Shawn
@swampy-kiwi.bsky.social
He/him. Occasionally amusing. Mainly food bikes and dogs
Kirikiriroa (Hamilton NZ)
Pinned Skeet - I know we can't buy our way out of the climate crisis, but the joy I feel every time I ride my cargo bike makes me feel like it should be a thing.
Kirikiriroa (Hamilton NZ)
Pinned Skeet - I know we can't buy our way out of the climate crisis, but the joy I feel every time I ride my cargo bike makes me feel like it should be a thing.
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People who understand these things: what is it that makes news outlet suddenly published a flurry of article articles about how the current Prime Minister of New Zealand might need to be someone else very soon? Is it a press release? Is it gossip? What’s the Genesis of this kind of chatter?
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
People who understand these things: what is it that makes news outlet suddenly published a flurry of article articles about how the current Prime Minister of New Zealand might need to be someone else very soon? Is it a press release? Is it gossip? What’s the Genesis of this kind of chatter?
its darkness all the way down...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
its darkness all the way down...
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only 4 more billing weeks before Christmas for those who celebrate...
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
only 4 more billing weeks before Christmas for those who celebrate...
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
time to give my santee some more help - #SecretSantaAoNZ.
I like food and cooking, I especially like collecting recipes - if you have any family favourites then they would be great.
I like food and cooking, I especially like collecting recipes - if you have any family favourites then they would be great.
November 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
time to give my santee some more help - #SecretSantaAoNZ.
I like food and cooking, I especially like collecting recipes - if you have any family favourites then they would be great.
I like food and cooking, I especially like collecting recipes - if you have any family favourites then they would be great.
First bbq lunch of the season.
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
First bbq lunch of the season.
Hi to my secret Santa. I have no allergies but I do despise banana's and their flavour with the heat of 1000 suns. Otherwise I'm pretty chill on the food front, I like sour and bitter flavours and I have been alcohol free since the first week of the first Covid lockdown.
Today's #SecretSantaAoNZ question is a pretty important one.
Make sure you add the hashtag to your replies so it's easily searchable for your Santa. We wouldn't want them to miss it.
Make sure you add the hashtag to your replies so it's easily searchable for your Santa. We wouldn't want them to miss it.
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Hi to my secret Santa. I have no allergies but I do despise banana's and their flavour with the heat of 1000 suns. Otherwise I'm pretty chill on the food front, I like sour and bitter flavours and I have been alcohol free since the first week of the first Covid lockdown.
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I’ve made a sloping clock, so that you can have both the time and the inclination
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’ve made a sloping clock, so that you can have both the time and the inclination
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Today from The Detail: For years, a father has been fighting for Waka Kotahi to do more about the dangers of a vehicle braking system involved in his son's death. Now a coroner's report backs him up, but NZTA still disagrees.
A failed braking system led to his son's death – it wasn't the first, or the last
newsroom.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Today from The Detail: For years, a father has been fighting for Waka Kotahi to do more about the dangers of a vehicle braking system involved in his son's death. Now a coroner's report backs him up, but NZTA still disagrees.
the only thing worse than "winning" and RFP is not winning it for unknown reasons.
Such a terrible way to seek out partners to work with...
Sigh
(it's fine, its not unexpected but it still sucks)
Such a terrible way to seek out partners to work with...
Sigh
(it's fine, its not unexpected but it still sucks)
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
the only thing worse than "winning" and RFP is not winning it for unknown reasons.
Such a terrible way to seek out partners to work with...
Sigh
(it's fine, its not unexpected but it still sucks)
Such a terrible way to seek out partners to work with...
Sigh
(it's fine, its not unexpected but it still sucks)
hey business people, is it normal to send Christmas gifts to your suppliers?? Customers yes, but suppliers??
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
hey business people, is it normal to send Christmas gifts to your suppliers?? Customers yes, but suppliers??
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I’ve signed up for the best community event on Bluesky and Mastodon. Do you want to sign up too? #SecretSantaAoNZ
It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas,
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I’ve signed up for the best community event on Bluesky and Mastodon. Do you want to sign up too? #SecretSantaAoNZ
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
That's lits weekends listening sorted.
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
That's lits weekends listening sorted.
Out for dinner last night and partner and I decided to share a dessert. The crumble was chosen and dear reader it was universally agreed that it was the worst crumble in the history of crumbles. 2/10 do not recommend.
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Out for dinner last night and partner and I decided to share a dessert. The crumble was chosen and dear reader it was universally agreed that it was the worst crumble in the history of crumbles. 2/10 do not recommend.
Having a supply of lemonade popsicles in my fridge has been a great idea.
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Having a supply of lemonade popsicles in my fridge has been a great idea.
Great seeing the Kirikiriroa beaches being used by the kids today.
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Great seeing the Kirikiriroa beaches being used by the kids today.
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My favorite comment on the FT story
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My favorite comment on the FT story
This here - where Mamdani knows about the thing he is talking about - is a political superpower, where he listened to the briefing and read the positioning paper and remembered the workshop. Its what we need to demand from our politicians, coupled with an I dont know let me get back to you.
The fact that he can instantly provide *detailed answers* is borderline supernatural political acumen, of course. He has, somewhere in that brain of his, coherent ideas about how the (his term) 'streetscape' of NYC needs to serve its people, and he can bring them to the fore at a moment's notice.
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This here - where Mamdani knows about the thing he is talking about - is a political superpower, where he listened to the briefing and read the positioning paper and remembered the workshop. Its what we need to demand from our politicians, coupled with an I dont know let me get back to you.
just updated my phone to iOS 26 and its lovely to see Apple pay homage to that mighty titan of a windows OS Vista - Windows Aero for the win!
a windows vista ultimate screen is showing that the computer is shutting down
Alt: a windows vista ultimate screen is showing that the computer is shutting down
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
just updated my phone to iOS 26 and its lovely to see Apple pay homage to that mighty titan of a windows OS Vista - Windows Aero for the win!
the thing I hate the most about managing people is that sometimes you get staff who call out corporate shittiness and even when you agree with them, the deal you made with the capitalism machine means that you cant actually agree with them.
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
the thing I hate the most about managing people is that sometimes you get staff who call out corporate shittiness and even when you agree with them, the deal you made with the capitalism machine means that you cant actually agree with them.
Hey Dunedin and NZ - its time we stopped allowing this behaviour from our students, Castle street is a national disgrace.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
‘Reckless and dangerous’: Couch fires stuffed with fireworks as emergency services targeted
Couches were stuffed with fireworks and set alight on Castle St, with fireworks later aimed at attending police and fire fighters.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hey Dunedin and NZ - its time we stopped allowing this behaviour from our students, Castle street is a national disgrace.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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This is kinda funny. A nerdy patent lawyer was unhappy with the options for home automation products, so he started his own company as a side hustle - with all open source firmware and explicit instructions for hacking. He has bulbs, plugs, and switches so far.
kaufha.com/about/
kaufha.com/about/
About – Kaufman Home Automation
kaufha.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is kinda funny. A nerdy patent lawyer was unhappy with the options for home automation products, so he started his own company as a side hustle - with all open source firmware and explicit instructions for hacking. He has bulbs, plugs, and switches so far.
kaufha.com/about/
kaufha.com/about/