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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 1d

“We mic'd up one of our Reti-a-nuku and let them announce the
pãhotanga mataora (livestream)” 😂

Swamp City Roller Derby has a triple header tomorrow! Saturday, 11 October — Doors Open 12.00pm — Arena 3, Pascal St, Te Papaioea — Koha Entry

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 3d

I spotted this flyer posted at my weightlifting gym!

Poster for event:
Mythbusting De-extinction: to sort fact from fiction

What’s the truth around de-extinction? A New Zealand perspective

14TH OCTOBER
11AM - 12.30PM NZDT
ONLINE EVENT

De-extinction hit the headlines recently with the 'resurrection' of the dire wolf and the push to bring back the moa. However, can scientists actually de-extinct animals, and more importantly, should they bring them back?

In this talk Associate Professor Nic Rawlence from the Otago University Zoology Department will delve into the science, ethics, and indigenous concerns surrounding de-extinction.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
SEE YOU THERE!

This special talk is brought to you by Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand (GFANZ). Find out more about what we do at https://genomics.nz

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 3d

"We're retiring from music and dedicating our lives to interactivity"

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 3d

@crankyotter.bsky.social , that’s Afrodite, in this book from 30 years ago ❤️

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 11d

30 years after #YaddoArtist Julian Fleisher’s “The Drag Queens of New York,” Howl! Arts revives the wild 1990s drag scene with rare photos, recordings, letters, and more. DQNY30 opens Oct 16 at Howl! Arts. Catch Fleisher live at Joe’s Pub, Oct 23.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 9d

Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security

Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy

www.eff.org

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 8d

The Edward Gorey House and Queer History Boston present a virtual talk, "'A Curious Discovery': Queer Subtext in Edward Gorey's Work"
www.eventbrite.com/e/curator-ta...

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 8d

Also, who knew that ATONE = NEATO ? Gut yontev!

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 9d

Testing if this advert will play in-app here or if you have to click through. @rsnikhil.bsky.social is giving this workshop on how you (yes you!) can design and verify a pipelined RISC-V CPU in Bluespec, at the upcoming RISC-V Summit in Santa Clara

#riscvdeveloperworkshops #siliconvalleytech #devevents #techevents #developerworkshops #isa #bayareatech #riscvsummit | RISC-V International

Dev. Workshop Spotlight: Learn to Design and Verify a 6-Stage Pipelined RISC-V CPU Join Rishiyur Nikhil, Ph.D., from Bluespec, Inc for an immersive Hardware Track session at the RISC-V Developer Work...

www.linkedin.com

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 11d

גמר טוב

WordBuilder jumble puzzle from the newspaper’s puzzle page, with the letters E, T, N, A, O. “How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No words beginning with a capital are allowed. There's at least one five-letter word. Good 13, Very Good 17, Excellent 21.”

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 12d

I first saw him in I Am My Own Wife, about the real-life trans woman Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in East Germany after WWII. Tommy played her and like 30 other people, in a stunning one-man show. Sadly, he passed in 2017.

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 12d

Tangentially, I saw a Cabaret where Fräulein Schneider was played by Boston legend Thomas Derrah. Wish I could find video, but here's from when he was in The Drowsy Chaperone

Aldolpho Sings The World's Greatest Love Songs

YouTube video by SpeakEasy Stage Company

www.youtube.com

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Algae Elliot Ross @algaeross.bsky.social · 15d

Got my copy of Best Served Cold vol. 2 today! It features a bunch of fantastic trans authors including my story "The Monster At The End of This Film" AND you can get a digital copy right here if you so desire:
www.etsy.com/listing/1902...

The cover of the zine "Best Served Cold" surrounded by greenery - The cover illustration is a starry black sky with the title "Best Served Cold" and the subtitle "Monsters We Are / Love"

The zine "Best Served Cold" spread open to show the title page for "The Monster At The End of this Film" by Al Ross

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 12d

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 14d

“It’s a baby wheel!”

