FYI Common Ground cafe in J’ville has been handing out free hot chocolates to students studying for their NCEA exams in the library. They’re good people.
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
FYI Common Ground cafe in J’ville has been handing out free hot chocolates to students studying for their NCEA exams in the library. They’re good people.
Just went out and pulled a Ray Chung.
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Just went out and pulled a Ray Chung.
Contract signed. My fortnight of unemployment is over.
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Contract signed. My fortnight of unemployment is over.
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In today's episode of "How Fucking Stupid Can Our Government Get?", I bring you...
THIS.
#NZpol #FENZ #nationalnotfittogovernnz
Fire and Emergency restructure biggest in its 8-year existence www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
THIS.
#NZpol #FENZ #nationalnotfittogovernnz
Fire and Emergency restructure biggest in its 8-year existence www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Fire and Emergency restructure biggest in its 8-year existence
At least 140 people are slated to lose their jobs, and unions say the proposal will decimate the agency most relied on for first response in emergencies.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In today's episode of "How Fucking Stupid Can Our Government Get?", I bring you...
THIS.
#NZpol #FENZ #nationalnotfittogovernnz
Fire and Emergency restructure biggest in its 8-year existence www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
THIS.
#NZpol #FENZ #nationalnotfittogovernnz
Fire and Emergency restructure biggest in its 8-year existence www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Did not have a good day at work today ☹️
Government must stop 'short-sighted' FENZ job cuts, PSA says www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Government must stop 'short-sighted' FENZ job cuts, PSA says www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Government must stop 'short-sighted' FENZ job cuts, PSA says
Fire and Emergency is circulating a restructure proposal to its staff this afternoon but told RNZ it would not release it publicly.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Did not have a good day at work today ☹️
Government must stop 'short-sighted' FENZ job cuts, PSA says www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Government must stop 'short-sighted' FENZ job cuts, PSA says www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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📢 FENZ is looking to cut costs and save $50m a year, as well as reset itself for a future of rising demand from not just fires but the likes of big storms, documents showed.
Redundancy 'a last resort': Fire and Emergency set to propose sweeping changes, some jobs to go
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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was not expecting to learn that Oglaf the Barbarian influenced by Footrot Flats today but ... okay is it weird that I see it now
www.tcj.com/talking-oglaf-with-trudy-cooper-and-doug-bayne-wed-stay-up-all-night-drawing-stuff-to-make-each-other-laugh
www.tcj.com/talking-oglaf-with-trudy-cooper-and-doug-bayne-wed-stay-up-all-night-drawing-stuff-to-make-each-other-laugh
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
was not expecting to learn that Oglaf the Barbarian influenced by Footrot Flats today but ... okay is it weird that I see it now
www.tcj.com/talking-oglaf-with-trudy-cooper-and-doug-bayne-wed-stay-up-all-night-drawing-stuff-to-make-each-other-laugh
www.tcj.com/talking-oglaf-with-trudy-cooper-and-doug-bayne-wed-stay-up-all-night-drawing-stuff-to-make-each-other-laugh
Just had someone recognise who my tattooist is from his unique style.
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Just had someone recognise who my tattooist is from his unique style.
I got my MMR booster yesterday. Free, booked an hour before, no problems. There were a few others there doing the same. Would recommend.
If in doubt get the jab. You might need two of them four weeks apart.
It’s free and you can get them at the chemist.
It’s free and you can get them at the chemist.
Talking to a nurse at my GP's office today - apparently they're being inundated by people wanting MMR vaccines.
Thousands of them, she told me it seems like.
Hopefully this means our vaccination rates will get somewhere near where they need to be to stop future outbreaks.
Thousands of them, she told me it seems like.
Hopefully this means our vaccination rates will get somewhere near where they need to be to stop future outbreaks.
November 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I got my MMR booster yesterday. Free, booked an hour before, no problems. There were a few others there doing the same. Would recommend.
90% of people under 55 identify Alex Guinness - who had won an Oscar 20 years previously and headlined some of the most iconic British comedies of all time - from one role towards the end of his career.
