David Nind

Former New Zealand public servant. Contributor to Koha ( and Wikipedia (Wikisource, Wikidata, Commons). @[email protected]

[Wikimedia Australia @wm_au]

WikiCon Australia 2026 - submissions close soon!
Whether you're interested in giving a lightning talk, leading a workshop, or participating in a roundtable discussion, we would love to hear from you. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 5 December 2025.
https://t.co/aFj3GdYRKh

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

The largest study on human happiness revealed something that blew me away.

After 80 years of data, the #1 predictor of your health, wealth, and happiness isn’t what you think.

[Forest & Bird @Forest_and_Bird]

🌳 Around the country, native forests and croplands are being destroyed by out-of-control and ever-increasing populations of deer, goats, and pigs.   

What is the Government doing about it? Proposing to protect these pest species as ‘herds of special interest’. 

What New Zealand actually needs is a nationally coordinated action plan to get these pests under control. Native forests can protect us from climate change, but only if we protect them first. 

Read the article: https://t.co/w4jfdBufyN

📢 Submissions on the draft herd management plans are now open. Have your say before 8 December! 
🔗 Link to consultations and our media release are in the comments 

#SaveConservationLand

[Koha Open Source ILS @kohails]

The action packed schedule for the week - keynote speakers, presentations, cultural day, and working together days https://t.co/CivHQahEmp

#KohaCon25

[Koha Open Source ILS @kohails]

Many thanks to the organisers and partners for all their hard work to make the event possible https://t.co/A7kBRlcKjI

#KohaCon25

[Koha Open Source ILS @kohails]

KohaCon25, the Koha Community's annual international conference, starts in (checks calendar)... 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 days!

Safe travels for those travelling to Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.

#KohaCon25

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

If you’re feeling stuck, here are 7 books you need to read:

[Paul Spence @GeniusNet]

I was actually in hospital during one of the recent nurses strikes. It was quiet, with fewer staff but there were backups with qualified nurses remaining in place throughout to provide "life supporting" care. I agree with their right to protest and highly value the contribution doctors and nurses make to society (and my care). But it does seem like some of the (union) claims are spurious.
However - one of the nurses I spoke to spends her holidays working on contract in Australia just to keep her family ticking along here in NZ. She should not need to do that.
As a society, for decades we've failed in our collective responsibility to invest in moving up the value chain from being a price-taking, commodities exporting nation. Why we now cannot afford a fully funded health system, high quality education and dignified healthcare. That's the real issue we should ALL be protesting about!
https://t.co/Lssv6e3RM8

[Lyndsey Jackson @ok_lyndsey]

I need to get moving because the guy decided to sell me the drone!! Yay!! But first. A great story about the woman behind OP-SHOPS!! One woman!!

Where is her statue in Melbourne so I can take flowers to it and pay homage??!!!

Lady Millie Tallis.

https://t.co/OYzAFL4DkT

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

You don’t need 100 productivity hacks.

You just need these 6 principles.

[Proton @ProtonPrivacy]

Large Language Models are the technology of the moment, which means there's never been a better time to learn about them.

We've put together a thread that'll get you up to speed faster than you can GPT a guide.

Read on to learn more about this rapidly-growing technology.

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[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

Hate living in the city?

There’s a science backed reason why.

[Wikimania @Wikimania]

Wikimedians, get ready for Paris! 📷 After Nairobi, #Wikimania2026 lands in the City of Light. This year is extra special, #Wikipedia turns 25! Our guide? Three words: Freedom, Fairness, Reliability. Scholarships open in a few days. Stay tuned! Link in bio. #WikimaniaParis

[NASA JPL @NASAJPL]

Happy launchiversary, Voyager 1! 🥳

48 years ago – on September 5, 1977 – Voyager 1 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to study Jupiter and Saturn up close.

Today, Voyager 1 is about 15 billion miles (25 billion km) from Earth – and still revealing secrets of the cosmos!

[David Nind @DavidNind]

@ok_lyndsey Happy birthday! I hope you have a great day.🎂🍻🍾

[OpenRefine @OpenRefine]

⏳ Last call to register for #OpenRefine 2025 virtual #Barcamp & submit session ideas! Event runs Sept 8–11.

👉 Register now: https://t.co/K73fu6XPYG
📖 All details: https://t.co/R3bixjIn6r

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

An ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century) is one who loves to give their opinion, at length, on matters they know nothing about.

[Tim McNamara @timClicks]

There's a Rust conference happening in New Zealand next week. Would be fun if you could make it (do you know anyone in Australia or New Zealand worth tagging?)

[David Nind @DavidNind]

@ok_lyndsey No real issues, and nothing that I don't see on Slack - knowing that there are other channels than the main one, and people not threading replies. (We are lucky that one of the Koha support providers looks after the server for us.)

[David Nind @DavidNind]

@ok_lyndsey Also, Discourse (https://t.co/tkly2T0Sda) is a FOSS alternative to discord.