George Slim
@bureauchem.bsky.social
Consultant: former surrogate entrepreneur, former bureaucrat, former scientist. Policy person about town.
All opinions are my own. Reposts not endorsements.
All opinions are my own. Reposts not endorsements.
It took a moment and then I realised: people, that is not salsa.
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It took a moment and then I realised: people, that is not salsa.
The Government has surrendered
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Government has surrendered
Dairy auction prices are falling so it's good that the Government is getting the dollar down so farmer's incomes stay high.
September 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Dairy auction prices are falling so it's good that the Government is getting the dollar down so farmer's incomes stay high.
Making the most of the solar eclipse in Wellington.
September 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Making the most of the solar eclipse in Wellington.
What was all that about?
September 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What was all that about?
If you want to be completely accurate: the Ministry of Education did not completely disagree with over 80% of the University Advisory Group Recommendations www.education.govt.nz/our-work/str...
September 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If you want to be completely accurate: the Ministry of Education did not completely disagree with over 80% of the University Advisory Group Recommendations www.education.govt.nz/our-work/str...
Not the best photo, I'm afraid.
September 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Not the best photo, I'm afraid.
SSAG website also gone. But then adopting 4 recommendations from the 33 in the first report leaves some room for the ones in the next report
July 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
SSAG website also gone. But then adopting 4 recommendations from the 33 in the first report leaves some room for the ones in the next report
In the Museum of Art in Auckland. In the room where they (temporarily) keep the Cezanne.
July 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
In the Museum of Art in Auckland. In the room where they (temporarily) keep the Cezanne.
I thought for a moment it was one of those maps which left out New Zealand. But no, we are there, just....
July 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I thought for a moment it was one of those maps which left out New Zealand. But no, we are there, just....
Sacrilege all the way down.
June 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Sacrilege all the way down.
With all the ICE stuff going on and given the direction of New Zealand politics, I thought I should get my Wellington citizenship properly sorted.
June 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
With all the ICE stuff going on and given the direction of New Zealand politics, I thought I should get my Wellington citizenship properly sorted.
Northerly showers heading into Wellington
June 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Northerly showers heading into Wellington
I like to think I'm as embracing of innovation as anyone, but after 50 years this is too much. Mornings will never be the same again
May 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I like to think I'm as embracing of innovation as anyone, but after 50 years this is too much. Mornings will never be the same again
And so the insurrection begins. Roombas that can climb stairs.
May 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
And so the insurrection begins. Roombas that can climb stairs.
I am full of admiration for the pilots of the regional airlines but I have flown in one of the baby planes when everything else is cancelled and I am not doing it again.
April 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I am full of admiration for the pilots of the regional airlines but I have flown in one of the baby planes when everything else is cancelled and I am not doing it again.
Enjoying a bit of Baroque with the NZ Symphony.
March 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Enjoying a bit of Baroque with the NZ Symphony.
I think it is because of the three banded armadillo looking like it has a belt.
March 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think it is because of the three banded armadillo looking like it has a belt.
Sustained loss of traction from the Lady Elizabeth IV at the blessing of the boats in Island Bay
February 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Sustained loss of traction from the Lady Elizabeth IV at the blessing of the boats in Island Bay
OK, so I'm not David Attenborough but there are dolphins in Wellington Harbour
February 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
OK, so I'm not David Attenborough but there are dolphins in Wellington Harbour
OK, so I did see them fly past, I just didn't think to take a photograph until it was too late.
February 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
OK, so I did see them fly past, I just didn't think to take a photograph until it was too late.
And if, like I was, you were wondering what do the countries named spend on R&D as a % GDP - here are the numbers. Remember tho., this includes business spend and Denmark has Novo Nordisk, one of the biggest global drug companies.
January 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And if, like I was, you were wondering what do the countries named spend on R&D as a % GDP - here are the numbers. Remember tho., this includes business spend and Denmark has Novo Nordisk, one of the biggest global drug companies.
I had plans for the day but...
January 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I had plans for the day but...