RAM shortage so severe that while there were still clear skies in Tasman, they’ve had to reduce the frame rate to Monday speeds on a Wednesday to cut down the rendering load on distant mountains
RAM shortage so severe there was serious fog in TUCSON, ARIZONA this morning to cut down on rendering load for distant mountains
RAM shortage so severe there was dense fog in DC this morning to cut down on rendering load for distant objects
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
RAM shortage so severe that while there were still clear skies in Tasman, they’ve had to reduce the frame rate to Monday speeds on a Wednesday to cut down the rendering load on distant mountains
Honestly, you can’t have a decades-long anti-intellectual stance AND great leadership
February 17, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Honestly, you can’t have a decades-long anti-intellectual stance AND great leadership
Increased energy costs are at the root of this
Basic goods are really struggling.
- Potatoes up 16.2% annually
- Tomatoes up 31.9%
- Kiwifruit up 40.6%
- Oranges up 19.9%
- Beef Mince up 18.8%
- Sausages up 10.5%
- Cheese up 16.5%
- Butter up 17.7%
- Chocolate up 20.5%
If you need a coffee after that - that's up 8.2%
- Potatoes up 16.2% annually
- Tomatoes up 31.9%
- Kiwifruit up 40.6%
- Oranges up 19.9%
- Beef Mince up 18.8%
- Sausages up 10.5%
- Cheese up 16.5%
- Butter up 17.7%
- Chocolate up 20.5%
If you need a coffee after that - that's up 8.2%
February 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Increased energy costs are at the root of this
Brain: you awake?
Me: just drifting off, why?
Brain: the reason spheres of influence are back is as cover for large criminal cartels in those spheres
Me: just drifting off, why?
Brain: the reason spheres of influence are back is as cover for large criminal cartels in those spheres
February 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Brain: you awake?
Me: just drifting off, why?
Brain: the reason spheres of influence are back is as cover for large criminal cartels in those spheres
Me: just drifting off, why?
Brain: the reason spheres of influence are back is as cover for large criminal cartels in those spheres
Call me old and jaded, but I do not believe that nuclear fusion power generation will be commercialised at scale in my lifetime
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Govt backs Wellington fusion project after major levitating magnet breakthrough
A group of 65 geniuses in Wellington are proving the world that nuclear fusion using a levitating magnet is only four years away. The Government’s so convinced, it’s investing $35m.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Call me old and jaded, but I do not believe that nuclear fusion power generation will be commercialised at scale in my lifetime
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
I’ve lost count of the number of times I would be dead without antibiotics (sepsis, strep, yo)
Antibiotics are one of the greatest discoveries of the modern medical age (along with vaccines)
February 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I’ve lost count of the number of times I would be dead without antibiotics (sepsis, strep, yo)
I retreated to analogue earlier this year
if your hobby is touched in any way by electronic components needed by the hyperscalars, AI is coming for it, gaming most of all
shortages everywhere as far as the eye can see
shortages everywhere as far as the eye can see
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
February 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I retreated to analogue earlier this year
There is no reason for this in New Zealand other than people wanted more money and the structure of the system allowed them to get it
If you feel like your Electricity bill is out of control – it is. Prices are up 11.5% this year alone. Prices are up 21% from 2023, with the majority of the increase happening since June 2024. Don’t worry though – the government is planning on adding to your bill with a new tax!
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
There is no reason for this in New Zealand other than people wanted more money and the structure of the system allowed them to get it
Anyway, my new gym startup is located next door to an electronics shop and it’s called Resistance Bands
February 17, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Anyway, my new gym startup is located next door to an electronics shop and it’s called Resistance Bands
This is a CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your mobile device.
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
This is a CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your mobile device.
Subject: Office 365 upgrade
I hope this email finds you…
I hope this email finds you…
February 17, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Subject: Office 365 upgrade
I hope this email finds you…
I hope this email finds you…
There’s about a week’s freight backlog into the South Island, predating the storm, if you were wondering how things were going
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 AM
There’s about a week’s freight backlog into the South Island, predating the storm, if you were wondering how things were going
People are cooked and vulnerable to populism
As per usual, a loud and feral minority hijacking the conversation with misinformation.
