Mike Ross
@eruptionchaser.bsky.social
Mike Ross (he/him)
Red Shift Leader | PSA Delegate
National Geohazards Monitoring Centre | Te Puna Mōrearea i te Rū
Geologist, firefighter, hacker, dad.
Tolerance for intolerance zero. Toitū Te Tiriti.
Red Shift Leader | PSA Delegate
National Geohazards Monitoring Centre | Te Puna Mōrearea i te Rū
Geologist, firefighter, hacker, dad.
Tolerance for intolerance zero. Toitū Te Tiriti.
To no surprise whatever...
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
To no surprise whatever...
Not quite clear why they would stop at jewelry and watches. Surely there's an opportunity to do something with gold-filled teeth too? They could put them some kind of... camp... to facilitate the process?
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Not quite clear why they would stop at jewelry and watches. Surely there's an opportunity to do something with gold-filled teeth too? They could put them some kind of... camp... to facilitate the process?
Oh gosh... I remember GNUstep... 16 years ago!
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Oh gosh... I remember GNUstep... 16 years ago!
It depends on the jurisdiction. In Scotland you can vote, form a legal contract, join the army, have sex, and get married, at 16.
There's no age restriction on getting divorced, and your spouse is never your legal guardian!
USA, they tie themselves in illogical legal knots so often...
There's no age restriction on getting divorced, and your spouse is never your legal guardian!
USA, they tie themselves in illogical legal knots so often...
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It depends on the jurisdiction. In Scotland you can vote, form a legal contract, join the army, have sex, and get married, at 16.
There's no age restriction on getting divorced, and your spouse is never your legal guardian!
USA, they tie themselves in illogical legal knots so often...
There's no age restriction on getting divorced, and your spouse is never your legal guardian!
USA, they tie themselves in illogical legal knots so often...
Fun fact: the biggest single company in Aotearoa New Zealand, the backbone of our economy - Fonterra, the dairy giant - is also a farmer-owned co-op.
And their plants are also unionised!
And their plants are also unionised!
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Fun fact: the biggest single company in Aotearoa New Zealand, the backbone of our economy - Fonterra, the dairy giant - is also a farmer-owned co-op.
And their plants are also unionised!
And their plants are also unionised!
That's just weird and unprofessional. Where I Work, all interviews are done on Teams - this is so all candidates are on an equal footing; remote candidates aren't at a disadvantage compared to local candidates who could attend in person.
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
That's just weird and unprofessional. Where I Work, all interviews are done on Teams - this is so all candidates are on an equal footing; remote candidates aren't at a disadvantage compared to local candidates who could attend in person.
Well, I had three rental Teslas with issues.
Two were caused by previous renters doing Weird Things and Avis not checking them before they went out again (long story)
One left me dead in my motel - but the failure was the standard 12V auxiliary battery, can happen to ANY car.
Two were caused by previous renters doing Weird Things and Avis not checking them before they went out again (long story)
One left me dead in my motel - but the failure was the standard 12V auxiliary battery, can happen to ANY car.
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Well, I had three rental Teslas with issues.
Two were caused by previous renters doing Weird Things and Avis not checking them before they went out again (long story)
One left me dead in my motel - but the failure was the standard 12V auxiliary battery, can happen to ANY car.
Two were caused by previous renters doing Weird Things and Avis not checking them before they went out again (long story)
One left me dead in my motel - but the failure was the standard 12V auxiliary battery, can happen to ANY car.
I agree - I'm about to take delivery of a new IM6 (google it if you're American, you don't have them there!)
Faster than a Tesla and better technology.
A used Tesla from Japan auction *was* on my list but since Elon outed himself I wouldn't be seen dead in one.
Just saying they're not bad cars.
Faster than a Tesla and better technology.
A used Tesla from Japan auction *was* on my list but since Elon outed himself I wouldn't be seen dead in one.
Just saying they're not bad cars.
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I agree - I'm about to take delivery of a new IM6 (google it if you're American, you don't have them there!)
Faster than a Tesla and better technology.
A used Tesla from Japan auction *was* on my list but since Elon outed himself I wouldn't be seen dead in one.
Just saying they're not bad cars.
Faster than a Tesla and better technology.
A used Tesla from Japan auction *was* on my list but since Elon outed himself I wouldn't be seen dead in one.
Just saying they're not bad cars.
I found them comfortable.
"older than most cars ever spend on one generation of a body style" - weird take; if it's not broke don't fix it - not a fan of changing for the sake of change.
Their 400V architecture is getting old but that doesn't bother me - I would buy used at Japanese auction.
"older than most cars ever spend on one generation of a body style" - weird take; if it's not broke don't fix it - not a fan of changing for the sake of change.
Their 400V architecture is getting old but that doesn't bother me - I would buy used at Japanese auction.
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I found them comfortable.
