Dr. Curiosity
@drcuriosity.bsky.social
He is a recovering CS education researcher, pun criminal, overly literal, filthy enabler. Also on Mastodon: @[email protected]
Ohhh, that makes that Doctor Who episode with the "slitheens" make so much sense!
The Tories are named for an Irish word, 'Toraidhe'/'Tóraí' meaning highwayman, or robber.
So we could help you out again by renaming UK Labour the "Sleeveens" from 'Slíbhín', meaning conman, honourless person or habitual liar.
So we could help you out again by renaming UK Labour the "Sleeveens" from 'Slíbhín', meaning conman, honourless person or habitual liar.
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Ohhh, that makes that Doctor Who episode with the "slitheens" make so much sense!
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Pacific house gecko
- Rough skate
- Elephant seal (Humphrey)
- Eastern tiger swallowtail
- Black cobweb spider (false katipo)
- Pacific house gecko
- Rough skate
- Elephant seal (Humphrey)
- Eastern tiger swallowtail
- Black cobweb spider (false katipo)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Mountain gorilla
Lion
Fox
Hyena
Bottle-nosed dolphin
Mountain gorilla
Lion
Fox
Hyena
Bottle-nosed dolphin
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Ibex
- Marmot
- Minke Whale
- Basking Shark
- Puffin
- Ibex
- Marmot
- Minke Whale
- Basking Shark
- Puffin
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Pacific house gecko
- Rough skate
- Elephant seal (Humphrey)
- Eastern tiger swallowtail
- Black cobweb spider (false katipo)
- Pacific house gecko
- Rough skate
- Elephant seal (Humphrey)
- Eastern tiger swallowtail
- Black cobweb spider (false katipo)
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TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS from Chch to Dunners.
Intercity bus is from $35. Locals are not going to take the train. Such a lost opportunity.
Intercity bus is from $35. Locals are not going to take the train. Such a lost opportunity.
Great news, but a shame it's at tourist prices. Hopefully over time the price reduces to something that makes more economical than driving or taking a bus
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
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Passenger train to link Christchurch to South | Star News
Long-distance passenger rail is returning to the South Island, with a service set to consistently reconnect Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill...
www.odt.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 AM
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS from Chch to Dunners.
Intercity bus is from $35. Locals are not going to take the train. Such a lost opportunity.
Intercity bus is from $35. Locals are not going to take the train. Such a lost opportunity.
Glad we're getting some answers on the algorithms:
"...an algorithm that determined if a second test took place within 90 seconds of the first, whilst the distance between the two indicated a speed of more than 20 km/h."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
"...an algorithm that determined if a second test took place within 90 seconds of the first, whilst the distance between the two indicated a speed of more than 20 km/h."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How police discovered 30,000 'falsely or erroneously' recorded breath tests
One officer falsely recorded 11 breath tests over a period of 5 minutes, over 3km, leading police to discover 30,000 falsified tests.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Glad we're getting some answers on the algorithms:
"...an algorithm that determined if a second test took place within 90 seconds of the first, whilst the distance between the two indicated a speed of more than 20 km/h."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
"...an algorithm that determined if a second test took place within 90 seconds of the first, whilst the distance between the two indicated a speed of more than 20 km/h."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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"In July, Attorney-General Judith Collins found the bill to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act, and indicated 100,000 or more people could be directly or indirectly disenfranchised by the rules banning enrolment in the final 13 days before an election."
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/580237/justice-committee-recommends-passing-electoral-amendment-bill-with-some-amendments - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"In July, Attorney-General Judith Collins found the bill to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act, and indicated 100,000 or more people could be directly or indirectly disenfranchised by the rules banning enrolment in the final 13 days before an election."
Merry Guan Yule!
you better watch out
You better watch out
You Better Watch Out
𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘉𝘌𝘛𝘛𝘌𝘙 𝘞𝘈𝘛𝘊𝘏 𝘖𝘜𝘛
𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝘽𝙀𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙒𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃 𝙊𝙐𝙏
𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗨𝗧
𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐎𝐔𝐓
《根据中华人民共和国相关法律法规，强烈建议谨慎行事》
You better watch out
You Better Watch Out
𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘉𝘌𝘛𝘛𝘌𝘙 𝘞𝘈𝘛𝘊𝘏 𝘖𝘜𝘛
𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝘽𝙀𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙒𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃 𝙊𝙐𝙏
𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗨𝗧
𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐎𝐔𝐓
《根据中华人民共和国相关法律法规，强烈建议谨慎行事》
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Merry Guan Yule!
