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Ngā mihi o te tau hou Pākehā!
Holiday hours are now doneski and we are back to our usual opening and closing times. ^MT
Holiday hours are now doneski and we are back to our usual opening and closing times. ^MT
a penguin wearing sunglasses and a tie stands in front of fireworks and the words happy new year
Alt: a penguin wearing sunglasses and a tie stands in front of fireworks and the words happy new year
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Ngā mihi o te tau hou Pākehā!
Holiday hours are now doneski and we are back to our usual opening and closing times. ^MT
Holiday hours are now doneski and we are back to our usual opening and closing times. ^MT
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Pero Cuba no tiene petróleo.
January 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Pero Cuba no tiene petróleo.
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Spare a thought for the people of Cuba, for whom the US embargo is about to get even more brutal.
January 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Spare a thought for the people of Cuba, for whom the US embargo is about to get even more brutal.
The history of US military action since WW2 shows that unilateral military action to achieve "regime change" is nothing new.
American liberals might condemn the action against #Venezuela, but will not dissent from the ideology which motivates it. That is not as such Trump's alone.
American liberals might condemn the action against #Venezuela, but will not dissent from the ideology which motivates it. That is not as such Trump's alone.
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The history of US military action since WW2 shows that unilateral military action to achieve "regime change" is nothing new.
American liberals might condemn the action against #Venezuela, but will not dissent from the ideology which motivates it. That is not as such Trump's alone.
American liberals might condemn the action against #Venezuela, but will not dissent from the ideology which motivates it. That is not as such Trump's alone.
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It must be that Holland =/= Netherlands.
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
January 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
It must be that Holland =/= Netherlands.
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Local legend! We have a whole page dedicated to Essie's life and writing career: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/essie-summer...
(born Ethel Snelson Summers in Linwood in 1912 she attended North Linwood Primary and later -- at age 12 -- Christchurch Technical College) ^MT
(born Ethel Snelson Summers in Linwood in 1912 she attended North Linwood Primary and later -- at age 12 -- Christchurch Technical College) ^MT
Nice shoutout in The Post today for Essie Summers (1912-1998), whose NZ-set romance novels sold a combined 20 million copies
December 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Local legend! We have a whole page dedicated to Essie's life and writing career: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/essie-summer...
(born Ethel Snelson Summers in Linwood in 1912 she attended North Linwood Primary and later -- at age 12 -- Christchurch Technical College) ^MT
(born Ethel Snelson Summers in Linwood in 1912 she attended North Linwood Primary and later -- at age 12 -- Christchurch Technical College) ^MT
Merry Christmas everyone!
December 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Can anyone help this anonymous FB user and work out what time Midnight Mass might be on?
December 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Can anyone help this anonymous FB user and work out what time Midnight Mass might be on?
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Yes young ones, and yea even before the great ritual Burnings of the CDs, was there the strange magic of Winding the Tape With a Pencil and in the mists of time was the Weighting of the Record Player Arm with a Coin.
November 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Yes young ones, and yea even before the great ritual Burnings of the CDs, was there the strange magic of Winding the Tape With a Pencil and in the mists of time was the Weighting of the Record Player Arm with a Coin.
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Bibi has a lot of balls for blaming somebody else for the Bondi Beach attack when the worldwide disease of anti-Semitism is inflamed b/c he, with Trump's full support, massacred over 70,000 Palestinians, with most of them being women & children.
December 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Bibi has a lot of balls for blaming somebody else for the Bondi Beach attack when the worldwide disease of anti-Semitism is inflamed b/c he, with Trump's full support, massacred over 70,000 Palestinians, with most of them being women & children.
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Just finally deleted ‘X’ - felt great! Hello Bluesky 🙂
December 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just finally deleted ‘X’ - felt great! Hello Bluesky 🙂
When 1990s PM Bolger said NZ was "part of Asia" people sent him world maps in the post. Maybe Luxon who has compared Christmas holidays in US and NZ would especially benefit from these. Today a .jpg in an email will do! #nzpol
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
When 1990s PM Bolger said NZ was "part of Asia" people sent him world maps in the post. Maybe Luxon who has compared Christmas holidays in US and NZ would especially benefit from these. Today a .jpg in an email will do! #nzpol
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Obviously I shouldn't be rising to the bait, but if Luxon actually wants to compare the durations of NZ & US Christmas holidays then I would simply show him a globe with the hemispheres labelled "summer" and "winter".
December 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Obviously I shouldn't be rising to the bait, but if Luxon actually wants to compare the durations of NZ & US Christmas holidays then I would simply show him a globe with the hemispheres labelled "summer" and "winter".
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Luxon will be back home in the US soon enough, so he can enjoy their annual leave culture.
December 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Luxon will be back home in the US soon enough, so he can enjoy their annual leave culture.
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My book, Rethinking Philosophy of Religion with Wittgenstein, arrived today.
