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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · 18h

The hero we need.

www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/10/16/m...

Mayhem erupts at Kaipara emergency meeting, now adjourned until Friday morning

A member of the public approached councillors, prompting Jepson to yell for them to sit. When they refused, the mayor ended the meeting, rescheduling it for 9am Friday.

www.teaonews.co.nz

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · 13d

There are a lot of people who hate Jacinda, and they're messing with the IMDb rating system.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3496...

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Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · 19d

Let’s call this what it is: meddling with a legislative document once everyone’s gone home.

That meddling reinstated Shakespeare and 19th century literature and erased Māori and Pacific authors.

Recapturing the Senior English Curriculum

2024 had been a good year for Stanford. The speed bump that was the outcry over the senior English curriculum and the lack of consultation had been smoothly managed by her, and she was on a roll wi…

bevanholloway.com

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Sep 13

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I have no idea at all what this word means.

Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Sep 12

If you're at work, and there's a shared drive (Google Shared Drive or Sharepoint or whatever...), DON'T MAKE EMPTY FOLDERS!

It's organisational pageantry. You're not actually tidy. You're just saying: "If I had done my job, this is where I would store it..."

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Aug 29

USB-C cables are so weird. Transfer speeds are vastly different. First cable estimated 63 hours to transfer. Second cable did it in 2 minutes.

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Aug 27

Recolonising is a word I wish I hadn’t learned today.

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Aug 24

Did I mention that they're colour coded? That's another pet peeve. Mark important lines in your sheet with a data column - not "red."

Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Aug 24

Make that two screenshots. One rotated 90 degrees.

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Aug 24

Sending me a screenshot of a large internal spreadsheet is an act of aggression. Possibly a war crime.

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Aug 20

I made it onto the news!!! Secondary teachers need a pay rise that at least keeps up with inflation! www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/secondary...

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’m with @davidfarrier.bsky.social. Substack sucks.

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 30

Connections
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That was a decent game.

Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 29

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wtf

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 19

I just found out that it’s August in a couple of weeks. 😳

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 14

That was a very weird word.

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 12

According to @nytgames.bsky.social Bluesky is “left leaning.”

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 11

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@scoremywordle.bsky.social

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 11

I read *some* of his book.

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 5

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Nearly had me.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · Jun 30

Good day as any to delete Facebook, Instagram, and/or Threads if you have not already

The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop

futurism.com/meta-sketchy...

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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · Jun 27

Connections
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Did anyone else find this a bit easy?

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