Offensive Christchurch tourist attraction: 'It's still there and it's still hurtful' https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/467619/offensive-christchurch-tourist-attraction-it-s-still-there-and-it-s-still-hurtful
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My in-depth comparative review of eight Mastodon apps for iPhone
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https://transponderings.blog/2022/05/21/eight-mastodon-apps-for-iphone/
Spoilers, describing a character who appears some way into the book
Slight glimmer of recognition at the end that some kind of accommodation might need to be made with the billions of people affected, but they’re represented by one naive Canadian Sikh who gets mixed up in Indian politics.
The devastating effects of the eponymous termination shock – what happens if you stop blocking sunlight but all the carbon dioxide is still there – are alluded to, but never really confronted.
My hedonistic birthday bacchanalia continues with cinnamon green tea at C1. Comes in a two-sided packet so you can take some home with you.
I have finished the ebook of Neal Stephenson’s Termination Shock, which I’d put it aside last year as it became apparent that the author wasn’t going to seriously question the morality of a billionaire unilaterally conducting an ill-conceived geoengineering project.
So far for my birthday reading, I have finished two Green Party newsletters and a 1969 book that attempts to explain the discipline of History. I am heartened to know that the author saw great promise in the possibilities of the growing World History movement to provide deeper insight into recent history. I believe this turned out to be correct.
It is time to go for a walk, buy some tea, and decide where to have lunch.
Next I shall breakfast on croissants, then bike to the library to dedicate the rest of the day to reading unfinished books and newsletters that I always meant to come back to.
Petition, endangered species
Parliamentary petition to protect the Tuna Kuwharuwharu/Longfin Eel. It’s bizarre that we allow commercial fishing of any endangered fish, let alone one so cool.
#Ōtautahi, #Aotearoa / #Christchurch, #NewZealand. He/him. Software developer at banqer.co. Green Party. Funtime Comics. Middle-aged cis-het Pākehā man.