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a certain local media company has currently got a job open where one of the traits needed is "good at subbing"
and like
c'mon guys
and like
c'mon guys
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
a certain local media company has currently got a job open where one of the traits needed is "good at subbing"
and like
c'mon guys
and like
c'mon guys
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The ban*will* silence their voices and that’s the point!
"We got a bunch of middle-aged politicians who have no experience in this choosing to have a say over young people.”
Teen activists say they've used social media to share their stories and politically organise. They fear the ban will silence their voice
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Teen activists say they've used social media to share their stories and politically organise. They fear the ban will silence their voice
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The ban*will* silence their voices and that’s the point!
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Thread time.
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thread time.
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
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Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
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Heads up that terfs are planning on being terfy at Kilbernie Pool next week on Thursday and Sunday so you may want to avoid if you don’t want to deal with them
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Heads up that terfs are planning on being terfy at Kilbernie Pool next week on Thursday and Sunday so you may want to avoid if you don’t want to deal with them
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Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)
Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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That article in the Spinoff praising Thiel for being the world’s most interesting man seems like the high water mark for credulous fandom of billionaires.
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
That article in the Spinoff praising Thiel for being the world’s most interesting man seems like the high water mark for credulous fandom of billionaires.
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Remembering various people telling me that actually citizen Thiel is a serious thinker, it was I who was biased, probably blinded against his wisdom by what could only be my base partisan motivations, and what have you.
I see he has now advised the Vice Potus that the Pope is the antichrist.
I see he has now advised the Vice Potus that the Pope is the antichrist.
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Remembering various people telling me that actually citizen Thiel is a serious thinker, it was I who was biased, probably blinded against his wisdom by what could only be my base partisan motivations, and what have you.
I see he has now advised the Vice Potus that the Pope is the antichrist.
I see he has now advised the Vice Potus that the Pope is the antichrist.
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Alt text: @chrishipkins.bsky.social stands in front of burning trans and tino rangatiratanga flags, leaning away in fear from a fire extinguisher being offered. He is saying "wo! Wo! Wo! Are you sure? Let's not be radical... Maybe take an internal poll first? Or like, give it to someone else to do"
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Alt text: @chrishipkins.bsky.social stands in front of burning trans and tino rangatiratanga flags, leaning away in fear from a fire extinguisher being offered. He is saying "wo! Wo! Wo! Are you sure? Let's not be radical... Maybe take an internal poll first? Or like, give it to someone else to do"
Perhaps we could dob in Peter Thiel.
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Perhaps we could dob in Peter Thiel.
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No matter what the politicians say, this is discrimination. Look at how the regulation is worded: This is not a ban on its use for a particular indication, it's a ban for a population.
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
No matter what the politicians say, this is discrimination. Look at how the regulation is worded: This is not a ban on its use for a particular indication, it's a ban for a population.
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
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Absolutely agreed. Greens have just committed to "timely, free, non-discriminatory access to all forms of gender-affirming healthcare based on informed consent and self-determination" - it shouldn't be hard for labour to make that commitment.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Absolutely agreed. Greens have just committed to "timely, free, non-discriminatory access to all forms of gender-affirming healthcare based on informed consent and self-determination" - it shouldn't be hard for labour to make that commitment.
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y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
I see a ship in the harbour
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn’t for your misfortune
I’d be a 🎶heavenly🎵person today
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn’t for your misfortune
I’d be a 🎶heavenly🎵person today
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I see a ship in the harbour
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn’t for your misfortune
I’d be a 🎶heavenly🎵person today
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn’t for your misfortune
I’d be a 🎶heavenly🎵person today
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Welcome sign
Felch, MI
Felch, MI
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Welcome sign
Felch, MI
Felch, MI
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In various meetings, I have been trying to encourage people to steer away from using the term AI, as a next to meaningless term that obscures more than it illuminates, in favour of naming the specific technologies.
November 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In various meetings, I have been trying to encourage people to steer away from using the term AI, as a next to meaningless term that obscures more than it illuminates, in favour of naming the specific technologies.
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Stop worrying about terraforming Mars and start preventing the venusification of Earth.
Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Stop worrying about terraforming Mars and start preventing the venusification of Earth.
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i get that it sets a precedent but it would be nice if trans kids losing their healthcare were considered bad enough on its own
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
i get that it sets a precedent but it would be nice if trans kids losing their healthcare were considered bad enough on its own
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The voice of the streets.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The voice of the streets.
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Community rally on Sunday from 2pm Te Aro Park, Dixon Street Wellington to oppose NZ government ban on puberty blockers for trans teens as part of their healthcare. The event will include create street art with chalk and planning next steps.
#NZpol
#NZpol
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Community rally on Sunday from 2pm Te Aro Park, Dixon Street Wellington to oppose NZ government ban on puberty blockers for trans teens as part of their healthcare. The event will include create street art with chalk and planning next steps.
#NZpol
#NZpol
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glad to hear it, but if i’m sundar pichai i’ve got to be considering what it says about me and my company that everyone saw this and immediately believed it
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
glad to hear it, but if i’m sundar pichai i’ve got to be considering what it says about me and my company that everyone saw this and immediately believed it
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That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The government is halting new puberty blocker prescriptions for youth with gender dysphoria. From 19 December, new regulations under the Medicines Act will prevent new prescriptions for this purpose,...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.