Matt M
@nzmm.bsky.social
Software dev. Onehunga. Don't say much.
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Im so fucking angry at this complete waste of money
Literally setting on fire millions of dollars to then burn our planet more 🙃🙃🙃
Literally setting on fire millions of dollars to then burn our planet more 🙃🙃🙃
Watch live: Taranaki's Liquefied Natural Gas import facility expected to save New Zealanders millions
Watch live: Taranaki's Liquefied Natural Gas import facility expected to save New Zealanders millions
Energy Minister Simon Watts on Monday announced a contract was expected to be signed by the middle of the year.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Im so fucking angry at this complete waste of money
Literally setting on fire millions of dollars to then burn our planet more 🙃🙃🙃
Literally setting on fire millions of dollars to then burn our planet more 🙃🙃🙃
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Business confidence: AoNZ specific basics
"It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?" - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Because this topic is a bit of an albatross around my neck.
1/14
"It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?" - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Because this topic is a bit of an albatross around my neck.
1/14
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Business confidence: AoNZ specific basics
"It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?" - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Because this topic is a bit of an albatross around my neck.
1/14
"It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?" - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Because this topic is a bit of an albatross around my neck.
1/14
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That was probably me- I did a bunch of analysis in 2019 that business confidence for NZ was least correlated to their economy in all the world, matched party in power & PM gender and length of office, and we would all be better just looking at other countries confidence.
November 1, 2023 at 6:55 PM
That was probably me- I did a bunch of analysis in 2019 that business confidence for NZ was least correlated to their economy in all the world, matched party in power & PM gender and length of office, and we would all be better just looking at other countries confidence.
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Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The US Is Attempting Regime Change In Venezuela
Watch Cuba
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Always and forever
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Always and forever
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2026 looks to be a blowout year for Auckland transit projects ... opening of the CRL, Drury/Paerata rail stations, Westgate bus station, first stages of the Wellesley St bus interchange and Victoria St upgrades, more LXRP work, and finished rollout of new CATTR frequent lines
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 AM
2026 looks to be a blowout year for Auckland transit projects ... opening of the CRL, Drury/Paerata rail stations, Westgate bus station, first stages of the Wellesley St bus interchange and Victoria St upgrades, more LXRP work, and finished rollout of new CATTR frequent lines
Robert of Gloucester writing 200 years after the Norman conquest of England (modern translation).
Interesting to consider given the current govs aversion to te reo Māori.
Interesting to consider given the current govs aversion to te reo Māori.
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Robert of Gloucester writing 200 years after the Norman conquest of England (modern translation).
Interesting to consider given the current govs aversion to te reo Māori.
Interesting to consider given the current govs aversion to te reo Māori.
1. Tool
2. Nine Inch Nails
3. Sonic Youth
4. The Mint Chicks
5. The Dirtbombs
2. Nine Inch Nails
3. Sonic Youth
4. The Mint Chicks
5. The Dirtbombs
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
1. Tool
2. The Mars Volta
3. The Flaming Lips
4. Fat Freddy's Drop
5. Limp Bizkit
1. Tool
2. The Mars Volta
3. The Flaming Lips
4. Fat Freddy's Drop
5. Limp Bizkit
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
1. Leonard Cohen
2. The Beths
3. Laura Marling
4. Tiny Ruins
5. Belle & Sebastian
1. Leonard Cohen
2. The Beths
3. Laura Marling
4. Tiny Ruins
5. Belle & Sebastian
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
1. Tool
2. Nine Inch Nails
3. Sonic Youth
4. The Mint Chicks
5. The Dirtbombs
2. Nine Inch Nails
3. Sonic Youth
4. The Mint Chicks
5. The Dirtbombs
This is great chat on the proposed zoning changes in akl. Surprisingly the comments aren’t overly hostile, compared to what I usually see on the nzherald website.
youtu.be/5ELqvbX6ZEg?...
youtu.be/5ELqvbX6ZEg?...
Density or disaster? The fight over the future of Auckland's housing plan | The Front Page
YouTube video by nzherald.co.nz
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is great chat on the proposed zoning changes in akl. Surprisingly the comments aren’t overly hostile, compared to what I usually see on the nzherald website.
youtu.be/5ELqvbX6ZEg?...
youtu.be/5ELqvbX6ZEg?...
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MA put in a 4% millionaires tax 2 years ago, & the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, & the number of millionaires went UP 40%.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax'
Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.
www.wbur.org
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
MA put in a 4% millionaires tax 2 years ago, & the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, & the number of millionaires went UP 40%.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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It's been a while since I made pretty pictures of the contributions that different prices make to overall CPI measured inflation. I have focused on the non-tradable ('domestic') contributors in this graph and bundled all of the tradable ('imported') components together into the grey bars. [🧵 1/n]
July 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It's been a while since I made pretty pictures of the contributions that different prices make to overall CPI measured inflation. I have focused on the non-tradable ('domestic') contributors in this graph and bundled all of the tradable ('imported') components together into the grey bars. [🧵 1/n]
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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Lol, absolutely nothing like the early 90s! Although I have seen quite a few young people wearing flared jeans.
