Tim A
@pixelace.bsky.social
Web designer and Craft CMS developer mostly banging on about games, movies, shows, my family and other animals. Brit turned Kiwi of 20 years on a few peaceful acres near Auckland, NZ.
Cozying up to fascists must mean Judith Collins has gotten over her shock at the relocation of parliament's Winston Churchill painting in August 2021.
At the time she said, "he was one of the very few political leaders who was prepared to stand up to the Nazis and fascists..."
#NZPol
At the time she said, "he was one of the very few political leaders who was prepared to stand up to the Nazis and fascists..."
#NZPol
October 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Cozying up to fascists must mean Judith Collins has gotten over her shock at the relocation of parliament's Winston Churchill painting in August 2021.
At the time she said, "he was one of the very few political leaders who was prepared to stand up to the Nazis and fascists..."
#NZPol
At the time she said, "he was one of the very few political leaders who was prepared to stand up to the Nazis and fascists..."
#NZPol
Got lucky with a docile target - 483m headshot snipe! #Battlefield6 #Recon
October 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Got lucky with a docile target - 483m headshot snipe! #Battlefield6 #Recon
Remembered this oldie after Simeon Brown suggested an antiquated occupation for the teens of NZ. It's from the same era his religious beliefs come from after all #NZPol
October 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Remembered this oldie after Simeon Brown suggested an antiquated occupation for the teens of NZ. It's from the same era his religious beliefs come from after all #NZPol
Prediction: residential waterfront property owners will be bailed out for their bad choices while the rest of us are always punished for ours. We’ve all known rising sea levels were coming for 20+ years #NZPol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Prediction: residential waterfront property owners will be bailed out for their bad choices while the rest of us are always punished for ours. We’ve all known rising sea levels were coming for 20+ years #NZPol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
I hope NZ media made a big fuss about this story and I just missed their coverage www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Nearly 100 years after her death, Oxford’s first female Indigenous scholar honoured
Mākereti Papakura died weeks before handing in her thesis at Oxford university documenting the life and customs of her tribe, work that is still used by Māori today
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I hope NZ media made a big fuss about this story and I just missed their coverage www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Tilly Norwood was created so that we hate Hollywood nepo babies less
October 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Tilly Norwood was created so that we hate Hollywood nepo babies less
NZ cafés: We invented the Flat White! Australia steals all our stuff!
Also NZ cafés: Ekshully a Kiwi Breakfast is completely different to an English Breakfast
Also NZ cafés: Ekshully a Kiwi Breakfast is completely different to an English Breakfast
October 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
NZ cafés: We invented the Flat White! Australia steals all our stuff!
Also NZ cafés: Ekshully a Kiwi Breakfast is completely different to an English Breakfast
Also NZ cafés: Ekshully a Kiwi Breakfast is completely different to an English Breakfast
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The only thing I'd insist upon in a new Bond movie, other than it not being an origin story, is that they should have Timothy Dalton back to play M.
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The only thing I'd insist upon in a new Bond movie, other than it not being an origin story, is that they should have Timothy Dalton back to play M.
Started listening to this and wondered why, after 20 years of living in New Zealand and knowing how nuts they are about their heroes, I'd never heard of Harold Gillies, the father of plastic surgery, due to his pioneering facial reconstruction work in the World Wars. open.spotify.com/episode/6Ci6...
Saving Face with Harold Gillies
open.spotify.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Started listening to this and wondered why, after 20 years of living in New Zealand and knowing how nuts they are about their heroes, I'd never heard of Harold Gillies, the father of plastic surgery, due to his pioneering facial reconstruction work in the World Wars. open.spotify.com/episode/6Ci6...
Reposted by Tim A
Reposted by Tim A
The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls?
nomouse.org
nomouse.org
The #NoMouse Challenge
nomouse.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls?
nomouse.org
nomouse.org
Agentic is the new wankword
September 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Agentic is the new wankword
Reposted by Tim A
TIL
Wizard of OZ came out in 1939
Blade Runner came out in 1982
That's a difference of 43 years.
Know what came out 43 years ago?
Blade Runner.
Wizard of OZ came out in 1939
Blade Runner came out in 1982
That's a difference of 43 years.
Know what came out 43 years ago?
Blade Runner.
September 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
TIL
Wizard of OZ came out in 1939
Blade Runner came out in 1982
That's a difference of 43 years.
Know what came out 43 years ago?
Blade Runner.
Wizard of OZ came out in 1939
Blade Runner came out in 1982
That's a difference of 43 years.
Know what came out 43 years ago?
Blade Runner.
Struggling to get over the phrase “spishull missudge” uttered by a Kiwi reporter last night
September 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Struggling to get over the phrase “spishull missudge” uttered by a Kiwi reporter last night
The boy wonder in Alien Earth is such a great character. Reminds of a dickhead startup founder I did a trial with (and couldn’t get out of fast enough) down in Christchurch.
September 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The boy wonder in Alien Earth is such a great character. Reminds of a dickhead startup founder I did a trial with (and couldn’t get out of fast enough) down in Christchurch.
Reposted by Tim A
i respect how every tribute to robert redford is at least a little bit horny
September 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
i respect how every tribute to robert redford is at least a little bit horny
Remembering a group of us including my first girlfriend going on a fab day trip to London in '90, getting back and watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for the first time #RIPRobertRedford
September 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Remembering a group of us including my first girlfriend going on a fab day trip to London in '90, getting back and watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for the first time #RIPRobertRedford
This hard-working little animal sanctuary needs our help! They say hay prices have rocketed too!
Fallen tree! 🌳 Please join us on Patreon for £1 ✨
In return, we share detailed, personal updates; exclusive videos, our podcast & more — just for our patrons
We’ve just posted a diary about the dramatic aftermath of a tree smashing through our fence: patreon.com/user?u=85237...
#animalsanctuary
In return, we share detailed, personal updates; exclusive videos, our podcast & more — just for our patrons
We’ve just posted a diary about the dramatic aftermath of a tree smashing through our fence: patreon.com/user?u=85237...
#animalsanctuary
September 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This hard-working little animal sanctuary needs our help! They say hay prices have rocketed too!
I love how Windows 11 offers you the choice to Update and Shutdown or Update and Restart and always does the latter anyway and it’s done this for years
September 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I love how Windows 11 offers you the choice to Update and Shutdown or Update and Restart and always does the latter anyway and it’s done this for years
TVNZ One News desperately trying to manifest developments in the Tom Phillips story for three days now
September 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
TVNZ One News desperately trying to manifest developments in the Tom Phillips story for three days now
For Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron and Paul Rudd to finally age we have to make them watch The Cider House Rules (1999)
June 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
For Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron and Paul Rudd to finally age we have to make them watch The Cider House Rules (1999)
Sent my daughter’s screw-together lunchbox that I can’t open due to food festering inside to a friend whose husband has a vice collection. Dude’s moment has arrived
June 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Sent my daughter’s screw-together lunchbox that I can’t open due to food festering inside to a friend whose husband has a vice collection. Dude’s moment has arrived
Does “Show less like this” actually work? Trying to eradicate sport and thirst traps from my feed
June 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Does “Show less like this” actually work? Trying to eradicate sport and thirst traps from my feed