Facebook: Rules of Engagement
If you're still on Facebook, you've seen how wild it gets over there... We can push back, and make a (small but mighty) difference. The post Facebook: Rules of Engagement first appeared on From The Morgue .
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Dear Spark
Your Tell us how we went email has sat in my inbox for some weeks, waiting for me to get to it. Also, I suppose, waiting for some late reply to my last message that might have rescued the situation. Of course that didn t end up happening. So, this message in your feedback form, which Continue reading Dear Spark The post Dear Spark first appeared on From The Morgue .
Why I’m Tired
I posted on Bluesky about the state of society, politics, media, all of it. Reproducing it here with slight edits for readability. I start by quoting the following post from Russel Norman, former leader of the NZ Greens so not just some internet rando: We now know that within the Prime Ministers Office there was Continue reading Why I m Tired The post Why I’m Tired first appeared on From The…
Owen Davie (March 1944-March 2026)
My bit from my dear Dad s funeral, giving the overview of his life. Owen was not one to jump into the spotlight and tell his own story. He didn’t like to blow his own trumpet, in both metaphorical and literal contrast to his grandfather Hilmer, a charismatic brass band leader and renowned trombone player. Owen Continue reading Owen Davie (March 1944-March 2026) The post Owen Davie (March…
What I’ve done with the second half of 2025
This post is going to be a bit shorter than the one for the first half. As promised: house renovations. We moved out for three months, and there was a significant to-do list before and after that period, so it absolutely dominated the back half of the year. But it was a success! We had Continue reading What I ve done with the second half of 2025 The post What I’ve done with the second half of 2025…
Now we have sun
I’ve been thinking about, and later worrying about, climate change almost my whole life. As a kid reporter for the newspaper (back when there was a kid reporter page in the newspaper/back when there was a newspaper) I worked on a story on the greenhouse effect in the late 80s. The focus then was on Continue reading Now we have sun The post Now we have sun first appeared on From The Morgue .
What i’ve done with the first half of 2025
Clearing the decks has been a focus for a while now, and it has finally worked out. So here s a marker, as we hit the halfway point of 2025, where I m at. FiveEvil is done. A horror roleplaying game using a smart remix of the most well-known set of rules there is. It s out in Continue reading What i ve done with the first half of 2025 The post What i’ve done with the first half of 2025 first…
Regulatory Standards Bill submission
Finally got around to reading this Bill on the last day subs are open. Made these notes (on Bluesky, thinking out loud). After thinking about it on a dog walk and then later on another dog walk, I turned that into a submission, which is reproduced below. (Unmentioned in this sub is how disgusted I Continue reading Regulatory Standards Bill submission The post Regulatory Standards Bill submission…
Square birthday
I just turned 49. Yes, it s a big one! A square birthday, seven lots of seven years. My last square birthday was when I turned 36 in 2012, and my next one will arrive (cross fingers) in 2040. A square birthday is a great opportunity to take stock. How has my life worked out across Continue reading Square birthday The post Square birthday first appeared on From The Morgue .
Submission on the Treaty Principles Bill
Submitted on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, on the official website. Submissions remain open until 7 January. The Treaty Principles Bill would be disastrous to the future wellbeing of Aotearoa and should be rejected with sufficient force and clarity as to damage any future attempt to revive it. I endorse the submissions Continue reading Submission on the Treaty Principles Bill The…