aNZiehen
@anziehenonme.bsky.social
Mostly here to follow writers and developers 🙂. He/him.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"
Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
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The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night:
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Government quietly loosens climate rules
An announcement at 8pm on Tuesday saw the Government delinking the ETS from the Paris Agreement and extending another emissions deadline by 25 years.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night:
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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The ‘dislike’ thing is private for now:
‘…testing a “dislike” option as a new feedback signal to improve personalization in Discover and other feeds.’
‘Dislikes are private and the signal isn’t global — it mainly affects your own experience and, to an extent, others in your social neighborhood.’
‘…testing a “dislike” option as a new feedback signal to improve personalization in Discover and other feeds.’
‘Dislikes are private and the signal isn’t global — it mainly affects your own experience and, to an extent, others in your social neighborhood.’
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky
Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...
bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The ‘dislike’ thing is private for now:
‘…testing a “dislike” option as a new feedback signal to improve personalization in Discover and other feeds.’
‘Dislikes are private and the signal isn’t global — it mainly affects your own experience and, to an extent, others in your social neighborhood.’
‘…testing a “dislike” option as a new feedback signal to improve personalization in Discover and other feeds.’
‘Dislikes are private and the signal isn’t global — it mainly affects your own experience and, to an extent, others in your social neighborhood.’
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Also has the NZ media even reported on the OIA by NZATE (I think it was) that returned evidence that David Seymour logged in to a Google Doc of the English curriculum rewrite and started making his own edits to it, completely outside the chain of responsibility and Ministry procedures?
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Also has the NZ media even reported on the OIA by NZATE (I think it was) that returned evidence that David Seymour logged in to a Google Doc of the English curriculum rewrite and started making his own edits to it, completely outside the chain of responsibility and Ministry procedures?
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Sounds a lot like what @katmabu.bsky.social is doing, making mutual aid a key component of her campaign www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/kat...
October 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Sounds a lot like what @katmabu.bsky.social is doing, making mutual aid a key component of her campaign www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/kat...
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Thread below is yet another take on what I broke down in minute detail, including the origins behind the problems, in this piece:
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
October 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Thread below is yet another take on what I broke down in minute detail, including the origins behind the problems, in this piece:
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
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WELL I'LL BE
October 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
WELL I'LL BE
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NZ "is one of those rare paradise nations where individuals and small groups of people actually can make change. Anyone can put themselves forward to represent their community, and those representatives are accessible to all. And the easiest action of all: a vote."
thespinoff.co.nz/media/11-10-...
thespinoff.co.nz/media/11-10-...
The Weekend: Local elections and the false sense of helplessness
New Zealand is a rare paradise where individuals can make actual change. Most of us simply choose not to.
thespinoff.co.nz
October 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NZ "is one of those rare paradise nations where individuals and small groups of people actually can make change. Anyone can put themselves forward to represent their community, and those representatives are accessible to all. And the easiest action of all: a vote."
thespinoff.co.nz/media/11-10-...
thespinoff.co.nz/media/11-10-...
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New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice
New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice
Winston Peters promised that New Zealand’s recognition of Palestine was a matter of 'when, not if', which has a real deadbeat-dad-promises-he’ll-have-his-shit-together-next-week air about it....
thespinoff.co.nz
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice
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Yeah that’s not true! He said, in an interview with Plunket
“… in terms of gender identity, I think people define their gender identity for themselves.”
And got lambasted for it.
The ‘adult human female’ bill is New Zealand First’s baby and strongly OPPOSED by Labour.
“… in terms of gender identity, I think people define their gender identity for themselves.”
And got lambasted for it.
The ‘adult human female’ bill is New Zealand First’s baby and strongly OPPOSED by Labour.
The PM was asked to define a woman. Here's his 60-second response
The Prime Minister appeared unprepared for the question.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Yeah that’s not true! He said, in an interview with Plunket
“… in terms of gender identity, I think people define their gender identity for themselves.”
And got lambasted for it.
The ‘adult human female’ bill is New Zealand First’s baby and strongly OPPOSED by Labour.
“… in terms of gender identity, I think people define their gender identity for themselves.”
And got lambasted for it.
The ‘adult human female’ bill is New Zealand First’s baby and strongly OPPOSED by Labour.
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Tēnā koutou, allow me to introduce myself.
My name is Alice Soper and for the next six week's I will be your rugby reporter for the women's Rugby World Cup.
#womensrugby #RWC2025 #blackferns
My name is Alice Soper and for the next six week's I will be your rugby reporter for the women's Rugby World Cup.
#womensrugby #RWC2025 #blackferns
August 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Tēnā koutou, allow me to introduce myself.
My name is Alice Soper and for the next six week's I will be your rugby reporter for the women's Rugby World Cup.
#womensrugby #RWC2025 #blackferns
My name is Alice Soper and for the next six week's I will be your rugby reporter for the women's Rugby World Cup.
#womensrugby #RWC2025 #blackferns
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it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
August 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
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Personally I love it when the government works very hard to keep massive law changes a secret and then retrospectively releases all the information about it at 8.34pm on a Thursday www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret
Documents reveal how the government worked to keep sweeping pay equity changes hidden until the last minute.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Personally I love it when the government works very hard to keep massive law changes a secret and then retrospectively releases all the information about it at 8.34pm on a Thursday www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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We can have nice things! A city centre with penguins on the waterfront. Growing up I never imagined being able to live in a place with something this cool.
🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
Love love love our little kororā.🐧🥰😍❤️
Fabulous work, done well.👍
Well done Wellington City Council.👍
Seeing these little cuties enjoying their upgraded homes is such a joy.🥰
Thank you.😘
Fabulous work, done well.👍
Well done Wellington City Council.👍
Seeing these little cuties enjoying their upgraded homes is such a joy.🥰
Thank you.😘
Kororā thrive in new Frank Kitts Park rock revetment
The upgraded Frank Kitts Park rock revetment project is complete and providing a popular new whare for our kororā (little penguins).
wellington.govt.nz
July 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We can have nice things! A city centre with penguins on the waterfront. Growing up I never imagined being able to live in a place with something this cool.
🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
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2025 InternetNZ voting guide as of 10/7/2025 12:04. Full ranking TBD (⚖️=pending MoJ check):
1 ✅ Reeve
✅ Grizhar
✅ Hunt
✅ Jones⚖️
✅ Roger Brown
✅ Dunn
✅ Kenlon
✅ Tingley
❔ Hilyard
Don't Rank:
❌❌ Ayling (FSU)
❌❌ Douglas Brown (FSU)
❌ Cunliffe-Steel
❌❌ Neilson (Hobson's)
1 ✅ Reeve
✅ Grizhar
✅ Hunt
✅ Jones⚖️
✅ Roger Brown
✅ Dunn
✅ Kenlon
✅ Tingley
❔ Hilyard
Don't Rank:
❌❌ Ayling (FSU)
❌❌ Douglas Brown (FSU)
❌ Cunliffe-Steel
❌❌ Neilson (Hobson's)
July 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
2025 InternetNZ voting guide as of 10/7/2025 12:04. Full ranking TBD (⚖️=pending MoJ check):
1 ✅ Reeve
✅ Grizhar
✅ Hunt
✅ Jones⚖️
✅ Roger Brown
✅ Dunn
✅ Kenlon
✅ Tingley
❔ Hilyard
Don't Rank:
❌❌ Ayling (FSU)
❌❌ Douglas Brown (FSU)
❌ Cunliffe-Steel
❌❌ Neilson (Hobson's)
1 ✅ Reeve
✅ Grizhar
✅ Hunt
✅ Jones⚖️
✅ Roger Brown
✅ Dunn
✅ Kenlon
✅ Tingley
❔ Hilyard
Don't Rank:
❌❌ Ayling (FSU)
❌❌ Douglas Brown (FSU)
❌ Cunliffe-Steel
❌❌ Neilson (Hobson's)
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Here's a brand-new trailer for @radiatoryang.bsky.social and Grapefruit Games' Tryhard, a story-driven RPG about an underdog New Zealand Rugby club!
Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer: youtu.be/JiruCWrdCdA
Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer: youtu.be/JiruCWrdCdA
Tryhard | Frosty Games Fest 2025
Featured in Frosty Games Fest 2025! Watch the full showcase here: https://youtu.be/3ff3YxX7CgwThe dog can play rugby. Tryhard is a story-driven, turn-based t...
youtu.be
June 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Here's a brand-new trailer for @radiatoryang.bsky.social and Grapefruit Games' Tryhard, a story-driven RPG about an underdog New Zealand Rugby club!
Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer: youtu.be/JiruCWrdCdA
Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer: youtu.be/JiruCWrdCdA
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Join us at Parliament on Budget Day to stand up and fight back against the Government’s decision to gut the Equal Pay Act. #ProtectPayEquity
May 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Join us at Parliament on Budget Day to stand up and fight back against the Government’s decision to gut the Equal Pay Act. #ProtectPayEquity
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Unemployment data released today by Statistics New Zealand shows ongoing weakness in the labour market, with falling employment, falling hours of work, and nearly half of all workers getting a pay rise less than inflation. A 🧵
May 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Unemployment data released today by Statistics New Zealand shows ongoing weakness in the labour market, with falling employment, falling hours of work, and nearly half of all workers getting a pay rise less than inflation. A 🧵
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Snap organising ka pai unions! This government just say the cruel things out loud. So we gather and unite against this attack on women and workers. Shame on Brooke van Veldon for undoing the work towards pay equity with URGENCY!
May 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Snap organising ka pai unions! This government just say the cruel things out loud. So we gather and unite against this attack on women and workers. Shame on Brooke van Veldon for undoing the work towards pay equity with URGENCY!
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Please support worker-owned media. Doesn't have to be us, just...someone. Anyone. We started aftermath because we felt it was the only way to make this work going forward, as did everyone else at all these sites, and the more people paying for our/their work, the bigger and better we'll get.
i wanted to collect links people are posting to good polygon-adjacent sites + ways to follow/support folks who've been laid off from there - almost certainly extremely incomplete but maybe it'll be helpful? haunts.neocities.org/polygon
rip polygon
haunts.neocities.org
May 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Please support worker-owned media. Doesn't have to be us, just...someone. Anyone. We started aftermath because we felt it was the only way to make this work going forward, as did everyone else at all these sites, and the more people paying for our/their work, the bigger and better we'll get.
First volunteer event for the Wellington local body elections!
Wellington Metro Volunteer Hui
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
April 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
First volunteer event for the Wellington local body elections!
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“A Māori lawyer has launched a petition calling for the government to cancel Compass Group's school lunch contract, saying the company has repeatedly failed to meet its obligations, leaving tamariki with "horrible, disgusting and inedible" kai.” #CompassNZ #DavidSeymour #Inedible
Petition launched against 'horrible, disgusting and inedible' school lunches
"We've just had enough," lawyer Tania Waikato told RNZ.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“A Māori lawyer has launched a petition calling for the government to cancel Compass Group's school lunch contract, saying the company has repeatedly failed to meet its obligations, leaving tamariki with "horrible, disgusting and inedible" kai.” #CompassNZ #DavidSeymour #Inedible