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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 1h

Are you sure that they even did a RIS???

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 1h

Or JuCo...

Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 1h

I do hope the EU et al come down on us like a ton of bricks.

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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 1h

Today is a reminder that the next government will need to start its term with an Omnibus Repeal Bill, to revert all National's bullshit to the status quo ante pre 2023.

And if Labour won't commit to that, you should vote for parties who will.

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 1h

"Trump also received... immunisations, including annual flu and updated Covid-19 booster vaccinations"

That should do the MAGAts cooker heads in.

Winston? Got anything to say?
#nzpol

Trump, 79, has 'cardiac age' of 65-year-old, doctor says

The oldest person to assume the US presidency has been described as vigorous and fit by his physician.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 2h

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538 • 5h
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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 2h

We will (deservedly) get slammed for this on the international stage.

Robert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 2h

Current methane target: -24 to -47% by 2050.
New methane target: -14 to -24% by 2050.
Also, two year delay in critical decisions on carbon budgets and ag pricing permanently canned.
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

www.beehive.govt.nz

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 2h

More bullshit from the CoC suckers, we may not even be here then the rate this governments gets things done for our benefit.

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Greenpeace Aotearoa @greenpeace.org.nz · 2h

PRESS RELEASE: Luxon “goes full Trump” with climate-denying methane backdown www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol #climate

Luxon “goes full Trump” with climate-denying methane backdown - Greenpeace Aotearoa

The NZ Government will rewrite NZ's once bipartisan climate change law to weaken methane targets and exclude agriculture from the ETS.

www.greenpeace.org

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 2h

National, putting the N in CUTS

AGAIN!

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 2h

Landing in windy Wellington is the epitome of trust in another human being to land you safely.

Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 2h

Frighten yourself into better cyber security.

Thomas-M. Stein @tmsstein.com · 3h

‘How Exposed Am I?’

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of New Zealand has created a great visualisation based on HIBP (Troy Hunt, AU) breach database and services. You can check how exposed you are by entering your own email address. By the way, this works globally.

www.howexposedami.co.nz

How Exposed Am I? Own Your Online

Over 4.3 million New Zealand account details are exposed to scammers. Use this tool to see if yours are too.

www.howexposedami.co.nz

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 3h

NZ, make sure your kids are vaccinated and make sure you are too. It’s free.

There are going to be more cases imported and it won’t take much for an outbreak here, our public health teams are awesome but measles is realllllly transmissable.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4h

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, even as the nation grapples with the most cases recorded since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated in the U.S.

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

Scientists who focused on other infectious diseases, like an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also were let go.

nyti.ms

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 2h

This bike is a bit like a Honda 50 but with more grunt. Economical and very difficult to destroy. Functional.

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 2h

TL;DR "Al in education is something to avoid as much as you can."

Great 🧵

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 3h

I actually don't really care if AI is useful/interesting/good for some things in education actually - it is besides these things clearly a big problem already that maybe need listing yet again:

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 3h

Farming will have to change, or it will get changed.

Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... #ClimateCrisis

Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study finds

A new report found irrigated dairy farms are particularly at risk because water supplies are expected to become less reliable in some areas.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 3h

Couldn't agree more.
Not doing that lets the RW in.

Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 3h

Obama:
"centrist politicians had, in many instances, lost the pulse of voters and allowed some of the populist anger to take hold"

"sclerotic bureaucracies and unresponsive politicians had, in many ways, ushered in a global populist wave"

Hope our NZ left-of-centre party is listening.
#nzpol

Obama’s warnings about democracy fading sound increasingly directed toward the US

Former US President Barack Obama warns about "rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe".

www.rnz.co.nz

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 3h

There's a hotline for cones! 🤣

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 3h

Obama:
"centrist politicians had, in many instances, lost the pulse of voters and allowed some of the populist anger to take hold"

"sclerotic bureaucracies and unresponsive politicians had, in many ways, ushered in a global populist wave"

Hope our NZ left-of-centre party is listening.
#nzpol

Obama’s warnings about democracy fading sound increasingly directed toward the US

Former US President Barack Obama warns about "rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe".

www.rnz.co.nz

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 3h

Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 3h

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Simon O'Neill @sjponeill.bsky.social · 3h

From Gérard Otto...

What so many people are missing...

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Tāne @daylightdawn.bsky.social · 3h

Wero.
Here’s a little wero or challenge. Before you leave the house, place your feet firmly on the whenua, take a big breath in, hold it, then do the biggest sigh. Then do it again.
With each breath, let go of some of the little worries you have, and then leave the house with a clear mind.
🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 15h

Read Paul's thread. Have a large glass of something strong at hand.
#nzpol

Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · 18h

Ok after an afternoon of results, texts, calls, messages on other apps and emails, I have some thoughts on today’s Local Election results

1) Voter turnout is depressing. 32%ish on average across AoNZ is pathetic.
2) The Māori Wards referendum should never have happened - it was a racebaiting farce…

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17h

Limited liability is one of our weird silences. It's a massive free gift society makes to plutocrats, seldom remarked upon, let alone contested.
Shareholders should have to buy limited liability, like any other insurance. The insurers would then be liable. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

www.theguardian.com

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 16h

That would be nice, aye.