Ōtepoti resident, Tāmaki Makaurau raised. Covid protection cult proselytiser. I like tramping, reading, cycling, crafting and cooking, but don't seem to get around to doing them a lot. Very keen on plants.
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Last Notes npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Question about privacy (New Zealand law) If an organization collects your phone number when you sign a petition they have organized is it reasonable for them to use it for any other purpose? Like cold calling to campaign for my vote? Utterly unimpressed the caller continued to try to discuss voting after I said I was unhappy they used it that way. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn I've heard a fair bit of discourse over the years about voting being bad as an implicit support of the current political system. Some of the slogans are kinda catchy too: "Every time you vote a politician wins!" But we could say: "All politicians are evil, but some are more evil than others" (apologies to Orwell and O'Shaughnessy) "If voting could change anything, they'd make it illegal" But they are making it illegal. Especially in the US, but voter suppression rules are coming in here, along with people being removed from the roll. I suggest if you do encounter people who are likely not to vote due to a touch of cynicism and doom, then some snarky encouragement to check their enrolment before the new cutoff.- People now need to be on the rollat least 13 days before the election, which is midnight on Sunday 25 October. https://vote.nz/enrolling/enrol-or-update/troubleshooting-your-enrolment npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Those Labour Party billboards with pink wafting through the red? What on earth are they thinking?Are they trying to show their wishy-washy colours? I doubt it'll make a difference to the swing voters they are dreaming of "The people's flag is palest pink, It's not as red as most folk think. We must not let the people know What socialists thought long ago. Don't let the scarlet banner float; We want the middle classes' vote. Let our old fashioned comrades sneer, We'll stay in power for many a year" Disclaimer - I haven't entirely got over the association between pink and the whole sexist expectations of little girls thing. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn There were at least 6 other people wearing masks at the urgent doctors waiting room last night. All of the others were using the medical.masks, presumably because the staff asked them to (symptomatic). Only one kept it over their nose the whole time npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Late to the party I know, but too "If" statements that sort of go together "if Luxon ever truly feels his ability to wield power has been hindered by the canyon between the apartment he no longer lives in and his office, he could always use the pedestrian crossing at the traffic lights 10 metres up the road" The spin-off "If pedestrian traffic on any part of any roadway is controlled by traffic signals, a pedestrian must not cross any other part of that roadway that is within 20 m of the part controlled by traffic signals" Land transport rule, 21.3(2) https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/20-08-2026/i-lived-a-true-story-of-surviving-the-cycle-lanes-of-molesworth-street npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn As well as the overall point being really important I think the "appeal to authority" stuff is really well articulated. I get frustrated by the argu-cussion style of ascribing a supposedly flawed danate tactic to someone's opinion and claiming it invalidates what they have to say https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:htdsafwakqmzvuk2oivijzn6/post/3mtf5gdz6ak2g npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 A Wardian case! npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…fh5u Would that be Stephen West as in Steve of Chargenet? Might increase the number of Tesla drivers whinging about the service npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn This is rather good "Then, the extremism really revved up. I lightly criticised Stephen Fry for an event of avuncular chatting in which the panel of four included a professional white supremacist and a physicist with a hands on approach to teaching." https://www.patreon.com/RobinInce/posts/how-i-became-166609715 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 ugh. Thanks for the warning. That'll teach our crafty neighbour to contemplate putting on a skirt npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…vvev More of us should be that kind of weird @nprofile…jhve npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…vvev Every evil thing is magically turned to sensible when sprinkled with fiscal responsibility @nprofile…jhve npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Nats- Councils will be required to identify climate risks and make a 30 year plan Gisborne - here's one we prepared in response to ministerial inquiry recimmendations Chris Bishop - No! not like that https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361017034/chris-bishop-blocks-gisborne-council-plan-tackle-forestry-slash-and-erosion npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 That might have been fine for me, but I can see it being a nightmare for smart kids with auditory processing difficulties. