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href=\"https://billbennett.micro.blog/2026/04/02/apple-discontinues-finewoven-phone-cases.html\">billbennett.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://billbennett.micro.blog/2026/04/02/apple-discontinues-finewoven-phone-cases.html","date_published":"2026-04-02T06:47:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Bill Bennett","url":"https://billbennett.co.nz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fede785a95941671a6de324ba2d593b60%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"billbennettnz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 06:47","date_timestamp":1775112452,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87420071","content_html":"<p>Sky-Blue M4 MacBook Air review: better, faster and $50 cheaper <img 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height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Oura Ring 4 \"> : <a href=\"https://billbennett.micro.blog/2026/04/01/oura-ring-review-impressive-health.html\">billbennett.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://billbennett.micro.blog/2026/04/01/oura-ring-review-impressive-health.html","date_published":"2026-04-01T05:17:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Bill Bennett","url":"https://billbennett.co.nz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fede785a95941671a6de324ba2d593b60%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"billbennettnz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 05:17","date_timestamp":1775020672,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87370999","content_html":"<p>HP EliteBook Ultra G1 review: premium business laptop with security focus <img 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I knew it well, especially the brewery, as a child I remember the horse drawn brewer’s drays.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/billbennettnz/83953172","date_published":"2026-02-10T06:55:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Bill Bennett","url":"https://billbennett.co.nz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fede785a95941671a6de324ba2d593b60%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"billbennettnz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-10 06:55","date_timestamp":1770706533,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83953124","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> I’ve been very much at the sharp end of this for the latter stage of my career. It’s not hopeless, but nor is it good.</p>\n<p>The direction for the industry was clear 30 years ago. I remember one night in 1990 talking to an older colleague who said “journalism will just about see us out”. I told him I wasn’t sure it would see me out.</p>\n<p>For him it was certainly true, he passed away more than a decade ago still on the payroll. 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On one level they may be right, after all, the overwhelming majority of readers also don’t understand or care about such nuances. Of course, a really good story would explain those nuances to readers. ;)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/billbennettnz/82417927","date_published":"2026-01-19T21:59:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Bill Bennett","url":"https://billbennett.co.nz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fede785a95941671a6de324ba2d593b60%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"billbennettnz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-19 21:59","date_timestamp":1768859969,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81351679","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> Yes. I’ve done some casual work for both F&amp;P companies and they are quite distinct even if they share a common history.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/billbennettnz/81351679","date_published":"2026-01-04T22:08:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Bill Bennett","url":"https://billbennett.co.nz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fede785a95941671a6de324ba2d593b60%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"billbennettnz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-04 22:08","date_timestamp":1767564495,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81308261","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> Xero is essentially an Australian company today… albeit one with strong NZ roots. Agree about F&amp;P appliances although the Healthcare business is high tech and there is a part of appliances which might qualify, it’s only a small part.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/billbennettnz/81308261","date_published":"2026-01-04T06:11:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Bill Bennett","url":"https://billbennett.co.nz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fede785a95941671a6de324ba2d593b60%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"billbennettnz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-04 06:11","date_timestamp":1767507068,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81233656","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> I’m nervous about Rocket Lab as a case study in this context, because while it started here in New Zealand, these days it is a US company with an NZ subsidiary.  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It doesn’t have a wide breadth of coverage, but the journalists are first rate. RNZ is still good, but not as good as it was since it decided to chase online clicks (which it doesn’t need to do). Interest.co.nz is good for financial news. 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