periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides

me: changes the light fixtures in my house to energy efficient LED lightbulbs Jeff Bezos:

Flying Lotus at Meow Nui

Umu (Dan Beban & Riki Gooch Pirihi) opening for Flying Lotus in Pōneke last night 💗

Flutter echo in an abandoned underground airbase in the border of Croatia and Bosnia. ⚫️)))))

Rose, Iris and Daisy; 1630-40, Mughal period.

tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

Dream Chambers soundchecking at Pyramid Club (doors 8pm!). Listen here: dreamchambers.bandcamp.com/track/resona...

Tonight at Pyramid Club - Hoofschool & Dream Chambers (colourful, kaleidoscopic, analogue synth music) + our debut experimental choir performance! Listen to the lovely new HS album here (mastered by me): hoofschool.bandcamp.com/album/where-...

They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.

📢 Hāhona Ormsby claims he was beaten for hours and rammed into a wall until he was unconscious after being arrested on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.

Today im fly on the wall at the beautiful Armoury studio tracking Otis Chamberlain on drums for the forthcoming Akaname album 🤘https://akaname.bandcamp.com/

Usually the busier I am the quieter i am on social media, but I'm gonna try and flip that - there's a lot of cool music/ audio / art stuff happening here in Pōneke & beyond so I'll endeavour to let y'all know about it...

This, always and every day and no matter what, THIS. Right now many things are terrible, they would be a lot more so were there not so many people doing so many things in in hope, in defiance, in solidarity.

Meanwhile we're trying to spend less and less on everything at a government level in the hopes of... Not having spent as much. But where that leaves is in the future is not a consideration, apparently.

I think a lot about how so many countries (New Zealand among them) are unwilling, at a government level, to invest in their future. Training, preventative healthcare, infrastructure, market regulation, supporting innovation... And then I look at China. Which invests heavily in their future.

"A society cannot endlessly threaten people’s livelihoods and expect social confidence to hold." thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-...

If you're working fulltime on minimum wage, you'll take home less money per week than the Minister for Social Development gets paid for LIVING IN HER OWN HOUSE. On top of a $320k salary, earned by making housing less affordable for low income households. The absolute state of it.

The amount Upston claimed last year was $52,000, on top of her $320,600 ministerial salary. Upston says her crack down on poor people acquiring accomodation help is about being fair. But tell me, do you think its fair that Upston herself takes an even larger suppliment at the same time?

Time to court the women's vote, once we define what one actually is. I chat more about this over at my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/yeehawth...

The rights of women and girls in New Zealand, including the rights of trans women are categorically not top of mind for this government - unless it’s on the topic of taking rights away. They’ve done a lot of testing this term to see how far they can push - another term will bring much darker days.

That $70m Major Events and Tourism package, btw, is more than the annual budget for Creative NZ. You know, the outfit that actually funds local artists.

To be fair, this'll be worth it if nz media can get him to talk more about the time he slept with a reptilian shape-shifter

Wow - NZ Govt is so committed to climate pollution they plan to legislate over common law to block court cases that hold corporations responsible for their climate pollution. At the same time the NZ Govt is pulling every lever to increase climate pollution. www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...

Look, anybody seriously planning to travel to the US right now, clearly has not been paying attention. The US went full fascist some time ago. It is simply not a safe place for anyone to go - I don’t even think it’s safe for its own citizens. I’m a citizen, and I’ll never go back.

Kids should be learning that AI output isn’t trustworthy, where it really comes from, and how it’s disrupting our ability to tell what’s real. They shouldn’t be learning that AI will make them more efficient or do their work for them because it can’t. That would be propaganda, not education

I'm just back from six days in Melbourne. The state govt has made all public transport free for a second month, and halved fuel excise on petrol and diesel for three months. There's also a steady stream of public messaging about saving fuel for the common good. Feels like they're taking it seriously

Google co-founder Sergey Brin — the third-richest man on the planet — is reportedly spending $57M to defeat California's proposed billionaire's tax. So he and his fellow oligarchs can't afford a wealth tax, but they'll spend a fortune buying elections? See the problem...

If American history was taught correctly.

Remember that time Jacinda Ardern pulled out of Mike Hosking’s show and he (and others) proceeded to have an absolute meltdown about it for weeks. Weird that the Luxon situation this week hasn’t warranted a breaking news banner and a similar level of vile commentary, wonder what the difference is🤔🫠

Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet. This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.

“The shift has been dramatic. Before the solar project launched, the village of about 130 people had no restaurant or easy [transport] & little communal infrastructure. Now solar revenue pays for meals, a village “happiness bus” for older people, a table-tennis facility & cultural activities.”

Plenty of time for reading down at the bolt hole

The callousness of these bastards can't be overstated.

TONIC are thrilled to be putting on their first tour and inviting Australian producer Insula to Aotearoa for their first tour of Aotearoa, playing five shows in Te-Ika-a-Māui Support from Ludus, Hasji, Kraus Saturday 4 April, 7:30 @ AF Tickets from @undertheradarnz.bsky.social

Awkward for Shane Jones. Former head of Marsden Oil refinery: "Most other countries in the world outside MAGA US states and New Zealand are [going for 100% renewables and electrifying transport] now, at pace. For some reason, New Zealand 's going down the 1980s' path." #nzpol

Great point by @thebenshaw.bsky.social In Ireland they pay their creatives (artists, musicians etc) a universal basic income In NZ we pay foreign multi millionaires & their conglomerate promoters to come here for their 4th or 5th tour F-ing NeoLiberalism is a brain worm that runs a cult

Eric & Don Jr. are turning the Iran war into a family business. Trump starts war. Trump bans foreign drone rivals (DJI). Sons merge their golf co with Powerus to sell 10k drones/mo to the Pentagon. Their own bank brokers the deal. The ultimate conflict of interest.

‘Less unpopular.’ What a headline. #nzpol

Government cuts are directly responsible for people dying. This government’s thirst for landlord tax cuts is killing people.

Another quarry show today! 4-7pm, top of Ellice St, Mt Vic. Koha ☀️

The United States of America and Israel has just bombed a school full of students in Iran. ~40 students killed and 48 injured. This violates Article 52 of Additional Protocol (I) Geneva Conventions, but international law clearly doesn't apply to the U.S. and Israel.

If you want some good news that hasn’t been reported, Chlöe Swarbrick held a packed community hui yesterday called “Move on to Where? Real solutions to homelessness”. It’s nice to know that there are adults in the room who realise sweeping human beings aside is not a solution and are acting to help.

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

total disaster, holy shit complete control of most of the media in the hands of the fucking ellisons

Got my letter from the government today saying my license is retroactively invalid since last Thursday. They took away trans people's licenses with no warning or grace period. It would be illegal for me to drive to the DMV to get it replaced.

Fuck this and everyone who helped get things to this point. Trans rights are human rights—full stop.

The pattern is clear. This Government is secretly locking New Zealand into deeper alignment with the US without ever putting it to the public, whether it's critical minerals deals, AUKUS Pillar 2, or now handing over our biometric data.