Joe :tinoflag:

Tinkerer, lover of Photography, biking, walking, Family, Life.

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2026-05-19 22:46:06 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , I guess the ~8 liters in 2019 is not that far away from Germany's ~12 liters in 1992, not a healthy pastime, neither for addicted, co-dependants nor those who suffered from their accidents and behaviors.

2026-04-21 07:24:19 UTC

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@nprofile…yzxf , the lamest thing I've heard in a while. For one it's already put as a possibility - we've heard that for the last ten years, and they're operating as cartels, we won't get much competition from a split.
The whole sector needs regulation, ie you can't sell products you buy in or make yourself for more than ???% markup, depending on products and food groups, etc.
How can people be expected to listen to ever increasing profits in millions of dollars, at times quarterly, when some people barely can afford basics anymore?

2026-04-18 04:25:05 UTC

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@nprofile…9547 @nprofile…5rsp ,
check out these good people: https://mastodon.nz/@oCDo/116407318455288397

2026-03-29 00:45:30 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , after a sunny day on Tuesday, fingers crossed, and I'll finish (mostly) an outdoors painting project.

2026-03-28 22:30:24 UTC

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@nprofile…5w5c , for people who don't do selfies all cutouts/notches are just a pita, destroying an otherwise great display.
Looking forward to most phones having under screen selfie cameras since there's not much hope for phones without front facing cameras. Would be great if phones had a physical button like the one-plus's silly silent/no speaker one to switch off selfie cameras physically (saying that, I'm otherwise not using phones' physical buttons most of the time).

2026-03-28 21:35:38 UTC

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@nprofile…gtt6 , handles on supermarket trolleys and baskets are major transmission surfaces and until recently at P&S Dunedin they provided a hand sanitizer but not anymore, which is a shame for such a profitable institution.
It just shows that profits trump pretty much all other concerns.
(Have to take my own one in the future).

2026-03-28 04:12:57 UTC

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@nprofile…fh5u @nprofile…5974 , sad part is that Hipkins isn't sure what Labour will do with it when they get in (can't upset the oil industry or the US... he really shouldn't be there to loose the elections a second time).

2026-03-27 07:24:48 UTC

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@nprofile…yzxf @nprofile…xvcz , and that might be a blessing because dirty bombs are as deadly but far more torturous.

2026-03-27 07:13:38 UTC

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@nprofile…fh5u , haha, it's like Winston demanding 'people shouldn't be alarmed'...
about possibly sending troops to aid the US/Israel, one of which is committing genocide and both are illegally invading other countries, etc...

2026-03-25 21:56:56 UTC

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@nprofile…8z9h ,I hope people will boycott companies that will employ her in the future.

2026-03-25 03:11:35 UTC

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@nprofile…fh5u , and through it all not a peep from labour; actually not true,
I do get emails from them begging for donations, it's sickening.

2026-03-24 21:33:53 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , haha, should we be alarmed??

2026-03-24 21:29:12 UTC

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@nprofile…8a86 , by the looks the small chapel has seen better days.

2026-03-24 21:24:18 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , the even worse part is that these 5GW might be used for mass surveillance and other nefarious bits.

2026-03-24 07:15:11 UTC

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@nprofile…fh5u ,15l Petrol a week, ooh that'll get us going.
I think some of the SUVs use that to warm up.

2026-03-23 04:22:54 UTC

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@nprofile…wj33 @nprofile…km7y , Kieran seems a good choice, I just hope if that happens it doesn't mean more subsidies for farmers.

2026-03-23 04:17:01 UTC

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@nprofile…gtt6 , haha, big change in tactics: 'What I will not say to you...'

2026-03-23 03:59:04 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , they just scored part of a 50 million nzd deal from the government to build more outlets
(I'm not against more outlets but somehow think this is the wrong way around, people rather charge where it's cheaper/free at home)...

2026-03-23 03:40:46 UTC

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@nprofile…wj33 , reminds me of visiting Invercargill. In their white pyramid museum they have a Burt Munro exhibit.
One of the things he did when there was a fuel crisis was that he converted his Ford V8 to run on wood-gas. He had a choke-line/stirrer to the incinerator mounted on his tow-bar
to stir up the charcoal in it (so he didn't have to get out of the car to do it). It evidently worked well, he was able to go 80kmh and do distances like Invercargill-Christchurch.

2026-03-19 05:40:04 UTC

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@nprofile…gtt6 , I know by now what to expect from this government but the daily stabs are going straight to the heart recently.
This is definitely NOT us!

2026-03-19 05:33:55 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , wow, haven't seen a monarch down here ever, I thought it was too cold for them.
I wondered why I saw Swan Plants at the nurseries.

