Nico Bertenshaw
@stealthysail.bsky.social
tangata Tiriti; former church organist; malapropagandist; collector of mondegreens and slips of the tongue; failed diarist.
How does the one on the left show the speed? I'm intrigued.
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
How does the one on the left show the speed? I'm intrigued.
This needs to be in every oncologist's office.
December 9, 2024 at 12:04 PM
This needs to be in every oncologist's office.
the diagram on the left is nearly impossible to understand, but I like yours on the right. Tell me, how did you decide on the colour coding for your display? Red typically indicates danger, but what sort of danger is indicated by red-level KE? Thank heavens for the Wayback Machine!
December 9, 2024 at 11:35 AM
the diagram on the left is nearly impossible to understand, but I like yours on the right. Tell me, how did you decide on the colour coding for your display? Red typically indicates danger, but what sort of danger is indicated by red-level KE? Thank heavens for the Wayback Machine!
That's one hella trippy Rorschach test
December 9, 2024 at 10:44 AM
That's one hella trippy Rorschach test
Thanks! I grew up in Dunedin, and I do recognise the general 😍 beach aesthetic of that area. Of course you'd be out of your mind to swim there without some quick way to restore body heat.
Measly? Settlers feeling a bit ungrateful that day, it seems. I'm sure the Māori name is much more poetic.
Measly? Settlers feeling a bit ungrateful that day, it seems. I'm sure the Māori name is much more poetic.
November 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Thanks! I grew up in Dunedin, and I do recognise the general 😍 beach aesthetic of that area. Of course you'd be out of your mind to swim there without some quick way to restore body heat.
Measly? Settlers feeling a bit ungrateful that day, it seems. I'm sure the Māori name is much more poetic.
Measly? Settlers feeling a bit ungrateful that day, it seems. I'm sure the Māori name is much more poetic.
YES. YES. YES.
November 12, 2024 at 6:10 AM
YES. YES. YES.
Deputy? He thinks he's the Sheriff.
November 12, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Deputy? He thinks he's the Sheriff.
Reposted by Nico Bertenshaw
Looking at the Tino Rangatiratanga flag flying at mahi next to the NZ flag and thinking hell yes.
Without Te Tiriti, the NZ flag would not be a thing. Aotearoa New Zealand exists because of Te Tiriti. Colonisers would have starved without Māori help. #ToitūTeTiriti
Without Te Tiriti, the NZ flag would not be a thing. Aotearoa New Zealand exists because of Te Tiriti. Colonisers would have starved without Māori help. #ToitūTeTiriti
November 12, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Looking at the Tino Rangatiratanga flag flying at mahi next to the NZ flag and thinking hell yes.
Without Te Tiriti, the NZ flag would not be a thing. Aotearoa New Zealand exists because of Te Tiriti. Colonisers would have starved without Māori help. #ToitūTeTiriti
Without Te Tiriti, the NZ flag would not be a thing. Aotearoa New Zealand exists because of Te Tiriti. Colonisers would have starved without Māori help. #ToitūTeTiriti
Love it! Especially that ole' Rabbie is in on the action. pure dead brilliant.
Toitū te Tiriti indeed!
Toitū te Tiriti indeed!
November 12, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Love it! Especially that ole' Rabbie is in on the action. pure dead brilliant.
Toitū te Tiriti indeed!
Toitū te Tiriti indeed!
I agree totally about the problematic of finding that balance. Victor's story is moving, an outrage, and a disgrace. That he was ordered shot by his fellow NZ soldiers is an awful detail in this deep injustice, which demands to be righted.
November 12, 2024 at 5:46 AM
I agree totally about the problematic of finding that balance. Victor's story is moving, an outrage, and a disgrace. That he was ordered shot by his fellow NZ soldiers is an awful detail in this deep injustice, which demands to be righted.
Agreed. That sort of 'New Zealander' barely ever thinks about their ethnicity. Because they don't have to. Nearly everything's made with them in mind.
November 12, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Agreed. That sort of 'New Zealander' barely ever thinks about their ethnicity. Because they don't have to. Nearly everything's made with them in mind.
I knew it! too beautiful. Which beach, though? So expansive and inviting.
