cleftcraft.bsky.social
Gardener on the edge. Lover of natural complexity. Bike life. Making and teaching craft with http://rekindle.org.nz in Ōtautahi/Christchurch, NZ. instagram.com/cleftcraft/
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RNZ's treatment of Gaza has cost me a lifetime of listening. I can't bear hearing these phrases any more. Their casual brutality in the face of fact chills me to the bone.
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I am so sorry Pip 💔
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Same. But aesthetically I've enjoyed watching them welding on the structure at night with the cascading showers of sparks falling out of the sky.
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I wish we could review motor power limits here. Cargo bikes are a great example of a vehicle that needs a lot of power rather than speed. 300w maximum assistance isn't enough when you're trying to push a heavy load up a hill.
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I used to have a Kiev 60. A Soviet era camera that would either advance the film on winding, OR not, meaning you double exposed it. Taking photos was literally Russian roulette.
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They're so good. They sharpen and hold a great edge too: www.instagram.com/reel/C9sn7z4...
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If these were large native trees the "concerned" residents would likely have chosen another strategy e.g. roots affecting underground services. Important not to take these concerns solely at face value.
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Clear that the subtext was views and by extension property values. I've heard people make the "it's not native" argument many times regarding trees and it's most often a trojan horse for their concerns about property/capital gains.
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Haha yes, I have much the same issue. The wide fit Altras I bought were the first shoe to actually fit me in years 😂
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They're a great deal. I will say that the sizing is quite generous. I'm usually UK 10 but have had to swap down to a 9.
My last pair of Boonies was thrashed. So comfortable and warm for winter dog walks and everything else. I've really lived in them during the colder months.
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And if you want to be fashionable merrypeople.com/en-nz does them in all the colours.
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Both greyhounds still curled up in bed. I predict no change on that front for some time.
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That example is likely using predictive AI - a very different kettle of fish from the generative AI that all the tech companies are currently spruiking. The companies are wilfully leveraging the good that predictive AI can do to make generative seem worthwhile but they are not at all the same thing
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Curious whether the prompts used can be OIA'd?
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Fantastic eh? We left with our brains and hearts full to the brim. Victor is also giving a talk on Saturday afternoon at the Arts Centre I believe.
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Two additions to the endless list in the replies:
Bike geometry - not all bike types are designed for human comfort but some shops sell them like it's your fault if they aren't a nice ride.
Lube your chain. A tiny thing that makes riding any bike better.
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A copse is a good idea Depending on where you are, heat/drought stress in summer is probably the major challenge.
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Hard to say, but as soon as the wood is cut down it's very attractive to wood boring insects. We tend to think of being edible as being a problem but in evolutionary terms it could be a feature?
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I do like Cussonias. Interestingly over here, Pseudopanax species are strong but not durable trees. Most have diseased and rotting wood as they age - actually a good thing as they support lots of invertebrates and birds.
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A favourite tree! Great example of heteroblasty. Here in NZ they hybridise readily with other Pseudopanax sp. Cool highly camouflaged seedlings too.
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Covered on the NZ treasure that is the Bad Jelly blog: badjellyblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/b...
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I really enjoyed this, esp. the business idiot's enthusiasm for AI. This line stuck out.
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My point being that it's a false binary. Using one tool doesn't mean you put away the others.
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I heard it stated once that the amount of public $ spent on kiwi conservation in NZ was less than is spent on on one premature human birth. These kind of comparisons should never suggest an either/or. Who would think like that? But somehow with de-extinction its all maximising utility.
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Superb crust! And @spaceacademy.bsky.social are a local treasure for everything they do as a venue.
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I mean, it couldn't be easier on this platform.
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Nice trug!
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The other thing I'd say is pot them up after next summer. The rhizome is as thick as a finger and those tiny pots leave them nowhere to go. Growth starts declining if you don't repot every few years.
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Also you CAN actually feed them, in the active growing season. A spray of half strength foliar fertilizer now and then, or drop a pinch of slow reelease granules in the pitchers to be digested.
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2. They're true perennials. Full sun and give them a decent dose of winter cold/frost. S. purpurea ranges up into Canada. Cut back dead pitchers before new growth emerges in spring.
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It won't be a huge problem. I grow Sarracenia around our pond and from my observations:
1. The nursery mix often doesn't have enough air in it. Peat mixed with a generous amount of pumice and some perlite gives best growth...
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To say nothing of plastic or metal ties imbedded in trees, girdling them until they fail years later.
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I wonder if I'm aganostic? I too detest the giant Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis and its root system of despair, but why don't people grow the well-behaved deciduous species instead? Not readily available but they should be.
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A few shots from previous years of Open Christchurch.
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I'm volunteering which is a great way to get involved, and a much needed distraction from yesterday's shit show of flooding under our house. Big ♥️ to anyone else who was affected.
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Almost all buildings are free to just rock up to but the residential houses and tours are mostly booked out now. Not everything is open both days so plan your weekend to maximize your nosiness.