Sam (aka; Complexity of systems)
addressforbots.apcn.nz
Sam (aka; Complexity of systems)
@addressforbots.apcn.nz
A human doing my best.
I sometimes write code 🧑‍💻
They/Them 🏳️‍🌈
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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Why the f*** is my router using trade me as an NTP server.
The answer is because I have Use Peer NTP enabled but why the f*** is 2degrees giving out trade me (and a random IT services company) as an NTP server rather than running their own (and no they do not […]

[Original post on social.apcn.nz]
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Santa Tracker Shows Sleigh Stopped For 40 Minutes Outside Old Girlfriend’s House https://theonion.com/santa-tracker-shows-sleigh-stopped-for-40-minutes-outside-old-girlfriends-house/
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Totally normal request from US customs. (This is for an item of clothing ordered by Mx 21, who is not at any point of the inferred Four Gender Compass)
December 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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It appears as though SFWA has had a very quick change of heart and is now back on the right side of this. Shouldn't have happened in the first place. New Nebula Awards eligibility rules for generated text are now:
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Why do i hate my self
ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGG
Like I don't want to die
But I hate the way I am RN
Why am I a Man why do i have to be a man i dont want to be
ARRRRRRGGGG
I'm Drunk I know it's bad but I keep doing it
ARRRRRGGGGGG
may delete later
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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I just realised that ikea is officially in New Zealand which means something else is also officially in New Zealand.

BLÅHAJ!
December 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
BLÅHAJ
BLÅHAJ
BLÅHAJ

#IKEA
I just realised that ikea is officially in New Zealand which means something else is also officially in New Zealand.

BLÅHAJ!
December 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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I just realised that ikea is officially in New Zealand which means something else is also officially in New Zealand.

BLÅHAJ!
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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you vs the joyce they tell you not to worry about
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I just realised that I'm 2 days younger than Wikipedia I was born on the 17th of January and Wikipedia got its first edit on the 15th.
That sentence probably makes a lot of people feel really old.
December 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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December 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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three grinches in a trench coat 😹😹

#nzpol
Not Santa.... my #nzpol cartoon #NZListener
December 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser "
#AI #Mozilla #Firefox
It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser "
Just like Google plan with Chrome, Mozilla aren't sitting still on expanding Firefox into something resembling a web browser but with more AI.
www.gamingonlinux.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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“You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them!”
December 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Well I guess I am no longer upgrading Calibre
the fucking Calibre e-book manager has gone AI slop

calibre-ebook.com/whats-new
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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i'd like to respond "no i'd rather set myself on fucking fire" but this is a stranger who thinks they're being helpful, i guess, so that'd probably be rude
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Website Task Flowchart

xkcd.com/3175/
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Everyone's showing their Wrapped here I see, thought I should post mine too
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Welcome to the Family of Me :D
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM