Ok! This is very good to hear.

I named my dog "Nature" because he abhors the vacuum.

Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face Wrath Of Next Ultimatum WASHINGTON—Threatening to continue issuing threats if the Islamic Republic did not quickly agree to his demands, President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday to accept his ultimatum or face the wrath ...

theonion.com/trump-warns-...

Rumblefish

More from the House last week. I talked about the connection between electric vehicles and energy independence.

Easter 2026: could it be a good time to consider applying for the Lilburn Research Fellowship 2027?

This is the ONLY research position specifically created for the study of NZ Music. Applications open until May 17.

natlib.govt.nz/about-us/sch...

#Wwise Soundcaster session…

Thanks for checking about this, I had that exact question too, for that exact reason…

Yes indeed. I’m a fan of logic, but…

Evocative! Ha ha. Maybe next time I’m in a rehearsal with singers I could refer to ‘meat instruments’ (hmmm, only if they are very close friends, actually, no, there’s really only one I have in mind who’d remotely enjoy this)

Great talk title!

I just a few minutes ago finished listening to the Tonebenders episode that featured the sound teams from it and the other Best Sound Oscar nominees - making me regret even more being absent from the party- not having had a chance to see any of them (except F1). Interesting episode though of course!

Get Through The Whole Oil Crisis Without Ever Endorsing Cycling Challenge starts now!

Shane Jones shut down NZ Involvement in road map away from fossil fuels

The current NZ Govt parties have opposed all efforts to reduce NZ's dependence on fossil fuels. All three coalition parties have received large donations from at least one oil company. They are making the climate crisis worse and the cost of living crisis worse.

Woohoo, nice one Cerebral Fix! Great to have more about this project out in the open (I would have loved to have heard this talk).

A handicap blue and white painted sign on the asphalt of a parking space. The symbols are meant to be a pregnant women and a baby stroller, but it doesn't look like that. It looks like pac man being killed with scissors next to a dancer

Twerkers at the barbeque get priority parking 🫡

I like that the only punctuation in that post is a comma

Confidence restored

Wow. Interesting generational stuff happening

Have always loved this. As well as all the classic Bert and Ernie.

❤️

Enjoy!

Amazing album

This is a "papers please" "English is the official language" "eat slop and be grateful" "disappear the unhoused" "women are second class" "don't learn real history" "local FBI office" government and we really cannot afford to be smug about other countries' slide to open fascism, Aotearoa

Fed Farmers: Let’s massively increase water and climate pollution.
Greenpeace: No let’s cut pollution.
Fed Farmers: Let’s compromise and just increase it somewhat.
Greenpeace: no we must cut climate and water pollution.
Right wing commentators: Greenpeace is so unreasonable.

Yes; 100% deflating.

Damian Kastbranching

Yes not the most optimistic vote…

Too hard to see and he’s gone now. I agree but my first thought was the man from one of my old favourite clips I show to classes - youtu.be/pnsizkVjGm8?...

Ah yes. We’re visiting from New Zealand and was starting to think we must be quite conditioned to cold - the thinner of the two duvets places on the bed in this hotel is almost cool enough for me to get a decent sleep. Latitude - San Diego 32, Christchurch 43