You’d think that standing up for a NZer being mistreated in another country would be a cause that a populist foreign minister would leap at. It’s as if he actually approves of medieval immigration practices.

My complaint about this headline has been upheld by the Media Council — they have found it to have been misleading and not accurate. I understand that Stuff has been instructed to publish a summary of the ruling today, but I have not yet spotted it. www.mediacouncil.org.nz/rulings/john...

Fixed it!

20 years ago I read this piece about how good Sonos was. So I went to a lot of trouble to get my hands on a new Sonos setup and loved it. 20 years later S2 is making me want to scoop my own eyeballs out. www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/11/09/t...

This year's #kakapo breeding season has been the biggest on record: - 256 eggs (252 in 2019) - 148 fertile eggs (116 in 2019) - 105 eggs hatched (86 in 2019). It'll be 2+ months until we know how many chicks will fledge (73 in 2019). There are currently 95 alive. #conservation #kakapo2026 #birds

Wow. Hope we’ve got no skeletons in our closet.

Lots of reports saying little threat of a tsunami. But no-one seems fussed about, you know, the actual earthquake.

a bit petty from github:

I miss autumn. Correction. I missed autumn.

I feel better already.

There's an important, under-reported detail about this. The new UK rules apply if to NZers who also hold Irish citizenship. (I.e. joint NZ-Irish citizens can't enter the UK on an NZ passport.)

helluva night for the meting out of justice. One particularly big oaf next, please.

In major surprise, idiotic policy seen for what it is: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Just me or..?

Did I just get blocked for doing a fact check?

Last week no living person had seen a #kakapo lay an egg. Now you can watch it on our webcam: Rakiura laid her second today (15:01 on 25/1/2025). She'll probably lay another in 3 days' time. #conservation #kakapo2026 #birds www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kak...

I've seen the future. youtu.be/EYRrUiM_A6g...

Pairs well with pca.st/episode/1af0...

Recommended. youtube.com/watch?v=v7JD...

Yesterday I enabled 2FA on MMH using an auth app. Tried to sign in today and it forces me to change my password (good practice? I don't think so.) I update with same password - accepted. No mention of 2FA with auth app. Instead it's emailing me a verification code to sign in with.

in completely coincidental news..

hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison

Please put the US under sanctions. Cancel the LA Olympics. No international conferences.

Simeon Brown says patients shouldn't panic as they can access their files on the dark web.. #nzpol

To even seek help from Manage My Health, you have to provide legal first and last names, email address and DOB.

To whom it may concern, as of today it is acceptable to play Christmas songs. This window is finite and closed on Friday. Thank you

I appreciate this graphic issued by the NZ Central Sikh Association in response to the Destiny racists for its inspiring message of anti-discrimination, mutual aid and unity across ethnic & faith communities, and also its subtle reminder that Sikhs are known badasses so why would you fuck with them.

2025 Top 50 Albums full charts: bagelradio.com/top-music-by-year-2025

2025 Top 50 Songs full charts: bagelradio.com/top-music-by-year-2025

Sound the klaxon. @thebeths.bsky.social come in at #1 in @bagelradio.bsky.social's countdown of 2025's finest.

More largesse for Visa then. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

if cricket commentators can learn to use gender neutral terms, why can't the Australian ones also learn to stop saying two for ninety eight?

never a dull moment vibe coding:

"The situation is dire; the file is a mess! main() is misplaced, and the replacement tool is failing, likely due to my imprecise targeting. I'm pivoting to a write_to_ method to make progress, but it's a slow slog." A stressful day 2 for Gemini 3.

Congratulations to the residents of 1920s Wellington for having the foresight to construct Thorndon Pool.

Today’s show will feature another metric ton of new 🎵 by Bar Italia (London, England, @BarItaliaA),The Bats (Christchurch, NZ, @TheBatsNZ), Lathe of Heaven (New York, NY, @Lathe.of.Heaven.NYC)... 6/x

⛰️🏔️ Episode 20 is now available for all subscribers! 🏔️⛰️ In this episode, we look at the amazing story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. With readings in Old Persian and Ancient Greek, find out how the world's largest empire rose, flourished, and finally fell in ash and flame.

The benefactor. Perhaps literally.

He had one job.

Until then please visit bagelradio.com/listen & try alternate methods of accessing our stream when your preferred method is down. Thank you & again, our apologies. -BAGeL Ted 5/6

Theory, in case it hasn't already been said: Disney might have expected the Kimmel thing to blow over. Trouble is they now have international streaming customers so the boycott was much worse than they bargained for.

What the?

Can I avoid paying any money to Meta this year for advertising? Our #BeerAdventCalendar Early Bird Pre-Sale is well underway and I've sold half our supply. Use the coupon code of WHOOSH25 through 18 September to save 20% on your pre-orders from us. www.kererubrewing.co.nz/shop/beer/be...

Air Play for the Week Ending 9/6/25 Top 10 albums by spins 1-@TheBeths 2-@WaterFromYourEyes 3-@SeesOhThee 4-@SheppartonAirplane [email protected] 6-@PileMusic 7-@WetLeg 8-@CassMcCombs 9-@TheBugClubBand 10-@Civic___World Full charts: bagelradio.com/blog/2025/01/bagel-radio-air-play-charts-250906

Even a greengrocer would be ashamed.

"We can't increase the minimum wage because small businesses can't absorb it. The price of my latte will increase!" "Small businesses just need to absorb transaction fees charged by the big banks" Trying to spot the difference here. 🤔 #nzpol

Legislation to outlaw credit card surcharges will be introduced this year. Which means the public and especially the media have only a few months to bone up on what this is really about. And it isn’t “interchange fees”. 1/n

I feel so seen.

INCREASE THE COHORT (currently about 30,000) BE PART OF THE GRAPH