I'm grateful to Bloomsbury (@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social) for publishing it & to J. Aaron Simmons and Kevin Schilbrack for including it in the Expanding Philosophy of Religion series.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/rethinkin...
I'm grateful to Bloomsbury (@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social) for publishing it & to J. Aaron Simmons and Kevin Schilbrack for including it in the Expanding Philosophy of Religion series.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/rethinkin...
July 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My book, Rethinking Philosophy of Religion with Wittgenstein, arrived today.
I'm grateful to Bloomsbury (@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social) for publishing it & to J. Aaron Simmons and Kevin Schilbrack for including it in the Expanding Philosophy of Religion series.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/rethinkin...
I'm grateful to Bloomsbury (@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social) for publishing it & to J. Aaron Simmons and Kevin Schilbrack for including it in the Expanding Philosophy of Religion series.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/rethinkin...
#Philosophy is, or should be, more like an #art than a #science. This is not to disparage formal logic.
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#Philosophy is, or should be, more like an #art than a #science. This is not to disparage formal logic.
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But somehow the ideas of Kuhn, and the more extreme Feyerabend, still haven't entered into mainstream virology (& medicine/science) so NHST and a simplified version of Popper are the default.
Supplement 2/2
Supplement 2/2
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
But somehow the ideas of Kuhn, and the more extreme Feyerabend, still haven't entered into mainstream virology (& medicine/science) so NHST and a simplified version of Popper are the default.
Supplement 2/2
Supplement 2/2
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NZ Coalition Govt:
ACT: Regulatory Standards fuck you all
National: Yeah Nah, but it'll stay
Winston: It's an affront to democracy
The fucking coalition is falling apart...
Labour: Aim low people, aim low.
What a fucking shambles, 4 shameless spineless party shambles.
#VoteGreen
ACT: Regulatory Standards fuck you all
National: Yeah Nah, but it'll stay
Winston: It's an affront to democracy
The fucking coalition is falling apart...
Labour: Aim low people, aim low.
What a fucking shambles, 4 shameless spineless party shambles.
#VoteGreen
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
NZ Coalition Govt:
ACT: Regulatory Standards fuck you all
National: Yeah Nah, but it'll stay
Winston: It's an affront to democracy
The fucking coalition is falling apart...
Labour: Aim low people, aim low.
What a fucking shambles, 4 shameless spineless party shambles.
#VoteGreen
ACT: Regulatory Standards fuck you all
National: Yeah Nah, but it'll stay
Winston: It's an affront to democracy
The fucking coalition is falling apart...
Labour: Aim low people, aim low.
What a fucking shambles, 4 shameless spineless party shambles.
#VoteGreen
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In England, of course, the subject line would read "not terribly happy".
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In England, of course, the subject line would read "not terribly happy".
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From a student today: "Unfortunately my laptop broke and I don’t have an iPad or anything else I can use so I won’t be coming to class today."
Apparently a broken laptop is akin to a broken leg or something? I suggested that the student come to class with, perhaps, some paper and a pen.
Apparently a broken laptop is akin to a broken leg or something? I suggested that the student come to class with, perhaps, some paper and a pen.
October 23, 2023 at 1:05 PM
From a student today: "Unfortunately my laptop broke and I don’t have an iPad or anything else I can use so I won’t be coming to class today."
Apparently a broken laptop is akin to a broken leg or something? I suggested that the student come to class with, perhaps, some paper and a pen.
Apparently a broken laptop is akin to a broken leg or something? I suggested that the student come to class with, perhaps, some paper and a pen.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Curlew 25/11/25
Hayle Estuary 🟰🟰
@rspb.bsky.social @cbwps.org.uk #cornwallbirding #birds #🪶 #ukbirding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 @curlewaction.bsky.social
Hayle Estuary 🟰🟰
@rspb.bsky.social @cbwps.org.uk #cornwallbirding #birds #🪶 #ukbirding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 @curlewaction.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Curlew 25/11/25
Hayle Estuary 🟰🟰
@rspb.bsky.social @cbwps.org.uk #cornwallbirding #birds #🪶 #ukbirding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 @curlewaction.bsky.social
Hayle Estuary 🟰🟰
@rspb.bsky.social @cbwps.org.uk #cornwallbirding #birds #🪶 #ukbirding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 @curlewaction.bsky.social
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Yes, this is how we did things for years. Govt spent money on infra and other important stuff, and the Govt debt became the super safe savings of the private sector (paying a very low return that reflected virtually zero default risk).
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Yes, this is how we did things for years. Govt spent money on infra and other important stuff, and the Govt debt became the super safe savings of the private sector (paying a very low return that reflected virtually zero default risk).
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He took first turn at DPM to allow him to campaign while DS is phaffing around in the second half of the term.
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
He took first turn at DPM to allow him to campaign while DS is phaffing around in the second half of the term.
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He obviously feels sidelined
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
He obviously feels sidelined