Rich
@friendlykiwi.bsky.social
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Turned my old Ender 3 3D printer into a mic robot using OctoPrint and a Raspberry Pi. Actually worked surprisingly well. Definitely the nerdiest thing I've done this week.
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Turned my old Ender 3 3D printer into a mic robot using OctoPrint and a Raspberry Pi. Actually worked surprisingly well. Definitely the nerdiest thing I've done this week.
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This is incredible: CCC #39C3 (hacker conference in Germany) is doing CO2 room monitoring this year just like @kawaiicon.bsky.social so attendees can assess risk!
- Dashboard link: datagnome.de/sensors/#__t...
- Image/alt via @itgrrl.com
- Previously @wired.com - www.wired.com/story/this-h...
- Dashboard link: datagnome.de/sensors/#__t...
- Image/alt via @itgrrl.com
- Previously @wired.com - www.wired.com/story/this-h...
December 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is incredible: CCC #39C3 (hacker conference in Germany) is doing CO2 room monitoring this year just like @kawaiicon.bsky.social so attendees can assess risk!
- Dashboard link: datagnome.de/sensors/#__t...
- Image/alt via @itgrrl.com
- Previously @wired.com - www.wired.com/story/this-h...
- Dashboard link: datagnome.de/sensors/#__t...
- Image/alt via @itgrrl.com
- Previously @wired.com - www.wired.com/story/this-h...
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Love Privacy Badger? Hate data brokers? Join EFF in the fight against online surveillance by sharing Privacy Badger with your loved ones this holiday season. privacybadger.org/
Privacy Badger
privacybadger.org
December 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Love Privacy Badger? Hate data brokers? Join EFF in the fight against online surveillance by sharing Privacy Badger with your loved ones this holiday season. privacybadger.org/
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What an absolute four letter word for rooster 🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
December 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
What an absolute four letter word for rooster 🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
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Well, surprised at the interest in this!
EV battery recycling isnt new, this is just a new process, and after a long and useful life both in vehicles and as static storage, or post accident etc
I am big believer in circular economies and repairability etc
EV battery recycling isnt new, this is just a new process, and after a long and useful life both in vehicles and as static storage, or post accident etc
I am big believer in circular economies and repairability etc
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Well, surprised at the interest in this!
EV battery recycling isnt new, this is just a new process, and after a long and useful life both in vehicles and as static storage, or post accident etc
I am big believer in circular economies and repairability etc
EV battery recycling isnt new, this is just a new process, and after a long and useful life both in vehicles and as static storage, or post accident etc
I am big believer in circular economies and repairability etc
Exactly, this 👇👇👇
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Exactly, this 👇👇👇
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Just in case anyone is interested in the progress of large scale battery electric storage systems #BESS in Australia. This interactive map lists all BESS larger than 10MW/10MWh👇 reneweconomy.com.au/big-battery-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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I do this ish for a living, I am an AI developer and researcher, and *I* don’t fully understand the security implications. What hope do regular users have?
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: "Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications"
Microsoft is pushing ahead with its plan to add agentic capabilities to Windows 11 but has issued an important security warning for anyone who is interested in trying it out.
www.windowscentral.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I do this ish for a living, I am an AI developer and researcher, and *I* don’t fully understand the security implications. What hope do regular users have?
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
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Great work @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social on this article, which shines a light on how short-sighted scrapping of good initiatives around energy by this current government led to us being painted into a corner that makes it seem our “only” option is importing gas.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
It's expensive, vulnerable to price shocks and terrible for the planet. So why are we importing gas?
www.rnz.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Great work @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social on this article, which shines a light on how short-sighted scrapping of good initiatives around energy by this current government led to us being painted into a corner that makes it seem our “only” option is importing gas.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Labour will repeal the Regulatory Standards bill.
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Labour will repeal the Regulatory Standards bill.
This 👇👇👇
Luxon thinks we need a "mature conversation" about selling state assets... But I don't think he really means that, because a mature conversation would look at the history of failure and the shortsighted focus on profit ahead of public interest.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This 👇👇👇
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…Sharing thoughts that can gently open minds…. #HumanityRevival #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZpolitics #Aotearoa #NewZealand
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
…Sharing thoughts that can gently open minds…. #HumanityRevival #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZpolitics #Aotearoa #NewZealand
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Looks like Microsoft have finally realised moving people onto the more expensive AI bundled 365 without asking was a shitty thing to do.
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Looks like Microsoft have finally realised moving people onto the more expensive AI bundled 365 without asking was a shitty thing to do.
NZ conference organisers could learn a lot from this awesome H&S setup for clean air.
