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Chris Burgess
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Tech for good, for people, for orgs. Less tech, and slower too. Popping balls through hoops, open source, learning guitar, making prints, building with wood. Ōtepoti, Aotearoa.
have not clocked this and not stoked at the idea of greige for kids (yay not for yours)

agree this gen (the ones I see close up) seem so emotionally healthy and equipped and aware and it's hopeful
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
for cheap & quick options I flip through www.critic.co.nz/search/tags/...

some times recipes are print only 🥲
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November 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Creating meaningless work somehow keeps the money carousel spinning, and creates future maintenance labour debt. By many metrics it's a superb outcome! That tells a lot.
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Didn't recall name but "first openly gay player in <league>" was the intro. My recall says NRL but maybe NBL?
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
property investors love to subdivide
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ok I think you got me, will stop splaining now :)
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm trying to gently let you know "philistine" is a term with racist origins, since from other posts I think you'd avoid it if you knew
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
this was a thing, elder kid asked only last night about times like that

i'm sure significant people were fuckwits then but they had some pride to hold them to account
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
buying military aid from someone who recently threatened to invade (haha, only jokes bro!)

what a fucking racket it all is
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Suggest not using "philistine" as an insult.

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/P...

youtube.com/shorts/gDJBY...

As for any term that uses a group of people as an insult.

I realize it's a quote, suggest finding a different quote.

(@iheartnoise.bsky.social I think you'd want to know)
Definition of PHILISTINE
a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia; a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values; one uninformed in a special area of knowledge… See the ...
www.merriam-webster.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
played netball, got thrashed, watched the kid's team win

glorious sunshine, chilling with family
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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November 7, 2024 at 12:05 PM
no for-computers mapping between "word" (emoji) and sentiment (🙏folded hands, aka "pray", for "thanks")?

"not serious" usage of words (emojis are words in my book)?

maybe only implemented in projects ready to go with user flow?

(not even sure i have your question right, words are so hard eh)
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM