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Stu Fleming
@thebasement.nz
Māpua, New Zealand
That’s a lot of horn
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Startup panel: “pitch is your idea”
Me, produces a stainless steel bowl, punches 24 holes in it: “Advent Colanders”
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The Instagram algorithm has decided to show me, a middle-aged white male, reels of version after version of Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain and I don’t know why
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Maybe the US can invade Afghanistan again
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Multitudes is the next-gen Docker
I contain multitudes

Oh

Oh shit

My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I had expected more economic growth, to be honest, from the party of Economic Managers
Stolen off @darienfenton.bsky.social FB

National are in line to produce the worst economic returns for a Govt term, even worse than the Bolger/Richardson disastrous govt.

Austerity does not work. End of. #NZPol
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I ALREADY TOLD YOU IT WON’T BE READY UNTIL TUESDAY!

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Watch: Mammoth sea lion stops by Dunedin dry cleaning store, after hours
It’s breeding season for pakake/New Zealand sea lions, so they are being seen in some unexpected places.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Putting the IT into cat litter
I'm looking for our network password to set up the cat's shitter and I'm crying laughing.

God I needed this today.
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Me, 5 years ago: “I wonder what’s under that bit of deck, I must get round to fixing that”
Me, today: *scratches head*
“The stainless deck screws are the only legit thing here”
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
There is a hire power
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
She said, "Aren't the stars pretty?" And he said, "Yes, and I'm the only person in the world who knows what makes them shine."
(Attributed to Eddington, probably apocryphal)
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Startup panel: “pitch is your new CrossFit product”
Me: “so it’s a padded gym mat with handles on each side”
SP: “and?”
Me: “you stand on the mat and pull the handles up to lift your own body weight.”
SP: “how does it scale?”
Me: “you can add more people with bigger mats and more handles”
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
He’s not plotting, he’s scheming.

Bishop’s problem here is that if Luxon just stands on a square of the opposite colour, there’s nothing he can do about it.
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Post your warning label
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Man Follows Instructions On All Placards And Illuminated Signs, Awaits Compliments From Flight Crew
Woman hopes the checkout people will notice how well she's stacked her groceries and they will compliment her >.>
Man Hoping People Notice How Many Folding Chairs He’s Carrying At Once https://theonion.com/man-hoping-people-notice-how-many-folding-chairs-he-s-c-1819576444/
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My apple was green.
The horse was brown, but facing right.
I hear voices in my head all the time, but that's mostly because I use a Bluetooth headset on calls
What’s your score on the apple test?
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I mean you *can* spin every area of mathematics out of "counting" but that's not normally how it gets taught.
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
New season of The Diplomat just dropped
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“Posted from my iPhone 7”
what stage of capitalism is this
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There’s a deep irony in a Reith Lecture being censored.
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If the big downside was crashing the global economy and the small downside was an SEC penalty, I’d probably just fake the earnings report
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The most obvious impact of a regional government shakeup will be water assets and delivery capability.
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The days of Waimea County Council are numbered.
It is understood reforms to be announced today will mean the dissolving of regional councils, and the first steps could be within this current three-year council term.
End of regional councils tipped in local government reforms
It is understood reforms to be announced today will mean the dissolving of regional councils, and the first steps could be within this current three-year council term.
dlvr.it
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Producer: pitch me
Me: it’s a crossover franchise thing
Producer: which…which franchises?
Me: Shetland and Grand Designs
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Career #1: self-taught programmer
#2: bought a suit from Gieves&Hawkes
#3: headhunted, by professionals
#4: answered an ad on an email list I don’t remember subscribing to
#5: “can you sort out this problem?” plus $1
#6: “I might need to get something comprehensible on the CV”
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM