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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · 6h

Like you experience enough of this regurgitated AI information, and then everything that’s in the same format just feels inherently suspicious, even when it’s not necessarily from AI but from the stuff it’s trained on

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · 6h

I feel like the impact of AI on the information ecosystem is kind of like when you drink too much of a particular liquor, have a horrible time throwing up all night, and then for the rest of your life you can no longer drink it without being viscerally reminded of vomit

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NZ Council for Civil Liberties @nzccl.org.nz · 6d

The NZCCL is looking for people to join our exec committee at our AGM in November.

While we're particularly looking for people with policy or legal experience, we're interested in anyone who is keen and willing to learn.

Contact [email protected] to get started.

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · 20h

I appreciate that it’s enabling play with wheeled toys, which are fun, but couldn’t we achieve this with wheelchair and pram toys and also learn an important lesson about accessibility

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · 20h

We came across this one, I was delighted that it’s Wellington, but horrified that it’s eliminated the pedestrian mall and made it impossible to reach anything on foot

Baby on a play mat that features lots of roads and no pedestrian crossings, pedestrian malls etc

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · 20h

There are too many road-centred children’s toys and decorations and not enough playmats with decent pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · 25d

Nothing reminds me of time’s ceaseless march onwards like looking at the best-before dates in my spice drawer

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · 27d

I feel like you could reframe this as “contingency, learning and development” budget

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · 27d

Wah wah wah performance requirements in procurement and commercial contracts wah wah wah

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · Sep 4

Even if you've never filed a freedom of information request, this is why you should care about the government's planned changes to FOI laws.

Labor’s FOI backslide will kill public interest stories like these

www.crikey.com.au

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Sep 3

Was it pennywize the rewilding clown voteitforwellington.wordpress.com

Vote Pennywize for Mayor!

Wellington needs IT needs Wellington

voteitforwellington.wordpress.com

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 31

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · Jul 31

If you joined InternetNZ to help stop the takeover by rhe FSU and Hobson's Pledge, you've done some great work tonight

Consider bringing that energy to other civil society organisations, groups like Voices for Freedom are also trying to take advantage of low participation to push their agenda

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 31

Only just realised the whole of Bluesky was the Internet NZ AGM back channel

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 31

It’s like royalty free music on a YouTube video showcasing factory machinery

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ahhh I’ve got a watch attached too, that could be it!

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 30

Something something cell towers??

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 30

I was wondering if it was because I have an Australian eSIM installed 🤷‍♀️

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 30

Six or seven tsunamis on their way I see

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 18

She’s moved on to requesting a specific song by the Crash Test Dummies

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 13

I watched a YouTube video about it and apparently there’s a fancy lift?? Did you go in the fancy lift

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Sana @bigshika.com · Jul 7

toxic beef wellington more like nzpol bluesky amirite

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Merrin @merrrrin.bsky.social · Jul 8

I spent a lot more of my summer than I would have liked as a patient in this ward, first in the antenatal pod then an extended stay in the postnatal pod www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I can back up what staff are saying as a patient - you really can’t just squish these together

Staff beg Health NZ not to swap Wellington Hospital maternity, gynecology beds for ED patients

The agency wants to trial re-allocating 12 beds as a medical ward for emergency department patients.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Oliver L @eey0re.bsky.social · Jul 5

Here in an unrelated thread, I'll quietly mention you can make a tax-deductible donation to FYI.org.nz at opencollective.com/fyi thanks to Gift Collective. But only if it's no burden! Production server costs are already covered, but I cover a few other costs personally including development.

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