Nic Wise
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fastchicken.co.nz
Nic Wise
@fastchicken.co.nz
Software Engineer/Eng Manager in training.

SRE. AWS/Terraform/Typescript/React(Native).

Lover of great Coffee.

Mountain Bike and RPM Enthusiast. Island Dweller.

Photo is of Milo.
looks like it should be walkable
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Or deliver it to your car
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Not sure you can take it on the train. You should be able to. Just… inconsistent.
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We equiped a flat in London without a car

No furniture but everything else. Pots pans knives etc etc
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
BUT THEY ARE SO CLOSE TO GETTING IT RIGHT
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Spud-in-a-bag

And teefs
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I love it.
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
You fucking monster.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Sour cream?

Reduced cream SIR.
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Oh right when we killed it cos we needed to use CF…
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I dont think there is anywhere else in Auckland I'd love TBH. Mix of close to town, but out of the way and quiet. Kinda perfect for us.
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
SOOOO many. The morning commuter ferries usually have 6-10 per sailing.... gets to be fun getting them off sometimes (mine included)
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
They just don't always frequent the places you were at (sometimes, but not always). You have to dig a bit to find them, and if you move here, it'll usually take a good 2 years before they start coming out of the woodwork to say hi :)

Glad you had a good weekend tho <3
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I think you're right with the "whiff" of feudalism, but I'm not sure there is a lot more than a whiff. There's definitely "sets" of people. But there are a lot more normal people on the island - middle to upper-middle class-ish.
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"The island, I joked, would be perfect if only it had a record store."

We don't, but Island Coffee (next to Countdown, but behind the shops) is close, sort of. Spin some vinyl while having a coffee. Or go visit @franciscoblaha.bsky.social at the Bike Box and spin some dub :)
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
But unless you're in a timezone where you're asleep.... you'll know this :)
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I guess Opus 4.5 is out...
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM