Charlie
@ichaber.bsky.social
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Clearly big smartphone has more clout than big avocado when framing the narrative.
If you spend your money, you're irresponsible and deserve to be poor.
If you don't spend your money, you're a threat to "the economy" and deserve to be poor.
If you don't spend your money, you're a threat to "the economy" and deserve to be poor.
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Clearly big smartphone has more clout than big avocado when framing the narrative.
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Remember when the CEO of microsoft also said the very wrong thing that AI was great in software and that 30% of their code was done by AI and then this was the result
www.neowin.net/news/microso...
www.neowin.net/news/microso...
Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 Shell and every associated core feature and element are actually broken, and have been like this for many months.
www.neowin.net
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Remember when the CEO of microsoft also said the very wrong thing that AI was great in software and that 30% of their code was done by AI and then this was the result
www.neowin.net/news/microso...
www.neowin.net/news/microso...
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This is plainly correct, NZ can never be a fossil fuel leader, but we absolutely can and should be a electroctech one. But we have to choose and invest in that better and wealthier future…
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
Michael Eaglen: How embracing the electric future now will strengthen New Zealand’s economy, industry and identity
Diesel ferries burn nearly a million litres a year, driving up long-term costs.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This is plainly correct, NZ can never be a fossil fuel leader, but we absolutely can and should be a electroctech one. But we have to choose and invest in that better and wealthier future…
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
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It's so cool how this government is doing so many Trumpian things- voter suppression, climate denial, interfering in education against expert advice, destroying healthcare, rolling back environmental protections- but we're still largely treating them as normal and being like 'But how's the economy?'
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It's so cool how this government is doing so many Trumpian things- voter suppression, climate denial, interfering in education against expert advice, destroying healthcare, rolling back environmental protections- but we're still largely treating them as normal and being like 'But how's the economy?'
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"The Ministry of Justice found 80.2 percent of submitters opposed the bill, with 0.5 percent supporting it."
In a shock move, NACTFirst heavy committee approves law that favours them even though voters hate it.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
In a shock move, NACTFirst heavy committee approves law that favours them even though voters hate it.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"The Ministry of Justice found 80.2 percent of submitters opposed the bill, with 0.5 percent supporting it."
In a shock move, NACTFirst heavy committee approves law that favours them even though voters hate it.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
In a shock move, NACTFirst heavy committee approves law that favours them even though voters hate it.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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I can't understand how this didn't get more traction? Minister in bed with oil companies known for ripping off nz and its yesterday's news. He should resign, right? #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the industry's wishlist, including giving it access to draft laws.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I can't understand how this didn't get more traction? Minister in bed with oil companies known for ripping off nz and its yesterday's news. He should resign, right? #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
UK Labour is aligned with NZ National and introduced a RUC for PHEVs/EVs.
At the same time keeping a cut on fuel excise duty.
Seem to have the same donors to support fossil fuel cars.
It’s cheaper though - roughly $44 vs NZ $76 per 1000km
Disappointing!
#nzpol
At the same time keeping a cut on fuel excise duty.
Seem to have the same donors to support fossil fuel cars.
It’s cheaper though - roughly $44 vs NZ $76 per 1000km
Disappointing!
#nzpol
Reeves to announce £1.5bn boost in EV subsidies amid pay-per-mile concerns
Reeves to announce £1.5bn boost in EV subsidies amid pay-per-mile concerns
Industry experts welcome extra incentives but fear a consultation on a mileage tax sends mixed messages
Drivers will be able to claim government subsidies to cut the cost of buying a new electric car until 2030 under plans to be announced by Rachel Reeves at next week’s budget.
The chancellor will unveil an extra £1.3bn for subsidies for new electric vehicles (EVs) and a further £200m for charging points, as she attempts to prevent the market for clean cars drying up amid concerns about a new pay-per-mile tax. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
UK Labour is aligned with NZ National and introduced a RUC for PHEVs/EVs.
At the same time keeping a cut on fuel excise duty.
Seem to have the same donors to support fossil fuel cars.
It’s cheaper though - roughly $44 vs NZ $76 per 1000km
Disappointing!
#nzpol
At the same time keeping a cut on fuel excise duty.
