As my good friend @btcschellingpt is known for saying, the fuck-up-fairy paid me a visit and it nearly cost me some corn. Yes, this is embarrassing, yes I should have and do know better, but a moment of complacency nearly bit me hard, but the lesson is too important not to share.

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After 7.5months off exploring this amazing country it is back to the fiat mine for this guy. It’s been a helluva ride. Can’t wait until this becomes the norm. Bitcoin has given me that hope.’

Five years ago and still one of my favourite pics.

Not bad!!!! So many kms (over 35,000) and so much left to see

Excited for the day when this randomly connects to someone. I’m check every day.

Coming up to our 150th caravan site over 200+ nights living in the caravan… Over 32,000km travelled… We just made it back to QLD after spending majority of this time outside our beloved home state… What a ride…. A few more months in the van now but less moving around and no more big drives until December at least. God I love Bitcoin.

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Not bad….not bad at all

I love AI. Honestly, I do. I use it every day—I’m even using it right now to help me write this post. It’s replaced my search engine, plans our travels, helps untangle thoughts, spot patterns between seemingly unrelated things, and yes—I’ve even benefited from a little vibe-coding (don’t judge me). But there’s one thing about AI that absolutely drives me nuts: its overconfidence. It’s cringe, in the same way a guy I used to work with—let’s call him Joel—was cringe. Joel was undeniably smart. He knew just enough about almost everything to sound convincing, which often gave people the (false) impression he was an expert. He was your classic Reddit warrior: hyper-argumentative, knew enough to be dangerous, but rarely had the depth to back it up. I’m admittedly a bit anally autistic—read: obsessive about accuracy—and on a handful of topics, I’d consider myself genuinely knowledgeable. So it became a sport: catching Joel confidently spouting half-truths on subjects he clearly didn’t fully grasp. He wasn’t dumb—just way too sure of himself. Not knowing something isn’t the problem. Pretending you do? That’s the problem. There’s real humility—and value—in saying, “I’m not sure, but I think it could be this.” That’s how real conversations, discoveries, and learning happen. But don’t cosplay as an expert unless you are one. And that, my friends, is my beef with AI. It’s Joel. It’s smart. It’s useful. But it’s also way too confident, even when it should really shut up. I’ve caught it out more times than I care to count, speaking with the swagger of certainty when it really should’ve said, “Look, I might be off here…” Tread with caution. AI might be useful, but like Joel at the Friday arvo smoko table, be prepared to call out: “Mate, no. Just no. You’re wrong. Stop being a douche”. Your AI will thank you for it, (legit it usually does).

Gotta respect the hustle

Righto… Now I’m Bloody Cold

We just audioread The Martian while crossing the nullabor. I made the realisation that as someone with engineering training, I’m going to have to fill some serious gaps in my chemistry-game before I can go to Mars. Solid book. Great part of the world to audioread it.

I have not posted on our adventures for quite a while. Sorry. Stony point / Mornington Phillip Island Torquay Great Ocean Road Warrnambool Mount Gambier Robe Victor Harbor Brighton/Glenelg (Adelaide) Then a big big drive from Adelaide to Esperance (WA) with overnight stops Whyalla, Ceduna, Border Village, Fraser Range Station. Now in Esperance and holy WOW. This place is one of the most beautifully spectacular places I have ever been to. We had wifey’s mum fly into Adelaide for a week which was nice for everyone feeling a bit home sick. Boys dropped their school work again for a couple of weeks and we caught them up in a couple of decent sessions. Both still going well with it all. Photo drops coming soon. For now… Esperance.

Good Friday: Hot Water System Pressure Relief Valve replacement…. What else would you rather be doing?

Today’s lesson. Manual arts: Hand tools (righty-tighty, lefty-loosey) Plumbing: caravan water system, tanks, mains pressure, pumps, and water pressure. Isolation procedures. Hot Water System Pressure Relief Valves. Pressure limiting devices and one way flow valves.

We just did a whirlwind 3 week stint over at Tassie. Way too cold for this guy (even pre-winter) but beautiful nonetheless. Highlights were Port Arthur, Bay of Fires, Hobart and the view from Mt Wellington (we were lucky to get a rare clear day with views of the entire region), and cradle mountain. Throw in wild wombat viewing st Cradle Mountain, seals playing the bay at Bicheno and an intimate penguin tour at Low Head and it shaped up to be pure magic. And that is not to say the rest of what wasn’t equally spectacular. We tracked where we went on a tourist map…Still plenty we missed. Is 3 weeks enough? Probably not but we were all ready to come back to the mainland. Homeschooling took a back seat for 3 weeks as we were go-go-go from sun-up to sun-set. That’s the beautiful thing about home-schooling. The official curriculum can take a back-seat while they learn in the real-world. We ticked off history, geography, science, art, and just about every other subject on the curriculum… A few pointers if you are planning it: - Spirit of Tasmania. Book well in advance, the return trip was completely booked out when we looked last year from Feb through to July. Plan ahead and stick to your plan. At one point we contemplated delaying our return trip but it was next to impossible to find a return slot. Also worth getting a cabin so you have somewhere private to chill, regardless of night sail or day sail. The seas can get pretty rough (though we were pretty lucky) - Travelling with doggo. It’s a 10-12hour sail. You can book a kennel in the ventilated decks. We chose however to keep doggo in the caravan. Warm, comfortable and we gave him a chill-pill from the vet. He handled it like a champion. - Have an idea where you will stay and do day trips. A lot of Tassie is small windy roads and sometimes a lot of dirt. You don’t want to necessarily tow a caravan everywhere through all this. Time of year will also make a huge difference, these roads can be quite treacherous for the uninitiated (like me) through winter. - be ok with the fact you won’t see it all. - the windy roads will make for slower travel, expect an 50km drive to take an hour and a half. If you were in doubt about replacing your break pads before you leave, do it.

Yeah the A-League is cool but have you heard about @Real Bedford FC / @realbedford

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