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Richard Littauer
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PhD in CS at Te Herenga Waka, focusing on birds. Open source. Linguist and conlanger. eBird and iNat. SustainOSS and CURIOSS. He/him.

See https://burntfen.com for a list of things I did when I should have been doing other things.
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Frankly, more tax money should be flowing in our direction to keep these NATIONAL institutions going. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Te Papa announces plans for restructure in an effort to cut rising costs
It comes after the museum started charging international visitors to the site due to rising costs of energy, insurance and staffing.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
As a non-Maltese and non-British person who lived there for almost a year: I am very unsurprised by the interactions you've witnessed. I'm sorry.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Thanks for focusing on the excellent schools here in Island Bay. It's great.

But maybe eating whitebait should not be encouraged. Four out of five of our native whitebait fish are endangered. www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/...
Forest & Bird: Four of five whitebait species endangered - NZ Herald
Forest & Bird: Four of the five native fish species that make up whitebait are endangered.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Damn
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
There are also a ton of other great talks you can listen to in advance. Join us!

seagl.org
Seattle GNU/Linux Conference
SeaGL is a grassroots technical conference dedicated to spreading awareness and knowledge about the GNU/Linux community and free/libre/open-source software/hardware.
seagl.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
ON THE OTHER HAND I have actually talked about my talk in advance! And you can join and watch it, for free!

You can even see my slides a day early! I've never done this before wow

github.com/RichardLitt/...

Ask me questions or comments?
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I am glad I am not alone.
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Yep been there. :)
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Amazing! That's super fast.

Don't stop aiming high! Desk rejections are OK. They happen. Sometimes they help. Keep it up.
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
THIS IS AMAZING
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM