Douglas
@finnatic.bsky.social
May be in Ankh-Morpork or Kirikiriroa, Aotearoa Middle Zealand
"Sweet dreams every once in a while"
"(Tara) Everything is turning out so dark."
"Sweet dreams every once in a while"
"(Tara) Everything is turning out so dark."
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TVNZ news tonight:
-Ōtorohanga under water, mayor near tears
-citizens discuss self-reliance as East Coast braces for risky weather on the 3rd anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle (in which 15 people died)
-Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled due to rough swells
And that’s just the first 10 minutes
-Ōtorohanga under water, mayor near tears
-citizens discuss self-reliance as East Coast braces for risky weather on the 3rd anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle (in which 15 people died)
-Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled due to rough swells
And that’s just the first 10 minutes
February 14, 2026 at 5:39 AM
TVNZ news tonight:
-Ōtorohanga under water, mayor near tears
-citizens discuss self-reliance as East Coast braces for risky weather on the 3rd anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle (in which 15 people died)
-Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled due to rough swells
And that’s just the first 10 minutes
-Ōtorohanga under water, mayor near tears
-citizens discuss self-reliance as East Coast braces for risky weather on the 3rd anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle (in which 15 people died)
-Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled due to rough swells
And that’s just the first 10 minutes
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Have you seen this? This recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips that are by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 13, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Have you seen this? This recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips that are by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A physics professor -- namely me -- on the new launch cap. The biggest question is whether we trust the New Zealand Space Agency to do their job when no-one can see...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Government increases New Zealand space launch limit to 1000
But a physics professor says he does not trust the New Zealand Space Agency to make good decisions about a likely host of new space launches.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 AM
A physics professor -- namely me -- on the new launch cap. The biggest question is whether we trust the New Zealand Space Agency to do their job when no-one can see...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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listserv.liv.ac.uk: Workshop: Conspiracies, Facts, and Truth II
Joe Ulatowski and myself, M R. X. Dentith, are running the "Conspiracies, Facts, and Truth” workshop at the University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand at the end of next week. The aim of this workshop (a follow-up to a worksho...
Joe Ulatowski and myself, M R. X. Dentith, are running the "Conspiracies, Facts, and Truth” workshop at the University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand at the end of next week. The aim of this workshop (a follow-up to a worksho...
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
listserv.liv.ac.uk: Workshop: Conspiracies, Facts, and Truth II
Joe Ulatowski and myself, M R. X. Dentith, are running the "Conspiracies, Facts, and Truth” workshop at the University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand at the end of next week. The aim of this workshop (a follow-up to a worksho...
Joe Ulatowski and myself, M R. X. Dentith, are running the "Conspiracies, Facts, and Truth” workshop at the University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand at the end of next week. The aim of this workshop (a follow-up to a worksho...
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FYI I’ve opened this up for full public reading, listening & sharing after requests from paying subscribers. Their support allows me to do this kind of public interest journalism on Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate & poverty in public. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/why-not-sp...
Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead?
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity
thekaka.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
FYI I’ve opened this up for full public reading, listening & sharing after requests from paying subscribers. Their support allows me to do this kind of public interest journalism on Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate & poverty in public. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/why-not-sp...
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Dr. Who", or "Transformers."
February 8, 2026 at 8:55 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Dr. Who", or "Transformers."
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One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
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“In New Zealand, X holds just over 6% of the social media market, so it’s now a platform with barely a sliver of reach.”
Not even wide use by the NZ public, so definitely no good reason for government agencies or politicians to be on a CSAM and racism-spewing site.
PSC should get agencies off it.
Not even wide use by the NZ public, so definitely no good reason for government agencies or politicians to be on a CSAM and racism-spewing site.
PSC should get agencies off it.
Excellent article from Andrea Vance today - few quotes
"There is a weak argument (usually put forward by white men, those least likely to suffer abuse online) that staying on X somehow moderates the awful. You can’t dilute a cesspool."
1/5
"There is a weak argument (usually put forward by white men, those least likely to suffer abuse online) that staying on X somehow moderates the awful. You can’t dilute a cesspool."
1/5
Every official tweet is a nod to child abuse
OPINION: Why is a social network under criminal investigation for child sex abuse material treated as a legitimate podium for government messaging?
www.thepost.co.nz
February 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
“In New Zealand, X holds just over 6% of the social media market, so it’s now a platform with barely a sliver of reach.”
Not even wide use by the NZ public, so definitely no good reason for government agencies or politicians to be on a CSAM and racism-spewing site.
PSC should get agencies off it.
Not even wide use by the NZ public, so definitely no good reason for government agencies or politicians to be on a CSAM and racism-spewing site.
PSC should get agencies off it.
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The absolute best TV of my youf is now on ITV Retro on YouTube - legends
ITV Retro has put all of the science-fantasy series “Sapphire and Steel” (1979–1982) on YouTube. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Stars David McCallum and Joanna Lumley and very cheap production. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphir...
Stars David McCallum and Joanna Lumley and very cheap production. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphir...
Sapphire and Steel - YouTube
The time-hopping adventures of two agents with super-human powers.
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The absolute best TV of my youf is now on ITV Retro on YouTube - legends
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SAVE THE DATE! - Chaosium Con comes to New Zealand in November 2026!
Having established successful Chaosium Cons in the United States 🇺🇸, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Australia 🇦🇺, and Poland 🇵🇱, we're excited to bring Chaosium Con to Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 in November!
