Cameron "Free At Last From El*n" Gray
@graymatternz.bsky.social
Unemployed professional wordsmith. Lover of all things geeky, sporty and media related. Not a real journalism. Tangata Tiriti. He/him/his. profile pic by
@jesterpunk.bsky.social
@jesterpunk.bsky.social
Over the past day or so my feelings on this have gone like:
-deep concern
-massive relief
-great pride in the Korean people's willingness to fight for their democracy
-uproarious laughter at Yoon's 'couldn't organize a piss-up at a brewery' incompetence
-deep concern
-massive relief
-great pride in the Korean people's willingness to fight for their democracy
-uproarious laughter at Yoon's 'couldn't organize a piss-up at a brewery' incompetence
More details from 'martial law night' in Korea according to my Korean friend - similarly lacklustre military forces were also sent to some specific independent media outlets and individual journalists homes. One popular news Youtuber is still essentially in hiding and calling into his regular show.
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Over the past day or so my feelings on this have gone like:
-deep concern
-massive relief
-great pride in the Korean people's willingness to fight for their democracy
-uproarious laughter at Yoon's 'couldn't organize a piss-up at a brewery' incompetence
-deep concern
-massive relief
-great pride in the Korean people's willingness to fight for their democracy
-uproarious laughter at Yoon's 'couldn't organize a piss-up at a brewery' incompetence
Catching up on the crazy news from South Korea, and it looks like a crisis has, for the most part, been averted. BBC News citing a Reuters report that Pres. Yoon is lifting martial law.
I think he had a bit too much soju, said "fuck it" and tried to do what any wannabe despot would. He failed.
I think he had a bit too much soju, said "fuck it" and tried to do what any wannabe despot would. He failed.
December 3, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Catching up on the crazy news from South Korea, and it looks like a crisis has, for the most part, been averted. BBC News citing a Reuters report that Pres. Yoon is lifting martial law.
I think he had a bit too much soju, said "fuck it" and tried to do what any wannabe despot would. He failed.
I think he had a bit too much soju, said "fuck it" and tried to do what any wannabe despot would. He failed.
Thanks Hallensteins for introducing me to Sleigh Bells (via use of this song in an ad back in 2010) and thus permanently fucking up my hearing.
December 3, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Thanks Hallensteins for introducing me to Sleigh Bells (via use of this song in an ad back in 2010) and thus permanently fucking up my hearing.
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Clear statement from the All Blacks
#ToitūTeTiriti
#ToitūTeTiriti
November 23, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Clear statement from the All Blacks
#ToitūTeTiriti
#ToitūTeTiriti
Todd after realizing he missed the thing that brought the subject of today's OHW back into the public consciousness:
November 20, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Todd after realizing he missed the thing that brought the subject of today's OHW back into the public consciousness:
Saw a guy in a Mongrel Mob shirt at the shops near my place earlier today, clearly unbothered by any legislation that would make said shirt illegal. Not intimidating anyone, just getting on with their day. This is not an uncommon occurrence in Napier, and everyone knows to just leave them alone.
National in #nzqt today: gangs, gangs, gangs, gangs. Don't talk about te Tiriti, just gangs.
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Saw a guy in a Mongrel Mob shirt at the shops near my place earlier today, clearly unbothered by any legislation that would make said shirt illegal. Not intimidating anyone, just getting on with their day. This is not an uncommon occurrence in Napier, and everyone knows to just leave them alone.
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Seymour's debate club fucking around colliding with the find out of the hīkoi is delightful.
"I could have deflated it if I had had the chance to speak" my man you couldn't deflate a balloon despite being a massive prick.
"I could have deflated it if I had had the chance to speak" my man you couldn't deflate a balloon despite being a massive prick.
November 19, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Seymour's debate club fucking around colliding with the find out of the hīkoi is delightful.
"I could have deflated it if I had had the chance to speak" my man you couldn't deflate a balloon despite being a massive prick.
"I could have deflated it if I had had the chance to speak" my man you couldn't deflate a balloon despite being a massive prick.
