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@earfull.bsky.social
Designer, maker. Chronic migraineur, #PwME. (she/her) in Aotearoa New Zealand. Rex cats, Elvi and Jules-Pierre. Creates with yarn, thread, dye and 3D printers (not always at the same time)
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Dear #SecretSantaAoNZ, Thanks for being my Santa! Don't stress, have fun. I'll love it. Handmade, 2nd hand, regifted, upcycled 100% awesome.
I'm often homebound due to chronic illness. My world may be small, but I appreciate the tiny things more than most.
I 💚 natural science quirky things...
I'm often homebound due to chronic illness. My world may be small, but I appreciate the tiny things more than most.
I 💚 natural science quirky things...
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"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
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"device hoarding" also known as: When someone hasn't replaced the one phone that they have in a few years because they had no reason to. Words used to mean things.
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"device hoarding" also known as: When someone hasn't replaced the one phone that they have in a few years because they had no reason to. Words used to mean things.
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Kind of linking up to yesterday's question for #SecretSantaAoNZ are you a puzzles, or activity book kind of relaxer?
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Oooh, that's interesting
It is a stunning arrangement of knit stitches and occasional yarn overs. The trick is to know which stitches should be knitted, but we’ll get to that part a bit later.
tenrowsaday.com/triple-leaf-...
#knitting #knit #knitsky
#knittingsky #knitter #handknit
tenrowsaday.com/triple-leaf-...
#knitting #knit #knitsky
#knittingsky #knitter #handknit
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Oooh, that's interesting
They do a weirdly good job at it
forget AI we just need slime mold to make all our decisions for us
let them plan the city's transit systems
let them plan the city's transit systems
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
They do a weirdly good job at it
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“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
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No worries, I'm sure the Wahine was a once off.
Gov's recklessness is off the charts, it's like they want a ferry disaster... All reminiscent of Pike River #nzpol
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
No worries, I'm sure the Wahine was a once off.
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This for me too, I would also be happy for my Santa to do something nice for somebody and tell me a story about it, no pressure to get the "perfect" gift.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Anyone in the #Kikorangi feed miss out and want to play #SecretSantaAoNZ Last chance!
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Anyone in the #Kikorangi feed miss out and want to play #SecretSantaAoNZ Last chance!
Circadigan pattern. Bloody autocarrot.
Ooooooh, The Circadian knitting pattern is here by @leafhopper.bsky.social I love the V neck, no button semi "kimono" sleeve options. And the green one, wow. May have to make one when the Kiwi$ isn't so tragic low against the US$
Cicadigan pattern by LeafhopperKnits
AAAAAAHH (that’s a cicada screaming, and me screaming in excitement about this cardigan!).
www.ravelry.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Circadigan pattern. Bloody autocarrot.
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"The most interesting thing about these stories is that there were stories about EV fires that contained ... no EV fire."
Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @troybaisden.bsky.social spoke to Mediawatch about recent media coverage of electric vehicles → www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 🧪
Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @troybaisden.bsky.social spoke to Mediawatch about recent media coverage of electric vehicles → www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 🧪
Mediawatch: Angst over EVs blows up in headlines
EV uptake boomed with incentives in place, but this week, the government made traditional cars cheaper instead.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"The most interesting thing about these stories is that there were stories about EV fires that contained ... no EV fire."
Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @troybaisden.bsky.social spoke to Mediawatch about recent media coverage of electric vehicles → www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 🧪
Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @troybaisden.bsky.social spoke to Mediawatch about recent media coverage of electric vehicles → www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 🧪
Tracks
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Tracks
Ooooooh, The Circadian knitting pattern is here by @leafhopper.bsky.social I love the V neck, no button semi "kimono" sleeve options. And the green one, wow. May have to make one when the Kiwi$ isn't so tragic low against the US$
Cicadigan pattern by LeafhopperKnits
AAAAAAHH (that’s a cicada screaming, and me screaming in excitement about this cardigan!).
www.ravelry.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Ooooooh, The Circadian knitting pattern is here by @leafhopper.bsky.social I love the V neck, no button semi "kimono" sleeve options. And the green one, wow. May have to make one when the Kiwi$ isn't so tragic low against the US$
Part 3
TV shows as you would expect from my other answers. The Expanse, Silo, Severance, Slow Horses, The Wire, Firefly (but fuck that creep Whedon), and evidently anything with Timothy Oliphant, Tombstone, Justified, Santa Clarita Diet. Must start Aliens: Earth!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
TV shows as you would expect from my other answers. The Expanse, Silo, Severance, Slow Horses, The Wire, Firefly (but fuck that creep Whedon), and evidently anything with Timothy Oliphant, Tombstone, Justified, Santa Clarita Diet. Must start Aliens: Earth!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
A new question for today #SecretSantaAoNZ
This one might require a few replies to answer, at least for me.
This one might require a few replies to answer, at least for me.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Part 3
TV shows as you would expect from my other answers. The Expanse, Silo, Severance, Slow Horses, The Wire, Firefly (but fuck that creep Whedon), and evidently anything with Timothy Oliphant, Tombstone, Justified, Santa Clarita Diet. Must start Aliens: Earth!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
TV shows as you would expect from my other answers. The Expanse, Silo, Severance, Slow Horses, The Wire, Firefly (but fuck that creep Whedon), and evidently anything with Timothy Oliphant, Tombstone, Justified, Santa Clarita Diet. Must start Aliens: Earth!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Part 2
ALWAYS good SciFi, Banks' Culture novels, The Expanse, The Bobiverse and my favourite comfort listen The Murderbot Diaries. Sometimes Fantasy and LitRPG.
