Chris Burgess
@chris.bur.gs
Ōtepoti, Aotearoa. Tech for good, for people, for orgs. Less tech, and slower too. Popping balls through hoops, open source, learning guitar, making prints, building with wood.
Web: https://chris.bur.gs/
Web: https://chris.bur.gs/
Thanks so much! Would be great to catch, appreciated!
I need to keep an eye on upcoming talks of interest - is www.otago.ac.nz/news/events the best source to keep an eye on?
(netball would still have won)
I need to keep an eye on upcoming talks of interest - is www.otago.ac.nz/news/events the best source to keep an eye on?
(netball would still have won)
Upcoming events
www.otago.ac.nz
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Thanks so much! Would be great to catch, appreciated!
I need to keep an eye on upcoming talks of interest - is www.otago.ac.nz/news/events the best source to keep an eye on?
(netball would still have won)
I need to keep an eye on upcoming talks of interest - is www.otago.ac.nz/news/events the best source to keep an eye on?
(netball would still have won)
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Age verification?
I spoke SMTP on port 25 to spoof email. Also bang path routing.
Can I go now? Am I being detained?
I spoke SMTP on port 25 to spoof email. Also bang path routing.
Can I go now? Am I being detained?
Age Verification?
i had an emergency quarter
i had an emergency quarter
Age Verification?
I used a VAX for email.
I used a VAX for email.
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Age verification?
I spoke SMTP on port 25 to spoof email. Also bang path routing.
Can I go now? Am I being detained?
I spoke SMTP on port 25 to spoof email. Also bang path routing.
Can I go now? Am I being detained?
anyway i can't go, will be playing netball, but maybe the share is interesting/useful
February 10, 2026 at 1:57 AM
anyway i can't go, will be playing netball, but maybe the share is interesting/useful
avert yr eyes, incoming syndicated toot
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
avert yr eyes, incoming syndicated toot
where AI chatbots are taking us; and explore some possible suggestions for what we can do about it all.
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
where AI chatbots are taking us; and explore some possible suggestions for what we can do about it all.
https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/events/the-crisis-of-human-collective-decision-making-in-a-social-media-world
At Otago Uni this evening
Professor Carl Bergstrom will look at what social media and information technology more generally are doing to society; consider how we ended up here; examine
At Otago Uni this evening
Professor Carl Bergstrom will look at what social media and information technology more generally are doing to society; consider how we ended up here; examine
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/events/the-crisis-of-human-collective-decision-making-in-a-social-media-world
At Otago Uni this evening
Professor Carl Bergstrom will look at what social media and information technology more generally are doing to society; consider how we ended up here; examine
At Otago Uni this evening
Professor Carl Bergstrom will look at what social media and information technology more generally are doing to society; consider how we ended up here; examine
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I like that after people discovered neurotransmitters, they effortlessly switched the language of 4 humours theory to be more modern
It sounds more scientific to say "oh no I have too little dopamine" just like 2,400 years ago it sounded more scientific to say "oh no I have too much yellow bile"
It sounds more scientific to say "oh no I have too little dopamine" just like 2,400 years ago it sounded more scientific to say "oh no I have too much yellow bile"
September 6, 2024 at 12:22 AM
I like that after people discovered neurotransmitters, they effortlessly switched the language of 4 humours theory to be more modern
It sounds more scientific to say "oh no I have too little dopamine" just like 2,400 years ago it sounded more scientific to say "oh no I have too much yellow bile"
It sounds more scientific to say "oh no I have too little dopamine" just like 2,400 years ago it sounded more scientific to say "oh no I have too much yellow bile"
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there are phases of the moon that scientists still don't understand
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
there are phases of the moon that scientists still don't understand
I do not wish to deal with window management on my phone
February 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I do not wish to deal with window management on my phone
DYK you can pause for a moment in the videocall test lobby and vocal to the mic test
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 AM
DYK you can pause for a moment in the videocall test lobby and vocal to the mic test
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It's $36m a year, for goodness sake. The cost to taxpayers in 2023-24 from storm damage *in Tairāwhiti alone* was nearly half a billion. Yet the same govt throws tens of billions at mega-roads because they're very important for the economy. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Government rejects plan to prevent landslides and save hundreds of millions in Gisborne
Plan pitched as a model for other regions too.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
It's $36m a year, for goodness sake. The cost to taxpayers in 2023-24 from storm damage *in Tairāwhiti alone* was nearly half a billion. Yet the same govt throws tens of billions at mega-roads because they're very important for the economy. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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Fish are friends, look after our freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes <3 I designed these stickers for the Green Party here in NZ, and I just wanted to share them because they're my special little guys. I assume you'll be able to snag these from Greens events in the future!
