You know you’re an Aucklander when you leave a bar with an out-of-town friend and she goes “goodness that humidity” and you’re like “oh yes, sure, humidity”.

Double Vision ginger crunch stout … and yes, tastes like gingernuts.

When your dentist says “goodness you really do have a high pain threshold” I mean, thanks? I guess?

Well that’s good news at least.

"We look forward to smiling at you from across the room in department meetings." Another stunning paper 👇😍

led by wahine toa Tara, I'm lucky enough to be beside a rōpū of awesome Māori and Pacific "earliesh" career researchers on this one - our advice to the rangatira o āpōpō who are entering into STEM research training (ki a au, he reta aroha nā ngā tuākana tēnei): www.journal.mai.ac.nz/system/files...

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

This is such a great article, and goodness yes, I adore perimeter blocks (there was something similar in Chicago as a classic urban-form for the city, namely the u-shaped mid-rise apartment block). This would be so great in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Appalling

My whole life, I’ve wanted to feel what it’s like to fly. Riding a motorcycle is the closest I’ve come, writes Agnes Callard.

Today in electric motorcycle news... Last night (NZ time) Indian manufacturer Ultraviolette did indeed release a new model electric motorcycle, the production version of their Concept X. It's named the X47. They're calling it a 'crossover' (ie between ADV & street) www.bikewale.com/news/ultravi...

Well, that was moist …

Battle Los Angeles was absolutely a quietly awesome film that was criminally underwatched with acting performances that you just didn’t expect.

I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.

A new solar farm that will power 70,000 homes (& still be available for farming) has been approved for Central Otago! The Otago Daily Times headlines 'one business will close', FB comments 'it will cause bush fires'. We better hurry up & fucking rapture sometime in the next 24hrs

I mean, everyone is still here that I can see ... so either it hasn't happened (yet) or that's just kinda a judgement on the whole country.

There's a wrong way and a right way to report this

This really ever so speaks to me.

"Luke...on balance it's in my financial interest to reinstate being your father"

Yes. This.

Is it too much to ask that you just concede you were craven and wrong wrong wrong?

Parking your motorcycle far enough away from the motorcycle next to you in the motorcycle parking bay to give you both room to easily get back on each of our bikes, but still close enough that some other third person isn't tempted to try to park between us later when the bay gets full.

I feel seen.

Gotta say it’s apparent which Disney execs weren’t watching Andor.

Good for thought

I don’t normally give props to Auckland drivers, but I will this evening. It’s raining, so of course Auckland streets & roads turn into parking lots as a result, including Spaghetti Junction. I was filtering on the motorcycle virtually all the way from my on-ramp by the university to up the Bridge.

Goodnight, all. May we all know moments of peace and sun-warmed bliss like this adorable ocean potato I saw today.

Today in electric motorcycle news ... The India electric motorcycle start-up, Ultraviolette, posted a teaser image for a potential naked bike model, to be unveiled on Tuesday the 23rd (so, tomorrow). Ultraviolette are known for their F77 model bike & F99 race bike. www.instagram.com/p/DO3Xw6dkmVZ/

One thing I’ve been trying to do, is even with the likes of my commute on my motorcycle, is to push myself to get better. It’s easy to get into a comfortable rut, like looking at the forecast, seeing not great weather, and deciding to take the bus. But if I am to improve my skills, I need to push.

@viticci.macstories.net @johnvoorhees.macstories.net Regarding your conversation on the latest episode on Connected about the potential merging of iPadOS and macOS by 2040 … the 50th anniversary of the Mac is coming up in 2034, just saying that would be an auspicious date :)

Honestly almost exactly hashtag lifedreams… youtube.com/shorts/8LarB...

God bless whoever put up this pro-upzoning poster in Edgewater, please put up more

Been watching this while I had lunch, super interesting if you’re into long distance trains and nerdy history details. youtu.be/HyHB642W7Es?...

This is true of New Zealand too. Fuck neoliberalism #UnionPower ✊ #nzpol

I'm not going to tell anyone I won the lotto, but there would be signs *cries in New Zealander*

Just a heads up about why this is so ridiculous a proposal … one of the core pillars of authoritarianism is a control of reproduction. Fighting authoritarianism via allowing anti-choice candidates makes the Trojan Horse look like 3D chess.

'Sometimes, the most important infrastructure projects are the ones you never build.' archive.ph/7xe5J

This from @cybelecanterel.bsky.social is by far one of the best pieces of analysis of the connection of far-right ‘political’ (using that word in a general sense) identity movements and their use of online memeification. Reminds me of the work of @bostonjoan.bsky.social youtu.be/Wcw02sEslog?...

Again Bouie from the top rope

When you’e been to Waiheke so much that when you bump into people you know there that they ask you if you live there :)

I admire & respect Paris bucketloads, and I actually agree with a lot of his reasoning here. But I opposed age restrictions for a whole range of reasons, with one of the largest being for queer youth. Normie offline society doesn’t provide spaces for us, and even when it does it’s with friction.

No, no it couldn’t.

Whelp, well played Canada, you 100% deserved that. Excellent rugby.

Sunrise, Saturday, 20 September, from Makorori Headlands, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Just a reminder that Richard Hanania is not a centrist and has not changed his white supremacist views. The data most definitely doesn't show crime rates are about race unless you ignore every other causative variable (urban/rural, poverty, population density, etc.).

Briefed by @cherylmorgan.bsky.social, I am now watching Canada vs NZ in the women’s rugby championship semi-finals. As one does! And should!

Adore this … women like her and Itchy Boots (not to mention the new generation of women like ‘Off She Goes’ (Runa Grydeland) and ‘LNRMoto’ (Leonoor)) inspire me so much. youtu.be/loH9xhkrkdY?...