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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Project for the day - replacing the danish cord on a Niels Møller chair (60s vintage but no stamps on the rails so possibly a reproduction). #DanishCord

Pic showing some damage to the danish cord weave on a Niels Møller chair from the 60s.

Pic showing cord seat has been cut out and the straggly bits to be removed and the wood wiped down.

Pic showing the new cord is being added - first the warp (front to back part of weave) then the infill on the front and back rails.

Pic of new weft (side to side part of weave) being woven.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Mmm from multiple other sources it does look like that site has confused km/miles. Always have wondered why the sun has extra "bite" in the southern hemisphere.

Timeanddate.com graphic showing the relative distance between the sun and earth at aphelion and perihelion.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"It's ok to quit the cult" 😂 #NZPol

Election hoarding for Nat hopeful Karunā Muthu which has been creatively updated with Luxon's face painted over and a sticker next to Karunā's face saying "it's ok to quit the cult".

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Fox never had a chance after that handshake.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When the tiny workshop is too small, the living room becomes the next best place to glue up. Used epoxy as it was a tricky process to get all the parts in place and clamped up. Drawers still to make. #WoodCraft

A bookcase in american ash shown clamped up while the glue sets.

Side of bookcase showing clamping cauls to ensure even pressure across the side of the case.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oops. I guess the lesson is don't do a climb cut on hard wood end grain with a 1/4in compression bit.

Bent shaft on a 1/4 inch compression router bit.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Seymour, who came in after O'Connor started his valedictory speech, promptly sat down and started browsing his phone. Performative much? #NZPol

Parliament chamber with MPs gathered for Greg O'Connor's valedictory speech. He is standing in the lower right of the frame facing across the aisle. Most MPs are engaged with his speech (a couple from the National Party are sitting there on their phones or god forbid, knitting!). But Seymour, who came in after O'Connor started, promptly sat down and started browsing his phone.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The optics of this. He exists in a bubble of rich white fellas who cannot see beyond their own, short noses. And it begs the question - did he use the NZDF to pop in to see his old mate? #NZPol

Photo from Luxon's insta account showing him standing with John Key. They wearing the same trousers and holding a cake that says "Happy Birthday J.K.P".

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Hear, hear (especially the highlighted bit - refer alt txt).

Pic of article in The Post today (04/08). The highlighted text reads "To those who thought the previous govt's Three Waters was a turkey because of co-governance, you might consider how much your dislike of Māori having a say is costing you now. My is guess is that if Māori were at the governance table, rather than "grabbing" resources, as some Pākehā feared, they would be trying to ensure that the vulnerable and those on fixed incomes would be the first to be protected from steep price rises."

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Heh, just got my old mini system out this afternoon to play a couple cds and got distracted by a box full of mini discs. Missed the sport but got the so called apology.

Denon mini system playing an unidentified (maybe best hits) Bob Dylan mini disc. Was setting it up to play the "Beck - Odelay" cd but it turns out the cd player has given up. However this system is turn of the century so it may have a good tape mech and hoo boy do I have some old tapes that I wanna play!

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Lyall Bay / Huetepara tonight.

Lyall Bay / Huetepara - the screne is of a person standing on the beach, the sea is a light green and thr sky varies from a hazy green to a light pink. There are dune bound grasses in the foreground. A wave is breaking while another rolls up the beach.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Would someone give @nedboulting.bsky.social a bucket hat before he completely burns up!

Ned Boulting sitting with David Millar at a local cafe and absolutely beaming aka sunburnt!

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Started ... going. Thorndon Quay, Pōneke. #NZPol

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

seek.com looking at my profile and using AI to answer the most asinine question.

Screenshot from seek.com where they're asking "want better job recommendations" (and alongside that now ubiquitous icon for AI that looks like a 4 sided star) and then "what compensation range are you targeting" with boxes you can select showing ranges of pay from $65k and up. In grey text below it also says "AI-generated job suggestions are based on the information you've provided and may no reflect relevant roles". And there is no option to just say "FUCK AI".

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Stuff camera person getting pelted with a fine mist of ... poo.

Live view of Wellington south coast during the high wind and swells. Prominent in the pic is a sign saying "untreated wastewater".

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Stupid dickheads parading with evil fuckwits.

Defence minister Chris Penk in a photo op with Kegsbreath (Hegseth, ya know, ex Fox News presenter who is now murdering anyone who doesn't believe in his one true imaginary voice from the sky.

Former defence minister Judith Collins posing with former DHS head Kristi Noem (whom she called "her friend") who casually shot her dog and just as casually posed with deportees and presided over a dept that killed and jailed US citizens for being ... brown.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Silver fern flag spotted on the side of the road at the #Giro a couple days ago. Nuzlind mentioned!

Someone standing at the side of the road with the silver fern flag as a rider from the Giro d'Italia goes past.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Some will be ending the day greetin' about the "hard, smooth, black, volcanic cobblestones".

