Rowan Crawford
@rowan.roundbird.nz
TypeScript slinger. On the very edge of Auckland & on the spectrum. He/him.
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Petition to take Aotearoa/New Zealand off even more (all) maps.
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Petition to take Aotearoa/New Zealand off even more (all) maps.
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Unreal that tech execs are acting like “thing might fail if people continue to not like or want it” is our problem and not theirs.
January 20, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Unreal that tech execs are acting like “thing might fail if people continue to not like or want it” is our problem and not theirs.
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Lacks the language? At this stage I think it's fair to say every NZ'er has heard the words "nah yeah nah it's less than ideal eh", the harshest condemnation a Kiwi can utter. We've got the language for this.
Christopher Luxon refused yday to say whether the abduction of Maduro was illegal or if he had a problem with the attempted annexation of Greenland.
One expert I spoke to thinks our Govt just lacks the language for a world where the US is like this:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
One expert I spoke to thinks our Govt just lacks the language for a world where the US is like this:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
PM defends quiet approach to Trump’s actions in Venezuela and Greenland
Christopher Luxon says New Zealand must “control what it can control”, but can still be champion of rules-based order.
www.thepost.co.nz
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Lacks the language? At this stage I think it's fair to say every NZ'er has heard the words "nah yeah nah it's less than ideal eh", the harshest condemnation a Kiwi can utter. We've got the language for this.
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It’s called ‘vs code’ because the code is an enemy you are fighting
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
It’s called ‘vs code’ because the code is an enemy you are fighting
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But if the Greens propose a CGT we should just talk about what they’re wearing and how they’re not polite enough
January 17, 2026 at 11:28 PM
But if the Greens propose a CGT we should just talk about what they’re wearing and how they’re not polite enough
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Lee Child is going to go back to writing Reacher novels himself just for this.
"Ex-ICE agent" will become the stock character of choice for anyone needing to populate a story with some mooks who are idiotic but also utterly unsympathetic (so if the protagonist curb stomps them it's awesome)
January 17, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Lee Child is going to go back to writing Reacher novels himself just for this.
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hey train perverts wanna see the shinkansen cloaca
January 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
hey train perverts wanna see the shinkansen cloaca
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Luddite shouldn't be used as a insult anymore. They were right about more than most of us are willing to admit.
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Luddite shouldn't be used as a insult anymore. They were right about more than most of us are willing to admit.
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One of the few positives about the last decade or so is people are starting to get hip to the fact that the Luddites were right all along.
January 11, 2026 at 12:08 AM
One of the few positives about the last decade or so is people are starting to get hip to the fact that the Luddites were right all along.
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This is just what you like to see on here
January 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM
This is just what you like to see on here
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NZ Secret Santa destroying the competition here
So yeah, this hack is the equivalent of if you could just change the address bar to a different player and see their address, see their giftee.
No, you can't do that in the secret santa app. You sure as hell shouldn't be able to do it with health data.
No, you can't do that in the secret santa app. You sure as hell shouldn't be able to do it with health data.
January 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
NZ Secret Santa destroying the competition here
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Someone proposes. You want to say no, but the options are only “yes!” And “remind me later!”
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Someone proposes. You want to say no, but the options are only “yes!” And “remind me later!”
Casey Johnston's "so I finally started lifting weights and I am so furious that it does exactly what everyone in the world says for my mental health" but with the "... and doubly furious that my dicky wrist is getting in the way of biffing metal around & t h e w s" coda
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Casey Johnston's "so I finally started lifting weights and I am so furious that it does exactly what everyone in the world says for my mental health" but with the "... and doubly furious that my dicky wrist is getting in the way of biffing metal around & t h e w s" coda
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Don’t just ban social media for under 16s – ban it for everyone
Don’t just ban social media for under 16s – ban it for everyone
A desperate call for a government solution to my personal problem...
thespinoff.co.nz
January 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Don’t just ban social media for under 16s – ban it for everyone
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MMH update with comment from me. Key points:
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth breach: Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion - experts
The hackers say they will leak more than 400,000 files if a ransom isn't paid, in what an expert says is "the worst data breach that I recall seeing in New Zealand".
www.rnz.co.nz
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
MMH update with comment from me. Key points:
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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reading Guards! Guards! to the kids and this bit, oof
January 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
reading Guards! Guards! to the kids and this bit, oof
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An idea for signage for those great kiwi road trips... 😃
January 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
An idea for signage for those great kiwi road trips... 😃
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I would really like to see NZ's Prime Minister say something fairly unequivocal about this.
He can avoid being directly confrontational if he wants, and just assert that the international rule of law is important or something, but he better say something that at least implies this isn't okay.
He can avoid being directly confrontational if he wants, and just assert that the international rule of law is important or something, but he better say something that at least implies this isn't okay.
January 3, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I would really like to see NZ's Prime Minister say something fairly unequivocal about this.
He can avoid being directly confrontational if he wants, and just assert that the international rule of law is important or something, but he better say something that at least implies this isn't okay.
He can avoid being directly confrontational if he wants, and just assert that the international rule of law is important or something, but he better say something that at least implies this isn't okay.
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We're going to need a bigger Hague.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
We're going to need a bigger Hague.
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New Zealand... we need to chat. Other countries settle for a scrawl of the sausage and plums.
But you with your can-do energy and optimistic DIY spirit said "This needs to be mixed media! This needs perfect 3D spheres! This needs ACTION!"
And you achieved it. It is magnificent. 10/10 no notes.
But you with your can-do energy and optimistic DIY spirit said "This needs to be mixed media! This needs perfect 3D spheres! This needs ACTION!"
And you achieved it. It is magnificent. 10/10 no notes.
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
New Zealand... we need to chat. Other countries settle for a scrawl of the sausage and plums.
But you with your can-do energy and optimistic DIY spirit said "This needs to be mixed media! This needs perfect 3D spheres! This needs ACTION!"
And you achieved it. It is magnificent. 10/10 no notes.
But you with your can-do energy and optimistic DIY spirit said "This needs to be mixed media! This needs perfect 3D spheres! This needs ACTION!"
And you achieved it. It is magnificent. 10/10 no notes.
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bus driver looking at traffic from here to Wellsford: "well folks, time to embrace the doom. I have no way to give you an ETA"
January 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM
bus driver looking at traffic from here to Wellsford: "well folks, time to embrace the doom. I have no way to give you an ETA"