tim oliver
@xi.nz
what a choice of image for this headline
December 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
what a choice of image for this headline
New iOS ui update trying as hard as possible to make your screen look broken
December 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New iOS ui update trying as hard as possible to make your screen look broken
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I'm going to make sure Woke 2 includes Martial Healers
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'm going to make sure Woke 2 includes Martial Healers
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Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
enjoying the AI meeting notes transcribing 'Christchurch' as 'crustage'
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
enjoying the AI meeting notes transcribing 'Christchurch' as 'crustage'
an extraordinary lesson in how to completely undercut your 'whoopsy-we-made-a-fucky-but-it's-all-fine-now' song and dance:
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
an extraordinary lesson in how to completely undercut your 'whoopsy-we-made-a-fucky-but-it's-all-fine-now' song and dance:
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Ms Z should just be offered the new Inspector General of Police gig. They may not want it, but they deserve first go.
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Ms Z should just be offered the new Inspector General of Police gig. They may not want it, but they deserve first go.
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Just seems a little short while ago that various government politicians, and people acting as their media surrogates, were outraged and scandalized by, and poured scorn on, comments from younger women politicians for suggesting many people don't trust cops.
Highest levels of the force - filth.
Highest levels of the force - filth.
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Just seems a little short while ago that various government politicians, and people acting as their media surrogates, were outraged and scandalized by, and poured scorn on, comments from younger women politicians for suggesting many people don't trust cops.
Highest levels of the force - filth.
Highest levels of the force - filth.
I kind of want to lick the animated gems on the Kawaiicon backdrop.
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I kind of want to lick the animated gems on the Kawaiicon backdrop.
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Asked whether he’s sure technology will allow the Government to meet its climate goals, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts replies: ‘Can we be sure about anything in life?’
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...
Gutting of Zero Carbon Act crashes bipartisan climate consensus
It took more than a year of painstaking cross-partisan negotiation to land the Zero Carbon Act. Now, the Govt is gutting it unilaterally, Marc Daalder reports
newsroom.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Asked whether he’s sure technology will allow the Government to meet its climate goals, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts replies: ‘Can we be sure about anything in life?’
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...
Spring in chch, and the riverdragons are out
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Spring in chch, and the riverdragons are out
turns out, if there's one thing people want to do less than attend meetings, it's actually reading AI meeting summaries.
September 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
turns out, if there's one thing people want to do less than attend meetings, it's actually reading AI meeting summaries.
Love that the nz govt has to pay google to bid against scammers
September 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Love that the nz govt has to pay google to bid against scammers
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the bone farmer, revisited | patreon.com/lubchansky
September 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
the bone farmer, revisited | patreon.com/lubchansky
did you know that companies can show remorse
August 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
did you know that companies can show remorse
'It’s probably hard for you to understand how reassuring they were... When I wanted to know whether or not it was safe to take off, I didn’t want to know that it might not be safe. I just wanted to be reassured that it was. So instead of checking it myself, I sent out one of the Electric Monks.'
August 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
'It’s probably hard for you to understand how reassuring they were... When I wanted to know whether or not it was safe to take off, I didn’t want to know that it might not be safe. I just wanted to be reassured that it was. So instead of checking it myself, I sent out one of the Electric Monks.'
a point of chaos, mister speaker
August 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
a point of chaos, mister speaker
This is baffling
Ayling has gotten so excited by his election to the InternetNZ board that he has resigned from the #FSU. Jillaine Heather taking over as interim chief executive.
August 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This is baffling
So the most interesting thing about the INZ AGM for me is that I was sitting / talking about it in EIGHT different spaces, chatting back and forth and passing information and gossip and jokes around. That kind of cross-community communication and momentum-building is a hell of a thing to see in play
July 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
So the most interesting thing about the INZ AGM for me is that I was sitting / talking about it in EIGHT different spaces, chatting back and forth and passing information and gossip and jokes around. That kind of cross-community communication and momentum-building is a hell of a thing to see in play
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Incredibly heartening seeing everyone on here with InternetNZ membership live-threading the AGM
People are really showing up for these fights, and even if we *lose* some of these, the experience, community and resilience gained from this sort of activism is invaluable
People are really showing up for these fights, and even if we *lose* some of these, the experience, community and resilience gained from this sort of activism is invaluable
July 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Incredibly heartening seeing everyone on here with InternetNZ membership live-threading the AGM
People are really showing up for these fights, and even if we *lose* some of these, the experience, community and resilience gained from this sort of activism is invaluable
People are really showing up for these fights, and even if we *lose* some of these, the experience, community and resilience gained from this sort of activism is invaluable
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Inapō/ last night (Sat)
Green Party packed-out Pizza & Politics event - bringing the hope, people-focus & forward thinking
Takeaway:
local elections matter, get amongst
Green Party packed-out Pizza & Politics event - bringing the hope, people-focus & forward thinking
Takeaway:
local elections matter, get amongst
July 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Inapō/ last night (Sat)
Green Party packed-out Pizza & Politics event - bringing the hope, people-focus & forward thinking
Takeaway:
local elections matter, get amongst
Green Party packed-out Pizza & Politics event - bringing the hope, people-focus & forward thinking
Takeaway:
local elections matter, get amongst
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I'm officially a nominee for the upcoming InternetNZ board elections.
If you were a member before the start of April you'll be able to cast your vote (for me?) from July 14.
This is unlikely to be the last you hear from me about this 😁
If you were a member before the start of April you'll be able to cast your vote (for me?) from July 14.
This is unlikely to be the last you hear from me about this 😁
2025 Board nominations
internetnz.nz
June 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I'm officially a nominee for the upcoming InternetNZ board elections.
If you were a member before the start of April you'll be able to cast your vote (for me?) from July 14.
This is unlikely to be the last you hear from me about this 😁
If you were a member before the start of April you'll be able to cast your vote (for me?) from July 14.
This is unlikely to be the last you hear from me about this 😁
strong dril 'turning a big dial taht says Racism on it' energy from stuff today
May 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
strong dril 'turning a big dial taht says Racism on it' energy from stuff today