Way more TV than movies, but I'll always make time for Princess Bride and The Fifth Element.
TV in part 3
#SecretSantaAoNZ
ALWAYS good SciFi, Banks' Culture novels, The Expanse, The Bobiverse and my favourite comfort listen The Murderbot Diaries. Sometimes Fantasy and LitRPG.
Way more TV than movies, but I'll always make time for Princess Bride and The Fifth Element.
TV in part 3
#SecretSantaAoNZ
A new question for today #SecretSantaAoNZ
This one might require a few replies to answer, at least for me.
This one might require a few replies to answer, at least for me.
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Part 2
ALWAYS good SciFi, Banks' Culture novels, The Expanse, The Bobiverse and my favourite comfort listen The Murderbot Diaries. Sometimes Fantasy and LitRPG.
Way more TV than movies, but I'll always make time for Princess Bride and The Fifth Element.
TV in part 3
#SecretSantaAoNZ
ALWAYS good SciFi, Banks' Culture novels, The Expanse, The Bobiverse and my favourite comfort listen The Murderbot Diaries. Sometimes Fantasy and LitRPG.
Way more TV than movies, but I'll always make time for Princess Bride and The Fifth Element.
TV in part 3
#SecretSantaAoNZ
My chronic migraine brain doesn't tolerate music now, which sucks.
Book genres these days tend to be mysteries on the Golden Age and/or cosy side (no serial killers and not too gooey), espionage usually Cold War or disgraced spies (Slough House, le Carre), and (see part 2)
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Book genres these days tend to be mysteries on the Golden Age and/or cosy side (no serial killers and not too gooey), espionage usually Cold War or disgraced spies (Slough House, le Carre), and (see part 2)
#SecretSantaAoNZ
A new question for today #SecretSantaAoNZ
This one might require a few replies to answer, at least for me.
This one might require a few replies to answer, at least for me.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My chronic migraine brain doesn't tolerate music now, which sucks.
Book genres these days tend to be mysteries on the Golden Age and/or cosy side (no serial killers and not too gooey), espionage usually Cold War or disgraced spies (Slough House, le Carre), and (see part 2)
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Book genres these days tend to be mysteries on the Golden Age and/or cosy side (no serial killers and not too gooey), espionage usually Cold War or disgraced spies (Slough House, le Carre), and (see part 2)
#SecretSantaAoNZ
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#SecretSantaAoNZ participants... heads up :-)
I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient!
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#SecretSantaAoNZ participants... heads up :-)
Part 2: Mythical creatures
Medusa is my absolute fave, having often been told I have a similar stare, particularly when aimed at men ;)
The Sphynx, the Kraken (obviously) and having had to reinvent my life again and again, the Phoenix.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Medusa is my absolute fave, having often been told I have a similar stare, particularly when aimed at men ;)
The Sphynx, the Kraken (obviously) and having had to reinvent my life again and again, the Phoenix.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
A new question for #SecretSantaAoNZ
Are you a cat or dog person? Pandas? Hippos? Dolphins?Dragons? Chimera? Nessie?
Are you a cat or dog person? Pandas? Hippos? Dolphins?Dragons? Chimera? Nessie?
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Part 2: Mythical creatures
Medusa is my absolute fave, having often been told I have a similar stare, particularly when aimed at men ;)
The Sphynx, the Kraken (obviously) and having had to reinvent my life again and again, the Phoenix.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Medusa is my absolute fave, having often been told I have a similar stare, particularly when aimed at men ;)
The Sphynx, the Kraken (obviously) and having had to reinvent my life again and again, the Phoenix.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
In the house, I'm all about cats, but dogs are awesome too.
I love most wild animals, but esp off-beat ones: Cephalopods, nudibranchs, bats, deep-sea fish, capybaras, beetles, manta and other rays, big fuzzy bumble bees, wasps (yes, really), naked mole rats. Hard to go wrong!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I love most wild animals, but esp off-beat ones: Cephalopods, nudibranchs, bats, deep-sea fish, capybaras, beetles, manta and other rays, big fuzzy bumble bees, wasps (yes, really), naked mole rats. Hard to go wrong!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
A new question for #SecretSantaAoNZ
Are you a cat or dog person? Pandas? Hippos? Dolphins?Dragons? Chimera? Nessie?
Are you a cat or dog person? Pandas? Hippos? Dolphins?Dragons? Chimera? Nessie?
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
In the house, I'm all about cats, but dogs are awesome too.
I love most wild animals, but esp off-beat ones: Cephalopods, nudibranchs, bats, deep-sea fish, capybaras, beetles, manta and other rays, big fuzzy bumble bees, wasps (yes, really), naked mole rats. Hard to go wrong!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I love most wild animals, but esp off-beat ones: Cephalopods, nudibranchs, bats, deep-sea fish, capybaras, beetles, manta and other rays, big fuzzy bumble bees, wasps (yes, really), naked mole rats. Hard to go wrong!
#SecretSantaAoNZ