Gordon Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A #Scot in #Australia
- retired Uni of New England (AU) IT manager ( #dataCentre, #network, #security)
- has an eclectic taste in #music (from Baroque to Jazz to Techno)
- mapper at #openStreetMap ( #OSM)
- reading #sff
- writing using #markdown
- #photography

Recently relocated to #Ballarat, Victoria

Also #linux, #macOS, #raspberryPi, #amateurRadio, #hiking, #borderCollie, #cooking

Background image: looking across Lake Wendouree to Nazareth House, with Mt. Warrenheip in the background.

Restarted a blog: https://blog.macalba.net
Apple Music: Baroque, ensembles, ...: https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/apple-music-baroque-ensembles/pl.u-pM84bILdyVK
Apple Music: Techno, House, Trance, Electronica, ...: https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/apple-music-techno-house-trance-electronica/pl.u-06ezzFP4yro
Amateur radio: VK2UB/3 @ QF12wk

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macalba_at_aus.social@momostr.pink

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2026-10-25T10:48:01Z

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2026-04-12 04:08:17 UTC

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I had always assumed that off-peak was just at night but just a few days ago, after getting a bill, I checked my peak/off-peak times.
I was somewhat surprised to find out that my off-peak is from 9pm in the evening right though to 3pm the next afternoon. So 18 hours of off-peak!  (I'm with ARCLINE in Victoria.)
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2025-08-30 23:57:54 UTC

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Jeff Johnson’s ($) StopTheMadnessPro extension for various browsers will help you here.
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2025-07-26 09:38:04 UTC

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I'm going to assume that this is where it'll end up on Spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/user/triple.j.abc

2025-07-21 04:52:34 UTC

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So I ventured into experimental cuisine and made a pseudo-pizza. I assembled partially toasted mixed grain bread, partially heated pizza-flavoured beans, shredded corned beef, and pieces of cheddar cheese. This was then heated in a microwave.
The verdict: edible(ish) but I've absolutely no idea what pizza style is was supposed to emulate.
#food #pizza #experimentalCuisine
@npub12n5…9dex @npub14dg…89xg [@Su_G](https://aus.social/@Su_G ) @npub1mcs…rxd4 @npub1dnh…4qj3
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2025-07-18 12:01:26 UTC

Spotted in the supermarket today. Pizza flavoured beans? What's next? Earwax flavour?
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2024-11-06 00:22:55 UTC

Bird at birdbath. No, wait, …, that's an awfully big bird! And furry, not feathery. Ah, it's mama 'roo.
#wildOz #wildlife #armidale #metz #newSouthWales #kangaroosOfMastodon
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2024-10-19 22:23:10 UTC

Sunrise at our woodlands.
#silentSunday #armidale #metz #newSouthWales
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2024-10-16 21:39:35 UTC

This young joey is getting more adventurous and will frequently leave mother's pouch and do a few circuits around her, or stand next to her and watch what's happening in her world.
#wildOz #wildlife #armidale #metz #newSouthWales #photography #kangaroosOfMastodon #macropodsOfMastodon #fauna
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2024-10-14 22:38:53 UTC

This male red-necked wallaby is checking us out before deciding whether to cross the track or not. He eventually decides that there's no danger and hops across to the left of the image.
#wildOz #wildlife #armidale #metz #newSouthWaes #macropodsOfMastodon #wallaby
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2024-08-04 07:00:07 UTC

#silentSunday
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