Ex evo-devo biologist with a chronic problem of changing fields, now trying to understand what makes N. meningitidis tick.
Public health surveillance, microbial genomics, evolution, ecology, developmental biology, invertebrates, NZ native plants, gardening, cider, perry, malty beer, starry into space, wish I could draw
Luxon and Willis seen here trying to think of ONE thing they've done to make the fuel crisis better
Just trying to buy jam this morning. After reading that Barkers was bought by a French company and wants to spray it's waste directly onto DOC land, I'm looking for a new favourite brand.
Anathoth? Owned by Barker's.
Craigs? Owned by Wattie's which was bought by an American company in 1992 - and in the news recently for planning on closing it's NZ manufacturing and frozen packing facilities. I guess I'm going to have to learn how to make my own?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/587602/barker-s-of-geraldine-in-a-jam-over-waste
Some personal news!
I've written a new book, on the threat of violence over #water and how to move from conflict to cooperation.
It'll be released in November, but it's now available for pre-order!
"When the Well is Dry: How Water Fuels Violence and Shapes Peace"
Doing some research on typefaces and fonts, and found out Sāmoan New Zealander Joseph Churchward's typeface 'Churchward Roundsquare' was used in BUGONIA 🤯 #Film #Pasifika #Sāmoan #Typeface
https://fontsinuse.com/uses/71654/bugonia-movie-poster-and-trailer
For Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film, Bugonia, the Greek director has teamed up again with longterm graphic designer Vasilis Marmatakis, At the center of the marketing campaign for the film is a weird geometric typeface called Churchward Roundsquare. The font is one of many design
A Moment of Rest Above the Shimmering Blue.
Morgan, South Australia.
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#Photo #Photography #Australia #SouthAustralia #Birds #AustralianBirds #NaturePhotography #BirdWatching #AustralianWildlife
i hope these people never have another good night's sleep in their entire lifetime.
"Brooke van Velden, Nicola Willis, Judith Collins, Simeon Brown, Nicola Grigg, Erica Stanford's staffer, Carolyn Tremain, Nic Blakeley, Iain Rennie, Struan Little, Sir Brian Roche, Arati Waldgrave, Ben King."
While researching the history of bringing bikes on buses, I just discovered something: in the mid 20th century, buses in Australia and New Zealand had hooks on the front or back for mothers to hang prams off! Bus pram hooks were apparently a unique NZ+Aus phenomenon, found nowhere else in the world.
One of the cops that is suing Afroman, because other cops now make fun of him, and call him "lemon pound cake":
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/PVZ6YfGtnHA
The "Lemon Pound Cake" music video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo
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