Jamie Small

@jamiesmall.co.nz

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Small-time publisher – Wordshop Ōtautahi, Aotearoa New Zealand Blogging about politics at https://cuppatea.nz Tea reviews at https://cuppatea.nz/tea-reviews

Two sketches of white vans. The first one has a red X and the text "wordshop@gmail.com". The second one has a green tick and the text "info@wordshop.co.nz".
Headline: Foodstuffs says there's 'no evidence' splitting New World and Pak'n Save will work
A biscuit jar with "whānau pihikete" and "whānau biscuits" labels on the side.
A notification from the Adobe desktop app asking to "help protect you from security vulnerabilities" by installing Adobe Genuine Service, which will "periodically check for non-genuine Adobe apps on this machine" and apparently allow Adobe to remotely disable the "non-genuine app".
A headline from Al Jazeera: "Are tech companies training their AI with private data?"
The results of a Google search for "tm symbol". The first result is an AI overview explaining what a trademark symbol is, but not providing an example that can be copied and pasted. Below that is an actual search result from Wikipedia, which helpfully provides the actual ™ symbol.
Absurdist comedian Tim Robinson
Me standing next to an election campaign sign with a photo of me on it.
11 toddler socks, all different sizes and colours
A toddler using a homemade weapon made of popsicle sticks and a rubber band to fire Woolworths stupid Disney discs.
A block of justified text. Red lines show how it's difficult for the reader to find their place, because all the lines end in the same position. The text reads: "Please, please my beautiful people, left-align your text. You may think centre-aligned looks pretty, but it’s hard to read, especially in large blocks. Ditto for justified text. Left-aligned text leaves these lovely intents on the right, which help you subconsciously keep your place, and your eye always knows where to go to find the start of the next line on the left."
A block of centre-aligned text. A red line shows how it's difficult or slow for the reader to find the start of the next line. The text reads: "Please, please my beautiful people, left-align your text. You may think centre-aligned looks pretty, but it’s hard to read, especially in large blocks. Ditto for justified text. Left-aligned text leaves these lovely intents on the right, which help you subconsciously keep your place, and your eye always knows where to go to find the start of the next line on the left."
A left-aligned block of text. Green lines show how the alignment helps the reader distinguish the end of the line, and find the new line. The text reads: "Please, please my beautiful people, left-align your text. You may think centre-aligned looks pretty, but it’s hard to read, especially in large blocks. Ditto for justified text. Left-aligned text leaves these lovely intents on the right, which help you subconsciously keep your place, and your eye always knows where to go to find the start of the next line on the left."
A box of Bell Kenya Bold tea, a box of Bell Original Black tea, and a cute Bell mug that looks like a kiwi.
A letter from Google Workspace announcing a price increase, with this text highlighted: "The updated subscription pricing reflects the significant added AI value,"
A lot of conventionally good looking white women sleeping on beds in beautiful locations, in improbably sexy pyjamas.
A meme from Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, with the title character saying "I know writers who learn & grow, and they're all cowards."
A terrifying moth with normal moth wings and a body that looks like a wasp.
A carpark sign put up by the police, saying: "Warning. Unlocked cars contribute to the growing crime rate!"
A product on the Toyworld website, named "Piano Potato Uranus Dig Kit"
The cover of Shade's Children by Garth Nix
Sign reading: Please Do not flush Paper towels Tissues & hair Sanitary products Baby or any wipes For it will block Only flush toilet paper Thank you