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Hugh Dingwall
@objectivereality.bsky.social
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He/him. Muso, soundie, general nerd. Based in Palmerston North NZ.
Podcast "Reserved Recommendations" at www.mpr.nz/show/reserved
Games I wrote at objectivereality.itch.io
Music at wolfboy.bandcamp.com
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objectivereality.bsky.social
Got Horizon Forbidden West for Christmas and introduced the kids to Candyman last night - we're having a Tony Tod-heavy couple of days over here.
December 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
all of us to salesforce
drawing of a character holding forward a price ribbon that says on it fell for it again award.
December 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
Garfield comic, the human is taking something from the oven, speech bubble going down to quoted post. scene is often used in a similarly nonsensical absurd joke about "why do they call it oven when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food."
December 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
objectivereality.bsky.social
Merry Christmas everybody, look after yerselves eh?
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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jaxies.bsky.social
Hello, pocket pals! Can anybody help me with some te reo Māori translation for a written acknowledgement of Māori as tangata whenua? Please message me 🙏
December 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
objectivereality.bsky.social
Hot take, but white guilt is also unhelpful in that it admits the idea of "white" as a real cultural identity.
ebonyteach.blacksky.app Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 6d
Yep. You know, I’ve never felt like individual white folks need to feel guilty (and I’m personally uncomfortable with being a conduit for all that) - just moved toward a sense of justice for all. Helping to build the beloved community. Willing to be part of all Earthkind.
cheyeev.bsky.social harper stern #1 defender @cheyeev.bsky.social · 6d
hence the uselessness of white guilt. these white people felt guilty and all that did was motivate them to warp science and religion to assuage it.
December 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
objectivereality.bsky.social
I'll say this for GenAI - it's made me much more appreciative of even very amateurish art that people post on the internet.
December 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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louisathelast.bsky.social
A bit of a detour, but this made me think about what endlessly fascinates me about Weiss and people like her is how they take conservative positions on most things and yet refuse to describe themselves as conservatives— out of what I suspect is mainly classism
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6d
The most impressive thing about Bari is her ability to violate ethical principles while indignantly claiming to defend them.
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6d
Weiss concluded: “We need to be able to make every effort to get the principals on the record and on camera. To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else. And that is my North Star, and I hope it's the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”
December 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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publicaddress.bsky.social
On one level, Splore calling it a day is ... well, things do end, better a graceful exit and a proper farewell to a unique festival.

On another, a Linkin Park show at Spark getting NZ taxpayer funding that Splore didn't is everything that's wrong with the world.

thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
Splore could have been saved
Why did a single Linkin Park concert receive government funding but Aotearoa's longest-running music festival didn't?
thespinoff.co.nz
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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sachadylan.bsky.social
Epic story unfolds. 🧵
jjw.wtf JJW @jjw.wtf · 6d
My first ever job was at a supermarket. I worked with an older gentlemen who must’ve been in his late 70s and while I can’t name the supermarket due to an ongoing legal dispute the guy must be dead by now so I’ll just use his real name: Barnaby.
December 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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objectivereality.bsky.social
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Remaking the Abbey Road Medley: A Handmade Cover!
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December 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
objectivereality.bsky.social
Hello pals
oocbiffo.bsky.social Out of Context Biffo the Bear @oocbiffo.bsky.social · 22d
Beano #1203, August 7, 1965
Biffo gives you a friendly greeting with a lovely expression on his face. BIFFO: Hullo there, pals!
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
objectivereality.bsky.social
I'm scheduling ahead for the 3 weeks @mpr.nz is shut over the holidays. It's cool to play Komm Susser Todd 8:30am on Boxing Day right?
December 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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lyndonhood.bsky.social
It's weird enough that 'the worst human being to write a story about a chosen one boy wizard adoptee with broken glasses and a big owl' is a high bar of badness to achieve, let alone the globally notable levels of the actual title holder
December 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
objectivereality.bsky.social
This one actually sounds like it would rock though
rozmilner.bsky.social Roz Milner @rozmilner.bsky.social · 10d
Coltrane sitting in on a 90 minute version of “dark star”
December 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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rozmilner.bsky.social
A frank zappa compilation called “did I trigger you?”
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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rozmilner.bsky.social
frank Zappa and Eric Clapton doing just an absolutely batshit anti Covid album
December 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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katewagner.wehwalt.net
Can some of you read my essay which has been somewhat betrayed by this out of context quote without shitting on it thanks
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
objectivereality.bsky.social
FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER FATHOM CHRISTMAS COVER F
Remaking the Abbey Road Medley: A Handmade Cover!
YouTube video by Fathom
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December 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
objectivereality.bsky.social
New tunes! Especially stoked with the new melancholy Christmas tune from Maeve: maevenz.bandcamp.com/track/christ...
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
objectivereality.bsky.social
A slightly different example - I was enthralled by Cultist Simulator for a good couple of months, and realised all of a sudden that it's structurally the same game as Cooking Fever, just with (for me) much more compelling plot and world building.
freyjavalentine.bsky.social Freyja Valentine, Girl IRL Cat URL @freyjavalentine.bsky.social · 10d
completely realizing that the best strategy games and tabletop war games have the same narrative structure on some level, even if the initial set-the-scene thing is just "your background knowledge of the setting and situation" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsc8...
They Remade the Battle of Helm's Deep in a Hospital Show, and It's Insane
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December 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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jennifilm.nz
Here are the headline paragraphs. The Ministry emphatically did not recommend this ban, and in fact repeatedly pointed out the significant level of harm it was likely to cause. The consultation found overwhelming support for continued access. The only people who thought different were cabinet.
Assessing Option Four against the criteria 147. Option Four, like the other regulatory options, offers less benefit under each criterion when compared to Option One. While it puts safety and caution first, based on a lack of evidence of safety or benefit, the approach is unlikely to be as effective as status quo because it removes the practitioner's ability to consider and respond in the best interests of the individual. This could be alleviated to some degree through patients attending the alternative services but may not resolve the medical issue that young people with gender incongruence/dysphoria are presenting for. Like Option 3b and 3c, people that desperately want to delay puberty while they consider their identity may try to purchase products online where there are safety issues with the quality. 152. Health equity issues would not improve, nor would trust and confidence in the health sector, given regulation of a particular medicine for a particular health problem would be regulated for the first time. Access to the alternative health services could help provide some trust and confidence because individuals would be cared for by specialists. However, without the availability of puberty blockers, this effect would likely be minor. The need to develop additional gender services may result in the reallocation of resources from other higher-priority areas of health. al), as described in the above table. Option 4 - Regulations to prohibit new prescribing while making youth gender services more accessible A prohibition on new prescribing would protect against potential harm. However, this option has a high risk of adverse health outcomes (similar to options 3b and 3c) due to possible negative impacts on mental health, despite medical and psychosocial support through the alternative services. The lack of access to puberty blockers would not treat the indication in many of the cases. What option is likely to best address the problem, meet the policy objectives, and deliver the highest net benefits? 153. The Ministry of Health considers Option One (Status Quo / Counterfactual: baseline of close Ministry monitoring and adjustment as needed) is the best fit for the policy objectives. 154. There is no evidence base to know the likely impact of other options, given they have not been previously tried in this type of context. Also, the steps already taken have not yet had time to be fully embedded and therefore time is needed to evaluate their impact fully.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
objectivereality.bsky.social
In the immortal words of Alan Moore:
"The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory, is that conspiracy theorists believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is actually chaotic.
nacl.sh Nicole Saltesi @nacl.sh · 11d
your average conspiracy theorist doesnt have a pessimistic enough view of the american government.
December 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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numb.comfortab.ly
This was just a pun on "My Sweet Lord" song, but I take it back, AI overviews are great.
My savory Lord" is a deeply personal expression of faith, combining the idea of God/Jesus as a Savior (rescuing from sin) with being Lord (ruling one's life) and "savory," which means tasting/experiencing His goodness, sweetness, and richness, like seasoning that enhances flavor, often linked to "O taste and see that the Lord is good" (Psalm 34:8). It reflects a desire to fully embrace God's presence, finding life with Him both flavorful and life-giving, not just a rescue from punishment.
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
objectivereality.bsky.social
Recs for R13/M horror movies? The kids have been enjoying horror movies now they're old enough, but the youngest is 14.

Totally subgenre/age-agnostic.
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM