Nigel Rowe
@hugo84.bsky.social
From the other Land Down Under, a Kiwi thru and thru, transplanted and living a non-profit Chitown tech life. COYI, West Ham 4ever. (c) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
TIL: Harry Houdini was the first person to fly a plane in Australia. Who knew? And he braved a month of seasickness aboard a ship to do it. #fact
May 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
TIL: Harry Houdini was the first person to fly a plane in Australia. Who knew? And he braved a month of seasickness aboard a ship to do it. #fact
Former NZ PM, Jacinda Adern speaking in Chicago, Sunday June 8th. Tickets available now. @chihumanities www.chicagohumanities.org/events/atten...
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern in Conversation
The global icon shares her story
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March 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Former NZ PM, Jacinda Adern speaking in Chicago, Sunday June 8th. Tickets available now. @chihumanities www.chicagohumanities.org/events/atten...
Protest art in the Chicago subway.
March 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Protest art in the Chicago subway.
Last night at our annual #oscars party I scored a respectable 10 out of 24 winners. Coming in 2nd behind others who picked 12. My strategy of picking who I want to win, doesn't play well against those who study form.
March 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Last night at our annual #oscars party I scored a respectable 10 out of 24 winners. Coming in 2nd behind others who picked 12. My strategy of picking who I want to win, doesn't play well against those who study form.
On a day like today with the Hikoi in full procession throughout Wellington I'm proud to be a Kiwi. Toitō Te Tiriti - honour the treaty!
November 18, 2024 at 10:31 PM
On a day like today with the Hikoi in full procession throughout Wellington I'm proud to be a Kiwi. Toitō Te Tiriti - honour the treaty!
House for sale in the USA. Newly motivated sellers.
November 7, 2024 at 4:03 AM
House for sale in the USA. Newly motivated sellers.
Back to the homeland! I've been instructed to report my findings on decadent life in America. #ohareairport
October 30, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Back to the homeland! I've been instructed to report my findings on decadent life in America. #ohareairport
FILM8, "Hard Truths". A Mike Leigh film never disappoints. Two very different sisters, navigate their middle-class families through life. One happy and outgoing, the other angry at the world. A study in contrasts. 4/5. #chifilmfest
October 29, 2024 at 6:35 AM
FILM8, "Hard Truths". A Mike Leigh film never disappoints. Two very different sisters, navigate their middle-class families through life. One happy and outgoing, the other angry at the world. A study in contrasts. 4/5. #chifilmfest
FILM7, "Bird". Life lessons learned early in a bleak yet uplifting chaotic squat. While fighting with her father, a young girl helps someone find theirs. Best s/track so far. 5/5
October 27, 2024 at 4:49 PM
FILM7, "Bird". Life lessons learned early in a bleak yet uplifting chaotic squat. While fighting with her father, a young girl helps someone find theirs. Best s/track so far. 5/5
The funniest thing I have read today. Ben Cohen writing in the #WallStreetJrnl about Airbnb co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky. "and his eyes lit up with excitement. You would have thought I told him that Buckingham Palace wanted to list rooms on Airbnb." www.wsj.com/business/air... via @WSJ
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October 26, 2024 at 4:09 PM
The funniest thing I have read today. Ben Cohen writing in the #WallStreetJrnl about Airbnb co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky. "and his eyes lit up with excitement. You would have thought I told him that Buckingham Palace wanted to list rooms on Airbnb." www.wsj.com/business/air... via @WSJ
Film6, "We Were Dangerous." When a group of incorrigible and delinquent institutionalized girls get sent off to a remote New Zealand island to be cured of their waywardness, drama is guaranteed. 5/5. Very good acting and script. Three Kiwi films this year #chifilmfest
October 26, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Film6, "We Were Dangerous." When a group of incorrigible and delinquent institutionalized girls get sent off to a remote New Zealand island to be cured of their waywardness, drama is guaranteed. 5/5. Very good acting and script. Three Kiwi films this year #chifilmfest
FILM5. "No Other Land", #chifilmfest An unflinching citizen journalist account of the dehumanizing forced demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes. 5/5
October 24, 2024 at 6:36 AM
FILM5. "No Other Land", #chifilmfest An unflinching citizen journalist account of the dehumanizing forced demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes. 5/5
Film4, #chifilmfest "The Return of the Projectionist", an excellent Azerbaijan film portraying the challenges to bring a lost cinematic experience back to a small traditional village, and to train a young protege who has new technology and ideas. 4/5
October 21, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Film4, #chifilmfest "The Return of the Projectionist", an excellent Azerbaijan film portraying the challenges to bring a lost cinematic experience back to a small traditional village, and to train a young protege who has new technology and ideas. 4/5
Film3, "The Rule of Jenny Pen" #chifilmfest A disturbing Kiwi drama with John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush, revealing the shocking staffing in care homes and a bad therapy puppet. 4/5
October 20, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Film3, "The Rule of Jenny Pen" #chifilmfest A disturbing Kiwi drama with John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush, revealing the shocking staffing in care homes and a bad therapy puppet. 4/5
Film2: "Color Book" #chifilmfest A poignant film about fatherhood after a tragic loss. And a mission to get to a baseball game, against the odds. Superb acting and direction. 5/5
October 19, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Film2: "Color Book" #chifilmfest A poignant film about fatherhood after a tragic loss. And a mission to get to a baseball game, against the odds. Superb acting and direction. 5/5
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Reminder that Aaron Swartz was facing 35 years in prison and financial devastation for trying to programmatically download and open the contents of JSTOR, which led to him taking his own life.
But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.
But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.
June 22, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Reminder that Aaron Swartz was facing 35 years in prison and financial devastation for trying to programmatically download and open the contents of JSTOR, which led to him taking his own life.
But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.
But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.
Darts and alcohol. Whomever thought that was an ideal combination? #socialtime
April 30, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Darts and alcohol. Whomever thought that was an ideal combination? #socialtime
Spots in front of the eyes is normal right? Asking for a friend. #eclipsing
April 8, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Spots in front of the eyes is normal right? Asking for a friend. #eclipsing
"Fireball" above the Las Vegas Sphere, spotted while landing last evening #WhatHappensHere
March 1, 2024 at 5:58 PM
"Fireball" above the Las Vegas Sphere, spotted while landing last evening #WhatHappensHere
The @aerlingus regional flight snack deal is a bargain. Coffee, muffin, crumbs and five blueberries, only €5.50! Assuming six berries incurs extra?
January 30, 2024 at 1:22 PM
The @aerlingus regional flight snack deal is a bargain. Coffee, muffin, crumbs and five blueberries, only €5.50! Assuming six berries incurs extra?
Still cold today. Perfect weather to go out to volunteer at the The Friendship Center Food Pantry. The temps are in Celsius for our friends overseas. #MLKDayofService
January 15, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Still cold today. Perfect weather to go out to volunteer at the The Friendship Center Food Pantry. The temps are in Celsius for our friends overseas. #MLKDayofService