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The Snark Maiden

@katydidnz.bsky.social

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Fan of lighthouses, McLarenF1, maps, & Moomins. Redhead, proofreader-for-hire, & freelance snarker. Casual snapper. Kāpiti, NZ. 🇳🇿 Resistance is fertile. Toitū te Tiriti! https://substack.com/@katydidnz

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The Snark Maiden @katydidnz.bsky.social · Oct 11

Beautiful day for a quick #BeachWalk

Blue sky over a green-blue sea with hmm Island in the middle. In the foreground are sand dunes covered in succulents and yellow lupins. A sandy path leads through the middle.

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The Snark Maiden @katydidnz.bsky.social · 2h

#nzpol

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Mad Carew @madcarew.bsky.social · 16d

“This is not a time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time. This is what Joe Strummer trained you for.” — Henry Rollins.

“He”, in the quote below, is Joe Strummer, Punk Rock Warlord.

La La La Llorona @marisasandlin.bsky.social · 16d

He stopped at my door and looked me in the eye, and I’ll never, ever forget this. I repeated it recently. He said, “Jim, our job is to protect empathy at all costs, and to live groovy lives.”

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The Snark Maiden @katydidnz.bsky.social · 4h

Is there a terminal there?

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 1d

Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one

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The Snark Maiden @katydidnz.bsky.social · 21h

He will turn up 5 minutes after your available timeslot closes. Cats are bastards.

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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI 2022- ChatGPT will cure cancer and solve the climate crisis

OpenAI 2025- ChatGPT will tell you that your dick is the biggest it’s ever seen

www.axios.com/2025/10/14/o...

Sam Altman says OpenAI will allow erotica for adult users

"As part of our 'treat adult users like adults' principle, we will allow...erotica for verified adults."

www.axios.com

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The Snark Maiden @katydidnz.bsky.social · 21h

Rattling the cat biscuit container will have Leia coming home from streets away!

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The Snark Maiden @katydidnz.bsky.social · 22h

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The Snark Maiden @katydidnz.bsky.social · 22h

Strands #591
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The Snark Maiden @katydidnz.bsky.social · 22h

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The Snark Maiden @katydidnz.bsky.social · 23h

Throw in some House of Cards too.

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a woman and a clock .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a woman and a clock .

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Stu Fleming @thebasement.nz · 1d

You can actually go deeper into the stack than this. Young people should get their own BGP peering session and get jobs transferring packets on the Internet backbone by hand.