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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 13h

Could also be a uni tutor, etc.

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 13h

I was hoping this was the case!

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 13h

Glad you are OK!

Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 14h

When this guy did it, it didn't seem as intense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Xn...

Making Methane Bubbles - Invisible Labs with Craig Beals | FLIR

YouTube video by Teledyne FLIR

www.youtube.com

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 15h

Do I know any science teachers in Auckland who could help me film a video where I set methane bubbles on fire?

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Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 3d

The Olive green areas are councils where citizens voted down Māori wards (the little blue blob in the middle is Kirikiriroa, which voted by a whisker to retain theirs).
Coincidentally those Olive green areas also pretty accurately represent land confiscated by the crown after the Waikato wars.

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 3d

One good thing about the local elections is finally getting a definitive list of how racist all the different bits of New Zealand are.

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 6d

V interesting!

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 6d

Like, I see in 2022, Meta settled a lawsuit after they allegedly kept tracking people even after they turned off tracking permissions, so... can you just do that?

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 6d

Would they have to provide some really useful convenience that would make people want to consent to sharing that information? Or could spies/law enforcement do it sneaky style?

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · 6d

If I downloaded a government app, how easy would it be for the government to get information about me (location, other apps being used etc)?

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 7d

As usual, we were blown away by the creative–and some might say twisted–minds of our players! Now presenting the winners of our Best & Most Cursed of Creative Mode, starting with /u/rowschank on our subreddit! 🥇

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10d

Red line. Orange line. Tips line.

#ICYMI, you can now catch ProPublica’s tips line on the DC metro 🚆

Federal workers and contractors: We want to hear from you. You can reach us at https://propublica.org/tips or 917-512-0201 on Signal.

Interior of a WMATA train. Near the exit doors, above the blue accessible seats is a ProPublica ad that reads "Someone on this train has the next big story. Is it you? Signal: 917-512-0201. propublica.org/tips." The poster's illustration features a Black woman wearing business attire, standing while holding on to a guardrail. Next to her is a seated white man in a button-down shirt. He wears his backpack and is looking down intently at his phone.

Close-up of a D.C. metro ad. Tagline reads: "There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours. Signal: 917-512-0201. propublica.org/tips." Background illustration shows a man in a dark suit standing on an escalator that's heading out of the metro station, holding his phone out as he looks back.

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ben schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · 12d

My new piece, up now @thenation.com: "If only trans activists had known what size check to cut for Chappelle, they could have shut him up years ago and saved themselves all the picketing at Netflix." www.thenation.com/article/cult...

The Sad Spectacle of American Comedians Selling Out in Saudi Arabia

It turns out that edgy free-speech warriors will scuttle their principles for a check from a brutal autocratic regime.

www.thenation.com

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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 13d

New: My analysis on the Government's just-announced energy reforms. The uninspired package doubles down on fossil fuels, after a major market review recommended privatising the gentailers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/01/g...

Damp squib energy reforms reject 8 of 10 review recommendations

Analysis: The Government's limited energy package doubles down on fossil fuels after a market review recommends privatising the gentailers

newsroom.co.nz

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 14d

Ezra Klein: There's a Rick & Morty quote I really like.

Ezra Klein: It goes like this, "Why would a pop-tart want to live inside a toaster? That would be like the scariest place for them to live."

Ezra Klein: Because in the episode they go to a neighborhood where everyone is a pop-tart and they live in toaster-houses.

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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 16d

Israel's ambassador to NZ offers Winston Peters praise after Palestinian State announcement

Foreign Minister Winston Peters told the United Nations that New Zealand would not recognise Palestinian statehood.

www.rnz.co.nz

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 17d

A long road from UNSC Resolution 2334 - undertaken by the last National Government, in the teeth of extreme opposition by Israel - to today.

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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 23d

just saw a tiktok from a disney adult reading from On Tyranny and asking their followers to cancel their d+ and disney trips omg

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 25d

This is hilarious. These people have never run a real business. It is 100% a scam operated by skiled, dedicated grifters.
www.wsj.com/articles/sto...

Wall Street Journal: Stop Worrying About AI’s Return on Investment
Tech leaders at WSJ’s Technology Council Summit said it’s nearly impossible to measure the impact of AI on business productivity. And when we try, we’re measuring it wrong.
By Belle Lin and Steven Rosenbush
Sept. 16, 2025 9:33 pm ET

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · Sep 1

Good vibes on Floyd.

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Sarah Millican @sarahmillican.bsky.social · Aug 25

Melbourne pals!!

My excellent and very funny friend Kirsty Webeck is recording her Special this Thursday & would love you to go!
Tickets are $35 & it’s 6:15-7:15pm so you can have your pyjamas on so early!
She’s so funny.Grab a ticket and have a brilliant time. www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

It’s a wonderful image. Kirsty, as a fish. Everything aside from Kirsty’s lovely face is illustration. Her head is on a light blue fish and are blue bubbles and small pink fish surrounding her in the dark blue sea! There is good text too which says:

MELBOURNE NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
on sale now
KIRSTY WEBECK
Everything I Need To Say About Sea Creatures Tour 2025
MELBOURNE EXTRA ENCORE (EARLY SHOW)
August 28 | 6:15pm
• The Catfish, Fitzroy
BOOK
And her website.

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · Aug 25

Jesus Christ, Jim.

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hmm, interesting that people I want to become are sometimes now younger than me? Certainly hope this trend doesn't continue.

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Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social · Aug 25

Whenever I order potatoes online, I imagine the person who packs my bags just brutalising people out of the way to get the absolute biggest potatoes you've ever seen in your life.

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