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Allison @m-e.allison683etc.servegame.com · 2h

I could tell this Video was AI before I even noticed the hand but we are all at risk of accidentally in the heat of the moment posting AI fakes. We should all be prepared to own these mistakes and also to be kind to each other about it.

Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 10h

"even if it's AI, it's at least true" hard to overstate the damage this stuff is doing to people's brains. we're gonna be cleaning the slop out of archives for decades

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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 1d

oh boy, i hope ukgov isn't betting the farm on AI

(handed paper from offscreen)

my APES

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Daniel @dznz.bsky.social · 19h

You can't beat Wellington on a good day

Photo of ruins of post office radio station at West Wind reserve, shrouded in fog and cloud.

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Connor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 22h

I cant even tell you the number of public interest (and interesting) stories about the local election that journos wanted to do, but couldn't because of editors..

Shout out those that did do coverage, esp The Spinoff

Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 1d

Well done media, you achieved this brilliantly, your campaign to nearly completely ignore AKL’s local elections has flowed on to its inevitable outcome. Accelerating your own irrelevance simultaneously -> www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Auckland records lowest turnout in local elections

“Vote today or let someone else choose Auckland's representatives for you,” Aucklanders are told, with local body elections entering the home straight.

www.thepost.co.nz

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Daniel @dznz.bsky.social · 1d

Price is going up on YouTube premium to something like $50 and I'm sorry but no, nope, that's me, I'm out. Compare that to a Dropout or Nebula subscription for value. Nope.

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mahmoud. Mahmoud was a computer engineer doing web development before this. He’s lost his job and home (and many coworkers) and is in a tent with his family including his children Zeina, 6 and Zane, 2. His wife Malak is 7 months pregnant.

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donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 1d

It’s actually pretty bad for your mental health to know stuff

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 3d

The Butlerian Jihad must have sucked for guys who just bought a new computer

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 1d

Give Jem a follow! She’s a fund of excellent reporting.

Jem Traylen @jemtraylen.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday's workforce data release from the Public Service Commission inspired me to get back into some data journalism.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jemtra...

Public Service 'Correction': Cuts Mask Prison Staff Surge | Jem Traylen

Public Service 'Correction': are net workforce figures a strategic mirage? Yesterday's data release from Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission inspired me to get back into some data journalism. T...

www.linkedin.com

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Alex Steed @alexsteed.bsky.social · 2d

I saw Kamasi Washington play tonight and it was—no joke—the best thing that’s ever happened.

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shtum entity victim #FreeLink @rifka.bsky.social · 2d

i don't think gyres should widen. doesn't sound right at all

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Stu Fleming @thebasement.nz · 1d

SPLITTERS!

Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 1d

A couple of members of the Free Speech Union have left to create what looks to be to be a Christian version of the Free Speech Union. Good to have diversity in the marketplace of ideas.

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Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · 1d

This week we've given out 160+ masks from our mask bloc!

A KN95 mask in white against grey background. Photo by Markus Winkler/ Unsplash

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 1d

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

Drake sitting there reading about how good the judge thought the song was and how everyone really enjoyed it

The song contains lyrics explicitly accusing Drake of being a pedophile, set to a catchy beat and propulsive
bassline. "Not Like Us" went on to become a cultural sensation.

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Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · 1d

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Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · 4d

Volunteer form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Wellington Mask Bloc volunteer form

Register interest in volunteering for the Wellington Mask Bloc run out of Newtown Library

docs.google.com

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Daniel @dznz.bsky.social · 1d

Thank heavens language is dynamic and can be changed by common usage

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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Daniel @dznz.bsky.social · 1d

"Is she.. you know.. seeking his soul?"

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 2d

Torah: “Seeker of his soul.”

Me: “Aww what a cute name for a lover.”

Torah: *actually means someone who is actively trying to kill him*

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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 2d

WTF?

www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

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Daniel @dznz.bsky.social · 2d

I will read ALL of these

John Allison @badmachinery.com · 2d

Vertigo have just announced ten new titles at #NYCC. Fine. So will I.

COELACANTH FIGHTER #1
LET'S BUY DECKCHAIRS #1
SUPERSTAR COBBLER #1
THERMOSTAT 3000 #1
THE GNOMIC NINE #1
BALTIMORE HUG PATROL #1
EBONY AND USURY #1
FLABÉLOS WARRIORS #1
PORTNOY THE PUNK #1
LINGERIE JONES #1

Collect them all!

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 2d

periodic reminder that if you write stuff that's published on the web for a publication you yourself do not own, PDF that shit as soon as it goes live

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 2d

Protect the Right to Protest in Aotearoa NZ! Film event in Te Whanganui A Tara Wellington on 15 October - the anniversary of the Urewera Raids.
📢 ⚖️ ✊
Sign up for updates on website. HT @nzccl.org.nz AmnestyNZ and @peacewellington.bsky.social
#NZpol #AntiFa
protectprotest.nz/protest-in-a...

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Daniel @dznz.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently it's mental health awareness week? Please be aware that the behaviour you may find difficult is connected to the mental illness that you are aware of, and offer a little grace and patience. Yes, I understand it is annoying when it impacts you, imagine what it's like stuck with it.

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 2d

#nzpol

GOOD NEWS ALERT 🚨

Today the government relented to pressure from the @livingwageaotearoa.bsky.social and retained the requirement for contracted workers to be paid at least the Living Wage rate in Government Contracts. Around 5,000 workers will likely benefit from this decision

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