Bevan
@bevanmccabe.bsky.social
Cats, dogs, penguins, bikes, jokes, politics and maybe even #SoccerBS
Fantastic haul of CD box sets from Penny Lane Records in Christchurch.
They didn't have much from after the 1970s!
They didn't have much from after the 1970s!
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Fantastic haul of CD box sets from Penny Lane Records in Christchurch.
They didn't have much from after the 1970s!
They didn't have much from after the 1970s!
The rise of AI chatbots means software developers have accepted:
Nobody's going to RTFM !
(Read the fantastic manual)
Nobody's going to RTFM !
(Read the fantastic manual)
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The rise of AI chatbots means software developers have accepted:
Nobody's going to RTFM !
(Read the fantastic manual)
Nobody's going to RTFM !
(Read the fantastic manual)
Reposted by Bevan
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
London underground Maquette socks.
These are the patterns on the seat covers of different lines.
These are the patterns on the seat covers of different lines.
October 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
London underground Maquette socks.
These are the patterns on the seat covers of different lines.
These are the patterns on the seat covers of different lines.
Honest govt ad - worth a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-yj...
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Honest govt ad - worth a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-yj...
If you use Windows 10 you need to either change to a different operating system or apply for extended support this month: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Millions in UK at risk of cyber-attacks as Windows 10 ends updates, Which? finds
Survey shows one in four users intend to keep using system as it is phased out, despite increased virus and malware risk
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
If you use Windows 10 you need to either change to a different operating system or apply for extended support this month: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Out of curiosity, you buy something you've never tried before, but it's no good.
Do you remember not to buy it again?
Do you remember not to buy it again?
September 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Out of curiosity, you buy something you've never tried before, but it's no good.
Do you remember not to buy it again?
Do you remember not to buy it again?
Pick 3 out of 5 to focus on:
Work
Family
Sleep
Fitness/Health
Friends
... not my philosophy; don't know if I like it, but it speaks to the compromises you need to make in life.
I'm currently picking work, sleep, and a bit of each of the other three.
Work
Family
Sleep
Fitness/Health
Friends
... not my philosophy; don't know if I like it, but it speaks to the compromises you need to make in life.
I'm currently picking work, sleep, and a bit of each of the other three.
September 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Pick 3 out of 5 to focus on:
Work
Family
Sleep
Fitness/Health
Friends
... not my philosophy; don't know if I like it, but it speaks to the compromises you need to make in life.
I'm currently picking work, sleep, and a bit of each of the other three.
Work
Family
Sleep
Fitness/Health
Friends
... not my philosophy; don't know if I like it, but it speaks to the compromises you need to make in life.
I'm currently picking work, sleep, and a bit of each of the other three.
Reposted by Bevan
here’s a version where the POV is blacked out whenever the driver takes their eyes off the road
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
here’s a version where the POV is blacked out whenever the driver takes their eyes off the road
Reposted by Bevan
In 1976, New Zealand's silence on apartheid led to an Olympic boycott and left a lasting black mark on our international reputation.
Nearly 50 years later, we face a similar test: Gaza.
My long read for The Spinoff:
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
Nearly 50 years later, we face a similar test: Gaza.
My long read for The Spinoff:
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
The case for New Zealand action against Israel
The 1976 Olympic boycott over our silence on apartheid left a black mark on New Zealand’s reputation. Our inaction on Gaza could leave another.
thespinoff.co.nz
August 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In 1976, New Zealand's silence on apartheid led to an Olympic boycott and left a lasting black mark on our international reputation.
Nearly 50 years later, we face a similar test: Gaza.
My long read for The Spinoff:
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
Nearly 50 years later, we face a similar test: Gaza.
My long read for The Spinoff:
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
Something to get you dancing round the room:
Sister Sledge, 1975 (before they went disco) youtu.be/sEHqhQHfDvs?...
Sister Sledge, 1975 (before they went disco) youtu.be/sEHqhQHfDvs?...
Sister Sledge / Love Don t Go Through No Changes On Me
YouTube video by ss228com
youtu.be
August 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Something to get you dancing round the room:
Sister Sledge, 1975 (before they went disco) youtu.be/sEHqhQHfDvs?...
