zkbro

Last update: 13/04/2025

About me

me hanging by a trig station

Zak's the name. I like the outdoors - running's my jam - trails and hills are my fav. I can keep a trot all day, more if I'm on a mish. I like to garden too, grow my own food, save a few bob. I do a bit of mountain biking, skiing and paragliding when time, money and nerves permit.

I grew up in Australia, but now reside in the Queenstown Lakes District in New Zealand. Traded the beaches for the mountains. I'm much more at home here. Recently became a NZ citizen and passport holder.

My career has predominantly been in geographic information systems (GIS), surveying, and asset management. In late 2024 I made a significant career shift into installation and upgrades of integrated home smart systems - audio, visual, security, heating/cooling, access etc. It's a new field for me, and I'm enjoying the journey.

I like computery things too - data vis, web building, coding, systematic trading, PKM, linux, de-googling, FOSS, permacomputing. I'm not great at any of them, but they're interesting and I enjoy learning about them.

About the site

I'm fairly new to this web building thing. This is a bit of a testing ground while I learn the ropes. At the moment I am using the zola static site generator and the neocities CLI utility to publish to Neocities. I am simultaneously learning about Linux and the command line on my old laptop, so most of this is built from there.

I don't write many deep things. It's more of a log than anything. And a place to tinker. It's varied, which I guess is a good reflection of who I am. It's nice to have a place to let rip anything I want. I don't expect everything to resonate with any one reader. That's ok. Maybe there's one or two things. I'm always keen to hear from folk via email. Reach out if you want a yarn.

Quick-posts

2025-04-20 22:36

Went for a ride today in the drizzle. Felt very Autumn. Got back covered in mud.

2025-04-19 20:50

Blog-post, quick-post, note, tinylog, gemlog, daily note, weeknote. They all mean different things to me. They all help in their own way.

2025-04-18 16:35

I have made a giant leap on notes.zkbro.com, moving to a deliciously beautiful MkDocs + Material for MkDocs plugin combo. This is the cleanest site I'…

2025-04-17 07:30

notes.zkbro.com up and running!

2025-04-13 16:13

I've started a capsule using the Gemini protocol: gemini://gmi.zkbro.com. I'm failing fast, learning fast. Do you Gemini? Let me know.

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2025-04-25 13:00

I consider this a notes document so it will be cross-posted over to notes.zkbro.com and maintained there as it evolves. Background I used to be quite … More...

A year of website zakkerdabbletinkering

2025-04-24 21:25

I've been maintaining a website and blog of some sorts for around a year now, so I thought it'd be a good time to look back and sumarise my journey fo… More...

🗓️ Weeknote 2025-W16

2025-04-21 16:38

Some random front-of-mind pieces from my week. 🏃 Ran 10.5km / 120m profile - Mojo just aint there. 🚴 Rode 33.4km / 488m - Nice ride with Autumn colour… More...

🗓️ Weeknote 2025-W15

2025-04-13 17:58

Some random front-of-mind pieces from my week. Inner Conflict: Ok ok I nerded out this week. Sorry not sorry. I do it sometimes. I still worked 40 hou… More...

🔗 Link Stash | 12 April 2025

2025-04-12 23:13

Fresh dump of interesting and/or useful web links I've found recently. Full link stash here. This week: It's all about alternative web environments … More...

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