Douglas
@finnatic.bsky.social
May be in Ankh-Morpork or Kirikiriroa, Aotearoa Middle Zealand
"Sweet dreams every once in a while"
"(Tara) Everything is turning out so dark."
"Sweet dreams every once in a while"
"(Tara) Everything is turning out so dark."
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timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning
September 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning
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My platform is government austerity in the following areas:
* Contracts to the Big Four
* Microsoft licences
* Contracts to the Big Four
* Microsoft licences
December 4, 2024 at 9:12 AM
My platform is government austerity in the following areas:
* Contracts to the Big Four
* Microsoft licences
* Contracts to the Big Four
* Microsoft licences
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Absolutely nobody asked for this BUT
English Anglican cathedrals that have burned down, fallen over, and sank into the swamp: a thread.
English Anglican cathedrals that have burned down, fallen over, and sank into the swamp: a thread.
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Absolutely nobody asked for this BUT
English Anglican cathedrals that have burned down, fallen over, and sank into the swamp: a thread.
English Anglican cathedrals that have burned down, fallen over, and sank into the swamp: a thread.
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Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
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#NZ Cutting the flu tracking service 😔
- it seems a weird thing to cut given it’s not a "big budget" item
- if you’ve read on pandemic planning you’d know this is the sort of thing we need to step *up*, not drop. Feels like cutting off your nose to spite your face
- it seems a weird thing to cut given it’s not a "big budget" item
- if you’ve read on pandemic planning you’d know this is the sort of thing we need to step *up*, not drop. Feels like cutting off your nose to spite your face
Plan to ditch flu tracking tool will leave big data gap, epidemiologist says
The Ministry of Health is not renewing its contract for the FluTracking tool, which surveys about 40,000 people year-round, in a bid to cut costs.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#NZ Cutting the flu tracking service 😔
- it seems a weird thing to cut given it’s not a "big budget" item
- if you’ve read on pandemic planning you’d know this is the sort of thing we need to step *up*, not drop. Feels like cutting off your nose to spite your face
- it seems a weird thing to cut given it’s not a "big budget" item
- if you’ve read on pandemic planning you’d know this is the sort of thing we need to step *up*, not drop. Feels like cutting off your nose to spite your face
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It is quite possible that the real use of the Turing test was determining the very low bar for fooling people into believing they were talking to something intelligent.
December 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It is quite possible that the real use of the Turing test was determining the very low bar for fooling people into believing they were talking to something intelligent.
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After decades of dedicated service, Judy's Bird Nursery in the Waikato region of NZ is closing operations. A huge thanks to Judy Fentress for her extraordinary and invaluable work helping native birds. Pictured is a Ruru in a towel by u/NewZealandDunc i.redd.it/4m2og4cw1i3g... #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇳🇿
December 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
After decades of dedicated service, Judy's Bird Nursery in the Waikato region of NZ is closing operations. A huge thanks to Judy Fentress for her extraordinary and invaluable work helping native birds. Pictured is a Ruru in a towel by u/NewZealandDunc i.redd.it/4m2og4cw1i3g... #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇳🇿
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Kākābeak/ngutukākā: Ngutukākā is a plant of special significance to New Zealand. Ngutukākā is named for its beautiful red flowers, which hang in clusters of 15-20 blooms and are shaped liked kaka's a beak. Hence Ngutu meaning beak/lips and Kākā meaning the native parrot of the same name.
December 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Kākābeak/ngutukākā: Ngutukākā is a plant of special significance to New Zealand. Ngutukākā is named for its beautiful red flowers, which hang in clusters of 15-20 blooms and are shaped liked kaka's a beak. Hence Ngutu meaning beak/lips and Kākā meaning the native parrot of the same name.
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Is it "aspirational" to think children should be able to eat without pain? If so, I'm aspirational af*, and I don't care who knows it.**
*keen on the Greens policy of free dental care
**includes any political parties currently simmering over policies and pitches – feel free to turn up the heat!
*keen on the Greens policy of free dental care
**includes any political parties currently simmering over policies and pitches – feel free to turn up the heat!
Nearly 5000 children with rotten teeth waiting in pain for surgery
Nearly 5000 children with rotten teeth waiting in pain for surgery
There are 4866 children on the dental surgery wait list - an increase of 900 in two years.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Is it "aspirational" to think children should be able to eat without pain? If so, I'm aspirational af*, and I don't care who knows it.**
*keen on the Greens policy of free dental care
**includes any political parties currently simmering over policies and pitches – feel free to turn up the heat!
*keen on the Greens policy of free dental care
**includes any political parties currently simmering over policies and pitches – feel free to turn up the heat!
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Staffer of racist Napier mayor stands up for Te Tiriti.