Sister Sledge, 1975 (before they went disco) youtu.be/sEHqhQHfDvs?...
First time I've seen @Wordle not know a word:
July 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
First time I've seen @Wordle not know a word:
Reposted by Bevan
The network effect and induced demand evident again in our transport systems. Build it, they come. Better be sure we’re building for what we want more of. Excellent commentary from @patrickmorgan.bsky.social
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
‘Good news story’: Wellington cyclist numbers well over double in two years
A cycling advocate said the swell of cyclists coming through the Basin Reserve was due to a new cycleway that opened mid-2023.
www.stuff.co.nz
June 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The network effect and induced demand evident again in our transport systems. Build it, they come. Better be sure we’re building for what we want more of. Excellent commentary from @patrickmorgan.bsky.social
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Reposted by Bevan
PhD students getting death threats specifically about their projects. Cabinet ministers calling out individuals by name on the Hansard. Other cabinet ministers sending cookers after groups working on relationships and sexuality projects.
June 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
PhD students getting death threats specifically about their projects. Cabinet ministers calling out individuals by name on the Hansard. Other cabinet ministers sending cookers after groups working on relationships and sexuality projects.
Reposted by Bevan
Just putting this freely available documentary in the feed for no particular reason this Ruth Richardson-honouring morning. The second half in particular.
www.nzonscreen.com/title/someon...
www.nzonscreen.com/title/someon...
Someone Else's Country | Film | NZ On Screen
Someone Else's Country - Someone Else’s Country looks critically at the radical economic changes implemented by the 1984 Labour Government — where privatisation of state assets was part of a wider age...
www.nzonscreen.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just putting this freely available documentary in the feed for no particular reason this Ruth Richardson-honouring morning. The second half in particular.
www.nzonscreen.com/title/someon...
www.nzonscreen.com/title/someon...
Reposted by Bevan
TIL: When the Original Star Wars Trilogy finally aired on Chilean TV in 2003, the network spliced custom beer commercials into the films themselves to avoid cutting to commercial breaks.
these additional scenes turn Obi-Wan & Luke into raging space alcoholics who are constantly shotgunning booze.
these additional scenes turn Obi-Wan & Luke into raging space alcoholics who are constantly shotgunning booze.
May 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
TIL: When the Original Star Wars Trilogy finally aired on Chilean TV in 2003, the network spliced custom beer commercials into the films themselves to avoid cutting to commercial breaks.
these additional scenes turn Obi-Wan & Luke into raging space alcoholics who are constantly shotgunning booze.
these additional scenes turn Obi-Wan & Luke into raging space alcoholics who are constantly shotgunning booze.
I always assumed the word "doozy" meant either really good or really bad, but could never work it out from the context it was used.
It means "notable", so that was probably 50-50 good or bad!
It means "notable", so that was probably 50-50 good or bad!
May 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I always assumed the word "doozy" meant either really good or really bad, but could never work it out from the context it was used.
It means "notable", so that was probably 50-50 good or bad!
It means "notable", so that was probably 50-50 good or bad!
Tasmanian Devil at the Wellington zoo.
April 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Tasmanian Devil at the Wellington zoo.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
I got 9/15 on this funny quiz about English football mascots.
I got 9/15 on this funny quiz about English football mascots.
Quiz: test your knowledge of English football’s weird and wonderful mascots
Do you know your Moonchester from your Gunnersaurus? If so, this quiz on football’s furry friends is for you
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
I got 9/15 on this funny quiz about English football mascots.
I got 9/15 on this funny quiz about English football mascots.
Sage advice from New Plymouth.
March 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Sage advice from New Plymouth.
Maybe New Zealand needs to reinvigorate the British Commonwealth?
Can't be trusting the Americans!
Can't be trusting the Americans!
March 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Maybe New Zealand needs to reinvigorate the British Commonwealth?
Can't be trusting the Americans!
Can't be trusting the Americans!
The Sunshine dilemma:
Getting enough for Vitamin D, but not enough for Skin Cancer.
Getting enough for Vitamin D, but not enough for Skin Cancer.
February 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Sunshine dilemma:
Getting enough for Vitamin D, but not enough for Skin Cancer.
Getting enough for Vitamin D, but not enough for Skin Cancer.