Downbeatdan
@downbeatdan.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy
Tech teacher, sound engineer, systems designer. Here for music, adventures, biking, and changing the world. Kirikiriroa/ Hamilton based. He/him.
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I wass having a cup of tea with a group of people at a marae today.
The conversation turned political.
I bit my tongue because it wasn't the time or place for the anarchist trouble-making activist to be giving his hot takes.
But somebody said something along the lines of "Surely, this is a one […]
The conversation turned political.
I bit my tongue because it wasn't the time or place for the anarchist trouble-making activist to be giving his hot takes.
But somebody said something along the lines of "Surely, this is a one […]
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mastodon.nz
September 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I wass having a cup of tea with a group of people at a marae today.
The conversation turned political.
I bit my tongue because it wasn't the time or place for the anarchist trouble-making activist to be giving his hot takes.
But somebody said something along the lines of "Surely, this is a one […]
The conversation turned political.
I bit my tongue because it wasn't the time or place for the anarchist trouble-making activist to be giving his hot takes.
But somebody said something along the lines of "Surely, this is a one […]
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OMG, almost forgot!
Happy 21st of September!
Everything is terrible, so all the more important to take a couple minutes to get your groove on.
#earthwindandfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk
Happy 21st of September!
Everything is terrible, so all the more important to take a couple minutes to get your groove on.
#earthwindandfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk
September 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
OMG, almost forgot!
Happy 21st of September!
Everything is terrible, so all the more important to take a couple minutes to get your groove on.
#earthwindandfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk
Happy 21st of September!
Everything is terrible, so all the more important to take a couple minutes to get your groove on.
#earthwindandfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk
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No particular reason
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
No particular reason
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Was gifted "go ogling" as an autocorrect of "googling" and henceforth that shall be its name.
September 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Was gifted "go ogling" as an autocorrect of "googling" and henceforth that shall be its name.
Dr Gary Payinda published this on point rant today- the need to turf this government out is getting urgent […]
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mastodon.nz
September 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Dr Gary Payinda published this on point rant today- the need to turf this government out is getting urgent […]
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Just in case anyone thinks I am exaggerating on this. We never used to have any mobile coverage, and out phone line was an above ground wire that can across the rood to our pole, whenever and oversize truck would go through it would break the wire & we would need to drive to Kaukapakapa to report
September 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Just in case anyone thinks I am exaggerating on this. We never used to have any mobile coverage, and out phone line was an above ground wire that can across the rood to our pole, whenever and oversize truck would go through it would break the wire & we would need to drive to Kaukapakapa to report
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CURSING the PATRIARCHY every time I, a tall man, have to mop the floor with this CRAP SHORT MOP made for TINY WOMEN and not GANGLY MEN so it makes me BEND OVER and HURT MY BACK
Introducing MANMOPS™, MOPS FOR MEN®
The Invention: Same as other mops but six inches longer so you don't have to bend […]
Introducing MANMOPS™, MOPS FOR MEN®
The Invention: Same as other mops but six inches longer so you don't have to bend […]
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retro.social
August 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
CURSING the PATRIARCHY every time I, a tall man, have to mop the floor with this CRAP SHORT MOP made for TINY WOMEN and not GANGLY MEN so it makes me BEND OVER and HURT MY BACK
Introducing MANMOPS™, MOPS FOR MEN®
The Invention: Same as other mops but six inches longer so you don't have to bend […]
Introducing MANMOPS™, MOPS FOR MEN®
The Invention: Same as other mops but six inches longer so you don't have to bend […]
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David Farrier is an awesome human I had the joy of working with in my newsroom days (and his).
His personal project 'webworm' is well worth following (if you aren't already) and he has recently made the move out of substack to Ghost.
It is apparently going quite well for him! […]
His personal project 'webworm' is well worth following (if you aren't already) and he has recently made the move out of substack to Ghost.
It is apparently going quite well for him! […]
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mastodon.nz
August 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
David Farrier is an awesome human I had the joy of working with in my newsroom days (and his).
His personal project 'webworm' is well worth following (if you aren't already) and he has recently made the move out of substack to Ghost.
It is apparently going quite well for him! […]
His personal project 'webworm' is well worth following (if you aren't already) and he has recently made the move out of substack to Ghost.
It is apparently going quite well for him! […]
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August 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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After the significant electric rate hikes in Ohio AEP due to data centers increasing the whole price of electricity at the auction, our bill has skyrocketed AND we used less electricity. They are killing us. We used more electric KWH is June than July and […]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
August 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
After the significant electric rate hikes in Ohio AEP due to data centers increasing the whole price of electricity at the auction, our bill has skyrocketed AND we used less electricity. They are killing us. We used more electric KWH is June than July and […]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
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Yo gotta be a special kind of racist to remove from classes a kids book called "At the Marae" for having too many (6) Māori words.
For non-NZers: a Marae is a Māori commuity gathering house, most often used as a social or ceremonial forum.
Yes, I am fuming about this.
#nzpol #racistaf
For non-NZers: a Marae is a Māori commuity gathering house, most often used as a social or ceremonial forum.
Yes, I am fuming about this.
#nzpol #racistaf
August 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Kind of fascinating framing from Australia's climate and energy minister @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social. Don't think I've ever seen it presented this way?