Ned Boulting in Napoli talking about the final stretch of today's Giro stage where the race organisers decided to dice with the weather and have the riders ride over "hard smooth black volcanic cobblestones" to finish. It did not end well.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our man in Singapore reporting live: "...and of course the solution to all our energy problems is ... solar!" Well that was a little unexpected. In other news the deputy PM of Nuzland tells us "Vote ACT for more racist bullshit!" #NZPol

PM Luxon crooning about his latest, ahem, victory in singing a deal Singapore to "secure" more fuel. He is standing in the sun on a deck and talking about a port where fuel will magic itself into existence ready to be shipped to Nuzland. Meanwhile over his right shoulder are solar panels which, reader, would be a better solution to our foreign energy dependence.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Dollar store Bruce Campbell.

Stephen Colbert dressed like a QVC presenter to hock The Late Show set accessories. He looks a little like Bruce Campbell in Burn Notice.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Banksy channeling Ghostbusters (wear hi viz to make it official).

Scene from Ghostbusters where they are wearing hi viz and dropping through a manhole cover to get a sample of slime.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"Muse - Uprising" playing in the background.

Screen capture from 1News with Davina Zimmer, journalist, standing in front of protesters with "Stop Wars, Free Palestine" banners.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Getting there - front page now reads... But the old heading still persists when you hit the link. Perhaps takes time for the CMS to update.

Article from RNZ with headline "critics fear revived minerals deal could open door to seabed mining" but when you click on the link the old heading still persists.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"Green aims go out the window". Cue Abba "Money money money..."

Screenshot of a story headline from the NZHerald. The image is, I'm assuming a techbro (possibly one of the Allbirds, ahem, Newbirds AI founders) holding a shoe. The headline reads "Flipping the bird: Shares soar 700% as Allbirds pivots from shoes to AI chips". Sub header: "Green aims go out the window".

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Here in Aotearoa / New Zealand our attention is also on Cyclone Vaianu which is expected to land in the next 24 hours.

View of the earth from Artemis Integrity with Cyclone Vaianu approaching Aotearoa / New Zealand.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

If I'm seeing this right (and compared with Himawari view) Cyclone Vaiano is in sight.

Artemis Integrity view of Earth with, possibly, Cyclone Vaiano in sight.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Thank fuck CEOs are being heard. Absolutely we need more of this. #NZPol

Headline from RNZ "We feel heard": CEOs give input on fuel rationing plans.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Got me some moon spread.

A jar of Nutella on a benchtop. Yep advertising works, even from deep space.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Another window to have open... #ArtemisII

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow/

Artemis II virtual tracker showing their path taken from Earth to Moon. Currently showing them about 10,000 miles to the intersection between capsule and moon.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I suspect Pōneke will be like...

Live view of the moon and as per usual whenever there is a celestial event we have cloud here in Pōneke. Auroras? Cloud. Eclipses? Rain. First pass round the moon in over half a century? Sure, why not a little haze.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

"Tough for thee..." Yeah nothing like stating the obvious while you and your cabinet members smirk through this in luxury. #NZPol

NZHerald news article stating "Tough time for the country": Willis.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Too good and this brings back memories!

Pic of a "Barratt Sherbet Fountain" or "drugs" from the vid.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Phase 3: Managed Under Consultation #NZPol

A scene from the movie "Liquorice Pizza".

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

#NZPol 1. make it shitty 2. make it more shitty 3. make it most shitty 4.

From the YouTube vid about "enshittificators" depicting the last scene where the "make it shitty" guy is in his car and it has just told him that "braking is now a premium feature" Source: https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?si=MvVlQVgqw172nw4-

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Followed closely by the starkest example. Tune in later today for another episode in the series of "starkest examples".

Minister of Transport Chris Bishop, Minister of Finance Nicola Willis and Minister for Energy and Climate Change Simon Watts announce a$50m plan to double public EV chargers. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Turn of the century joke but it does appear like he's saying "O'Reilly?"

An O'Reilly book cover with the title "An illustrated guide to AI agents". The perfect guide for a man who has little regard for advice or facts.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Money well spent to create content for the Nats socials.

Louise Upston, National MP, waxing lyrical, ahem, about upcoming events.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Trademe loudly proclaiming that success fees are no longer (although service fees may apply) and making it almost impossible to navigate their fee structure 🙃

Trademe ad in the Trademe app declaring "googbye success fees!" with a "blue on black" (making it hard to see) text string above saying "service fees may apply".

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Stuff "poll" has him riding high.

Stuff.co.nz informal poll asking readers who they prefer for prime minister - Luxon on 39% above Hipkins at 28 and Someone Else at 33.

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Luxon's happy place ... amongst the wealthy and sorted. #NZPol

Luxon with wife Amanda at Ellerslie race course where he is unlikely to face scrutiny or get booed.

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