Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
Welsh-Kiwi Japanese translator, chanoyu practitioner & host to a timeshare cat. Memorial Device ANT
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Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I really couldn't ask for a better review 😊 #TheWisdomOfTea #EveryDayAGoodDay 🍵
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
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*runs downstairs*
*looks under the pancake tree*
HE’S BEEN HE’S BEEN
*looks under the pancake tree*
HE’S BEEN HE’S BEEN
February 17, 2026 at 7:28 AM
*runs downstairs*
*looks under the pancake tree*
HE’S BEEN HE’S BEEN
*looks under the pancake tree*
HE’S BEEN HE’S BEEN
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So uh, if anyone knows a good intermediate software engineer or high junior ready for that next step.....
We're a small team, which means lots of autonomy and you can learn a bunch of stuff.
Also working with me, maybe that's a bonus.
We're a small team, which means lots of autonomy and you can learn a bunch of stuff.
Also working with me, maybe that's a bonus.
Software Engineer Job in Auckland CBD, Auckland - SEEK
Full-stack engineer. Small team, big ownership, modern practices, most Fridays off. Ship code that lands on real construction sites.
www.seek.co.nz
February 17, 2026 at 4:19 AM
So uh, if anyone knows a good intermediate software engineer or high junior ready for that next step.....
We're a small team, which means lots of autonomy and you can learn a bunch of stuff.
Also working with me, maybe that's a bonus.
We're a small team, which means lots of autonomy and you can learn a bunch of stuff.
Also working with me, maybe that's a bonus.
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Colin the House Dalek looks on proudly as the boys make up a batch of @nigella.bsky.social 's homemade pancake mix ready for tomorrow's Pancake Day breakfast.
www.nigella.com/recipes/home...
#GBBO #ShroveTuesday #DoctorWho
www.nigella.com/recipes/home...
#GBBO #ShroveTuesday #DoctorWho
February 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Colin the House Dalek looks on proudly as the boys make up a batch of @nigella.bsky.social 's homemade pancake mix ready for tomorrow's Pancake Day breakfast.
www.nigella.com/recipes/home...
#GBBO #ShroveTuesday #DoctorWho
www.nigella.com/recipes/home...
#GBBO #ShroveTuesday #DoctorWho
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Blow the candle out
And in the silent darkness
The flame is dreaming
And in the silent darkness
The flame is dreaming
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Blow the candle out
And in the silent darkness
The flame is dreaming
And in the silent darkness
The flame is dreaming
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The naked wick clocks off
And puffs on languid smoke:
Another smiling birthday done.
And puffs on languid smoke:
Another smiling birthday done.
February 17, 2026 at 6:21 AM
The naked wick clocks off
And puffs on languid smoke:
Another smiling birthday done.
And puffs on languid smoke:
Another smiling birthday done.
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One oddity is that if we closed borders before covid spread internally (like some Asian countries), we would have likely been nowhere near as many lives saved, because we wouldn't have carried out the bit that got rid of flu and RSV when getting rid of covid. Then the borders kept them all out
February 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
One oddity is that if we closed borders before covid spread internally (like some Asian countries), we would have likely been nowhere near as many lives saved, because we wouldn't have carried out the bit that got rid of flu and RSV when getting rid of covid. Then the borders kept them all out
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Births, Deaths, and Population for December are out, so based on the Provisional weekly death data (large age buckets) here is my excess mortality for 2025. Pretty-much on (my) trend, with the peak for the year coming about 6 weeks later than would be historically typical.
February 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Births, Deaths, and Population for December are out, so based on the Provisional weekly death data (large age buckets) here is my excess mortality for 2025. Pretty-much on (my) trend, with the peak for the year coming about 6 weeks later than would be historically typical.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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Also. People. YOU MAY NOT BE AT HOME WHEN AN EMERGENCY HITS!!
A lot of advice (a) individualises the problem and (b) assumes people will be at home.
Fun fact: NZers travel!
We holiday, visit family/friends, work, go on retreats, etc etc
We need better advice+support than "err make go bag". Gah
A lot of advice (a) individualises the problem and (b) assumes people will be at home.
Fun fact: NZers travel!
We holiday, visit family/friends, work, go on retreats, etc etc
We need better advice+support than "err make go bag". Gah
I dunno about you, but our house is not very big and quite full of people and their stuff, so we don't really have space to put a big bag of stuff by the front door.
We don't have an entry hall, we barely have any storage space, we don't have a garage....
www.rnz.co.nz/life/relatio...
We don't have an entry hall, we barely have any storage space, we don't have a garage....
www.rnz.co.nz/life/relatio...
What to pack in emergency 'grab and go' bags
People should have a pre-packed "grab and go" bag by their exit door, with supplies that can last about 72 hours in case of an emergency.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Also. People. YOU MAY NOT BE AT HOME WHEN AN EMERGENCY HITS!!
A lot of advice (a) individualises the problem and (b) assumes people will be at home.
Fun fact: NZers travel!
We holiday, visit family/friends, work, go on retreats, etc etc
We need better advice+support than "err make go bag". Gah
A lot of advice (a) individualises the problem and (b) assumes people will be at home.
Fun fact: NZers travel!
