Dave
@davetransom.bsky.social
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This YouTube video, about making chicken stock the way Heston Blumenthal does, is one of the most impressive pieces of production I've seen in ages!
And also good if you wanna make delicious chicken stock.
And also good if you wanna make delicious chicken stock.
$6 Michelin Stock in 60 Minutes (Costco Hack)
YouTube video by Chris Young
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This YouTube video, about making chicken stock the way Heston Blumenthal does, is one of the most impressive pieces of production I've seen in ages!
And also good if you wanna make delicious chicken stock.
And also good if you wanna make delicious chicken stock.
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"we've then put together a common sense sort of plan. We know that that plan needs to be executed daily, yearly, year in, year out" Isn't it amazing that you keep going on about this plan, which YOU CANNOT ARTICULATE IN ANY DETAIL AT ANY POINT because YOU ARE A FUCKING IDIOT
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"we've then put together a common sense sort of plan. We know that that plan needs to be executed daily, yearly, year in, year out" Isn't it amazing that you keep going on about this plan, which YOU CANNOT ARTICULATE IN ANY DETAIL AT ANY POINT because YOU ARE A FUCKING IDIOT
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If someone keeps telling you they have a plan, or a strong set of values, or guiding principles, but never spells out what they ARE in plain language, you are legally permitted nay obliged to draw the worst possible conclusion
"we've then put together a common sense sort of plan. We know that that plan needs to be executed daily, yearly, year in, year out" Isn't it amazing that you keep going on about this plan, which YOU CANNOT ARTICULATE IN ANY DETAIL AT ANY POINT because YOU ARE A FUCKING IDIOT
December 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
If someone keeps telling you they have a plan, or a strong set of values, or guiding principles, but never spells out what they ARE in plain language, you are legally permitted nay obliged to draw the worst possible conclusion
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Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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The knight stood, triumphant, over the prostrate dragon. He raised his sword high above his head and-
"I wouldn't if i were you"
The voice was in his head. Confused, he glanced around. A black cat was cleaning a paw, casually nearby.
He raised the sword again.
"Are you REALLY, really sure?" /1
"I wouldn't if i were you"
The voice was in his head. Confused, he glanced around. A black cat was cleaning a paw, casually nearby.
He raised the sword again.
"Are you REALLY, really sure?" /1
September 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The knight stood, triumphant, over the prostrate dragon. He raised his sword high above his head and-
"I wouldn't if i were you"
The voice was in his head. Confused, he glanced around. A black cat was cleaning a paw, casually nearby.
He raised the sword again.
"Are you REALLY, really sure?" /1
"I wouldn't if i were you"
The voice was in his head. Confused, he glanced around. A black cat was cleaning a paw, casually nearby.
He raised the sword again.
"Are you REALLY, really sure?" /1
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3️⃣ A ban blocks access. It does not address harm.
Online harm comes from platform design, governance failures, and adult misuse.
An isolated ban will not change platform behaviour.
Online harm comes from platform design, governance failures, and adult misuse.
An isolated ban will not change platform behaviour.
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
3️⃣ A ban blocks access. It does not address harm.
Online harm comes from platform design, governance failures, and adult misuse.
An isolated ban will not change platform behaviour.
Online harm comes from platform design, governance failures, and adult misuse.
An isolated ban will not change platform behaviour.
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Musk is promoting some dodgy statistics here, 70% of New Zealanders are of European heritage, you only get the 55.9% figure by excluding anyone who also has any kind of non-European heritage
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Musk is promoting some dodgy statistics here, 70% of New Zealanders are of European heritage, you only get the 55.9% figure by excluding anyone who also has any kind of non-European heritage
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My last story for the year - the third in a sort of trilogy about the energy crisis. This one is about about the unmanaged, unfunded, messy transition away from gas and the impact on businesses.Feels like a perfect example of where we really really could be doing better www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis
Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My last story for the year - the third in a sort of trilogy about the energy crisis. This one is about about the unmanaged, unfunded, messy transition away from gas and the impact on businesses.Feels like a perfect example of where we really really could be doing better www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
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The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
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When your country's collective ability to bullshit on the internet is extensive enough to shape AI slop.