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No, really, tell me more about Factor Fexcectorn
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
No, really, tell me more about Factor Fexcectorn
@nzpsa.bsky.social Hi there, I found this report of yours which looks quite interesting, but the PDF seems to be missing all its capital As, e.g.:
"Bespoke pproach: Regulating I in otearoa New Zealand"
Is there a better version available somewhere? 🙏
publicservices.international/resources/pu...
"Bespoke pproach: Regulating I in otearoa New Zealand"
Is there a better version available somewhere? 🙏
publicservices.international/resources/pu...
AI For Good (PSA New Zealand)
Public Services International is a Global Union Federation of more than 700 trade unions representing 30 million workers in 154 countries. We bring their voices to the UN, ILO, WHO and other regional ...
publicservices.international
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@nzpsa.bsky.social Hi there, I found this report of yours which looks quite interesting, but the PDF seems to be missing all its capital As, e.g.:
"Bespoke pproach: Regulating I in otearoa New Zealand"
Is there a better version available somewhere? 🙏
publicservices.international/resources/pu...
"Bespoke pproach: Regulating I in otearoa New Zealand"
Is there a better version available somewhere? 🙏
publicservices.international/resources/pu...
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Consequences not far away. #NzPol
Billion-dollar trade partners worried about NZ’s climate backdowns
New Zealand has entered into trade deals worth billions of dollars, on the basis that we continue to reduce emissions. Are those deals safe?
www.stuff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Consequences not far away. #NzPol
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It’s why I found “key worker” such a condescending term. Suddenly those of us on minimum wage working in supermarkets, care homes, warehouses, restaurants, etc were valuable members of society, yet we were still seen as disposable as the powers that be were desperate returning to normalcy
Related to my other post, I remember when politicians freaked out about people not working during the pandemic because the precious economy is actually the value workers generate. Memory holed now, we're right back to squeezing people out of their jobs and rifling through their pockets for change.
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It’s why I found “key worker” such a condescending term. Suddenly those of us on minimum wage working in supermarkets, care homes, warehouses, restaurants, etc were valuable members of society, yet we were still seen as disposable as the powers that be were desperate returning to normalcy
"Governance is not the brake on AI. It’s the steering wheel."
TBQH sometimes we could do with a bit of braking as well, to ensure we're building something ethically grounded and fit for purpose.
Tech professionals should by asking if and why, not just how.
www.iod.org.nz/news/article...
TBQH sometimes we could do with a bit of braking as well, to ensure we're building something ethically grounded and fit for purpose.
Tech professionals should by asking if and why, not just how.
www.iod.org.nz/news/article...
Why your AI pilot failed – governance is the missing key | IoD NZ
Treating emerging tools as tech upgrades misses the point – and the deeper opportunity to rethink how we create and deliver value.
www.iod.org.nz
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
"Governance is not the brake on AI. It’s the steering wheel."
TBQH sometimes we could do with a bit of braking as well, to ensure we're building something ethically grounded and fit for purpose.
Tech professionals should by asking if and why, not just how.
www.iod.org.nz/news/article...
TBQH sometimes we could do with a bit of braking as well, to ensure we're building something ethically grounded and fit for purpose.
Tech professionals should by asking if and why, not just how.
www.iod.org.nz/news/article...
I am not confident of Minister Doocey's assurances, even with their Artificial Intelligence and Algorithm Expert Advisory Group giving advice.
He mentions "going open source with AI", but even an open language model could hide a multitude of sins and leaks if abused.
He mentions "going open source with AI", but even an open language model could hide a multitude of sins and leaks if abused.
Mental health data won't be misused by new AI navigation tool - minister
Mental health data won't be misused by new AI navigation tool - minister
A new AI tool will be a "real game changer in providing faster and real time access to support", says the mental health minister.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I am not confident of Minister Doocey's assurances, even with their Artificial Intelligence and Algorithm Expert Advisory Group giving advice.
He mentions "going open source with AI", but even an open language model could hide a multitude of sins and leaks if abused.
He mentions "going open source with AI", but even an open language model could hide a multitude of sins and leaks if abused.
"The 12-week acceleration trial involved approximately 1,500 Year 7 and 8 students who were a year or more behind. Students received targeted, small-group tutoring up to four times a week across three models: in-person, hybrid and online."
insidegovernment.co.nz/maths-catch-...
insidegovernment.co.nz/maths-catch-...
Maths 'catch-up' trial for students offers support solution - Inside Government NZ
New data from a nationwide maths acceleration trial for Year 7 and 8 students who needed extra support, shows students made, on average, a year to two years of progress in developing fundamental maths...
insidegovernment.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"The 12-week acceleration trial involved approximately 1,500 Year 7 and 8 students who were a year or more behind. Students received targeted, small-group tutoring up to four times a week across three models: in-person, hybrid and online."
insidegovernment.co.nz/maths-catch-...
insidegovernment.co.nz/maths-catch-...
