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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2025-01-21 at 06:59

Wellington #cycling was so busy today.

With most folks (myself excluded, I went back during the wind and rain instead) back to work it was bikes everywhere today and nearly 1800 past the Oriental bay counter before 6pm.

Epic!

[#]BikeTooter #Wellington

@cyclewellington

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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2025-01-20 at 22:30

How are others managing things?

I normally like to know what is going on but I want to preserve (what is left of) my sanity.

After the assassination I put some words on a filter, click to open, but I keep clicking to open.

I more recently trimmed who I follow to avoid those who post on "full noise", which helps a little, but I need to do more.

Anyone got a good long block list of words/tags to fully hide?

Or should I just find a cone of silence, get smart style?

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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2025-01-20 at 06:17

UX matters.

A poorly designed UI sets folks up for massive debts:

'My entire year's wages': Mum's $47k debt for Working for Families https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/539458/my-entire-year-s-wages-mum-s-47k-debt-for-working-for-families

This seems to have been a checkbox when a clear, must select one of:

• In a relationship

• Not in a relationship

Would have solved the whole thing.

Also the fault of doing social welfare at IRD to save the blushes of the middle class who wouldn't dare to deal with WINZ...

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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2024-10-11 at 09:45

[#]aurora #auroraaustralis

From Wellington's Moa Point

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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2024-09-26 at 07:44

Better by bike:

Using bikes with cargo trailers to shift flats 'super achievable', Wellington woman says https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/529155/using-bikes-with-cargo-trailers-to-shift-flats-super-achievable-wellington-woman-says

This is an awesome and positive story.

[#]cycling #Wellington

@cyclewellington @patrickmorgan

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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2024-09-23 at 20:03

So...

I go to take carrots from fridge. They fall out of bag.

Turn bag other way up, they fall out even more.

I have opened the bag at both ends!

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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2024-09-22 at 04:35

An awesome tale of engineers doing what they do best under pressure and for science:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/science/nasa-europa-clipper-radiation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Mk4.SSc1.GmfqHBQr6qDM&smid=url-share

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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2024-09-15 at 19:35

An awesome, easy to understand explainer about the IRD privacy scandal.

Props to @metlstorm for working with RNZ on this.

Making a hash of it: The lowdown on Inland Revenue and your data https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528064/making-a-hash-of-it-the-lowdown-on-inland-revenue-and-your-data

[#]nzpol

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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2024-09-14 at 01:23

The Taxpayers Union's Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance (See https://www.taxpayers.org.nz/ratepayers_alliance_launch ) continues to prey on the public's poor grasp of how expensive long term public, sea and vandalism resistant infrastructure is.

Now perhaps if councils could employ engineering staff in house, but the TPU scolds councils for paying professional salaries over 100k...

Auckland Council spends $263k replacing four sets of stairs https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/527975/auckland-council-spends-263k-replacing-four-sets-of-stairs

[#]nzpol

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Written by Andrew Bartlett on 2024-09-11 at 07:20

Thanks to Australian Greens Senators Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/media-technology/527697/facebook-admits-to-scraping-every-australian-adult-user-s-public-photos-and-posts

Congrats are due tech savvy Senators and staffers who pinned Facebook down where others failed.

[#]auspol #privacy

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