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Viv (she/her/ia) 🍉
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Sesquipedalian feminist tech strategist. Follow me for hot takes on #tech #feminism #equity #humanRights
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Five years ago, I had pure joy in my heart
screenshot from Facebook Memories - it is a photo of me with a brown alpaca and I have pure joy on my face
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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I mean, I'm torn... NORMALLY I'd be like, no take your damn cookies away from me, but this is Subway, everyone LOVES their cookies
screenshot from Subway Catering website. the pop up asks if I want to accept cookies
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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OMG AI wtaf?!

Just WTAF
a horrific AI generate image. It depicts a group of children, and the one in grey on the right appears HEADLESS and the child in the front has elongated fingers
November 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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this visual infographic thing is good from The Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/n... but I am distracted by why this one young man has TWO watches, is this a thing now?
screenshot of a young man wearing black clothes, his hands are folded on his lap and he has a watch on both wrists
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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#YouHadOneJob
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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FFS if you're going to be in an Aotearoa's university, you should learn about our Foundational documents. Should be an easy pass for a uni level student (unless you're new into the country) one semester to learn over a century of history is not the end of the world.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/...
Screenshot of RNZ article in a Facebook post. The caption reads: "The University of Auckland has reversed its decision to make a paper on the Treaty of Waitangi compulsory for all first-year students after a single semester. The university said the Waipapa Taumata Rau (WTR) course would be optional from next year following extensive feedback from students and staff." The headline is "Auckland Uni in U-Turn on mandatory Treaty of Waitangi course after backlash"
October 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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I mean it's kinda the OP's problem, he should have said "Doctor Frankenstein enters into a body building competition" not just Frankenstein.
screenshot from Tumblr - the first post says "Frankenstein enters into a body building competition and finds he has seriously misunderstood the objective", the first reply in all caps says "FOR THE LAST TIME, FRANKENSTEIN WAS THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR" the third reply says "...a doctor who built a body." and the final reply in the screenshot says "For what is possibly the first time in the history of pop culture somebody actually really specifically does mean the doctor .. and someone tries to correct them"
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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For those playing along at home in what will inevitably be a years long journey, I got done with all the wording and one llama. But I missed one row of stitches so its a dwarf llama #llamaDiversity @ayvalentine.bsky.social
Photo of unfinished Cross-stitch. It is still on the embroidery hoop. It says, in maroon thread, "It's not hoarding if your shit's cool" and there is a wee pink llama next to the word shit with a tiny green saddle
October 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Ok I've not gone onto Only Fans (as a viewer) because its not really my jam, but this, this might change my mind
Screenshot of a Facebook post by Vice. The photo is of two penguins standing in front of a blurry Antarctic landscape. The caption is black text on a blue background and it says "This only fans account saves endangered species with animal mating videos" the Facebook caption says "In a genius bit of marketing, the Quick Response Fund for Nature (QRFN) has launched an OnlyFans account. But instead of spicy human content, subscribers get Aldabra tortoises going “slow and steady,” blue iguanas putting in work, and lemurs doing their best “I like to move it” impression. Welcome to OnlyEndangereds—conservation with just enough kink to get your attention."
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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not the least of which is apparently his long-suffering partner
screenshot of article from OP "For some things, I have to relent, and I put [my partner's] phone number down. And of course, then she'll get the occasional message just to say something, and then the answer is, 'Paul, I'm not your secretary' … so I get told off, but I try to make up for it in other ways."
October 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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and also, this is a surprise to no one -
screenshot from article in the OP which says "For some things, I have to relent, and I put [my partner's] phone number down. And of course, then she'll get the occasional message just to say something, and then the answer is, 'Paul, I'm not your secretary' … so I get told off, but I try to make up for it in other ways."
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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YEP, what a surprise
screenshot from the article mentioned in the OP which says ""For some things, I have to relent, and I put [my partner's] phone number down. And of course, then she'll get the occasional message just to say something, and then the answer is, 'Paul, I'm not your secretary' … so I get told off, but I try to make up for it in other ways."
October 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Whenever anyone talks about opting out of something, everyone considers "normal" or that affects everyone, e.g., tech, politics, etc

Dig behind for what privilege they hold. This professor has a very specific set of circumstances, which means he can do this.

Most of us do not have the luxury
Screenshot of a Facebook post by RNZ. The headline says "This Kiwi professor has never owned a mobile phone. He's holding out as long as he can". The caption says "Even Paul Kilmartin's mates are baffled, asking “when are you going to move into the 21st century?”
October 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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OK I'm well aware that we kill things to eat them (when you're not a vegan) but literally "meeting" your food and looking at them is a bit much. Has the #veganAgenda taken over RNZ?

