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Max Telford @maxjtelford.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
SAVE THE EXTRAORDINARY BHL!! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
But now poor kids can go busking...
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
If you can't make it to one of these nights, my partner and I would very much like to go. We're gutted we missed out on the tickets, all vanishing instantly.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
In 10 days...
A cartoon of the Artemis 2 capsule floating alone in the middle of the ocean, receiving the radio message "... Sorry Artemis... Ran out of fuel... Can't pick you up..."
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Thanks for the link to the website! The comparison with the previous gov which had to deal with an actual urgency is telling...
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The US government seems happy to promote racism, hate speech, intolerance, and paedophilia, while critics are being silenced. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
US builds website that will allow Europeans to view blocked content
Freedom.gov appears to be administered by a branch of the Department of Homeland Security
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Oh, we lost the other buoy too...
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
There's an explanation if you click on the map view
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The latest LCDB 6 uses data up to 2023/24, I think. We're working on a couple of projects atm that will hopefully provide more granular data in a few months.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
It looks like a mix of tree ferns and young broadleaf trees. I don't think this type get classified as kānuka/mānuka.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Great stuff, @korimakoecology.bsky.social . We were thinking that we should do this analysis when we get some time. It would be useful to bring in the LiDAR data to get the tree height, as the affected native vegetation seems to be low and regenerating.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
There's a lot of bare land now up in the hills and it doesn't bode well for the heavy rain coming this weekend. I really hope the communities will get help to clear up the waterways before more silt comes down 🤞
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We made an interactive map of the impacts from the recent storm creating landslides and large silt deposits around East Cape in New Zealand. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
stuff.co.nz
Interactive map reveals more than 11,000 slips caused by storm
Image also identifies silt damage covering 900 hectares, as communities remain isolated.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
This tīeke (saddleback) visiting our garden this morning is a good omen for the day
A tīeke (saddleback) in our garden
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
XEquals. There's a link to their website at the bottom of the BOTY webpage.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
28 candidates are missing from the chart. Maybe you'll get an extra vote if you can list them all?
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
The numbers are now flowing in for the most important elections. It's just waiting for your vote at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
birdoftheyear.org.nz
Bird of the Year ‹ Forest & Bird
Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Ahead of the start of #BirdOfTheYear tomorrow, I've made a Bluesky feed which should gather all #boty content. Feel free to like/pin it! @forestandbird.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/did:...
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Tough one. "Data scientist" is a bit dated, for sure, but I like the science bit. "Data analyst" sounds to me like a person looking at Excel graphs, and "statistician" sounds like someone who screams when the data is not normally distributed. We need a new term!
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
I'm flabbergasted. And saddened.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Policies do make a difference. Now let's follow the consequences of the new regulations on road user charges
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Nothing else has worked, so let's try the tech-based pure fakery... It's wrong on so many levels, but nothing coming out of the US surprises me anymore.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This is an AI-generated animation from a dead specimen. Live ones are less decomposed and not as scary.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
It seems harder on iPhone... Not ideal.
For iPhone users, the alert will be in your notifications. Access your notifications by swiping down from the top of your screen. If you delete your notifications, you will also delete the alert.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
If you get an emergency message on your phone but dismiss it without reading it to stop the horrible sound, you can access it from the history: On Android: Settings > Safety and emergency > Wireless emergency alerts > Emergency alert history.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Bonus point if they mention that Iran's uranium enrichment increased following Trump's stupid withdrawal of JCPOA in 2018.
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Tim Murphy @tmurphynz.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Bit awkward this Financial Times front page headline and story today “: ‘Scientists accuse New Zealand and Ireland of hiding livestock emissions’
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Six-spot burnet moth caterpillar perhaps?
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
They meant "anti-science Christian bias", right?... RIGHT??
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Good morning to you too, beautiful Wellington
A gorgeous morning sky over Wellington on the 1st of April
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
G.rouch, you said?
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Timely article, featuring Ed, one of our directors at Dragonfly Data Science. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
thepost.co.nz
Science gasps for air as belief trumps expertise
We ask scientists whether science and facts are at risk of falling prey to myths, conspiracies and influencers.
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This is the noise that keeps me awake @morefasterer.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
While the change.org petition to revoke Destiny Church's charitable status is honourable, this parliamentary petition is the one that can make it happen. Get signing!
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Chuck “Charles” Bangley, PhD @dogfishwalker.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
One way to help stand up for NOAA. 🧪🦑🐟🦤🦈 secure.ucsusa.org/a/2025-prote...
secure.ucsusa.org
Science at Risk: Protect NOAA
Scientists and other experts: Add your name to this open letter calling on Congress and the Trump administration to ensure that NOAA and its sub-agencies remain fully funded and staffed, and that the ...
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
What's happening right now in the USA defies all logic. It's all pure insanity, and so gut wrenching. The whole world will suffer. What can we do to help and stop this madness???
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
The whole of gml.noaa.gov is down. This is pure madness.
gml.noaa.gov
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I think this is fake. It's not on Elon's feed.
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Lululamarmiteontoast @lalamarmiteontoast.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
#nzpol List of all upcoming bill submissions and the closing dates Link to Parliamentary Submissions site (highlighted) below www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...
1/3 screenshot of upcoming bill submissions and the closing dates 

Budget Policy Statement 2025
Closing date: 03 February 2025

International Treaty Examination of the Agreement between New Zealand and The Republic of Slovenia for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance
Closing date: 05 February 2025

Offshore Renewable Energy Bill
Closing date: 06 February 2025

Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill 
Closing date: 07 February 2025

Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill
Closing date: 10 February 2025

2/3 

International treaty examination of the NZ - UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, and Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the Promotion and Protection of Investments
Closing date: 12 February 2025

Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill
Closing date: 13 February 2025

Crimes (Increased Penalties for Slavery) Amendment Bill
Closing date: 13 February 2025

Par Ora (Healthy Futures) (3 Day Postnatal Stay) Amendment Bill
Closing date: 17 February 2025

Gene Technology Bill
Closing date: 17 February 2025



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Local Government (Water Services) Bill
Closing date: 23 February 2025

Customs (Levies and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 
Closing date 10 March 2025
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
This paragraph in @politico.com improved my mood tonight. Thank you. "The Pentagon late Tuesday said it was unable to confirm reports that North Korean troops are taking advantage of their more expansive internet access in Russia to consume copious amounts of online pornography."
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
Also in movies. m.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFB...
m.youtube.com
Why Hollywood loves this creepy bird call
YouTube video by Vox
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
It doesn't appear that last year's foreign interference in #BirdOfTheYear has had a lasting effect on this year's election so far. But it's not over yet! You have until Sunday to cast your vote. www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
A bar chart of the percentage of votes for Bird of the Year from outside New Zealand, showing a large peak at 80% in 2023, but a similar value in 2024 as other years.
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 11/07/2024
A bit late for World Albatross Day, but I should mention the recent publication of two of our reports on Antipodean albatross. One on their distribution (fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk...), and a multi-threat risk assessment (fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk...).
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 11/07/2024
You're lucky to have such neighbours! I would recommend this cheap trail camera to get a closer look at them. www.gearshop.co.nz/products/rid... I got one recently. But only rats, cats, and blackbirds so far for me...
gearshop.co.nz
Ridgeline 4K Digital Trail Camera
MAIN FEATURESLow Glow Trail Camera24 Megapixels4K Video ResolutionLong Night Vision Range: 65ft (20M) with 36pcs IR LEDFast Triggering time: 0.4 SecondBig Screen: 2" COLOR VIWER TFT LCDLong Time Stand...
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 10/07/2024
Where was it recorded?
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 10/07/2024
Sounds like a blue penguin to me!
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 05/06/2024
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 09/05/2024
Do you know the day? www.vdig.net/hansard/arch...
vdig.net
New Zealand Hansard
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Showing everything allows alternatives to be considered more easily, instead of a narrow focus on a single line. I'm just not sure how it will behave with many users simultaneously. Let's see!
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YR @maybemaybe.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Out of frustration, I made a web app to help my commute in #wellington. Maybe you'll find it useful too? dragonfly-science.shinyapps.io/realtime-bus/ It shows all buses, trains, and ferries in real-time. Pick a stop and it will tell you exactly where your next bus is.
dragonfly-science.shinyapps.io
Welly bus
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