Awesome, thanks!

My log is full of “Failed to fetch endorsements from Fediseer”, over and over.

Does this indicate an issue with connecting to Fediseer, or is it something I can solve?

Just reading your comment gave me arthritis.

Haha no the prongs of the first one looks good. But the handle looks too thin for my big hands. That thick fork looks like a nightmare, though.

Personally I don’t like that handle either. Needs to be thicker.

It depends on exactly what you mean by independent.

I like https://rnz.co.nz/, but this is a government news source. It has editorial independence and doesn’t have adverts so you know they aren’t considering advertisors in their angles, but it is government owned, and has been threatened with having funding cut on occasion.

https://stuff.co.nz/ I believe is currently independently owned but it was owned by a big Aussie company until it wasn’t doing well and the local CEO bought it for a token $1.

If you want a more Left leaning, non-mainstream source, then thespinoff.co.nz

There aren’t many other sources I’d read, but others may chime in with others I’ve forgotten.

Its nice to think of us as a strong democracy but we have the same influences as the rest of the western world, so even if we have a nice voting system you could argue it’s not a good democracy if everyone is manipulated by big tech and billionaires.

Edit: oh, I forgot to mention a lot of syndication happens, so it’s common to see articles from one NZ news source on another news site.

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There’s a whole Wikipedia page about it. But here is the important bit:

In the past, caller ID spoofing required an advanced knowledge of telephony equipment that could be quite expensive. However, with open source software (such as Asterisk or FreeSWITCH, and almost any VoIP company), one can spoof calls with minimal costs and effort.

Some VoIP providers allow the user to configure their displayed number as part of the configuration page on the provider’s web interface. No additional software is required.

So it’s pretty trivial these days because the phone number coming from the phone network doesn’t help when the phone network lets you set whatever you like.

Unfortunately the calling party can show whatever they want for the caller number, there’s no validation that it’s true.

Ah that’s a shame.

I found this:

On this page: https://www.fireandemergency.nz/incidents-and-news/incident-reports/incidents/?region=2&day=Wednesday

I guess the link will not work for long since it literally just says Wednesday in the URL and not a specific date, but the incident number is F4198690.

Is there a way to find more information about it?

Eradication is likely impossible, but there is still a lot that can be done to control populations. But it seems no one is even thinking about it yet (and it might need the “pest” label before anyone puts money into control).

Here’s how you can tell if it’s actually decentralised.

Was there any more info released about this? Or will we never know the full story?

I like the implication that the AI screening saw “vengeance” and decided they were worthy for short listing.

I like the implication that the interviewer saw it in the job application and decided to invite them to a formal interview before even mentioning it.

Ah, interesting. Thinking about it, do they have vanity plates? If so then all my arguments are invalid.

Currently there is a system. One number, three letters, three numbers. So no chance of mixing up certain characters. If you introduce a different system you will need to make sure you know what system is being used. With your plan you could get a plate that looks exactly like the old system except it’s using 0 instead of O.

I suspect there is also a lot of benefit in knowing where numbers and letters will be for having more accurate plate recognition cameras.

The issue is probably that those I, O, Z, and Ss are already on plates since the system is different?

I first saw them in the Wellington Town Hall some 20+ years ago. Amazing show, Jon Toogood was hanging off the mezzanine playing guitar, after climbing up a stack of speakers. I agree, they really give it their all.

I’m no expert but as far as I can tell through searching around is that the concern of toxcicity is in the leaves and in particular the nectar. People don’t tend to eat the leaves but if the nectar is collected by bees for honey in large concentrations it can be poisonous.

Plants grown nearby have a risk of having toxins spread by bees who visit them after visiting the rhododendron. However this risk seems small and not something people seem concerned with. rhotodendron poisoning cases seem to be almost exclusively from honey.

One thing pointed out a lot is that rhododendrons tend like very acidic soil, so other plants don’t often grow well near them. But if your plants are already grown then it doesn’t sound like there are any serious risks in eating the food.