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Tree man from Aotearoa
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‘He rangi tā Matawhāiti, he rangi tā Matawhānui'
'The person with a narrow vision sees a narrow horizon, the person with a wide vision sees a wide horizon."

Technocrat - and tree stuff.

Banner: Urtica ferox - IYKYK
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Living sculpture.

Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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I've written about Pericles, Lincoln, and the decay of civic life. You're welcome. I know this is the content everyone wanted.

othermeans.io/p/the-conspi...
The Conspiracy Against America
National Populism and the United States
othermeans.io
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Read about '2 sleeps' a while back and as I get older, there is definitely an attraction:

www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
Why we used to sleep in two segments
Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3am and wonder if something’s wrong. It might help to know that this is a deeply huma...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Louis Michel Eilshemius, Afternoon Wind, 1899
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135384
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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“The shift under Mr. Patel has struck directly at the Five Eyes relationship through the removal of senior agents who spent years fighting Islamic extremists or blunting counterintelligence threats alongside operatives from allied countries.”
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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The first trailer for the television adaptation of Nick Cave novel The Death of Bunny Munro (2009) has arrived, offering viewers a glimpse into the dark comedy series starring Matt Smith.

Watch here: tonedeaf.thebrag.com/death-of-bun...
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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October 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Smells great too
My fireworks display, during the day.
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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(1) the tool should be safe to use
(2) the tool should obey the user’s controls, but with failsafes as to 1
(3) a tool should be durable, insofar as this is compatible with 2 and 1
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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"I decided not to block it because I assume that would nuke me in the algorithm" this sounds like you are arguing with a vending machine that is also an abusive partner
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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So there’s a website called Deer Of St Nicholas which posts Christmas wish letters from Ukrainian children who had their childhood stolen by the war, anyone can pick a child and get them their present and it’s that time of the year again to achingly scroll it for hours again
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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New nanoparticles stimulate the immune system to attack ovarian tumors.

#science #news

www.lifescience.net/news/6680/ne...
New nanoparticles stimulate the immune system to attack ovarian tumors
Targeted particles carrying the cytokine IL-12 can jump-start T cells, allowing them to clear tumors while avoiding side effects.
www.lifescience.net
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Part 2 of our history of the remarkable flight of the California Clipper in WW2 is now available.

To get back to the US after Pearl Harbor, Ford and his crew are asked by Pan Am to do something no commercial aircrew or passenger plane has done before:

Circumnavigate the world. #history #aviation
Flying blind: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 2
What Pan Am were asking of Ford, his crew and his aircraft was to do something that no commercial flying boat had ever done before: complete a circumnavigation of the world.
theupfront.media
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Icelandic tech expert explaining how TVs work in a language we can all understand.
youtu.be/75WFTHpOw8Y?...
Björk talking about her TV
YouTube video by igorbuenocorrea
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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So this reminds me of one of my favourite WTF moments in heritage bureaucracy, which was the 2018 archaeological excavations just outside the chapel of St Peter at the Tower of London. nobody could decide who, apart from the king, could legally sign off on the project
…so there isn’t some department that is empowered to deal with this stuff that can just override the inevitable objections, I guess? rough, if so
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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This is the fuckin' mayor of NYC. total millennial cultural victory.
Mr. Cardamom - Nani (starring Madhur Jaffrey)
YouTube video by Mr. Cardamom
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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How's this for energy abundance? Millions of Aussies will start receiving three hours of free power each day in 2026. This is what happens when you make rooftop solar less than a buck a watt!!

"Rooftop solar installations cost about $840 (U.S.) per kilowatt of capacity before rebates." 🤯
🔌💡
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Lifeline has been operating for 60 years, but with no government funding has been forced to stop taking calls from those in need overnight.
New Zealand’s longest running helpline forced to slash hours and miss calls
Lifeline has been operating for 60 years, but with no government funding has been forced to stop taking calls from those in need overnight.
dlvr.it
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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If the sandwich don't split, you must acquit.
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.

"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.

"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Image of the Sun.

Taken at night.

Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of rock to the other side of the Earth.

Not with light but neutrinos.
November 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Diluting history curriculum risks 'leaving our past to chance' - Academic

www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
Diluting history curriculum risks 'leaving our past to chance' - Academic
The government has released the full draft of its new year 0-10 curriculum, which proposes dropping Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories and adding more international topics.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM