Kevin Veale 😷 (Toitū Te Tiriti)
@krveale.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer of Media Studies/Digital Media, and author.
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https://wheretofind.me/@krveale
"He/Him."
Tangata Tiriti.
All views expressed here are my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-8932
https://wheretofind.me/@krveale
"He/Him."
Tangata Tiriti.
All views expressed here are my own.
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This bundle is worth it for Adios alone.
www.humblebundle.com/games/indie-...
You should buy this bundle and get every game! Yes, my game Adios is in it. It's $13 for the entire collection; it would mean the world to us if you picked it up. You have about two days to do it!
You should buy this bundle and get every game! Yes, my game Adios is in it. It's $13 for the entire collection; it would mean the world to us if you picked it up. You have about two days to do it!
Indie Fears Bundle
Expand your spooky season gaming library with the creepiest indie horror games! Each purchase at the price of your choice supports SpecialEffect charity!
www.humblebundle.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This bundle is worth it for Adios alone.
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Talking about space stuff with an uncle. I’m like “yeah I have a bunch of friends who are astrophysicists” and he’s like “oh you mean like Neil degrasse tyson?” And I was like “no I mean actually smart people”
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Talking about space stuff with an uncle. I’m like “yeah I have a bunch of friends who are astrophysicists” and he’s like “oh you mean like Neil degrasse tyson?” And I was like “no I mean actually smart people”
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this kid is going places. "english folklore" has the same syllables and stress pattern as "motherfucker", not to mention "folk" does the same labial-dental-fricative-to-velar-plosive thing that "fuck" does, and "lore" neatly takes the place of "-er."
My 7 year old just reached for a piece of pizza fresh out of the oven and exclaimed, in the same tone as an adult swearing…
“English folklore, that’s hot!”
I choked laughing ENGLISH FOLKLORE AS A SWEAR? WHO ARE YOU?!?
“English folklore, that’s hot!”
I choked laughing ENGLISH FOLKLORE AS A SWEAR? WHO ARE YOU?!?
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
this kid is going places. "english folklore" has the same syllables and stress pattern as "motherfucker", not to mention "folk" does the same labial-dental-fricative-to-velar-plosive thing that "fuck" does, and "lore" neatly takes the place of "-er."
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A good video, but presumably trying to dispel concerns about the appointment of a Meta lobbyist as the Data Protection Commissioner. Also, putting the burden on parents, not on the companies is a familiar tactic.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Complaint v Ireland to European Commission re process appointing ex-Meta lobbyist as Data Protection Commissioner
Lack of safeguards against conflict of interest and political interference will be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity
www.iccl.ie
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A good video, but presumably trying to dispel concerns about the appointment of a Meta lobbyist as the Data Protection Commissioner. Also, putting the burden on parents, not on the companies is a familiar tactic.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
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Compelling warning by Ireland's Data Protection Commission, originally posted to Instagram. The risks, and threats are progressively, and exponentially worse as generative AI is used against material featuring (your/our) children, incl. in production of CSAM/CSEM. www.instagram.com/reel/DRcD5Fi...
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Compelling warning by Ireland's Data Protection Commission, originally posted to Instagram. The risks, and threats are progressively, and exponentially worse as generative AI is used against material featuring (your/our) children, incl. in production of CSAM/CSEM. www.instagram.com/reel/DRcD5Fi...
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And I’m sure they’re thinking about when a mouse dies in a vent or something, but I can’t help but picture someone grimly spritzing a corpse.
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
And I’m sure they’re thinking about when a mouse dies in a vent or something, but I can’t help but picture someone grimly spritzing a corpse.
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This is possibly my favorite product answer yet:
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is possibly my favorite product answer yet:
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
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PSA the English translation for Land of the Lustrous's final volume has just been released. Highly recommended—one of my favorite works of fiction of all time.
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
PSA the English translation for Land of the Lustrous's final volume has just been released. Highly recommended—one of my favorite works of fiction of all time.
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I helped a bit as a narrative consultant on HORSES working with a couple of the good folks at Santa Ragione. I hope you'll check it out, it's really like nothing else I've played before.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I helped a bit as a narrative consultant on HORSES working with a couple of the good folks at Santa Ragione. I hope you'll check it out, it's really like nothing else I've played before.
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The tiny hobbit can say “big mess” so now we are working on the word “capitalism”. They talk about sleep deprivation, school drop offs, endless snack supply running but they don’t talk about how hilarious it is when a 2 year old says: captilim is beeee mess
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The tiny hobbit can say “big mess” so now we are working on the word “capitalism”. They talk about sleep deprivation, school drop offs, endless snack supply running but they don’t talk about how hilarious it is when a 2 year old says: captilim is beeee mess
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
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this made me wonder: why is it that so many people are intensely radiophobic but those same people tend not to give a shit about covid/flu mitigation, when both involve "invisible things that can hurt or kill you" but people are lackadaisical about the one they're infinitely more likely to meet?
I feel a certain level of [facepalm] at the amount of rad explainer they felt they needed to do rather than discuss the lab/museum itself more, but such is dealing with a radiophobic public.
NOTE: a lot of thick glass covered surfaces in shot
And, man, just can't decon wood. We sure have tried.
NOTE: a lot of thick glass covered surfaces in shot
And, man, just can't decon wood. We sure have tried.
How Radioactive Is Marie Curie’s Lab Today?
YouTube video by SciShow
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
this made me wonder: why is it that so many people are intensely radiophobic but those same people tend not to give a shit about covid/flu mitigation, when both involve "invisible things that can hurt or kill you" but people are lackadaisical about the one they're infinitely more likely to meet?
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my previous shitty job only ever brought in food or pizza when they fucked us over and we all knew it so this is a great sign
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
my previous shitty job only ever brought in food or pizza when they fucked us over and we all knew it so this is a great sign
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Speaking with call center experience here: Pizza is absolutely a sign that things are fucked.
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Speaking with call center experience here: Pizza is absolutely a sign that things are fucked.
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if you aren't in on this, get on it! it doesn't require too much effort, there's plenty of scripts and guides in the quoted skeet, this is a very important moment for speech
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
if you aren't in on this, get on it! it doesn't require too much effort, there's plenty of scripts and guides in the quoted skeet, this is a very important moment for speech
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The previously unknown gold, well mapped by prospectors who knew about it in the late 19th century:
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The previously unknown gold, well mapped by prospectors who knew about it in the late 19th century:
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i've seen people making the argument that it's a result of everyone being broke now, but like, this round was set off in part by piracy of an indie ebook that was on sale for 99 cents
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
i've seen people making the argument that it's a result of everyone being broke now, but like, this round was set off in part by piracy of an indie ebook that was on sale for 99 cents
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
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#NZpol
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Wellington Hospitals waiting up to six months for Health NZ approval to recruit
Data obtained under the Official Information Act shows 219 recruitment requests took more than two months to be approved, 91 waited more than 20 weeks, and 45 roles applied for in March were still vac...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
#NZpol
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
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Reminding myself once again that it is not a race.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reminding myself once again that it is not a race.
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www.humblebundle.com/games/indie-...
You should buy this bundle and get every game! Yes, my game Adios is in it. It's $13 for the entire collection; it would mean the world to us if you picked it up. You have about two days to do it!
You should buy this bundle and get every game! Yes, my game Adios is in it. It's $13 for the entire collection; it would mean the world to us if you picked it up. You have about two days to do it!
Indie Fears Bundle
Expand your spooky season gaming library with the creepiest indie horror games! Each purchase at the price of your choice supports SpecialEffect charity!
www.humblebundle.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
www.humblebundle.com/games/indie-...
You should buy this bundle and get every game! Yes, my game Adios is in it. It's $13 for the entire collection; it would mean the world to us if you picked it up. You have about two days to do it!
You should buy this bundle and get every game! Yes, my game Adios is in it. It's $13 for the entire collection; it would mean the world to us if you picked it up. You have about two days to do it!
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After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
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if you’re baking from a box tonight remember DO NOT BUY BETTY CROCKER YOUR RECIPE WILL NOT WORK
recipes are written for 18oz boxes. 15oz will get by but 13oz WILL NOT.
recipes are written for 18oz boxes. 15oz will get by but 13oz WILL NOT.
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
if you’re baking from a box tonight remember DO NOT BUY BETTY CROCKER YOUR RECIPE WILL NOT WORK
recipes are written for 18oz boxes. 15oz will get by but 13oz WILL NOT.
recipes are written for 18oz boxes. 15oz will get by but 13oz WILL NOT.
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This one hits hard. I very much hope to be posting something like it in a decade or so.
![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This one hits hard. I very much hope to be posting something like it in a decade or so.
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Eight councillors blocked Rangitāne o Manawatū from joining their own city committee, overturning the mayor's recommendation and excluding mana whenua decisions at the table.
Deadlock vote silences mana whenua Rangitāne at Palmerston North Council and unwinds 160 years of good faith
Eight councillors blocked Rangitāne o Manawatū from joining their own city committee, overturning the mayor's recommendation and excluding mana whenua decisions at the table.
www.teaonews.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Eight councillors blocked Rangitāne o Manawatū from joining their own city committee, overturning the mayor's recommendation and excluding mana whenua decisions at the table.