Future Sprog
@futuresprog.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy
electronically-mediated musings at the intersection of finance; I’m in Aotearoa NZ and mostly take photos of native plants, insects, and birds. #iNaturalist […]
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More NZ signs that are extremely honest
February 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
More NZ signs that are extremely honest
February 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Whilst this is probably a very competent bongo solo I’m just not in the mood for that right now.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Whilst this is probably a very competent bongo solo I’m just not in the mood for that right now.
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Reflect Orbital wants to destroy the night sky to deliver "sunlight as a service". SpaceX wants to destroy Low Earth Orbit to launch one million "AI datacentres"
The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]
The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]
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mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Reflect Orbital wants to destroy the night sky to deliver "sunlight as a service". SpaceX wants to destroy Low Earth Orbit to launch one million "AI datacentres"
The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]
The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]
I really want an AI bot that can weed the edges of my lawn and just generally in my lawn as well.
There are a couple of creeping plants (creeping buttercup, lavender grass, couch) as well as general nuisances (daisy, oxalis) that need to be removed.
If an AI-powered bot could continually […]
There are a couple of creeping plants (creeping buttercup, lavender grass, couch) as well as general nuisances (daisy, oxalis) that need to be removed.
If an AI-powered bot could continually […]
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February 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I really want an AI bot that can weed the edges of my lawn and just generally in my lawn as well.
There are a couple of creeping plants (creeping buttercup, lavender grass, couch) as well as general nuisances (daisy, oxalis) that need to be removed.
If an AI-powered bot could continually […]
There are a couple of creeping plants (creeping buttercup, lavender grass, couch) as well as general nuisances (daisy, oxalis) that need to be removed.
If an AI-powered bot could continually […]
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Imported LNG?
Why, oh why, are we under the thumb of absolute #fossilfools?
We could have energy independence with cheap offshore wind and solar power. We could phase out fossil fuels and transition to a carbon free economy.
But not with these crapitalist bootlickers in charge.
This is tying […]
Why, oh why, are we under the thumb of absolute #fossilfools?
We could have energy independence with cheap offshore wind and solar power. We could phase out fossil fuels and transition to a carbon free economy.
But not with these crapitalist bootlickers in charge.
This is tying […]
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mastodon.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Imported LNG?
Why, oh why, are we under the thumb of absolute #fossilfools?
We could have energy independence with cheap offshore wind and solar power. We could phase out fossil fuels and transition to a carbon free economy.
But not with these crapitalist bootlickers in charge.
This is tying […]
Why, oh why, are we under the thumb of absolute #fossilfools?
We could have energy independence with cheap offshore wind and solar power. We could phase out fossil fuels and transition to a carbon free economy.
But not with these crapitalist bootlickers in charge.
This is tying […]
[Spiders]
I sometimes let spiders rescue themselves from the pool.
He just needed a small prod with a flipper.
I sometimes let spiders rescue themselves from the pool.
He just needed a small prod with a flipper.
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 AM
[Spiders]
I sometimes let spiders rescue themselves from the pool.
He just needed a small prod with a flipper.
I sometimes let spiders rescue themselves from the pool.
He just needed a small prod with a flipper.
Went for a swim this evening.
Many insects joined me.
I retrieved two giant crickets, five smaller crickets, two spiders, and a praying mantis who kamikaze’d in from an altitude of at least 2 metres when I first saw it.
When washing off in the shower afterwards a gigantic black spider about […]
Many insects joined me.
I retrieved two giant crickets, five smaller crickets, two spiders, and a praying mantis who kamikaze’d in from an altitude of at least 2 metres when I first saw it.
When washing off in the shower afterwards a gigantic black spider about […]
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February 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Went for a swim this evening.
Many insects joined me.
I retrieved two giant crickets, five smaller crickets, two spiders, and a praying mantis who kamikaze’d in from an altitude of at least 2 metres when I first saw it.
When washing off in the shower afterwards a gigantic black spider about […]
Many insects joined me.
I retrieved two giant crickets, five smaller crickets, two spiders, and a praying mantis who kamikaze’d in from an altitude of at least 2 metres when I first saw it.
When washing off in the shower afterwards a gigantic black spider about […]
Meteor over Te Ika-a-Maui
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360934464/huge-fireball-meteor-tracks-over-north-island
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360934464/huge-fireball-meteor-tracks-over-north-island
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Meteor over Te Ika-a-Maui
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360934464/huge-fireball-meteor-tracks-over-north-island
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360934464/huge-fireball-meteor-tracks-over-north-island
When PM Chris Luxon’s term comes to an end in November he will get the standard knighthood for having been PM.