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…vvev Ugh, you just reminded me of Chris Trotter. Cannot understand why my Alliance mates tolerated him. I really do think too many left-wing men have historically been willing to turn a blind eye to men's dubious morals because they like having political discussions/ego striking sessions with them. Reading Stephen Franks in the FSU press release inviting Bradbury to get in touch for help he is clearly enjoying the situation immensely @nprofile…f3gc npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…yzxf I have a pet theory that there was particular animosity towards the McGillicuddies amongst the Greens. (Bad blood from the 93 by-election) To the best of my knowledge there aren't any former McGillicuddies prominent in Opportunities. @nprofile…9xaz @nprofile…wj33 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…9xaz Well there's clever and there's wise. I'm not sure Opportunity will get their land tax across the line with either party. There's also the hard ball Arden played with the Greens when it came to ruling out Stanton Turei as a minister, which seemed to work then. He may be emulating that @nprofile…wj33 @nprofile…yzxf npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 I'm not convinced he'll stick to that, or even that it was accidental. Strikes me as a plausibly deniable ploy to discourage Nat inclined people from voting for them, and encourage left block people to desert Labour and Greens @nprofile…yzxf npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Do read the thread. 17 year old me was outraged to hear about the DNA story, but it's lovely to read here of some scientists who did honour her back in the fifties. #nevent1q…sh2s npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 I wonder if it would also work on dedicated separated heavy traffic lines. The savings might be even greater with a guided track so the surfaces and wheels could have lower running resistance npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…fh5u Why would we want those? /snark npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…fh5u Didn't we have a smaller inflation spike than other countries through the first years of COVID? Wonder how we are doing comparatively this time round? npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…emk6 Is it an entrapment set-up for ticketing drivers who make dangerously close passes of cyclists that have to pull out to avoid obstacles? npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 from my nom tech perspective it seems there's also a lot of railing against LLMs npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…kpw3 @nprofile…wj33 And the usual extreme felt report from Auckland npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 Not with skinny, but know that at least Android phones keep defaulting to RCS, and changing the UI for how to switch it off @nprofile…xpag npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 I just dropped off a food parcel for the eldest (who has tonsillitis. Again. In their twenties) would in no way want drive through unnecessarily, but what I could see from South road looked ok so far. They really have cleared all the usual suspect mud tanks on my route, so hopefully the rest of the preparedness has been done well. Fingers crossed that we get the low side of what's predicted npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 I hope not too. But it's hard to explain why Labour isn't shouting from the rooftops., so my mind goes to bad places. It's probably just the usual "our focus group of swing voters who we pay to have outsized opinions wouldn't like it" @nprofile…grvd npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 Could there be a possibility that by chance Labour knows some of its staffers have been doing the same? @nprofile…grvd npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7ndt Our family one was always the Edmonds, doubled because seves six is a lie, with at least 1 extra lemon @nprofile…rp72 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…v9wr Most of my irl micro logging friends are on busy only. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Need some encouragement to get out riding on the cold Ōtepoti nights? This Wednesday there'll be a crew riding out with lights to lift your mood and warm the cockles of your heart (though not necessarily your fingers). If you've got a cycle bring it along and join us. Details on the spokes website. If you make an account you can even let people know you're coming (and maybe even talk about borrowing some colourful lights for the ride) https://spokes.nz/t/winter-night-light-ride/1649 #Ōtepoti #Dunedin #BikeTooter npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Signing this one should be a very easy call to make. In this case number go up is a very good thing to add weight to this effort to hold our government to account. I would further suggest you share a link to the petition through all your networks. #nevent1q…ul6z npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…tef3 I think one of the in-laws gave kiddo a toy like that. They worked out how to detach the shell.and use the belly foot as a "phone" the already too loud speaker was worryingly loud right next a young ear. I opened the dastardly thing up and muted it with crumpled tissues and certainly didn't replace the batteries when they ran out. Strongly recommend both the off switch and volume control