Executive assistant resigns over mayor’s ‘disregard for Treaty principles’
Woman resigns over Napier mayor’s ‘disregard for Treaty principles’.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Staffer of racist Napier mayor stands up for Te Tiriti.
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Apropos to a post I'm not going to quote: no, you are not fucking obliged to battle the fucking right on fucking social media, or go to where they are. Why make yourself miserable shouting at bots (who don't care) or trolls (who get off on your misery). Make your fucking social media enjoyable, FFS.
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Apropos to a post I'm not going to quote: no, you are not fucking obliged to battle the fucking right on fucking social media, or go to where they are. Why make yourself miserable shouting at bots (who don't care) or trolls (who get off on your misery). Make your fucking social media enjoyable, FFS.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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Take care today team.
December 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Take care today team.
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So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
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Please cover how they’re going to start blocking kids from Google next! This is bad regulation www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Australia is quietly rolling out age checks for search engines like Google
Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being applied to search engines and many other corners of the internet.
www.abc.net.au
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Please cover how they’re going to start blocking kids from Google next! This is bad regulation www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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There came a day where screen time died and all the old gods returned.
Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on?
Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on?
What is driving a surge in enthusiasm for comics among children and how may it benefit their future?
www.bbc.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
There came a day where screen time died and all the old gods returned.
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Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
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Love that the disabled kid also said "you know, instead of banning by age they could try banning by behavior, which they never seem to do"
December 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Love that the disabled kid also said "you know, instead of banning by age they could try banning by behavior, which they never seem to do"
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Disappointing that Mediawatch chose to trivialise the US government font change this morning. Fonts matter, Calibri is much more readable than Times New Roman, especially online. Fonts are an #accessibility issue for many of us. #a11y
December 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Disappointing that Mediawatch chose to trivialise the US government font change this morning. Fonts matter, Calibri is much more readable than Times New Roman, especially online. Fonts are an #accessibility issue for many of us. #a11y
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Tech Christmas
Tom Fishburne, Marketoonist
Tom Fishburne, Marketoonist
December 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Tech Christmas
Tom Fishburne, Marketoonist
Tom Fishburne, Marketoonist
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The Quiet Earth on the big screen.
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The Quiet Earth (1985) 35mm 40th Anniversary - Wed 17 Dec 7:30 PM - Hollywood Avondale
Buy tickets to The Quiet Earth (1985) 35mm 40th Anniversary at Hollywood Avondale on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 7:30 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The Quiet Earth on the big screen.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL AROOGAH AROOGAH
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL AROOGAH AROOGAH
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One thing I worry about these social media bans is how it’ll be for deaf kids.
People with deafness have long used text-based services to chat – they can’t ring using voice on phone. They could text, but social media chats are much more flexible, dynamic, and are "free" with an internet connection.
People with deafness have long used text-based services to chat – they can’t ring using voice on phone. They could text, but social media chats are much more flexible, dynamic, and are "free" with an internet connection.
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
One thing I worry about these social media bans is how it’ll be for deaf kids.
People with deafness have long used text-based services to chat – they can’t ring using voice on phone. They could text, but social media chats are much more flexible, dynamic, and are "free" with an internet connection.
People with deafness have long used text-based services to chat – they can’t ring using voice on phone. They could text, but social media chats are much more flexible, dynamic, and are "free" with an internet connection.
Anyone know of similar #socialmediausage data for teenagers in Aotearoa New Zealand?
NEW DATA: Where the teens are
YouTube 92%
TikTok 68%
Instagram 63%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 31% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 24%
Reddit 17%
X 16% (down from 33%)
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/
YouTube 92%
TikTok 68%
Instagram 63%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 31% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 24%
Reddit 17%
X 16% (down from 33%)
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Anyone know of similar #socialmediausage data for teenagers in Aotearoa New Zealand?
Tara warned us - "Everything is turning out so dark." : www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEZS...
Walk Through the Fire - BTVS HD
YouTube video by BTVS HD
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tara warned us - "Everything is turning out so dark." : www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEZS...