Mike Riversdale

Love IS the answer.

#BeKind

Blog: https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz
Personal: https://www.mikeriversdale.co.nz

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2026-10-13 04:37:00 GMT

On Sunday (11th Oct) evening an absolutely stunning lightning storm flashed it's way slowly over Papunya and I managed to capture some of it on my phone camera.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/10/papunya-light-show-2026.html
#Australia #NT #lightning #storm #Papunya

2026-09-15 01:12:59 GMT

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oh, yeah, it all works with the DuckDuckGO app stopping all the tracking. I am just curious as to why they are doing it.

2026-09-14 23:25:33 GMT

Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are to be expected, but ByteDance, owners of TikTok, inside my banking app - what's the deal Bank of New Zealand?
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/09/my-bank-password-manager-wants-to-share.html
#app #tracking

2026-06-26 23:51:14 GMT

The NZ general election will be held on SATURDAY, 7th NOVEMBER 2026.
This is in 19 weeks
which is also:
~ 4 months
- 133 days
- 3192 hours
- 191,520 minutes
- 11,491,200 seconds
Check your enrolment before Oct 25th deadline: https://vote.nz/
#NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/116/819/077/730/973/405/original/d3f38af3b60230fb.jpg

2026-06-07 21:58:06 GMT

Astounding.
#flowers #yellow #BloomScrolling #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/116/711/055/185/514/807/original/9fd680199b75df48.jpg

2026-06-07 05:50:02 GMT

#Hacker #ethics
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/116/707/251/055/716/093/original/08196dd2c3fbb5c1.jpg

2026-03-21 05:01:02 GMT

Ronnie James Dio, on the trumpet!
https://youtu.be/1ZShk3KxxEM
[@Long_live_rock_n_roll](https://mastodon.world/@Long_live_rock_n_roll ) #music

2026-02-15 10:54:32 GMT

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Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll (1981)
Rainbow - Love's No Friend (1979)
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (1978)
Taylor Swift - Lover (2019)
Beatles - Love Me Do (1962)
Robert Johnson - Love In Vain (1937)
Franz Liszt - Liebesträume" No. 3, "Dreams of Love" (1850)
Flight Of The Conchords - We're Both in Love with a Sexy Lady (2009)
Kiss - I Was Made for Lovin' You (1979)
The B-52's - Love Shack (1989)

2026-02-03 12:06:15 GMT

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my post today was meant to be, incl Blondie
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/02/music-wasnt-better-back-then.html

2026-02-01 11:56:35 GMT

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- AC/DC, Hammersmith Odeon, 1979
- Mozart, premiere of The Magic Flute 1791
- Blondie, Glasgow Apollo, 1979
- The Beatles, Blackpool Night Out, 1965
- Elvis, The Comeback Special, 1968
- ... and others
And then I'd have to pick just one you say. Ha ha ha, sure 😜

2026-01-10 19:53:54 GMT

"Quasi - you either hate it or love it"
#hand #face #sculpture #Aotearoa #NewZealand #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/115/872/543/756/221/697/original/48227d81ade26b53.jpg

2026-01-06 21:04:26 GMT

Some people over the ages have given THE question some thought, here's a couple of articles you might like to peruse during the mid-week of your time back at work.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/01/life-its-just-one-damn-thing-after.html
#life #philosophy

2025-11-20 22:21:14 GMT

"My preferred mode of travel when I'm a lot older"
In a world where bigger is often seen as better, I appreciate the simplicity and cheerfulness of this little ride. "Bee Kind" is a great motto for the road and life, isn't it? Love the custom touch!
#BeeKind #ElectricNZ #ZeroEmissions #UniqueRide #PersonalMobility #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/115/584/339/211/070/639/original/41ba81b7258381ff.jpg

2025-11-09 01:48:46 GMT

It wasn't just Queen of course, kicking off at 4pm I also saw:
- INXS
- The Alarm
- Status Quo
Not bad for support acts eh.
The story: https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2025/11/queen-at-wembley-x-2.html
#Queen #gig #story #nostalgia [@Long_live_rock_n_roll](https://mastodon.world/@Long_live_rock_n_roll )

2025-11-04 08:23:22 GMT

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I was young. I bought this album on release. I thought it had Ozzy. I was disappointed. Despite being a massive Rainbow fan. I asked for my money back, I was declined. I listened again once I had walked home. I love it now as it's part of me and my history. Love this album!