Actually, it’s a sunfish. I assumed it was in distress or dead, because it was floating sideways on the surface, but maybe it was looking for help from a seagull, according to this video

Seagulls Help Sunfish | World's Weirdest

YouTube video by Nat Geo Animals

youtube.com

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 15d

Classic

Only In Boston @onlyinbos.bsky.social · 15d

10 years ago today, Mikey & Jay of Malden went viral with their legendary ‘baby whale’ sighting:

🐋 ‘What the f*** is that thing?’
🐟 ‘Tuna or something!’
📞 ‘Call the aquarium!’

An all-time Boston classic.

youtu.be/IYUgduOeXuA?...

IT'S A FAHCKIN TUNA BRO! Part 1 & 2

YouTube video by Steve Brandes

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 16d

Can’t we all just get along?

Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young - Our House (Official Video)

YouTube video by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

youtube.com

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Happy Camper @happycampergames.bsky.social · 21d

Boston fans! Couple of chances to play with the Happy Camper street team this Saturday:

First up - Arlington Town Day (10-4). Then in Cambridge at the Central Square Night Market (5-10pm).

Hope to see you there!

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 25d

Enrich a movie by adding your pick for #BirdOfTheYear.

The Takahē of Pelham 123

Hamo @hamo.bsky.social · 25d

Enrich a movie by adding your pick for #BirdOfTheYear.

A Whīo Good Men

BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 25d

Enrich a movie by adding your pick for #BirdOfTheYear.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Kōtuku

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Jan @jangray.bsky.social · 24d

Check out the fantastic open source hardware hacker content from this weekend’s ORCONF’25!
fossi-foundation.org/orconf/2025?...
HT/thanks @mattvenn.net

ORConf 2025: September 12-14, 2025 in Valencia, Spain

The ORConf conference is a weekend of presentations and networking dedicated to free and open source silicon. It's an event for the open source semiconductor community, and is run by volunteers from t...

fossi-foundation.org

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 24d

I miss the “You’re The Expert” podcast, but glad we still get Chris Duffy on “How To Be A Better Human”. I saw this episode on my feed, with interest, but haven’t listened yet. I had no idea the guest is on LittlePuss (a publisher by and of trans folks) — what a happy confluence

LittlePuss Press @littlepuss.net · 24d

Log Off is "Nuanced, thoughtful, and provocative"

Check out @quinnae.com chatting with @chrisiduffy.bsky.social for #howtobeabetterhuman!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jreo...

How to Engage Responsibly on Social Media (w/ Katherine Cross) | How to Be a Better Human | TED

YouTube video by TED

www.youtube.com

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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 27d

Ahead of the start of #BirdOfTheYear tomorrow, I've made a Bluesky feed which should gather all #boty content. Feel free to like/pin it! @forestandbird.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Paola @paolina.bsky.social · 29d

If this isn’t the visual colour representation of spring in New Zealand I don’t know what is!
🌱

Kōwhai tree flowers in full yellow bloom with blue sky in the background

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 29d

Their name in New Zealand Sign Language NZSL

New Zealand sign language - black robin

YouTube video by Forest & Bird

youtube.com

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 29d

But I think my vote has to go to karure (black robin). They’re just so cute! Once only five remained in the world! But conservation has brought them back to 300 — a success, but still seriously endangered! They’ve never been Bird of the Year but came second last time. This could be their year!

It’s just a round black puffball perched on a branch! Seriously, it’s like a chibi bird come to life, though with small eyes. Little tiny black eye and tiny black beak on a big round fluffy head body, with little tiny feets poking out from thin little legs wrapped underneath. Photo by Oscar Thomas, from birdoftheyear.org.nz

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kvarko @kvarko.bsky.social · 29d

Tūturuatu (shore plover) is tempting. They have little hats and they bop around on the shore! And they are critically endangered, with only about 250 remaining.

Little round bird walking on the sand. Its head is black, sharply separated from its body that is white on the breast and brown on the back, and on the top of its head is a brown circle lined with white, making it look like it’s wearing a suit and a little hat! Short, but not very short, orange beak, and orange legs that lift it slightly off the ground. Photo is by James Russell, October 2020, Rangatira Island, Chatham Islands, from nzbirdsonline.org.nz

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