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Peter from Kamo

So, I just recently found out that Google is quietly closing their attempt at competing with Facebook in the 'social media stakes'.

I am posting this here mainly to let anyone know who has stuff on that site, that they'd better hurry to get it off, if they still want it.

I was asked/invited to join that site when it first opened, and I did join, used it to display some of my digital photography (Flickr was in hiatus at that time) - then I read the terms and conditions. And I was out of there like a scalded cat. Google claimed intellectual ownership of everything uploaded. Thanks, but no thanks to that!

And now they have sat on a security bug that has left all the content of the site open to theft for many months and not let anyone know. That is all your personal data on there - up for grabs by any malicious hacker .... appalling!

My respect for Google, while not in free fall, is definitely tarnished. I don't even use their search engine any more; haven't for over a year. Duckduckgo is a viable alternative that does not sell your search history to marketers and is concerned about promoting and preserving privacy ... including making recommendations and providing tools and information.

just f.y.i. -Peter

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Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?

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Whangarei Film Society - screenings for Thursday February 26th, 2026

Geoff from Central Whangarei

Good People

Welcome to 2026!

The film night for our first WFS screening for the year will be on Thursday 26th February in the Capitaine Bougainville Theatre at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei.

Please note: There will be one screening only for the evening. It will follow the WFS AGM at 6pm.

We will be screening the NZ doco, Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke at 7:15pm.

Thanks to all for your continued support of WFS and hope to see you there.

NOT ONLY FRED DAGG BUT ALSO JOHN CLARKE
New Zealand, 2025, Documentary, 103 mins
Cast: Sam Neill, Ben Elton, Bryan Dawe
Director: Lorin Clarke

When satirist John Clarke died in 2017, the world mourned an icon. He was a defining comedic voice who wrote and appeared in numerous films and TV productions, and who – in a beloved double act with Bryan Dawe – skewered political hypocrisy for almost 30 years on current affairs shows.

In a series of recorded conversations with his daughter, writer/director Lorin Clarke, John traces his steadfast resistance to authority back to his childhood and offers delightful insights into his four decades in the entertainment industry.

Weaving together personal anecdotes, a rich television archive, tales from international comedy greats and riches from Clarke’s work and letters, this is a deeply personal insight into a legend of the antipodean screen and a tribute to the disruptive power of creativity.

"In New Zealand, he was bigger than The Beatles." - Sam Neill

Showing at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei on Thursday, 26th February at 7:15pm following the WFS AGM at 6pm.

View the trailer at: www.youtube.com...

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

WFS members from 2025 who register and attend the WFS AGM will be admitted to the film screening that night for free.

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

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