Seem to have the same donors to support fossil fuel cars.
It’s cheaper though - roughly $44 vs NZ $76 per 1000km
Disappointing!
#nzpol
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My advice for anyone under 40 = leave.
Don't hang around putting your life on hold waiting for things to be less insanely unaffordable here.
Vote from overseas to help make change happen.✊💚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Don't hang around putting your life on hold waiting for things to be less insanely unaffordable here.
Vote from overseas to help make change happen.✊💚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
This government is failing us, and leaving feels like my own personal “fuck you”. The fact that there’s thousands of others just like me is enough of a statement itself.
#nzpol
#nzpol
‘I love my country. I don’t want to leave’: readers reflect on the exodus from New Zealand
As people continue to move away in record numbers, readers share their reasons for leaving and contemplate life in New Zealand
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My advice for anyone under 40 = leave.
Don't hang around putting your life on hold waiting for things to be less insanely unaffordable here.
Vote from overseas to help make change happen.✊💚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Don't hang around putting your life on hold waiting for things to be less insanely unaffordable here.
Vote from overseas to help make change happen.✊💚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
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Why does anyone with half a brain and the ability to read know that will happen but people in government and the farming industry apparently don't?
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
Tesco's warning to New Zealand farmers
If New Zealand farmers want to continue exporting to the lucrative UK market, they will have to commit to a better climate future, says UK supermarket Tesco.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Why does anyone with half a brain and the ability to read know that will happen but people in government and the farming industry apparently don't?
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
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"The average session duration was 31 minutes and the average energy delivered was 31.4 kWh – neatly indicating an average charging rate of 60 kW." Really incredible how much charging changed after this generation of EVs! It takes ~9 minutes to add 31 kWh to my 2022 IONIQ 5, 3 yrs newer 3x faster!
EV charging facts and myths: What 6 years of real data reveals thedriven.io/2025/11/26/e...
EV charging facts and myths: What 6 years of real data reveals
I have mined and analysed the entire charging history of our Tesla Model 3 - six years' worth of home, work, AC and DC charging. This is what it tells us.
thedriven.io
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"The average session duration was 31 minutes and the average energy delivered was 31.4 kWh – neatly indicating an average charging rate of 60 kW." Really incredible how much charging changed after this generation of EVs! It takes ~9 minutes to add 31 kWh to my 2022 IONIQ 5, 3 yrs newer 3x faster!
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A quiet EV upside the FT highlights: less noise.
Cities like Beijing and Shanghai are already seeing calmer, quieter streets—and better sleep—as EV adoption rises.
EVs are notably quieter at low speeds, though tyre noise dominates above ~50 km/h.
Cities like Beijing and Shanghai are already seeing calmer, quieter streets—and better sleep—as EV adoption rises.
EVs are notably quieter at low speeds, though tyre noise dominates above ~50 km/h.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A quiet EV upside the FT highlights: less noise.
Cities like Beijing and Shanghai are already seeing calmer, quieter streets—and better sleep—as EV adoption rises.
EVs are notably quieter at low speeds, though tyre noise dominates above ~50 km/h.
Cities like Beijing and Shanghai are already seeing calmer, quieter streets—and better sleep—as EV adoption rises.
EVs are notably quieter at low speeds, though tyre noise dominates above ~50 km/h.
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“Cycling journeys in the capital have increased by 43% over the past six years to 1.5 million a day, according to a new report.”
Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests
Cycling journeys have increased to more than 1.5 million daily this year, according to a new report.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
“Cycling journeys in the capital have increased by 43% over the past six years to 1.5 million a day, according to a new report.”
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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A second opportunity to examine the cloud reduction effects from shipping fuel pollution measures has revealed that the 80% cut in sulphur emissions reduces cloud droplet formation by 67%.
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
#aerosols #climatechange #clouds #IMO2020 #ECS
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
#aerosols #climatechange #clouds #IMO2020 #ECS
acp.copernicus.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A second opportunity to examine the cloud reduction effects from shipping fuel pollution measures has revealed that the 80% cut in sulphur emissions reduces cloud droplet formation by 67%.
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
#aerosols #climatechange #clouds #IMO2020 #ECS
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
#aerosols #climatechange #clouds #IMO2020 #ECS
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The Govt wants to gut environmental protection. It also doesn't want strong councils. If it did it would create unitaries. It wants weak supplicant bodies and central control. This is authoritarian AF.
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The Govt wants to gut environmental protection. It also doesn't want strong councils. If it did it would create unitaries. It wants weak supplicant bodies and central control. This is authoritarian AF.
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Oh, the government says it's not a power grab so we better lead the story with that
what even is nz media anymore hahaha
what even is nz media anymore hahaha
No more regional councils - major shake-up of local government announced
The government says it is not a power grab, but about "making local government fit for purpose".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Oh, the government says it's not a power grab so we better lead the story with that
what even is nz media anymore hahaha
what even is nz media anymore hahaha
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#nzpol
Despite the tone of this stupid headline, this move by Duncan Webb is a brilliant political manoeuvre
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Despite the tone of this stupid headline, this move by Duncan Webb is a brilliant political manoeuvre
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'Winston are you in?' Labour extends olive branch to NZ First, offering to repeal Regulatory Standards Act this term
Labour has opened the door to repealing the Regulatory Standards Act this term.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
#nzpol
Despite the tone of this stupid headline, this move by Duncan Webb is a brilliant political manoeuvre
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Despite the tone of this stupid headline, this move by Duncan Webb is a brilliant political manoeuvre
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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New Zealand is about 29% foreign born, Australia 32%. And with several generations of ancestors born in New Zealand, I would like to say a hearty "Fuck Off. No. Fuck off further" to these US concerns about us not being scared of or angry at of migrants. DEPLOY THE DOBBYN youtu.be/Wlz2uEuxyyk?...
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
New Zealand is about 29% foreign born, Australia 32%. And with several generations of ancestors born in New Zealand, I would like to say a hearty "Fuck Off. No. Fuck off further" to these US concerns about us not being scared of or angry at of migrants. DEPLOY THE DOBBYN youtu.be/Wlz2uEuxyyk?...
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Yeah, the AI scandal!
AI was even referenced in the report according to the RNZ story.
"Deloitte is assuming AI can deliver productivity gains of up to 50 percent but they haven't done the work to show replacing experienced staff with ChatGPT would actually deliver those results."
#nzpol
AI was even referenced in the report according to the RNZ story.
"Deloitte is assuming AI can deliver productivity gains of up to 50 percent but they haven't done the work to show replacing experienced staff with ChatGPT would actually deliver those results."
#nzpol
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Yeah, the AI scandal!
AI was even referenced in the report according to the RNZ story.
"Deloitte is assuming AI can deliver productivity gains of up to 50 percent but they haven't done the work to show replacing experienced staff with ChatGPT would actually deliver those results."
#nzpol
AI was even referenced in the report according to the RNZ story.
"Deloitte is assuming AI can deliver productivity gains of up to 50 percent but they haven't done the work to show replacing experienced staff with ChatGPT would actually deliver those results."
#nzpol
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Just noting which consultancy wrote this report and the history of their reports for public agencies internationally. Anyone check the footnotes of this one?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Hundreds of job cuts proposed in new report to Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council could save tens of millions of dollars through cost-cutting, such as reducing staff, according to a new report.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Just noting which consultancy wrote this report and the history of their reports for public agencies internationally. Anyone check the footnotes of this one?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
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Changes like this, abolishing regional councils, should require a super majority in the house - end of
#NZPol
#NZPol
The Government is set to abolish regional councils later today, The Post understands.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
End of regional councils tipped in local government reforms
It is understood reforms to be announced today will mean the dissolving of regional councils, and the first steps could be within this current three-year council term.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Changes like this, abolishing regional councils, should require a super majority in the house - end of
#NZPol
#NZPol
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Things online are often not as they appear.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Things online are often not as they appear.
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After making some progress between 2019 and 2023, New Zealand's transport emissions are creeping up again. Transport is a big chunk (about half) of our fossil fuel emissions and of course it should be going down, not up.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
After making some progress between 2019 and 2023, New Zealand's transport emissions are creeping up again. Transport is a big chunk (about half) of our fossil fuel emissions and of course it should be going down, not up.