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genesisnz.bsky.social
Irish Kiwi living in Ōtautahi. Nerdy lefty introvert; owns many fountain pens, hammocks, and boxes of craft supplies. Sometimes uses them. Ordained minister of the Universal Life Church purely for the gender-neutral title of Reverend.
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Just cracked my funnybone so hard against the edge of a window latch that I saw stars. NOT FUNNY. Should've just left the window dirty rather than opening it to polish the outside glass after giving the exterior a clean with a pressure washer earlier today. That'll learn me.

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Never let them tell you that Irishness is some set, immutable fact of the blood

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Time to biff any gross manky sponges you might have in the kitchen. Use a brush instead! www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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I know long-range weather forecasts aren't to be trusted, but I'm cautiously optimistic that my South Canterbury/Catlins Do-Over camping trip next week might go better than the first attempt did at Christmas (rained every day including thunder and lightning, didn't actually make it to the Catlins).

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As we all know fossil + zombie = mummy, and Winston has been tanned to a leathery toughness by years of smokes and alcohol, much as the ancient Egyptians sought to preserve their corporeal forms in the afterlife. Unfortunately it means he will outlast us all.

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"The diversity of sexual phenotypes across species is vast and spectacular" & so is this delightful story. Thanks to @professormaney.bsky.social for showing how white-throated sparrows are more proof that we shouldn't "flatten nature’s wondrous diversity into two categories, male and female." 🧪

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Just submitted my opinions about the Arms Act rewrite. My main point was that the Act should not be "promoting" firearm use at all, safe or otherwise; it should be restricting it to usage that is absolutely required for a specific purpose. consultations.justice.govt.nz/policy/publi...

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Un collègue m'envoie ceci, je me sens obligé de partager ce moment.

submitted 4 days ago • 21 comments

So far today@11am: ✅did 1 hour learning Salesforce Admin ✅completed Week 1 of te reo cert course online ✅installed PiHole and Plex on a new Raspberry Pi ✅dismantled a rotten fence and garden gate ✅loaded rotten wood into car for dumping 🔳ate breakfast 🔳dumped rotten wood lest car become insect haven

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Please join me in celebrating the perfection of this avocado. I paid an extortionate $2.80 for it at Countdown yesterday so the unblemished creamy flesh and small stone were a big relief!

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Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window

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I got one of those dumbass iChoose prepaid Visa cards as part of a cashback offer and wow they're next to useless. Almost nowhere accepts them for online payment and there is no way to convert to actual cash either. I ended up renewing a professional certification and prepaying my electricity bill 🙄

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Interesting article about the current mess of copyright and AI and the use of archival artworks. www.itsnicethat.com/articles/eli...

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Discovered today that inflation has finally hit Toff's (legendary $2 clothing warehouse in Ōtautahi). As well as the small fenced-off "fancy/$$" section they've always had, there are now several racks on the main floor that are $5 instead of $2.

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Please note there is an active petition on Parliament’s website to remove Destiny Church’s charitable status. It was started last year and closes Feb 28th – great timing! Go sign. And write to your MP. petitions.parliament.nz/a22e0d59-7da...

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I remember using this Driver Reviver free coffee at Nosh, years ago when the government ran the scheme. It caused some confusion b/c the staff working at the time weren't sure how it worked, but they eventually found a logbook which I signed in return for a cuppa. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...

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Goin' to a protest Monday. Made me a sign.

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Last week I went to Abel Tasman to walk the coastal track (5 days, 4 nights tenting) and accidentally timed everything PERFECTLY regarding weather and tides. What a gorgeous NZ playground this is. My first night was at the Mutton Cove campsite.

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