Milly
@millycenti.bsky.social
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Given the existence of knitting and crochet it just seems like it should have been obviously falsifiable as a hypothesis.
the people who spread the “female brains are bad at math and spatial reasoning” lies should be tried at the Hague
Another fun wrinkle from that period (that might still exist): I was good at math and loved it and then my geometry teacher told me that I'd probably struggle because female brains were bad at spatial thinking. I kept loving math & being good at it but assumed that would end so I ended it first.
February 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Given the existence of knitting and crochet it just seems like it should have been obviously falsifiable as a hypothesis.
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This govt really are the fucking worst. They didn't like that the Uber workers won in court and on appeal, so are making the law change to avoid it happening again.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government tweaks law so contractors can't challenge employment status retrospectively
Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden says it's a "minor technical amendment" that has nothing to do with the Supreme Court's decision on a major Uber appeal.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
This govt really are the fucking worst. They didn't like that the Uber workers won in court and on appeal, so are making the law change to avoid it happening again.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken dies aged 72
The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken dies aged 72
Band pays tribute to Ranken, describing him as the ‘heartbeat of The Pogues’
www.irishtimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken dies aged 72
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"In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine
If AI music takes over "humans will begin to echo the machines, and there will be a downward spiral into slop."
time.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
"In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
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fuck this news story is exactly how I think news stories should be presented. Te Ao is the only outlet I have push alerts for cos it delivers content like this.
What's unfolding is real shit.
www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/11/p...
What's unfolding is real shit.
www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/11/p...
Proposed Resource Management Act overhaul set to breach Treaty - experts warn - as submission deadline looms
Māori advocates warn the Government’s RMA overhaul risks breaching Te Tiriti, stripping Treaty protections and causing long-term damage to environmental and Māori participation rig
www.teaonews.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 AM
fuck this news story is exactly how I think news stories should be presented. Te Ao is the only outlet I have push alerts for cos it delivers content like this.
What's unfolding is real shit.
www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/11/p...
What's unfolding is real shit.
www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/11/p...
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I dunno, if I was in Auckland I don't know if I'd get on too much of a high horse about wastewater discharge to the marine environment
Auckland swimmers warned off as wastewater still leaves many beaches unsafe
More than 20 Auckland beaches remain under 'do not swim' black flags.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 AM
I dunno, if I was in Auckland I don't know if I'd get on too much of a high horse about wastewater discharge to the marine environment
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James Willis is now "a lawyer representing oil and gas interests".
There is no corruption in New Zealand
There are no sheep on our farms
There is no corruption in New Zealand
There are no sheep on our farms
Govt's 'Think Big' Investment Boost: There. Is. No. Limit.
Tower buildings. Gas rigs. Irrigation dams and power plants. By the Government's own admission, the tax incentive is inspired by the Think Big schemes of Nicola Willis' predecessor, Sir Robert Muldoon...
newsroom.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 AM
James Willis is now "a lawyer representing oil and gas interests".
There is no corruption in New Zealand
There are no sheep on our farms
There is no corruption in New Zealand
There are no sheep on our farms
Smellovision is as made for things like this 🌱
February 11, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Smellovision is as made for things like this 🌱
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build these. i'm not joking. the more I read history the more I read how often hiding spaces save lives.
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM
build these. i'm not joking. the more I read history the more I read how often hiding spaces save lives.
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Rather than making a fake moa, Colossal Bioscience's time would be much better spent committing us properly to the pūkeko/takahē model by ensuring we have non-chonk and chonk versions of each of our birds.
Obvious vacancies:
Non-chonks needed: Kākāpō, kererū
Chonks needed: Kōtuku, pūteketeke
Obvious vacancies:
Non-chonks needed: Kākāpō, kererū
Chonks needed: Kōtuku, pūteketeke
February 11, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Rather than making a fake moa, Colossal Bioscience's time would be much better spent committing us properly to the pūkeko/takahē model by ensuring we have non-chonk and chonk versions of each of our birds.
Obvious vacancies:
Non-chonks needed: Kākāpō, kererū
Chonks needed: Kōtuku, pūteketeke
Obvious vacancies:
Non-chonks needed: Kākāpō, kererū
Chonks needed: Kōtuku, pūteketeke
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Declining this FSU podcast invitation. FSU’s track record, and the Ani O’Brien post shared with it, don’t signal good‑faith dialogue. One question: when platforming Steven Pinker, did FSU consider his role in the Epstein ecosystem?
February 11, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Declining this FSU podcast invitation. FSU’s track record, and the Ani O’Brien post shared with it, don’t signal good‑faith dialogue. One question: when platforming Steven Pinker, did FSU consider his role in the Epstein ecosystem?
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did some data journalism thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 AM
did some data journalism thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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Our local quoll showed up again and this time I actually managed to get a decent picture. This might be the best thing that has ever happened to me. #auswildlife #wildoz #marsupial #mammal
February 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Our local quoll showed up again and this time I actually managed to get a decent picture. This might be the best thing that has ever happened to me. #auswildlife #wildoz #marsupial #mammal
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PRESS RELEASE:
A new report on New Zealand's slip down the corruption rankings highlights the conflicts of interest at the heart of the Luxon government.