I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”
November 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
90% of people under 55 identify Alex Guinness - who had won an Oscar 20 years previously and headlined some of the most iconic British comedies of all time - from one role towards the end of his career.
First real day of being-between-jobs. Have booked an MMR booster in an hour.
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
First real day of being-between-jobs. Have booked an MMR booster in an hour.
Genuinely disappointed that prev RT has quote posts disabled so I couldn’t add this as a comment when RT’ing: youtu.be/36nWNAvtwrw?...
Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It? (Video)
YouTube video by PopWillEatItselfVEVO
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Genuinely disappointed that prev RT has quote posts disabled so I couldn’t add this as a comment when RT’ing: youtu.be/36nWNAvtwrw?...
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Alan Moore knows the score
November 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Alan Moore knows the score
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Well, that was 17 years of my life.
Onwards and upwards.
Onwards and upwards.
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Well, that was 17 years of my life.
Onwards and upwards.
Onwards and upwards.
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Lora is a lovely and wonderful person who would never say this so I'll say it for her: these claims are utter bullshit and based on nothing, they are marketing, almost every AI job replacement article is bullshit
so many companies say they are replacing people - laying them off - with automated systems, AI. but there has been no real auditing or regulatory approach to vetting such claims. i am deeply skeptical. think a lotta the cuts are just due to failures to sell or cut costs & prior over hiring.
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Lora is a lovely and wonderful person who would never say this so I'll say it for her: these claims are utter bullshit and based on nothing, they are marketing, almost every AI job replacement article is bullshit
Eldest child has just identified the bird call I’ve been trying to figure out for 4 years as a shining cuckoo. Glad to have that sorted.
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Eldest child has just identified the bird call I’ve been trying to figure out for 4 years as a shining cuckoo. Glad to have that sorted.
As I saw this in my feed, I got a pop-up AI summary of the email telling me a job application was denied.
As difficult as my job hunt is, I do really feel for those looking for so-called "unskilled" work. The IT jobs I'm applying for usually have between 100 and 200 applicants, but other work has many times that number
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
Wellington job market a ‘shocker’ as 600 people apply for casual mini-putt role - NZ Herald
The business owner was shocked to see hundreds of applications flood in for the job.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
As I saw this in my feed, I got a pop-up AI summary of the email telling me a job application was denied.
I am very, very white. And I have always called my mother's cousin "auntie".
The “scandal” is…she’s his dad’s cousin?!
I HATE the “tell me you’ve never” meme, but…
Tell me you’ve never met a Black, Arab, Muslim, Indian or Italian person w/o telling me you’ve never met a Black, Arab, Muslim, Indian or Italian person
I HATE the “tell me you’ve never” meme, but…
Tell me you’ve never met a Black, Arab, Muslim, Indian or Italian person w/o telling me you’ve never met a Black, Arab, Muslim, Indian or Italian person
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I am very, very white. And I have always called my mother's cousin "auntie".
Eldest daughter just described my dress sense as “If Fantastic Mr Fox worked at a tech company.”
October 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Eldest daughter just described my dress sense as “If Fantastic Mr Fox worked at a tech company.”
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Hey let’s make our whole business/government dependent on AI even though it’s obvious we aren’t being charged the actual cost right now, that will come when we’re irreversibly locked in!
October 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Hey let’s make our whole business/government dependent on AI even though it’s obvious we aren’t being charged the actual cost right now, that will come when we’re irreversibly locked in!
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/3 I mean, people disagreeing with you from the Left can be frivolous, fatuous, or feral, but being disagreed with from the Left is not the worst thing that can happen in American politics and why the fuck does it absolutely break so many people.
October 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
/3 I mean, people disagreeing with you from the Left can be frivolous, fatuous, or feral, but being disagreed with from the Left is not the worst thing that can happen in American politics and why the fuck does it absolutely break so many people.
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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No one's commented on my new necklace that says "fnord," which I'll take as a success.
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
No one's commented on my new necklace that says "fnord," which I'll take as a success.