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I choose to take this as a positive omen.
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
December 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I choose to take this as a positive omen.
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
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I've waited 3 years to make this post
December 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I've waited 3 years to make this post
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I'm v impressed by the series of articles @thepress.co.nz is running this week on nitrate pollution. Congrats to Maxine Jacobs, the author. Here's today's article, the 3rd in a series of 6. If you don't subscribe, consider buying. Or view through the library www.thepress.co.nz/environment/...
User pays: The hidden cost of nitrate-contaminated drinking water
Melisa Rusbatch drinks bottled water after feeling ill from nitrate-laden water. Others have installed costly filtration systems to avoid the health risks. But not everyone can afford such measures.
www.thepress.co.nz
December 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm v impressed by the series of articles @thepress.co.nz is running this week on nitrate pollution. Congrats to Maxine Jacobs, the author. Here's today's article, the 3rd in a series of 6. If you don't subscribe, consider buying. Or view through the library www.thepress.co.nz/environment/...
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Kevin does such a good job here. Even if you know this topic well, he is communicating it using language that I believe you'll find works well for the obnoxious uncle in your life. Recommend reading through it end to end. Thank you @greenander.bsky.social
I’m going to try, as much as I am able, to explain how AI functions and what it can be used for. This will be a thread for sure.
I’m a technical architect and consultant and have been having a lot of these conversations lately. Not an expert, but no one is.
I’m a technical architect and consultant and have been having a lot of these conversations lately. Not an expert, but no one is.
December 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Kevin does such a good job here. Even if you know this topic well, he is communicating it using language that I believe you'll find works well for the obnoxious uncle in your life. Recommend reading through it end to end. Thank you @greenander.bsky.social
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Guilty of Sloplifting
December 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Guilty of Sloplifting
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“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath
Opinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Urbanized
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
dailyhive.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath
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Yesterday I posted about my new web tracker of how often the parliament has gone into Urgency this term. #nzpol seemed to appreciate it and this evening I added a way to see the percentage of bills passed under urgency by each parliament.
The results are interesting!
See for yourself: nzpt.cjs.nz
The results are interesting!
See for yourself: nzpt.cjs.nz
December 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Yesterday I posted about my new web tracker of how often the parliament has gone into Urgency this term. #nzpol seemed to appreciate it and this evening I added a way to see the percentage of bills passed under urgency by each parliament.
The results are interesting!
See for yourself: nzpt.cjs.nz
The results are interesting!
See for yourself: nzpt.cjs.nz
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OUT NOW: Dungeon Puzzle Sweeper!
The perfect game to play at the airport or under the dinner table this holiday season 🎄 It auto-saves, has online leaderboards, and it's optimized for mobile!
Free on itch! britown.itch.io/sweeper
Please repost and tell your friends!
#gamedev #indiegame #itch
The perfect game to play at the airport or under the dinner table this holiday season 🎄 It auto-saves, has online leaderboards, and it's optimized for mobile!
Free on itch! britown.itch.io/sweeper
Please repost and tell your friends!
#gamedev #indiegame #itch
December 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
OUT NOW: Dungeon Puzzle Sweeper!
The perfect game to play at the airport or under the dinner table this holiday season 🎄 It auto-saves, has online leaderboards, and it's optimized for mobile!
Free on itch! britown.itch.io/sweeper
Please repost and tell your friends!
#gamedev #indiegame #itch
The perfect game to play at the airport or under the dinner table this holiday season 🎄 It auto-saves, has online leaderboards, and it's optimized for mobile!
Free on itch! britown.itch.io/sweeper
Please repost and tell your friends!
#gamedev #indiegame #itch
When not ranting about IRL stuff I do play games. In Enshrouded I'm making a base in a cliff by a lake.
December 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
When not ranting about IRL stuff I do play games. In Enshrouded I'm making a base in a cliff by a lake.
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It's fitting that it's called the Trump Class battleship, because it's useless obsolete garbage just like its namesake.
December 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It's fitting that it's called the Trump Class battleship, because it's useless obsolete garbage just like its namesake.
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On the 15th of December this year, Aotearoa New Zealand passed the 2.5 year mark for Self-ID.
As we always said, there have been zero issues arising from this. Not a single incident recorded formally or informally, not a whisper of a problem.
The anti-trans activists lied to everyone.
As we always said, there have been zero issues arising from this. Not a single incident recorded formally or informally, not a whisper of a problem.
The anti-trans activists lied to everyone.
