David Clegg
@delphijunkie.bsky.social
Software developer, family man, Playstation junkie, and headbanger since ages ago. Amateur guitar torturer. The only thing more progressive than my politics is my music taste. Gluten is my kryptonite. He/him.
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David Clegg
@delphijunkie.bsky.social
· Dec 9
Tis the season for "Best of" lists, and for me it makes sense to theme mine around music.
But because I have shown uncharacteristic restraint this year, instead of ranking my 2025 vinyl purchases, over the next few days I'll play them all, in approximate order of purchase. #VinylWrapped2025
But because I have shown uncharacteristic restraint this year, instead of ranking my 2025 vinyl purchases, over the next few days I'll play them all, in approximate order of purchase. #VinylWrapped2025
Pre-ordered the new Neal Morse Band record from @burningshed.com. Pleased to see UK shipping continues to drop, and prices are again similar (actually slightly lower) to what we pay here (NZD $85).
Also interesting to see that purchasing it from the US (via Neal's Radiant Records) was NZD $150.
Also interesting to see that purchasing it from the US (via Neal's Radiant Records) was NZD $150.
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Pre-ordered the new Neal Morse Band record from @burningshed.com. Pleased to see UK shipping continues to drop, and prices are again similar (actually slightly lower) to what we pay here (NZD $85).
Also interesting to see that purchasing it from the US (via Neal's Radiant Records) was NZD $150.
Also interesting to see that purchasing it from the US (via Neal's Radiant Records) was NZD $150.
Found it interesting that Luxon wasn't on during his usual 7:10AM slot on TVNZ this morning.
Found it even more interesting that he WAS on, but around 30 minutes earlier.
I imagine the audience is much smaller then. Is National's election strategy to make him less visible to voters? 🤔 #nzpol
Found it even more interesting that he WAS on, but around 30 minutes earlier.
I imagine the audience is much smaller then. Is National's election strategy to make him less visible to voters? 🤔 #nzpol
February 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Found it interesting that Luxon wasn't on during his usual 7:10AM slot on TVNZ this morning.
Found it even more interesting that he WAS on, but around 30 minutes earlier.
I imagine the audience is much smaller then. Is National's election strategy to make him less visible to voters? 🤔 #nzpol
Found it even more interesting that he WAS on, but around 30 minutes earlier.
I imagine the audience is much smaller then. Is National's election strategy to make him less visible to voters? 🤔 #nzpol
Post a tree you photographed.
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Post a tree you photographed.
Chur @ryan.crawcour.social for another epic bi-annual Vinyl and Tacos birthday celebration.
And thanks for the awesome vinyl (Nightwish excepted)
And thanks for the awesome vinyl (Nightwish excepted)
February 14, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Chur @ryan.crawcour.social for another epic bi-annual Vinyl and Tacos birthday celebration.
And thanks for the awesome vinyl (Nightwish excepted)
And thanks for the awesome vinyl (Nightwish excepted)
I need to figure out how to curate this feed better. There’s far too much politics, both domestic and international, and not enough good stuff like music and gaming.
February 14, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I need to figure out how to curate this feed better. There’s far too much politics, both domestic and international, and not enough good stuff like music and gaming.
Get yourself a mate who buys you classy AF birthday presents.
February 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Get yourself a mate who buys you classy AF birthday presents.
Eric Gillette
Which musician do you think deserves more appreciation today?
February 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Eric Gillette
Reposted by David Clegg
Science has the answer.
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Science has the answer.
Reposted by David Clegg
We’re really going to have e stop calling these “once in a hundred year events” when they’re happening weekly now.
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 AM
We’re really going to have e stop calling these “once in a hundred year events” when they’re happening weekly now.
Margaret Mahy (with honourable mentions to Dame Lisa Carrington and Benji Marshall)
Sir Edmund Hillary. Which does also out me as having attended one of the wankiest schools in NZ...
Probably Dennis Hopper, whose family and mine were friends for generations
February 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Margaret Mahy (with honourable mentions to Dame Lisa Carrington and Benji Marshall)
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
I’m excited for the CRL opening, but this highlights the complexities of harnessing this infrastructure for best performance.
Today, Matt brings data to bear on The Great Western Line to Newmarket Question.
Which is: once the CRL opens, what's the quickest way to get to Newmarket from the west? A one-seat ride... or transfer at Karanga-a-hape?
(Spoiler: almost always the latter)
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/02/12/t...
Which is: once the CRL opens, what's the quickest way to get to Newmarket from the west? A one-seat ride... or transfer at Karanga-a-hape?
(Spoiler: almost always the latter)
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/02/12/t...
The Western Line to Newmarket Question - Greater Auckland
What’s faster: a less frequent direct service or a more frequent service that requires a transfer? In my post last week about
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
February 12, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I’m excited for the CRL opening, but this highlights the complexities of harnessing this infrastructure for best performance.
Wait. Is this why the Coalition of Climate Change Deniers is refusing to give up on fossil fuels? To suck up to Trump? 🤔 #nzpol
President Trump ordered the Pentagon to purchase more coal electricity, drawing the U.S. military into his campaign to subsidize a heavily polluting fossil fuel that is struggling to compete in the marketplace.
