Craig Shearer
@craigshearer.bsky.social
Software Architect and Developer, coding since 1981. I love Angular, but learning to like React too. Former Chair of NZ Skeptics, Photographer, Pianist, Husband and Dad. EV enthusiast - Tesla owner, but Elon hater! He/him
Loved that show!
47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Loved that show!
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Woke up to lovely news thos morning. My daughter and her partner got engaged. Proposed publicly while on an adventure walk.
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Woke up to lovely news thos morning. My daughter and her partner got engaged. Proposed publicly while on an adventure walk.
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I was out for my afternoon bike ride, and saw a convoy of fire trucks and the broken bus being towed. It was certainly in a bad way, and stunk badly. It will be interesting to know whether it can be repaired. Definitely a battery fire.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Services diverted after bus hits overpass and catches fire
Buses that use the Northern Busway are being detoured following the incident near the Constellation Busway Station on Sunday.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I was out for my afternoon bike ride, and saw a convoy of fire trucks and the broken bus being towed. It was certainly in a bad way, and stunk badly. It will be interesting to know whether it can be repaired. Definitely a battery fire.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Delicious homemade burger and fries for a Friday night!
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Delicious homemade burger and fries for a Friday night!
Achievement of the day: contacting Amazon support about a problem linking me and my wife's accounts so we can share the shopping list.
Problem solved!
Problem solved!
October 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Achievement of the day: contacting Amazon support about a problem linking me and my wife's accounts so we can share the shopping list.
Problem solved!
Problem solved!
October 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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October 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
A tranquil start to my morning with a walk across the local bridge to get a look back at my suburb at sunrise.
#photography #nz
#photography #nz
October 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
A tranquil start to my morning with a walk across the local bridge to get a look back at my suburb at sunrise.
#photography #nz
#photography #nz
About time. Content "broadcast" over the internet shouldn't be exempted from standards. Difficult to enforce though.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Broadcasting Standards Authority finally takes steps to regulate lies, hate, and disinformation on online news platforms. Old man, cooker media and Atlas-funded astroturf complain.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Winston Peters accuses broadcasting watchdog of ‘Soviet era stasi’ censorship
This comes after the Broadcasting Standards Authority revealed its looking to widen its remit to include online media networks.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
About time. Content "broadcast" over the internet shouldn't be exempted from standards. Difficult to enforce though.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Feels pretty accurate #nzpol
The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Feels pretty accurate #nzpol
Great that they're researching this, but it seems a bit premature to be "announcing" it's micro-plastics causing this, without completing the research first. #nz #science
www.stuff.co.nz/wellbeing/36...
www.stuff.co.nz/wellbeing/36...
‘Something is triggering this’: The alarming rise in bowel cancer in young people
Experts say the surge in under-50s is unprecedented, with microplastics among possible causes being investigated by scientists.
www.stuff.co.nz
September 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Great that they're researching this, but it seems a bit premature to be "announcing" it's micro-plastics causing this, without completing the research first. #nz #science
www.stuff.co.nz/wellbeing/36...
www.stuff.co.nz/wellbeing/36...
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