Sir Kier looks quite toasted to me... www.ft.com/content/5bba...

Guess what happens when regenerative dairy farmers get the chance to go organic... www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/south-i...

My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass. It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved. I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it. Please share this...(1)

Looking at a basic loaf of white in the supermarket there is mostly wheat flour, water, and a bit of soy flour (then things present in trace amounts like Baker's yeast), but whatever in the past year has been affecting the bread but not flour price is also an aspect of the market not affecting cake.

Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

Amazing thread about an experiment in pedagogy that engaged students in crafting and carrying out assignments and work in an age of AI and LLMs 👇

More to come... Yes there will be after this inquiry. #nzpol

Punk rock kid buskers (‘The Whops’, tiktok) near the Edgware Rd. They run into Paul Simonon, play Death or Glory for him. He asks if they know The Guns of Brixton. They do -

Tidal is my streaming service - it works really well & seems to have the highest payment rate to artists - so it also has lots of artists 😀

Adelaide Writers Week is officially cancelled, with all remaining board members stepping down. This is a travesty. Not only did they refuse to reverse course and save the festival, they “apologised” to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah… and then once again tried to justify their decision by citing Bondi.

Lots to agree with here....

Who remembers ham steaks?

This one’s my favourite: youtu.be/ysUjYAi0WcQ?...

Arrested Development.... tidal.com/browse/album...

You know that AI “coat fence” story that went viral yesterday? Well this story is real

i also like that they promote repair culture. imo, even when people buy quality things, they are too quick to ditch and replace when things look shabby another video from IG thishouse5000 (pls bluesky let us attach multiple videos to a post)

+1

Merry Christmas, everyone!

HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files: Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996. The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

Economics does force people to confront their values. But this pathology is uniquely USian.

Students! Have you written a poem about math or a mathematical concept? There is a contest, and it is free to enter. Deadline January 20th: www.ams.org/learning-car...

News to me: this is a 1-way screw. Install only, can't be unscrewed.

I agree with the problem definition and obviously the solution needs to be cloud-based but what we really need is for the smart contracts people to block chain shame so the prediction markets can gamify it

I was disappointed with several elements of The @economist.com recent articles on minimum wages. To their credit, they've published my response. Here are some links to the research I reference and to some other research which had to be cut from the published letter 1/N

Can anyone help me complete this ancient Nordic oath about the term on which governance is accepted.... "We, who are just as good as you, allow you,who are no better than us to...provided that you don't...in which case all best are off"

Sounds like the K road street party is getting going... I'll wander up soon.

To give you an idea of how "AI" has fucked up the holiday season, their insane demand for RAM chips that's barely even being used has caused a production drought for every other application. Meaning right now you can buy a cheap PC, yank the RAM, and sell it on eBay for twice what the PC costs.

I love these pairs of nikau that are being scattered around.

I love central Auckland bus rides because they often go to unexpected places.

Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations

wake up babe, new units of measurement just dropped www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

ICE vs the clergy

Is there actually a bagpipe version of Firestarter? I really hope so (surely there must be) but my search skills are not up to the task.

Hopefully fun. My Irish friend went back after 20yrs in NZ, knocked on his old pals door, who greeted him with: "Tony X! I haven't seen you in years and you said you'd be around on Thursday"

This looks interesting.... arnaudbertrand.substack.com/p/china-foun...

Great conversation this afternoon with Matthew Tukaki on Waatea radio... waateanews.com/2025/11/10/w...

I love this so much...

I really hope they don't

Karamea, 1983 with our first child and an unfinished house.

"China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. " www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Playing at Morningside Tavern till 8. I have the sunny Friday night vibes breaking out all over, mind the ride for the tonal tide 🎼🎹🎲🎛️🎚️🍖

WINDIES are giving our bowlers a damn good seeing to.

anyone else really enjoy the CRICKET yesterday? Tickner taking out Buttler's stump was my favourite among many highlights.

Update from Melbourne, where sandos have turned into sangas. You're welcome.

Its great that @jamiemorton.bsky.social is highlighting the fact that scientists are starting to focus more on soil biology. However, soil isn't "non-renewable". Regenerative farming practices can build soil and sequester carbon in the process.

totally. I was also completely undone on the topic of the swimming ability of hedgehogs.

I regret to advise that it's happening again.