James
@jsiddle.bsky.social
Politics. Cricket. Arsenal. Wine. Waiheke. Climate. GIS.
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I hope everyone who pushed for this understands this is the end of online anonymity for all ages. It means age verification and Digital IDs for everyone. Does anyone trust social media companies to handle this information appropriately?
www.myprivacy.blog/australias-d...
www.myprivacy.blog/australias-d...
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I hope everyone who pushed for this understands this is the end of online anonymity for all ages. It means age verification and Digital IDs for everyone. Does anyone trust social media companies to handle this information appropriately?
www.myprivacy.blog/australias-d...
www.myprivacy.blog/australias-d...
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Shoutout to everyone who supports the team that is currently top of the Premier League and Champions League. Bad day today. Had to sit in the dark for a while. Quite a while. But we’re back. We go again. Pep talk over.
December 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Shoutout to everyone who supports the team that is currently top of the Premier League and Champions League. Bad day today. Had to sit in the dark for a while. Quite a while. But we’re back. We go again. Pep talk over.
They were still spending money on it? Good grief
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
They were still spending money on it? Good grief
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What an obsequious, toadying, servile, brown-nosing, corrupt little cunt Gianni Infantino is.
The FIFA 'peace prize' is the most cringe-worthy, pathetic thing I've ever seen in my life.
Football deserves better than this travesty of a ceremony and ruling body.
The FIFA 'peace prize' is the most cringe-worthy, pathetic thing I've ever seen in my life.
Football deserves better than this travesty of a ceremony and ruling body.
December 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What an obsequious, toadying, servile, brown-nosing, corrupt little cunt Gianni Infantino is.
The FIFA 'peace prize' is the most cringe-worthy, pathetic thing I've ever seen in my life.
Football deserves better than this travesty of a ceremony and ruling body.
The FIFA 'peace prize' is the most cringe-worthy, pathetic thing I've ever seen in my life.
Football deserves better than this travesty of a ceremony and ruling body.
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This thread.
Choose a fucking side and be judged on it, dont be a wishy washy nothing for fucks sake because you piss everyone off. If you want to come out and say that you're happy for a bunch of people to be told they are not allowed to exist then own your bigotry, own your fucking position.
Choose a fucking side and be judged on it, dont be a wishy washy nothing for fucks sake because you piss everyone off. If you want to come out and say that you're happy for a bunch of people to be told they are not allowed to exist then own your bigotry, own your fucking position.
If any NZ Labour MPs, or candidates, are seeing this - nah, it's not good enough for your leader to adopt a fence position while our community is under threat even if you've all been given the go to say "what we actually mean is". He's a leader, if he isn't leading, he's losing.
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This thread.
Choose a fucking side and be judged on it, dont be a wishy washy nothing for fucks sake because you piss everyone off. If you want to come out and say that you're happy for a bunch of people to be told they are not allowed to exist then own your bigotry, own your fucking position.
Choose a fucking side and be judged on it, dont be a wishy washy nothing for fucks sake because you piss everyone off. If you want to come out and say that you're happy for a bunch of people to be told they are not allowed to exist then own your bigotry, own your fucking position.
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If any NZ Labour MPs, or candidates, are seeing this - nah, it's not good enough for your leader to adopt a fence position while our community is under threat even if you've all been given the go to say "what we actually mean is". He's a leader, if he isn't leading, he's losing.
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
If any NZ Labour MPs, or candidates, are seeing this - nah, it's not good enough for your leader to adopt a fence position while our community is under threat even if you've all been given the go to say "what we actually mean is". He's a leader, if he isn't leading, he's losing.
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Chelsea still hungover from celebrating their draw on Sunday
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Chelsea still hungover from celebrating their draw on Sunday
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A few years from now as councils wallow in debt, water infrastructure fails, trade agreement partners impose penalties on NZ for failure to meet climate change clauses, extreme weather event costs surge and new roads remain clogged with traffic you just know the Nats will be like …
Suspect Guilty GIF
Alt: We’re all trying to find the guy who did this
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A few years from now as councils wallow in debt, water infrastructure fails, trade agreement partners impose penalties on NZ for failure to meet climate change clauses, extreme weather event costs surge and new roads remain clogged with traffic you just know the Nats will be like …
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Given the decision on puberty blockers, I do want to note an objective fact that I think has been lost:
Eight MPs voted to keep conversion practices legal.
All were National MPs.
*Every single one* of the five who remained in Parliament after the 2023 election was given a Ministerial warrant.
Eight MPs voted to keep conversion practices legal.
All were National MPs.
*Every single one* of the five who remained in Parliament after the 2023 election was given a Ministerial warrant.
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Given the decision on puberty blockers, I do want to note an objective fact that I think has been lost:
Eight MPs voted to keep conversion practices legal.
All were National MPs.