2026-03-19 05:28:30 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , my daughter gave me a colourful (mostly yellow tones) hat that was too big for her, a few years ago now. A friend of hers had knitted it and now it's one of my favourite hats.

2026-03-19 04:47:37 UTC

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@nprofile…fh5u , he should've gone for the honest, short version:
'Things will get worse',
because pretty much nothing under the coalition has gone better yet!

2026-03-19 04:42:51 UTC

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@nprofile…yzxf , or doesn't stop the idiotic LNG terminal.

2026-03-18 22:23:48 UTC

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@nprofile…yzxf , yeah, I wonder what that makes the Israeli/US behaviour?

2026-03-18 22:18:35 UTC

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@nprofile…5w5c , a circular economy is a no brainer, especially for Aotearoa.
Also quality of life/living is not directly linked to high GDP, very often it's the opposite.
In this small(ish) country we have the privilege to be able to be there for one another, if we can't manage that we're doing something seriously wrong.

2026-03-18 21:56:44 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , yay for Arch and systems based on it...
I like the circle indicator on the bottom right that lets you know how far in the read you are.

2026-03-16 21:11:06 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , the remark
'hit it again, just for fun'
exemplifies the insanity of it all, including and especially those on the top.
We really need 'non violent conflict resolution' as major subjects in all the schools of this world.
And please teach children right from wrong and that being noble, kind and caring is a strength and not a weakness.

2026-03-12 06:52:22 UTC

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@nprofile…5w5c , in mho it's just greed.
The company that of most could highly likely afford it changes it to a tasteless chemical mix...

2026-03-09 23:13:41 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , ... lower costs..., yeah, right.

2026-03-09 23:09:42 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , hope your damage stays minimal.

2026-03-09 23:08:41 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , I'm protected where I am, close to stream and bush, but saw temperature down to 5°C at midnight - I knew it was getting cold by sunrise, though I was lucky with a low of 3°.

2026-03-09 22:47:03 UTC

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@nprofile…5w5c , exploitation is now a build in factor, especially of larger international companies if not capitalism itself - why be ethical when there's a quick buck to be made (quite misleading sentence when it's in the hundreds of millions).
I've quietly come to call this phenomenon: 'everyone wants to be rich yesterday'.

2026-03-09 07:53:26 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , e-vehicles and pedal cars, 😄

2026-03-09 01:10:12 UTC

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@nprofile…5w5c , I find that flat subscription rates are mostly grossly overpriced for my average use vs pay scenario, so I boycott most.
On top I'd find myself conflicted to use services that support an unethical organization/persons.
I'd love to support more local News agencies and some of their excellent journalists and writers and did so for a while but again found in the end that the price vs use ratio didn't warrant a continuation for me.
(One of these examples was Substack where even the free sub became a nightmare - besides the ethical issues it got really pushy and in my face to a degree where I first deleted my account and then untangled from all the emails, etc.)

2026-03-06 22:52:53 UTC

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@nprofile…5w5c , I read some of it but am none the wiser.
Suppose the whole sector, like power supply, will eventually succumb to ever greater exploitation because one end is at the mercy of the other.

2026-03-05 22:52:56 UTC

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@nprofile…gtt6 , still way too high for a coalition that is pretty close to making every single day they've been in government a bad news day for people and country.
No innovations, no forward thinking,
no safe-guarding on just about any level, very few, if any, good bits on any platform.
A constant downward spiral that really is more of a free-fall shouldn't still show 28% and people shouldn't be fooled by a possible change at the top.

2026-03-05 22:36:56 UTC

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@nprofile…wj33 , the side effects of the tail wagging the dog and a brittle ego.

2026-03-04 21:32:44 UTC

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@nprofile…jc6e , in the meanwhile in several places in Aussie they are thinking of giving people 3 hours a day of free electricity (to even out high demand times) because solar is so successful and widely installed.

2026-03-03 21:55:32 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , all clear in Otepoti, was impressive.

2026-03-03 21:47:29 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , it looks like idiocy is infectious in the States or is it just a trickle down effect!?

2026-03-03 08:56:06 UTC

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@nprofile…vvev , when they can so accurately pinpoint their targets we have to realize that the schools and hospitals are no mistakes either.

2026-03-03 08:52:31 UTC

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@nprofile…vvev , wasting plenty of innocent lives, his own guilty wreck of a miserable existence included, pity he's to thick to realize that.

2026-03-01 22:06:31 UTC

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@nprofile…wj33 , all forms of price gouging/exploitation really should be illegal.
Thanks for the info, I'll make sure not to use any of their facilities.

