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Dave Dustin

@dustin.nz

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Semi competent Principal Engineer based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Formerly a Microsoft SQL Server MVP but still a big fan of Azure. Primarily working with AWS these day.

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 15h

Operation Christmas Cake 2025 is a go.
Only 2 weeks late.

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Thea @thea.hutchings.gen.nz · 16h

I just thought it was a trick to get people to buy a’merkin

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16h

the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 15h

a woman with long hair is standing in front of a crowd of people and making a funny face .

ALT: a woman with long hair is standing in front of a crowd of people and making a funny face .

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 16h

Ditto. I made a Chicken Caesar Salad for lunch.

Didn't have all the ingredients, but it worked just fine without the lettuce.

Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 16h

Kinda. We have a minimum monthly committed spend we need to hit, and we're not. If we don't spend it, we have to pay it anyway.

Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 18h

Something I thought I would never say...

I'm struggling to think of how we can spend a lot of money on AWS at short notice.

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Wes Miller @getwired.com · 19h

I am so, so tired of AI.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 1d

. @foxylustygrover.bsky.social 's push for "Somebody Else" reminds me of "None of the Above" in Brewster's Millions #nzpol

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David William Sheridan @dwsheridan.bsky.social · 1d

#cats and #vampires

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 2d

Sounds like you need to RTO ;p

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 2d

Today or back in the day?

Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 2d

Cat mistimed her leap into my lap, causing her to dig claws in for purchase, causing me to leap backwards in my chair, causing me to topple backwards, cutting open my elbow and head.

Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 2d

Well, fuck.

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 2d

So-orig it was $551m for 2 top of the line Korean rail ferries delivered this year & next. It cost National $671m to cancel them. We don’t know the added price for these Chinese Ferries-hopefully they won’t be full of asbestos like the rail carriages were #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/14/g...

Govt confirms shipyard for new Cook Strait ferries

The shipbuilder was the "largest modern integrated shipbuilding enterprise in Southern China," Peters said in his media release.

www.1news.co.nz

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 2d

13 of which are quote posts, which makes it even more terrifying.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 3d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 3d

My dad used to answer the phone with the 5 digit version of their number, even though they moved to 7 digits 30 years before.

Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 3d

No, but it's adjacent product that we've been using for more than a decade. They got acquired by a VC in Feb and now are turning on their customers to try and make a quick buck.

I can only assume AI features will be promoted as reason to upgrade.

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 3d

That is one thing I do envy the Northern Hemisphere.
Y'all have a bunch more identifiable constellations than we do down here.

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 3d

Got this earlier today

Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 3d

DAY 1673!?!!!???!

That's commitment.

jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 3d

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1673

Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 3d

I think it was Teac who tried to promote a tape variant that was "designed for LP recording" claiming their spindles were optimised for slower rotation speeds.

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Doug Savage @savagechickens.bsky.social · 3d

This Season. www.patreon.com/posts/this-s...

On the TV: "Dumpster Fire!" [Pic of dumpster fire with a little happy face]
Chicken behind couch: "I stopped watching that show. Too predictable."
Chicken on the couch: "There's a new twist this season!"
On the TV: "Dumpster Fire: Rolling Down A Hill!" [pic of dumpster fire rolling down a hill, looking alarmed]

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