I would like that nomination to be handled the same way his party has handled every single environmental issue:
* this is not a priority for the first year
* our country is too small […]
I would like that nomination to be handled the same way his party has handled every single environmental issue:
* this is not a priority for the first year
* our country is too small […]
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February 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
When PM Chris Luxon’s term comes to an end in November he will get the standard knighthood for having been PM.
I would like that nomination to be handled the same way his party has handled every single environmental issue:
* this is not a priority for the first year
* our country is too small […]
I would like that nomination to be handled the same way his party has handled every single environmental issue:
* this is not a priority for the first year
* our country is too small […]
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Would be good if the EU could follow suit.
Hidden car door handles and lack of fully mechanical door opening is a massive safety failing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp37g5nxe3lo
Hidden car door handles and lack of fully mechanical door opening is a massive safety failing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp37g5nxe3lo
February 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Would be good if the EU could follow suit.
Hidden car door handles and lack of fully mechanical door opening is a massive safety failing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp37g5nxe3lo
Hidden car door handles and lack of fully mechanical door opening is a massive safety failing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp37g5nxe3lo
“The Longwood forest (Southland) is infested with stoats and weasles, and it will only be a matter of a few years before the native birds are extinct in that locality.”
Auckland Star report in 1912
https://predatorfreenz.org/research/liberation-stoats-weasels-look-back-time/
Auckland Star report in 1912
https://predatorfreenz.org/research/liberation-stoats-weasels-look-back-time/
What possessed us to introduce stoats, weasels and ferrets to New Zealand?
Why did they do it? What possessed New Zealand’s government of the day, its citizens and acclimatisation societies to introduce rabbits and then stoats?
predatorfreenz.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
“The Longwood forest (Southland) is infested with stoats and weasles, and it will only be a matter of a few years before the native birds are extinct in that locality.”
Auckland Star report in 1912
https://predatorfreenz.org/research/liberation-stoats-weasels-look-back-time/
Auckland Star report in 1912
https://predatorfreenz.org/research/liberation-stoats-weasels-look-back-time/
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Aotearoa folks, it looks like Mitre 10 is getting rid of their brass hose fittings. On the weekend I visited and every single Jobmate brass hose fitting had been removed from the shelf and was in a jumbled box of bargain bits.
These are all Gardena […]
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These are all Gardena […]
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February 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Aotearoa folks, it looks like Mitre 10 is getting rid of their brass hose fittings. On the weekend I visited and every single Jobmate brass hose fitting had been removed from the shelf and was in a jumbled box of bargain bits.
These are all Gardena […]
[Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]
These are all Gardena […]
[Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]
What!! The Futurama theme has an Amen break in it and I didn’t even notice!!!!!!!!
https://youtu.be/qoq5-bLYM5Q
https://youtu.be/qoq5-bLYM5Q
February 1, 2026 at 7:37 AM
What!! The Futurama theme has an Amen break in it and I didn’t even notice!!!!!!!!
https://youtu.be/qoq5-bLYM5Q
https://youtu.be/qoq5-bLYM5Q
I cleaned the kitchen window and it keeps scaring me every time I walk past. The outdoors is so high definition and crisp!
February 1, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I cleaned the kitchen window and it keeps scaring me every time I walk past. The outdoors is so high definition and crisp!
Kids are mind boggling.
The dining room table was clean. A child has had a bowl of cornflakes. Somehow there is rice and maybe a mung bean on the table. We don’t even have mung beans in the house.
How is this possible?
The dining room table was clean. A child has had a bowl of cornflakes. Somehow there is rice and maybe a mung bean on the table. We don’t even have mung beans in the house.
How is this possible?
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Kids are mind boggling.
The dining room table was clean. A child has had a bowl of cornflakes. Somehow there is rice and maybe a mung bean on the table. We don’t even have mung beans in the house.
How is this possible?
The dining room table was clean. A child has had a bowl of cornflakes. Somehow there is rice and maybe a mung bean on the table. We don’t even have mung beans in the house.
How is this possible?
For those that care about TikTok, these three changes are in the same bundle/agreement/week:
* change in ownership to make ByteDance minority and Oracle + Saudi Arabia majority
* change in terms of service to start tracking way more personal (and protected) characteristics
* outage because […]
* change in ownership to make ByteDance minority and Oracle + Saudi Arabia majority
* change in terms of service to start tracking way more personal (and protected) characteristics
* outage because […]
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January 27, 2026 at 12:35 AM
For those that care about TikTok, these three changes are in the same bundle/agreement/week:
* change in ownership to make ByteDance minority and Oracle + Saudi Arabia majority
* change in terms of service to start tracking way more personal (and protected) characteristics
* outage because […]
* change in ownership to make ByteDance minority and Oracle + Saudi Arabia majority
* change in terms of service to start tracking way more personal (and protected) characteristics
* outage because […]
The Historian Who Says Finance Is Wasting a Generation of Talent
Seven years after skewering the Davos elite, Rutger Bregman discusses populism, the backlash to his Trump remarks, and why ideals mean little without strength.
By Mishal Husain […]
Seven years after skewering the Davos elite, Rutger Bregman discusses populism, the backlash to his Trump remarks, and why ideals mean little without strength.
By Mishal Husain […]
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January 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The Historian Who Says Finance Is Wasting a Generation of Talent
Seven years after skewering the Davos elite, Rutger Bregman discusses populism, the backlash to his Trump remarks, and why ideals mean little without strength.
By Mishal Husain […]
Seven years after skewering the Davos elite, Rutger Bregman discusses populism, the backlash to his Trump remarks, and why ideals mean little without strength.
By Mishal Husain […]
Storm Recovery? That’s a Job for a Tool Library
As federal emergency assistance dries up, community tool-lending programs have emerged as a hyperlocal way to fill the gap and improve climate resilience.
By Michael Friedrich […]
As federal emergency assistance dries up, community tool-lending programs have emerged as a hyperlocal way to fill the gap and improve climate resilience.
By Michael Friedrich […]
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January 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Storm Recovery? That’s a Job for a Tool Library
As federal emergency assistance dries up, community tool-lending programs have emerged as a hyperlocal way to fill the gap and improve climate resilience.
By Michael Friedrich […]
As federal emergency assistance dries up, community tool-lending programs have emerged as a hyperlocal way to fill the gap and improve climate resilience.
By Michael Friedrich […]
Clicked on a link and was immediately very disappointed.
Destination was exactly as described.
I was more disappointed in myself for having read the accurate link text and then clicked.
Destination was exactly as described.
I was more disappointed in myself for having read the accurate link text and then clicked.
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Clicked on a link and was immediately very disappointed.
Destination was exactly as described.
I was more disappointed in myself for having read the accurate link text and then clicked.
Destination was exactly as described.
I was more disappointed in myself for having read the accurate link text and then clicked.
You know it’s a very strong cardboard box when you have to get out a saw to cut it for recycling.
H*ck of a sturdy box that one.
Why am I recycling such a good box? Judging by the label it’s from when the first person moved into this house. It’s stored the spare paint for a long time and now […]
H*ck of a sturdy box that one.
Why am I recycling such a good box? Judging by the label it’s from when the first person moved into this house. It’s stored the spare paint for a long time and now […]
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January 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM
You know it’s a very strong cardboard box when you have to get out a saw to cut it for recycling.
H*ck of a sturdy box that one.
Why am I recycling such a good box? Judging by the label it’s from when the first person moved into this house. It’s stored the spare paint for a long time and now […]
H*ck of a sturdy box that one.
Why am I recycling such a good box? Judging by the label it’s from when the first person moved into this house. It’s stored the spare paint for a long time and now […]
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January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Hypothetical question:
If I booked a flight on a Star Alliance member (China Southern) and I’ve taken the flight can I then get another Star Alliance member (Air New Zealand) to shower me with points and fame and glory?
Where is the button to do that? It used to be easy to find.
If I booked a flight on a Star Alliance member (China Southern) and I’ve taken the flight can I then get another Star Alliance member (Air New Zealand) to shower me with points and fame and glory?
Where is the button to do that? It used to be easy to find.
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Hypothetical question:
If I booked a flight on a Star Alliance member (China Southern) and I’ve taken the flight can I then get another Star Alliance member (Air New Zealand) to shower me with points and fame and glory?
Where is the button to do that? It used to be easy to find.
If I booked a flight on a Star Alliance member (China Southern) and I’ve taken the flight can I then get another Star Alliance member (Air New Zealand) to shower me with points and fame and glory?
Where is the button to do that? It used to be easy to find.
People have been retooting political outrage bait since 2016 and I reckon that hasn’t worked since the situation in the US is worse. Maybe there are other options other than announcing their opinions online?
January 24, 2026 at 11:33 PM
People have been retooting political outrage bait since 2016 and I reckon that hasn’t worked since the situation in the US is worse. Maybe there are other options other than announcing their opinions online?