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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social Whats this one Foxy? It didn't make it across the bridge

Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@jennifilm.nz @jennifilm.nz I must look into that - my friends in the Motueka valley have a couple of resident Kārearea that hang out in a huge tree on the property - it's basically bird nerd paradise, so something like this would be very cool

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@jennifilm.nz Happy Birthday Jen, hope the next orbit is a kind one (You have realtime call surveillance and identification ?)

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@sundogplanets I love our little club! Thanks for coming all the way down to talk to us!

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@rachel @sundogplanets I will just take longer, all satellites have a lifespan and we may not be able to get replacement through LEO

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

It's not really a hate crime if you're doing it to a billionaire

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Brendan Larsen from Ngāmotu in Aotearoa and a member of the New Plymouth Astronomical Society took this stack over a couple of hours and estimates 14000 satellite trails. This is how bad it is now, it's set to get much much much worse - and then we lose Low […] [Original post on river.geek.nz]

Stacked series of long exposure astro landscape images depicting thousands and thousands of trails from satellites over the conical volcano Taranaki Maunga in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@orthanc.nz It's not too late to roll him and install our lord and saviour Maureen Pugh⚡️⚡️⚡️

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@orthanc.nz Eyes Wide Shut (for tax purposes)

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

306 GTI 6 with 2 owners from new and a very nice Pug geek session talking with the owner This is the best hot hatch Pug made, but always in the shadow of the 205 and Rallying 206. #weirdcarmastodon

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social A monkeys paw on Gareth Morgan's desk quivers then curls, the old man cracks a wry smile....

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Ⓜ️atesola🐦‍⬛ :bot: @matesola.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Ⓜ️atesola🐦‍⬛ 𝕏🔁 @MarshallJulius@twitter.com: Gary Oldman giggling at farts dubbed into his movies, then laughing 'til the tears roll down his cheeks, may well be the happiest minute of your day!

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@paw Proficiency using profanity as punctuation in a professional situation an advantage...

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Chippy studied criminology, so that's ACAB includes Chippy in my book.....

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@ordinaryash.bsky.social Don't f**k with the nurses and HCAs - folks don't do those jobs without spines

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≽(•⩊ •マ≼ @josh.masto.byrd.ws.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

there are too many books and not enough time

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

And if you have it available to you, go watch Shifting Baselines! It's the most beautiful way to learn about how terrible SpaceX is... (And yeah, I'll email the all-Canadian filmmaker team again today and try to find out if there's a way to watch it inside Canada yet)

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Franz Graf @hikingdude.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@alliemackie, you asked for some more photos of my wife's crocheted autumn wreath. I Here are some more photos of it. I hope you like them. We have it mounted to a wall here as an autumn dekoration Btw my wife was literally blown away by the feedback here […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A hand-crocheted wreath laid against a rich, dark red background, making its colors glow even more vividly. The wreath features an assortment of lovingly crafted elements: sliced orange pieces with white centers, small round orange balls, fresh green leaves, brown cinnamon sticks tied with white ribbons, and clusters of red berries. Together they form a warm, festive decoration full of texture and detail, combining the fresh brightness of citrus with the cozy spice of cinnamon — a perfect handmade touch of autumn and holiday cheer.

A close-up of a hand-crocheted wreath brimming with carefully crafted details. Crocheted citrus fruits — bright lemons and oranges — sit alongside brown cinnamon sticks tied with a white ribbon, soft green leaves, and small red berries tucked between them. The rich, reddish-brown background gives the wreath a warm, elegant glow, highlighting the vibrant yellows, oranges, and greens of the yarn. A cozy, festive decoration that captures the fresh sparkle of citrus and the comforting warmth of spice in one beautiful handmade piece.

