Dave Lane @lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Seems to me, people general put their faith into the wrong things.

Yup. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/466391/insurers-may-be-reluctant-to-offer-cover-after-even-small-sea-level-rise-expert never ceases to amaze me the massive percentage of people who couldn't see this coming.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/466577/tired-motorists-v-kids-back-on-bikes-ongoing-division-over-auckland-council-s-cycleway-plan Wow, Ms Dalton does not have an informed view. It's depressing to think such people have a role in developing local gov't policy and allocating resources. :(

Very cool to see @rnzfans - anything to do with you @vik ?

This is a pretty solid take, I think: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/466523/opinion-luxon-must-go-back-to-the-drawing-board The opposition have, in recent years, been almost entirely pointless.

Who'll pay for homes threatened by rising sea levels in NZ? Not insurers: 'They’ve made their position clear — they won’t be paying for it.' It gets worse, the new, dire predictions of increased rates of sea level "... don’t account for the latest predictions of polar ice sheet tipping points: major sea-level rise is on its way." Flood-threatened properties have already lost much/most of their value, most people just haven't realised it yet. https://thespinoff.co.nz/money/02-05-2022/with-seas-rising-who-will-pay-for-our-most-vulnerable-coastal-properties

I support this: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300576591/how-do-we-fairly-tax-the-rich make taxation fairer in NZ.

A good write up about Fosstodon's scaling woes and their eventual success in meeting the new demand! Well done. https://hub.fosstodon.org/elon-twitter-post-mortem/

Ok, this is cool. https://mashable.com/video/infinity-bike-stephen-henrich #bikesque #catacycle original site: https://stephanhenrich.de/portfolio/infinity-beach-and-city-cruiser/

Well, this exposes of how electricity works is very interesting, and despite physics degree, fills in some gaps in my knowledge (assuming I've understood it properly). https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=oI_X2cMHNe0 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI_X2cMHNe0

Just managed to book our whānau in for our first southern Great Walk, a year from now. But only just.

The general usability of NZ gov't websites (particularly those built on proprietary Microsoft technologies, like DOC's) does not inspire confidence.

In a different family, community, or region of the world, I am sure she would've attributed the experience's causality differently. Or she would've deemed all the conventional options unacceptable/implausible and chosen "none of the above", like I did.