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Side of the stage, twilight scene at the ub40 concert in Wellington

Side of the stage, twilight scene at the ub40 concert in Wellington

UB40 at Waitangi Park

12.02.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Long-running Wellington fish-and-chip shop Rice Bowl Burger Bar to close Rice Bowl Burger Bar has been serving up hot food since the early 1970s.

Big news! Newtown is slowly changing www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

02.02.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some New Year’s Resolution ideas courtesy of Richard Scarry β€”

Best wishes to you and yours for a peaceful and loving 2026.

Be kind to yourself this year!

01.01.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 10

β€œOh crumbs on a stick” πŸ˜„

05.01.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026

🧡

01.01.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 1611 πŸ” 894 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 97
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Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.

A beautiful story of kindness and love for Christmas day.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

25.12.2025 12:28 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Happy 30th Birthday JavaScript!

Happy 30th Birthday JavaScript!

Happy 30th Birthday JavaScript!

On December 4, 1995, Netscape Communications Corporation and Sun Microsystems, announced JavaScript, an open, cross-platform object scripting language for the creation and customization of applications on the Internet.

#WebDesignHistory

04.12.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7

Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!

Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.

Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!

#MundaneHalloween

02.11.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 4835 πŸ” 2829 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 291

the Coldplay song Yellow is about cooking with turmeric

01.11.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 600 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 5
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What a fuck wit - Nelson hospital have been pleading with him for budget/resources for a year. Also the same guy who ordered Auckland City Hospital to do minimum work resulting its infrastructure/backup plans failing in emergencies. This guy would not last a day in a real work environment. #nzpol

23.10.2025 04:34 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 2
A yard display of famous movie serial killers around a table

THOSE TEENAGERS DESERVED IT
CHANGE OUR MINDS

A yard display of famous movie serial killers around a table THOSE TEENAGERS DESERVED IT CHANGE OUR MINDS

19.10.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 580 πŸ” 147 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
A story in the parts

A story in the parts

A story in three parts

16.10.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 9592 πŸ” 1840 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 81

Nobody ray chung tonight

11.10.2025 07:53 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

One good thing about the local elections is finally getting a definitive list of how racist all the different bits of New Zealand are.

11.10.2025 09:48 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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The best wild beers in New Zealand come from a shed in the back blocks of Hamilton On one side, the country’s largest and most well-funded breweries. On the other, a guy called Darryl with some barrels.

The best wild beers in New Zealand come from a shed in the back blocks of Hamilton thespinoff.co.nz/kai/11-10-20...

11.10.2025 10:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A pragmatic guide to modern CSS colours - part one Whether you've got a firm grasp on modern CSS colour capabilities, or you're thinking 'I struggle to understand why I should use modern CSS colours at all', then the first part of this article series,...

Are you the type of dev who just copies and pastes hex codes?

If so, I've written an article over at @piccalil.li just for you!

I take a look at some of the new CSS colour features that are most useful for those who don't really care about colours.

piccalil.li/blog/a-pragm...

07.10.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

01.10.2025 04:11 πŸ‘ 13926 πŸ” 2788 πŸ’¬ 306 πŸ“Œ 172

Same. He was always a smiley familiar face on lambton. His memorial plaque is a nice touch

25.09.2025 23:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
AI Overview: "Dental realism"refers to the philosophical debate about whether teeth exist independently of human perception, a concept rooted in metaphysical realism. While realism asserts an objective reality for teeth, idealist philosophies contend that teeth's existence is tied to our consciousness and perception. Philosophers use this idea, for example, to discuss the ethics of tooth extraction, examining whether a procedure impacts a real entity or merely a subjective experience.

AI Overview: "Dental realism"refers to the philosophical debate about whether teeth exist independently of human perception, a concept rooted in metaphysical realism. While realism asserts an objective reality for teeth, idealist philosophies contend that teeth's existence is tied to our consciousness and perception. Philosophers use this idea, for example, to discuss the ethics of tooth extraction, examining whether a procedure impacts a real entity or merely a subjective experience.

When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions

22.09.2025 21:25 πŸ‘ 1438 πŸ” 398 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 70
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The 'deconstructionist' meaning behind Queenstown's curious election hoardings "I'm kind of making fun of politics, like the election cycle... it's a bit of a circus."

β€œFree art lessons for mayoral candidates” is a campaign we can get behind.

21.09.2025 09:17 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
engadget article screenshot: ...skipped ahead by several steps and continued glitching. The chef told Zuckerberg that the "WiFi might be messed up" in the venue.

Bosworth said, however, that it was not the case. Apparently, when the chef said "Hey Meta, start Live AI," it fired up every single Meta Ray-Ban's Live AI in the building. And since the event was all about the company's smart glasses, there were a lot of them in the venue at the time. The company had also routed Live AI's traffic to its dev server to isolate it, but it ended up routing the Live AI traffic of everyone's glasses in the building to its server. "We DDoS'd ourselves, basically," he said. He continued that it didn't happen at rehearsal, because there weren't as many people wearing the glasses when they tested it out.

engadget article screenshot: ...skipped ahead by several steps and continued glitching. The chef told Zuckerberg that the "WiFi might be messed up" in the venue. Bosworth said, however, that it was not the case. Apparently, when the chef said "Hey Meta, start Live AI," it fired up every single Meta Ray-Ban's Live AI in the building. And since the event was all about the company's smart glasses, there were a lot of them in the venue at the time. The company had also routed Live AI's traffic to its dev server to isolate it, but it ended up routing the Live AI traffic of everyone's glasses in the building to its server. "We DDoS'd ourselves, basically," he said. He continued that it didn't happen at rehearsal, because there weren't as many people wearing the glasses when they tested it out.

outstanding
www.engadget.com/wearables/me...

19.09.2025 14:18 πŸ‘ 604 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 66
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I’m Not a Robot, a game about solving CAPTCHAs, is out now!

good luck :)

> neal.fun/not-a-robot/

16.09.2025 14:50 πŸ‘ 905 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 83

More very useful info.

16.09.2025 07:33 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Google (www.google.com) is a pure search engine - no weather, no news feed, no links to sponsors, no ads, no distractions, no portal litter.
Nothing but a fast-loading search site. Reward them with a visit

Google (www.google.com) is a pure search engine - no weather, no news feed, no links to sponsors, no ads, no distractions, no portal litter. Nothing but a fast-loading search site. Reward them with a visit

I miss these days…

05.09.2025 08:05 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?

It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]

[Original post on hachyderm.io]

06.09.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 515 πŸ” 637 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 5
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M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial : AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex

UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost
www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...
"AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex"

05.09.2025 09:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You’re loading fonts wrong (and it’s crippling your performance) Fonts are one of the most visible, most powerful parts of the web. And yet: almost everyone gets them wrong.

You’re Loading Fonts Wrong (and It’s Crippling Your Performance): https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/youre-loading-fonts-wrong/

28.08.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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America by Design Fail Trump fired the best designers in the Federal Government

whoever did this, I would be absolutely thrilled to buy you a drink. seriously - dm or find me, I'm the only Cyd Harrell on the internet. I'm good for an excellent beverage & a civic tech rage session. americabydesign.fail

27.08.2025 01:23 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
The Beths - What's In My Bag?
The Beths - What's In My Bag? YouTube video by Amoeba

The Beths did a What's In My Bag! I love the way Liz and Jonathan are so earnest, like they have to answer every question as if it's the last time it will ever be asked of them. Also appreciated the shout-out to "New Zealand's first band", Split Enz. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-btv...

26.08.2025 10:43 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...

14.08.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 8000 πŸ” 2187 πŸ’¬ 209 πŸ“Œ 561