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
When your country's collective ability to bullshit on the internet is extensive enough to shape AI slop.
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This is an important point - bad faith actors like Seymour use these tactics regularly. If you've ever been a victim of this in your personal life you'll recognise it in people in positions of power and Seymour is a prime example. It's unacceptable and toxic AF.
DARVO from Seymour in full effect, classic abuser tactics.
Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender.
Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender.
'No political agenda': Principal says CCTV proves mouldy meals weren't last week's leftovers
The authority says it's more than likely that some lunches provided last week remained at the school and were not refrigerated.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is an important point - bad faith actors like Seymour use these tactics regularly. If you've ever been a victim of this in your personal life you'll recognise it in people in positions of power and Seymour is a prime example. It's unacceptable and toxic AF.
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just called ai "the mediocrity machine" in a meeting and the tech bro is shaking a finger at me and twitching so hard he can't even plug what's happening into the machine so it can tell him how to respond
November 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
just called ai "the mediocrity machine" in a meeting and the tech bro is shaking a finger at me and twitching so hard he can't even plug what's happening into the machine so it can tell him how to respond
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It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
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Some scientist believes this machine is sentient and capable of feeling hope; critics disagree
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Some scientist believes this machine is sentient and capable of feeling hope; critics disagree
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Every right-wing “grassroots”organisation in New Zealand is just Jordan Williams, David Farrar, and one randomly-selected Atlas Network apparatchik in a trenchcoat
There's a new "grassroots" website automating supportive emails to Erica Stanford / signatures on an open letter endorsing her attacks on te Tiriti and you have until the end of this skeet to guess who registered the domain name
...
Did you guess Jordan Williams' Campaign Company? Gold star
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Did you guess Jordan Williams' Campaign Company? Gold star
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Every right-wing “grassroots”organisation in New Zealand is just Jordan Williams, David Farrar, and one randomly-selected Atlas Network apparatchik in a trenchcoat
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Boards Chair here - before our BOT passed a motion affirming our commitment to Te Tiriti, I received emails from parents and teachers urging the board on.
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Boards Chair here - before our BOT passed a motion affirming our commitment to Te Tiriti, I received emails from parents and teachers urging the board on.
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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This is a video I watch probably every three months and have for many years.
There is so much beauty and thought and human capability in the shape of our world. Even in its immense flaws.
youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw
Where you can forget, and call a plane an aluminum can, as if insult. It's all miracles.
There is so much beauty and thought and human capability in the shape of our world. Even in its immense flaws.
youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw
Where you can forget, and call a plane an aluminum can, as if insult. It's all miracles.
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is a video I watch probably every three months and have for many years.
There is so much beauty and thought and human capability in the shape of our world. Even in its immense flaws.
youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw
Where you can forget, and call a plane an aluminum can, as if insult. It's all miracles.
There is so much beauty and thought and human capability in the shape of our world. Even in its immense flaws.
youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw
Where you can forget, and call a plane an aluminum can, as if insult. It's all miracles.
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People who made websites in the early 1990s were following their own interests, building communities, and helping others learn to write, code, design, etc.
In the early 2000s, we had the rise of blogging and citizen journalism.
Even early social networks initially did more good than harm.
In the early 2000s, we had the rise of blogging and citizen journalism.
Even early social networks initially did more good than harm.
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
People who made websites in the early 1990s were following their own interests, building communities, and helping others learn to write, code, design, etc.
In the early 2000s, we had the rise of blogging and citizen journalism.
Even early social networks initially did more good than harm.
In the early 2000s, we had the rise of blogging and citizen journalism.
Even early social networks initially did more good than harm.
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What I’d say to you is central government isn’t that fit for purpose either.
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
What I’d say to you is central government isn’t that fit for purpose either.
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WOULDN'T WANT TO SPOOK MIDDLE NEW ZEALAND.
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
WOULDN'T WANT TO SPOOK MIDDLE NEW ZEALAND.
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“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”