Amanda Cossham
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Books, texts,, documents, reading, research, taxonomy, classification, fabric and fibre. Librarians rule Oook!
Proud of my husband, Chris Coad's photographic work in this exhibition.
(which doesn't show well in the poster, but you can see his work here too: www.chriscoad.co.nz/new-gallery)
#tewhanganuiatara #wellington #photography #exhibitions
(which doesn't show well in the poster, but you can see his work here too: www.chriscoad.co.nz/new-gallery)
#tewhanganuiatara #wellington #photography #exhibitions
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Proud of my husband, Chris Coad's photographic work in this exhibition.
(which doesn't show well in the poster, but you can see his work here too: www.chriscoad.co.nz/new-gallery)
#tewhanganuiatara #wellington #photography #exhibitions
(which doesn't show well in the poster, but you can see his work here too: www.chriscoad.co.nz/new-gallery)
#tewhanganuiatara #wellington #photography #exhibitions
Wait, what??!!
The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night:
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Government quietly loosens climate rules
An announcement at 8pm on Tuesday saw the Government delinking the ETS from the Paris Agreement and extending another emissions deadline by 25 years.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Wait, what??!!
Changi chips, mmmm
October 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Changi chips, mmmm
This week, my health insurer (NIB) sent a letter saying they were moving to 20% co-pay, and removing some benefits within a month. Written like they were doing me a favour 🤦♀️
Seriously unhappy. Have other Aotearoa NZ health insurers started to do this too?
Seriously unhappy. Have other Aotearoa NZ health insurers started to do this too?
October 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
This week, my health insurer (NIB) sent a letter saying they were moving to 20% co-pay, and removing some benefits within a month. Written like they were doing me a favour 🤦♀️
Seriously unhappy. Have other Aotearoa NZ health insurers started to do this too?
Seriously unhappy. Have other Aotearoa NZ health insurers started to do this too?
Perfect! 😁
Another day, another random post bitterly defaced by yours truly, who only strives to keep it real 😇
October 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Perfect! 😁
💯 this. Please.
Please don't do this. Critical public safety information must be accessible to everyone.
October 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
💯 this. Please.
Thread… 📘📒
My new "classic audiobook in place of actually reading the book because I know I'll never get around to it" is The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte. I know you eagerly await my ice-cold takes
October 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Thread… 📘📒
Reposted by Amanda Cossham
If you're talking to a reporter make sure AT THE START you know the status of the conversation.
eg: "Hi, happy to chat. Is this for a story? Are you looking for a comment on the record or is this just to help you understand the thing?"
Sort it.
Say it.
Before you see it (in print).
eg: "Hi, happy to chat. Is this for a story? Are you looking for a comment on the record or is this just to help you understand the thing?"
Sort it.
Say it.
Before you see it (in print).
October 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
If you're talking to a reporter make sure AT THE START you know the status of the conversation.
eg: "Hi, happy to chat. Is this for a story? Are you looking for a comment on the record or is this just to help you understand the thing?"
Sort it.
Say it.
Before you see it (in print).
eg: "Hi, happy to chat. Is this for a story? Are you looking for a comment on the record or is this just to help you understand the thing?"
Sort it.
Say it.
Before you see it (in print).
😬
An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math | TechCrunch
No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.
techcrunch.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:27 AM
😬
‘call me crazy, but I’m pretty sure that causing an entire country to fear for its own safety if they don’t award you a Peace Prize kind of disqualifies you from ever getting a Peace Prize.’
Yup!
Yup!
here's today's post: "let’s laugh at the sad loser who didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize" — and let’s congratulate the woman who did.
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let’s laugh at the sad loser who didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize
and let’s congratulate the woman who did.
bit.ly
October 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
‘call me crazy, but I’m pretty sure that causing an entire country to fear for its own safety if they don’t award you a Peace Prize kind of disqualifies you from ever getting a Peace Prize.’
Yup!
Yup!
Reposted by Amanda Cossham
One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.
Reposted by Amanda Cossham
"All self-respecting river kingdoms have vast supernatural plagues, but the best the Old Kingdom had been able to achieve in the last hundred years was the Plague of the Frog*.
