today on webworm, @dylanreeve.com and i look at how barely solvent new zealand-born shoe company allbirds (previously spouting off about environmental sustainability) has announced a pivot to AI: www.webworm.co/nobirds/
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My Boosted NZ crowdfunding campaign for my short animated film, Wing Chun, finishes on Sunday 19th April. Here's a short video introducing the amazing cast - Jacqueline Joe, Gary Young and Audrey Chan. Even though we don't see the actors on screen, it was really important […]
Calling all kung fu/animation/Shihad fans! The fab Ant Sang is crowdfunding to support his latest animation. If you can afford to spare a few dollars please consider donating (it’s tax deductible in NZ) and if you can’t, please help spread the word!
‼️ Our anglerfish research is now featured in @ScienceMagazine! 🐟🎣
"Why do anglerfish have glowing lures? It might be sex"
Check it out here! 🧪🌊🐟🦇
www.science.org/content/arti...
Hey peeps! I know times are tough right now, but if you can spare a few dollars, please help get a great little play - Dakota of the white flats - to Australia. They've got 2 days to raise $2,600 www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
Hey peeps! I know times are tough right now, but if you can spare a few dollars, please help get a great little play - Dakota of the white flats - to Australia. They've got 2 days to raise $2,600 www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
Found this to be informative video, that puts things into perspective. Via Max Fisher on Instagram www.instagram.com/reel/DWrsUcU...
More change than normal in the same time can indicate unusual events
#30DayChartChallenge 2026 – day 04 - Comparisons | Slope. Tool: #rstats
Slope can represent change, and rather than plotting a thing a leaving humans to judge the slope, you can calculate the change at different times and plot those change/slope values. Basically every growth graph you have seen
Kia ora Ali!
You’re welcome! It’s awesome isn’t it?!
I think people in nz should be madder that we generate so much renewable energy but don’t get to benefit from the fact that it’s cheaper because our energy market was designed by idiots obsessed with profit margins
This is always fun. Lots of really cool visualisations already! I’ll be following the hashtag for both inspiration and interesting info #30DayChartChallenge
Really good read about using AI in research.
Excellent read! Thanks for sharing.
Compared PM Luxon's "column" against addresses by the Australian PM Albanese, and British PM Starmer on 1 April in their respective countries, around the same set of issues. The UK, and Australia are two of New Zealand's closest allies. Comparison establishes quality of political leadership. #nzpol
After confusing wording led to some people being turned away from pharmacists last week, Health NZ says Covid boosters are still available twice a year to anyone 30 or over.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/01/c...
Indeed.
Super depressed. As usual, it’s about using vaccines to protect those most at risk of being hospitalised with acute infection rather than trying to reduce any of the other harms to anyone else, eg developing long COVID.
Thanks! It wasn’t live when I looked yesterday.
Thanks for the links.
That is a very good question!
This looks like good news. Can’t wait to read the study.
No! So sorry to hear that.
LRT there's no point telling bsky that we don't want it by replying to the post, they aren't listening. Just block @attie.ai and pass it on. They'll get the message.
If you haven’t snooped pepperraccoon.com for a while, maybe check it out? I make beautiful NZ-themed nature apparel, enamel pins, and stickers, and I ship everywhere except the US
Read this whole Substack post - we all need to understand this.
Well that sucks. And during a big wave too 😭
Indeed. I’m curious to know what vaccination rates are at before this latest move
Thanks for pointing that out, David!