2025-10-23 18:06:21 GMT

"Paintbrush across the night sky"
#aurora #australis #SouthernLights #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/115/424/798/996/116/088/original/aa9ce13f527c321e.jpg

2025-10-08 19:51:12 GMT

"We slowly turn in the cosmos"
#astrophotography #stars #video
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/115/340/277/763/438/446/original/3020c39cc1b49d38.mp4

2025-08-27 20:56:46 GMT

"Stormy flight"
#birds #storm #clouds #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/115/102/697/247/805/218/original/d81a589b62ddb7a5.jpg

2025-08-24 00:50:26 GMT

Name them all ... I can't ... I see Bowie and maybe George Harrison, oh and John Lennon ... is that Gallagher brothers ... ?
[@Long_live_rock_n_roll](https://mastodon.world/@Long_live_rock_n_roll )
#tshirt #music #faces #quiz
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/115/080/985/070/843/384/original/62562bfb518d6a81.jpg

2025-08-18 23:48:19 GMT

"When The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in 1975, no one could have dreamed that it would become the longest-running theatrical release film in history. But that's what happened."
Such fun!
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/08/celebrating-50-years-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show/
#RHPS #cult #movies

2025-07-09 19:08:39 GMT

Driving home, randomly clicking on the camera app out the window at the amazing sunrise and mist - this!
#tree #mist #sunrise #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/114/824/841/701/584/408/original/994e8839a9bd1635.jpg

2025-02-09 00:41:08 GMT

"An English historian has come across the word ‘fuck’ in a court case dating to the year 1310, making it the earliest known reference to the swear word."
Hah, what a name!
https://www.medievalists.net/2023/08/earliest-use-f-word/
#medieval #fuck #name

2025-02-08 23:22:52 GMT

Time, it's a weird thing ... orrrrrr, is it even a bloody thing at all, maybe / probably not.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2025/02/all-things-time.html
#science #time #video

2025-01-16 16:39:17 GMT

Those darkening shades of blue at twilight, going through all the dusks, glorious.
#dusk #suburbia #sky #TeWhanganuiATara #Wellington #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/839/011/373/343/257/original/99b9df5eff18cc33.jpg

2025-01-06 06:01:54 GMT

Absolutely awesome - I genuinely love it! The latest in a long line of 1950s rock albums.
https://youtu.be/ZvR-Ogtujd0
#ACDC #HellsBells [@Long_live_rock_n_roll](https://mastodon.world/@Long_live_rock_n_roll )

2025-01-02 22:53:28 GMT

You boy!
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/761/214/050/253/068/original/ef375f87ccfd5d07.jpg

2024-12-12 22:00:50 GMT

The public service lost 1,402 jobs in the year to September 2024.
Wellington City lost 19,340 jobs over the same period.
That's 1 in 10 jobs gone, in one city, in one year.
#NZPol
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2024-12-09 02:42:39 GMT

Oh god, "Child In Time" by The Deep Purples is awesome ...
https://youtube.com/@marceve76
#music #rock #HeavyMetal [@Long_live_rock_n_roll](https://mastodon.world/@Long_live_rock_n_roll )
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/620/548/724/051/429/original/24f83a12e7c58340.png

2024-11-29 22:50:41 GMT

The playbook being used to transfer NZ health system to offshore companies for profits and for taxpayers to provide financial support to them.
#NZPol
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/568/685/908/522/732/original/e79762c9618267b2.png

2024-11-28 00:08:17 GMT

How much does true messaging privacy cost, and what does it give you?
Excellent insights from [@Mer__edith](https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith ) & Joshua Lund of @npub1rkw…5q62
https://signal.org/blog/signal-is-expensive/
#messaging #privacy #cost

2024-11-22 00:46:14 GMT

I didn't know, now I do.
"For those that don't already know: adults can get a free diphtheria / tetanus / pertussis (i.e. whooping cough) booster from 45 if they haven't already had 4 doses, and from 65 if they haven't had a dose in the last 10 years"
#Aotearoa #NewZealand
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2024-11-20 04:22:26 GMT