(*It was quite a big frog, however, and got into the air ducts and kept everyone awake for weeks)" - Terry Pratchett.
(*It was quite a big frog, however, and got into the air ducts and kept everyone awake for weeks)" - Terry Pratchett.
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
"All self-respecting river kingdoms have vast supernatural plagues, but the best the Old Kingdom had been able to achieve in the last hundred years was the Plague of the Frog*.
(*It was quite a big frog, however, and got into the air ducts and kept everyone awake for weeks)" - Terry Pratchett.
(*It was quite a big frog, however, and got into the air ducts and kept everyone awake for weeks)" - Terry Pratchett.
Portland is awesome!
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Portland is awesome!
Lego, some of the greatest manufacturing ever… 💜Lego
won’t compromise on: mattress, appliances, house stuff generally - get high quality shit that lasts
also, lego bricks, the quality control is impeccable
will compromise: most foods are fine off-brand, but I will pay for real maple syrup, quality Parmesan cheese, and pesto (Rana)
also, lego bricks, the quality control is impeccable
will compromise: most foods are fine off-brand, but I will pay for real maple syrup, quality Parmesan cheese, and pesto (Rana)
October 3, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Lego, some of the greatest manufacturing ever… 💜Lego
Reposted by Amanda Cossham
Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.
LinkedIn is not worth the stress, time and energy.
Seriously irate with this platform. I created an account and started entering my personal details. Came back to it three weeks later AND THE BLOODY SITE WON'T LET ME IN.
It insists on me providing proof of identity from a government ID, yeah/nah...
Seriously irate with this platform. I created an account and started entering my personal details. Came back to it three weeks later AND THE BLOODY SITE WON'T LET ME IN.
It insists on me providing proof of identity from a government ID, yeah/nah...
September 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
LinkedIn is not worth the stress, time and energy.
Seriously irate with this platform. I created an account and started entering my personal details. Came back to it three weeks later AND THE BLOODY SITE WON'T LET ME IN.
It insists on me providing proof of identity from a government ID, yeah/nah...
Seriously irate with this platform. I created an account and started entering my personal details. Came back to it three weeks later AND THE BLOODY SITE WON'T LET ME IN.
It insists on me providing proof of identity from a government ID, yeah/nah...
Reposted by Amanda Cossham
From the original Swedish researchers.
Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows
Our research provides strong evidence against the concerning claims made recently by US president Donald Trump.
theconversation.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
From the original Swedish researchers.
💯👇
we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there
for all people mock it wikipedia is genuinely one of the wonders of the modern world
September 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
💯👇
Reposted by Amanda Cossham
My new small museums for mental health w'shop is on Sat 4 Oct
Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood.
Includes:
🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums
🗝️30% off my Etsy shop:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood.
Includes:
🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums
🗝️30% off my Etsy shop:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
September 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My new small museums for mental health w'shop is on Sat 4 Oct
Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood.
Includes:
🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums
🗝️30% off my Etsy shop:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood.
Includes:
🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums
🗝️30% off my Etsy shop:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
Reposted by Amanda Cossham
I’ve been too unwell to work for most of this year due to a breakdown. If you enjoy my photos & have a spare second or two might you be able to RT my workshop in my previous post? It would help so much. Thankyou 🌿
September 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I’ve been too unwell to work for most of this year due to a breakdown. If you enjoy my photos & have a spare second or two might you be able to RT my workshop in my previous post? It would help so much. Thankyou 🌿
Seventy women translators of the past
By Marie Lebert [version of 15 September 2025]
For International Translation Day on 30 September
marielebert.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/w...
By Marie Lebert [version of 15 September 2025]
For International Translation Day on 30 September
marielebert.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/w...
Seventy women translators of the past
By Marie Lebert with the help of Wikipedia. [version of 15 September 2025] After being anonymous or hidden behind a male pseudonym, women began to sign their translations with their real names in t…
marielebert.wordpress.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Seventy women translators of the past
By Marie Lebert [version of 15 September 2025]
For International Translation Day on 30 September
marielebert.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/w...
By Marie Lebert [version of 15 September 2025]
For International Translation Day on 30 September
marielebert.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/w...
September 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM