Dave
@nzdave.bsky.social
Wellington-based football fanatic, podcaster, data geek, gamer, home brewer and much more... Header image: NZPhotomac. Formerly @NZ_Dave
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If the Trump regime can disappear a NZ citizen into a no-backsies hellhole jail in a third country for visiting the USA legally for business or to visit family or see the sites, the USA is no longer safe to visit and the NZ govt should issue a travel warning saying so
So should every other country
So should every other country
April 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
If the Trump regime can disappear a NZ citizen into a no-backsies hellhole jail in a third country for visiting the USA legally for business or to visit family or see the sites, the USA is no longer safe to visit and the NZ govt should issue a travel warning saying so
So should every other country
So should every other country
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The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
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Not a historian, but to my knowledge, this is the first time a sitting US Senator — or member of Congress, generally — or perhaps any senior US gov’t official — has included an f-bomb in an official press release.
www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-r...
www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Duckworth: Pete Hegseth Needs to Resign in Disgrace | U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
www.duckworth.senate.gov
March 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Not a historian, but to my knowledge, this is the first time a sitting US Senator — or member of Congress, generally — or perhaps any senior US gov’t official — has included an f-bomb in an official press release.
www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-r...
www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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This is a fascinating engagement study — David posted the same thing here and on X.
Here it's received more engagement on every measure (5 quotes vs 1, 19 reposts vs 8, 43 likes vs 32, 5 replies vs 0 - the one on X is him)
David has 172k followers on X and 7k here.
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Here it's received more engagement on every measure (5 quotes vs 1, 19 reposts vs 8, 43 likes vs 32, 5 replies vs 0 - the one on X is him)
David has 172k followers on X and 7k here.
Also: subscribe to Webworm.
March 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is a fascinating engagement study — David posted the same thing here and on X.
Here it's received more engagement on every measure (5 quotes vs 1, 19 reposts vs 8, 43 likes vs 32, 5 replies vs 0 - the one on X is him)
David has 172k followers on X and 7k here.
Also: subscribe to Webworm.
Here it's received more engagement on every measure (5 quotes vs 1, 19 reposts vs 8, 43 likes vs 32, 5 replies vs 0 - the one on X is him)
David has 172k followers on X and 7k here.
Also: subscribe to Webworm.
Sometimes I wonder how corporate technology got so messed up. Overhearing a conversation about transferring a 'really large file' and so far it's been over 40 mins long and many options have been excluded as non-starters due to various difficulties. The file in question is 21mb.
January 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Sometimes I wonder how corporate technology got so messed up. Overhearing a conversation about transferring a 'really large file' and so far it's been over 40 mins long and many options have been excluded as non-starters due to various difficulties. The file in question is 21mb.
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
--George Orwell, 1984
--George Orwell, 1984
January 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
--George Orwell, 1984
--George Orwell, 1984
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In NZ we've got right-wing populists attempting the exact inverse: the plain language and existing law and policy and jurisprudence of Te Tiriti o Waitangi is intolerable to them, so they are seeking to pave over it with a "who needs experts anyway" plebiscite based on simple ahistorical fabrication
one of the things i hate most about "originalism" as a supposed methodology is that the practice of it rests on the idea that it takes the specialized knowledge of a special elite to be able to understand the plain language of the constitution.
January 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
In NZ we've got right-wing populists attempting the exact inverse: the plain language and existing law and policy and jurisprudence of Te Tiriti o Waitangi is intolerable to them, so they are seeking to pave over it with a "who needs experts anyway" plebiscite based on simple ahistorical fabrication
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The rhetoric on day 1 is the same as the rhetoric of the campaign. Trump is doing what he got elected to do. So things could get bad. Gaza has shown what vast numbers of people are willing to tolerate and rationalise, and once it spins up it will take on a life of its own.
January 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The rhetoric on day 1 is the same as the rhetoric of the campaign. Trump is doing what he got elected to do. So things could get bad. Gaza has shown what vast numbers of people are willing to tolerate and rationalise, and once it spins up it will take on a life of its own.