August 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Kind of fascinating framing from Australia's climate and energy minister @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social. Don't think I've ever seen it presented this way?
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Just to piss off Don Brash and pay him back for using an image of a Māori woman without her #consent on his anti-Māori-wards billboards please share this widely.
August 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Just to piss off Don Brash and pay him back for using an image of a Māori woman without her #consent on his anti-Māori-wards billboards please share this widely.
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If you want to understand what threatens power - and particularly the power of capital - look at everything that NatACT First are repealing in their first term. Particularly things like the wellbeing reporting requirements in the Public Finance Act. These are the things we need to demand the […]
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mastodon.nzoss.nz
August 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
If you want to understand what threatens power - and particularly the power of capital - look at everything that NatACT First are repealing in their first term. Particularly things like the wellbeing reporting requirements in the Public Finance Act. These are the things we need to demand the […]
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Do any fellow fediverse nerds remember the original #socialhub, before it moved to a subdomain of activitypub.rocks in 2019?
I think the original domain was social.network, and I'm sure I found archived versions of it a couple of years ago. But the Wayback Machine has no records of that domain […]
I think the original domain was social.network, and I'm sure I found archived versions of it a couple of years ago. But the Wayback Machine has no records of that domain […]
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mastodon.nzoss.nz
August 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Do any fellow fediverse nerds remember the original #socialhub, before it moved to a subdomain of activitypub.rocks in 2019?
I think the original domain was social.network, and I'm sure I found archived versions of it a couple of years ago. But the Wayback Machine has no records of that domain […]
I think the original domain was social.network, and I'm sure I found archived versions of it a couple of years ago. But the Wayback Machine has no records of that domain […]
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Walking Your Dog.....
When suddenly Tsunami waves crash onshore after a M8.8 earthquake strikes nearby off the coast of Russia.
#aurefreepress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #zelensky #War #Breaking #breakingnews #earthquake #tsunami
When suddenly Tsunami waves crash onshore after a M8.8 earthquake strikes nearby off the coast of Russia.
#aurefreepress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #zelensky #War #Breaking #breakingnews #earthquake #tsunami
August 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Walking Your Dog.....
When suddenly Tsunami waves crash onshore after a M8.8 earthquake strikes nearby off the coast of Russia.
#aurefreepress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #zelensky #War #Breaking #breakingnews #earthquake #tsunami
When suddenly Tsunami waves crash onshore after a M8.8 earthquake strikes nearby off the coast of Russia.
#aurefreepress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #zelensky #War #Breaking #breakingnews #earthquake #tsunami
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*Has anyone ever actually played this, and is it a fun game
August 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
*Has anyone ever actually played this, and is it a fun game
The wonderful David Slack summarises suggested fixes for the broken coalition coffee machine […]
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mastodon.nz
August 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The wonderful David Slack summarises suggested fixes for the broken coalition coffee machine […]
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Hopefully all the opposition parties will have their press releases out tomorrow pledging to put the ban back again as soon as they are elected. That will go a long way to ensuring everybody knows they will not be able to make a profit off anything they find. #nzpol […]
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mastodon.nz
July 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Hopefully all the opposition parties will have their press releases out tomorrow pledging to put the ban back again as soon as they are elected. That will go a long way to ensuring everybody knows they will not be able to make a profit off anything they find. #nzpol […]
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Welp, it's official.
I had to let go of a client today because they are *all-in* on the slop machines…Claude to be precise. They intend for it to be integral to all code going forward.
I told them I can't do it. I won't do it!
Which leaves me in a real bind because the one major client I have […]
I had to let go of a client today because they are *all-in* on the slop machines…Claude to be precise. They intend for it to be integral to all code going forward.
I told them I can't do it. I won't do it!
Which leaves me in a real bind because the one major client I have […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
July 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Welp, it's official.
I had to let go of a client today because they are *all-in* on the slop machines…Claude to be precise. They intend for it to be integral to all code going forward.
I told them I can't do it. I won't do it!
Which leaves me in a real bind because the one major client I have […]
I had to let go of a client today because they are *all-in* on the slop machines…Claude to be precise. They intend for it to be integral to all code going forward.
I told them I can't do it. I won't do it!
Which leaves me in a real bind because the one major client I have […]
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I'm looking for book recommendations.
There are three books (/series) that I am finding comfort in. I was wondering if y'all can recommend books with a similar feel or sub-genre. I think of the books as being cozy scifi, a little solar punk, and while they don't need to have robots, these three […]
There are three books (/series) that I am finding comfort in. I was wondering if y'all can recommend books with a similar feel or sub-genre. I think of the books as being cozy scifi, a little solar punk, and while they don't need to have robots, these three […]
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fandom.ink
July 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I'm looking for book recommendations.
There are three books (/series) that I am finding comfort in. I was wondering if y'all can recommend books with a similar feel or sub-genre. I think of the books as being cozy scifi, a little solar punk, and while they don't need to have robots, these three […]
There are three books (/series) that I am finding comfort in. I was wondering if y'all can recommend books with a similar feel or sub-genre. I think of the books as being cozy scifi, a little solar punk, and while they don't need to have robots, these three […]