First kākāpō chick in four years!!!
🥰🦜🐣
🥰🦜🐣
First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day
The first kākāpō chick of the breeding season has hatched on Pukenui Anchor Island.
www.doc.govt.nz
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
First kākāpō chick in four years!!!
🥰🦜🐣
🥰🦜🐣
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“No country, let alone continent, will ever be completely digitally independent, and nor should they be. But by pulling together, Europe can ensure its digital systems remain accessible even in a crisis – just as is expected from its physical infrastructure.”
Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet technology
As the US increases political pressure on Europe, it’s possible to imagine the continent losing access to key computing services.
theconversation.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
“No country, let alone continent, will ever be completely digitally independent, and nor should they be. But by pulling together, Europe can ensure its digital systems remain accessible even in a crisis – just as is expected from its physical infrastructure.”
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![4-panel comic. (1) [Person 1 unrolls carpet outdoors while Person 2 with short hair pulls cart full of more rolls.] (2) [Continuing uphill.] (3) [After going over a bump that takes them downhill, both people catch carpet roll that’s falling off the cart.] (4) PERSON 2: You’re *sure* we started installing the wall-to-wall carpet on the right side of the wall? PERSON 1: The other end of the room *must* be getting close by now.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidkiho4gmby5jfeiyub7tc6rx7r2hyqz5e6iizh3fzfhlon3d5fi4@jpeg)
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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To celebrate Valentine’s Day I left my wife at home and spent the day dissecting animal hearts for the most enthusiastic, intelligent and frankly fairly bloodthirsty group of kids, as part of Norwich Science Festival
February 14, 2026 at 11:26 PM
To celebrate Valentine’s Day I left my wife at home and spent the day dissecting animal hearts for the most enthusiastic, intelligent and frankly fairly bloodthirsty group of kids, as part of Norwich Science Festival
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Yeah, Three Waters was a pretty good plan.
February 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Yeah, Three Waters was a pretty good plan.
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& now @weatherwatchnz.bsky.social have a Wellington POO forecast, all yer shit is being pushed back onshore with the massive storm - so if your house in say Lyall Bay gets sea spray, tomorrow you could get SHIT SPRAY too
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
February 14, 2026 at 8:27 AM
& now @weatherwatchnz.bsky.social have a Wellington POO forecast, all yer shit is being pushed back onshore with the massive storm - so if your house in say Lyall Bay gets sea spray, tomorrow you could get SHIT SPRAY too
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
"Dry winters" sounds like "sunny winters" to me.
February 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
"Dry winters" sounds like "sunny winters" to me.
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Today we found 6 year old #kakapo Madison and Verity on nests on Pukenui/Anchor Island. Madison had "lost" her three eggs down a hollow at the back of her nest. We retrieved them, but all were probably infertile. It's a good nest though, so she might get a foster chick later. #kakapo2026 #birds
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Today we found 6 year old #kakapo Madison and Verity on nests on Pukenui/Anchor Island. Madison had "lost" her three eggs down a hollow at the back of her nest. We retrieved them, but all were probably infertile. It's a good nest though, so she might get a foster chick later. #kakapo2026 #birds
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Quick #kakapo “fridge” update, as things are changing fast. May contain errors! #kakapo2026 #birds #parrots
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Quick #kakapo “fridge” update, as things are changing fast. May contain errors! #kakapo2026 #birds #parrots
But what if Aotearoa spent a billion on solar, wind, and batteries instead?
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM
But what if Aotearoa spent a billion on solar, wind, and batteries instead?
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Another angle of this ridiculousness.
February 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Another angle of this ridiculousness.
"Table" and "label" aren't spelt simmerly simerllarly similarly.
Jesus fuck. I've re-read this at a higher level of intoxication from the very same bottle and I can't believe it says, word-for-word, what it says on the very lable.
Lemme take a photo...
Lemme take a photo...
"an evocative snapshot of the berry perfume and resonant roasted spice profile of Central Otago, from carefully selected parcels within our vineyards in the Bannockburn and Pisa subregions. Sumptuous and plushly fruited, it is a heavenly wine for everyday, ...