Having established successful Chaosium Cons in the United States 🇺🇸, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Australia 🇦🇺, and Poland 🇵🇱, we're excited to bring Chaosium Con to Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 in November!
February 6, 2026 at 7:40 AM
SAVE THE DATE! - Chaosium Con comes to New Zealand in November 2026!
Having established successful Chaosium Cons in the United States 🇺🇸, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Australia 🇦🇺, and Poland 🇵🇱, we're excited to bring Chaosium Con to Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 in November!
Having established successful Chaosium Cons in the United States 🇺🇸, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Australia 🇦🇺, and Poland 🇵🇱, we're excited to bring Chaosium Con to Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 in November!
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No matter who is to blame for the moldy school lunches, the programme is clearly not meeting food traceability standards. Hard to understand what MPI is up to here www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Haeata Community Campus disputes MPI's mouldy school lunch claim
The school says an internal investigation has found no evidence to support the Ministry for Primary Industries' claims.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
No matter who is to blame for the moldy school lunches, the programme is clearly not meeting food traceability standards. Hard to understand what MPI is up to here www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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BREAKING: Fast Track panel declines seabed mining bid.
"This is a victory for the moana, for all the people across Taranaki and Aotearoa, from Iwi and hapu and councils and everyone who loves our ocean," said KASM chairperson Cindy Baxter.
#nzpol
www.kasm.org.nz/post/breakin...
"This is a victory for the moana, for all the people across Taranaki and Aotearoa, from Iwi and hapu and councils and everyone who loves our ocean," said KASM chairperson Cindy Baxter.
#nzpol
www.kasm.org.nz/post/breakin...
BREAKING! Fast Track panel rejects seabed mining
PRESS RELEASE
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining are celebrating the Fast Track Panel's draft decision to decline Trans Tasman Resources' bid to mine the SouthTaranaki seabed. The draft decision was publis...
www.kasm.org.nz
February 5, 2026 at 6:42 AM
BREAKING: Fast Track panel declines seabed mining bid.
"This is a victory for the moana, for all the people across Taranaki and Aotearoa, from Iwi and hapu and councils and everyone who loves our ocean," said KASM chairperson Cindy Baxter.
#nzpol
www.kasm.org.nz/post/breakin...
"This is a victory for the moana, for all the people across Taranaki and Aotearoa, from Iwi and hapu and councils and everyone who loves our ocean," said KASM chairperson Cindy Baxter.
#nzpol
www.kasm.org.nz/post/breakin...
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You’re welcome.
There’s also a tool in here so you can search the files yourself .. easier than the DOJ site which is clunky as, and I’ve stripped out the duplicates/irrelevancies
There’s also a tool in here so you can search the files yourself .. easier than the DOJ site which is clunky as, and I’ve stripped out the duplicates/irrelevancies
Paula Penfold searched 1000 New Zealand Epstein files. Here’s what they reveal
Inside the web of connections revealed in more than 1000 New Zealand documents from the Epstein archive.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
You’re welcome.
There’s also a tool in here so you can search the files yourself .. easier than the DOJ site which is clunky as, and I’ve stripped out the duplicates/irrelevancies
There’s also a tool in here so you can search the files yourself .. easier than the DOJ site which is clunky as, and I’ve stripped out the duplicates/irrelevancies
We need to bring back www.nzonscreen.com/title/tvnz-t... is what I'm reading here
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
We need to bring back www.nzonscreen.com/title/tvnz-t... is what I'm reading here
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🤔 It’s definitely not suspicious at all to have people point out your common Twitter sign off is in the Epstein files and ten completely delete your yacht’s logs right?
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
🤔 It’s definitely not suspicious at all to have people point out your common Twitter sign off is in the Epstein files and ten completely delete your yacht’s logs right?
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"AI is rapidly populating medical records with synthetic content, creating a feedback loop [that] drives a rapid erosion of pathological variability and diagnostic reliability...this renders AI generated documentation clinically useless after just two generations" www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
AI-generated data contamination erodes pathological variability and diagnostic reliability
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly populating medical records with synthetic content, creating a feedback loop where future models are increasingly at risk of training on uncurated AI ...
www.medrxiv.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:59 AM
"AI is rapidly populating medical records with synthetic content, creating a feedback loop [that] drives a rapid erosion of pathological variability and diagnostic reliability...this renders AI generated documentation clinically useless after just two generations" www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Every Lego catalogue, in full, from 1966-2015. At the link brickset.com/library/cata...
February 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Every Lego catalogue, in full, from 1966-2015. At the link brickset.com/library/cata...
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Can we please never forget this. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Can we please never forget this. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
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yeah, so Fallout nailed it
February 1, 2026 at 3:02 AM
yeah, so Fallout nailed it
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Like who would put a post shop in a servo rather than a local bookstore which already functions as a postal hub. Decision-making completely detached from customer experience.
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Like who would put a post shop in a servo rather than a local bookstore which already functions as a postal hub. Decision-making completely detached from customer experience.
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Last night New Zealand had a pretty spectacular meteorite.
Here is one view from Marlborough, facing South.
(not mine, from Facebook)
Here is one view from Marlborough, facing South.
(not mine, from Facebook)
January 31, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Last night New Zealand had a pretty spectacular meteorite.
Here is one view from Marlborough, facing South.
(not mine, from Facebook)
Here is one view from Marlborough, facing South.
(not mine, from Facebook)