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Militant about good leadership, being a thoughtful human being and digital products and technology. He/Him.

Joined September 2014
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William Shatner on his trip into space on the Blue Origin variety.com/2022/tv/news/wil… "It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered. The contrast between the vicious coldness of space and the warm nurturing of Earth below filled me with overwhelming sadness."
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If you can write off an MP for lying on a benefit form in order to feed their child, why can't you write off a violent abusive white man?
🌟New Mobile Features🌟 We’re thrilled to deliver the first features of our Mobile Roadmap - the Mobile Stock List and Pasture Growth Rate 🌱 Find out more here - hubs.la/Q01jbXSl0 #nzfarming #agritech
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If you tolerate intolerance,the result is more intolerance. Police tolerated this illegal protest while it was still small. They know find themselves facing an illegal protest too big for them to control.
Police warning: 'Significant number' of people to join Parliament protest nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-o…
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Cryptocurrencies are a scourge on the planet. Even if every alleged benefit they provide is fully realised, it is still not worth the cost. Tech bros are cooking the planet in order to hide money and facilitate computer crime.
Some statistics to start the year: During 2021 Bitcoin consumed 134 TWh in total, which is comparable to the electrical energy consumed by a country like Argentina. Related CO2 emissions were ~64 Mt; enough to negate the entire global net savings from deploying EVs.
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You don’t own “web3.” The VCs and their LPs do. It will never escape their incentives. It’s ultimately a centralized entity with a different label. Know what you’re getting into…
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The best economic response is an effective public health response!
Replying to @jljcolorado
5G/ NEW ZEALAND: Ministry of Education (@EducationGovtNZ) ordering air purifiers &CO2 monitors to help cut the risk of Covid transmission in schools Importantly, CO2 readings will be VISIBLE to teachers so they can make adjustments to vent. nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-d… HT @venessb
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Stop fetishising University degrees. They aren't the only path to success! We're short on trades, want to code? Do a boot camp! Doctor? Lawyer? Sure get a degree. But most roles don't need them. It's not the only path to success.
'There's always a way': Students with lower grades urged to apply for university nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-d…
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"Any application that could be done on a blockchain could be better done on a centralized database. Except crime." Great article.
It’s a scary but essential truth to realise that normal software engineers like us are an integral part of society’s immune system against the enormous moral hazard of technology-hyped asset bubbles metastasizing into systemic risk. stephendiehl.com/blog/nothin…
Published quick article on potential new HTTP method: QUERY. It's a useful way of clarifying intent with a semantically better (for some value of better) verb. Check out the original here: 4lex.nz/technical/2021/11/25… and the less pretty LinkedIn version here: linkedin.com/pulse/query-htt…
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I'd sue too if I was portrayed by Dolores Umbridge
Royals told they can sue Netflix over The Crown nzherald.co.nz/entertainment…
What is DevOps? @editingemily gives us the skinny at #GitHubUniverse. You dig? GitHubUniverse.com
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This is awesome!
What is DevOps? @editingemily gives us the skinny at #GitHubUniverse. You dig? GitHubUniverse.com
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We’re excited to release a new development in MINDA to enable data integration with cow wearables & we've invited all leading suppliers to get on board with it. If you have wearables (like collars) on your farm, talk to your supplier about getting them hooked up to MINDA.
🎉My team built this! 🎉Between this and Digital Dairy Diary, I feel like it's been just under three years @LICnz well spent. The perfect time to say goodbye 👋
We’re excited to release a new development in MINDA to enable data integration with cow wearables & we've invited all leading suppliers to get on board with it. If you have wearables (like collars) on your farm, talk to your supplier about getting them hooked up to MINDA.