Bren Murrell

Geek, dad, Senior Front End Developer, FPV drone pilot, coffee junkie, neurodivergent

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

"Adam! Bro!"
"Sup, God?"

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

@NZAirForce 325ft over land that is 110ft? So 215ft off the ground and right next to a primary school? Nevermind my drones, what about the kids if it goes wrong? And @CivilAviationNZ can't touch military operators. Would love @NZStuff or @nzherald to pick up a pro-UAV story.

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Hey @NZAirForce / @NZDefenceForce - wanna stop your trainers from buzzing my place pls? I operate recreational UAVs at my rural property (under the 400ft regulations) and I'd hate to cause any kind of interference with your pilots being recklessly low.

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Actually checked the specifics @NZAirForce - your pilots were IN my airspace. This is INCREDIBLY dangerous behaviour and it's DEFINITELY not the first time it's happened.

[Swim Jeans 👖 @ShortSleeveSuit]

ME [opening a card from the boss that says ‘get better soon’]: but i’m not sick, sir

BOSS: no, you’re just
terrible at this job

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

Starting to get a really good toolkit together to navigate pretending to be a functioning neurotypical human 😂

https://t.co/vlWLi8F8VM

Kidding of course. I love being neurospicy, and wouldn't change it for the world! But tools still help with the boring bits.

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

Got my first 3-2-1 newsletter from @JamesClear today.

"It's hard to grow beyond something if you won't let go of it."

I feel like he's been reading my blogs. He hasn't. But could not have got a more appropriate message.
https://t.co/h1ph1Brjok

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

@pepperraccoon My only one is soooo wildly out of date haha! good tip though

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

Feel like I'm slowly coming to grips with this ADHD thing. Been putting off journalling. Not sure why, but I remember it being pretty cathartic back in the Geek Mythologies days. So I made a thing! Not expecting to light the world on fire, but here it is! https://t.co/hZEfGTfniP

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

My hero. Thank you for sharing this... It's reaching those who need it. I promise you ❤️

[KevinSmith @ThatKevinSmith]

Having been a creature of the Internet for 28 years now, I fully expect to get trolled for this. But if it can help some folks, it’ll be worth it.
So here goes…
A few months back I went through a mental health crisis.
This is some of the stuff I learned: https://t.co/9Uavmnxg6F

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

@Monique_NZ Low inflation on already high prices still makes food unaffordable. Feel like this only tells half the story.

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

@DrGraySharp Ditto. Very wavy and sorta smooth like my head was telling me I had skipped breakfast. On a not quite unrelated note, I think I skipped breakfast ... 🤔😂

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

AUSTRALIS. Thanks autocarrot. Taken from Tauherenikau, New Zealand.

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Something something Aurora Australia.

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

@burgessdryan All of them!

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

Wow @FlyAirNZ - neat #accessibility fail. I have literally no idea what to put in these two "name" fields without just trying (and failing) to submit the form and ending up with validation errors. First/lastname? Mine & partners name? Yuck. Should be clear from the get go.

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@nickbakernz Yeah ditto. And I honestly thought getting decent medication had helped that... Gerald and the council (my internal monologue) love to disagree with me though. Last night's zoomies were mostly "Ha. We told you trying harder wouldn't work". 🖕

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@dimsie Gross. This absolutely smacks of one-way, forceful relationships. I learn from my kids ALL the time, especially my 22 year old. His neurodiverse life experience has been invaluable to me as I navigate my own ND journey later in life. Yuck.

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@Larissacomments

[Bren Murrell @BrenMurrell]

ADHD life hack: turn your phone to greyscale instead of full colour. This makes it waaaay more boring and helps combat doom scrolling.