Last update: 24th January 2026
About me
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
2026-01-24 21:49
Just got all my recorded activities for the last 16 years into a single database. What a mission.
2026-01-04 06:58
Updated my 12-week run chart on the activity log to better align with what I want to see on a progress chart:
Running is my main activity, so it gets…
2026-01-02 18:23
Looking to update my tools.zkbro.com site. It will essentially be a /uses page on steroids. You'll be able to click into each tool for more info on ho…
2025-12-30 17:21
Bit the bullet today in my little orchard. Got a bit ruthless and did a Summer prune in my quest to have tiny fruit trees that I can skirt around with…
2025-12-30 05:55
Thinking of setting up a part of my tailnet as a tilde-like space for myself and folk interested in small alternative social networks with a tech/tink…
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Blog
Slowing down
2026-03-04 17:44
I'm trying to be a bit more mindful in my activities lately as a means to reduce stress, and perform better physically and mentally, with clarity, in …
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Re: How cool is my tmux config
2026-03-01 17:06
Love a "how I use x" post. As a fellow tmux user, this is my response to Hyde's How cool is my tmux config post.
I use tmuxp to create session layouts…
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fit.zkbro.com is live
2026-02-28 23:59
A little nudge, and fit.zkbro.com is now at a stage I'm happy enough for it to be online:
It's far from over, but the hard yards are done.
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🗓️ Weeknote 2026-W07.3
2026-02-18 23:13
Hey, I've been getting a couple of emails, mentions and links from around the small/indie/human web, and I just want to say that means a lot. I starte…
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🔗 Link Stash | 18 Feb 2026
2026-02-18 20:15
Fresh dump of interesting and/or useful web links I've found recently. Full link stash here.
This week: These are kind of becoming a monthly thing. …
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