Juha Saarinen

Possums gone, rats plunging: Russell predator project hits key milestone But the end of Predator Free 2050 funding means ongoing success is uncertain.

And I missed this from just over a week ago, about Old Russell Peninsula being possum free: www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...

'They are extraordinary': A Kiwi couple's $150m gift to NZ wildlife The $150m will be spent over 10 years in massive conservation projects across New Zealand.

Kiwi couple gift $150m to restore native wildlife in New Zealand www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-coup...

Start list for Day 1 of the NZ Freediving Depth Nationals. Deepest announced dives today are my old mate Brad James and newish mate Cameron Collard who will be attempting 45m Free Immersion (FIM) dives.

Good luck to those competing in the Freediving New Zealand Depth Nationals this weekend! Hopefully it’s a White Card day (ie. successful dives)

I’m not involved but there are a few familiar folks competing and organising.

Telegraph sold for £575m as German buyer elbows out Daily Mail Axel Springer, owner of Bild and Die Welt, agrees all-cash deal for one of UK’s oldest newspapers

German media company Axel Springer - owner of, amongst other things, Europe’s biggest newspaper Bild - has bought the Telegraph a £575m all-cash deal that has scuppered a rival bid from the owner of the Daily Mail. (Via @theguardian.com)
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

'Worst experience of my life': Inside 'toxic' world of water polo - the ugly rift and bullying claims in NZ women's team Fears for athlete safety in a sport dominated by private schools and big personalities.

www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/the-to... That's paywalled, and a remarkable story about how toxic water polo in NZ is.

I'm not going to look that up but sincerely hope you're joking.

Perfectly good you say? Maybe check in with Mr Hooton about that.

Would I be surprised if that was true...

Camel beauty pageant rocked as 20 entries disqualified for plastic surgery Inspectors discovered botox, fillers and silicone had been used to beautify the animals.

Oman camel beauty contest scandal: 20 camels banned for plastic surgery www.nzherald.co.nz/world/oman-c...

No, a straat lamp.

Bettors wagered $54 million on Khamenei’s death. Now they’re not getting paid. Kalshi, a prediction market site, has sparked outrage after freezing $54 million in bets on the death of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, citing a rule against profiting from death.

"Bettors wagered US$54 million on Khamenei’s death. Now they’re not getting paid. " www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... Cf. certain comments in NZ media saying we really should allow "prediction markets" (read: gambling).

LEMP

Would be interested to know more about mileage blocker "safe" road user pricing. Registering fuel/battery charges to vehicles?

Europol and tech firms take down Tycoon 2FA bypass service Session cookie thievery got through MFA.

Europol and tech firms take down Tycoon 2FA MFA bypass service www.itnews.com.au/news/europol...

Scientists Reveal a Very Compelling Reason to Use Your Air Fryer Stir frying, deep fat frying, boiling, and pan frying food are all far more likely to pollute your home's indoors than the relative newcomer to the modern kitchen, the benchtop air fryer oven.

The Alpstuga one? Seems to be a mixed bag, air fryers and particulate matter. www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r... suggests it's better than normal pan frying...

Got an Ikea air quality monitor and the results are interesting. Cars outside: hardly detectable. Cooking in the air fryer: PM2.5 level goes nuts and takes ages to fall back.

Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

www.404media.co/proton-mail-... Not a good look for Proton Mail.

China was already a wind energy superpower. Now it’s testing giant airborne turbines | CNN A Chinese project is testing wind turbines that generate electricity from high in the sky.

"... helium-filled aerostats, which send electricity to the ground via a tether cable, can float thousands of feet in the air and have been proposed as a portable, low-impact alternative to conventional wind turbines." www.cnn.com/climate/chin...

3) Sells KiwiVPN to Meta.

Could be that the SoC doesn't have that functionality?

Warning about impersonation scams

www.ird.govt.nz/media-releas... Ballsy to impersonate the IRD as part of your crypto scamming. Looks like Facebook? Shouldn't Meta do... ah never mind.

I was just going to say, because they're using an existing part/silicon.

Well, first you take that Electron app and port it to Rust...

Apple debuts $899 MacBook Neo To challenge Chromebooks and Windows PCs.

Apple debuts A$899 MacBook Neo www.itnews.com.au/news/apple-d...

Suspect the RAM amount and USB-C ports will grate with some users.

MacBook Neo - Tech Specs See all the technical specifications for the 13-inch MacBook Neo with A18 Pro chip.

www.apple.com/nz/macbook-n... There it is then, the Apple MacBook Neo. A18 Pro chipset, $1149-$1349 for 256/512 GB storage (latter model gets TouchID as well), and 8 GB of RAM. Cool colours.

Not all of us can afford an LNG powered generator, Lance.

Ouch, quite a jump.

Are we seeing people panic filling-up at service stations now? Seen a few posts elsewhere suggesting that is happening.

@keithng.bsky.social Is there a reason you didn't pick Gordon as your Angloname?