Geeking
- dart http package does not have support for cookies
- git client for Android
- Built a little dashboard with Google Charts and javascript to track the deaths from covid-19 in vaccinated vs unvaccinated population. Vaccines do work!
- Used jq for the first time (to extract details from Lithuanian covid-19 stats json data file)
- Installed gitui (text based UI for git)
Geeking for work
- I have attended an intro hands on training for Azure Red Hat OpenShift
- I love going through code, DB and logs to understand why an issue happens. I feel like a detective.
- Compromised package ua-parser-js does not affect us.
Podcasts
- Skeptics with a K: Episode #311 - This week Alice talks about the website Healthline and their evidence review of mistletoe-based alternative therapy iscador. Meanwhile, Mike talks about ivermectin and the claims that it leaves people sterile.
- Skeptics with a K: Episode #312 - Marsh talks about the ups and downs of the regulation of chiropractors in the UK, and Mike talks about what exactly he means when he says ‘the placebo effect isn’t real’. Meanwhile, Alice gets annoyed at people being awful, and Mike visits the Covid test centre.
- The Skeptics Guide #847
- The Skeptics Guide #848
Reading
- Continuing listening to audio book The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
- Continuing reading Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
Cooking
- Vegan biryani (with Chicken free chicken)
- Chinese spiced pork fillet (by Domini Kemp)
- Truly Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Tenders - cooked this a year ro so ago.
Cooking to try
- Easy Homemade Salsa – 5 Min Blender Salsa
- Pork Belly Curry by The Curry Guy
- One Skillet Savory Beef Tips and Gravy
Cooking - interesting site
Food in Wellington
Gardening
- Moved the compost bin
- Set up a mini green house. Planted cucumbers and some coriander in the greenhouse.
- Planted chillies inside.
Random links
- Covid-19: How does the Novavax vaccine work and what do we know about it as a booster?
- (2019) New Tonga island ’now home to flowers and owls’
- Srsly Risky Biz: Thursday, September 30 - newsletter about IT security
- GitHub blog Release Radar - September edition
- Consume This podcast
- MSD may be able to help with costs getting to a vaccination centre
- Blog post about Neanderthal Healthcare
- Congratulations, Mini, You Made The Stupidest Turn Signals Ever
Photos
Important events
- NZ gave up on covid-19 elimination and is now trying to slow down the spread until more people get vaccinated