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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 26/09/2026

Party guests said they found my cake "upsetting" and "difficult to enjoy despite the fact the flavour is quite good"

Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 14/09/2026

Literally the first sentence of the article names him as former ACT Party president. Like, absolutely take your swings about headline choices but the narrative that the media is "protecting ACT" is conspiracy theory stuff. FWIW I agree there are problems with the coverage, but that's not it.

First paragraph of the article: Days after the former ACT Party President accepted, for the first time, he had sexually abused all his teenage victims..."

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 10/09/2026

Yesterday my wife, a GP, clocked out at 5pm. Stayed at the clinic until 5:45 when she had to go to a class, then spent time with the kids before bedtime. ➡️Then she worked on her laptop until 3 am⬅️ This is not unusual for GPs. It's happening every day, and it's because of under-reaourcing #nzpol

Your GP is here for you. Everyone deserves a whānau doctor.
www.everyone.gpaotearoa.co.nz

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 09/09/2026

Tagged in the wife, who consulted the Enchiridion and got the job done.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 12/08/2026

Man it's just Chris all the way down #nzpol

The Earth resting on the back of infinite turtles. Each turtle has the face of Chris Hipkins, Luxon, Bishop or Penk.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 12/08/2026

It's hard to blend three faces into one. Sorry Chippy. #nzpol

The always has been meme template. In the background is Christopher Luxon's head with Chris Bishop's face on it. One astronaut says "Wait it's all Chris?" and the other says "Always has been" while pointing a gun at the first one's head.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 07/05/2026

PSA If you own a domain e.g. mybusiness.co.nz then you can get the email myname@mybusiness.co.nz and forward it to your Gmail for essentially free. You can even sent mail "from" that address from your personal Gmail. You should never need to paint mybusiness@gmail.com on the side of your van!

Two sketches of white vans. The first one has a red X and the text "wordshop@gmail.com". The second one has a green tick and the text "info@wordshop.co.nz".

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 20/04/2026

Wolf says it's not even worth getting sheepdogs

Headline: Foodstuffs says there's 'no evidence' splitting New World and Pak'n Save will work

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 01/03/2026

I love living in the Aotearoa where the NZ English translation of "whānau pihikete" is "whānau biscuits"

A biscuit jar with "whānau pihikete" and "whānau biscuits" labels on the side.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 17/02/2026

HA haha hahaha. Dreamin'.

A notification from the Adobe desktop app asking to "help protect you from security vulnerabilities" by installing Adobe Genuine Service, which will "periodically check for non-genuine Adobe apps on this machine" and apparently allow Adobe to remotely disable the "non-genuine app".

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 12/11/2025

I think it's pretty clear what I was trying to achieve with this Google search. Thanks AI 🙄 Luckily Wikipedia came to the rescue with my copy-paste symbol

The results of a Google search for "tm symbol". The first result is an AI overview explaining what a trademark symbol is, but not providing an example that can be copied and pasted. Below that is an actual search result from Wikipedia, which helpfully provides the actual ™ symbol.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 17/08/2025

I think not many Blueskyers know who I am due to low-effort Bsky engagement on my part. But hey, I'm standing for our local community board here in The Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula. So if you live in the Mt Herbert area and surrounding towns, hopefully you'll get to know me better soon!

Me standing next to an election campaign sign with a photo of me on it.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 10/08/2025

All the odd socks from ONE toddler from ONE load of washing. Do not be fooled by all the ones that are the same colour but different sizes

11 toddler socks, all different sizes and colours

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 24/07/2025

Seymour saying the quiet part loud here: "The kind of people who enrol on the day are the kind of people who vote for policies I don't like." #nzpol

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 19/07/2025

Finally found a use for the incredibly stupid Disney discs Woolies are giving away.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 15/07/2025

Justified text was once popular because it looked neat, but that very neatness made it hard to find your place! You still see it a lot in academic/legal documents and books. I'd like to eliminate it in all these cases! (only use justified text in narrow columns, where it helps separate the columns)

A block of justified text. Red lines show how it's difficult for the reader to find their place, because all the lines end in the same position.

The text reads: "Please, please my beautiful people, left-align your text. You may think centre-aligned looks pretty, but it’s hard to read, especially in large blocks. Ditto for justified text. Left-aligned text leaves these lovely intents on the right, which help you subconsciously keep your place, and your eye always knows where to go to find the start of the next line on the left."

