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Cake day: June 2nd, 2023

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  • No problem! I’ve used it for years, though my home assistant running on a Raspberry Pi 4 is now doing the pi-hole thing with adguard instead as the original one was having issues. Though you get weird DNS quirks when the machine running DNS also relies on the internet.

    Plus that time I did a dumb thing in home assistant to see what would happen, and it brought the internet down.

    So I am keen to get another Pi. I highly recommend keeping it on a dedicated device you never touch except for updates!







  • One of my favourites that I haven’t seen mentioned is the Todo.txt extension.

    It adds a todo list in the tray synced to a couple of files (that I store in Nextcloud). I add things I need to do to the list, and I also play with the settings so it colours by priority and sorts by priority.

    I also use the ntodotxt app on my phone to sync items. The app is fine but I really like the gnome extension, very handy.





  • I think it’s reasonable to respond with something like “I’m really not a kid person, I don’t much enjoy talking about kids or being around kids. I’m still happy to meet for coffee, but maybe we plan to keep it a short chat and see how it goes?”

    They’re mostly just going to be the focus of the occasion because they need constant attention, and I don’t really like kids in general. And, if they cry or act up and attract attention I will hate that.

    Many places will have toy areas for kids, maybe you can find one (or ask if they can suggest one since they are more likely to know which ones nearby have that). A 2 year old can probably keep themselves mostly entertained off and on for 30 mins or an hour, depending on the specific kid and if there are a good selection of toys. The 6 month old will need more attention but may well spend a lot of the time sleeping.

    An old friend/aquaintance I’ve not spoken to in a few years popped up recently and we got chatting a little over text.

    I don’t want to put you off, but I’d probably have a plan for what you’re going to do if they start a MLM pitch.




  • Oh I was comparing Disney+ Standard to Netflix Standard. Turns out there’s also Netflix Basic which is a similar price to Disney+ Standard, but with many more restrictions.

    I think Disney+ Standard and Netflix Standard seem to be comparable. In NZD Disney+ is $16.99 (approx $10USD)and Netflix is $25.99 (approx $15USD) per month. Disney+ gives annual discounts as well.

    None of the plans in NZ seem to have ads (yet…).

    Though I don’t think they- charge extra for 4k so there is that.

    Out of the two plans I see, the Standard only includes up to 1080p and 4k requires Premium, $21.99NZD (approx $13USD).