Randomly liking 3 month old posts to make people think I'm their Santa #SecretSantaAoNZ

No allergies, some synthetic scents can be headache inducing. Don't get me started on things I don't enjoy and can't tolerate! I'm pretty confident that #SecretSantaAoNZ peeps won't be gift wrapping bigotry or hate this or any year so no worries there 😉 ❤️

How my day started. This is a 'partners who garden' appreciation post.

Things I have learned today: the venn diagram of AoNZ BlueSky #SecretSantaAoNZ cohort and people who read, bake, garden, and craft is approaching a circle. Is that just the world? Are we all (not so) secret readers and crafters?

#SecretSantaAoNZ. #Hints If you would like to share, perhaps a secondhand copy of your favourite book, or music cd, or your favorite recipe. Seeds for my garden next season / year is useful. If you have some succulents, & have some leaves to share, that would be awesome. 2/n

Sorry that i don't post often here. It will make it more difficult for my #SecretSantaAoNZ What i really like are things that are made from the heart. Art, clothing, whatever one might make. I also like snacks a lot. I would be happy if you don't stress and have fun with whatever you do. ❤️

Yes no yes no yes no yes no. Bake, cook, eat, read, run, work, travel, irish dance, weave, crochet, listen to podcasts, play boardgames, drink tea and complain about politics. I'd like to learn to knit one day. #secretsantaAoNZ

I have just read Annie Bot by Sierra Greer and now I really want a sci fi Annie Bot-Murderbot crossover to come take out Doug. Compelling story about AI, relationships, choice, power, what it means to be human and wtf is wrong with (some) men.

Feeling sad about not being dragon-like. I wouldn't say a pile of jewels would be a hardship but keeping things isn't a thing that makes me happy. Things to use/do though! Books to read, yarn or craft materials to use, delicious soap and candles, recipes to try. A collection of memories and moments?

Roadside honesty box peonies and I'm getting equal enjoyment from the flowers, my late Nana's vase, and the continued existence of honesty boxes. $5 well spent. #HappyMonday

My kid called it "a massive aura loss" But I see a 16yo who got stuck, thought 'i could try and down climb but mum and dad would be upset if I break something", sent for help, and was cool enough to admit that he was scared. No kiddo, that's not an aura loss in my book.

The best thing about the old place! NZ Secret Santa signups open today.

The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night: - Decoupling the ETS from Paris - Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years - Delaying the public sector target by 25 years - Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

The story you are about to see has been told before. A lot. And now we are going to tell it again. But different. This time, we're bringing Mastodon in for the fun. Sign-ups open on November 10th. Check out secretsanta.nz for more information

My kids playing Guess Who 'Vibes' style. "Does your person voluntarily go to art galleries?' "If your person's toilet blocks, do they fix it themselves?" (Yes, but they make it worse and three hours later call a plumber). 💀

I have two teenagers. How many days do we think this will last?

We have a winner. Game over.

To the driver of the American sized SUV/truck/I don't know what they're called vehicle behind me, who stopped with hazards on while I reversed into a parallel park on a busy Tuam Street at rush hour, THANK YOU. You are a prince among drivers. I wish this courtesy was the norm.

#protest #genocide #gaza

Yep. Surely this is true of NZ too. #nzpols

Murderbot, on point as always.

Starting a new thread to collect critical perspectives on AI, as they are articulated dozens of times every day and appear repeatedly on my timeline. I can't read everything right away, but if, like me, you want to stay up to date, then this might help a bit:

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Doing the NY Times Spelling Bee. Disappointed 'bollocks' is "not in word list".

As a physicist I can easily calculate time dilation from relativistic motion (time slows when you're moving fast) or proximity to a massive object (time slows in gravity) but I have yet to find a solution for emotional time dilation (the task takes five minutes to complete but six weeks to start) 🫠

Commenters on the English 'needing' to be before Te Reo on our passports: border security officers need to see the English first. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Greek passport cover

Meta's so helpful.

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

Christchurch/Otautahi icon on a sunny winter's day. Followed by Charlie's ice. For a while, this area (Victoria Square) was a trading place between Ngai Tahu hapu and colonial settlers. For the longest time (and in my childhood memories), it was very English, but good to see that changing.

My 17yo explaining her homework to me: blah blah capacitor Me: oh oh I know this one, it's a thing that lets you travel in time if you're in a electrical storm in an 80's movie. Her: No. Readers, she does not think I'm funny.

Hello, Jack. Today's gratitude: living in a house with good insulation and double glazing. And skylights. Also: Frosty Otautahi mornings that bring hope of getting the washing dry.

I really don't want to promote temu, or FB, but omg the algorithm is wack. Even if Easter was in July this year, not sure this would be on my 'make it festive' list.

Today's moment of gratitude: In conversation with a friend, I complained that someone I know is turning into their mother. She laughed that we all do that. Yes, maybe, I said. But I'll be bloody delighted if I turn into my mum in 20 years. Which yeah, my mum is the best.

You could literally switch off every LLM tomorrow and everything could go on pretty much as it was, except some people would have to start putting some more thought into their jobs again.

I, just, I mean. Ok, speechless. Public toilets are woke now? (Obvs bike lanes aren't either, but at least I know the context for that shit). Via LinkedIn.

If this is accurate, WeTransfer is unusable for professional creative work. Would violate most work-for-hire contracts to share copyrighted material with a third party like this.

PERRRRRR CAPPPIIITTTAAA

While satisfying, I would have preferred it to run out after I had finished hemming both legs.

Continuing to feel let down by RNZ word vomiting content direct from the TPU with no analysis Any journalistic investigation on comms roles would show what they do, what they bring, why they are higher paid the median, and that every large org has a 'don't speak to the media without approval' rule

Are we really laughing? Maybe on a societal level, but on an individual level I don't think anyone finds it funny if men (and boys) they care about don't have good friends.

We all know about the hallucination problem but it's quite extraordinary to see it invent such a detailed, plausible fabrication. I'm in the privileged position of being able to saunter into the Bodleian Library and check - most people could be forgiven for believing the machine.

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When someone does an exciting job of articulating your unease, and in the process the message leaves you by turns enraged and despairing: Opinion: David Seymour’s hypocrisy over drugs and poverty thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-...

Milestone for me this weekend! I missed the announcements on Saturday so patting myself on the back instead. It took 5 years and more half marathons before I would tentatively call myself a runner. I wish I had discovered the community and welcoming-ness of parkrun a decade ago.

There was a time when I thought that things only the rich are were caviar and oysters. And then it was steak. Now I've just been shopping and looking at this makes me feel privileged. I don't know whether I have changed or the world has.

“NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels” This will not go down well in the Pacific. #climatecrisis #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Just spent an embarrassingly long time trying to work out if there was a lock I didn't know about on my laptop that was preventing it opening. Ah, no. Turns out it was the knob of blutack I had left on the corner.

Just sitting here, enjoying the day, and my brain is like, “Hey, remember that time at that conference years ago when you were incredibly awkward? Let’s relive that.” How can I not remember why I set a timer, but every embarrassing moment is seared into long-term memory F O R E V E R??

What a chart. The Iran nuclear deal Trump I tore up was working perfectly - Iran was not enriching in that era. Now, Trump is dancing on the edge of a volcano in the hopes of getting precisely that kind of deal back.