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Burned my thumb on the oven and instinctively licked it to ease the burn, alas now I have the indelible taste of my own grilled thumb.

Writing summaries of soldier biographies and this sentence comes up time and time again "... and was killed in action in Belgium on XX October 1917" - the Battle of Passchendaele was an absolute disaster.

That's what you want!

When I was kid I used to catch eels - farm kid. Knowing all I know now about eels, I would have to be starving to eat one these days - beautiful creatures. I saw kids fish out one on New Years eve and I felt a pang of sadness. Sentimental journey

‘In a single generation New Zealand has transformed itself from a home-owning democracy into a society fractured by property wealth — between those who have it, and those who do not’ northandsouth.co.nz/2021/08/16/nz-…

Latest update for my #Googlepixel bricked the battery. Offered $89.00NZD as recompense ruining my otherwise perfectly adequate phone. I look forward to putting that money in the direction of another firm when I buy a replacement :-|

I should get a boat.

New Zealand has sleepwalked 30 years in a rent-seeking stupor and awakened to find the kids have gone to Aussie having been the unthinking architects of a society entirely hostile to young people.

Radical idea: if we dig fuel and minerals out of the ground we could sell them to fund things like hospitals, infrastructure and proper food for kids at school

I saw a cat using a wooden power pole as a giant scratching pole this morning, couldn't help but laugh

Yesterday I went to Ōnuku to celebrate Waitangi Day, and it was a great delight to hear the GG speak

Speed limit 120 kmph, but you have to lock your phone in your boot.

This Banksy, which appeared overnight on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in London, is extremely powerful.

Apparently I have been on Twitter/X for 15 years, time goes fast

Nice idea from Charlie Munger, the inversion idea that instead of thinking what would make something thrive or really go well; what would make a venture sink then build backwards from there

Groki: Grok-powered KiCad schematic review, exploration, power analysis, and part replacements via deep research. Evolve your EE workflow! Julian 🌎 Clem Ernest Yeung Evan Hekman

Rip Vince, thanks for the great games GG