Sam
@samthor.au
tech echosystem influencer 📣🦋
building a thing 👀
former greentech CTO 🔌🔋 + xoogler 🧢
building a thing 👀
former greentech CTO 🔌🔋 + xoogler 🧢
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Sam
@samthor.au
· Nov 11
👋 Hello butterfly place, I have opinions™ on tech. Follow me for occasional useful content mixed with inane updates.
12.5kW at 11am ☀️☀️☀️☀️
(we only have "12kW" of panels)
(we only have "12kW" of panels)
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
12.5kW at 11am ☀️☀️☀️☀️
(we only have "12kW" of panels)
(we only have "12kW" of panels)
need to automate power cycling the NBN box to fix this shit.
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
need to automate power cycling the NBN box to fix this shit.
Look everyone, I have opinions. #sydtechleaders
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Look everyone, I have opinions. #sydtechleaders
yet another reason not to use # private vars
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
yet another reason not to use # private vars
Yes macOS Tahoe has weird rounded corners.
But geez have you tried Windows, any version. Microsoft should just nuke it from orbit, it's not like they care vs all the Office subscription revenue anyway.
But geez have you tried Windows, any version. Microsoft should just nuke it from orbit, it's not like they care vs all the Office subscription revenue anyway.
October 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Yes macOS Tahoe has weird rounded corners.
But geez have you tried Windows, any version. Microsoft should just nuke it from orbit, it's not like they care vs all the Office subscription revenue anyway.
But geez have you tried Windows, any version. Microsoft should just nuke it from orbit, it's not like they care vs all the Office subscription revenue anyway.
NOT in the backyard. #finance #investing #economy
YouTube video by Chris Kohler
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
"Yarra Trams remains tight-lipped as to where on Melbourne’s 250km network of track the 2027 course might be set up"
I have a helpful suggestion. George St?
I have a helpful suggestion. George St?
Track stars: the world tram driver championship wowed Europe. Now Australia is gearing up for its turn
Teams from 25 cities competed in front of thousands of spectators in Vienna and Melbourne is set to host the 2027 showpiece
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"Yarra Trams remains tight-lipped as to where on Melbourne’s 250km network of track the 2027 course might be set up"
I have a helpful suggestion. George St?
I have a helpful suggestion. George St?
"An unplanned power outage is affecting the network"
please try turning it on and off again
please try turning it on and off again
NBN HFC is down again, time to generate another upgrade quote - rip, still AU$14,526
September 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"An unplanned power outage is affecting the network"
please try turning it on and off again
please try turning it on and off again
NBN HFC is down again, time to generate another upgrade quote - rip, still AU$14,526
September 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
NBN HFC is down again, time to generate another upgrade quote - rip, still AU$14,526
ooh look a new NiN album
(also a Tron movie I guess)
(also a Tron movie I guess)
September 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
ooh look a new NiN album
(also a Tron movie I guess)
(also a Tron movie I guess)
update: it was also 8ms => 10ms ping day 🫠
September 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
update: it was also 8ms => 10ms ping day 🫠
Honestly this software feels like the "it's only 5.6mm except for this GIANT GROWTH" of the Mac hardware world. (That every tech YT'er seems to be happy to just... ignore?)
Looks good but they're measuring the wrong thing.
Looks good but they're measuring the wrong thing.
September 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Honestly this software feels like the "it's only 5.6mm except for this GIANT GROWTH" of the Mac hardware world. (That every tech YT'er seems to be happy to just... ignore?)
Looks good but they're measuring the wrong thing.
Looks good but they're measuring the wrong thing.
My Linux server's NIC seems to drop off the network briefly after a long period of high use.
The first hit to "fix" it? Suggests disabling IPv6 🙃🙃🙃
The first hit to "fix" it? Suggests disabling IPv6 🙃🙃🙃
September 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My Linux server's NIC seems to drop off the network briefly after a long period of high use.
The first hit to "fix" it? Suggests disabling IPv6 🙃🙃🙃
The first hit to "fix" it? Suggests disabling IPv6 🙃🙃🙃
I love Amber 🔌 generally, but not dispatching my whole battery to zero before a -ve export day is ridiculous.
September 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I love Amber 🔌 generally, but not dispatching my whole battery to zero before a -ve export day is ridiculous.
I've been writing too much Go.
I want a VSCode plugin that automatically wraps my JS conditionals/etc in brackets:
"if x {" => "if (x) {"
Help!
I want a VSCode plugin that automatically wraps my JS conditionals/etc in brackets:
"if x {" => "if (x) {"
Help!
August 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I've been writing too much Go.
I want a VSCode plugin that automatically wraps my JS conditionals/etc in brackets:
"if x {" => "if (x) {"
Help!
I want a VSCode plugin that automatically wraps my JS conditionals/etc in brackets:
"if x {" => "if (x) {"
Help!
I have an increasing supply of valid but superseded Unifi networking gear since I upgraded to 10gbit APs.
Enquire within 🤣
Enquire within 🤣
August 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I have an increasing supply of valid but superseded Unifi networking gear since I upgraded to 10gbit APs.
Enquire within 🤣
Enquire within 🤣
apparently my au registrar straight-up broke my *@samthor.au forwarding address... sigh.
Off to Cloudflare we go, hi ho hi ho.
Off to Cloudflare we go, hi ho hi ho.
August 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
apparently my au registrar straight-up broke my *@samthor.au forwarding address... sigh.
Off to Cloudflare we go, hi ho hi ho.
Off to Cloudflare we go, hi ho hi ho.
So I registered a totally new domain via Cloudflare.
Routed it to some stuff.
No less than an hour later I am getting requests for like "/.vscode/sftp.json", "/wp-admin", that kind of stuff.
Is this CF proactively checking me? Or something else?
Routed it to some stuff.
No less than an hour later I am getting requests for like "/.vscode/sftp.json", "/wp-admin", that kind of stuff.
Is this CF proactively checking me? Or something else?
August 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
So I registered a totally new domain via Cloudflare.
Routed it to some stuff.
No less than an hour later I am getting requests for like "/.vscode/sftp.json", "/wp-admin", that kind of stuff.
Is this CF proactively checking me? Or something else?
Routed it to some stuff.
No less than an hour later I am getting requests for like "/.vscode/sftp.json", "/wp-admin", that kind of stuff.
Is this CF proactively checking me? Or something else?
this is cool hardware but I think I'll be self hosting; refresh every 15 mins does not make a good travel or power dashboard (admittedly niche use cases)
@usetrmnl.com
@usetrmnl.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
this is cool hardware but I think I'll be self hosting; refresh every 15 mins does not make a good travel or power dashboard (admittedly niche use cases)
@usetrmnl.com
@usetrmnl.com