Reposted by Richard HulsePeter Green @petergreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Worth remembering that if it costs the government $4.5b to reverse the gender pay tax, then it costs the women affected $4.5b to leave it in place. 618497
Reposted by Richard HulseHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 10135003786
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The giant screen at Wellington airport is borderline acceptable for flashing rates. don’t people know this can cause problems for epileptics. 010
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026First sensible thing I have read on the topic. 010
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I agree. However, if you take all those years as a group, is it then plural? Asking for a friend. 230
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Working on a little side project to fix something that is broken. Not sure when I will be done... ;-) 010
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The terrifying thing is that you pay on the way OUT, not the way in like normal. 010
Reposted by Richard HulseDylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 15/09/2026Good thing New Zealand isn't blindly pursuing a massive investment in LNG importation infrastructure... That would be a very stupid and poorly timed decision. 111247
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Just be the guy with the bluetooth speaker with GREAT music! 160
Reposted by Richard HulsePotato enthusiast 🇵🇸🥔 @br3nda.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I wished that this site existed, so I spent the last week building it. Track which way an MP votes on various issues across their whole time in Parliament: hotair.nzhotair.nzHot AirHot Air links every New Zealand MP to what they've actually said and how they've actually voted in Parliament — built from the official Hansard record, so you can look past the press release and see the voting history for yourself. 1619694
Reposted by Richard HulseWonder Why🦆Ducky🦆 @duck-flying.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation If tech firms such as Meta, Google and TikTok did not give the option to turn off algorithms, they should face "substantial" penalties www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comAustralians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislationFirms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says. 20775322100
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Set up a Raspberry Pi to run Pi Hole, and then configured unbound to use DNS over TLS, because the PiHole does not support it. Feeling quite pleased with myself for a Sunday afternoon... 000
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I still mask supermarket because of the germs, and also because facial recognition! 070
Reposted by Richard HulseAaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026DUNEDIN: A long shot, perhaps, but I've walked past this wee guy every day for a week or so. I know someone will be super sad to have been separated from it. HMU if it looks familiar. 03226
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026There once was a leader named Chris Whose line-hanging skills were amiss He fought with the pegs Wrestled loose threads The washing just gives him the shits! 010
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The real question is, who would you get to play you? 010
Reposted by Richard HulseDylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 01/09/2026I refuse to believe anyone actually wants the creepy camera-toothbrush from the vacuum cleaner people. 6172
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 31/08/2026On the way home yesterday afternoon the plane (NZ328 from CH) the wing was hit by lightening, which I saw. It was quite the sight! 160
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 23/08/2026There once was a plan from Chris Hipkins, With debt cuts and surplus predictions, He said "we won't cut," Then matched, near enough, Chris two, but with some new inscriptions. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzLabour releases fiscal strategy, promises to slash debtLabour has released their fiscal strategy for the election, promising to get back to surplus by 2029/30, slash debt and set up an independent Parliamentary Budget Office, if elected. 031
Reposted by Richard HulseAnil Dash @anildash.com · 22/08/2026It’s worse than this. Having been in the room with many of them (long ago, before I knew they were psychopaths), the tycoons who are left running the industry have an active contempt for ordinary people, including their own workers. They actively want to oppress, control and punish them. 6356131620
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Wow. Always liked this song. This version is stunning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xvl...youtube.comNew York Vocal Collective - And So It GoesYouTube video by NYVC (New York Vocal Collective) 010
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I met a guy once who had worked high up in the electricity system. He said ours, with centralised long-term planning, was the envy of the rest of the world and this change would result in higher prices, less investment in generation, and rent-seeking behaviour. Totally predictable, he said. 020
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 14/08/2026When I see ‘learnings‘ or ’explainer’ in a headline, it reduces my urge to read the story by 90%. Lesson: No one likes to be talked down to, as these stories often do. 020
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I inherited my parents phone number when I moved out of home (they moved to a different phone exchange area), so I have had same landline number my entire life. I finally cancelled it today as the generation that still used it have all passed away or have all moved to cell phones. 040
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I’ve raved for years about how useless live blogs are from both an experiential and information perspective. Journos love them because it feels like they’re getting stuff out there, live. What happens in practises people go to the page, look at the first few items, and give up. 010
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The body language on display in the video in this story is telling. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzWatch: What Christopher Luxon said after second attempt to roll himHaving survived a second confidence vote - the first having taken place in April - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has underlined the need to defeat the Labour-led opposition. 000
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 11/08/2026@brislen.nz recommended the embers of war trilogy by Gareth Powell to me. Passing on that recommendation. 030
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Headline: Takes feet out of mouth long enough to call for emergency meeting. 131
Reposted by Richard HulseArrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A must-read. I admit, I'm now leery of collaborating with people because undisclosed GenAI use on a manuscript can rather drastically alter the meaning / comprehensibility / flow of the text. For this reason (among others), I request tracked changes (or add them retroactively). #VersionControl 111444
Reposted by Richard HulseThe Press @thepress.co.nz · 10/08/2026A new group called Public Futures Aotearoa says a trend to privatisation should be resisted, and is using the election to try and get parties talking about the issue.dlvr.itPrivatisation of key NZ assets made life more expensive for Kiwis, says new groupA new group called Public Futures Aotearoa says a trend to privatisation should be resisted, and is using the election to try and get parties talking about the issue. 043
Reposted by Richard HulseLouis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026We need to be saying this loudly and clearly: These people have lost their fucking minds. 1013307833
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Ah nerdy, whimsy, both sides of the same coin we know as 'Russell'. 110
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Looking forward to your narrative on this in the next Listener. Expecting whimsy. 120
Reposted by Richard HulseDylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 08/08/2026This video delightfully merges my interests... 0348
Reposted by Richard Hulselaragreaves.bsky.social @laragreaves.bsky.social · 07/08/2026We made an app! There is fairly widespread concern that turnout and enrolment will be low this election, so we made an app to help make enrolment and turnout data more accessible for communities. All data are drawn from the NZ Electoral Commission's website. turnout.inzight.co.nz 812377
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026OK, their website has a flash screen with a carousel, but I will look past that on your account. ;-) 110
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Classy AF: www.youtube.com/shorts/HIOgg...youtube.comAll Celebrities Ignored Him except her #shortsYouTube video by Humanize. 000
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026What battery did you get? I’m looking at solar at the moment, while roof is being replaced. 210
Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I think I prefer this cover to the original. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-oq...youtube.comKiss From a Rose (Seal Cover) - Martin Miller Session Band & Lari BasilioYouTube video by Martin Miller 100