Ken
@kenzime.bsky.social
Not here for pointless arguments, and if you want that my method is block early and without regret.
Living the dream in the deep south Pacific. Probably lots of dog photos, beach and bush.
I swear, a lot.
I make a lot of typos.
Living the dream in the deep south Pacific. Probably lots of dog photos, beach and bush.
I swear, a lot.
I make a lot of typos.
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Every so often, let's just take a pause and pour one out for the one-hit wonders, career-killing obsessions, fabulous freaks and happy accidents when all the planets aligned at just the right moment that keep culture interesting.
Just finished watching Edge of Darkness for the first time since 1985 and now feel very melancholy. 40 years ago, I thought there would be more drama series like it in the future, the weirdness of cult TV spliced with the intelligence and depth of the best drama. Turned out there was only that one.
February 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Every so often, let's just take a pause and pour one out for the one-hit wonders, career-killing obsessions, fabulous freaks and happy accidents when all the planets aligned at just the right moment that keep culture interesting.
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"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Meanwhile AoNZ keeps going backwards
I did not expect to see this in the WSJ:
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!
Europe Needs to Learn Its Lesson: Stop Relying on Imported Energy
Growing reliance on American gas looks foolish given how unpredictable the White House has become.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Meanwhile AoNZ keeps going backwards
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February 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Really good to have things summed up so succinctly. Imagine if we actually had a "media" capable of this.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Did Nicola Willis just appoint Atlas Network connections to her surprise RBNZ Covid Inquiry?
Willis launches a surprise Covid inquiry with results to come out 6 weeks before the election. Most NZ publications noted her hiring of "independent" experts. I looked further into it.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Really good to have things summed up so succinctly. Imagine if we actually had a "media" capable of this.
#nzpol
#nzpol
I wish these dudes were still among us.
Incredibly relevant to current life
music.youtube.com/watch?v=MkQK...
Incredibly relevant to current life
music.youtube.com/watch?v=MkQK...
Under Pressure (Remastered 2011)
YouTube video by Queen - Topic
music.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I wish these dudes were still among us.
Incredibly relevant to current life
music.youtube.com/watch?v=MkQK...
Incredibly relevant to current life
music.youtube.com/watch?v=MkQK...
Ive had one of those giant fucking cuntox days where you seem to go backwards, and everything feels like sprinting up a blacksand dune on tamaki makauraus west coast until you spew
And I know that going to my shed at 10 pm To do my stupid hobbies will make me tired tomorrow.
But my brain needs it.
And I know that going to my shed at 10 pm To do my stupid hobbies will make me tired tomorrow.
But my brain needs it.
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Ive had one of those giant fucking cuntox days where you seem to go backwards, and everything feels like sprinting up a blacksand dune on tamaki makauraus west coast until you spew
And I know that going to my shed at 10 pm To do my stupid hobbies will make me tired tomorrow.
But my brain needs it.
And I know that going to my shed at 10 pm To do my stupid hobbies will make me tired tomorrow.
But my brain needs it.
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Questions:
Does anyone believe the oil/gas ban prevented new gas, when there hasn’t been a gas find in 26yrs?
Why does half our gas go to methanex? Can that deal be undone to prioritise NZ households? Or no?
Have power co’s underinvested to focus on dividends since the sale?
Does anyone believe the oil/gas ban prevented new gas, when there hasn’t been a gas find in 26yrs?
Why does half our gas go to methanex? Can that deal be undone to prioritise NZ households? Or no?
Have power co’s underinvested to focus on dividends since the sale?
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Questions:
Does anyone believe the oil/gas ban prevented new gas, when there hasn’t been a gas find in 26yrs?
Why does half our gas go to methanex? Can that deal be undone to prioritise NZ households? Or no?
Have power co’s underinvested to focus on dividends since the sale?
Does anyone believe the oil/gas ban prevented new gas, when there hasn’t been a gas find in 26yrs?
Why does half our gas go to methanex? Can that deal be undone to prioritise NZ households? Or no?
Have power co’s underinvested to focus on dividends since the sale?
Today I googled "what's a more professional term for ass kissing?" So I could write a serious work email.
So how is your day going?
So how is your day going?
February 10, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Today I googled "what's a more professional term for ass kissing?" So I could write a serious work email.
So how is your day going?
So how is your day going?
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I still can't really see what problem the LNG import terminal solves.
The Rankines on coal already cap the firming price ($~$200) at less than LNG (~$400). Even diesel is cheaper than that and we already have the import facilities.
The Rankines on coal already cap the firming price ($~$200) at less than LNG (~$400). Even diesel is cheaper than that and we already have the import facilities.
February 10, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I still can't really see what problem the LNG import terminal solves.
The Rankines on coal already cap the firming price ($~$200) at less than LNG (~$400). Even diesel is cheaper than that and we already have the import facilities.
The Rankines on coal already cap the firming price ($~$200) at less than LNG (~$400). Even diesel is cheaper than that and we already have the import facilities.
A good read.
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A good read.
It is not physically possible to refuse the cheese tax when faced with this look.
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
It is not physically possible to refuse the cheese tax when faced with this look.
Fuuuccckkk, its tomorrow already, I should have gone to bed hours ago.
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Fuuuccckkk, its tomorrow already, I should have gone to bed hours ago.
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I guess this is now obsolete, but still fun: from a few years ago:ge episode: Billionaires' Space Race
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
The Billionaires' Space Race | Spitting Image
YouTube video by Spitting Image
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February 9, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I guess this is now obsolete, but still fun: from a few years ago:ge episode: Billionaires' Space Race
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
Ahem AoNZ.
We used to be global leaders in this space, now we are talking about importing LNG and ignoring the endless resources under our feet.
#nzpol
We used to be global leaders in this space, now we are talking about importing LNG and ignoring the endless resources under our feet.
#nzpol
The good folks at @ember-energy.org have a fab report out today on geothermal in Europe: ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
43GW of geothermal electricity generating capacity cost-competitive with coal and gas. Impressive!
43GW of geothermal electricity generating capacity cost-competitive with coal and gas. Impressive!
Hot stuff: geothermal energy in Europe | Ember
Technological advances are expanding where geothermal electricity can be produced – making it a cost-competitive, secure alternative to gas for industry and other power-intensive users.
ember-energy.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Ahem AoNZ.
We used to be global leaders in this space, now we are talking about importing LNG and ignoring the endless resources under our feet.
#nzpol
We used to be global leaders in this space, now we are talking about importing LNG and ignoring the endless resources under our feet.
#nzpol
Exactly, the only problem is that now the clowns will say it cant be built because it will get in the way of the LNG tankers or some other bs.
By defeating seabed mining in Taranaki, the green movement has created the option of large scale, low carbon, reliable, cheap offshore wind, which will actually make a real difference to NZ’s energy system. Unlike an LNG import facility which is expensive, polluting and small.
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Exactly, the only problem is that now the clowns will say it cant be built because it will get in the way of the LNG tankers or some other bs.
This is clearly fake news, Trump tell us that China doesn't have "windmills"!
👀
World's first 20 MW offshore wind turbine powers grid in China
- 174 meters above sea level, equivalent to a 58-story building. With a rotor diameter of 300 meters
HT @carbonbrief.org
english.news.cn/20260206/628...
World's first 20 MW offshore wind turbine powers grid in China
- 174 meters above sea level, equivalent to a 58-story building. With a rotor diameter of 300 meters
HT @carbonbrief.org
english.news.cn/20260206/628...
World's first 20 MW offshore wind turbine powers grid in China
english.news.cn
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This is clearly fake news, Trump tell us that China doesn't have "windmills"!
Ok, besides all the usual rascist xenophobic bullshit, can someone explain to me (a foreign type who doesn't know much about US football) what this "new kickoff rule" is that pisses him off so much?
He has mentioned it multiple times.
He has mentioned it multiple times.
'and the dancing is disgusting', says the former owner of the Miss Universe Organization.
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Ok, besides all the usual rascist xenophobic bullshit, can someone explain to me (a foreign type who doesn't know much about US football) what this "new kickoff rule" is that pisses him off so much?
He has mentioned it multiple times.
He has mentioned it multiple times.
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This man was arrested in Australia today for being an ‘agitator’ for yelling ‘shame’ at a passing Israel President Herzog, on the basis it ‘incited fear’ - FFS!
This is totally fucked, our draconian & worsening anti-protest laws are what’s shameful.
#Auspol #FreePalestine #HerzogNotWelcome ✊🪧✌️💜
This is totally fucked, our draconian & worsening anti-protest laws are what’s shameful.
#Auspol #FreePalestine #HerzogNotWelcome ✊🪧✌️💜
February 9, 2026 at 6:14 AM
This man was arrested in Australia today for being an ‘agitator’ for yelling ‘shame’ at a passing Israel President Herzog, on the basis it ‘incited fear’ - FFS!
This is totally fucked, our draconian & worsening anti-protest laws are what’s shameful.
#Auspol #FreePalestine #HerzogNotWelcome ✊🪧✌️💜
This is totally fucked, our draconian & worsening anti-protest laws are what’s shameful.
#Auspol #FreePalestine #HerzogNotWelcome ✊🪧✌️💜
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If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Dr. Who", or "Transformers."
February 8, 2026 at 9:09 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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"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
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Hi #nzpol friends: who interviews Luxon on Monday mornings? I have RNZ Morning Report, TVNZ Breakfast, Hosking... who else?
I've got a briefing on seabed mining for the interviewers ... want to make sure it gets to the right people. THANKS!
I've got a briefing on seabed mining for the interviewers ... want to make sure it gets to the right people. THANKS!
February 8, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Hi #nzpol friends: who interviews Luxon on Monday mornings? I have RNZ Morning Report, TVNZ Breakfast, Hosking... who else?
I've got a briefing on seabed mining for the interviewers ... want to make sure it gets to the right people. THANKS!
I've got a briefing on seabed mining for the interviewers ... want to make sure it gets to the right people. THANKS!
Stop Making Sense is just brilliant.
The whole show (except for Genius of Love which is not to my liking).
I regularly look around and ask myself "Well, how did I get here?"
And I am fucking grateful.
The whole show (except for Genius of Love which is not to my liking).
I regularly look around and ask myself "Well, how did I get here?"
And I am fucking grateful.
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Stop Making Sense is just brilliant.
The whole show (except for Genius of Love which is not to my liking).
I regularly look around and ask myself "Well, how did I get here?"
And I am fucking grateful.
The whole show (except for Genius of Love which is not to my liking).
I regularly look around and ask myself "Well, how did I get here?"
And I am fucking grateful.