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David Seymour asked a conniving question that didn’t need asking.
The answer was loud and clear.
Put your racist, divisive Treaty Principles Bill in the bin!
#ToitūTeTiriti
The answer was loud and clear.
Put your racist, divisive Treaty Principles Bill in the bin!
#ToitūTeTiriti
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 AM
David Seymour asked a conniving question that didn’t need asking.
The answer was loud and clear.
Put your racist, divisive Treaty Principles Bill in the bin!
#ToitūTeTiriti
The answer was loud and clear.
Put your racist, divisive Treaty Principles Bill in the bin!
#ToitūTeTiriti
I would definitely have been part of the hīkoi today if I still lived in Wellington and/or hadn't blown my travel fund on a football match.
I signed the petition at least; have you? our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
#toitutetiriti
I signed the petition at least; have you? our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
#toitutetiriti
Stop the Treaty Principles Bill - TOITŪ TE TIRITI!!
UPDATE: 203,653 Signatures will be handed over at Parliament today! But you can still sign - we'll keep you updated about submissions opposing the Bill so we can turn this milestone petition into a la...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 19, 2024 at 12:14 AM
I would definitely have been part of the hīkoi today if I still lived in Wellington and/or hadn't blown my travel fund on a football match.
I signed the petition at least; have you? our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
#toitutetiriti
I signed the petition at least; have you? our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
#toitutetiriti
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For those of you that know Wellington, hold the map in your heads; the line of people, 20+ abreast, stretched from Courtenay Place, down Manners St, down Willis St, down Lambton Quay. To meet thousands already at Parliament. And this *isn't the back*. Any count under 30k cannot be credible.
This was the corner of Taranaki and Courtenay, near to when the front of the hikoi was reaching Parliament
November 19, 2024 at 12:02 AM
For those of you that know Wellington, hold the map in your heads; the line of people, 20+ abreast, stretched from Courtenay Place, down Manners St, down Willis St, down Lambton Quay. To meet thousands already at Parliament. And this *isn't the back*. Any count under 30k cannot be credible.
Looks like the original creator of this comic isn't on here yet, so I'll take this opportunity to ask you to donate to their legal fund so they can keep making little funnies like this: www.gofundme.com/f/alexnorris...
November 17, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Looks like the original creator of this comic isn't on here yet, so I'll take this opportunity to ask you to donate to their legal fund so they can keep making little funnies like this: www.gofundme.com/f/alexnorris...
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NZ Bluesky is an echo chamber in that we only wanna talk about the classic 80s pop-synth track by Peking Man (NZ's version of Asian representation in that the word referred to a place in Asia), Room that Echos, and in that we wanna build a room that - Echoes, around and around and around with its ow
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 AM
NZ Bluesky is an echo chamber in that we only wanna talk about the classic 80s pop-synth track by Peking Man (NZ's version of Asian representation in that the word referred to a place in Asia), Room that Echos, and in that we wanna build a room that - Echoes, around and around and around with its ow
Let me put it this way - Logan Paul is a far better pro wrestler than Jake Paul is a boxer.
And I hate both of them equally.
And I hate both of them equally.
November 16, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Let me put it this way - Logan Paul is a far better pro wrestler than Jake Paul is a boxer.
And I hate both of them equally.
And I hate both of them equally.
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New Zealand Department of Health, ca. 1946: "Play safe with pasteurised milk! Raw milk - an almost perfect food - has one drawback. It can carry serious infection. This risk is removed by pasteurisation."
Ref Eph-D-HEALTH-1946-01
National Library of New Zealand
Ref Eph-D-HEALTH-1946-01
National Library of New Zealand
November 16, 2024 at 3:33 AM
New Zealand Department of Health, ca. 1946: "Play safe with pasteurised milk! Raw milk - an almost perfect food - has one drawback. It can carry serious infection. This risk is removed by pasteurisation."
