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elmes.nz
Pom by birth, Kiwi by choice
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

submitted 41 days ago • 478 comments

Freckles are a DEI issue now?? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Original artist ZezVaz…

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Auckland Council just sent me a letter in the post to thank me for agreeing to get correspondence from them via email…

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

Putting aside the God stuff (I guess a bit of that is inevitable in a bishop’s sermon), this is well worth reading in full, reflecting on, and asking ourselves how we measure up… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

Opinions are not evidence, and it’s evidence that counts. Or at least, it should… www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Canada safe from invasion

submitted 81 days ago • 40 comments

Just doing my bit for the Streisand effect…

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Sounds legit… www.newyorker.com/humor/borowi...

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve been sampling music from various publications’ “best albums of 2024” lists. From what I can tell, 2024 produced, in order of listenability: 1. Cowboy Carter 2. A load of completely forgettable mediocrity

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Old, but worth repeating…

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

This one is not just applicable to the current UAP or UFO Flap in NJ & UK but all media and information we consume as a whole we are all responsible for critically assessing what we think. if you aren't used to thinking this way, this tool is a starting point TL:DR QUESTION EVERYTHING #ufosky

submitted 115 days ago • 1 comment

Discuss: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

So let me get this straight. People buy something that, blindingly obviously, has absolutely no value - then get angry when it turns out it has absolutely no value. There’s no cure for stupid, I guess… www.wired.com/story/memeco...

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Allowing private school providers to differentiate on *how* they teach is one thing; arguably a healthy test of competing pedagogical theories. Differentiating on *what* they teach is a far more dangerous thing. Indoctrination for hire… thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...

submitted 122 days ago • 0 comments

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

submitted 134 days ago • 734 comments

There it is

submitted 133 days ago • 520 comments

OK, the magic of following-back now means that I have clocked up over 100 followers without actually having posted anything. Better fix that. It's a bit old, but it's all mine. Enjoy... www.linkedin.com/pulse/all-so...

submitted 133 days ago • 0 comments