It's conference time, mothflickers!
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Ames
@runoutgroover@cloudisland.nz
mastodon 4.5.18Kia ora fedi-whānau. Ko Ames au. DJ in the virtual world. Tangata Tiriti, Aotearoa/NZ. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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So it seems US based NZer Everlee Wihongi has vanished into the ICE disappearance machine and our foreign minister appears not to give a shit. If you needed a reason to loathe Winston Peters even more, here you go...
https://www.webworm.co/everleehasdisappeared/?ref=webworm-with-david-farrier-newsletter
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@darwinwoodka@mastodon.social I miss when ads were just images in a sidebar.
@dpk@chaos.social @jschauma@mstdn.social @janl@narrativ.es
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@isaacfreeman@cloudisland.nz @magnificent@social.magnificent.nz @isaac@social.magnificent.nz This is great stuff from youse fullahs. I'll definitely name-drop you in relevant conversations.
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Likewise, when one of the local kids "tēnā koe"s me and I can respond in the Reo it gives me a warm glow.
Timed mute is one of the absolute best Masto features.
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@essjax@m.essjax.com ...and a long narrow mountainous country with two main islands too! Astounding!
Look Blue Go Purple - Cactus Cat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WpQfJqz-1M
#DogsCatsAndOtherPets#JukeboxFridayNight
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I'm Pākehā as the driven snow but I relate to the above. I always greet strangers, shopkeepers etc with 'kia ora' or 'mōrena' but, with rare exceptions, non-Māori generally respond with 'hi', 'good morning' or similar.
George Clinton - Atomic Dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMVZ36VA0wg
#DogsCatsAndOtherPets#JukeboxFridayNight
Norma Tanega "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPZVrmJ2HH8&list=RDSPZVrmJ2HH8&start_radio=1
#DogsCatsAndOtherPets#JukeboxFridayNight
Great presentation by Sue Bradford on pay equity at conference day 2. Jan Logie was there too. A GP MP renunion.
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@chaucerburnt@aus.social @Jyoti@mas.to I’m assuming that, unlike Goodall, Frodo was offended by it’s depiction of him.
I hate cliff-hanger endings. Finish a story arc you cowards. If the show was compelling enough we'll want to see the next series.
If the answer is 'Wes Streeting' you're asking a stupid question.
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2/2
Yvonne Fair - Tell Me Something Good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL6nXZ1IUgY
Tell Me Something Good
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@PatrickOBeirne@mastodon.ie Those graphs can be confusing but we usually have a pretty good ear for the differences when we hear them (for sounds in our own language anyway).
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@zeborah@mastodon.nz Nice choice of photo though. Imagine if The Craic had been crowded with drinkers.
"English speakers and their identities are reflected in the E of the word English itself. While not rational or practical, this nonetheless, as said, seems all too appropriate."
The Inglish Language – Danny L. Bate
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Bangkok Post - Plain of Jars mystery solved
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3266880/plain-of-jars-mystery-solved
#acheology #laos
NZPol
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@essjax@m.essjax.com So which hosting service did you go with in the end? Or are you maintaining your own box?
I have a 'countdown to retirement' app on my PC desktop.
This weekend's soul/funk indulgence is Hannah Williams
Hannah Williams and the Affirmations - Late Nights & Heartbreak
https://hannahsoulwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/late-nights-heartbreak-10th-anniversary-edition
#music #funk #soul #uk
I love that My mastodon feed is a haven from "AI" stans.
Starting my post-employed phase with a *very* long lie-in. Could one of you bring me a cuppa?
Hot chocolate with chilli has become my sneaky afternoon beverage of choice.