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Semi-regular reminder that this logical fallacy talking point is going to be the one used to promote/justify a referendum, and that media don’t have to report Seymour’s words verbatim without context or critique - you *can* say he’s using false equivalence very deliberately here.
January 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Semi-regular reminder that this logical fallacy talking point is going to be the one used to promote/justify a referendum, and that media don’t have to report Seymour’s words verbatim without context or critique - you *can* say he’s using false equivalence very deliberately here.
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Guys, yesterday, I needed a cord I’ve been holding onto for 10 years.
IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.
IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.
January 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Guys, yesterday, I needed a cord I’ve been holding onto for 10 years.
IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.
IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.
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If you ever find yourself thinking, "I know I'm doing this analysis in an inefficient way but it doesn't matter because I'll only have to do it this one time," God is laughing.
January 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you ever find yourself thinking, "I know I'm doing this analysis in an inefficient way but it doesn't matter because I'll only have to do it this one time," God is laughing.
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Software engineers of the world, I beg you.
Stop disabling copy and paste in password fields.
Sincerely,
Someone with non-human memorable 20+ character passwords generated by a password manager.
Stop disabling copy and paste in password fields.
Sincerely,
Someone with non-human memorable 20+ character passwords generated by a password manager.
January 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Software engineers of the world, I beg you.
Stop disabling copy and paste in password fields.
Sincerely,
Someone with non-human memorable 20+ character passwords generated by a password manager.
Stop disabling copy and paste in password fields.
Sincerely,
Someone with non-human memorable 20+ character passwords generated by a password manager.
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no shade to the op here, but i honestly think a lot of times when people are like "i can't believe the media ignored this story, it should have been front-page news," what they really mean is it should have been at the top of their social media feeds.
December 20, 2024 at 1:18 PM
no shade to the op here, but i honestly think a lot of times when people are like "i can't believe the media ignored this story, it should have been front-page news," what they really mean is it should have been at the top of their social media feeds.
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Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
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🔥 Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick utterly nails it in her response to yesterdays release of the Half Year & Fiscal Update (HYEFU) which saw Finance Minister #NickyNoBoats Willis walk out of the House less than halfway through her speech.
Full version here: x.com/kelvin_morga...
#nzpol
Full version here: x.com/kelvin_morga...
#nzpol
December 17, 2024 at 5:36 PM
🔥 Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick utterly nails it in her response to yesterdays release of the Half Year & Fiscal Update (HYEFU) which saw Finance Minister #NickyNoBoats Willis walk out of the House less than halfway through her speech.
Full version here: x.com/kelvin_morga...
#nzpol
Full version here: x.com/kelvin_morga...
#nzpol
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Catching up with today’s news that our government appears to be borrowing an additional $6b over the next three years with … checks notes … absolutely nothing to show for it. Not a hospital, a ferry or a functioning research system. Nada.
December 17, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Catching up with today’s news that our government appears to be borrowing an additional $6b over the next three years with … checks notes … absolutely nothing to show for it. Not a hospital, a ferry or a functioning research system. Nada.
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1. FC Nürnberg‘s ultras with a message towards the German FA (DFB) re their vote in favor of holding the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia:
“You voted for Saudi Arabia yesterday and already ordering the One Love armband tomorrow? Your spine is exactly as flexible as your morals!”
“You voted for Saudi Arabia yesterday and already ordering the One Love armband tomorrow? Your spine is exactly as flexible as your morals!”
December 15, 2024 at 1:41 PM
1. FC Nürnberg‘s ultras with a message towards the German FA (DFB) re their vote in favor of holding the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia:
“You voted for Saudi Arabia yesterday and already ordering the One Love armband tomorrow? Your spine is exactly as flexible as your morals!”
“You voted for Saudi Arabia yesterday and already ordering the One Love armband tomorrow? Your spine is exactly as flexible as your morals!”