Pepperraccoon.com
Pepperraccoon.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Fish are friends, look after our freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes <3 I designed these stickers for the Green Party here in NZ, and I just wanted to share them because they're my special little guys. I assume you'll be able to snag these from Greens events in the future!
Pepperraccoon.com
Pepperraccoon.com
two very satisfying games of netball tonight - one versus the kid and one on the same team
So fun
bummed that the venue didn’t turn on the camera tonight, there were some funny moments to share
So fun
bummed that the venue didn’t turn on the camera tonight, there were some funny moments to share
February 3, 2026 at 10:20 AM
two very satisfying games of netball tonight - one versus the kid and one on the same team
So fun
bummed that the venue didn’t turn on the camera tonight, there were some funny moments to share
So fun
bummed that the venue didn’t turn on the camera tonight, there were some funny moments to share
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Appreciating this feature on history and origins of Te Tai o Āraiteuru: A precious cargo
https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/precious-cargo
https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/precious-cargo
A precious cargo
A record of the heroic deeds of early voyagers lives on in the Otago landscape, David Higgins tells Luke Chapman and Tom McKinlay. The crowd on...
www.odt.co.nz
January 31, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Appreciating this feature on history and origins of Te Tai o Āraiteuru: A precious cargo
https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/precious-cargo
https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/precious-cargo
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Realised I haven’t done shill post for coshop.nz, my food startup co-op platform, which just kicked off this year!
If you’re in Wellington check it out.
Newtown, Miramar, Haitaitai and Berhampore coming onboard from next week!
Peaches 🍑 at $3.31/kg! 👀
If you’re in Wellington check it out.
Newtown, Miramar, Haitaitai and Berhampore coming onboard from next week!
Peaches 🍑 at $3.31/kg! 👀
$15 on average for a dozen of free range eggs?!
We sell them in the food coop for $8.60 a dozen 😵💫
We sell them in the food coop for $8.60 a dozen 😵💫
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Realised I haven’t done shill post for coshop.nz, my food startup co-op platform, which just kicked off this year!
If you’re in Wellington check it out.
Newtown, Miramar, Haitaitai and Berhampore coming onboard from next week!
Peaches 🍑 at $3.31/kg! 👀
If you’re in Wellington check it out.
Newtown, Miramar, Haitaitai and Berhampore coming onboard from next week!
Peaches 🍑 at $3.31/kg! 👀
imported toyota has a rad-as head unit with console aesthetic and a freebsd license screen 😍
no I will not be trading this out for anadorid
no I will not be trading this out for anadorid
January 24, 2026 at 8:06 PM
imported toyota has a rad-as head unit with console aesthetic and a freebsd license screen 😍
no I will not be trading this out for anadorid
no I will not be trading this out for anadorid
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If anyone feels like doing the same, I documented the process and my complaint notes if you wanted to use them:
www.uncommonengineer.com/docs/hacker/...
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
www.uncommonengineer.com/docs/hacker/...
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Complaint: RNZ 'New Gaza' Article | The Uncommon Engineer
How to submit a formal complaint to RNZ about their 'US touts New Gaza filled with luxury real estate' article. Includes step-by-step instructions and complaint text you can use.
www.uncommonengineer.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 AM
If anyone feels like doing the same, I documented the process and my complaint notes if you wanted to use them:
www.uncommonengineer.com/docs/hacker/...
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
www.uncommonengineer.com/docs/hacker/...
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Need to go get a car, so I'm catching the bus Ōtepoti to Otautahi tomorrow arvo/eg. Any tips for the trip?
Wishing the Mainlander was running a regular schedule!
Wishing the Mainlander was running a regular schedule!
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Need to go get a car, so I'm catching the bus Ōtepoti to Otautahi tomorrow arvo/eg. Any tips for the trip?
Wishing the Mainlander was running a regular schedule!
Wishing the Mainlander was running a regular schedule!
Hooray! I would have a use for those buttons if the iPad was the size of a drafting table. Until then ...
January 22, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Hooray! I would have a use for those buttons if the iPad was the size of a drafting table. Until then ...
(assuming you're looking at the traffic light window buttons)
January 22, 2026 at 6:49 AM
(assuming you're looking at the traffic light window buttons)
I think it's Settings > Multi tasking and Gestures > Full Screen Apps
January 22, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I think it's Settings > Multi tasking and Gestures > Full Screen Apps
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Liam is one of four Columbia Heights, MN school district students who have been taken by ICE in the last two weeks, the school district said. Liam's teacher: “He is so kind and loving, and his classmates miss him. He ... just brightens the room. All I want is for him to be back here and safe.”
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Liam is one of four Columbia Heights, MN school district students who have been taken by ICE in the last two weeks, the school district said. Liam's teacher: “He is so kind and loving, and his classmates miss him. He ... just brightens the room. All I want is for him to be back here and safe.”