*Every single one* of the five who remained in Parliament after the 2023 election was given a Ministerial warrant.
Eight MPs voted to keep conversion practices legal.
All were National MPs.
*Every single one* of the five who remained in Parliament after the 2023 election was given a Ministerial warrant.
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Second-placed Manchester City have 25 points. Only one of the last 11 Premier League champions has had fewer than 28 points after 13 matches of their title-winning seasons (Man City had 23 at this stage in the COVID impacted 2020-21 season).
a man in a prison cell says hope is a dangerous thing
ALT: a man in a prison cell says hope is a dangerous thing
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Second-placed Manchester City have 25 points. Only one of the last 11 Premier League champions has had fewer than 28 points after 13 matches of their title-winning seasons (Man City had 23 at this stage in the COVID impacted 2020-21 season).
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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So many people I respect in TVNZ but how is it possible for one news tonight to describe Mcskimming as merely having had an affair with a junior staffer or to report on all the devastation in south east Asia as a natural disaster with not a single mention of climate change as an underlying driver?
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
So many people I respect in TVNZ but how is it possible for one news tonight to describe Mcskimming as merely having had an affair with a junior staffer or to report on all the devastation in south east Asia as a natural disaster with not a single mention of climate change as an underlying driver?
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December is here and we're doing a wrap on RNZ of the year's biggest news stories oh wait no it's a whole new batch of children being poisoned by school lunches oh god don't look at the picture
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
December is here and we're doing a wrap on RNZ of the year's biggest news stories oh wait no it's a whole new batch of children being poisoned by school lunches oh god don't look at the picture
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'why don't we just put a cap on the rates increases' is not a serious response. It just isn't. It's adolescent (perjorative) at best.
'I would simply just not raise the rates' is adolescent (complimentary) shit posting, but the irony and snark is inherent to the format.
'I would simply just not raise the rates' is adolescent (complimentary) shit posting, but the irony and snark is inherent to the format.
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
'why don't we just put a cap on the rates increases' is not a serious response. It just isn't. It's adolescent (perjorative) at best.
'I would simply just not raise the rates' is adolescent (complimentary) shit posting, but the irony and snark is inherent to the format.
'I would simply just not raise the rates' is adolescent (complimentary) shit posting, but the irony and snark is inherent to the format.
Morgan Freeman? Samuel L Jackson maybe
This is hard. Maybe Bill Murray. Obviously Ghostbusters, Stripes, and Caddyshack, but also The Razor's Edge, Ed Wood, Lost in Translation, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Space Jam...
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Morgan Freeman? Samuel L Jackson maybe
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Oh the rates cap excludes water charges? I wonder what the vast majority of the recent increases in rates has consisted of, and will continue to consist of over the next decade as councils have to find 47.8 billion dollars to pay for water infrastructure.
December 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Oh the rates cap excludes water charges? I wonder what the vast majority of the recent increases in rates has consisted of, and will continue to consist of over the next decade as councils have to find 47.8 billion dollars to pay for water infrastructure.
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the degree to which this is transparent is shocking. it will say something incredibly insulting about our press if they can't spot it. Put the thing that will cause massive rate rises in a different bucket, then do a power grab on the rest of council functions and claim you've capped rates.
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
the degree to which this is transparent is shocking. it will say something incredibly insulting about our press if they can't spot it. Put the thing that will cause massive rate rises in a different bucket, then do a power grab on the rest of council functions and claim you've capped rates.
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You can't escape a red card by pretending to hurt yourself. Get him off.
November 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You can't escape a red card by pretending to hurt yourself. Get him off.
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I advocated for a radical, destabilising, and effectively irreversible project which has been an economic disaster. I now recognise it has been a disaster. However, luckily, I haven’t learned anything and it hasn’t led me to question my judgement in the slightest. Give me a column in the Telegraph.
November 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I advocated for a radical, destabilising, and effectively irreversible project which has been an economic disaster. I now recognise it has been a disaster. However, luckily, I haven’t learned anything and it hasn’t led me to question my judgement in the slightest. Give me a column in the Telegraph.
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Maybe we should question why execs are getting paid so much when AI can easily do their jobs?
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Maybe we should question why execs are getting paid so much when AI can easily do their jobs?
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lol. Very difficult to parse these yarns for truth on account of how by their nature you are getting self interested sources briefing journos off the record. There are no reliable narrators here, just people telling you what they want you to think rumours mean, but still, lol
Chris Bishop in failed National leadership coup - report
Former Hutt South MP and Transport, Housing, Infrastructure and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop was behind a recent failed coup plan within the National Party, The Post has reported.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
lol. Very difficult to parse these yarns for truth on account of how by their nature you are getting self interested sources briefing journos off the record. There are no reliable narrators here, just people telling you what they want you to think rumours mean, but still, lol
