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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 7h

It should not matter whether you are a MP,public servant, health professional or just any member of the public, nobody should have to go through that level of abuse.
Threats & clear cases of defamation harms society & beyond a threshold should be a criminal act, subject to police prosecution.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 7h

Faced by all...
"But the law focuses primarily on individual acts, and does not fully capture the gendered and cumulative harm of abuse faced by women politicians. Defamation law can address false statements, but it is often costly and too slow to prevent the rapid spread of harmful content."
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 8h

Like minds.

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 1d

More waves crashing on the sandcastles of hopium. I'm famously pessimistic, but the data continues to surprise me to the downside. It's relentless. We've not seen anything like this for 45 years. Compounding, mutually reinforcing, job-killing dynamics. (1/2)

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 10h

In a blind panic to keep inflating the circular financed large language AI model business bubble, the CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman suggests that their remaining user-customers to figuratively go fuck themselves.

#AI #LLM #Bubble

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 10h

Because as with the recent Chinese navy live fire exercises in February 2025, misunderstanding can be problematic to say the least.
[ www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5... ]

David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 11h

Would reframing the points of view help?

David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · Aug 13

China treats the mere mention of Taiwan like Trademark infringement.
If you don't bar others using your trademark the right to a sole claim of the trademark can lapse.
Same as per China's claim of Sovereignty over Taiwan.
As more of the world recognised Taiwan, China's perceived claim diminishes.🇨🇳🇹🇼

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 11h

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WIRED @wired.com · 1d

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted. www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

www.wired.com

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 1d

It’s ironic that this happens the day after the Luxon Govt announced it will make the climate crisis worse by letting the dairy industry off the hook for its superheating methane emissions.

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile ...

Has Simon Watts, Minister for Climate Change, Or Todd McClay, Minister for Agriculture, or anyone in the cabinet, received advice from officials how this decision
[ www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove... ] may directly effect future NZ exports?

Not all of the bullshit is bovine.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 1d

It's not his pair of feet that should be so confined.

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 1d

Again ...

David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · May 8

The utter vandals!

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 1d

Worth reading & considering Ed thread & article in full.
#LLM #Bubble

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed, always an appropriate "allegory"
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Guy Body Cartoon featuring Luxon releasing the policy alligators.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d

Yeah it's that simple: OpenAI needs to build 3GW of data center capacity, which will cost over $100bn, and they need to do so in around a year. All three of these deals are based on unreleased chips too. Where the hell is the press on this?
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Ichabod Crane's Horse Knuckler @horseknuckler.bsky.social · 1d

Eventually somebody has to actually get paid with these endless IOUs circulating, right? All these companies are being paid in fake scrip, but like, the rest of the world deals in real money, not Altman Farts. When does this stop?

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile ...

Has Simon Watts, Minister for Climate Change, Or Todd McClay, Minister for Agriculture, or anyone in the cabinet, received advice from officials how this decision
[ www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove... ] may directly effect future NZ exports?

Not all of the bullshit is bovine.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 2d

Pocket Billiards: A typical power grab by a wunch of bankers.
[ www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t... ]
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 3d

There is no olive branch great enough to turn a turkey into a dove.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 2d

Mark 5:1-20 - Just avoid the BBQ ribs.

ApocalypseElf @apocalypseelf.bsky.social · 2d

Church sign "Satanic exorcism Wed. August 7. All the fried chicken you can eat for 50c"

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Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 2d

The select committee report on the Regulatory Standards Bill is in.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.

Regulatory Standards Bill:
Select Committee Report:
166,000 submission total
0.7% supported
0.6% unclear
98.7% opposed

AUTHORISED BY DUNCAN WEBB MP, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS WELLINGTON

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 2d

Central Govenment sets the limits.

"You have inherited a property & house next to a cliff down to a gorge with a stream running through it.

Every few years, along with your neighbors in the same situation, you collectively get together to hire some builders to maintain the retaining wall."

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 2d

"The endless cycle of underinvestment

During the election campaign,Local Government NZ chairman and Selwyn mayor Sam Broughton described a doom loop afflicting councillors. If they start getting realistic on the costs facing their councils and raise rates,they face an angry voter backlash."

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Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2025 local elections

Winner: the endless cycle of underinvestment in core infrastructure. Big loser: the pipes.

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 2d

"No Thank You" - Indeed.

David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · Aug 1

An escort agency owner wanting to get back info politics, local body politics. Auckland's Howick Ward need to send him the message, no thank you ( or words to that effect ).
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 2d

Pocket Billiards: A typical power grab by a wunch of bankers.
[ www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t... ]
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