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Headline should read “ legislation that further weakens local democracy to be rushed through before Xmas”
A double blow for democracy in the process and the legislation.
#nzpol
A double blow for democracy in the process and the legislation.
#nzpol
'Serious shake-up' of local government imminent
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told National party members there would be a "very serious shake-up coming" to local government.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Headline should read “ legislation that further weakens local democracy to be rushed through before Xmas”
A double blow for democracy in the process and the legislation.
#nzpol
A double blow for democracy in the process and the legislation.
#nzpol
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Something never captured by the media, is the way they write about our culture like its airy fairy mysticism, and not oldest knowledge of country with moral and practical learnings on how to keep everything thriving. It's knowledge .
Something never captured by the media, is the way they write about our culture like its airy fairy mysticism, and not oldest knowledge of country with moral and practical learnings on how to keep everything thriving. It's knowledge .
Calls for BHP to end water extraction before culturally significant springs are lost
Environmentalists are calling for mining giant BHP to end its water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin when a major desalination plant is built in South Australia's north.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Something never captured by the media, is the way they write about our culture like its airy fairy mysticism, and not oldest knowledge of country with moral and practical learnings on how to keep everything thriving. It's knowledge .
Something never captured by the media, is the way they write about our culture like its airy fairy mysticism, and not oldest knowledge of country with moral and practical learnings on how to keep everything thriving. It's knowledge .
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Nigerian typeface design www.itsnicethat.com/articles/the...
Meet the Nigerian graphic designers bringing African expression to typography
Finding inspiration in everything from market boards to danfo buses, experimenting with indigenous scripts, and working hard to shed lingering Western influence, these type designers are building a un...
www.itsnicethat.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Nigerian typeface design www.itsnicethat.com/articles/the...
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Sometimes I think New Zealand should enact a Thanksgiving Day. Not because we especially need or deserve one, but just to hold back the invasive encroachment of The Christmas Shopping Season spreading across the latter half of the year.
It's not good to have carols outside of their natural range.
It's not good to have carols outside of their natural range.
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sometimes I think New Zealand should enact a Thanksgiving Day. Not because we especially need or deserve one, but just to hold back the invasive encroachment of The Christmas Shopping Season spreading across the latter half of the year.
It's not good to have carols outside of their natural range.
It's not good to have carols outside of their natural range.
This is not a place of honor, Charlie Brown.
If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule, Charlie Brown?
Second prize is a set of steak knives, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This is not a place of honor, Charlie Brown.
Saw a big boat this weekend, and a small one.
(commentary on relative defence vs. science funding was not intentional, but is nevertheless strongly implied)
(commentary on relative defence vs. science funding was not intentional, but is nevertheless strongly implied)
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Saw a big boat this weekend, and a small one.
(commentary on relative defence vs. science funding was not intentional, but is nevertheless strongly implied)
(commentary on relative defence vs. science funding was not intentional, but is nevertheless strongly implied)
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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30 years ago I wrote a chapter in a book on civil liberties and the internet, saying that if we didn’t make our rights work offline, we wouldn’t be able to make them work online.
The same goes for anti-trust and monopoly-busting, whether it’s the Mail buying the Telegraph or MS bundling SharePoint.
The same goes for anti-trust and monopoly-busting, whether it’s the Mail buying the Telegraph or MS bundling SharePoint.
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
30 years ago I wrote a chapter in a book on civil liberties and the internet, saying that if we didn’t make our rights work offline, we wouldn’t be able to make them work online.
The same goes for anti-trust and monopoly-busting, whether it’s the Mail buying the Telegraph or MS bundling SharePoint.
The same goes for anti-trust and monopoly-busting, whether it’s the Mail buying the Telegraph or MS bundling SharePoint.
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One of my API keys got hacked. The only area I could see where they may have gotten access was through a private GitHub, I am not ruling out that it was vomited up by an LLM, they have been known to regurgitate API keys.
Pretty strong evidence of LLMs being trained on private GitHub pull request threads and other corporate project management tools.
I think Claude Code has achieved AGI
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
One of my API keys got hacked. The only area I could see where they may have gotten access was through a private GitHub, I am not ruling out that it was vomited up by an LLM, they have been known to regurgitate API keys.
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Senior medical doctors condemn the puberty blocker ban: “It is completely inappropriate for the Government of the day to be determining treatment options for our patients."
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
Senior doctors’ union condemns puberty blocker ban | ASMS
asms.org.nz
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Senior medical doctors condemn the puberty blocker ban: “It is completely inappropriate for the Government of the day to be determining treatment options for our patients."
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...