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So, 12 Pubs happened yesterday. Game aside, the day was alright.
@yellowfevernz.bsky.social #WELvMAC #12PubsOfLochhead #Polaroids
@yellowfevernz.bsky.social #WELvMAC #12PubsOfLochhead #Polaroids
December 15, 2024 at 1:04 AM
So, 12 Pubs happened yesterday. Game aside, the day was alright.
@yellowfevernz.bsky.social #WELvMAC #12PubsOfLochhead #Polaroids
@yellowfevernz.bsky.social #WELvMAC #12PubsOfLochhead #Polaroids
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If you think about it, there's no greater solution than the sea
December 12, 2024 at 12:47 AM
If you think about it, there's no greater solution than the sea
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Elon Musk, billionaire owner of Tesla, once belonged to a group of businessmen who played ruthless capitalists.
In the game, called "Monopoly," players aggressively pursue a plan of real estate domination, buying land and building homes and even hotels, while trying to avoid being sent to jail.
In the game, called "Monopoly," players aggressively pursue a plan of real estate domination, buying land and building homes and even hotels, while trying to avoid being sent to jail.
December 10, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Elon Musk, billionaire owner of Tesla, once belonged to a group of businessmen who played ruthless capitalists.
In the game, called "Monopoly," players aggressively pursue a plan of real estate domination, buying land and building homes and even hotels, while trying to avoid being sent to jail.
In the game, called "Monopoly," players aggressively pursue a plan of real estate domination, buying land and building homes and even hotels, while trying to avoid being sent to jail.
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🏏🇳🇿 Seems to be a lot of people who haven’t been supporting the Black Caps for decades complaining about their wild form swings. The last 10–15 years has been an aberration. This is the Black Caps in their normal form. And you can now experience being a long suffering Black Caps fan. This is the way.
December 8, 2024 at 1:48 AM
🏏🇳🇿 Seems to be a lot of people who haven’t been supporting the Black Caps for decades complaining about their wild form swings. The last 10–15 years has been an aberration. This is the Black Caps in their normal form. And you can now experience being a long suffering Black Caps fan. This is the way.
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I've had to explain this to overseas' family several times. Our "lockdown" was largely "don't allow people from offshore to come in". We just carried on without that huge impact.
They've been told we had the most severe lockdown in the world and it went on for years.
They've been told we had the most severe lockdown in the world and it went on for years.
Many New Zealanders seem to have adopted overseas attitudes that we were "locked down" for all of 2020 and 2021 just because the borders were closed. In fact, we were one of the only places without any domestic restrictions for the bulk of that period.
December 3, 2024 at 9:49 PM
I've had to explain this to overseas' family several times. Our "lockdown" was largely "don't allow people from offshore to come in". We just carried on without that huge impact.
They've been told we had the most severe lockdown in the world and it went on for years.
They've been told we had the most severe lockdown in the world and it went on for years.
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In the news today:
Tariffs as policy leverage
Treaty fiction by popular vote
Clothing ban because crime is too hard
Social media ban despite the admission govt can't make it work
Hamburger restaurant is a threat to local culture
Fluoride truthers
This is your brain on populism
Tariffs as policy leverage
Treaty fiction by popular vote
Clothing ban because crime is too hard
Social media ban despite the admission govt can't make it work
Hamburger restaurant is a threat to local culture
Fluoride truthers
This is your brain on populism
November 28, 2024 at 7:07 PM
In the news today:
Tariffs as policy leverage
Treaty fiction by popular vote
Clothing ban because crime is too hard
Social media ban despite the admission govt can't make it work
Hamburger restaurant is a threat to local culture
Fluoride truthers
This is your brain on populism
Tariffs as policy leverage
Treaty fiction by popular vote
Clothing ban because crime is too hard
Social media ban despite the admission govt can't make it work
Hamburger restaurant is a threat to local culture
Fluoride truthers
This is your brain on populism