June 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Lol, absolutely nothing like the early 90s! Although I have seen quite a few young people wearing flared jeans.
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Excellent summary of the privileges committee/haka situation.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Impeccably factual, and accurately describes some of Judith Collins' justification for the scale of the penalty as an "untruth".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Impeccably factual, and accurately describes some of Judith Collins' justification for the scale of the penalty as an "untruth".
The House: Parliamentary privileges - Race as an aggravating factor?
Analysis: Reactions and advice from Parliament's Clerk, Speaker and even the committee chair show it has recommended indefensibly harsh punishments.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Excellent summary of the privileges committee/haka situation.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Impeccably factual, and accurately describes some of Judith Collins' justification for the scale of the penalty as an "untruth".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Impeccably factual, and accurately describes some of Judith Collins' justification for the scale of the penalty as an "untruth".
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Elon Musk’s DOGE is tearing through the US government with disastrous consequences.
But beyond its borders, the extreme right is gearing up to push their own DOGE-inspired austerity campaigns in countries around the world.
But beyond its borders, the extreme right is gearing up to push their own DOGE-inspired austerity campaigns in countries around the world.
DOGE is going global. It needs to be stopped.
The extreme right is organizing for a new austerity campaign modeled on Elon Musk’s destructive efforts
www.disconnect.blog
March 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Elon Musk’s DOGE is tearing through the US government with disastrous consequences.
But beyond its borders, the extreme right is gearing up to push their own DOGE-inspired austerity campaigns in countries around the world.
But beyond its borders, the extreme right is gearing up to push their own DOGE-inspired austerity campaigns in countries around the world.
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The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
August 6, 2024 at 12:36 PM
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
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It looks more like this: five homes replacing one or two.
February 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It looks more like this: five homes replacing one or two.
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BREAKING: “The single most comprehensive rezoning in the United States.” Cambridge Mass. Council just voted overwhelmingly to allow 6-storey multi-family housing city-wide.
“Paris-style.”
Congratulations.
“Paris-style.”
Congratulations.
February 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING: “The single most comprehensive rezoning in the United States.” Cambridge Mass. Council just voted overwhelmingly to allow 6-storey multi-family housing city-wide.
“Paris-style.”
Congratulations.
“Paris-style.”
Congratulations.
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On a tackling myths theme...
How many times have you heard this explanation of our current economic position? Bloody Govt spent big, this caused inflation, so RBNZ had to go full 'shock and Orr'... and now we have to have a recession 😢
Every single link in this causal chain is weak af... [🧵1/n]
How many times have you heard this explanation of our current economic position? Bloody Govt spent big, this caused inflation, so RBNZ had to go full 'shock and Orr'... and now we have to have a recession 😢
Every single link in this causal chain is weak af... [🧵1/n]
February 6, 2025 at 5:48 AM
On a tackling myths theme...
How many times have you heard this explanation of our current economic position? Bloody Govt spent big, this caused inflation, so RBNZ had to go full 'shock and Orr'... and now we have to have a recession 😢
Every single link in this causal chain is weak af... [🧵1/n]
How many times have you heard this explanation of our current economic position? Bloody Govt spent big, this caused inflation, so RBNZ had to go full 'shock and Orr'... and now we have to have a recession 😢
Every single link in this causal chain is weak af... [🧵1/n]
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Innovative high-value NZ business forced overseas
Tech startup focused on decarbonising construction heads to friendlier, larger markets
Christchurch startup V-Quest founders taking their Saas product where it is better valued.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Innovative high-value NZ business forced overseas
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Goldman Sachs, Jan 21: "Despite Trump’s comments that the 25% tariff will be implemented in 10 days, we continue to believe the odds of a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico are low (20%)." Why have analysts been caught so flat-footed by Trump doing *exactly what he said he would*?
February 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Goldman Sachs, Jan 21: "Despite Trump’s comments that the 25% tariff will be implemented in 10 days, we continue to believe the odds of a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico are low (20%)." Why have analysts been caught so flat-footed by Trump doing *exactly what he said he would*?
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The prime minister says New Zealand has a culture of saying no to growth. When it comes to housing, he's part of the problem.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
Windbag: Luxon’s culture of saying no to housing
The prime minister says New Zealand has a culture of saying no to growth. When it comes to housing, he's part of the problem.
thespinoff.co.nz
January 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The prime minister says New Zealand has a culture of saying no to growth. When it comes to housing, he's part of the problem.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...