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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 3h

Rip your bank account tho

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Guy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 8h

Retrospective #25: Almost forgot this one from 2018:

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 20h

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 14h

Batteries are now cheap enough to unleash solar’s full potential, getting as close as 97% of the way to delivering constant electricity supply 24 hours across 365 days cost-effectively.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Solar electricity every hour of every day is here and it changes everything | Ember

Batteries are now cheap enough to unleash solar energy’s full potential, getting as close as 97% of the way to delivering constant electricity supply 24 hours across 365 days cost-effectively in the s...

ember-energy.org

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 1d

only change:

"is it possible for any person to eat a whole block of cheese..."

tho our cat likes a bit too, so TECHNICALLY I'm not eating all of it.

Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 1d

Brutal. And correct.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/liquid-glass/

Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26

iOS 26’s visual language obscures content instead of letting it take the spotlight. New (but not always better) design patterns replace established conventions.

www.nngroup.com

Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 2d

Oh. Another cheese monster.

She may have an older brother.

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 2d

Did you give her peas?

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 2d

This is the way.

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 3d

Damn the turnout for Auckland local body elections are fucking depressing.

Also Mike fucking Lee again. Not sure waiheke can be blamed this time.

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Lorin Hochstein @norootcause.surfingcomplexity.com · 5d

New blog post: The illegible nature of software development talent

surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/10/08/t...

The illegible nature of software development talent

Here’s another blog post on gathering some common threads from reading recent posts. Today’s topic is about the unassuming nature of talented software engineers. The first thread was a …

surfingcomplexity.blog

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 4d

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 4d

oh wow! Not one I've heard of

We just get to stop for ducks and ducklings crossing the road...

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 4d

What kinda snek is that?

I thought I saw a tiger snake one on the road in Tassie, but it was tooooo quick getting off the road.

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 4d

Yeah but TorY gOt dRUnk OnCE or something… 🤦

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 4d

We got one of these. It’s rather impressive.

https://www.joracomposters.com/our-composter/

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Tend Health @tend.nz · 5d

You don’t have to handle everything alone 🫂 Building connection is one of the most protective factors for mental health, yet it’s often the first thing we let slip when times get tough. We withdraw, thinking we need to sort things out by ourselves first, or not wanting to “bother” anyone.

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 5d

insert side eye gif from my 2014 Nissan Leaf.

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 5d

Torn: Arse surely?

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 6d

(not actually these kaka, but they are very local to @bernardchickey.bsky.social )

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Tend Health @tend.nz · 6d

Feeling overwhelmed by worries? 😥 When worries take over, they can consume your whole day - popping up during meetings, keeping you awake at night, making it hard to focus on anything else. It’s exhausting carrying all that mental weight 😮‍💨

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 6d

@bernardchickey.bsky.social has CLEARLY been listing to the Hillside Road Hoon morning and night, and upped his Hoon content this week

Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 6d

Mini-Hoon: Ganesh Nana on a failing 'strategy'. Just ahead of today's 50 basis point rate cut by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, I spoke to economist Ganesh Ahirao about the Government's fiscally-tight & failing approach to economic management. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/mini-hoon-...

Mini-Hoon: Ganesh Nana on a failing 'strategy'

Just ahead of today's 50 basis point rate cut by the RBNZ, I spoke to economist Ganesh Nana about the Government's fiscally-tight & failing approach to economic management

thekaka.substack.com

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Tend Health @tend.nz · 6d

Feeling stuck with a problem? Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the problem itself - it’s knowing where to start. When everything feels tangled up, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or paralysed by indecision 🥴

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Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · 6d

Wellingtonians - Are you interested?

An hour of unlimited play on the machines at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe before regular opening hours on a Sunday from 10-11 am. N95 or better masks to be worn at all times and there is an air purifier. $20/person and we need 25 people to make the event happen.

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 6d

sadly we have a LOT of high (6m+) trees, most of which we can't (or don't want to) cut down. Or even trim

Almost bought the 800sqm section next door to use as a solar farm, but.. well, its was $500k NZD, so no...

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