Call me a pedant but doesn't a ceasefire require the parties to, well, cease firing?

Just seen on BBC website. That has to be some S Tier ad buying!

Ventured briefly back onto Twitter just to screengrab this.

Will Trump now call Infantino to ask for a review and suspension of the US' elimination for a year?

Not often I say this, but: Hup Rode Duivels!

Eng-er-land!!!

I'm guessing the driver's American (or possibly the person who lives near the Tawa-Porirua road who seems to be flying a different and seldom-repeated flag each time we drive past). Wonder what a flag that size does to fuel consumption?

Goes to Google for vendors of Cape Verde football shirts...

Even by these guys' standards, this is a great one - Honest Trailers - Top Gun: Maverick. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDVL...

At Ōtari-Wilton's Bush with @aeshna.bsky.social for a walk on Stories Behind Some of Aotearoa’s Most Interesting Plants. With the weather the way it is, they'd better be damned interesting plants!

Looking at the rain outside, think the organisers would just need to add a bike stage to turn tomorrow's Wellington Marathon into an Ironman triathlon!

From Facebook

The Stars Have Come Right once more and the Steam Sale is upon us again. Time to start reciting the words of the protective ward over and over again: "Buying games and playing games are different hobbies"

A chap clicks on *one* Routledge book link for games AI and it starts taking a rather scattergun approach for the books it advertises to me!

Just voted for @brisbane28.org in Worldcon site selection. Needless to say, the idea of a Worldcon that a) does not need an entire day to get to and b) does not require entering the US appeals. www.brisbane28.org

Some photos from the Night Crossing on Friday night. AIUI, it's about marking the Winter solstice, encountering the Grandmother of Birds and crowning her but more than happy to be corrected? In any case, definitely made for an interesting Friday evening!

As I read a while back, "as inevitable as a sale at Briscoes on a weekend"... Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over ceasefire violations in Lebanon www.nzherald.co.nz/world/iran-c...

On the one hand, Scotland are one of the Home Nations. On the other hand, Morocco is one of my assigned sweepstake countries...

Any suggestions for an IoT network name?

Guess now would be a good time for any NZ Supervillain to make their move...

Suspect Alexi Lalas was unaware of the significance of the word in the UK. Or maybe he was :-) Pretty sure he is now, either way! Thierry Henry stunned as World Cup pundit calls James Corden a ‘full-kit w****r’ on live TV metro.co.uk/2026/06/12/t...

Just seen a video which mentioned that Andrew Tate had been seen doing a PR piece at a Russian training area and the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces response on social media to requests they drone strike him:

Almost certainly showing my age but X25 as a name for a new piece of tech makes me shudder! Microsoft’s Xbox 25th anniversary console comes in translucent green | The Verge share.google/oGkvDSQZ1453...

PSA: Dune books from Dune through to Chapterhouse Dune are £0.99 in today's Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal.

Got a letter from IRD which said I owed them $0.14 in tax but they would waive it! #everylittlehelps

Good news - my body finally adjusted to Perth sleep patterns. Bad news - this was on my first night back in Wellington.

At Perth Airport with @aeshna.bsky.social, getting ready to head home to Wellington, via Auckland. Had a great time at Swancon and Perth - definite unfinished business on the sightseeing front. Only downside was the Champions League final result but don't think I can blame the con or city for that!

Spent most of our last full day at King's Park/Botanic Gardens. May have got our guide interested in the idea of Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028! Next up: post-Swancon dinner - one last chance to talk to Perth SMOFs :-)

Just had a UK life flashback: heard a Compare The Market ad for health insurance on a Perth radio station, complete with Eastern European-accented "Simples" at the end! www.comparethemarket.com.au

At Cicerello's with @aeshna.bsky.social - it appeared to be the most frequently recommended fish and chips place in Freo. I can only assume mushy peas with fish and chips are not a thing in Australia either, as with New Zealand.

At the Gage Street Brewery in Fremantle with @aeshna.bsky.social - Weather's a damned sight more pleasant here than it was yesterday on the way to Rottnest Island!

Brekkie burger here looks great apart from being too tall to eat as a burger...

First quokka sightings. We have instructions to keep our distance from them. They do not appear to have similar instructions to keep their distance from humans.

👮 Martin Ødegaard 🇳🇴 hits a police officer with a ball at the #Arsenal parade…😂 www.threads.com/@arsenalnews...

On our way to Rottnest Island to see the Quokkas, we hope - it's a bit damp out...

Dangerous things to learn while doing a shift on the Brisbane in 2028 Worldcon table: there will be an Ingress anomaly in Singapore in September, on my Birthday, which in turn is the Saturday after seeing Iron Maiden in Auckland. I sense a big trip coming up...

At the Crown Casino Perth with @aeshna.bsky.social for the Champions League final. Man, there's a lot of Arsenal fans here!

Free in-flight WiFi on Air New Zealand: what a time to be alive!

Up for virtual London Sci Fi Pub Meet!

Think I should get one of these hooded pillows for our upcoming flight to Perth? Checking the label, should be OK as I am 3+

This turned up in my Steam discovery queue a while back. Must admit, sounds like a hilarious idea for a game - planning heists to reclaim African artifacts from Western museums! store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/...

Bemused at people congratulating me on Arsenal winning the Premier League title - colleague was taken aback that reaction to her congrats was "what for?"! I mean, definitely happy, just not sure I did much beyond buying merch and tickets which I suppose helps with the transfer and wage bills :-)

I don't have too many regrets about moving to Wellington but I suspect this will get added to the list. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_YJ...

Forgot about this from a couple of weekends ago: did a house viewing out of curiosity and noticed the nectar feeder and tui in the garden. #birds

Think we're in the right place to watch the Wellington Phoenix women in the Ninja A League final in Melbourne.

At the Peppermill in Porirua with @aeshna.bsky.social for brunch while car tyres are replaced. That's going to smart.

TMW you realise you're not alone in the shower.

Well, that's interesting: I was RSVPing on Facebook for a watch party for the Wellington Phoenix match on Sunday when FB offered to auto fill the form. The email address was right but not the name: however, Mike Freer was my MP back in London, for the Finchley and Golders Green constituency!

Went to Porirua Park with @aeshna.bsky.social to see the Wellington Phoenix women's team overcome a first leg deficit with Brisbane Roar to book a slot in the A League final: 2-0 on the night, 3-2 on aggregate. Never seen Porirua Park so packed!

This turned up in my YouTube feed. I watched it because the thumbnail appeared to show a hedgehog with a dorsal fin! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mm...