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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 16h

Excellent piece by @mountaintui.bsky.social

The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol

Prime Minister, Unions ARE Workers

Chris Luxon, Erica Stanford and Simeon Brown continue to gaslight Kiwi workers, in their latest instalment of divide and conquer

mountaintui.substack.com

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d

the more I read about the promises OpenAI has made, the more disgusted I am. They've promised to deploy 10GW of Broadcom chips *by the end of 2029*, a chip that has yet to tape out, in data centers yet to be planned or funded or the power acquired. We are in a black hole of ethics and good sense.

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sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 17h

Cackling :P

George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 1d

A small human (4?), wearing a dinosaur T-shirt has just found a very efficient poking stick.
First he experiments by poking a tree.
Yes. This is satisfying.
Then a rock. Yes this is even better...
Hmmm.
He looks at Dad's bottom speculatively.
There is DEFINITELY potential here. (5)

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

watching the UKs green party elect an actual unafraid leftist into leadership and see party membership double in under a month is once again endless proof that if you stand up for leftist causes and treat the electorate like adults, you’ll win people over easily

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Amy K @pubdef4thepeople.bsky.social · 3d

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 2d

I'm laughing out loud because, *twenty years ago*, a friend in robotics told me that showing off a dancing robot is what you do when your robot sucks, and a *group* of them even more so.

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sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 2d

Truly sad this city made this choice. Sigh.

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sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 2d

* sniff *

Perfect send-off <3

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 3d

RIP, Diane. 😩

The First Wives Club - You Don't Own Me

YouTube video by WatchWithMati

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Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 2d

If you are fuming about the derailment of climate ambition in AoNZ, how about helping fund an investigation into where this came from 👇

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 3d

The crowdfund for a podcast investigating how the idea of quitting the Paris climate accords went from fringe to mainstream is getting closer and closer to the goal. If 25 more people pledge $5 we'll be three quarters of the way there

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

www.pledgeme.co.nz

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 3d

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 2d

Humans just...really don't understand what GenAI is, or the $$$ underpinnings eh?

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 2d

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538 • 5h
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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 2d

Farming will have to change, or it will get changed.

Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... #ClimateCrisis

Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study finds

A new report found irrigated dairy farms are particularly at risk because water supplies are expected to become less reliable in some areas.

www.rnz.co.nz

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sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 3d

Sending hugs and aroha!

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 5d

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 5d

The MMR vaccine is one of the most stunningly effective medical therapeutics in existence. It’s also safer than most of your everyday activities. This is simply an attempt to stop people from vaccinating.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 5d

The acting director of the CDC called for new, separate MMR shots. That would be "remarkably complicated, time-consuming, costly, but more importantly unnecessary," @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social told me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

www.theguardian.com

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sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure that "front towards enemy" cap (given it's written on _its_ front is sending the message to the people seeing it (and thus facing it) that human thinks it is.

sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 4d

(And to clarify: zero problem with it per se, but my nose tells my brain NOPE ito eating it. Each to their own, heh; certainly not judging it! Then again, I'm not xenophobic :P)

sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 4d

I think the problem IS how honky it is :P

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sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 4d

Remember the Cadbury kids' eyebrows? (Mine do the same thing.)

New doggo's ears move like that.

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 4d

What’s It Gonna Take To Get You In This Woman?

You mull it over, eyeing my soft and shiny skin.
"I do like the finish...
She still runs well?"
He gestures to my exposed thighs,
Inviting a test drive.
At the touch of your long fingers
I let out a gay little moan.
"See?
Purrs like a kitten."

You're coming around.
You could use a tall blonde around for a little while.
Who couldn't?
"What kind of maintenance will she need?"
"A text once or twice a month...
It's not like you'll need to show her off Or tell your friends about her.
You're looking at bare minimum.
She's basically a houseplant."

"And when I'm done with her?"
The dealer looks apologetic.
"We don't do returns.
But resale should be no problem.
That's the great thing about used girls.
There's always someone else
Who wants to use them."

"I'll take her," you say,
Not bothering to take my hand
As I step off the platform.
I could hear it all, of course.
But I smile anyway.
I'm the prettiest girl at the used girl lot
And I got picked again.

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sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 4d

_some_ social injustices but still: good.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 4d

Dogs eating / washing my face inna morning when they hear me stir.

Also using me as a surface any time of day :P

(And yelling at me too sometimes, bless.)

sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 4d

Ah, but their misinformation department just gained another member...