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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Full respect and all but perhaps we could get NZ moved a bit more to the right and off the map, we're trying to hide down here. #MapsWithoutNZ

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Then everyone voted Chris

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

It was 3 hours of constantly clarifying which Chris they were talking about

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Just did this, bought an asus zen book and popped Ubuntu on it, been really nice

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

All this is to say, I'm very looking forward to when this feature (json format) does arrive and love the new site.

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Not entirely unauthorised, it's in the draft spec: Regardless, it could return a 501 Not implemented or a 404 Not found. 500 Server error is broke. assets.ctfassets.net/49ei4dhxj2cb...

assets.ctfassets.net

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Clicking this link breaks the law: www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2... That is all.

legislation.govt.nz

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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Will you have it in the cloud Would you could you if procurement allowed Will you can you enterprise Free copilot licences what a prize

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Juha Saarinen @juha.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Via WeatherWatch... the Great Wellington Sewage Plume tracker, courtesy of pollutionmap.seascope.io Calypso Science.

pollutionmap.seascope.io

Seascope pollution

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 13/01/2026

1. Aotearoa New Zealand friends and colleagues 🇳🇿, Logistics for my February trip are coming together. I'd love to meet more of you and/or talk with groups of interested colleagues about AI course and teaching in a ChatGPT world (thebullshitmachines.com). Right now, my schedule is as follows:

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Hey #lazyweb trying to source some Tant origami paper here in New Zealand - any tips?

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Nat Torkington @gnat.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Did you catch www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKfM... when we released it? I had run out of contacts so you get to see me in my dorky white glasses. I look like an unemployed aging storyboarder for toilet paper commercials, unsure if he'll ever work again. My Deering Julia Belle banjo looks great tho!

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You, Me, Everybody - The Rest of Us - [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by You, Me, Everybody Band

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I went out onto street, such avatar, back to book on roof

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

1 - never had an encyclopedia collection

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

“We’re gonna need a longer marshmallow stick” #mywellington

Second story fireplace, no stairs, no floor, no roof, bold architecture, pretty tiles.

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Alright, that was my first in Wellies that I've felt since moving here, also first in this 'ere place where I lay my head - good test run eh steel? *glances apprehensively at the steel strengthening*

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Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

You might have seen that Siouxsie won her legal battle against the UoA, but even after the damages were awarded she ended up massively out of pocket. So she's asking for help - There's been lots of support already, which is cool to see - Siouxsie deserves it! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

pledgeme.co.nz

Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe

Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

A few little snaps from the exhibition - I talked about how 200 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to vote, let alone be elected to city council, how we value "women's work" (both in the age of pay equity being cancelled and crafts as art), and how many women fought to be able to vote

A photograph of a knitted banner, with loose wool tails and still on the needles - which says "Democracy Knits by Louise Hutt" in shades of green on a white background

A clothes line of pegged hats, in different colours which all say "VOTE" with printed process photos underneath of all the places the hats were knit, and a mirror nearby

A photograph of Louise, speaking to a crowd

A knitted 'VOTE' beanie on a mannequin, wearing a pair of white sunglasses. In the background are "Louise Hutt #1 Hamilton West" corflute signs.

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I noticed the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, has shared its respiratory infection protocols www.phcc.org.nz/news/resourc...

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

State highway 1, crossing south bound over Cuba street, I know the next left is Marion and she points me towards home.

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Potato enthusiast 🇵🇸🥔 @br3nda.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

NZ homes is they are not built for dry "The resident just needs to do X, Y, and Z" - but that's not the root cause! NZ has no political will to fix this EVEN SO.... I'd like to be able to help people get their house dry and healthy without getting a swarm of "how dare you blame the tenant" replies

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Hey team, just recently I quit my day job so I can concentrate on being The Sewphist properly. Just after I hit the milestone of 300 completed orders through my website. It’s taken a decade or so. So I set the stretch goal of hitting 350 by the time I turn 50. Doable, right? This is my job now…

media.tenor.com

a cat with a surprised look on its face and the words let me crunch the numbers below it

Alt: A cat with a inquisitive expression looking like it’s saying “let me crunch the numbers”

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Mayday carnage in Wellington this morning, 160kmh gusts = wind blowing pot plant out of its pot. Locals be like “what wind?”. Will try to be more local.

Plant lying on its side and its empty pot lies behind it.

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Perfect, order placed - just what I lacked in my new kitchen.

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Apartment giving off sweet rain-on-the-roof vibes today

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We just toasted our new life in Te Whanganui a Tara.

A bottle of “undisturbed” honey mead made in Ōtautahi by my friend Sam

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Just sold the house so I’ve got two weeks and one day to pull off a move to my very dear Pōneke / Wellington with my four lads. Wish me luck finding our rental and if you’re down there, look me up soon!!!

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Con Fountas @confountas.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Here is the recording of the last Rac Guild Townhall from Feb 5 showcasing DocRef youtu.be/gG6ARhgx7L8. This is a project by Tom Barraclough (@tombcgh.bsky.social ) & Hamish Fraser (@verbman.bsky.social) from Syncopate Lab, aimed at building Digital Legal Infrastructure. #rulesascode

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RaC Guild Townhall (Jan 2025) - Building Digital Legal Infrastructure w/ DocRef Demo & Discussion

YouTube video by RaC Guild

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Go for a wander along the top of the Geraldine downs (if you want big landscape shots)

Pic of the mountains stretching into the distance off the geraldine downs

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Paola @paolina.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

My Nonno had a Fiat 127 and he got me to drive him on these crazy, narrow, windy Tuscan road up the valley to the village he was from in it. Told me I drove so well he’d leave me the car! 😅 I did not get the car (I did live in Scotland) This ad reminds me of the driving sensation 😂

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Jason Morris @lexpedite.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

DocRef is pretty cool.

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Just a diff on today's latest changes to the Residential Tenancy Act 1986 if you want a curated view: docref.org/nz/rta/0160/...

docref.org

Residential Tenancies Act 1986 | Version: 0160

Deploy documents as digital infrastructure

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Started a company called Verb back in 1999. I ended up as verbman because it felt like a fun nerdy take on action man.

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Be gentle on your ADHDer’s - it’s our last minute bill submissions writing week and I’m tidying my room.

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I break the law, into little pieces.

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Farah @kiwifarah.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Wellington on a good day 😂

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Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 24/12/2024

He's making a list He's using AI He got hopelessly lost Up there in the sky Santa Claus is in the wrong town

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Recommended Christmas reading; then you’ll be able to spend your Christmas arvo food coma writing your own submission instead of whatever else it was you were going to do. melanienelson.substack.com/p/jane-kelse...

melanienelson.substack.com

Jane Kelsey Submission on the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill

A guest post by Emeritus Professor Jane Kelsey, sharing her in-depth knowledge of neoliberalism and the Regulatory Standards Bill

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

So as I mentioned below, we’re moving to Pōneke/Wellington early next year. In odd problems I have to solve - I have a few cubic metres of milled/dried European beech wood I’m trying to work out what to do with. Any maker spaces/peeps interested in storing/mutual use etc?

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Hamish @verbman.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Code need not be any more deterministic than the interpretation of law it’s modelling. The NZ originating #BetterRules approach argued #RulesAsCode should be handled by multi disciplinary teams; they recognised the common issues originated from those writing the code.

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