dave's blog

I grew up with parents who lived through the most recent tangible existential threats to humanity - World War II and the Cold War (in the US and Europe).

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Hello members of the Committee. I thank you for taking the time to listen to me this vital matter.

Here's a tip for all of you talented, would-be tech entrepreneurs.

There's a newish (last few years) "team communication" platform called "Slack" that most tech (and many non-tech) people use to communicate in asynchronous text, imag

NZ is on the verge of joining the CPTPPA - the awkwardly rebranded "Comprehensive and P

Over the years quite a few folks - representing businesses and organisations - have asked: "give me some reasons why we should be open sourcing our code".

For some people, there's a sense of security in fast food restaurants. For the most part, they've got something right: consistency.

I've seen a lot of National voters recently opining that the NZ National Party should partner with the NZ Greens rather than NZ First (and Winston Peters, aka the "Winbot") to form a government.

Recently, a crucial bit of NZ national infrastructure - a 150+ kilometer long fuel pipe between Marsden Point Oil Refinery and

For New Zealand voters who are struggling to make sense of the current voting landscape, I implore you to read the following and act on your conscience: Vote!