Work in IT and live in Australia 🇦🇺
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Last Notes npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…cc9w I’ve read enquiry is a general query and an inquiry is an official investigation npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…tqcw npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…zcd6 @nprofile…jvcx npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…y9z0 @nprofile…7st0 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…g9ft had the 12” action figure where you looked through the back of his head for bionic eyesight npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…jat5 @nprofile…jvcx it’ll be cloudy… npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…9yvc hopefully no gear / mike booms etc that they though was out of frame npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…xr5a @nprofile…7st0 assume just fake things like proof of income blah blah? npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/102/269/854/433/272/original/801718c54b1c359f.png npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…zzj8 on to the engine - that alone has more parts than some 1/72 kits I’ve built npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Starting to look like a plane npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…jvcx after kids moved back home with Covid lock down I basically gave up npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…jvcx one presale ticket npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…jvcx @nprofile…nq2u @nprofile…k3fr tickets to see it on the big screen at the Openair cinema - can’t wait npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Interesting morning. Out on the verandah having a morning coffee when a kangaroo bounds down the street, across the road and hit by a car. He’s wedged under the car. Motorists tries to drive over him. People are screaming at him. They run over and lift the car to free him. Roo hops off on one leg to local park - I’m on phone to wild life rescue. They’re out quick and trying to chase a roo with a broken leg around the lake. I’m sober. This doesn’t happen every day in Australia I swear npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5rsp gotta be a video in that… npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…stq7 @nprofile…jvcx npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…9yvc haha! npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Bit more progress - black leading edge stripes are a pain npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…kq0x @nprofile…7st0 oh that’s good npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Some really thoughtful analysis of the Daniel Craig Bond era. npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…jvcx at least they cleaned the Blarney Stone between smooches npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…9yvc and his guitar playing… npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…fdcj we got a mountain name wrong. Not just any mountain but our biggest npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Calling this one done, first kit finished for 2026 #scalemodel https://www.briangrinter.com/2026/01/first-kit-2026/ npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter First kit finished for 2026, although it was started last year. npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…smv2 daughter’s cats just keep catching native lizards 🦎😢 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter That was pretty satisfying, pulling off the tape for almost no runs or overspray. Kit decals are a bit average so I’ve ordered some aftermarket ones npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…cc9w pretty small and it’s an older kit so decals aren’t the best alas, however pretty happy with the result npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Getting back in the groove npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/no-grok-cant-really-apologize-for-posting-non-consensual-sexual-images/ npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj I still maintain 1990 was 10 years ago npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…7cyv @nprofile…6jgx depends on the kit and subject. Some I’ll build out of the box while some get extra attention and after market bits. After a long build I’ll reward myself with something quick in a week npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…7cyv @nprofile…6jgx sorry meant RAN. RAAF operated a number of Vampires npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…6jgx @nprofile…7cyv haven’t built anything since June npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…6jgx @nprofile…7cyv yeah npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…7cyv @nprofile…6jgx 288 but I haven’t catalogued them all yet so probably 330-359 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…7cyv @nprofile…6jgx very cool set up npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…3x8n only learnt recently it covered LGBTQ in 1982 - ahead of its time npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter From farm lit to romantasy: How Australian reading habits changed in 2025 #australia #literature npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter This is gold… npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…j4v2 “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?” npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj their business model is built on people who sign up with the intention of getting fit but never or rarely going npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…j4v2 my guy asks cash in hand so I’m sure he pays all applicable taxes and declares income… npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Call me Niki Lauda - I’m on fire today https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Santa Denied Entry to US After Posting on Social Media That Trump Is a Fuckwit #uspol https://theshovel.com.au/2025/12/26/santa-denied-entry-to-us-social-media/ npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…cacx npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…0nd2 in the early-mid 2000s ran a little forum for a youth group I volunteer with. It was successful and had a thriving little community including former members. Then social media came along npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter https://apple.news/AYBivZK75SB6FsLayXez-OQ npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…0nd2 I usually do the restore from iCloud backup, so I went through and deleted everting including mastodon on the iPad. npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…0nd2 bought a new iPad mini to use flying with cellular npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj even the racist party support it - fark… npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter This looks interesting. npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…36r9 @nprofile…9nss empties bloody quickly npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj @nprofile…rk3e I took a 4 socket power board and adapter last time I went to the uk to charge everything npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter https://youtu.be/TO12yGhOi3g npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter For those who celebrate npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…zhr0 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…s42m @nprofile…5upj npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Depressing read npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Sounds about right… #coding npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…xl7t @nprofile…9nss npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter https://theshovel.com.au/2025/12/19/howard-reassures-australians-he-can-always-divide-us-more/ npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Stupid games with AI #ai https://www.briangrinter.com/2025/12/fun-games-with-ai/ npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Jackie wanted to get a photo on Abbey Road crossing but those pesky tourists wouldn't get out of the way. npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…3x8n someone sent this to me - CGI from 1948 😀 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter https://youtube.com/watch?v=0gHE9blt0mQ npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…0nd2 what’s funny is these kids boasting of beating the ban - from their accounts npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…zhr0 that’s so hideously bad, it’s like a car crash you can’t look away from, and want to watch again JUST because it’s so bad 🤣 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj guess we’re not travelling to the USA until 2029 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…n2aj @nprofile…9nss npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…00ja odd guy out not on aus.social but sure npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…sr07 @nprofile…00ja npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…0nd2 my heart goes out to whoever is still using that CRT monitor… npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…cwn0 I could make a joke about the cream, the bone, the off-white, the white, the ivory or the beige but only Australians would get it npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…g4fv @nprofile…6jgx takes on a different meaning to Australians npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…y70r @nprofile…5upj screaming in 80s at me npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…scce @nprofile…9nss npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation? npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…ct6z @nprofile…5upj @nprofile…ghe8 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…cwn0 racing downunder is different 😝 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj stop the exports of rare earths and triple the costs of their bases here npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…dhsu it wasn’t me npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj the To Read list (used to be on Goodreads but switched to StoryGraph) still sits at 320 so I have a while to go npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj encouraged both my kids to read from an early age npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj one of the good things about our new metro is how frequent it is - game changer npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…00ja I used to have an old 1998 UBD with north west rail corridor coming soon npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…dszh well that’s the beginning of the end npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…f0lx @nprofile…5upj why lock yourself to a distro? If you were serious about escaping the walled garden you’d compile Linux from scratch and create your own chips 😂 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…9x0w @nprofile…5upj Sulu could fix it npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…dszh @nprofile…00ja average IQ of both the Nationals and One Nation went up… npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…6jgx @nprofile…n926 I recently learnt about the storm in a tea cup of Australian sushi 😂🍣 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…n926 @nprofile…6jgx my boss (Aussie born) told me I was weak for getting the butter chicken on a team lunch - too mild npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter @nprofile…5upj was there last week 😁 npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Woohoo npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Of course they did… npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Ok, little bit further down the rabbit hole with Australian music in the 1980s. npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter Just went down a little bit of a rabbit hole on the old Kerb and Gutter (Comb and Cutter Hotel, Blacktown). npub16y86c8mncah7u9zphh8052nn00f2l2s53xeulqfvrchf25px9m5s2tfhy6 Brian Grinter https://youtu.be/GlqISPx4dkE