being inaccessible to the child @nprofile…h87h @nprofile…v9vp npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 That sounds worrying npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Help me Hivemind I've been asked to come up with some bicycle themed snacks for an album release party Ideally appealing to people from mid teens to twenties who go to loud bands and enjoy a mosh pit. Not too time consuming or expensive please, I'm a poor and tired person. Vegan would be good (especially with the price of eggs and butter) Best I can come up with is round cookies with spokes rim and hub piped on #BikeTooter #FoodGloriousFood npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 When my mum went overseas to do a post-doc one of my sisters' moved back home and got flatmates in - a big group of people, all busy with early twenties lifestyles. Mum came back for a visit, noticed the cat was quite chonky and asked "who's feeding the cat?" All four flatmates said "I am" then looked at each other. It seemed the cunning beast would ask to be fed only when the target was alone in the kitchen and the food bowl empty. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…v9wr Is it exam time? npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Question about signal back up? I'm not able to transfer my account from defunct phone . Does the new back up make that process redundant? npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Help! It looks like I need to replace my phone. Constraints -works on Aotearoa phone networks - need to be able to use some apps that are only available on play store/apple -I'm quite not tech savvy and have a hard time getting round to things -budget, lol Desires: -doesn't spy on me -Works without me needing skills I will struggle to learn From bits I've been hearing here and there I need a "sandbox" to keep that play store away from anything else I do Graphene OS is the only option for going that I'm going to need to buy a pixel phone to run it Questions: Is that my choice? A (second hand) pixel Or something Android and try to get better at knocking the AI and spying tendencies on the head How hard is it for a technophobe to run Graphene OS? npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…kmsn I asked mine about variations she made to a couple of recipes "no they're just as written" You had to make them.alomgside her "oh, that looks like more than a tabkedpoon of golden syrup." "I always just put the tablespoon in the tin and takie it out again with as much as fits on" @nprofile…xkhf npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…kmsn The amount of assumed knowledge could be astounding @nprofile…xkhf npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 An aversion to pivot irrigators also rules out pretty much the entire Clutha valley. And Hāwea. @nprofile…k8p2 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 Not just the 4mm a year (which affects the drain hole, even if the developers aren't making its diameter smaller) but the potential for much higher sustained rainfall in the catchment +turning both the taps on full bore, with a booster pump on the water pressure) npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 That's hard. I'm sorry npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 Maybe I should try and find the recording of the meeting. Or use one of those dodgy payeall removing tricks On the one post I read before I once again ran away from fb I saw a lot of criticism of the council for allowing the townhouse development on David st. My concern with such development centres around increased capital cost sitting in a vulnerable place. Theirs was "It's over 50% site coverage, so they should have said no, the water can't soak into the ground" -my understanding is that if a developer can argue convincingly the effects of non-compliance are "no more than minor" a council can't say no, without taking the risk that an appeal will result in them paying the developers costs -if I recall correctly the site was already 100% coverage, being a brownfield development , the townhouses at least have tiny gardens around the car parking, so the council would have been pushing something up hill to argue that it's worse -if the groundwater (seawater?) level is pretty much at ground level there's nothing for rainfall to "soak into". It's already full - the problematic developments nearby are higher up the catchment, like on Milburn street where a row of more luxurious townhouses has covered up almost the entirety of a previously wild backyard or two. If we want to buy time for South Dunedin it's the water falling on the hills we need to slow down. That water is why the higher Northern end of Surrey street has flooded before the lower parts of South D in the past. Edit for typos etc of course npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 The report I saw was behind a paywall. I think I saw her supporting Groines npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 But the problem with South Dunedin that the council needs to fix is just the pipes and infill housing affecting total soil permeability (Source: paraphrasing Jo Galer and her Facebook army) npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Could be worse. One of my siblings works for one of the more evil tech companies. Their spouse likes the money, kids go to private schools. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Not all mum's have dated fashion sense. An unlicensed music venue I've been involved with tends to attract a younger set. It's very cute when their parents come too and stand as far away from the music as they possibly can. One of the artists was a bit older, had her own kids. Working out what they should call me she asked "are you whaea?" then quickly came to her own conclusion "Nan" 😲 I feel like I'm still in my Mum phase, but it's true that when my eldest kid works front of house at gigs she does Mum energy better than me. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Your sister has clearly not being hanging out with the very cool and talented young musicians I've seen recently npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 waiting (im)patiently npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…gydw Probably not half as well as separated paths @nprofile…7e94 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…yzxf I heard a bit of RNZ's Barry Soper interview and he claimed to have voted "for parties across the political spectrum" and on the one hand Labour in 1987 does not count as a leftwing vote if you look past the committed socialist types like Sonja Davies to what the caucus was doing. So if that was his variety, yeah nah. On the other hand I can see some journos voting in a gamesmanship gotcha style if their votes had to be disclosed @nprofile…97mg npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…vvev Contemplating getting an expired 9kg gas bottle and repurposing it as a pannier @nprofile…k9ql npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 Peach skins are too fuzzy for me, maybe the sparser fur would be ok? I have never felt the urge to try. I'm not entirely convinced skins are more nutritious. Most feral fruit eaters leave it behind where they can. Except Meyer lemon skins, where rats and possums leave the flesh @nprofile…xpw3 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…vvev Metlink person on the radio talking about the strain increasing passengers is having on Ōtautahi buses, with some buses do full they are leaving people at stops. It seemed like an insurmountable barrier to putting more buses on was a shortage of payment systems. What a way to encourage a nation of gamblers to take the bus: the knowledge a small proportion of the fleet give free rides! (Obviously the whole fleet would be better) npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 I did read a rumour that Utrecht University's doors were unable to be unlocked after a data centre fire interfered with the remote locking/unlocking system @nprofile…unhv @nprofile…kpw3 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 Maybe Hammer Hardware? Placemakers? The union started negotiating a collective agreement with Dippie in 2013. There was a long saga where he did not engage in good faith, in spite of directions from the ERA to return to the table. It wasn't until 2019 that the ERA imposed a collective agreement. I imagine he wasn't happy. I have heard rumours that the union delegates all lost their jobs shortly after. https://insideretail.co.nz/2017/05/30/mitre-10-chair-still-in-employment-wrangle/ @nprofile…d2tw npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 it is substack, sorry. https://benngooch.substack.com/p/i-was-an-enthusiastic-early-adopter npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 you've seen the Ben Gooch piece? GP with special interest in IT, who loved AI note taking, until he didn't. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Well below the bare minimum. It could really put people off if they were already uncomfortable about the procedure npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Sigh I'd rather have the inconvenience and short notice than have a radiographer coming in sick and spreading contagion around a healthcare facility But... Acknowledging the inconvenience not auto-hectoring people would be the bare minimum npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…r769 I'm so sorry to hear this. Fingers and toes crossed for success in your search npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Maybe I shoulda got the kids in North Dunedin to collect a few hundred unclaimed letters from post boxes around the place. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 That's quite a few votes. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Oh fuck. And fuck Facebook, where I'm told she did a lot of populist campaigning. And fuck the misinformation culture wars that she leant into. Is there any hope for the specials? I'm afraid to look npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn If public transport was free at point of use, this could not have happened https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/grandmothers-anger-after-buses-refuse-student-who-forgot-wallet/GMAOKQFOTRFK3JPCJZLR5MSVOI/ npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Aaargh. How frustrating. Offer you all the hugs, empathy and sympathy that will be of any use to you. It sounds like all the options have downsides npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Benedict Ong says he is "receiving daily public support and encouragement" My offspring said with a grimace "I saw Benedict Ong at the supermarket and I told him he's being a prick" https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360976319/revoked-controversial-councillor-loses-more-privileges-immediately-leaks-email npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…vvev at least 2 of the coalition parties benefited from disinfo campaigns painting the previous government in a bad light. Presumably the Nats think they aren't harmed by those parties gains npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 A possibly slightly reassuring counterpoint is the proportion of people wanting to give AI related talks at Minnebar, compared to those who indicated they wanted to listen. And AI talk that got the most votes was not pro. I'll see if I can find the thread npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 Trying to remember what you might have received for Jury service. Do recall their comms being a bit rubbish. Could have been there was a phone number to ring and listen to recorded messages and if they didn't mention any updates on your court then you assumed it was all still on. But might be different in different parts of the country @nprofile…wj33 @nprofile…nqtz npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 Marilyn Waring? @nprofile…pp76 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn Anyone have any information about the bylaw that's the subject of this petition? Growing up in Tamaki Makau Rau with the restrictions on going into entire catchments in the Waitakere ranges, I was surprised by the open access here (and the paths and shrubbery across the face of the earth dam at Ross creek) Nowadays Watercare up there have obviously had to be less fussy, because there's no way they can dictate what happens in the Waikato catchment. Surely we already have some compromise in place of treating the silverstream water thoroughly enough to make it safe? Those tracks have been used recreationally by generations. I'll be super sad if those tracks are closed to day walkers https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/silverstream-trails npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…r769 to be fair the logic is the heavier trucks can carry more things per trip and make less trips. I suspect fewer driver hours is more important than less diesel to the transport industry. I have an alternative idea for increasing capacity per driver hour, but it is not popular with the road transport industry. It's also best combined with rail capar ferries, some of those sidings they hocked off to the developers of big box retail outlets and a whole heap.of catch up on modular transport solutions to make the station to destination more efficient npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…vvev Was two ruru previously on substack? npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn I'm seething. There's always something, I know. But this is a sneaky, petty thing. DCC backtracking on opening the Caversham tunnel to cyclists and pedestrians so soon after finally agreeing to progress it. They have been dragging the chain on it for so many years. Submit by Wednesday 29 April, info here: https://www.dttt.org.nz/news/annual-plan-submission-2026/ #Ōtepoti #Dunedin #BikeTooter npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 I usually take it off in my thrashing about not quite sleeping... But will probably keep trying periodically. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Heh, I wish I could believe my house was dry enough to need one. There's a respirator (mask) enthusiast here on mastodon who now wears an N95 at night and reports that it's amazing for her allergies. Personally I find it too moist as much as too constrained, which is why I mention it npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 @nprofile…jhve This bit confuses the heck out of me "Simpson said the money for the transition is coming from TAB. "It's money that was previously essentially going into greyhound racing and it's being used to fund the transition programme." If there's no more greyhound racing surely the money that's coming in from it now is going to stop? Do TAB profits normally go into consolidated funds, and therefore offset general taxation? Presumably they don't care how much is diverted for industry support, and have been doing this circular nonsense all along. Fuck I hate gambling. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn What's the difference between a drill and an impact driver and is it worth paying an extra $50 to get both? Or an extra $220 to get a circular saw and angle grinder as well, plus an extra much better battery? #Spaving #DIYHelp npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 Of course it would still work for online purchases, like my chargenet account for road trips, if I hadn't ordered a replacement. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 In a stroke of what I did not recognise as good luck, my debit card just this afternoon been run over by a bus (or similar) and the chip is broken npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7760 I'm a stroke of what I did not recognise as good luck, my debit card just got run over by a bus and the chip is broken npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…v9wr My great uncle (who certainly had his flaws which may have been made worse by his WWII service) was very concerned about climate change in the 80's. @nprofile…gydw @nprofile…v9er npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7ndt But who wants to shell out for mainland mild to do a more appropriate comparison with the woolies cheap and cheerful? @nprofile…rp72 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7ndt