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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

The power of denial summed up in a single image.

Screenshot from The Gentlemen, with Freddy looking at Edward with a balaclava on his head, saying "we're not criminals, Freddy".

Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

My entries for the caption competition (see above); 1) The ACT party, outstanding in someone else's field 2) Putting ACT leaders out to pasture? Where do I vote for that? #ACT #NZElection2026 #MZPoliticsMemes

A meme of an ACT party billboard in an overgrown vacant lot, with the text "The ACT party, outstanding someone else's field".

A meme of an ACT party billboard in an overgrown vacant lot, with the text "Putting ACT leaders out to pasture? Where do I vote for that".

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

How the rest of the country sees The Tron ...

Photo of money machine by sign with "That warm Hamilton hello", but the 'o' obscured by the angle.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Most dried pasta sold in this country comes in disposable plastic bags. Presumably, like most plastic, made out of toxic wastes from fossil fuel refining (if you can claim they have a use, you can rebrand them as "byproducts" or "coproducts") Anyway, l […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Just opened this bag of chips. Haven't eaten a single one yet, and the bag is already half empty! But on the shelf it looks full, because it's pumped up with air. Instead of vacuum-sealed, which would make the chips keep better, for longer. (You don't know […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Photo of potato crisps with a bowl sitting on half of the bag, to show that it's half empty.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

If anyone you know is still publishing on SS (honestly, why?), please let them know that even their free posts are now only available using the proprietary SS mobile app. I don't know why SS made that decision, but it seems pretty likely that it's because […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Screenshot of a "free" article on SubStack as of August, 2026; a sentence and a bit of text, with a button saying "claim my free post"

Screenshot of a "free" article on SubStack as of August, 2026; when the button labeled "claim my free post" is clicked, a pop-up asks the visitor to use the SS app to read the post. Even when logged in on the website.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

This is cool! "Plant & Ride Join us for a unique planting event along the Te Awa River Ride in Hamilton, where you can enjoy fresh air, beautiful green spaces and exercise while helping to restore nature in the city. Saturday 8 August, 2026 11am-2pm […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Poster for Plant & Ride event. See post for text.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

A more elegant weapon, for a more civilized age ...

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

@forgejo I'm currently unable to save edits to wikipages on @Codeberg. I'm getting 2 error messages; "JavaScript promise rejection: initComboMarkdownEditor: container is null. Open browser console to see more details." "JavaScript promise rejection: can't […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

One of the major supermarket chains in NZ is offering only 1 source of Brazil nuts, the in-store brand. The bulk bin version isn't available anyway, but costs *more*. Why? This single price comparison exposes the fragility of our food supply chain in […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Screenshot from Woolworths grocery ordering website, illustrating the problem described in the post.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

Sighted out back of the Grey St Salami in HamilTron, Aotearoa, an electric organ. Presumably left for the op shop staff to deal with. No idea if it works, but .... #HamilTron #Aotearoa #NZ #MusicalInstruments

An electric organ sitting out back of the a charity shop.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026

"[ACC] now accepts Mr Buxton has a moderate-to-severe brain injury. But says it's still coded as "mild or other" in its internal system, due to 'coding limitations'. Mr Buxton says this impacts the care he receives, and he wants it fixed." […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

A scene from a sketch on the UK comedy show Little Britain. A women sits at a desk with Venetian blinds closed behind, and a man in a suit sitting on the other side of the desk. The woman wears an Augmented Reality headset, which is displaying the words "say no".

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026

I hope this not-for-profit community group is at least getting some decent sponsorship money for advertising this transnational corporation ...

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2026

Just FYI folks, confirmation bias is a fallacy to carefully correct against, not something to be proud of. #LogicalFallacies #ConfirmationBias

A T-shirt with a graphic of a syringe and the words "the longer I remain unjabbed the more evidence I see supporting my decision"

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/01/2026

Funding for arts and music festivals really does trickle down, to artists and other creative workers (including yours truly). Here's a taste of the physical artwork that catalyses the vibe at Twisted Frequency. (1/2) #festivals #MusicFestivals #TwistedFrequency

A giant hand made out of wood, against the background of wooded hills, and the remains of a giant weta also made of wood

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 22/12/2025

Well that's an odd synchronicity. Sinkholes have opened up in England, Thailand and Norway. The first affecting a canal, the second a hospital, the third a railway and motorway. They don't seem to be causally related, but they're all at the top of the news this morning. #sinkholes

Screenshot of RNZ front page from today, described in text

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

Love this new sculpture. Public art FTW!

Bronze sculpture representing Japanese yōkai Ashenaga and Tenaga, or "long legs" and "long arms", on a concrete plinth in a park, with fences and house roofs in the background.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/12/2025

Glad they don't add any sugar to the sugar : P

Text says; "Freshly crushed sugarcane juice", and "100% Natural, No sugar added". Illustrations of sugarcanes with foliage at the top, photo of cut sugarcane and the juice in a glass.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 27/11/2025

Just saved myself about $30 by making my own vegan cooked breakfast. Plate contains beans on toast with hummus and avocado, hash browns, fried mushrooms, silverbeet and slices of nut meat with garlic, drizzled in olive oil, and slices of fresh tomato and […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Photo of vegan cooked breakfast on an outdoor dining table, with a teapot and a cup.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 23/11/2025

Chances are few people following my account here need to be told about this, but for the record ... The Trained #MOLE tacked on to Brave Search confidently told me; "There is no known event called 'Operation 8' related to the Dominion Post." Then it went […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/11/2025

When companies tell you what they are, believe them ...