"older than most cars ever spend on one generation of a body style" - weird take; if it's not broke don't fix it - not a fan of changing for the sake of change.
Their 400V architecture is getting old but that doesn't bother me - I would buy used at Japanese auction.
"older than most cars ever spend on one generation of a body style" - weird take; if it's not broke don't fix it - not a fan of changing for the sake of change.
Their 400V architecture is getting old but that doesn't bother me - I would buy used at Japanese auction.
The only bit of that that's true is the bit about breaking down.
I've never owned a Tesla but I've ended up with a rental one quite a few times and the reliability has been... unimpressive!
Otherwise they're pretty good cars, would be on my shortlist to buy if not for Elon.
I've never owned a Tesla but I've ended up with a rental one quite a few times and the reliability has been... unimpressive!
Otherwise they're pretty good cars, would be on my shortlist to buy if not for Elon.
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The only bit of that that's true is the bit about breaking down.
I've never owned a Tesla but I've ended up with a rental one quite a few times and the reliability has been... unimpressive!
Otherwise they're pretty good cars, would be on my shortlist to buy if not for Elon.
I've never owned a Tesla but I've ended up with a rental one quite a few times and the reliability has been... unimpressive!
Otherwise they're pretty good cars, would be on my shortlist to buy if not for Elon.
I cannot in good conscience 'like' this post! 😆
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I cannot in good conscience 'like' this post! 😆
We're keeping an eye on it here at Geonet in New Zealand too!
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We're keeping an eye on it here at Geonet in New Zealand too!
An ancient chat application I hadn't heard about for 20 years!
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
An ancient chat application I hadn't heard about for 20 years!
Oh and "usage" raises the specter of a nasty little saying we have here in NZ: 'user pays!'.
The concept, originating from hardcore free-market thinking, is that nothing should be 'free'; there should be literal or metaphorical toll booths everywhere, for everything. Everyone pays. Disgusting.
The concept, originating from hardcore free-market thinking, is that nothing should be 'free'; there should be literal or metaphorical toll booths everywhere, for everything. Everyone pays. Disgusting.
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Oh and "usage" raises the specter of a nasty little saying we have here in NZ: 'user pays!'.
The concept, originating from hardcore free-market thinking, is that nothing should be 'free'; there should be literal or metaphorical toll booths everywhere, for everything. Everyone pays. Disgusting.
The concept, originating from hardcore free-market thinking, is that nothing should be 'free'; there should be literal or metaphorical toll booths everywhere, for everything. Everyone pays. Disgusting.
That's the point of income tax - it does hit everyone, approximately fairly - which is more than can be said for most taxes! If you're poor you should pay little or no income tax. If you're rich, you should pay a lot.
Driving or not driving is irrelevant; we all rely on things delivered by road.
Driving or not driving is irrelevant; we all rely on things delivered by road.
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
That's the point of income tax - it does hit everyone, approximately fairly - which is more than can be said for most taxes! If you're poor you should pay little or no income tax. If you're rich, you should pay a lot.
Driving or not driving is irrelevant; we all rely on things delivered by road.
Driving or not driving is irrelevant; we all rely on things delivered by road.
Lowest income households *should* be paying little or no income tax.
If they aren't, that's a separate problem to be fixed; putting a flat rate tax on driving doesn't fix it.
If they aren't, that's a separate problem to be fixed; putting a flat rate tax on driving doesn't fix it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Lowest income households *should* be paying little or no income tax.
If they aren't, that's a separate problem to be fixed; putting a flat rate tax on driving doesn't fix it.
If they aren't, that's a separate problem to be fixed; putting a flat rate tax on driving doesn't fix it.
Hi from the Corestore!
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Hi from the Corestore!
All these taxes, charges, and duties are bad and wrong because they're *paid at the same rate by rich and poor alike*.
Abolish all taxes and duties related to cars, and pay for the roads from income tax. *That* is fair; earn a lot, pay a lot; poor pay little or nothing.
Abolish all taxes and duties related to cars, and pay for the roads from income tax. *That* is fair; earn a lot, pay a lot; poor pay little or nothing.
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
All these taxes, charges, and duties are bad and wrong because they're *paid at the same rate by rich and poor alike*.
Abolish all taxes and duties related to cars, and pay for the roads from income tax. *That* is fair; earn a lot, pay a lot; poor pay little or nothing.
Abolish all taxes and duties related to cars, and pay for the roads from income tax. *That* is fair; earn a lot, pay a lot; poor pay little or nothing.
Yeah it wants my email address then it claims they will send a link to that email address? Just... why?
Why not just publish the damn link?
Feels super scammy to me.
Why not just publish the damn link?
Feels super scammy to me.
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Yeah it wants my email address then it claims they will send a link to that email address? Just... why?
Why not just publish the damn link?
Feels super scammy to me.
Why not just publish the damn link?
Feels super scammy to me.