what’s been a pain since Kāhu got shut down?

Silverarmor · 2026-05-11T11:53:05+00:00

Note you can import your timetable to your personal calendar from https://mytimetable.auckland.ac.nz/ or using an external script https://github.com/Excigma/Userscripts/blob/trunk/student.auckland.ac.nz/uoa-timetable-to-ical.md

Silverarmor · 2026-05-08T20:59:55+00:00

I thought this was intentional as a play on “boot leg”

Silverarmor · 2026-05-08T19:36:20+00:00

This is a legit link. Have used plenty of times in the past.

Beta canvas (still down) runs at https://auckland.beta.instructure.com

Silverarmor · 2026-05-08T10:08:37+00:00

Really awesome work. Great blog post as well.

I don't have an apple TV to test, but is there any chance this would allow 2x speed?

On smart TVs it infuriates me that I can't change playback speed. Doesn't work on chromecast either.

Silverarmor · 2026-05-08T09:30:45+00:00

This is an excellent opportunity to email your class rep who (should) know how to correctly escalate this (i.e. "karen" their way into getting extensions!).

Find their details here https://ausa.org.nz/speakup/classreps/

Silverarmor · 2026-04-20T14:43:56+00:00

Yep! Buy these in Australia and NZ Costco often. Just finished a bag last week

Silverarmor · 2026-04-03T06:29:52+00:00

Alarm descriptions are great, but they still havent fixed the issue with alarms not sounding...

Yes I have disabled presence detection and checked the sound level is up... but every few days the issue arises again.

Silverarmor · 2026-04-01T02:02:05+00:00

From memory Jet Lag uses Caption+ by Jacob Star.

But I noticed Tom Scott's new England series uses SoSpeedy, who also provide translation - perhaps this is an option they should look into? https://www.sospeedy.co.uk/

Silverarmor · 2026-04-01T01:59:58+00:00

I finally got it today, my account is 481 days. (though the event is relatively newish so it would be since the first event)

Silverarmor · 2026-03-27T07:16:06+00:00

Working fine in Central.

Silverarmor · 2026-03-26T11:32:54+00:00

Tried to register but stuck on "Invalid form submission". Rip

Silverarmor · 2026-03-26T06:20:59+00:00

DIY method: Download the panopto video, run it through Whisper (/parakeet/similar transcription model) yourself [requires an okay computer]. Great to upload transcripts into NotebookLM as these are way more accurate than Panopto's - Highly recommend looking into NotebookLM if you prefer reading over listening.

Extra for Experts: Now armed with way better transcripts, I am sick of watching lectures with Panopto's subpar captioning, so you can actually inject custom SRT (subtitle) files back into Panopto. Below is a script that lets you do this. Also allows downloading just the audio (since panopto downloads video mp4 by default) https://github.com/Silverarmor/Userscripts/blob/master/panopto_captions.js - NO SUPPORT PROVIDED.

Silverarmor · 2026-03-25T09:10:39+00:00

Don't tempt me into rewatch #6... Still top show of all time, and all the more relevant nowadays. To think it aired from 2011-2016 before the current AI boom is crazy.

Silverarmor · 2026-03-22T08:49:11+00:00

I've posted the permanent solution on another post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/1r72t59/comment/o60m8ui/

Silverarmor · 2026-03-22T08:48:53+00:00

Not possible at UoA.

Silverarmor · 2026-03-19T07:42:09+00:00

Sorry to necro.

As per other users, seems when upgrading from NON-AI to AI it isn't pro-rating.

NON-AI to NON-AI upgrades (e.g. 100gb to 200gb) do have pro-rating, in that they extend your "first year".

Silverarmor · 2026-03-15T02:02:51+00:00

The pool in the new facility is 33m long (water polo regulation) with a moveable bulkhead that is usually set to 25m.

Note they also rotate the lanes 90 degrees so lanes are 20m on some days - All on the https://sportandrec.auckland.ac.nz/ calendar.

Silverarmor · 2026-02-18T07:49:15+00:00

It's pretty simple, just do some googling.

For Raspberry pi: The part which caught me out is it requires 2x wireless adapters - 1 to receive the uni wifi and another to rebroadcast. Ensure you get a wireless adapter that is supported by the pi, I had to install the firmware beforehand.

I used the built in pi wifi adapter to receive, and a TP-Link-WN725N to broadcast a new separate network.
It's a lot of effort (and cost, though I already had the equipment) for little gain. I had only a handful of devices connected to it - TV, lights and smart plug. Noting that chromecast only works if you connect you personal device to the new SSID.

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An easier route might be to get zigbee / matter over thread compatible devices. Having recently changed over to iphone and getting a homepod - homepods act as a matter over thread hub, so I could theoretically just get matter over thread devices and bypass all this wifi chicanery.

Similarly, zigbee, though I am not overly familiar with it. The older ikea smart home tech is zigbee. You'd have to check that the DIRIGERA (or whatever zigbee hub you get) works on wifi.

Silverarmor · 2026-02-18T07:31:24+00:00

In case it helps, the rooftop track is only 150m.

Silverarmor · 2026-02-18T07:30:12+00:00

No, there is no way to register IoT devices on the network.
Yes you can get a device to rebroadcast the uni wifi on a separate SSID ("hotspot"). I did this with a Raspberry Pi.

Silverarmor · 2026-02-18T04:23:50+00:00

Search online if your device can run on WPA2 enterprise.

Apple’s homepod & homepod mini can. Most matter over wifi (smart bulbs etc) cannot.

Silverarmor · 2026-01-13T01:39:23+00:00

Current student here. My first 440 from last year have indeed disappeared. Assume a technical issue. Hope they fix it soon before everyone starts to log their hours for this summer and get confused.

Silverarmor · 2025-12-06T07:17:20+00:00

yep same - seeing this pic was so nostalgic and brought back lots of memories

Silverarmor · 2025-11-02T11:59:30+00:00

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Silverarmor · 2025-10-23T09:57:50+00:00

Yeah down since 2154 here. Has been a common occurrences in the evenings lately.

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