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I am really bad at shell scripting. #linuxConfessions

Thank fuck for that - my pharmacy has estrogen patches in. @catespice.bsky.social - might be worth checking around if you haven't been able to find some already.

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MENAGE A TROIS?! By the way: New Zealand's #HeadlessChickens were never a predictable band, but this #ABBA cover (1995) was completely out of left field. Nothing to add, #Soupertrouper! #LetsgetAcquainted #Musicchallenge youtu.be/ALO4ZMfmcbc?...

Headless Chickens - Super Trouper (1995) HD audio/videoyoutu.be Only very low grade copies of this clip seem to be on youtube, so here's a HQ copy with proper audio for your enjoyment.New Zealand's Headless Chickens were ...

I really really love and appreciate these @rahaeli.bsky.social explains how the internet works threads.

well, sleep has failed but at least admitting it failed and getting up allowed me to discover that cohost has, alas, discovered the thing that everyone was telling them months ago, namely "your payment processor isn't going to let you do that, federal banking regulations prohibit it"

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Are you familiar with the articles by RNZ investigative reporter Phil Pennington? 📰📻 He's an absolute taonga! 💎 Scary stories but important to know, on failings by government agencies, and surveillance of people in Aoteaora, and technology moves. 🕵️👨‍💻📱📶📹💻 #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/authors/phil...

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Well that was an unpleasant #eqnz #kikorangi

I don't want a fucking tax cut, I want a functional health system. #nzpol

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I wrote about David Seymour's pet charter school project in The Post. Sets out the evidence that charter schools just don't work; any benefits they provide (higher pay, better pastoral care) can and should be delivered through the public system. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3502...

I didn't see the aurora, but I did run into an old friend down on the south coast, so that was nice.

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#nzpol

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Since writing this article, I have received messages from angry men, calling me names, telling I’m wrong, & that I’d be begging a man to save me if I was lost in the woods. To recap, there are men are sending me abusive emails to prove they are the safe choice. So far, no bears have written in.

Women, would you rather be stuck in a forest with a strange man or a strange bear? inews.co.uk/opinion/wome...

Women, would you rather be stuck in a forest with a man or a bear?inews.co.uk I want to say the man, I really do, but I can’t shake the idea that I would be safer with the bear

This is how I roll the heads Roll the heads Roll the heads This is how I roll the heads All on a Wednesday lunch-time. #nzpol

So, yeah, this is why I run a Linux box for work.

What if we refused to accept ‘Internet ecosystem’ as just another BS marketing term? And instead treated the internet as what it is; a deeply damaged and suffering monoculture that needs radical care. And what if we rewilded the absolute fuck out of it?!

We Need To Rewild The Internet | NOEMAwww.noemamag.com The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists.

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“They crawled inside, and now I have a giant incredibly heavy piece of carcass in my yard, with 2 dogs inside of it, and they are NOT getting bored of it and coming out. One of them is snoring.” www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerr...

Everyone needs to know about the splendor of Dogs in Elk, an iconic early Internet story about, well, dogs in a dead elk: www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerr...

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Sean Plunket, Bob "The Bobster" McCoskrie, Ani, Charlotte Paul, and others are trying to flood the zone with misinformation based on badly crafted research about puberty blockers. The best (in fact only way) to fight back is by platforming the correct info - here is some good info on blockers.

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"You buy a microwave and receive ads for microwaves. You buy a mattress and receive ads for mattresses." My favourite one of these is when you follow a team, so the algo sends you promos about *other* teams in the competition. Anyway, you should read this piece👇 www.takahe.org.nz/heat-death-o...

Heat Death of the Internet - takahēwww.takahe.org.nz You want to order from a local restaurant, but you need to download a third-party delivery app, even though you plan to pick it up yourself. The prices and menu on the app are different to what you sa...

ISTR something about the idea of a sunset clause on all legislation passed under urgency, where it had to go through the full cabinet process to be made permanent or it had an end date. Anybody know the pros/cons of this idea? Is this a policy to ask for in the next government? #nzpol

Cat coat colours: Traditional: Tortie Calico Tux Modern: Void Cow Standard Issue Orange

New idea for an international sporting event: The High Wealth Public Tanty. Score points for - tone deafness of arguments - net worth - amount of public funds cadged - number of media reports garnered - number of politicians coming out for or against Decision ultimately made in a court of law.

I'd love to know who thought it would be a great idea for Seymour to visit Freyberg High School. #nzpol

Having one of those past-me was good to current-me days. Good documentation is occasionally worth it.

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FINALLY.

Not here. Restaurant owners, pay your staff a living wage.

No. Just no. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Eftpos tipping puts pressure on customers - restaurant ownerswww.rnz.co.nz Could tipping become the new norm in restaurants around New Zealand? A roll out of new, upgraded EFTPOS machines have been posing the awkward "tipping" question to customers on a brightly lit screen, ...

#kikorangi

please RT: the ERO has released a damning report into my old school, bethlehem college - and has found it to be utterly failing its LGBTQI+ students (the school also appears to have kicked & screamed throughout the process): www.webworm.co/p/bethlehemc...

So I googled to see if this ... person had achieved anything of note for the good people of Invercargill, and boy do I feel sorry for all of the decent and usually more accomplished Barry Stewarts of Southland. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

‘I’m going to object every time’: Invercargill councillor rejects use of te reowww.rnz.co.nz An Invercargill city councillor publicly derided the use of te reo Māori in names after a misunderstanding.

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RT only if you are NOT becoming more conservative as you grow older.

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Hey baby, Godwin's Second Law just dropped.