#nzpol
greenpeace.nz/4dqs24
A new report on New Zealand's slip down the corruption rankings highlights the conflicts of interest at the heart of the Luxon government.
#nzpol
greenpeace.nz/4dqs24
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM
PRESS RELEASE:
A new report on New Zealand's slip down the corruption rankings highlights the conflicts of interest at the heart of the Luxon government.
#nzpol
greenpeace.nz/4dqs24
A new report on New Zealand's slip down the corruption rankings highlights the conflicts of interest at the heart of the Luxon government.
#nzpol
greenpeace.nz/4dqs24
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They’ve already run an Enquiry. Govt wastes more money to distract from the fiscal mess they’ve put us in & are about to make worse with the LNG tax decision. #nzpol
Have they found a Bill English clone in finance they can pay big bucks to say what they think will look good in election year?
Have they found a Bill English clone in finance they can pay big bucks to say what they think will look good in election year?
Govt instigates surprise inquiry into Reserve Bank’s $55b Covid money-printing
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has announced a surprise review of Reserve Bank actions.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 1:35 AM
They’ve already run an Enquiry. Govt wastes more money to distract from the fiscal mess they’ve put us in & are about to make worse with the LNG tax decision. #nzpol
Have they found a Bill English clone in finance they can pay big bucks to say what they think will look good in election year?
Have they found a Bill English clone in finance they can pay big bucks to say what they think will look good in election year?
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Ok, so here's the thing ... while electromagnetic radiative cooling in space exists, passive thermal cooling does not. The vacuum of space LITERALLY INSULATES AGAINST IT.
One of the biggest problems in space is getting rid of waste heat and putting a SERVER FARM in space doesn't get around this.
One of the biggest problems in space is getting rid of waste heat and putting a SERVER FARM in space doesn't get around this.
This would have been a good point for someone to have asked, is that really how things work? Or is vacuum in fact an excellent insulator? www.ft.com/content/a5cf...
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Ok, so here's the thing ... while electromagnetic radiative cooling in space exists, passive thermal cooling does not. The vacuum of space LITERALLY INSULATES AGAINST IT.
One of the biggest problems in space is getting rid of waste heat and putting a SERVER FARM in space doesn't get around this.
One of the biggest problems in space is getting rid of waste heat and putting a SERVER FARM in space doesn't get around this.
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Righto. I've read the papers released by MBIE on the LNG analysis. This will be a longish thread on my thoughts, which I'll add to progressively. Docs are here. 🧵 1/-
Document library | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
A filtered search to all the documents stored on the MBIE website.
www.mbie.govt.nz
February 10, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Righto. I've read the papers released by MBIE on the LNG analysis. This will be a longish thread on my thoughts, which I'll add to progressively. Docs are here. 🧵 1/-
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ICE just really not working out very well for the USA
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
ICE just really not working out very well for the USA
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CW: yet another video of ice brutalising American citizens
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
CW: yet another video of ice brutalising American citizens
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And Australia gets free power in the off peak it has so much solar, wind and batteries
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
Watts is an idiot of the first order and a symptom of anti intellectualism rife in National
But when both the Taxpayers Union AND Greens absolutely diss the Government on the LNG Corruption Show, you know National fucked up mega
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
But when both the Taxpayers Union AND Greens absolutely diss the Government on the LNG Corruption Show, you know National fucked up mega
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
National's LNG blunders are a warning ahead of election campaign
Ministers seemed unprepared for criticism over LNG and then unable to salvage the narrative once the severity of the situation became apparent.
newsroom.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
And Australia gets free power in the off peak it has so much solar, wind and batteries
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
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David Gauld's portrait (c1920) is an exercise in aesthetic values; it is reputed to depict the actress Irene Vanburgh, Oscar Wilde's own choice for Gwendolen in the first performance of 'The Importance of Being Ernest,' which opened at St. James's Theatre, 14th February 1895.
February 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
David Gauld's portrait (c1920) is an exercise in aesthetic values; it is reputed to depict the actress Irene Vanburgh, Oscar Wilde's own choice for Gwendolen in the first performance of 'The Importance of Being Ernest,' which opened at St. James's Theatre, 14th February 1895.
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"I am not aware" is a Luxon ploy to get out of answering questions. Neither should be allowed to get away with it. "Well you are now, so what is your response" should be the followup question
THANEDAR: What did your ICE agent mean when he said, 'you raise your voice, I erase your voice' in the video all of us have seen?
LYONS: I'm not aware of that video. I can't comment
LYONS: I'm not aware of that video. I can't comment
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"I am not aware" is a Luxon ploy to get out of answering questions. Neither should be allowed to get away with it. "Well you are now, so what is your response" should be the followup question
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Over a century after the original couture house of Worth opened its doors, the London off shoot was still producing garments. This two piece late #1950s evening ensemble was designed by Owen Hyde Clark #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Over a century after the original couture house of Worth opened its doors, the London off shoot was still producing garments. This two piece late #1950s evening ensemble was designed by Owen Hyde Clark #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