A close-up of a hand-crocheted wreath arranged on a warm reddish-brown surface. The wreath is decorated with an abundance of handmade treasures: lemon slices with white centers, small orange fruits, plump red raspberries, fresh green leaves, and brown cinnamon sticks tied with white ribbons. The yarn's bright yellows, oranges, and reds pop against the earthy background, while each stitch celebrates the cozy charm of autumn. A delightful piece of craftwork that combines fruity freshness with seasonal spice in one lovingly made decoration.

A hand-crocheted wreath resting on a dark red, wooden surface, radiating cozy autumn charm. Colorful handmade decorations are arranged around a circular base of intertwined branches: fresh green leaves, lemon slices in yellow and white, small orange pumpkins, brown acorns, and clusters of red berries. Each crocheted element adds its own pop of color and texture, turning the wreath into a cheerful celebration of fall harvest and festive warmth — a wonderful example of needlecraft bringing the season to life.

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

For the Saab fiends - rolling, sounded ok and no blue smoke

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social I tend to have phases of drinking coffee and not drinking coffee, but he just seems to talk a load of shit, so we're not really the same.....

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social Didn't he complain bitterly about the price of his coffee going up by a few cents with a minimum wage increase back when he first got into parliament?

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social I hear the sun is California is great for ripening them.....

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

How long till Winston Raymond Peters goes full Mitch McConnell? Old boy is struggling to form words accurately, he doesn't have another term in him and that is quite clear. Go have a moe Koro

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Everyone, I have a suggestion: New Skill November. #NewSkillNovember

NEW SKILL NOVEMBER

[an art nouveau painting in autumn colors of a woman playing the harp]

LEARN A NEW SKILL OR REBUILD AN OLD ONE; THE ONLY RULE: DO IT YOURSELF, DO NOT USE AI

Sketching, knitting, whittling, a musical instrument, a foreign language, a tricky video game, cooking, weaving, changing oil, riding a bike, painting, pixel art, website design, digital image editing, bookbinding, calligraphy, identifying mushrooms, embroidery, soldering, that one thing you've been putting off

Do the hard part yourself, no matter how imperfect it feels. Learn and internalize how it really works. Consult guides written by human experts, and ask your fellow human beings for help. Take pride in knowledge and abilities that are an intrinsic part of your existence and not dependent on renting from corporations.

art by Charles Louis Hinton for a November issue of Harper's Bazaar, 1896
banner by 0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

This was my thing about school - I could see it wasn't about actually learning stuff, it was about passing assessments, and none of it reflected what my parents were doing to run the business, just a factory to produce wage slaves. Glad my folks actually valued learning, knowledge and mastery of […]

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Daniel Lakeland @dlakelan.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

My younger kid has realized that school is at least in part, a prison where kids are kept so parents can be farmed by capitalists, and that the grading, testing, major, and degree system serves to normalize and perpetuate hierarchies of importance among people. Also that many people have no […]

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

@jennifilm.nz Old boy was about as sharp as a spoon last night, the terf brainworms have hollowed him out finally

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Phil @paw.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

I'll still joke about all Russian data centres being exclusively bot farms but this is an important reality check.

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

@orthanc.nz I know from the observatory accounts I ran on twitter that basically all the posts were reinforcing each other's beliefs and trying to outdo each other with greater and greater hate. A lot of the accounts weren't human, Im sure of that, it's just a case of were they reinforcing […]

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

@jennifilm.nz Yeah, Im completely tuned out at this point. Bought my Greens sweatshirt and that was me, yet it's an either win or leave situation

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social Winston owning up to being a dropkick - priceless!

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Winston Raymond Peters "watch this dropkick" - yep, that's exactly what you are, a fucking dropkick

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

@Lazarou It's the only way to be sure.....

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Weltzeitgeist @wackjackle.norden.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

'Banks are now trying to offload the AI data center debt they just underwrote JPMorgan and MUFG are part of the group that has spent more than six months trying to distribute $38 billion in construction debt tied to a Texas and Wisconsin data center project leased to Oracle.' […]

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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social As scary as it is the relief from the nebuliser is a pretty amazing experience

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

This guy's DIY audio visualizer

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