But who wants to shell out hit mainland mild to do a more appropriate comparison with the woolies cheap and cheerful? @nprofile…rp72 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…5mvz Ripe npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 So long as the absence of big gas guzzling jets doesn't make them decide skip the planes to hang out on the coast a bit longer @nprofile…69x8 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 So long as they leave before Saturday @nprofile…69x8 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…gydw Those Tritium 50kW chargers are really getting to be past their use by date aren't they? Obviously there's pure self interest here driving an older leaf, but I wish they would focus on replacing the remote ones rather than putting extras in places that are already supplied. There's 2 potential routes to Wanaka from Dunedin and on a recent trip I set off the long way because the Roxburgh charger showing faulted on the short route is one I can't skip. After I left home the Ranfurly charger went offline. I have skipped it once, but back when the leaf had 12 bars and going downhill. I spoke sweetly to it and it delivered a charge, but I would have been considerably inconvenienced if it hadn't @nprofile…vvev @nprofile…pg4v npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 He was showing signs of fatigue before we got to Dunners @nprofile…7e94 @nprofile…wj33 @nprofile…vvev npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…7e94 There's a bus to Queenstown, not to Wanaka. I'm moderately concerned that the same driver does the route from Christchurch right through. Or at least they did the day I traveled from Christchurch @nprofile…wj33 @nprofile…vvev npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…xpw3 Indeed I am. I suspect it had new proprietors by the time I frequented it. We speculated wildly about what kind of tax-dodge they were running, or money they were laundering, because they couldn't possibly have been turning a profit. @nprofile…wj33 npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 @nprofile…xpw3 That's more inconvenient than the infamous in city rise in the 1990's Russell street (in)convenience store. Where you could reach the shelves, but they seldom held what you wanted npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…wj33 When people rang me a while back it was all on anonymous cell phone numbers. I correctly assumed they were just having to use office cell phones, as calling mine from a landline would have cost too much None of them were blocked, that would be more of a red flag. I might be more wary now. Medical practices never expect me to know my NIH number. They are all able to look it up. For confirming my identity they ask for things like date of birth and residential address. npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn There's a small part of this article that is important to think about: Ministry of Transport figures on serious injury are almost certainly incomplete. I recall reading an article about a study done comparing various records (ACC, hospital and police) and there was a lot of inconsistency. Feels a bit personal to me - a family member was knocked off their bike by a driver accelerating straight into the side of their bike in a "didn't see you" incident. Though the driver did also claim the cyclist was on the pedestrian crossing to the left of the lane they should have used so it was their fault ??? They suffered whiplash, dislocated knuckles that had been crushed between the handlebars and bonnet and severe bruising on their legs. You could see the audi grill bar impact points individually but most of the side of the leg was deeply coloured, and the cross bar impact on the other thigh also made one wince. The knuckles in particular made it impossible to continue with the practical component of their study and they had to withdraw. One might expect those to count as at least minor injuries, leading to a careless driving causing injury charge, but no. The police reportedly told the driver that the bike wasn't damaged and the cyclist was fine. The article also reminds me of a recent conversation I was having with a primarily pedestrian friend. I said expecting bikes and pedestrians to share a footpath was bad for similar reasons as expecting cars and bikes to share roads - he disagreed and when i started talking about speed differentials he said he knew people who say "When i see a bike on the road i just want to run them down"I had to acknowledge I've never heard a single cyclist say that about pedestrians on shared paths. My family member who wasn't "seen" says one of the things that sticks with them is how terrifyingly long it felt to them being in the full glare of the cars headlamps. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/duo-biking-around-the-world-say-nz-drivers-are-the-most-aggro npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…gtt6 They may be slumping too soon. Old wisdom was not to change leader too close to an election, but Ardern may have changed that. Hopefully they can drag it out real well, maximizing the damage. They rolled Brash too efficiently for the left to get much benefit from his misspeaking npub1665kc4dg0ee667ut5cksj8qtmsuwg229hdlfu5palpk2m52y5j5slzqa4p Robyn @nprofile…tkzw I did manage to blag mine a few days early last time. @nprofile…9xaz @nprofile…gtt6 @nprofile…rp72 @nprofile…urmy