Ref Eph-D-HEALTH-1946-01
National Library of New Zealand
Ref Eph-D-HEALTH-1946-01
National Library of New Zealand
I doubt there are many on this site who play Call of Duty, but today is Black Ops 6 launch day. I'd love to be playing it right now, but I am a moron who ordered a physical copy and didn't realize today and Monday are public holidays, so no shooty bang bang for me til Tuesday.
October 25, 2024 at 3:45 AM
I doubt there are many on this site who play Call of Duty, but today is Black Ops 6 launch day. I'd love to be playing it right now, but I am a moron who ordered a physical copy and didn't realize today and Monday are public holidays, so no shooty bang bang for me til Tuesday.
So the #PS5Pro is real - and it will cost US$700. That's $1137.46 in NZ dollars.
Add taxes and you're looking at around $1300, making it by far the most expensive console of my lifetime.
Uhh, that's gonna be a no from me.
Add taxes and you're looking at around $1300, making it by far the most expensive console of my lifetime.
Uhh, that's gonna be a no from me.
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
So the #PS5Pro is real - and it will cost US$700. That's $1137.46 in NZ dollars.
Add taxes and you're looking at around $1300, making it by far the most expensive console of my lifetime.
Uhh, that's gonna be a no from me.
Add taxes and you're looking at around $1300, making it by far the most expensive console of my lifetime.
Uhh, that's gonna be a no from me.
Waking up to another day where the Destiny community is on fire. At least this time we know who lit the match.
@pparsons, resign.
@Bungie employees, unionize.
@DestinyTheGame players, support the laid-off devs.
We cannot let this shit happen again.
@pparsons, resign.
@Bungie employees, unionize.
@DestinyTheGame players, support the laid-off devs.
We cannot let this shit happen again.
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Waking up to another day where the Destiny community is on fire. At least this time we know who lit the match.
@pparsons, resign.
@Bungie employees, unionize.
@DestinyTheGame players, support the laid-off devs.
We cannot let this shit happen again.
@pparsons, resign.
@Bungie employees, unionize.
@DestinyTheGame players, support the laid-off devs.
We cannot let this shit happen again.
According to this @radionz article from last night, I should be in Paris right now.
Considering I'm 120kg and haven't swum competitively in nearly two decades, I can only assume timelines have been messed up.
Regardless, good luck other Cameron Gray and the rest of @TheNZTeam!
Considering I'm 120kg and haven't swum competitively in nearly two decades, I can only assume timelines have been messed up.
Regardless, good luck other Cameron Gray and the rest of @TheNZTeam!
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
According to this @radionz article from last night, I should be in Paris right now.
Considering I'm 120kg and haven't swum competitively in nearly two decades, I can only assume timelines have been messed up.
Regardless, good luck other Cameron Gray and the rest of @TheNZTeam!
Considering I'm 120kg and haven't swum competitively in nearly two decades, I can only assume timelines have been messed up.
Regardless, good luck other Cameron Gray and the rest of @TheNZTeam!
Thank you @Bungie @Destiny2Team for creating one of the most cathartic gaming experiences I've ever had with @DestinyTheGame The Final Shape.
It's been a long, rough ride, but bringing 12 strangers together to take the Witness down was the perfect way to cap off this saga.
It's been a long, rough ride, but bringing 12 strangers together to take the Witness down was the perfect way to cap off this saga.
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Thank you @Bungie @Destiny2Team for creating one of the most cathartic gaming experiences I've ever had with @DestinyTheGame The Final Shape.
It's been a long, rough ride, but bringing 12 strangers together to take the Witness down was the perfect way to cap off this saga.
It's been a long, rough ride, but bringing 12 strangers together to take the Witness down was the perfect way to cap off this saga.
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Congrats to @FredInTheKnud on the release of his EVE Online video. As the owner of the incredibly lengthy Patreon username in the center of this screenshot, I'm proud to have contributed to such a massive undertaking.
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Congrats to @FredInTheKnud on the release of his EVE Online video. As the owner of the incredibly lengthy Patreon username in the center of this screenshot, I'm proud to have contributed to such a massive undertaking.