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UrbanAKL
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discussing the mess that is auckland's urban design, transport and politics

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I can call it now, they are both the worst! That was so easy.

We live in a world of abundance, and that includes titles and crowns for shit politicians who would rather use their power to punch down and entrench poverty in this country.
December 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
American corporations hate accountability

and mainstream internet platforms allow for a lot of opportunities for accountability - so they've legislated liability limitations for user-generated content, for better or for worse for the internet.
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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AoNZ is one of few countries to be so beholden to Microsoft at a government (local, regional, and definitely national) level. It's always been a challenge to bring in other (better) tech as the immune system has built up over many years, and is very strong.
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I've heard that parliament is going back into urgency this week...

so democratic processes are as bare as they can be in Aotearoa rn
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"The emerging power of generative AI will enable manufacturing approaches to be applied to construction sector productivity, with significant positive economic impact."

aka: here's a render of each stage of construction of what everyone should expect and not fuck up
December 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM