Sam Seabourn
@samseabourn.bsky.social
Bike advocate, motorcycle nut, old car guy, but loves the planet. All these things can co-exist.
Polite until disrespected, then rude as f*ck.
Polite until disrespected, then rude as f*ck.
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Never forget, for many years #Uber insisted loudly that it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber and Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion.
So much for “making cities better…”
Via @wsj.com
So much for “making cities better…”
Via @wsj.com
The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic
Uber and Lyft said they would ease congestion. Instead they made it worse.
www.wsj.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Quick poll. Are you someone who rinses the dishes and puts them straight into the dishwasher.
Or are you a psychopath who rinses them and leaves them piled in the sink. In the damned sink!*
*Weird that I’m not married…
Or are you a psychopath who rinses them and leaves them piled in the sink. In the damned sink!*
*Weird that I’m not married…
December 5, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Quick poll. Are you someone who rinses the dishes and puts them straight into the dishwasher.
Or are you a psychopath who rinses them and leaves them piled in the sink. In the damned sink!*
*Weird that I’m not married…
Or are you a psychopath who rinses them and leaves them piled in the sink. In the damned sink!*
*Weird that I’m not married…
Thanks to a bunch of morons, falling for the lies of an orange buffoon, we, the rest of the planet, are so fucked. The US is the second largest polluter on the planet.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
November 12, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Thanks to a bunch of morons, falling for the lies of an orange buffoon, we, the rest of the planet, are so fucked. The US is the second largest polluter on the planet.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Twitter is full of awful content, videos of people fighting, or dying, and so many crackpots. The descent into the abyss happened fast. If this is Electric Jesus’ vision of his brave new world, he can keep it.
September 24, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Twitter is full of awful content, videos of people fighting, or dying, and so many crackpots. The descent into the abyss happened fast. If this is Electric Jesus’ vision of his brave new world, he can keep it.
To the tech nerds and cyclists - does anyone have a recommendation of a good camera for a bike, upper end would be a GoPro, but I’ve also seen someone using a Zero-X ZX30? I’m riding in Wellington, so want clarity to document my likely demise :)
September 18, 2024 at 4:50 AM
To the tech nerds and cyclists - does anyone have a recommendation of a good camera for a bike, upper end would be a GoPro, but I’ve also seen someone using a Zero-X ZX30? I’m riding in Wellington, so want clarity to document my likely demise :)
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This was a heartbreaking story to work on: New data from reveals the crushing burden of Long Covid in NZ.
Reading testimonies is like reading obituaries. LC patients describe their lives in the past tense, because the lives they used to have are now gone.
newsroom.co.nz/2023/11/17/t...
Reading testimonies is like reading obituaries. LC patients describe their lives in the past tense, because the lives they used to have are now gone.
newsroom.co.nz/2023/11/17/t...
'This isn't a life': The crushing burden of Long Covid
The first authoritative NZ research reveals the heartbreaking impact of the Long Covid illness on patients' lives
newsroom.co.nz
November 17, 2023 at 6:49 PM
This was a heartbreaking story to work on: New data from reveals the crushing burden of Long Covid in NZ.
Reading testimonies is like reading obituaries. LC patients describe their lives in the past tense, because the lives they used to have are now gone.
newsroom.co.nz/2023/11/17/t...
Reading testimonies is like reading obituaries. LC patients describe their lives in the past tense, because the lives they used to have are now gone.
newsroom.co.nz/2023/11/17/t...
I usually shop at night, just before closing. Did the shop at P&S at lunchtime. Everyone around me looked the same, checking prices, stressed. Lady in front of me held back some items. The quiet conversations in the queue were all about what could be afforded. $80 secret Santa, my ass.
December 16, 2023 at 3:48 AM
I usually shop at night, just before closing. Did the shop at P&S at lunchtime. Everyone around me looked the same, checking prices, stressed. Lady in front of me held back some items. The quiet conversations in the queue were all about what could be afforded. $80 secret Santa, my ass.
I’ve been unsubscribing from mailing lists. So far I’ve unsub’d from Three Wise Men four times; but that hasn’t halted their emails. They’re far from an orphan, many other businesses are proving difficult to shake. Do better.
November 27, 2023 at 5:00 AM
I’ve been unsubscribing from mailing lists. So far I’ve unsub’d from Three Wise Men four times; but that hasn’t halted their emails. They’re far from an orphan, many other businesses are proving difficult to shake. Do better.
Had to drive into Wellington CBD today. Nothing says motorcycle like trying to navigate and then park a small car...
October 16, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Had to drive into Wellington CBD today. Nothing says motorcycle like trying to navigate and then park a small car...
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Petone to Melling bike path opens today. Another link in our cycling network. Thanks Waka Kotahi. Let's keep building.
October 15, 2023 at 7:38 PM
Petone to Melling bike path opens today. Another link in our cycling network. Thanks Waka Kotahi. Let's keep building.
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“Unless someone high profile gets it, most of us aren't thinking about the dangers of catching Covid-19 now. We should be – it's our country's biggest infectious disease killer, twice as deadly as influenza.”
www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-...
www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-...