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 15/07/2025

You may think centre-aligned looks pretty, but it’s hard to read, especially in large blocks. (it's ok to use centre alignment for headings or short single paragraphs, if the situation calls for it)

A block of centre-aligned text. A red line shows how it's difficult or slow for the reader to find the start of the next line.

The text reads: "Please, please my beautiful people, left-align your text. You may think centre-aligned looks pretty, but it’s hard to read, especially in large blocks. Ditto for justified text. Left-aligned text leaves these lovely intents on the right, which help you subconsciously keep your place, and your eye always knows where to go to find the start of the next line on the left."

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 15/07/2025

Please, please my beautiful people, left-align your text! Left-aligned text leaves these lovely intents on the right, which help you subconsciously keep your place, and your eye always knows where to go to find the start of the next line on the left. 🧵

A left-aligned block of text. Green lines show how the alignment helps the reader distinguish the end of the line, and find the new line.

The text reads: "Please, please my beautiful people, left-align your text. You may think centre-aligned looks pretty, but it’s hard to read, especially in large blocks. Ditto for justified text. Left-aligned text leaves these lovely intents on the right, which help you subconsciously keep your place, and your eye always knows where to go to find the start of the next line on the left."

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 29/06/2025

Are you suggesting I would buy middle-of-the-road teas I don't particularly need just to get my hands on a cute free mug? How dare you.

A box of Bell Kenya Bold tea, a box of Bell Original Black tea, and a cute Bell mug that looks like a kiwi.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 19/06/2025

Book rec: The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi This is the book that started the journey which would lead to me becoming a journalist.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 10/06/2025

Who could possibly have seen this coming?

A letter from Google Workspace announcing a price increase, with this text highlighted: "The updated subscription pricing reflects the significant added AI value,"

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 22/05/2025

If y'all want to see what sexism (or... something) looks like, try a stock image search for "woman sleeping" vs "man sleeping"

A lot of conventionally good looking white women sleeping on beds in beautiful locations, in improbably sexy pyjamas.

A lot of scruffy, fully clothed men sleeping hodge-podge in random locations like cars, park benches and concrete steps.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 13/04/2025

You see how God hath forsaken us? Moth wasp.

A terrifying moth with normal moth wings and a body that looks like a wasp.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 13/04/2025

They really took their eye off the ball with this messaging.

A carpark sign put up by the police, saying: "Warning. Unlocked cars contribute to the growing crime rate!"

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 26/03/2025

Wow that's really a lot of words in a row

A product on the Toyworld website, named "Piano Potato Uranus Dig Kit"

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 21/02/2025

It almost, almost looks like Fortrose at high tide, lake Vincent in the background. Spit slightly the wrong shape though?

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 03/02/2025

I'll finish off by saying that I only read the first book of Nix's The Seventh Tower series, The Fall. And... I don't know why I didn't read more. I still think about it. A wicked tale of adventure in a strange but slightly familiar world (a Nix trademark). Why didn't I read the others? Well...

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 03/02/2025

Shade's Children was chilling. It may have been too much for young young adults, but it had all the grittiest elements of Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay. Dystopian future, kids in danger, moral quandry, and brutal disgusting murder in the name of fascism and revolution.

The cover of Shade's Children by Garth Nix

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 03/02/2025

Then there's the Keys to the Kingdom series. These were fun, a lot of fun. Even in my teens I really enjoyed Nix's fantastical take on how bureaucracy can hide evil. Yeah, that doesn't sound like much of a blurb, but READ MISTER MONDAY! It's more relevant today than ever! And fun! I promise!

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 03/02/2025

So of course, I went back and read Sabriel. Obviously, it wasn't actually necessary to read this first. Side note - GOD I love an author who writes their trilogies as stand-alone books. More witchy, bades-out, badassery.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 03/02/2025

They're (mostly) all young adult fantasy books, but don't let that put you off if that's not your thing. They go hard. Let's start with the Abhorsen Trilogy, I think probably his best-known works. I was actually introduced to these in 2001 when Lirael came out (I was only 7 when Sabriel came out).

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 25/01/2025

I have just, finally, finished A City on Mars by @zachweinersmith.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social – what a well researched and snort-into-your-tea fun book.

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 09/01/2025

Do not flush baby! It will block.

Sign reading:
Please
Do not flush
Paper towels
Tissues & hair
Sanitary products
Baby or any wipes
For it will block
Only flush toilet paper
Thank you

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 30/12/2024

Well where else would he leave it?

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 27/12/2024

I don't know how Raglan avoided mass development but it's fuckin' awesome.

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