Also seeing a disturbing & very familiar pattern of hostility toward Tamatha Paul. Our community must stand behind her. We can’t allow another Māori leader to be worn down and pushed out. #nzpol
Also seeing a disturbing & very familiar pattern of hostility toward Tamatha Paul. Our community must stand behind her. We can’t allow another Māori leader to be worn down and pushed out. #nzpol
“Rooted in racism” Hostility and disinformation overshadow Moa Point public meeting
More than 300 people packed into a public meeting on Monday night to demand answers over the ongoing Moa Point wastewater disaster.
www.teaonews.co.nz
February 17, 2026 at 1:54 AM
People are cooked and vulnerable to populism
GERALD FORD DIDN’T CHEAT AT GOLF
February 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
GERALD FORD DIDN’T CHEAT AT GOLF
Me, goes into Olympic Village equipment room: “you guys got any skeletons in your cupboard?”
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Me, goes into Olympic Village equipment room: “you guys got any skeletons in your cupboard?”
Sparta had a law against the private ownership of money
...Sparta lost.
And then Spartan Oliganthropia enters the chat
February 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Sparta had a law against the private ownership of money
By reintroducing pre-decimal currency in an attempt to regain economic success, Britain would end up sixpence none the richer
Dan wasn't even born before decimalisation (nor was he anywhere near the UK when he was born) but still he yearns for Britain's pre-decimal times 55 years later.
February 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
By reintroducing pre-decimal currency in an attempt to regain economic success, Britain would end up sixpence none the richer
Yeah they know where they can shove that advice
I think I’m going to go in a different direction for health advice.
February 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Yeah they know where they can shove that advice
“Unfettered capitalism leads to human flesh in the marketplace” —Pournelle
My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet
Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
“Unfettered capitalism leads to human flesh in the marketplace” —Pournelle
Meanwhile, in NZ prices are set to rise over the next few years.
S. Australia Wholesale Electricity Prices fall 30% with Solar, Revealing Trump’s High-Cost Fossil Fuels Scam
S. Australia Wholesale Electricity Prices fall 30% with Solar, Revealing Trump’s High-Cost Fossil Fuels Scam
If fossil fuels were competitive, Trump wouldn't have to try so hard to stall permitting for new wind and solar projects
dlvr.it
February 16, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Meanwhile, in NZ prices are set to rise over the next few years.
A coalition is ANY combination of parties that could form a government, you dumbfucks
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 AM
A coalition is ANY combination of parties that could form a government, you dumbfucks
My companion volume to this is "People don't generally use that comedic device in real life, therefore your joke doesn't make sense: A guide to humour on the Internet"
February 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
My companion volume to this is "People don't generally use that comedic device in real life, therefore your joke doesn't make sense: A guide to humour on the Internet"
State-sponsored rort. At the same time residential solar is over-regulated and overpriced. Yet the energy continues to fall from the skies and we are still cavemen freezing to death on a bed of coal.
We are being fleeced #nzpol
Experts forecast Meridian, Contact, Mercury and Genesis will report a combined operating profit of about $1.86 billion for the six months to the end of December ‒ an increase of about 45% on the same period last year.
February 16, 2026 at 2:50 AM
State-sponsored rort. At the same time residential solar is over-regulated and overpriced. Yet the energy continues to fall from the skies and we are still cavemen freezing to death on a bed of coal.
Robot Agile Coach: good morning everyone and welcome to the sprint retro. Let’s take 5 minutes at the top of the session to put down on a Post-It note anything noteworthy which happened in the last sprint
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 16, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Robot Agile Coach: good morning everyone and welcome to the sprint retro. Let’s take 5 minutes at the top of the session to put down on a Post-It note anything noteworthy which happened in the last sprint