Health & safety looks way different too! We made sure it was clear how folks can get the best con experience possible based on their own personal threat model. You can check out that context here: kawaiicon.org/health-and-s...
Health & Safety - Kawaiicon 2025
We wanted to make sure that everyone had all the information they needed to make their own risk assessment on 'if' and 'how' they attended the con.
kawaiicon.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
NZ conference organisers could learn a lot from this awesome H&S setup for clean air.
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Spread the word: Labour's CGT is a simple, targeted tax on residential & commercial property to fund 3 free doctor's visits for every Kiwi.
The family home is exempt. Farms are exempt. KiwiSaver is exempt. Businesses are exempt. Nine in 10 Kiwis will not pay a dollar on any property they own #nzpol
The family home is exempt. Farms are exempt. KiwiSaver is exempt. Businesses are exempt. Nine in 10 Kiwis will not pay a dollar on any property they own #nzpol
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Spread the word: Labour's CGT is a simple, targeted tax on residential & commercial property to fund 3 free doctor's visits for every Kiwi.
The family home is exempt. Farms are exempt. KiwiSaver is exempt. Businesses are exempt. Nine in 10 Kiwis will not pay a dollar on any property they own #nzpol
The family home is exempt. Farms are exempt. KiwiSaver is exempt. Businesses are exempt. Nine in 10 Kiwis will not pay a dollar on any property they own #nzpol
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Always ask yourself:
Who writes the stories?
Who benefits from the stories?
Who is missing from the stories?
And, apparently - who benefits from the silence, when the stories can’t be told?
Active undermining of those who often speak the loudest truths to power is a tactic of authoritarianism.
Who writes the stories?
Who benefits from the stories?
Who is missing from the stories?
And, apparently - who benefits from the silence, when the stories can’t be told?
Active undermining of those who often speak the loudest truths to power is a tactic of authoritarianism.
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Always ask yourself:
Who writes the stories?
Who benefits from the stories?
Who is missing from the stories?
And, apparently - who benefits from the silence, when the stories can’t be told?
Active undermining of those who often speak the loudest truths to power is a tactic of authoritarianism.
Who writes the stories?
Who benefits from the stories?
Who is missing from the stories?
And, apparently - who benefits from the silence, when the stories can’t be told?
Active undermining of those who often speak the loudest truths to power is a tactic of authoritarianism.
Was Ardie Savea wearing Meta AI glasses on 1news tonight? About 43 mins in.
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Was Ardie Savea wearing Meta AI glasses on 1news tonight? About 43 mins in.
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Great speech by @philtwyford.bsky.social in the House now on the worrying changes to academic freedom in the university sector. Nails it.
October 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Great speech by @philtwyford.bsky.social in the House now on the worrying changes to academic freedom in the university sector. Nails it.
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I bet it wasn't even 5 years ago that the standard belief was that without more transmission there would be no energy transition. Then I started hearing about VPPs. Now there are plenty of amazing real world examples of their success and it is still so early.
VPPs look to be a huge thing.
VPPs look to be a huge thing.
“Virtual power plants” are one of the cheapest, most equitable ways to make the grid more efficient, making costly infrastructure buildout less necessary.
11) At the high end of the grid reinforcement cost estimate range, VPPs could reduce grid buildout costs by *$340 billion*. That's our estimate of the "money on the table" for deploying VPPs: The achievable societal value of avoiding poles-and-wires upgrades at the distribution level.
October 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I bet it wasn't even 5 years ago that the standard belief was that without more transmission there would be no energy transition. Then I started hearing about VPPs. Now there are plenty of amazing real world examples of their success and it is still so early.
VPPs look to be a huge thing.
VPPs look to be a huge thing.
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NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL
How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵
How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵
October 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL
How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵
How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵
This 👇👇👇
Luxon Govt stopped or blocked four key structural projects which would reduce fossil gas dependence: NZ Battery Project, Gas Transition Plan, Govt Investment in Decarbonising Industry, and Offshore Wind.
September 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This 👇👇👇
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If you're sick of this government and this absolute race baiting bullshit and attacks on Māori across the board - vote in your local election and vote to keep Māori wards.
Your council is ONLY having a referendum because this government is forcing them to.
How embarrassing if they all get kept.
Your council is ONLY having a referendum because this government is forcing them to.
How embarrassing if they all get kept.
September 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
If you're sick of this government and this absolute race baiting bullshit and attacks on Māori across the board - vote in your local election and vote to keep Māori wards.
Your council is ONLY having a referendum because this government is forcing them to.
How embarrassing if they all get kept.
Your council is ONLY having a referendum because this government is forcing them to.
How embarrassing if they all get kept.