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Chris

@emergencychips.bsky.social

Formally @opetheater on scorched Earth Leon X platform. Dunedin, New Zealand

163 Followers  |  497 Following  |  18 Posts  |  Joined: 12.04.2024  |  2.1051

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A sunny view of Otago Harbour and Dunedin from the Tolcarne Avenue lookout.

A sunny view of Otago Harbour and Dunedin from the Tolcarne Avenue lookout.

Otago Harbour, still.

22.11.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s incredible how useless and frustrating β€œbusiness” tech is these days.

8 cores at 3.9Ghz, 32Gb of ram, 1Tb SSD, and i can’t even scroll a webpage or a PDF without lagging.

I can’t search a MSTeams conversation without it giving me results from local files.

Sorting by date is not an option.

23.08.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 438    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 5
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PSA: The Lentil Bolognese Potato Top pie from Roslyn Bread Tech is outstanding.

22.08.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just attempted to watch the Gentleman's Wimbledon Final replay on the Disney+/ESPN-shittified app.

What an absolute dumpster fire of unneeded ESPN overlays, interviews during play, pointless stats boards during play, appalling video quality. Lasted five minutes.

BBC iPlayer to the rescue.

14.07.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Controversial opinion:

Tea towels should only ever be used for their intended purpose... picking up hot oven trays.

02.06.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ominous. Did you move from CHC?

17.05.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I sure hope the sheer demand shown for this limited series proves there's huge demand for it.

17.05.2025 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Southerner passenger train in view with the Dunedin Railway Station behind. Photo taken from the pedestrian over bridge.

The Southerner passenger train in view with the Dunedin Railway Station behind. Photo taken from the pedestrian over bridge.

The Southerner arrives in Dunedin for the first time in 23 years.

17.05.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

07.05.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 56230    πŸ” 20199    πŸ’¬ 2276    πŸ“Œ 3620

Imagine if the competition to Air New Zealand was a thriving rail network. πŸ₯Ί

30.04.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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I will always prioritize pedestrian safety over a few parking spots! @cmjuliewon.bsky.social introduced legislation to bring universal daylighting to NYC and I couldn’t agree more! Daylighting makes pedestrians safer by increasing visibility at intersections.

24.04.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Residential shared street in Antwerp. Photo by me.

Residential shared street in Antwerp. Photo by me.

Shared Streets are places where cars are allowed but people are centered (not squished against the edges).

13.04.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 307    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

them: you never age, what's your secret?

me: actually, i've just been kind of sad and eating a lot of toast

them: maybe it's your lipgloss?

me: that's butter

14.03.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2791    πŸ” 293    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 7

The purple Sunshine pegs appear to disintegrate faster than the other colours.

09.03.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All transport geeks commence! How cool is this map! πŸ—ΊοΈ πŸšƒπŸ˜Ž

A tram network in Ōtepoti Dunedin. Map has been created by Sam van der Weerden a few years ago. Thanks for sharing Elliot. Here is the link to his full post:

www.facebook.com/100084209267...

#publictransport #nz #kikorangi #futurecities

07.03.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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C-130 Hercules farewell flight over Dunedin.

03.02.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone else having vertical scrolling issues on the latest BlueSky Android update (v1.96.6)?

21.01.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm yet to even see any of these recent comets.

I do recall being in awe of McNaught a number of years back. I think I did manage to take a couple good photos on the trusty old PowerShot S3 IS. It seemed like that comet covered half of the Western sky.

19.01.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The light was pretty neat out there tonight.

Is there a comet floating around anywhere in those photos? I've been looking West-ish when it has been clear the last few nights, no cigar.

19.01.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Associated Press article stating Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors due to forecasted frigid temperatures

Screenshot of Associated Press article stating Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors due to forecasted frigid temperatures

the people who want to forcibly take over Canada are moving an event indoors because it is -6C outside. lol. lmao, even.

18.01.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3079    πŸ” 581    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 67
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The spreadsheet brigade that's keeping LA's rental market from exploding There's an army of volunteers at their keyboards right now, all over the country, preventing the ignition of a secondary disaster by snuffing out LA's price-gouging rentals

The spreadsheet brigade that's keeping LA's rental market from explodingβ€”new from @awalkerinla.bsky.social

www.torched.la/the-spreadsh...

18.01.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 738    πŸ” 315    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 47

Happy Tuesday, folks! I’m spending my evening at a city council meeting in the Bay Area suburb of Menlo Park (average home value $2,600,000), home of Facebook, where a battle is brewing over an item to convert 3 downtown parking lots (gasp!) into affordable housing.

Grab some 🍿, 🧡starts here!

15.01.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 564    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 47

I understand Elon Musk is trying to get people to stop donating to Wikipedia, which reminded me that I hadn't yet made my usual annual donation to Wikipedia, so now that's been taken care of

26.12.2024 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3621    πŸ” 578    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 61
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Excellent light placement.
Looks like I need to up my game next year.

25.12.2024 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dunedin Christmas day summer.

24.12.2024 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone know someone/s who wants to help unload our truck of furniture and stuff in Chc today, late afternoon/evening, $75p/h cash.

13.12.2024 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A view of Dunedin city from Tolcarne Ave lookout.

A view of Dunedin city from Tolcarne Ave lookout.

I believe the term is #DunnerStunner

30.11.2024 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.

28.11.2024 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 22165    πŸ” 13244    πŸ’¬ 550    πŸ“Œ 476
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This time, there is actually blue sky.

25.11.2024 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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