2026-02-28 05:00:25 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , the way I see it:
1) the moment the law change was mentioned a 'pedestrian group' immediately protested (get a life people).
2) 80s Hamilton, 12 yr old gets warning by police not to ride on footpath over narrow laned bridge -
he obeyed and was killed on the bridge the same week.
3) pedestrians injured on footpaths by scooters/bikes vs scooter/bike riders injured on roads...
4) in the Netherlands everyone is allowed to ride their bike on footpaths - check their reasonings and injury statistics.
5) besides city centers most footpaths are pretty empty most of the time (we should have speed restrictions for scooters, bikes, possibly even runners if walkers are so concerned in centers and heavy use areas of footpaths ?).

2026-02-28 02:41:56 UTC

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@nprofile…p227 , awesome!

2026-02-28 02:40:31 UTC

From the 'Surveillance-Streisand dept'...
or how a large US company can shoot itself in the foot - with a bazooka:
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/27/palantir-sues-swiss-magazine-for-accurately-reporting-that-the-swiss-government-didnt-want-palantir/

2026-02-26 09:29:50 UTC

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@nprofile…5w5c , already full of bloatware, I'll be watching what happens when Google locks down Android in a bit more than half a year. Samsung brought out a number of very good phones but they messed up totally on the software side.
When the original Note ran out of updates I bought one for a good prize and ran my first custom ROM on it, that was
'Paranoid Android', I loved that.

2026-02-25 21:23:58 UTC

I'm getting Mastodon through the Tusky app, most of the time;
I've experienced a delay when starring and boosting things for around a couple of weeks now.
Is anyone else experiencing the same and is there a known reason for it?
It hasn't happened before.

2026-02-24 20:18:19 UTC

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@nprofile…2wsh , love the pic.
How rigid is it? I'm thinking it painful to step on barefoot.

2026-02-21 21:52:48 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , haha, the 'sorcerers apprentice' is not going to make it.

2026-02-21 21:38:33 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , theft on a grand scale and a military to defend it - happy like a kid in a lolly shop.

2026-02-21 21:32:41 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , their thumb screws will get tightened up constantly (same as with power companies, supermarkets, telecommunications, etc). Money that can be extracted will get scarcer so first in, first served and scoop as much as possible.
With Google most likely going to lock down android in a bit more than half a year I'm looking for a good camera phone I can install graphite or e-OS on or will get a dumb phone and use my actual camera and stick with a desk-top/laptop and Linux.
I ditched my Cloudhiker account today. Had the free version, not getting any of their subscription version but what dipped the scales for me was them obviously not being very successful with subscriptions (their members supply the bulk of interesting sites, including a load of so so and crappy ones and then they try and monetise it) - so they offered a lifetime -with badge- choice with a lot of restrictions for, wait for it, only $79 (likely US, they didn't mention)...
The greed with a lot of developers and tech companies is epidemic
and I loath it, good riddance.

2026-02-20 22:04:19 UTC

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@nprofile…5w5c , my sentiment exactly.

2026-02-20 07:02:43 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , habit forming?

2026-02-19 21:39:54 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , oh yes.
I don't have to wait but will do so to avoid the inevitable rush that happens most time at the beginning.
(Though I think they're now adding books right through the sale to counter scalping of the best).

2026-02-19 06:40:36 UTC

Oh wow :
"You're saying that we can change the name of the country without asking the New Zealand people? That's fascist. That's antidemocratic."
Aotearoa.
Split Enz (of his synapses,
I think).
The quote was of course Winston in the House.

2026-02-09 23:23:40 UTC

An overview of the fediverse -
spread it and enjoy: https://fediverse.party/

2026-02-09 23:16:47 UTC

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@nprofile…r769 , that's one of the greatest lies - a 'use once' energy source will only ever cost us !!!

2026-02-09 23:13:17 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , best little truth and letter/word play!

2026-02-09 21:13:34 UTC

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@nprofile…yzxf , it's either mind-boggling stupidity or supporting fascism (take your pick).

2026-02-09 21:08:56 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , was just going to say..., hosing down here now.
(I rinsed my whites again now I have to hang them under the patio roof).

2026-02-08 23:20:08 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , they sprout new trunks from roots at times and with careful pruning (after flowering) you can keep them low and hedge-like.

2026-02-06 20:41:35 UTC

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@nprofile…prl4 , all in a short fairy story: Once upon a time they lived happily ever after.

2026-02-05 23:09:33 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , it's such a pity that some people with often the greatest ability to do good in this world are such idiots. Like many past kings and queens, often influenced by inbreeding.

2026-02-05 23:03:15 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , the first one was always easily solved with a black marker pen.

2026-02-01 23:10:46 UTC

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@nprofile…w9yw @nprofile…gydw , horticultural spraying programs around Mot will have a definite influence on that.

