zkbro

Last update: 24th August 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

2025-09-16 05:30

Weekend was great. Sauna on Friday on the banks of Lake Hawea. You get 3 rotations - fire-lit sauna and a plunge in the lake. It was a group session. …

2025-09-07 09:58

Woah went down a rabbit hole looking at NAS setups. Another door opened. I don't think I'm ready. Some notes: Ideally I'll be running TrueNAS CE I wo…

2025-09-06 19:12

I passed the exam. I'm a certified Cable and Infrastructure Technician. It hasn't changed anything in terms of the work I do - I already do a good chu…

2025-09-05 07:03

Dropping :wq and j's and k's in all my word, google, txt docs.

2025-09-04 07:05

Been writing a lot in my personal notes, less on here. I do write differently there (less context needed, can unbundle more personal thoughts), but a…

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Weather checks 2025-09-16

2025-09-16 07:11

Where I check the weather currently. I don't trust any ONE, but viewing them all gives me a good feel to make my decisions. WatherWatchTV (YouTube) - … More...

📸 What's in my pocket Friday 2025-09-12

2025-09-12 17:07

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🗓️ Weeknote 2025-W36

2025-09-09 19:54

I've been sitting on the thought of "do I or don't I write a weeknote" for a while now because these are my front-of-mind things, and when I'm explori… More...

Back to normality?

2025-08-26 21:31

I'm back home just over a week now. After going from 40°C in Vietnam back down to 4°C, I've decided to let go of the belief I prefer the cold over the… More...

🗓️ Weeknote 2025-W31

2025-08-03 15:36

✈️ I'm on holidays. Hoorah. I'll be keeping this weeknote short so I can get to the airport relaxed. Week was pretty uneventful anyway. I'll be on a fl… More...

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