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025

[Complaint about white supremacist imagery, includes photo] Some prick has painted a white shithead tag on the river path, just by the boardwalk where Hillsborough Tce meets Cobham Drive. Any suggestions for how to creatively alter this, culture jam styles?

A white supremacist tag on the river path in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), Aotearoa

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2025

Some days I really feel like everything I do trying to make the world better is a waste of time. Like my efforts are not only ineffective, but actively counterproductive. Like the world would be a better place if I spent my days smoking ganja and stacking […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

A cartoon of a heron trying to swallow a frog, who is reaching out of the heron's mouth to strangle it. Caption beneath reads "Never give up!"

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2025

@pine64 I subscribed to your #PineTalk podcast in AntennaPod, using the "Get the RSS feed" link on the podcast page; pine64.org/podcast AntennaPod was able to find the podcast and add it, but the RSS feed doesn't seem to tell it where to download […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2025

Thanks to the #NoScript plugin I use in my browsers, I just noticed that scripts from at least 2 Goggle domains and at least 1 Cloudflare domain (see screenshots) are being served to people visiting the official enrol to vote website […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Screenshot of NoScript showing the primary domain vote.nz, and third-party domains googletagmanager.com and gstatic.com

Screenshot of NoScript showing the primary domain vote.nz, and third-party domain cloudflareinsights.com

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2025

Hey Team @gotosocial@gts.superseriousbusiness.org I notice that browsing to; gotosocial.org ... gives an error page (see screenshot) rather than redirecting to what appears to be the active subdomain; docs.gotosocial.org This is small […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2025

I'm on a very low income but occasionally I treat myself to boost morale. Paid $30 for a vegan breakfast. Felt profoundly ripped off. I have no problem with being served supermarket food; bog standard baked beans on toast, with chopped button mushrooms […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2025

This reminds me of the campaigns to push the drinking age back to 20; knee-jerk, unprincipled, and contrary to the evidence for what is likely to achieve the desired outcome. Basically it's anti-youth populism, where genuinely concerned parents are driven […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Photo of ad on bus shelter, with black on white text that reads; "what happens online shapes offline. B416. Sign the petition to raise the social media age. B416. CO. NZ"

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2025

I give you, the country's most obscure bath. Snapped today in Mangokutukutu Gulley in Kirikiroa. #bush #baths #BushBaths

A bath, perched on its edge, on the side of a steep, bushclad gully.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2025

Shout out to @ByteHamster and @keunes, the current lead developers of #AntennaPod; antennapod.org/about I've been subscribing and listening to podcasts using AntennaPod since I got my first Android-based device in 2019. It's gone from strength to […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Screenshot of Strypey's AntennaPod home screen, with hamburger menu, search button, and 3 dots menu along the top. Then various lists scrolling sideways; Continue Listening, What's New, and Get Surprised.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2025

Much of the hilly pasture land in Aotearoa has gullies like this. They take up a very small proportion of the overall property, and create hazards for grazing animals. Fencing them off and reforesting them would create both habitat for wildlife. Plus a […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Photo of a gully in a hilly sheep paddock

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2025

"AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts." search.brave.com You can say that again.

Algorithm-generated answer to a web search, which flips the majority party in government before and after the 2023 NZ election.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2025

Does this guy really think shouting at people and calling them names is how you convince them to change their mind about political strategy? His rudeness is matched only by his total inability to defend his position with logic or evidence. This is why the […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Useful Idiot accusing me of being a Russian troll for questioning Democrat centrism.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2025

Pharmaceutical companies are getting around the NZ law ban on direct-to-patient advertising of drugs by advertising conditions they want to sell drugs for. Clever. I'm guessing the linked website has info about drugs for treating shingles, that just happen […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

Fine print of shingles awareness ad showing it's funded by GlaxoSmithKline NZ

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2025

Spray-painted on the footpath outside Wellington Hospital, Newtown, Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Yellow text reading "this government is too racist to represent us"

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 21/02/2025

"This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Captain America: Brave New World is a 2025 American superhero film based on ..." #Wikipedia search.brave.com/search?q=captain%2… What's that now?!?

Screenshot of linked page at time of posting, the relevant text is contained in them post itself.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2025

Now they're just taking the piss. You can make a disposable bag out of thicker plastic, and print "reusable bag" on it all you like, and but this is a disposable plastic bag. Hopefully it's at least made of recycled plastic, but it's still not […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

A plastic shopping bag with the label "small reusable bag" and a big green recycling symbol.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 06/01/2025

This whining coward replied to a post I was mentioned, in with a cherry-picked statistic and a bunch of wild conspiracy theory, then blocked me in an attempt to to deny me a right of reply. That tells you everything you need to know about the intellectual […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2025

Since Phil has done the equivalent of throwing a drink in my face and running away (ie reply with evidently false nonsense and Block), see the screenshot for his claim, or this link; mastodon.philtanner.com/@Phil_Tanne… What he […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2024

Just so you know, without widely used open standards that allow us to do decentralised identity efficienly, we get this; "In 2009, Todd McKinnon and Frederic Kerrest co-founded Okta, and the Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) market was born. Since then, we’ve […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

A monochrome photo of two old white techbros in suits, giving each other bones, in the foreground of some corporate gathering.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 23/11/2024

Trees are epic. This tree got knocked over in a storm a few weeks ago. It's still green and thriving. I'm no expert in European trees, anyone know what kind of tree this is? If it survives, and if it's a long-lived species, it's going to be really epic a century from now. #trees #resilience

A tree lying on its side, while still growing.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2024

@aral > I didn’t compare it. I asked if you had a line. And if that line isn’t homophobia, what is it. But you know what, I’m so not in the mood to argue minutiae with you right now. With everything that’s going on, you thought: “Hey, here’s my hill. Why […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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