeeeee! Drive safe

2025-12-04 11:52:45 GMT

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Sent it to a music enjoyer buddy and he live-posted his listen-through while I was at the pub. Every time I'd look down there'd be another little music feeling, which is one of my favourite things
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2025-12-04 11:49:03 GMT

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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.

2025-12-04 11:29:59 GMT

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lol, glad I could be of assistance

2025-12-04 07:24:16 GMT

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I do aim to please. I don't know what you'd do without me

2025-12-04 07:04:53 GMT

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sorry about it 🫤