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morgan godfery @morgangodfery.bsky.social · 3h

the government is reforming the legislation that TPM was born from, reverting it to a position closer to the foreshore and seabed act than the marine and coastal area act finlayson intended. this is the most significant reform to māori rights in a generation, yet:

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 28m

Most of it is owned by corporations already so it's as much corporate welfare as anything else but it's also just buying votes which is why Republicans did it 8 years ago when they had the last pointless trade war

They care about the power they get from rural America so they'll pay to retain it

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Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz · 6h

Well, as expected, Seymour talked to precisely no craft beer business. fyi.org.nz/request/3228...

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 3h

Re-upping this thread in light of @ben.gracewood.nz uncovering that there is no record of David Seymour ever being told (as he had claimed) that alcohol warning labels hamper craft brewers ... a non-issue that would require us to break from our international agreements to fix ...

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 1h

That farm bailout bill in the USA is going to be massive by the time they get around to it

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 1h

Once again this #NZ government has ignored expert advice, which could cost NZers millions! #marine #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/14/g...

Govt ignored advice against overturning marine title rulings

The advice given was that by doing so it could cost millions and affect decisions over 200km of coastline.

www.1news.co.nz

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 1h

Kinda funny to see collective action from organisations owned by Jeff Bezos and Rupert Murdoch

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4h

Solidarity is the only way

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 1h

This is what password managers are but people who are learning about this probably haven't gotten to that either yet

James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 1h

Encrypting your drive(s) doesn't protect against someone who can login to your device but it does stop someone removing the drive(s) and using another device to access the information stored on them

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 16h

Both Windows and Mac computers include a free way to encrypt your entire storage drive. You should turn it on, if you haven't already. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...

How to: Encrypt Your Windows, Mac, or Linux Computer

Encrypting your computer's storage drive is a simple, but powerful tool to secure your data. When enabled, "full-disk" encryption (also known as device encryption) encrypts everything on your computer so it cannot be viewed without first entering a password when you log in. Just to instructions for: Windows Mac Linux...

ssd.eff.org

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 16h

Both Windows and Mac computers include a free way to encrypt your entire storage drive. You should turn it on, if you haven't already. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...

How to: Encrypt Your Windows, Mac, or Linux Computer

Encrypting your computer's storage drive is a simple, but powerful tool to secure your data. When enabled, "full-disk" encryption (also known as device encryption) encrypts everything on your computer so it cannot be viewed without first entering a password when you log in. Just to instructions for: Windows Mac Linux...

ssd.eff.org

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 1h

Disk encryption is to stop anyone pulling the disk from your device and using another device to read it it can't and doesn't stop people who can login to your device

James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 1h

People who don't know about encrypting their drives aren't going through the hoops it takes to avoid having a Microsoft account in Windows and it's only getting harder

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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 2h

But Brownlee is a conservative, and the uber-value of conservatives is "rules that bind but do not protect, and rules that protect but do not bind".

Parliament's rules are to punish the opposition, not bind the regime. And this is why it is a bad joke.

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 2h

Also 3 yrs later than we would have with no rail link in the interim

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Rob🎸 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 4h

To sum up we're likely spending ~$700m per ferry to get worse ferries than the two we ordered for $550m total

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 4h

So-orig it was $551m for 2 top of the line Korean rail ferries delivered this year & next. It cost National $671m to cancel them. We don’t know the added price for these Chinese Ferries-hopefully they won’t be full of asbestos like the rail carriages were #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/14/g...

Govt confirms shipyard for new Cook Strait ferries

The shipbuilder was the "largest modern integrated shipbuilding enterprise in Southern China," Peters said in his media release.

www.1news.co.nz

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 8h

Teachers don't supervise NCEA exams? What is Stanford rabbiting on about #nzpol

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 6h

Every time she talks about education she demonstrates how little she knows about the education system

Which is awesome for the Minister of Education

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Cervantes Xavier 🇨🇦 @cervantesx.bsky.social · 12h

Will the model actually accept and implement these instructions, or will it just blindly give you the words that seem to most often follow a prompt like this?

Great news, you'll never know!

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 6h

This is going to be the future (Kill me now)

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 13h

You say this but wait till it's AI/AGI powered by quantum computing

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 12h

Each prompt and output it's own pointlessly immutable record

James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 13h

You say this but wait till it's AI/AGI powered by quantum computing

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 13h

i am so ready for quantum to be the next dumb buzzword the tech industry forces everyone to pretend to care about. "how are you incorporating quantum into your daily work?" i'm not but it's so refreshing you asked me a new and different stupid question

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 13h

Rangatahi call for housing justice and youth-led solutions #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

World Homeless Day: Rangatahi call for housing justice and youth-led solutions

An advocacy group says youth homelessness is often misunderstood and many young people are leaving homes because they're unsafe.

www.rnz.co.nz

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 13h

Can someone explain to the govt that the day isn't about making more people homeless

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 13h

Oh I totally agree but I'm just not sure how you'd get from wealth tax/CGT/higher corporate tax to retaining these assets no longer makes sense for all private landlords 🤷‍♂️

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