We holiday, visit family/friends, work, go on retreats, etc etc
We need better advice+support than "err make go bag". Gah
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Masako's Story 10: Two damaged families trying and failing to make one "normal" family in 1960s Japan. bit.ly/4rnLwKW #昭和
A Man's World
Crying over spilt rice
bit.ly
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Masako's Story 10: Two damaged families trying and failing to make one "normal" family in 1960s Japan. bit.ly/4rnLwKW #昭和
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Sunflower and quinoa crops in and drying :)
February 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Sunflower and quinoa crops in and drying :)
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periodic reminder of the existence of Hipster Ipsum (hipsum.co), an extremely useful filler text generator for when you're drafting a grant proposal that has physical page limits as opposed to word counts
my preference is Hipster with a shot of Latin
my preference is Hipster with a shot of Latin
February 17, 2026 at 2:40 AM
periodic reminder of the existence of Hipster Ipsum (hipsum.co), an extremely useful filler text generator for when you're drafting a grant proposal that has physical page limits as opposed to word counts
my preference is Hipster with a shot of Latin
my preference is Hipster with a shot of Latin
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Discovered today that Instagram had turned on (without my opt-in) automatic AUDIO translation of any reel that shows up in my feed not in English USING AI TO MIMIC THE SPEAKER’S VOICE and WOW it was creepy and upsetting.
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
February 17, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Discovered today that Instagram had turned on (without my opt-in) automatic AUDIO translation of any reel that shows up in my feed not in English USING AI TO MIMIC THE SPEAKER’S VOICE and WOW it was creepy and upsetting.
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
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Since Colossal have yet to add a single gene to a single emu, let alone the thousands that would be needed to turn those omnivores into huge herbivores with radically different physiologies and beaks for cropping and processing NZ plants like moa did, I called bullshit on the 10 year deadline.
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Since Colossal have yet to add a single gene to a single emu, let alone the thousands that would be needed to turn those omnivores into huge herbivores with radically different physiologies and beaks for cropping and processing NZ plants like moa did, I called bullshit on the 10 year deadline.
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His mate Peter Jackson wants a giant moa but they have to start small. Apparently Ngāi Tahu are "really on board" with Jurassic-Park-style biotech ecotourism (some GM emus in an enclosure), think of the jobs, it'll be like Hobbiton.
February 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
His mate Peter Jackson wants a giant moa but they have to start small. Apparently Ngāi Tahu are "really on board" with Jurassic-Park-style biotech ecotourism (some GM emus in an enclosure), think of the jobs, it'll be like Hobbiton.
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Today I heard Paul Scofield, Senior Curator of Natural History at Canterbury Museum, give a public talk on moa resurrection and the museumʻs partnership with Colossal Biosciences (the “dire wolf” people).
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Today I heard Paul Scofield, Senior Curator of Natural History at Canterbury Museum, give a public talk on moa resurrection and the museumʻs partnership with Colossal Biosciences (the “dire wolf” people).
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'Oh it's not a safe seat, Labour only won by 20 votes' uhhh you know that doesn't mean you only have to get 20 votes girl. You need to get 10,000 just to beat Ricardo. Lol. lmao even. In an unpopular year for Lab you *can* get the Nat MP elected. That's why people fuckin haaaate TOP in Mt Albert.
In Mt Albert, should you magically make any headway in this shitter of an economy - the only result would be to split the giant progressive vote so the National candidate wins, then you not only lose but everyone hates you. Makes her look like an Asian who is bad at maths, I don't get it.
February 17, 2026 at 1:05 AM
'Oh it's not a safe seat, Labour only won by 20 votes' uhhh you know that doesn't mean you only have to get 20 votes girl. You need to get 10,000 just to beat Ricardo. Lol. lmao even. In an unpopular year for Lab you *can* get the Nat MP elected. That's why people fuckin haaaate TOP in Mt Albert.
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So... errr, years ago in London I heard "Belisha beacons", for the blinky things at zebra crossings. Now I know they were named after a former minister of transport, Leslie Belisha-Hore, who was almost hit by a car once when crossing the road. Brought in the driving test too he did.
February 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
So... errr, years ago in London I heard "Belisha beacons", for the blinky things at zebra crossings. Now I know they were named after a former minister of transport, Leslie Belisha-Hore, who was almost hit by a car once when crossing the road. Brought in the driving test too he did.
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Friends and family have been asking for a registry, what with the baby coming and all, so I finally set one up.
You can find it here: www.amazon.co.jp/baby-reg/dav...
You can find it here: www.amazon.co.jp/baby-reg/dav...
February 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Friends and family have been asking for a registry, what with the baby coming and all, so I finally set one up.
You can find it here: www.amazon.co.jp/baby-reg/dav...
You can find it here: www.amazon.co.jp/baby-reg/dav...
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Wines of the week: good reasons to drink sparkling wine to your heart’s content bit.ly/4trW90H
Wines of the week: good reasons to drink sparkling wine t...
It sounds almost too good to be true, but new research shows that a glass of Champagne comes with cardio benefits
bit.ly
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Wines of the week: good reasons to drink sparkling wine to your heart’s content bit.ly/4trW90H
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I made 2 arts!
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I made 2 arts!
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Moo Deng has grown into and absolute fuckin' moon unit
February 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Moo Deng has grown into and absolute fuckin' moon unit