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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

Half price yellow stickered chicken at the supermarket? Oh alright, I'll make a pie for dinner for the first time in years. Chicken and leek pie in sour cream pastry. Get in ma belleh.

A dinner plate with a portion of delicious pie, and some steamed vegetables with a knob of butter melting on top.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

Library holds are like a friend who drops little gifts on your doorstep because you mentioned something months ago and they remembered and thought you'd like it. ❤️ our libraries

"The Pagans" by James Alistair Henry and "The Brain Cliff" by Dr Norman Swan. I only remember requesting one of these from Christchurch City Libraries, but they remembered on my behalf.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

If a man in a professional context says that he has gone "balls to the wall" and then has to pause the meeting to explain that the phrase isn't about his testicles and is in fact a reference to aircraft speed, that man should probably stop using that phrase in meetings that aren't about aircraft.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

I love Rover so much. I wake up every day to a freshly mopped kitchen, and my house has been properly vacuumed more in the past week than in the past six months 😂 Left to my own devices I do the middle bits, but not usually the edges unless I'm feeling very enthusiastic. Now Rover does it all!

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Unscheduled photo dump because I was treated on my walk to work today to two quite different "bird enjoys spring flowers" experiences. Tūī: "I shall delicately sip nectar yum yum" Kererū: "FEED ME FLOWER"

Tui reaches up to sip from a white blossom

Tui curls around a white and pink flower cluster, about to drink.

kereru bends around a kowhai branch, about to snip a flower off with its beak.

kereru attempts to stuff entire kowhai flower down its cavernous gob. It ate about another half dozen in the minute after I took this photo.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

My dreams crack me up sometimes. This just came up in a Facebook memory from a few years ago. What was going on in my brain that night?!

I dreamed that my garden flooded, and there were frogs in the garden pond, and also a baby seal, and also an angry mama seal from whom I had to flee, and a Haast eagle flew down and pecked me on the nose, and a drone camera from a nearby Jackson Five street theatre group landed on my head, and unfamiliar guests were arriving for a party. That was a LOT to be going on all at once.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Australia, what are you doing to me with this font?! Gaaah. I keep feeling like I need to fix my screen's aspect ratio.

A screenshot of https://www.austrade.gov.au/en/how-we-can-help-you/programs-and-services/simplified-trade-system showing text that is somehow both squashed and stretched - on purpose.

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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

like... is this malicious compliance on the part of an outsourced social media team

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Well this bodes well for the future. I look forward to having no idea if I'm dealing with a real person for everyday interactions.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

Weather-wise today has been cold and wet more than it has been anything else, so I'm pleased that I grabbed the chance of a bit of afternoon sunshine for a short walk. Rain back on now but I felt the sun on my skin for a few minutes!

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

It's so nice to wake up late (compensating for clocks going forward) and listen to rain outside, and know that I have no plans today AND I got the lawns mowed yesterday. No need to go outside at all today, or even get properly dressed, but I can drink tea in my PJs and look out at the tidy garden 😄

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

Looks like we're definitely springing forward tonight, fellow Kiwis!

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

I bought a robovac yesterday so I could finally see what it was like to have one. Rover has already done four full passes over all the carpets in the house, plus several moppings of the kitchen floor and one mopping in the bathroom, and the novelty has yet to wear off for me 😆🤖🧹

A Xiaomi robot vacuum/mop, which I have named Rover, pootles about gathering what is apparently an unending amount of fluff from under my bed and sundry other places around the house.

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California Academy of Sciences @calacademy.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

It’s Trivia Tuesday! 🤓 Claude has a skincare routine! Once a week, Claude’s biologists will give him a scrub to help remove any algal buildup. Claude loves these scrubs and they only take place if he wants them. So, if he’s looking extra green one day, assume he just wanted to skip this week.

Claude, our alligator with albinism closes his eyes as he enjoys getting his weekly scrub.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026

I gave it a real go but the clicking was still doing my head in. Today that has been fixed.

A logitech M331 SILENT mouse, which isn't completely silent but is barely audible.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm heading to the Abel Tasman for camping this Christmas and weka are such a pain there, stealing anything that isn't closely guarded and running off with it. I should take some googly eyes with me to help guard my tent 😂

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026

Well gosh. I have just finished reading "Doomsday Book", a time travel novel by Connie Willis from 1992 that I'd never heard of and knew nothing about. I don't remember what prompted me to get it from the library. Anyway I loved it and am feeling quite emotional now 🥺

Doomsday Book is a 1992 science fiction novel by American author Connie Willis. The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and was shortlisted for other awards. The title of the book refers to the Domesday Book of 1086. Kivrin Engle, the main character, says that her recording is "a record of life in the Middle Ages, which is what William the Conqueror's survey turned out to be".

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass. It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots. This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.

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Goosed.ie @goosed.ie · 21/09/2026

ZuckOff scans for the Bluetooth signals of Ray-Ban Meta and other smart glasses. Here is how it works and what it misses.. Read now on Goosed.ie 👉

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ZuckOff app can detect Meta smart glasses nearby - Goosed.ie

ZuckOff scans for the Bluetooth signals of Ray-Ban Meta and other smart glasses. Here is how it works and what it misses.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

Same view, same time, different cameras. Which do you prefer?

A monochrome photo of the Port Hills in Christchurch NZ

A colour photo of the Port Hills in Christchurch NZ

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

Mia, I would happily have thrown a ball for you but they were all on the wrong side of the fence for me! Mia is possibly not the most threatening guard dog I've ever seen 😂

A big dog lies inside a security fence. Fastened to the outside of the fence is a ball bucket, with a sign that reads "I would love it if you threw a ball for me – Mia" and a photo of the dog in a heart shape. Sadly the ball bucket is EMPTY.

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Currently Engaged in Racckiteering @racckiteering.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Secondhand-thinker: *plugs hallucination machine into baby killing infrastructure* Hallucinations machine: *hallucinates and kills babies using baby-killing infrastructure* Secondhand thinkers: *terrified screaming*

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026

Well done Beoga. Any trad Irish band doesn't often get an opportunity to play huge venues overseas, but I'm glad they didn't sacrifice their integrity on the altar of being one of Ed Sheeran's support acts.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026

Oooh I like the NZ Post Christmas stamps for this year! collectables.nzpost.co.nz/christmas2026

Four beautiful NZ native bird postage stamps.

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Simon O'Neill @sjponeill.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

TBF, I always wondered what was behind the facade - just compost apparently... #NZPOL #Election26 #BinTheBuffoon

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

Yes TradeMe, that is indeed a top pick! (I have no idea why it thinks I'm interested in this.)

A screen snip from a TradeMe section entitled "Top picks for you", where the first listing is an ice axe. TradeMe is the NZ equivalent to eBay, only far smaller.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

A monarch butterfly was very interested in the blossom on my plum tree today.

A monarch butterfly dining on plum blossom nectar in a garden in Christchurch NZ.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026

I finally got a colour printer which has been on my wish list since 2020. First thing I did was make a tiny photo book. This was a huge amount of fun and I doubt it'll be the last one I churn out!

A tiny paper photo book on the Abel Tasman Coastal Track. It measures about 5.5cm wide and 7.5cm tall and has 14 pages inside the cover.

Two inner pages, showing bare feet on a sandy beach and a dishcloth hung out to dry between trees.

A two-page spread showing one of the many long golden beaches that the Abel Tasman is known for.

Two more inner pages, showing a close-up of a weka (native bird, very pesky and steals anything not nailed down) and a view of a wooded campsite with a Durston tent peeking into frame.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026

Best ad. Well done DuckDuckGo 😄 www.youtube.com/shorts/wlwoP...

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’ll take: Things you don’t see on Bluesky for $1,000, Ken…

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026

Linguistically I'm apparently a better fit for New England than anywhere else in the USA, no doubt due to the influence of British and many Irish immigrants landing there. So no big surprise really!

A map saying my dialect is close to that of New England, particularly New York/Massachusetts/Connecticut, and very far from Oaklahoma and Dallas.

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Daniel Vernon @yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Which Invasive bird has your vote for Bird of the Year 2026? You can read up on their policies here: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/bird-of-th...

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 03/09/2026

As a neurodivergent person I endorse anything that helps with focus. Keeping my hands busy and giving my eyes something to land on is by far the best for me, just as it is for lots of other people.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm at an all-day meeting where a consultant didn't bother turning up but sent a 🤖 instead. During lunchbreak the 🤖apparently got bored and left, and now we're back and it isn't. I wonder if and when the consultant will realise they've missed the meeting and can't just read the summary later.

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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is ridiculous. A US bank won't pay a sandwich shop in Belfast because it's "Cuban" sandwich shop

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 01/09/2026

Yesterday it was winter and I had no plum blossom. Today it is spring and I have plum blossom!

A black and white photograph of plum blossom and unopened buds on the first day of spring in NZ

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 30/08/2026

The Cardboard Cathedral looking its usual striking and angular self in yesterday's sunshine, with the new Christchurch stadium in the background. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardboa...

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 30/08/2026

Ōtautahi Christchurch on an almost balmy Saturday night at the end of winter.

Three girls huddle over their phone while two guys walk towards the camera, one giving a double thumbs-up, in one of the alleys leading away from Riverside Market.

The Christchurch Municipal Chambers building is lit up from within.

A queue of people waiting for their turn to buy gelato at Rollickin.

Morningcider in a tall glass tumbler with ice and lemon.

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful mouse And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful knife

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The amount of working artists I've spoken to who are losing or have lost the ability to make a viable career out of it due largely to people's use of genAI instead of hiring artists is genuinely so upsetting. We won't know what we've lost until it's gone.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Photos via Instagram riverreachconstruction, which has turned into a cat account.

There are four men in the photo, one of which is wearing a safety vest. The man in a safety vest is holding a small kitten, who is wearing a tiny hard hat.

The kitten in a safety vest and tiny hard hat.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 25/08/2026

Really impressed by this detail for the F&B "Future of Conservation" hui in Christchurch this weekend. I might bring my knitting or at least a doodle pad. It's so much easier to focus when my hands are kept busy.

Advance info for a day-long session run by Forest & Bird giving people permission to bring fidget tools if that helps them stay focused and engaged.

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G██████ 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesis.eurosky.social · 24/08/2026

Well that'll make a lovely Christmas present for a few people. Very exciting, @xtotl.bsky.social !

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Emily @emilywrites.co.nz · 24/08/2026

Everyone is either sick or knows someone who's sick and you know what? It's the Government's fault. Please share this article as widely as you can. This amount of mass illness isn't a coincidence, it's a choice they're making for you #nzpol www.emilywrites.co.nz/this-governm...

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This government is making you sick

So many of us are sick. And there's a reason for it.

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