2026-01-29 02:26:09 UTC

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@nprofile…8d6j , and I guess slavers will still vote for ACT but I really hope very few others; nobody would be preferable and perfect.

2026-01-29 02:21:08 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , I've seen a large owl take off from close by where I was watching at night and that was most markable and made it an unforgettable experience.

2026-01-26 22:12:59 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , mostly held in place by foreign investment in US Federal debt. There will be a tipping point where damage to their own economy is less than the benefits the investment brings, ie dissolvement of NATO/military protection, etc.

2026-01-26 05:03:20 UTC

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@nprofile…vvev, it also would be timely to come up with mapping for all of NZ depicting the % of possible slips and where there's present danger to do something proactively about it instead of posting thoughts and prayers and a clean up after the fact.

2026-01-22 08:47:20 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 , stunning!

2026-01-17 08:29:58 UTC

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@nprofile…8a86 , stellar pic of the saddleback.

2026-01-15 00:19:40 UTC

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@nprofile…prl4 , too many pictures with wide white frames and no alt. (this might be debatable if they include your poetry).

2026-01-12 09:53:32 UTC

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@nprofile…5mvz , haha, you're locked out and your dada is being purged - time for a cup of tea.

2026-01-03 08:26:34 UTC

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@nprofile…xpw3 , haha, ...'no, that's terrorism'.

2026-01-03 07:53:49 UTC

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@nprofile…jc6e , you'd think a government should be able to figure this out too!

2025-12-30 09:07:12 UTC

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@nprofile…t0pv , too busy putting photos of themselves on their phone lock screens.

2025-12-27 01:25:23 UTC

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@nprofile…p7rx , lol, not sure what to make of it - miniatures.

2025-12-24 10:04:01 UTC

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@nprofile…p7rx @nprofile…p6cu , second hand is always a bit of a gamble - if you can find it (I guess even that will get pricier).

2025-12-23 23:39:25 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn , not much gardening either because the umbrella might act as a lightning conductor - you'll just have to sit and read or daydream, 😄

2025-12-23 23:35:37 UTC

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@nprofile…p6cu , there will be nothing left after the bubble but the cheap memory of that. I'll wait for that, in the meanwhile my 16G ram phone will have to do.

2025-12-20 19:41:03 UTC

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@nprofile…t0pv , 'the economy is on the mend', yeah right - people can't afford power/electricity anymore.

2025-12-19 09:14:13 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn ,a very friendly, joyful, gorgeous pink to me.

2025-12-18 22:17:36 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn , haha, 'dear aunt, Christmas is coming'.

2025-12-17 22:36:28 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn it was at the house when I came here so unfortuately I have no idea.

2025-12-17 22:18:03 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn , awesome, I have a similar one without the raspberry center but the most beautifull smell- I'm taking cuttings from it as it is getting old and I want to have it longer around.

2025-12-17 06:46:30 UTC

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@nprofile…sp74 , to me it mostly indicates how badly the coalition is doing because Labour is certainly no shining star and I'm afraid that if they do get in and muddle along in their usual ways it'll be another one term govt. Maybe that's why they as well favour a 4yr term, which I think is equally bad. Just think of how many more hard earned benefits this present government would dismantle had they a one year longer term.

2025-12-09 05:40:47 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn , stunning!

2025-12-07 20:21:34 UTC

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@nprofile…3nu3 , great, the redpoll is a first for me, not even heard of them before, not here nor in Europe.

2025-12-04 20:07:28 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn , I hope people won't wait to 2027 and will boo them offstage.

2025-12-03 08:46:55 UTC

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@nprofile…5nnv , how he's got out of that with 'only superficial damage' is one of the great mysteries.

2025-12-01 10:06:33 UTC

Pothole art... https://www.positive.news/society/the-guerrilla-artist-filling-europes-potholes-with-colourful-mosaics/

2025-11-29 00:46:31 UTC

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@nprofile…sp74 , Farmers: 'After we invest the Fonterra windfall we just ask the government for another handout if the climate really plays up.'

2025-11-29 00:36:38 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn , cats are Murphy's assistants.

2025-11-23 20:30:43 UTC

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@nprofile…wcg4 , they're all around seventy now, if they made it so far and have lived the bigger part of their lives... (love these windows into history).

2025-11-19 06:49:08 UTC

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@nprofile…sp74 , I guess there's not enough real work with a low crime rate and AI checking all the plates etc.

2025-11-17 22:21:19 UTC

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@nprofile…5nnv , China will be getting CHEAP GPUs.

2025-11-16 22:36:55 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn , no difference in oil production after being frozen?

2025-11-16 22:25:33 UTC

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@nprofile…ne85 , lol, 'better than the real thing'.