The Detail: Covid: Still here, still deadly
It's the unwelcome guest that no one wants to talk about – Covid-19 may be below the radar now, but it hasn't gone away and is likely to claim 1,000 Kiwi lives this year.
www.newsroom.co.nz
October 15, 2023 at 5:42 PM
“Unless someone high profile gets it, most of us aren't thinking about the dangers of catching Covid-19 now. We should be – it's our country's biggest infectious disease killer, twice as deadly as influenza.”
www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-...
www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-...
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"...the real losers of this election are going to be beneficiaries, low-income families, public servants, young people wanting to buy their first homes, and those with illnesses requiring regular medicines..."
#nzpol
#nzpol
New Zealand didn’t want to lurch to the right; it just wanted change. It doesn’t know what it’...
The real losers of this election will be beneficiaries, low-income families, public servants and young people wanting to buy their first home
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2023 at 5:06 PM
"...the real losers of this election are going to be beneficiaries, low-income families, public servants, young people wanting to buy their first homes, and those with illnesses requiring regular medicines..."
#nzpol
#nzpol
Fingers crossed. I guess we start to see where the chips landed during the evening. Best of luck fellow lefties.
October 14, 2023 at 5:48 AM
Fingers crossed. I guess we start to see where the chips landed during the evening. Best of luck fellow lefties.
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He's still going
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union.org.nz/nationals-pe...
October 12, 2023 at 8:33 PM
He's still going
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#NZPol The hardest working person this election was Craig Renney. Without him we would not know how little the foreign buyers would bring in to cover Nats tax cut cost and that the much lauded $250 tax cut would only go to 3000 families
October 12, 2023 at 8:23 PM
#NZPol The hardest working person this election was Craig Renney. Without him we would not know how little the foreign buyers would bring in to cover Nats tax cut cost and that the much lauded $250 tax cut would only go to 3000 families
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No, this one has a jacket
October 13, 2023 at 1:05 AM
No, this one has a jacket
Holy shit. i.stuff.co.nz/national/300...
October 13, 2023 at 12:57 AM
Holy shit. i.stuff.co.nz/national/300...
Greed. Corruption. Big money investors - now you see why the landlords have “donated” so much to National. Their return is unconscionable.
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
October 10, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Greed. Corruption. Big money investors - now you see why the landlords have “donated” so much to National. Their return is unconscionable.
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
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I've spent a year working on an investigation into New Zealand's hidden air pollution crisis.
Tomorrow morning my story will move in front of the Newsroom paywall. There's an accompanying video and on Monday The Detail will run an episode on the issue.
I hope you take a look!
Tomorrow morning my story will move in front of the Newsroom paywall. There's an accompanying video and on Monday The Detail will run an episode on the issue.
I hope you take a look!
October 6, 2023 at 8:20 AM
I've spent a year working on an investigation into New Zealand's hidden air pollution crisis.
Tomorrow morning my story will move in front of the Newsroom paywall. There's an accompanying video and on Monday The Detail will run an episode on the issue.
I hope you take a look!
Tomorrow morning my story will move in front of the Newsroom paywall. There's an accompanying video and on Monday The Detail will run an episode on the issue.
I hope you take a look!
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Son called me this morning to ask if he can vote without the card - yes son but yours is here like I’ve told you 3 times but anyhoo - said loads of their mates are organising car pools to go do democracy in groups. Awesome. The kids are ok. #nzpol
October 6, 2023 at 2:39 AM
Son called me this morning to ask if he can vote without the card - yes son but yours is here like I’ve told you 3 times but anyhoo - said loads of their mates are organising car pools to go do democracy in groups. Awesome. The kids are ok. #nzpol
Was talking to a die hard Nat today who surprised me by saying he hates Seymour AND Luxon, so he’s party voting NZF. His reasoning was that he can’t make Luxon’s numbers work, and he thinks Seymour is unhinged and dangerous. This is a guy who bleeds blue; shocking.
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
October 4, 2023 at 7:21 AM
Was talking to a die hard Nat today who surprised me by saying he hates Seymour AND Luxon, so he’s party voting NZF. His reasoning was that he can’t make Luxon’s numbers work, and he thinks Seymour is unhinged and dangerous. This is a guy who bleeds blue; shocking.
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
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In 30 years Petone won't be there.
I went to the Lifeline Council conference last year and we had a case study on Petone. It said exactly the same. It is shocking how quickly this will happen.
I went to the Lifeline Council conference last year and we had a case study on Petone. It said exactly the same. It is shocking how quickly this will happen.
Petone and other communities can't be protected against climate change, says insurer
New Zealand’s largest insurer says coastal communities such as Petone won’t exist in 30 to 50 years as the effects of a changing climate encroach on...
businessdesk.co.nz
September 22, 2023 at 4:51 AM
In 30 years Petone won't be there.
I went to the Lifeline Council conference last year and we had a case study on Petone. It said exactly the same. It is shocking how quickly this will happen.
I went to the Lifeline Council conference last year and we had a case study on Petone. It said exactly the same. It is shocking how quickly this will happen.
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October 1, 2023 at 7:46 PM
The property industry is N/Act’s largest donors. This is corruption in full view.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
October 1, 2023 at 7:11 PM
The property industry is N/Act’s largest donors. This is corruption in full view.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...