Ben Short ✅ @bcshort@mastodon.social
Sysadmin, Photography, Amateur Radio - VK7BEN. http://www.vk7ben.id.au. My Toots are my own and do not reflect views or opinions of my employer. Australian.
So many Australian States introduced single use plastic bag bans at supermarkets recently. Here in Tasmania we've has these bans for years, and it really isn't a bother.
There seems to be a lot of precious snowflakes out there who can't come to grips with this situation.
I’m just being an old grump, but it really grinds my gears to see people heaping praise and compliments on people who have taken "professional" photos that are out of focus, oversaturated and poorly exposed.
It's one thing to take a happy snap, it's totally another to claim it as artwork quality.
Scales *finally* moved downward again today. Relieved.
One of the things I am finding pretty interesting about this "diet" (myfitnesspal CICO) I am on is that if you are making a conscientious effort in seriously limiting the sugar in your diet, the carbohydrate intake tends to look after itself.
According to MFP, My daily sugars limit is 77g. I tend to find if I keep under that, I tend to be under my daily Carb Count by at least 100g.
Spectra made it's Debut at #Darkmofo in 2013, but has now returned permanently to Hobart at the #monamuseum. It will be lit for a few days each year around each solstice.
#darkmofo2018 #hobart #tasmania #photography #lights #discoverTasmania #spectra
It's #darkmofo time in Hobart and on the night of the solstice, I thought I'd go out and take some photos.
As always, Tasman Bridge is lit red for the duration of the event.
Getting really bummed out that despite going on a 1600 cal/day diet and working out at the gym and swimming, my weight has not shifted.
I know people say "but thats due to muscle mass!". perhaps. Still find it frustrating to not see the scale even go down a little bit.
@tk how did the walk go?
So last week I signed up with a Gym... "It's time to work on my health..."
First swim in 3 years today, and oh my god it was great. Every time I go for a swim after a break I wonder why I ever stopped before.
I feel like I need to create an mail rule to send all mail with the subject containing words "Update", "Privacy Policy" and "Terms of Service" straight to the bin.
So much #GPDR spam.
I'm beginning to think this project management framework I have been asked to follow is taking the piss.
"Project Brief", "Project Proposal" and "Business Plan" documents all have the same content, looking at the table of contents, so I am failing to see what the difference is between the 3.
Also hacked out a heap of African Lily (Agapanthus), because water company claimed they could not find the water meter, despite it being the same place for the last 70ish years, and they've managed to read it fine every quarter for the last 5 years or so.
Well a somewhat productive weekend. Most notable achievement is finally preparing a radio to donate to my local club for use as a packet radio digipeater. Good old Phillips PRM8010!
I know I shouldn't read the comments on the local newspaper website. Especially when it's loosely related to my employment.
The ignorance of the armchair experts is breathtaking and it takes a lot of emotional strength not to feed the trolls.
More #Adulting achieved today by purchasing quilt cover sets and fitted sheets so that I actually have spare bedding now for guests
Its been a wild 24 hours for local weather with record rainfalls, flash flooding that ground the city to a stand still and 130kmh+ winds. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-11/hobart-weather-record-rains-hit-flash-flooding/9750106 #hobartfloods
Local Fire Service is being stretched tonight with a large number of incidents and storm force winds. Not often I see the brigade I used to be a member off roaring past my house code 3. It's very much out of area for them.
