Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hard to capture just how epic this rope swing was 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If I’ve got this story right, I get why Fisher Funds don’t just own it, and say Warren Bueffet styles “we have focussed on investing in companies with solid fundamentals, and think the AI boom is over hyped”. That’d probably attract as many clients as they lose. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ver...nzherald.co.nzWorst in 20 years: Barramundi leads Fisher Funds routBarramundi reviews management contract as Fisher Funds’ listed bets go backwards. 110
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Dilemma - can hear the kids volleyball sporadically smacking into neighbour’s car (a Porsche of all things, only non Japanese import on our street…) BUT 16y/o is being active for first time in months. Say nothing I think. 010
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Updating my phone while travelling turned off airplane mode. Hello roaming fees. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 08/09/2026AKL airport - “our business model is more than just car parking, we love pedestrians and public transport”. AKL airport long term parking - razor topped fences and no way to leave on foot without jogging after a vehicle before the gate slams shut. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is cute - Auckland train network now big enough that some passengers have to transfer lines. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...nzherald.co.nzCRL opening adds up to 10 minutes to some Auckland commutesHere's what commuters need to know about routes, timetables and opening day. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Plot twist! US firm starts making own after learning all it can from high tech Chinese supplier. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...arstechnica.comUS distributor of China’s most popular humanoid robots pivots after US banFCC ban on foreign-made robots accelerated RoboStore’s US manufacturing plans. 010
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 20/08/2026To the kids: “We only use find my for emergencies.” Lying in bed: “Ugh why can’t it tell me whether you’re in the kitchen or upstairs.” 010
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Appreciate TVNZ breakfast saying the full phrase “bomb the shit” out of Oman. Reporters shouldn’t rephrase just because of a swear. 001
Reposted by Lentil beansErin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Tying human rights to citizenship is one of the gravest sins of the contemporary global order. 14312
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Thank you, crazy Korean church, for being there when I needed you (emergency tissues). 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Wow, kiwis really don’t own proper winter clothing from news coverage of today’s snow. Ignore Icebreaker/Macpac propaganda about layering and buy a heavy coat that goes as far below your bum as you can afford! 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Having the New Yorker on Libby is alternately a joy and an immense burden. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Nitpicking, but these Belt and Road headlines are really just about Chinese investment to a large group of ~150 countries. Lots of fascinating details (eg private ⬆️ SOEs ⬇️) but maximalist approach washes out analysis of what BRI might actually be. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comChina pours funding into green energy deals as Iran war hits oil demandBeijing’s Belt and Road Initiative takes advantage of rise in appetite for renewables as Middle East conflict drags on 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Cool of Pres Macron to call and say congrats to Wang (who teaches part time in France). www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comFields Medal: Chinese win world's top Maths prize for first timeThis is the first time Chinese nationals have won the prestigious Fields Medal. 030
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I foolishly decided to try and understand Bitmex with news of it closing down. Anyone understand it more deeply, or was the basic offering (not BMEX) really as basic as just a self-contained ecosystem for gambling on future crypto prices? 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Third time this week a “does” question to DuckDuckGo gets an AI answer of “yes, and here’s why not”. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Some big differences, but US regulation aimed at managing China risk plus a dash of protectionism renewables-backlash feels for carmakers a bit like what Jones Act did for US shipbuilding post WW2. 020
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 21/07/2026… must … hold back … from … commenting on … some distant … island’s … politics … <argh> Governance 101: Never complicate the tax system when other interventions exist www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comAndy Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills as first cost of living moveNewly appointed chancellor John Healey says reduction will be funded by cancelling digital ID scheme 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Whittakers, your inconsistent gumdrop distribution is tearing our family apart. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Need a google maps plugin for Chinese restaurants that converts all the zero/one star reviews of “staff were rude” or “lack of atmosphere” into fives. Those are markers of deliciousness you fools. 020
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 18/07/2026My daughter has absorbed one superpower from each city she’s lived in, eg not feeling the cold, and being able to eat incapacitatingly large amounts of noodles. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Glum global trend of new renewables going gangbusters accompanied by also just burning more stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... China tried to clean up its air pollution. Then came the reboundgiftarticle.ft.comChina tried to clean up its air pollution. Then came the reboundFT analysis shows extent of enormous progress since ‘airpocalypse’ — and latest emissions increase 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Simon Bridges undermining his new “impartial voice for business and infrastructure” here. Starts cautious - yes Trump entertains - and okay you like culture war stuff, but to parrot “Sleepy Joe” while missing that his industrial rebuilding and infra investment are what you argue we need in AoNZ?nzherald.co.nzTrump entrances me. But compartmentalising US loyalties with China trade is trickyOPINION: As NZ gets a new ambassador, US relations have never been more delicate. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The AoNZ version of this - paying heaps for butter when global dairy prices are high - can at least be rationalised as good for farmers and rural communities. Must be a tougher sell when it’s oil barons… 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I’m unreasonably excited by this. Shorter ride into CBD, revitalised uptown and k rd, and no more weekend closures (touch steel…) www.rnz.co.nz/news/regiona...rnz.co.nzAuckland rail network closed as underground CRL loop gets last push to finish lineAuckland's rail network is closed once again as agencies run a final dress rehearsal for the long anticipated City Rail Link. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Pretty solid and insightful analysis of RNZ Navy - vast and complex domain, and resourcing issues. I still think Project Protector was the right idea (albeit for a different time) undermined by lack of personnel. Unclear to me why that never made the news for decades. youtu.be/wt5FuaSiJkI?...youtu.beThe Radical Plan to Save New Zealand’s NavyYouTube video by Sea Power Reports 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Global trend - governments want less science (open, objective, critical) and more tech (owned, directed, competitive). giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comChina cools on overseas publication of scientific researchPolicymakers discuss reducing incentives for academics to submit papers to international journals over leak concerns 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Not liking this recent feature of small parties bringing in candidates who want one portfolio to make one obsessive change. Last time was polytechs and gun laws. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...nzherald.co.nzNew NZ First candidate wants broadcasting portfolio to scrap RNZMichael Laws is a former National and NZ First minister. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Feels like the decision to focus on “will this affect overseas jurisdictions?” is a recent trend. Not fashionable any more to lead with straight up human rights suppression. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comCan China target critics abroad with its new 'ethnic unity' law?Rights groups fear the new law gives Beijing legal authority to go after people beyond its borders. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 25/06/2026For the first time in a 17 year relationship I asked my partner to drop a topic I’m embarrassed about. She agreed to “let me go”. She meant “it” right??? 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I’m here for this Anthropic strategy saying things that will really piss off a specific government. Suspect it eventually will kill the company, even if they switch to the conventional corporate comms of never publicly crossing either Washington or Beijing. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comAnthropic accuses Alibaba of obtaining ‘illicit’ access to ClaudeAI company says the Chinese ecommerce giant used fake accounts to ‘extract’ chatbot’s capabilities 010
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I’ve slowly realised AoNZ doesn’t really have a full private health system, just some private services added on in specific areas. Public does all the complicated stuff, and shares key data etc. Relatedly, my $2000 sandwich just now was better but not by much than the public equivalent. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Finally watched Gladiator II - gloriously ridiculous. My now much older brain appreciated spelling out every plot nuance multiple times for the Netflix audience. Loved the sharks swimming in presumably Tiber river water. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Best part of this article was snarky quotes from German diplomats. Who needs enemies with colleagues like that? An interesting comparison of how different countries play the game. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comGermany’s spy agency comes in from the coldBerlin wants to loosen the shackles on the BND as part of a Europe-wide drive to reduce dependence on US intelligence 001
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Love me some middle class false economy frugality: so as not to waste ~80c of split bananas, added ~$3 of melted whittakers to make a snack for the kids. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Oncologist just queried if my lower rib was a protruding tumour, until I pointed out the same rib on the other side. #SpeculativeAnatomy 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I’m all in for the FIFA good vibes, but the whole idol worship of the cup and football-is-life vibe makes me miss the Olympics. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Unexpected joy mid-forties is scientist mates are all just hitting their stride and doing incredible things. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Fuck developers still installing gas in new build properties. (Just got our latest bill…) 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The Vatican is a sophisticated bureaucracy. At a commissioning discussion months ago, some lucky papal official was tasked to reread Lord of the Rings for quotes to counter the tech-bros. 010
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Five minutes after I’ve vacuumed, asked if I’d seen that small important object they were storing on the floor. 030
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Had a dream I could fly but quit because someone told me it made me look wrinkly and the soles of my shoes were disgusting 020
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 14/05/2026RNZ played the wrong but right audio on Presidents Trump and Xi: “described by associates as someone who could become volatile”. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 12/05/2026My ten/yearly reminder that I don’t know how to solder and will just have to buy a new one. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 06/05/2026So I don’t have to pee at night I take pills wrapped in a sliver of cheese. Just realised that’s what we did for our dog too. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 04/05/2026A colleague criticised our work because copilot couldn’t replicate it, despite knowing it was unique analysis of non public data using a proprietary tool. 000
Lentil beans @lentilbeans.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Wife just complained about the impending doom of winter veges. She’s in denial about the glory of parsnips, pumpkin, swedes, brussel sprouts. 000
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