Mastodawn

Good context

https://sh.itjust.works/post/53499183

flambonkscious Jul 11, 2025

Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior (1985) On this day in 1985, the French government, in an act of state-sponsored terror, bombed the Greenpeace-operated boat Rainbow Warrior, which was en route to...

https://sh.itjust.works/post/41952429

flambonkscious Oct 2, 2024

Nice rule

https://sh.itjust.works/post/26076435

Nice rule - sh.itjust.works

Auth plz

flambonkscious Dec 23, 2023

la bomba

https://sh.itjust.works/post/11480660

la bomba - sh.itjust.works

hackers can turn your computer into a bomb [https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/4fd73357-afd1-4ddd-9aff-35cd5561c1c3.jpeg] Not entirety sure if this fits, but it tickled a funny bone I had waaay too long ago, so thought you lot might enjoy it…

flambonkscious Dec 14, 2023

A sign outside Wellington hospital

https://sh.itjust.works/post/10977346

A sign outside Wellington hospital - sh.itjust.works

A sign for cyclists indicating to perform a hook turn with graffiti "abolish all forms of government" [https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/9bb5553e-f1ac-4894-b9df-74e49caa0b92.jpeg] Dunno why, it just seemed funny

flambonkscious Oct 9, 2023

how does Act have so many list MPs?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/6844186

how does Act have so many list MPs? - sh.itjust.works

I just skimmed through the leaflets and realized they got almost as many as lab/nat. Who do they think they’re fooling?

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flambonkscious Sep 4, 2023

Now that I’m done ranting, apart from a few (probably quite a lot?) jobs, what value do they provide?

flambonkscious Sep 4, 2023

so sky city might be losing it's licence...

https://sh.itjust.works/post/4362740

so sky city might be losing it's licence... - sh.itjust.works

I’m delighted about the chance of this even happening. I’m under no illusions, however after the abortive duopoly review of our supermarkets. But this isn’t comcom and had a clearer harm to the community, so maybe it’ll happen? God, I’d love to see it revoked entirely, but maybe there’ll be some clearer oversight… > The company said it had invested significantly in systems to maintain the highest standards of host responsibility best practice, and prioritised minimising the impacts associated with problem gambling. As. If.

flambonkscious Sep 1, 2023

So the Shelly Bay fustercluck is over?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/4142585

So the Shelly Bay fustercluck is over? - sh.itjust.works

With Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh buying the land, that seems like a surprisingly agreeable outcome… Thoughts?

flambonkscious Aug 7, 2023

what is the best way to drop out a threaded screw?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/2361786

what is the best way to drop out a threaded screw? - sh.itjust.works

So I’ve got some rusty old floor screws that I can’t loosen with a Phillips head (they’re old, so I’m betting it’s not posidrv). The notches are all rusted and it hardly bites at all. If I drill them out, I know I’m in for a hard time but am I better off going for a really fast rotation or slower? And should I start with a narrow drill bit and work my way up (historically I’ve broken a few doing this in the past) or just begin at the intended diameter? Yes, in fact I do work with computers - isn’t it obvious?