Trump orders Pentagon to buy coal power as the polluting fuel struggles to survive
President Donald Trump signed an order directing the Defense Department to favor electricity derived from coal, expanding his campaign to prop up the fossil fuel.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Wait. Is this why the Coalition of Climate Change Deniers is refusing to give up on fossil fuels? To suck up to Trump? 🤔 #nzpol
And in the case of projects that were cancelled so the Toyota Corolla version (but at 2x Ferrari prices) could be pursued instead, there should also be great big fucking photos emblazoned on them to show exactly what they could've been. #nzpol
Modest proposal: all politicians pitching massive vanity infrastructure developments that may or may not make the slightest lick of economic sense must be obliged to put their names on them like the Hoover Dam so that if they turn out to be a monumental shitshow then we all know whose fault it was
February 12, 2026 at 12:56 AM
And in the case of projects that were cancelled so the Toyota Corolla version (but at 2x Ferrari prices) could be pursued instead, there should also be great big fucking photos emblazoned on them to show exactly what they could've been. #nzpol
Reposted by David Clegg
i am not hiding anything, just "made multiple repeated mistakes for 20 years" on something that's pretty damn hard to be mistaken about.
i mean when you own as many properties as these poor fuckers do it must be hard remembering all of them when it comes time to declare and register them.
#nzpol
i mean when you own as many properties as these poor fuckers do it must be hard remembering all of them when it comes time to declare and register them.
#nzpol
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
i am not hiding anything, just "made multiple repeated mistakes for 20 years" on something that's pretty damn hard to be mistaken about.
i mean when you own as many properties as these poor fuckers do it must be hard remembering all of them when it comes time to declare and register them.
#nzpol
i mean when you own as many properties as these poor fuckers do it must be hard remembering all of them when it comes time to declare and register them.
#nzpol
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One of my favourite comics of all time.
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
One of my favourite comics of all time.
Random Bsky user @delphijunkie.bsky.social challenges Willis to not spend $671M for no boats again if elected. #nzpol
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Random Bsky user @delphijunkie.bsky.social challenges Willis to not spend $671M for no boats again if elected. #nzpol
Yep. Instead their attack line seems to be "If it looks like a tax..." rather than attacking whether this is even a good idea. 🤦♂️ #nzpol
It would be infuriatingly easy to just come out with a budgeted renewable energy policy, slap it down and challenge the govt to justify their LNG boondoggle vs the alternative. Don’t be all reasonable and nice. Tell them to put up or shut up. Hit them on their bad policies and keep hitting them.
February 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Yep. Instead their attack line seems to be "If it looks like a tax..." rather than attacking whether this is even a good idea. 🤦♂️ #nzpol
You know when you finally receive a highly anticipated album from an artist you love and it ends up being a little underwhelming?
Well, I'm so relieved to report that this new @bigbigtrain.bsky.social is absolutely NOT that. Such an epic album, and I suspect it will be at the top of my AOTY list.
Well, I'm so relieved to report that this new @bigbigtrain.bsky.social is absolutely NOT that. Such an epic album, and I suspect it will be at the top of my AOTY list.
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
You know when you finally receive a highly anticipated album from an artist you love and it ends up being a little underwhelming?
Well, I'm so relieved to report that this new @bigbigtrain.bsky.social is absolutely NOT that. Such an epic album, and I suspect it will be at the top of my AOTY list.
Well, I'm so relieved to report that this new @bigbigtrain.bsky.social is absolutely NOT that. Such an epic album, and I suspect it will be at the top of my AOTY list.
We need @chrishipkins.bsky.social to come out right now and declare that if Labour is elected this project will be cancelled on day 1. #nzpol
UNBELIEVABLE! 🤯
Luxon’s idiotic fossil gas terminal will bypass even the fast-track process so that construction can start before the election.
Let that sink in.
Luxon’s idiotic fossil gas terminal will bypass even the fast-track process so that construction can start before the election.
Let that sink in.
February 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
We need @chrishipkins.bsky.social to come out right now and declare that if Labour is elected this project will be cancelled on day 1. #nzpol
Yeah nah, we understand alright.
We also understand that you're bullshitting us. It's got nothing to do with energy security and everything to do with propping up your fossil fuel donors' business model. #nzpol
We also understand that you're bullshitting us. It's got nothing to do with energy security and everything to do with propping up your fossil fuel donors' business model. #nzpol
Oh... LNG is just too complicated for NZers understand.
Bishop literally just said that.
It's too complicated for us to understand.
#nzpol
#punchableface
Bishop literally just said that.
It's too complicated for us to understand.
#nzpol
#punchableface
February 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Yeah nah, we understand alright.
We also understand that you're bullshitting us. It's got nothing to do with energy security and everything to do with propping up your fossil fuel donors' business model. #nzpol
We also understand that you're bullshitting us. It's got nothing to do with energy security and everything to do with propping up your fossil fuel donors' business model. #nzpol
And yet we have a government doubling down on fossil fuel usage here mere weeks after having to grapple with another fatal climate change driven extreme weather event. 🤦♂️ #nzpol
We don't know what's happening, but there's no good news here. As long as we keep burning fossil fuels, the world will continue to become more dangerous and chaotic.
Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.
The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.
wapo.st
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
And yet we have a government doubling down on fossil fuel usage here mere weeks after having to grapple with another fatal climate change driven extreme weather event. 🤦♂️ #nzpol
The progress message sitting at “You’re 100% there” for 5 minutes must be one of the most egregious misrepresentations since Better Financial Managers ™️
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The progress message sitting at “You’re 100% there” for 5 minutes must be one of the most egregious misrepresentations since Better Financial Managers ™️
There’s only one true mountain. 🤘🤣🤘
(Plot twist: Damon is a mad keen Haken fan and this is a Ryan Adams style reimagining)
(Plot twist: Damon is a mad keen Haken fan and this is a Ryan Adams style reimagining)
February 11, 2026 at 4:28 AM
There’s only one true mountain. 🤘🤣🤘
(Plot twist: Damon is a mad keen Haken fan and this is a Ryan Adams style reimagining)
(Plot twist: Damon is a mad keen Haken fan and this is a Ryan Adams style reimagining)
Today would be a good day to donate, if you feel inclined.
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Today would be a good day to donate, if you feel inclined.