Also "Chianina" is not the name of this particular cow, it is the name of that cow's breed. It's not gone THAT far
Screenshot from a Facebook post. The post was created by Radio NZ and features a giant white cow standing next to a Pākehā woman in blue jeans and a black short-sleeved shirt. The headline on the photo says "Meet Chianina, the cattle the size of a car" and the caption from RNZ at the top says "The steak's so big you can't get your potatoes on the plate. I don't think that's really a problem."
September 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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I also had this rant this morning on a kiwiburn chat forum because someone said "stop being political" regarding the petition for outdoor education
Screenshot of a post I did where I said "with all due respect, and I guess if I get piled on, I'll just leave... but staying out of political discourse is a privilege. Politics is something that not everyone can brush aside and choose not to participate in. For most people who live in a marginalised way - whether they hold intersections of different marginalisations or not, politics governs their lives and well-being. Politics determine whether or not they can get married, own a home, or in the case above include their not traditionally academic children in a national qualification that is being eroded for the simple reason of "throwing out what the previous government did" I'd also like to remind us all that one of the main principles of burns is to have civic responsibility, we value civil society and we fully participate in it. that is all"
September 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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who wants to chip in and get a few hundred of these printed out? :-D
a photograph of a novelty membership card that is a lifetime membership to being bisexual
September 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Lol...
Screenshot of a tweet. It says "Dear Person, I hope this reply finds you well! Here is my reply to the question you asked! Everything ends with an exclamation point so I seem friendly! Here is one sentence ending in a full stop to show that I am not unhinged. Many thanks! Ryan
September 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Lol first aid strips? Who trademarked plaster?!
Photo of Pam's Plasters
September 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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OK I'm really against anything HP nowadays (for obvious reasons) but this is QUITE good
four screenshots from The Princess Bride comparing each scene to the houses from Harry Potter. Gryffindor is Wesley saying "We are men of action, lies do not become us" Hufflepuff is Inigo saying "You seem a decent fellow, I hate to kill you" Ravenclaw is Inigo to Vincini saying "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" Slytherin is Wesley channeling a FBoy saying "Life is pain, anyone who says differently is selling something"
September 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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I dont even care if this is real. Its hilaruous
Screenshot of a Facebook group called "Meanwhile in Malaysia". It is a reply that says "and dear tourists, the banana leaf is not salad. Please do not eat it and complaint [sic] the Malaysian Salad is too dry without dressing"
September 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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the f*****g ex-mayor said this, so it's really not surprising
Photo of former mayor of Waitomo, Mark Ammon. The words accompanying it says "Former Mayor of Waitomo Mark Ammon, who lives in Marokopa, told the Herald he was disappointed but not surprised to hear that Tom Phillips had been shot dead after firing at police. "It’s not totally unexpected, and you knew that was not likely to end well, but it’s still tragic all round. "Particularly for the children because they’ve been a team living together on the run ... it probably increased the bond with their father." Ammon said the community had become used to avoiding police and media every time there was a Phillips sighting. "We’ve become used to it because, I guess it started off with a – if you like – a hiss and a roar. "We became accustomed to activity in regards to hunting for Tom Phillips, and it’s just been another little chapter every now and then." Ammon described the Phillips family as a "cornerstone family of Marokopa". "They go back three generations and were involved in everything. "They’re very much part of the fabric of the Marokopa Te Anau valley." Ammon said he hadn’t spoken to any of his neighbours or locals about the news this morning. "Possibly they don’t even know yet. "Lots of days go by here and you don't even speak to a neighbour. There's not, not a lot of people running around.""
September 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Not all heroes wear capes, sometimes, like Jenny here, they just use puns and homophones.
A photo of a newspaper clipping. It is from the letter to the editor from someone called Jenny Senior from Waipawa. The letter is entitled "Say what?" and the text says - spelling as original! Kia ora, Māori language is sew confusing that I am knot surprised that the minister has put fourth an idea that will make learning how too reed easier four knew entrance. Hour children mite find it sew much easier in they're lessens, if they only have to here and eyes won language.
September 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Errrm I'm failing this test. Isn't the answer "on"
Photo of sign on a train advertising an IELTS class. The question is "oh no! I left my wallet ____ the train" with the options being to, above, for and inside.
August 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Oh no... do I stop, do I go? HoW dO I kNow whAt tO DO?!?
Photo of the Taihoa/Haere sign from Aotearoa, above a French Canadian Arrêt sign and a stop/esťil sign from British Colombia. I said that the Taihoa sign drew much controversy and then posted the other two signs with the caption hmmm...
August 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Met the awesome Kane and Juniper from Egg Academy. Yes Kane is wearing a chicken hat
Screenshot from the Involve App. Its a pink background. Photo of me talking to a tall man in a purple shirt with a crochet chicken on his head
August 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM