I never thought I'd see the day when New Zealand literally has fashion police.

The chat on last nights BHN stream raised the fear that Rupert Murdoch (monster) would be the one that purchased Newshub. This morning we were presented with a new reality. One that would raise news consumption amongst males aged 18-40.

I would love to see research comparing the damage children do to a property compared to pets.

We no longer need to pull punches with anti-vaxxers

If you find anyone that is still arguing against the lockdowns, send them this. There's no discussion any more. It was a success. New Zealand is held up as an example of how things should be done.

...Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” They answered, “The emperor’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s....

The current NZ Govt has a requirement to fund their tax cuts for landlords. To do that they need to cut spending. One of the ways they think they're doing this is by "cutting the bureaucracy" and this is supposedly achieved by cutting front line staff.

I signed up for the Starship Simulator kickstarter at the Captain level. This gives me access to create a star system. There's a lot of supporters at the Captain level and I find myself wondering if there are others that will be creating The 'Verse in game.

This is one of those things that bugs the crap out of me. For me though, it's not so much that everyone gets a mandatory day off. It is that it is a religiously mandated day off.

Last year my father died. He drove me away from the family a long time ago. It was just another name. No tears were shed, no joy felt. It was just the end of a chapter. I'm just glad that mum outlived him.

Found this through Neurologica. There's still a few days let to stream it.

Virulent: The Vaccine War