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Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 17/1/2025

Last weeks thread here

Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!

This post will be pinned in this community so you can always find it, and will stay for about a week until replaced by the next one.

It’s for talking about anything that might not justify a full post. For example:

Something interesting that happened to you
Something humourous that happened to you
Something frustrating that happened to you
A quick question
A request for recommendations
Pictures of your pet
A picture of a cloud that kind of looks like an elephant
Anything else, there are no rules (except the rule)

So how’s it going?

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So there I was, in The Warehouse, and there was a big rack of Oreo flavoured coke with a deep discount, down to 50c a can.
I looked at it and thought "that sounds terrible!". And since they had to sell it for 50c when the original price was $1.50/can this discount to get rid of it backed up my assumption that it would be terrible.
With evidence to back up my hypothesis, I had to devise an experiment to confirm it.
So I bought one, and it was terrible. I'm not even sure how it was supposed to taste like Oreos. It reminded me of something but I'm not sure what.
Anyway, the end. That's the whole story, sorry i didn't have anything more exciting to say 😅
- I tried some at a party, to me it tastes like someone dropped a whole oreo sleeve into a coke and then filtered the oreo chunks out: so basically coke + the soluble parts of an oreo, which is mostly sugar.
  
  I honestly didn't get Oreo vibes from it (I was drinking it room temp, not sure if that matters). But as someone else pointed out, it's reminiscent of vanilla coke that I don't like, so probably not a good tester.
- I kind of like Oreo coke. Kind of like a coke vanilla but a bit sweeter?
  
  Oh shit is that it? I never liked vanilla coke, maybe that's what I didn't like about it.

Currently working on my PhD thesis which is due at the end of the month. I'm cutting it quite close but if everything goes according to plan I should have it all done on time.
- That's great! Is it too personal to ask what your PhD is in? I see you have some info on your website, I assume your PhD is not "writing a new programming language" but rather something that your new language pushes the boundries on?
  
  Thanks. The type system of the language has some interesting novelty but my key research area is automatic parallelisation of code written in that language.
- Awesome, you're on the final stretch! Remember to hydrate!
  
  Thanks, will do 🫡

Hi everyone, hope you're all well.
Have been enjoying the lack of heat in the North Island this summer. For those of us who can't thermoregulate properly, it's very relaxing!
In backyard news, the swan plants are huge but not seeing much action, and the lemon tree has somehow survived having 2/3 of its limbs cut off.
- Great to hear you're well! When do the caterpillars come for the swan plants?
  
  Thanks! Been a bit of a weird year but starting to feel improvements, fingers crossed. Was glad to come here and see you guys!
  I should be starting to see caterpillars by now. January is the peak laying month and eggs hatch in 1 or 2 weeks. I'm not sure why there are fewer butterflies; something might have affected the overwintering ones. Will have to have a better look though.
  On the plus side last spring there were cinerarias here and some lovely magpie moths.

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