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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4h

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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helen @helen.systerserver.town.ap.brid.gy · 10h

let's all be proud dogs! https://www.emilywrites.co.nz/dogs/

Winston Peters, the victim.

Winston Peters needs you to know that he's a victim. He's a victim. And his dog is a victim. His house is a victim. What he has been through is worse than anything anyone else has ever been through. Were there a Victim Olympics, he'd win gold, silver, and bronze.

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 7h

Well, if that's what the rules *actually do* - as opposed to stripping us of more protections like practically everything else they've done - then I'm all for it. #nzpol

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/575399/government-slashes-procurement-rules-in-promised-reboot

Government slashes procurement rules in promised reboot

Cabinet has agreed to cut the number of rules from 71 to 47, in an effort to make it easier for local companies to win contracts.

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social ??

Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social I'm sure they do realise it. They just don't care, because they either *think* it made *them* slightly better by comparison, or that those it made worse somehow deserved it because they don't work hard enough.

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@ai6yr 😂 Classic Python!

Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@ai6yr which is absolutely unrelated to budgie smuggling

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Ok Mastodon you know what to do. #nzpol

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360846745/poll-controversial-pay-equity-changes-could-cost-coalition-2026-election

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mariafarrell @mariafarrell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Gods I'm too fucking old and tired to rehearse the 'don't break E2E encryption' debate AGAIN, but here we are. This time the novel twist is 'client side scanning' of every European's device for CSAM, just in case.

I no longer make many arguments on principle. This open letter to the Irish […]

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@LilPecan No, you misunderstand, the averageness was part of what I liked!

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@LilPecan I had fried rice for lunch. It was average. I like it.

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Servelan @servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/news/793579/microsoft-windows-11-local-account-bypass-workaround-changes

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social I think we still have at least one stripey cup (centre) and fruity platter (left) ourselves!

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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

So Winston Peters is concerned about politicians feeling intimidated and not being able to feel safe at home? Suggesting political parties might be inflaming the feelings of people who might turn aggressive?

He should have a chat with Benjamin Doyle about it.

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@va2lam Synology are officially beginning their enshittification run. If rolling my own wasn't part of the fun this time round I'd probably be looking at QNAP.

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

OK, that's too far. Boo him all you want - he deserves it - but keep it to the obnoxious noises and signs. #nzpo

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360845882/winston-peters-says-disgusting-coward-smashed-window-his-home

Stuff

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

12TB HDD in USB-C external drive case is reading back its precious contents at ~250-270MB/s for the big files. I have a feeling it won't take 3 days to fully restore everything onto the rebuilt RAID5 in the new NAS machine.

The only stuff that's *really essential* to restore - family photos - […]

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social Yeah I’d be shocked if he’d ever picked anything more difficult than just left nostril.

Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@kenwhite.bsky.social to be fair oregonians are great in a nice tomato-based pasta sauce

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@kenwhite.bsky.social I’m not sure whether I like how sure you are…

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

A frog just defeated ICE. Somewhere Pepe is crying.

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 3d

"Some, including NZ First leader Winston Peters, have said the party is focussing on social issues at the expense of the environment."

Well, so is NZ First, Winston. Can't say I disagree re: TPM though. #nzpol […]

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@jjw.wtf "The world doesn't owe you a living" <--> "I'm entitled."

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Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@lucky Isn't vegetarian butter just margarine?

Simply Simon @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@lucky "just sits there *vegetating* because it's broccoli..."