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Jo Bailey @jobailey.bsky.social · 2d

@lauriefoon.bsky.social looks like we get you back in Paekawakawa/Southern, and I am delighted (and a bit relieved!) 💚 yay Laurie!

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 3d

social media is hardly the place to present a singular perspective! nevertheless, i was interested in your perspective. i am genuinely sorry i annoyed you!

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 3d

absolutely, lecture as solely information transmission is old fashioned. however, much of it will come down to the design of the space. tiered seating is seldom conducive to q-and-a, nor independent, albeit catalysed, group discussion.

even then, a recording that includes discussion, can be useful.

tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 3d

then the copy must be the back-up?!

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 3d

… caveats about neo-liberalism and universities as elaborate landlords notwithstanding!

tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 3d

i agree with your other points. however, if you’re in a ‘traditional’ lecture theatre, the q-&-a becomes, ahem, theatre & benefits very few. if you want constructive collaborative learning, then wānanga, seminars or [oxford] tutorials will not only look like rugby practice, it'll feel like it.

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 3d

which one are you developing?

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 3d

CoCA on Pukeahu here… it’s very much a related to pedagogy in the attention economy/society. lectures aren’t that different from video. granted: not an easy thing to change for law maybe? are you in control of the release of the video so that you can build it into the timing & flow of a syllabus?

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 3d

here’s your semi regular reminder that NZ has chosen a commodity driven, market based economy that only supports only a few directly.

it’s not complicated: infrastructure for everyone, responsive support for those that need it. austerity doesnt work www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/575...

Government mulls possible sale of Chorus

The Finance Minister says with the completion of the ultra-fast broadband fibre initiative, there's no longer a policy reason for the Crown to own Chorus.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 6d

In NZ there are chilling moves towards illiberal democracy. While they are being strong resisted so far, political leaders and others must wake up.

Anne Salmond: Academic freedom and its enemies

newsroom.co.nz

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 4d

“now more than ever, Europe should hold large US tech firms accountable for anti-competitive market rigging, snooping on Europeans, and preying on our children. Brussels must hold Ireland accountable for failing to enforce Europe’s digital rules on US firms.”

Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 4d

As I write in The Guardian this morning, the danger of this moment is that if Europe does not act against Trump now, it will never act again.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 5d

Provide free banking and mortgage lending at OCR+1 as a public banking service, and nationalise fossil fuel electricity generation (and incentivise generators to reduce it's use). Split wholesale / retail grocery and force sale of half of supermarkets to several new entrants. No more half measures.

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 5d

it will make a difference if Meta has to give you a clean feed. ie: one that reflects your interests and choices.

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 5d

… if we can legislate for accessible spaces & assistive technologies… it’s high time we legislated for recognisable reality… or at least the ability to control how information is accessed on the platforms we chose to engage with.

this might even mean that platforms benefit from diverse #ux

Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 5d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 7d

Unemployment has increased by 50,000 since he’s been Prime Minister. That’s 50,000 families affected.

Luxon is just giving up his responsibility as Prime Minister for his citizens - to look tough against people who are trying their best.

Where are the jobs?

David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 8d

god help me. this is just cruelty. these are human beings, you monsters.

'The world doesn’t owe you a living’: PM says 4300 teens will lose Jobseeker benefit next year

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14d

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 15d

sign the petitions

(particularly if you reside in Aotearoa New Zealand) lifelineforpalestine.com/take-action

Lifeline for Palestine

lifelineforpalestine.com

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 15d

winston as a chinese sleeper agent, a literal manchurian candidate?! epic.

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 15d

we need to change the history of Aotearoa again… i found a 2,500 year-old Terracotta Warrior from Xi’an, China near Maupuia yesterday.

jk!

do you recognise this as a souvenir or something more interesting… ? full story…
www.reddit.com/r/Wellington...

From the Wellington community on Reddit: the archaeology of globalisation

Explore this post and more from the Wellington community

www.reddit.com

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 16d

TFW…

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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 16d

The Post denounces National's plans to strip 55,000 people of their votes as anti-democratic. Then they hide this democratic message behind a paywall.

So: fuck the paywall, here it is archive.ph/tdO56

archive.ph

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Vote Tākapu @votetakapu.bsky.social · 17d

Memes flying in at the speed of a diving tākapu (140 km/hr)! Check the thread!

Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!

#boty #boty2025 #birdoftheyear #birdoftheyear2025 @forestandbird.bsky.social

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 20d

Suck it, racists. #nzpol

Photo of a referendum on Māori wards voting paper with ‘I vote to KEEP Māori wards’ ticked.

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Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · Sep 1

I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org

An empty booth with a sign that says “vendor removed for selling AI art #ArtBYHumans”

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 22d

… can anyone explain why “our authorities appear to have all but acknowledged [that social media is] wholly ungovernable for a state of our size and power” is such a prevalent view from many people who do know better? thespinoff.co.nz/media/15-09-...

Tom Phillips, Clarke Gayford and rumours that won’t go away

Responding to intense social media speculation in the past has put authorities in a bind now.

thespinoff.co.nz

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