Alex Burgess
@pcuser42.bsky.social
Web developer at PB Tech, guard/train controller/Information Services Manager at Glenbrook Vintage Railway, has lots of Lego. He/him
Our view is slightly changing...
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Our view is slightly changing...
Bliss, Pōkeno style
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Bliss, Pōkeno style
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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Wild to have a Government simultaneously claiming they *can't* pay essential public servants more because they just don't have the money, but also being hyped to drop $18b on a road.
They are fundamentally unserious people.
They are fundamentally unserious people.
The Northern Expressway we were told would cost $10 billion is now priced at $18 billion, or six times the Cook Strait crossing we were told was unaffordable. This is fantasy stuff. www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
Game-changer: New $18b expressway endorsed to boost jobs and road safety
The Northland Expressway from Te Hana to Whangārei is expected to boost Northland.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Wild to have a Government simultaneously claiming they *can't* pay essential public servants more because they just don't have the money, but also being hyped to drop $18b on a road.
They are fundamentally unserious people.
They are fundamentally unserious people.
As soon as I saw the headline, I immediately knew which counciller leaped to the defence of EVs.
Well done @richardhills.bsky.social, for standing up against the misinformation. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Well done @richardhills.bsky.social, for standing up against the misinformation. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Councillor calls out ‘anti-EV propaganda’ after fatal bus fire
North Shore councillor Richard Hills said he was saddened to see misinformation about a fatal crash which saw the Auckland Transport bus engulfed in flames on Tāmaki Drive.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
As soon as I saw the headline, I immediately knew which counciller leaped to the defence of EVs.
Well done @richardhills.bsky.social, for standing up against the misinformation. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Well done @richardhills.bsky.social, for standing up against the misinformation. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
I hate trains
I have just the right amount of records in my vinyl collection. There’s no need to buy any more.
October 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I hate trains
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Welcome to Bluesky: Weird Al is on here but you sometimes don’t immediately get told that. That’s most of the important information.
October 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Welcome to Bluesky: Weird Al is on here but you sometimes don’t immediately get told that. That’s most of the important information.
My LEGO station, DFB and SA set featured on Brickset! brickset.com/article/1256...
Auckland Brick Show
The Auckland Brick Show is the annual flagship event hosted by the Auckland LEGO User Group (AuckLUG). This show has traditionally been one of New Zealand's biggest brick shows. The show was held over...
brickset.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My LEGO station, DFB and SA set featured on Brickset! brickset.com/article/1256...
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To sum up we're likely spending ~$700m per ferry to get worse ferries than the two we ordered for $550m total
So-orig it was $551m for 2 top of the line Korean rail ferries delivered this year & next. It cost National $671m to cancel them. We don’t know the added price for these Chinese Ferries-hopefully they won’t be full of asbestos like the rail carriages were #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/14/g...
Govt confirms shipyard for new Cook Strait ferries
The shipbuilder was the "largest modern integrated shipbuilding enterprise in Southern China," Peters said in his media release.
www.1news.co.nz
October 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
To sum up we're likely spending ~$700m per ferry to get worse ferries than the two we ordered for $550m total
I haven't seen Star Wars, Star Trek, or Lord of the Rings
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I haven't seen Star Wars, Star Trek, or Lord of the Rings
Kiapohewa station is officially an award-winning build! 🥳
Come see it at the Auckland Brick Show tomorrow - final day!
Come see it at the Auckland Brick Show tomorrow - final day!
September 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Kiapohewa station is officially an award-winning build! 🥳
Come see it at the Auckland Brick Show tomorrow - final day!
Come see it at the Auckland Brick Show tomorrow - final day!
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The irony is lost on Willis
I love the way National, in opposition, refused to acknowledge that global markets were the main driver of inflation, but in government, after a massive campaign of cuts, they're all like "waaaah, global pressure!"
September 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The irony is lost on Willis
It's the Windows 98 defrag tool that does that. Wasa blast to watch
Apparently people are EXTREMELY nostalgic for defragging.
August 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
It's the Windows 98 defrag tool that does that. Wasa blast to watch
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This one is only for Blueskyers of a certain age.
August 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This one is only for Blueskyers of a certain age.
When you ask Copilot to do a refactor so complex that even it creates a migration script
August 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
When you ask Copilot to do a refactor so complex that even it creates a migration script
y'all probably knew this day was coming
August 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
y'all probably knew this day was coming
Now that @nzrailphotos.co.nz has met the requirements for YouTube Partners, it's time to go on a spending spree
August 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Now that @nzrailphotos.co.nz has met the requirements for YouTube Partners, it's time to go on a spending spree
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The ten ADL class DMUs finally left GVR today, being towed to Wellington and the South Island. We caught the first leg of the journey through Mercer, with DBR 1254 and DC 4818 in charge of the train. https://nzrailphotos.co.nz/photos/adls-head-south?view=latest
ADLs Head South
All ten ADLs heading to the South Island, caught at Mercer
nzrailphotos.co.nz
August 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The ten ADL class DMUs finally left GVR today, being towed to Wellington and the South Island. We caught the first leg of the journey through Mercer, with DBR 1254 and DC 4818 in charge of the train. https://nzrailphotos.co.nz/photos/adls-head-south?view=latest
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i hate myself for making this one and if you retweet it you suck
July 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
i hate myself for making this one and if you retweet it you suck
Who said you can't do takeaway runs by train
July 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Who said you can't do takeaway runs by train
If David Seymour thinks it's okay to berate anyone opposed to his very stupid bill, I have no worries about telling Seymour to go eat a bag of dicks. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and…
our.actionstation.org.nz
July 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
If David Seymour thinks it's okay to berate anyone opposed to his very stupid bill, I have no worries about telling Seymour to go eat a bag of dicks. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...