December 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On the 15th of December this year, Aotearoa New Zealand passed the 2.5 year mark for Self-ID.
As we always said, there have been zero issues arising from this. Not a single incident recorded formally or informally, not a whisper of a problem.
The anti-trans activists lied to everyone.
As we always said, there have been zero issues arising from this. Not a single incident recorded formally or informally, not a whisper of a problem.
The anti-trans activists lied to everyone.
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The same Russel Brand who was a headliner at the Turning Point USA America Fest?
What a shocking turn of events who could have even predicted.
What a shocking turn of events who could have even predicted.
Russell Brand has been charged with two further offences of rape and sexual assault, the Met Police has confirmed
Russell Brand charged with two further offences of rape and sexual assault
www.thenational.scot
December 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The same Russel Brand who was a headliner at the Turning Point USA America Fest?
What a shocking turn of events who could have even predicted.
What a shocking turn of events who could have even predicted.
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Spread it around. Let’s Streisand Effect Bari Weiss into oblivion.
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Spread it around. Let’s Streisand Effect Bari Weiss into oblivion.
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Oh no if only someone warned the Australian govt that a ban would push teens into less moderated spaces and wouldn't solve online harm at all #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
December 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Oh no if only someone warned the Australian govt that a ban would push teens into less moderated spaces and wouldn't solve online harm at all #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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here’s the 60 Minutes CECOT segment, which is temporarily available in Canada
you all know what to do
you all know what to do
December 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
here’s the 60 Minutes CECOT segment, which is temporarily available in Canada
you all know what to do
you all know what to do
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If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
I don't ask for much at Christmas, just people who actually read the emails and actually follow instructions for crying out loud.
December 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I don't ask for much at Christmas, just people who actually read the emails and actually follow instructions for crying out loud.
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The thing about AI is that it’s that episode of the office where Michael listens to every step his GPS tells him even as he sees that he’s driving into a lake except the gps is AI bros and Michael is every ceo of every industry for some reason
December 22, 2024 at 4:25 PM
The thing about AI is that it’s that episode of the office where Michael listens to every step his GPS tells him even as he sees that he’s driving into a lake except the gps is AI bros and Michael is every ceo of every industry for some reason
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I have said it before and I will say it again, Debate Kids are the ones actually ruining the country.
Ask any gay person what "theater kid," when used as an insult, means. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
Move Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I have said it before and I will say it again, Debate Kids are the ones actually ruining the country.
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Quick reminder: The govt that goes on about "wasteful spending" has spent more money on things that have either failed, given 0 return or produced worse outcomes than any previous govt in decades and thats just in 2 years.
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Quick reminder: The govt that goes on about "wasteful spending" has spent more money on things that have either failed, given 0 return or produced worse outcomes than any previous govt in decades and thats just in 2 years.
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Luxon has a plan. It looks like this. 6 plates for him, 1 plate between 5 at the other end of the divide he’s widened. I don’t misunderstand him. I see him. #nzpol #hoarder interactives.stuff.co.nz/the-side-eye...
The Side Eye: The Table
Why is New Zealand's wealth hoarded at one end of the nation's dinner table? Toby Morris of @TheSpinoffTV explains
interactives.stuff.co.nz
December 20, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Luxon has a plan. It looks like this. 6 plates for him, 1 plate between 5 at the other end of the divide he’s widened. I don’t misunderstand him. I see him. #nzpol #hoarder interactives.stuff.co.nz/the-side-eye...
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🚨 THE RESULTS ARE IN 🚨
After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!
The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…
🚀 ELON MUSK 🎉
After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!
The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…
🚀 ELON MUSK 🎉
December 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
🚨 THE RESULTS ARE IN 🚨
After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!
The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…
🚀 ELON MUSK 🎉
After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!
The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…
🚀 ELON MUSK 🎉
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Just as a reminder, supporting the Harry Potter franchise (even downloading the game when it's free) indisputably harms trans individuals because of how the creators spends her royalties.
There's a lot of better games, fantasy worlds, and creators out there that deserve your attention. 👍
There's a lot of better games, fantasy worlds, and creators out there that deserve your attention. 👍
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just as a reminder, supporting the Harry Potter franchise (even downloading the game when it's free) indisputably harms trans individuals because of how the creators spends her royalties.
There's a lot of better games, fantasy worlds, and creators out there that deserve your attention. 👍
There's a lot of better games, fantasy worlds, and creators out there that deserve your attention. 👍