Mike Riversdale

#science #meme #funny

The AoNZ general election will be held on SATURDAY, 7th NOVEMBER 2026.

Check your enrolment before Oct 25th deadline: https://vote.nz/

The election is in 37 days.

which is also: ~ 1 month ~ 5 weeks

• 888 hours
• 53,280 minutes
• 3,196,800 seconds

#NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand #PartyVoteGreen

#Cymru #Wales #UKPol

@eliasulrich@hachyderm.io not very good though, hopefully it gets better. I did a search for my name as I have had a blog for over 20 years, didn't come up.

Dedicated to Messrs. Peters & Seymour and your whole crew. https://youtu.be/yFE6qQ3ySXE?si=oRiVPOyRbubauJ28 #NZPol

Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are to be expected, but ByteDance, owners of TikTok, inside my banking app - what's the deal Bank of New Zealand? https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/09/my-bank-password-manager-wants-to-share.html #app #tracking

The signs on the windows threaten us with a good time, in fact a great time! 😂 #NZPol #VoteGreen #Aotearoa #NewZealand

@daveybot@mastodon.scot @eliasulrich@hachyderm.io I'm the only person in the world with that name, can't be that hard surely

Speed limit rainbow #Wales #Cymru #rainbow

Ocean traffic #SilentSunday

@zkarj@mastodon.nz 7 ways 7 times, that's how to get a message out. That way you mention can also work. Look forward to your blog / post / article / TV slot :)

Why everyone in New Zealand should give the Greens their attention. I suspect many won't read as habits and preconceptions are very hard to overcome. Not you, you will ponder it at least eh, on ya. Here are 10 well-researched reasons, based on the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2026 election platform and analysis from political commentators, that supporters and analysts identify for voting Green. https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/07/the-grounds-for-voting-green.html #NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand #GreensNZ

Why everyone in New Zealand should give the Greens their attention. I suspect many won't read as habits and preconceptions are very hard to overcome. Not you, you will ponder it at least eh, on ya. Here are 10 well-researched reasons, based on the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2026 election platform and analysis from political commentators, that supporters and analysts identify for voting Green. https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/07/the-grounds-for-voting-green.html #NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand #GreensNZ

RE: https://mas.to/@carnage4life/117012461198316335 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Neils Bohr and Albert Einstein famously had many discussions / disagreements both taking contrarian views and calling out any 'bullshit' in their hunt for the truth about reality. https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/08/science-bullshit-and-being-contrarian.html #science

Lifelines to a less wobbly brain #pill #WobblyBrain

You are probably being filmed, if you're female you're almost definitely being filmed. https://www.emilywrites.co.nz/pervert-glasses-are-here-and-were-not-ready/#wahine #women #female #tech

The World Wide Web as it used to be lives on in all it's quirky, basic wonder https://moisttowelettemuseum.com/ #WorldWideWeb #museum

Oh wow, I've always wondered what that feeling was and here is Professor Hannah Fry explaining it all. https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/07/why-devices-sometimes-feel-buzzy.html #phone @laptop #science

Now it's getting serious!!!

I adore train travel ... just in case you weren't getting it. https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/07/train-why-its-only-way-to-truly-travel.html #trains

It would be awesome to see eh? https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/773479/two-years-until-one-of-most-majestic-sights-in-dunedin #eclipse #Dunedin #Aotearoa #NewZealand

"We'll just pop these here shall we" #manmade

Can't sleep, maybe this'll help. https://cantsleepreads.com/ #sleep

@Heliograph@mastodon.au LOL, just seen exactly the same in Alice Springs

Yes, Google's Gemini AI, block or unfollow is right there if you want.

A creation of man in honour of his sky wizard (but mostly to earthly power and wealth) #abbey

Wraith, a 4 episode BBC radio drama / podcast, is most excellent and, god forbid, could end up becoming a warning documentary within a year or so. https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/07/wraith.html #AI #BBC #radio #podcast #story

From Havana to Wigan #street #bar #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Valid and constructive criticism has been heard (not so much the ad hominem bullshit). https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/07/a-note-about-those-ai-generated-greens.html

@artnacrea@mastodon.ie oh, yeah, it all works with the DuckDuckGO app stopping all the tracking. I am just curious as to why they are doing it.

@anon_opin@mastodon.social me

He's quite the character is Mr Moore, a wizard no less, and so so utterly creative! I am gonna order over the next few months ... yes, actual books! https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/08/4-alan-moore-books-i-want-to-own.html #book #SciFi #fantasy

The NZ general election will be held on SATURDAY, 7th NOVEMBER 2026.

This is in 100 days

which is also:

• 3 months, 8 days
• 14 weeks and 2 days
• 2,400 hours
• 144,000 minutes
• 8,640,000 seconds

Check your enrolment before Oct 25th deadline: vote.nz

#NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand

The web is full of independent archives, hobby databases, local news sites, forums, reference works. Decades of accumulated human effort, running on old code, maintained by small teams or single individuals, quietly holding up far more of our shared knowledge than anyone acknowledges. https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-just-happened-to-thenumberscom-should-worry-us-all #AI #WWW

Mastodon: AI... therefore I... Bluesky: They... and so we should... LinkedIn: I... super excited to... Facebook: I... at... with... X/Twitter: I.... and they should all burn!

I (un)learnt that:

• Depression = chemical imbalance
• Bananas grow on trees
• We lose heat through the head

https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/07/worlds-most-contagious-falsehoods.html

#fact #false #myth

@billbennett@mastodon.nz oh, I thought the football had finished. One more game eh.

Daily photos by themes, why not. https://photos.app.goo.gl/E2F54NJWWwFbYrJM7 #DailyPhoto #photography #CityPhotography #NightPhotography

RE: https://sunny.garden/@georgepenney/116995142106249059 These need reading by everyone - would a(nother) hashtag help? #life #storytelling #vignette #Aotearoa #NewZealand