Apparently this is my most played song this year, mostly coz it's awesome and also algorithms.
https://youtu.be/etAIpkdhU9Q
#ACDC #music #HellYeah [@Long_live_rock_n_roll](https://mastodon.world/@Long_live_rock_n_roll )

2024-11-18 11:15:18 GMT

For those outside of Aotearoa New Zealand wondering what the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti is all about.
Also just want to know what a "hīkoi" is (a protest walk/march).
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2024/11/hikoi-hits-streets-march-for-future.html
#hīkoi #HīkoiMōTeTiriti #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZPol

2024-11-02 00:27:22 GMT

greatest debut album?
[@Long_live_rock_n_roll](https://mastodon.world/@Long_live_rock_n_roll )
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/410/521/307/865/450/original/fa9262541622c2a1.jpg

2024-10-30 06:06:18 GMT

It's a small weekly thing but it helps. Nice to get a thank you though.
https://www.flutracking.net/
#Australia #Aotearoa #NewZealand #flu #tracking
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2024-10-15 22:23:34 GMT

"Those Audio Summaries, are they AI generated?"
Yes.
Mike's Audio Summaries, is a YouTube podcast experiment.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2024/10/those-audio-summaries-are-they-ai.html
#Google #AI #podcast #experiment

2024-10-14 20:22:03 GMT

You've seen the top looking down, well here is from the bottom looking up.
#Monmouth #Cymru #Wales #street #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/307/633/838/056/276/original/3f8fad665e5670ae.jpg

2024-09-25 02:45:02 GMT

I'm gonna learn two lines a day starting with, "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2024/09/the-right-poem-for-you.html
#poem #poetry

2024-09-08 21:08:46 GMT

We hadn't gone far and it was another stop for the reflections in Llyn Dinas, what a morning.
#autumn #morning #lake #reflection #Cymru ##Wales #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/103/973/123/627/944/original/3d2867f926314b1c.jpg

2024-09-04 05:32:28 GMT

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I noticed BlueSky posts with a link aren't getting the preview ... #JustSaying

2024-09-03 03:57:20 GMT

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Ah, no edit in openvibe, grrr ...

2024-09-03 03:56:23 GMT

Seems appropriate that my first cross posting using openvibe to be about openvibe.
https://openvibe.social/#download
#Mastodon #BlueSky #app

2024-09-01 22:37:37 GMT

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... and 4 others
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2024-08-25 23:14:35 GMT

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Fat Freddy's Drop
https://youtu.be/JtyCtksvSOg?si=jsAFjX-EyOX0camp

2024-08-25 23:13:17 GMT

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Flight Of The Conchords
https://youtu.be/WGOohBytKTU?si=BVHqD-fvc5WouyTH

2024-08-23 02:05:19 GMT

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Llanfair ~ pwll gwyn gyll ~ go ger y ~ chwyrn drobwll ~ Llantysilio ~ gogo goch
Llan-vire ~ pooll gu-in gi-ll ~ go gehr uh ~ choo-ee-rn dro-bwll ~ [pause] Llan-ti-sil-ee-o ~ go-go goch
more help: https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2024/08/llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll.html
#Welsh #Cymraeg #famous #sign #HowTo #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/008/881/391/880/751/original/bf41f7c526d132bf.jpg

2024-08-19 22:15:28 GMT

Druids, dragons, hillforts and caves, it all comes to you when you're driving through the empty wilderness of majestical Wales.
#Cymru #Wales #mountain #view #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/112/990/989/840/704/846/original/2c044e65694ee678.jpg

2024-08-12 13:48:22 GMT

Happened to be down at the beach and thought, "That sky is a bit pink', camera up, WOW!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/66QZUa938gUoFFA38
#Aotearoa #NZ #NewZealand #aurora #SouthernLights #AuroraAustralis #photography

2024-08-01 21:21:23 GMT

I wish we could've spent more time exploring the area, glad for what we got.
#ElanValley #lake #sunset #Cymru #Wales #photography
https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/112/888/857/059/262/560/original/a17fb5a2267548ac.jpg