November 12, 2024 at 5:09 AM
I knew it! too beautiful. Which beach, though? So expansive and inviting.
Valuable advice
New folks on Bluesky, I *beg* you to fill out your profiles with enough info we can tell you're a real person.
I get dozens of new followers a day. At least half are scams and bots.
If your avatar isn't personalized, you never post, but follow thousands, you're getting blocked.
I get dozens of new followers a day. At least half are scams and bots.
If your avatar isn't personalized, you never post, but follow thousands, you're getting blocked.
November 10, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Valuable advice
Reposted by Nico Bertenshaw
New folks on Bluesky, I *beg* you to fill out your profiles with enough info we can tell you're a real person.
I get dozens of new followers a day. At least half are scams and bots.
If your avatar isn't personalized, you never post, but follow thousands, you're getting blocked.
I get dozens of new followers a day. At least half are scams and bots.
If your avatar isn't personalized, you never post, but follow thousands, you're getting blocked.
October 7, 2024 at 4:03 PM
New folks on Bluesky, I *beg* you to fill out your profiles with enough info we can tell you're a real person.
I get dozens of new followers a day. At least half are scams and bots.
If your avatar isn't personalized, you never post, but follow thousands, you're getting blocked.
I get dozens of new followers a day. At least half are scams and bots.
If your avatar isn't personalized, you never post, but follow thousands, you're getting blocked.
Dangit! Account already suspended before I could block it.
November 10, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Dangit! Account already suspended before I could block it.
Reposted by Nico Bertenshaw
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
November 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
Reposted by Nico Bertenshaw
Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
November 6, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
Looks just like a #NZHellhole post, even if it's not NZ.
November 10, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Looks just like a #NZHellhole post, even if it's not NZ.
Reposted by Nico Bertenshaw
"Socially, I bump into them at the rugby. I go to dinner with them, maybe a movie. We snuggle on the couch.
"I don't think there's much I can do, quite frankly, to overcome the perception that there is a cosy relationship between myself and both the fishing industry and the mining industry."
"I don't think there's much I can do, quite frankly, to overcome the perception that there is a cosy relationship between myself and both the fishing industry and the mining industry."
If I were Shane Jones and I didn't want people accusing me of having a cosy* relationship with the mining and fisheries industries I would simply not go and see them in their offices or invite them to mine.
*corrupt
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
*corrupt
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
May 24, 2024 at 5:08 AM
"Socially, I bump into them at the rugby. I go to dinner with them, maybe a movie. We snuggle on the couch.
"I don't think there's much I can do, quite frankly, to overcome the perception that there is a cosy relationship between myself and both the fishing industry and the mining industry."
"I don't think there's much I can do, quite frankly, to overcome the perception that there is a cosy relationship between myself and both the fishing industry and the mining industry."
The guy is such a tool. That is, of both industries, and in the plainer sense of the word.
May 31, 2024 at 5:08 PM
The guy is such a tool. That is, of both industries, and in the plainer sense of the word.
Yes, it's disgusting. And yet, when first Europeans arrived, the term "New Zealanders" unambiguously meant "Māori".
May 31, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Yes, it's disgusting. And yet, when first Europeans arrived, the term "New Zealanders" unambiguously meant "Māori".
That is troubling indeed, as are the pictures of the plane once at rest. I don't see a nose wheel, and the plane appears to be resting on its engines. Am I seeing things?
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/o...
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/o...
MSN
www.msn.com
May 31, 2024 at 4:36 PM
That is troubling indeed, as are the pictures of the plane once at rest. I don't see a nose wheel, and the plane appears to be resting on its engines. Am I seeing things?
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/o...
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/o...
They'd vote for him even if his head became gangrenous and fell right off. Not that I'm body shaming. That could happen to anyone. Besides, what does a baby know about real estate and tax dodges? A baby is clearly of no value compared to a great US president, probably even the greatest ever. /s
May 31, 2024 at 4:14 PM
They'd vote for him even if his head became gangrenous and fell right off. Not that I'm body shaming. That could happen to anyone. Besides, what does a baby know about real estate and tax dodges? A baby is clearly of no value compared to a great US president, probably even the greatest ever. /s