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Mike Riversdale<p>If you go to the Peach Teat sign on Google Maps and .... Woah woah woah there Mike. If I go to the what now? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Aotearoa" target="_blank">#Aotearoa</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NewZealand" target="_blank">#NewZealand</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Kiwiana" target="_blank">#Kiwiana</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Maps" target="_blank">#Maps</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AI" target="_blank">#AI</a><br><br><a href="https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2025/08/peach-teat-google-maps-ai-love.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Peach Teat + Google Maps AI Lo...</a></p>
Evan DowerHi, I'm Evan (he/any).<br><br>TLDR: I'm a privileged white hetero-cis-male politically <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/left" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#left</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/triratnabuddhist" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TriratnaBuddhist</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/softwareengineer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoftwareEngineer</a> (#IHelpPeopleGetJobs) currently in <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/seattle" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Seattle</a> but planning to move to <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/aotearoanz" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AotearoaNZ</a> or <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/australia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> as so as we can manage it with my wife &amp; 3 kids<br><br>I'm politically <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/left" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#left</a> (at least in United States terms). I'm a <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/voting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#voting</a> nerd in that I have a favorite voting-related textbook (Collective Decisions and Voting by Nicolaus Tideman).<br><br>I think we could mostly solve <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/gerrymandering" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gerrymandering</a> by making larger districts with ~5 representatives instead of just 1 and then using <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/singletransferablevote" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SingleTransferableVote</a>. That would strike a nice balance between local &amp; proportional representation. For single-person positions, like presidents/governors/mayors, STV becomes <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/rankedchoicevoting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> (aka <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/instantrunoffvoting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InstantRunoffVoting</a> aka <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/alternativevote" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlternativeVote</a>) which eliminates the spoiler effect and leads to more civil campaigns.<br><br>Plus, <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/rankedchoicevoting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> eliminates the need for primaries and runoffs, which can lead to significant cost reductions.<br><br>I'm training for ordination with the <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/triratnabuddhist" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TriratnaBuddhist</a> Order (#dhamma, <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/dharma" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dharma</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/buddhism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Buddhism</a>) and have been for many years. It's a long process, especially with other things going on. I've done some kind of <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/meditation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meditation</a> (mostly <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/anapanasati" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anapanasati</a>) every day for over 3 years and more sporadically since 2006.<br><br>That said, I do take issue with some of the things the founder (Sangharakshita) did, and I'm concerned with a recent rise in sort of guru worship around. I can have gratitude for his explanation of the dharma, try to sort out the idiosyncratic bits, and still view him as a deeply flawed human being. <br><br>I write <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/software" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#software</a> for <a href="http://indeed.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://indeed.com</a> (job search site) (previously employed by Amazon). I've written a lot of <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/database" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#database</a>-backed <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/webservices" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#webservices</a> in <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/java" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Java</a>, but in the last few years, I've been working on <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/microfrontend" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microfrontend</a> platforms in <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/javascript" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JavaScript</a> &amp; <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/typescript" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TypeScript</a>, primarily supporting <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/react" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#React</a>. I have more knowledge about <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/webpack" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Webpack</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/modulefederation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ModuleFederation</a> than anyone should be cursed with. I'd love to try <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/solidjs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolidJS</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/rustlang" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RustLang</a> seems really cool, and I'm excited about the future of <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/webassembly" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebAssembly</a>.<br><br>My wife &amp; I have fantasized about moving to <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/aotearoanz" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AotearoaNZ</a> or <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/australia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> since well before the pandemic, and now we're actively trying make it happen. Since we're both in high-demand professions (she's a nurse), I think it should go reasonably smoothly 🤞. Feel free to get in touch with job opportunities that offer visa sponsorship, suggestions for <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/kiwiana" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kiwiana</a> or Australian culture that will help us adapt, reasons that your city is the best, etc. I always blow on the pie when I wear my jandals to the dairy. If we ship things over, I can only hope that the front doesn't fall off the boat. I hear that only rarely happens. <br><br>My daughter Juniper was born at the beginning of 2020, so her experience of life and my experience of parenthood are both tightly linked to the pandemic. On the upside, I get to work remotely, which means I get more time with her. She's a lot of fun (and of course a lot of work).<br><br>Then, we had our twins Heath &amp; Magnolia (Noli) in September 2023, and our lives got even more hectic and full of love.<br><br>Juniper goes to a Waldorf school, and I wish I could go, too, but I think the adult version of Waldorf school might just be therapy.
Phil Davis<p>Maudlin over my Kiwi/Commonwealth roots and this bit with Olivia Coleman eating iconic British dishes and opining about tea hits hard. "It should be strong tea… And tea has to be made with boiling water… somebody once said 'It scorches the tea.' Bollocks." The spirit of my dear departed Kiwi mom is with me. I can taste her builder's/gumboot tea. Also I would do unspeakable things for a sausage roll right now.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNG9dtV_OHw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=MNG9dtV_OH</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/kiwiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kiwiana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a></p>
Evan Dower<p>My wife &amp; I have fantasized about moving to <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/AotearoaNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AotearoaNZ</span></a> since well before the pandemic, and in 2023, we&#39;re finally planning to make it happen. Since we&#39;re both in high-demand professions (she&#39;s a nurse), I think it should go reasonably smoothly 🤞. Feel free to get in touch with job opportunities that offer visa sponsorship, suggestions for <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/kiwiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kiwiana</span></a> that will help us adapt, reasons that your city is the best, etc. I always blow on the pie when I wear my jandals to the dairy.</p>