February 13, 2026 at 7:04 AM
"Table" and "label" aren't spelt simmerly simerllarly similarly.
Jesus fuck. I've re-read this at a higher level of intoxication from the very same bottle and I can't believe it says, word-for-word, what it says on the very lable.
Lemme take a photo...
Lemme take a photo...
"an evocative snapshot of the berry perfume and resonant roasted spice profile of Central Otago, from carefully selected parcels within our vineyards in the Bannockburn and Pisa subregions. Sumptuous and plushly fruited, it is a heavenly wine for everyday, ...
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Jesus fuck. I've re-read this at a higher level of intoxication from the very same bottle and I can't believe it says, word-for-word, what it says on the very lable.
Lemme take a photo...
Lemme take a photo...
Hey!
BTW that song by The Who about a blind guy that can play a mean pinball has an entire feature length movie about a blind guy that can play a mean pinball.
BTW that song by The Who about a blind guy that can play a mean pinball has an entire feature length movie about a blind guy that can play a mean pinball.
February 13, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Hey!
BTW that song by The Who about a blind guy that can play a mean pinball has an entire feature length movie about a blind guy that can play a mean pinball.
BTW that song by The Who about a blind guy that can play a mean pinball has an entire feature length movie about a blind guy that can play a mean pinball.
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Apparently regulations are bad.
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 13, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Apparently regulations are bad.
Like if you've ever put gloves in a glove box.
February 13, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Like if you've ever put gloves in a glove box.
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My posting rate vs blood alcohol level would need to be charted with a logarithmic scale.
February 13, 2026 at 5:42 AM
My posting rate vs blood alcohol level would need to be charted with a logarithmic scale.
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To be fair, I feel like there are lots of ways to destroy vaccine research in any number of political economic systems
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
To be fair, I feel like there are lots of ways to destroy vaccine research in any number of political economic systems
When my guy's doing it it's kinda ok
February 13, 2026 at 5:40 AM
When my guy's doing it it's kinda ok
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I am used to seeing Pōhutukawa growing out of the side of cliffs but this was the first one I have seen growing out of a stone wall
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I am used to seeing Pōhutukawa growing out of the side of cliffs but this was the first one I have seen growing out of a stone wall
The economy needs the environment.
The economy fucks the environment.
Fuck the economy.
The economy fucks the environment.
Fuck the economy.
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 AM
The economy needs the environment.
The economy fucks the environment.
Fuck the economy.
The economy fucks the environment.
Fuck the economy.
I will never drive a landspeed vehicle
I will never build a landspeed vehicle
I will never worry about cooling a landspeed vehicle
I will never contemplate the routing of coolant lines in a landspeed vehicle
So here's a video about the coolant system and routing lines for a landspeed vehicle
I will never build a landspeed vehicle
I will never worry about cooling a landspeed vehicle
I will never contemplate the routing of coolant lines in a landspeed vehicle
So here's a video about the coolant system and routing lines for a landspeed vehicle
How To Keep A Race Car Cool At 350 Miles Per Hour
YouTube video by SuperfastMatt
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I will never drive a landspeed vehicle
I will never build a landspeed vehicle
I will never worry about cooling a landspeed vehicle
I will never contemplate the routing of coolant lines in a landspeed vehicle
So here's a video about the coolant system and routing lines for a landspeed vehicle
I will never build a landspeed vehicle
I will never worry about cooling a landspeed vehicle
I will never contemplate the routing of coolant lines in a landspeed vehicle
So here's a video about the coolant system and routing lines for a landspeed vehicle
What's the big deal about kākāpō's fucking?
They, like the olympics, only get jiggy with it every 4 years (or so).
They, like the olympics, only get jiggy with it every 4 years (or so).
breaking new frontiers when it comes to headline writing at The Spinoff
February 13, 2026 at 5:20 AM
What's the big deal about kākāpō's fucking?
They, like the olympics, only get jiggy with it every 4 years (or so).
They, like the olympics, only get jiggy with it every 4 years (or so).