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Steffen

@steffenrusten.bsky.social

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The arc of history bends toward upzoning. Let's talk about music and urban development. Politics. Music. Coffee. Erratic hot takes. Occasional sportsball (Arsenal, Phoenix, Stabæk). Currently: working on Te Whare Hangahanga. 🚲🚄🚌🌇🏗️ 🇳🇴 + 🇳

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Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jul 19

Oh I know, but they don’t appear to be as common. Whereas here it’s seemingly in place at every apartment building I’ve considered.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jul 19

Yeah it was definitely here before based on the online listings I see. I sort of haven’t engaged with Garage Project as much in recent years. I’m not always the biggest fan of a hazy, and that seems to dominate their playbook to a certain extent.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jul 19

It’s extremely annoying to learn that I can’t buy the 0% stout here. That Tiny Stout is so good.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jul 19

Ah I wasn’t aware I could do that here! I’ll subscribe. It’ll help me deal with the ways I’m realising that parts of renting here are somehow worse than in Wellington.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jul 19

I have not struggled to find very good craft beer, but I imagine mileage may vary outside Melbourne.

Can also easily get Whittakers at basically the same price as back home. Biscuits are certainly worse.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jul 19

Things that are also worse:

- embedded utility networks at apartment buildings.

Deeply cooked.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jul 19

Stop glorifying ‘build to rent’. It’s just another asset class rebranded by corporate landlords.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jul 3

Any streaming platforms banned AI-music yet? I'd like to give them my money.

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 30

People like Smith and Starmer simply don’t belong in a Labour Party worthy of the name.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

BBC response to Bob Vylan’s IDF chants at Glastonbury ‘not good enough’, says minister

Jacqui Smith says live broadcast should have been pulled, but rapper stands by performance calling for ‘change in foreign policy’

www.theguardian.com

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jun 29

The racism is definitely worse here. That's undeniable.

On the other hand though, their tax system is closer to decent (still bad), rent is cheaper (still too expensive), supermarkets compete more (still evil), seeing a GP is easier and cheaper, specialises are easier to find.

Etc.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jun 29

I dared to jokingly say I had found things better in Australia than NZ since moving and someone I've never interacted with called me a moron and a racist.

I don't think they read much lol

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jun 29

Wild how so many believe their freedom limited by not being allowed to limit the freedom of others.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jun 29

This is not my experience but I am happy for you

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jun 29

Cheers, Cheffie. Good to be here

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jun 28

The fuck?

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jun 28

Moved from NZ to Australia in March.

Things that are worse:

- Internet speeds
- Chocolate milk

Things that are better? Everything else.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Jun 3

Will back this forever. Thank you.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · May 31

Pour the money you would have spent paying stupid hourly rates to agencies on paying creatives *more* to stand out from AI-generated videos and photos.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · May 31

I'm good with AI being used for 'simple' social copy, email copy, SEO blogs etc.

I say this as someone who has made a living off that stuff. I've experienced absolutely broken economics that marketing/comms agencies depend on.

Let AI reform that world, and leave the creative to humans.

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · May 7

(I appreciate these things are nuanced but Christ alive watching this election has been a great way to gain appreciation for NZ’s system)

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · May 7

I don’t think this country knows what being representative means. At least in the lower house.

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · Apr 17

WAKE UP

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Apr 17

👏

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Apr 16

Didn't take me long at all. I don't notice them most of the time, and it doesn't bother me at all

Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · Apr 16

I am desperate to see this complaint. Are they asking for the trains to be more quiet? For the trains to not run so frequently? What?

Don't move in to an apartment that is next to a train line if you are going to be bothered by the sound of trains. I mean, fuck.