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31 March 2025

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Slightly More Fun Than Doomscrolling

The five things that recently* caught my eye.

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*recently - meaning 'the last few months' as I've been terrible at sending the email out.

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...Okay,okay, yes. I've not sent an email since February - but then again, that's what you get when life just takes a hold of you after you promise to keep sending out a semi-regular email.

That's not an excuse, it's just how it goes sometimes. We're all human (apart from that ChatGPT thing that's making anime images all over the internet).

So, with that all said, I've tracked back at the last few months(!) and here's a few things that caught my eye.

Plus I've recently been dabbling with making a podcast that covers some weird and wonderful topics... it's not perfect and it's rough, but hey, it's a start - have a listen and let me know.

Anyway, that's enough from me.

Enjoy!

M.

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#1 How do animals sounds across different languages?

An Onomatopoeia Odyssey from "The Pudding", where they compare our words for animal sounds between languages.

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#2 What did the Hubble see on your birthday?

The Hubble Space Telescope “has observed some fascinating cosmic wonder every day of the year, including on your birthday”.

Visit the site

#3 Improved Relative Time.

2025AD, Wah? 3000BC, Who??

I know that I live in 18AiP (after iPhone) and that makes it much easier because its talking about things that I KNOW.

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#4 Are we the world's tech testbed?

Why do tech giants like Google, Apple, and Meta treat Aotearoa New Zealand like their personal beta testing lab? I've been putting down my thoughts.

Listen to the podcast

#5 A map from any puzzle.

The world is full of fun coders and developers. This blends two things I love, code and maps, turning any location into a sliding tile puzzle.

Visit the site

Ōtautahi, Christchurch, Waitaha Canterbury 8011
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