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'There was no pressure': Police rule out reviewing breath-test targets after 30,000 tests falsified More than 100 officers are under investigation, but police insist there was "no pressure" on staff to meet targets.

If staff at Inland Revenue Department NZ falsified 30,000 tax returns there'd be an investigation, right? Why are #NZpolice treated differently over falsified breath tests?
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

My favorite is when there's a left turn lane where the stop line is further back from the other lanes but Mr. Oblivious lines himself up with the people going straight and then doesn't trip the sensor so he doesn't get an arrow.

Noticing things is a superpower and I encourage more people to use it.

Board game covers arranged in a 5x5 grid with a play count in the bottom left, almost all were just a single play. These were recorded at BoardGameGeek.com and almost all in person. (The six that weren't in person also appear in the other grid.)

Board Games played online through the month of October, with play count in the bottom left of each box image. All played at BoardGameArena.com with only 6 overlapping with the other grid.

Board Games played through October, both in person and online at BGA Total recorded play is back to what used to be a low month for me.
Images from the www.bgstatsapp.com

Calender display showing what books were read over which days. No more than three days per book since the start of the month.

point graph showing how many pages were read during the month of October. Also showing the first (Dwellers in the Crucible), middle (Star Trek IV), and last (Bloodthirst) book read. Mean Average pages per day was more than 140.

Books read during October, I've been spending a little more time with the reading than I had been. Finally reached the first non-TOS book, and have started the books published from 1988.
app.thestorygraph.com

It’s Labour Weekend in Aotearoa, where we celebrate Samual Duncan Parnell, unions, and the Labour movement (no, not the party) for getting us the 8hr work day and the weekend.

By striking. Big time.

nzhistory.govt.nz/people/samue...

Tighter rules may be needed to stem flow of public submissions, says MP 'Coordinated, largely online campaigns' make it harder for politicians to consider good-faith submissions on laws

"He did not believe the coalition Government’s use of urgency and truncated select committee processes was behind the rise in submissions..."

Of course he would say this, but he's wrong, and disingenous. The evidence suggests that an overall poor legislative process IS significantly implicated.

When you think about it, it's kind of funny how the best things we could *actually* do for roads and travel times in AoNZ is rebuild our rail network and massively increase funding for public transport, walking and cycling

On NRT: This regime is a failure - norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/10/this...

It was a privilege to be able to tuck in a brief word on the podcast. 😊

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ***************** Investigation of: LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ON JUNE 18, 2023 * * * * * * Accident No.: *********** * * * * * * Interview of: Co-designer/Pilot Deepsea Challenger DCA23FM036 via Microsoft Teams Friday, July 26, 2024

INTERVIEW OF 10 BY LCDR 11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible 12 operations? 13 A. Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic. When I 14 set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did 15 was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible 16 program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named 17| Professor I. I did that through a mutual friend 18 of ours, a guy named , who is one of the preeminent underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a 20 submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the 21 Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was 22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B In a landmark public health achievement, WHO has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis. This makes the Maldives the first country in the world to achieve ‘triple elimination’.

Awesome public health news:
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of
1. mother-to-child transmission of HIV,
2. Syphilis and
3. Hepatitis B
www.who.int/news/item/13...

YouTube video by Lateral with Tom Scott Why is there a Swiss flag in France?

EP. 157 HIGHLIGHT: Why is there a Swiss flag in France? Featuring Macy Gilliam, Toby Howell and Neal Freyman. youtu.be/qn5baW39WzY Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/157

remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears

I want them to fix how MPs must talk in Parliament, not how they dress.

Eg answering the question, not 'addressing'

Claims must have facts and lies can be called out with facts etc

Disruption genuinely not allowed OMG THE SHOUTING OVER! #nzpol

Suck on that, Bryce Wilkinson (and Luxon of course).

All that Covid $$$ support, was actually almost fiscally neutral and saved the country.
#nzpol

Writing a Dissertation with ADHD WRITING A DISSERTATION WITH ADHD Introduction Z z z Introduction This session has a focus on ADHD; but, anyone can have these challenges or symptoms, to some extent. If anything in these slides helps,...

Good (I think) presentation with tips on how to succeed in academic study with #ADHD or similar.

#Neurodiverse #academia #study #AuDHD

prezi.com/view/VMmXQ3w...

Read what you want to read and don't worry about what you "should" read. Your time is finite, books are awesome and there millions more than you can possibly read in a lifetime, there is no reason to self inflict literary suffering.

A whimsical and charming illustration of Bilbo meeting Gandalf outside of Bag End

Y'all need to see this Bilbo and Gandalf from the Portuguese version of The Hobbit. Illustrated by António Quadros

watching the UKs green party elect an actual unafraid leftist into leadership and see party membership double in under a month is once again endless proof that if you stand up for leftist causes and treat the electorate like adults, you’ll win people over easily

Remembering Pocket Books' Star Trek editor Margaret Clark, who would have been 70 today (Oct 13, 2025). We worked with Margaret on several editions of the Star Trek Encyclopedia. Her foresight even made it possible for the 2016 edition to happen, many years after she left Pocket.

Kiwi crowd schools US comedian Visiting US stand-up Jeff Arcuri expressed his surprise that there were no New Zealand chants - his fans quickly put him right.

Now this is cool.

Overseas comedian making a joke about Kiwis not having a chant.

Then someone in the audience sings out Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi and the whole audience shouts Hi aue hei in response.

So the comedian tries to learn it.

Good vibes, real kiwis.

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Govt ignored advice against overturning marine title rulings The advice given was that by doing so it could cost millions and affect decisions over 200km of coastline.

Once again this #NZ government has ignored expert advice, which could cost NZers millions! #marine #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/14/g...

I remember when asset sales were gonna lead to mum and dad shareholders and now we just have mum and dad paying $500 power bills in the winter. The right wing ideology is a scam. It’s a pyramid scheme. It’s useless. It improves nothing.

Scientists create first accurate blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome Scientists say they have developed the worlds first accurate blood test to diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome MECFS.

Female First: 'Scientists create first accurate blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome'

'The test..showed 92% sensitivity and 98% specificity. The team examined 47 patients with severe ME/CFS and compared results to 61 healthy individuals.'

www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle/sc...

Yesterday I found a 21(ish) year old print out of my book collection. Today I cross-referenced it with my current LibraryThing.com database.
402 books then, 966 now. Maybe 5% was divested in the interim. Including one I have no memory of.