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He imposed Shania Law
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
September 26, 2026 at 8:56 AM
He imposed Shania Law
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GenAI evangelists: there is no deskilling. You become as a god, a machine god, you-
Every GenAI CEO: no one needs to know how to read and also I don't know how to put my pants on anymore
Every GenAI CEO: no one needs to know how to read and also I don't know how to put my pants on anymore
September 25, 2026 at 8:48 AM
GenAI evangelists: there is no deskilling. You become as a god, a machine god, you-
Every GenAI CEO: no one needs to know how to read and also I don't know how to put my pants on anymore
Every GenAI CEO: no one needs to know how to read and also I don't know how to put my pants on anymore
Though perhaps “ineffectual policeman” isn’t quite right, since punishing out groups while protecting the in group is exactly what policemen do.
Comment: Gerry Brownlee held MPs to a double standard, with harsh punishments for the Opposition and leniency for the coalition.
Gerry Brownlee, Parliament's ineffectual policeman, wraps up chaotic term
newsroom.co.nz
September 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Though perhaps “ineffectual policeman” isn’t quite right, since punishing out groups while protecting the in group is exactly what policemen do.
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I have blamed
The agents
That hacked
Your website
And which
You probably
Reasonably thought
I controlled
Forgive me
I am rich
And unaccustomed
To taking responsibility
The agents
That hacked
Your website
And which
You probably
Reasonably thought
I controlled
Forgive me
I am rich
And unaccustomed
To taking responsibility
September 25, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I have blamed
The agents
That hacked
Your website
And which
You probably
Reasonably thought
I controlled
Forgive me
I am rich
And unaccustomed
To taking responsibility
The agents
That hacked
Your website
And which
You probably
Reasonably thought
I controlled
Forgive me
I am rich
And unaccustomed
To taking responsibility
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Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H?
The jury is out.
Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.
The jury is out.
Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.
September 26, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H?
The jury is out.
Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.
The jury is out.
Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.
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PSA: International Time Zone Chaos season starts tonight and runs for 5-6 weeks.
September 26, 2026 at 3:30 AM
PSA: International Time Zone Chaos season starts tonight and runs for 5-6 weeks.
Very much this. Though: unmarried doesn’t always mean unpartnered, and unpartnered doesn’t always mean lonely.
September 26, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Very much this. Though: unmarried doesn’t always mean unpartnered, and unpartnered doesn’t always mean lonely.
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Yeah, clearly not AI. It takes human care to make a headline this bad.
September 25, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Yeah, clearly not AI. It takes human care to make a headline this bad.
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Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
September 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
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maybe rare for YOU
September 25, 2026 at 4:38 AM
maybe rare for YOU
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Seeing as we’re all talking about the Campaign Company…
September 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Seeing as we’re all talking about the Campaign Company…
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Are you tired of Aotearoa New Zealand’s politics being dominated by racism and xenophobia?
We’re sick of it, and we’re fighting back.
SAVE THE DATE: 17 October, and follow our friends @workersfirstunion.bsky.social to stay in the loop. #nzpol
We’re sick of it, and we’re fighting back.
SAVE THE DATE: 17 October, and follow our friends @workersfirstunion.bsky.social to stay in the loop. #nzpol
September 24, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Are you tired of Aotearoa New Zealand’s politics being dominated by racism and xenophobia?
We’re sick of it, and we’re fighting back.
SAVE THE DATE: 17 October, and follow our friends @workersfirstunion.bsky.social to stay in the loop. #nzpol
We’re sick of it, and we’re fighting back.
SAVE THE DATE: 17 October, and follow our friends @workersfirstunion.bsky.social to stay in the loop. #nzpol
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there should be no such thing as ‘elite journalists’ incentives are ass backwards that way. a journalist should be a grubby and suspicious little fuck
September 24, 2026 at 1:51 PM
there should be no such thing as ‘elite journalists’ incentives are ass backwards that way. a journalist should be a grubby and suspicious little fuck
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Do you use #iNaturalist data in research—or advise students who do?
We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python.
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#ecology
We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python.
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#ecology
September 23, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Do you use #iNaturalist data in research—or advise students who do?
We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python.
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#ecology
We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python.
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#ecology
For an upcoming legal procedure I have to present a bank statement as proof of address. Which is fine, except I’ve recently attended events at Scotty & Mal’s so there are lots of transactions at “S&M bar”.
“Guys, it’s not what it looks like!…[thinks back to the night in question]…well, mostly not.”
“Guys, it’s not what it looks like!…[thinks back to the night in question]…well, mostly not.”
September 24, 2026 at 6:22 AM
For an upcoming legal procedure I have to present a bank statement as proof of address. Which is fine, except I’ve recently attended events at Scotty & Mal’s so there are lots of transactions at “S&M bar”.
“Guys, it’s not what it looks like!…[thinks back to the night in question]…well, mostly not.”
“Guys, it’s not what it looks like!…[thinks back to the night in question]…well, mostly not.”
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GREBELINGS ON TIMELINE 🪶 🐣
September 24, 2026 at 3:45 AM
GREBELINGS ON TIMELINE 🪶 🐣
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AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems:
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
September 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems:
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
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Hey so has anyone in NZ media today decided to talk to any women about Jordan Williams's "abysmal attitudes towards women"?
Tamatha Paul had a great post on Instagram about the harassment campaign she's experienced at the TPU's hands. She's mentioned in the book!
Tamatha Paul had a great post on Instagram about the harassment campaign she's experienced at the TPU's hands. She's mentioned in the book!
September 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Hey so has anyone in NZ media today decided to talk to any women about Jordan Williams's "abysmal attitudes towards women"?
Tamatha Paul had a great post on Instagram about the harassment campaign she's experienced at the TPU's hands. She's mentioned in the book!
Tamatha Paul had a great post on Instagram about the harassment campaign she's experienced at the TPU's hands. She's mentioned in the book!
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Happy mushroom season!
September 22, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Happy mushroom season!
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[job interview]
interviewer: so god killed all your kids?
job: that's right
interviewer: so god killed all your kids?
job: that's right
September 22, 2026 at 3:35 AM
[job interview]
interviewer: so god killed all your kids?
job: that's right
interviewer: so god killed all your kids?
job: that's right
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I think the word for what we’re feeling is Hagerfreude.
September 22, 2026 at 7:27 AM
I think the word for what we’re feeling is Hagerfreude.
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Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis TPU.
“It is ironic, to say the least, that if Jordan Williams had not publicised the non-existent book, these inside sources would most likely never have contacted me and the book we are here to launch today would not have been written.”
September 22, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis TPU.
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*takes long drag on a spaceman cigarette* How do we nominate Nicky Hager for the Billy T James award? I can't think of anyone else who's made so many New Zealanders laugh in unison this year.
September 22, 2026 at 6:48 AM
*takes long drag on a spaceman cigarette* How do we nominate Nicky Hager for the Billy T James award? I can't think of anyone else who's made so many New Zealanders laugh in unison this year.
This is Umberto Eco-level!
“It is ironic, to say the least, that if Jordan Williams had not publicised the non-existent book, these inside sources would most likely never have contacted me and the book we are here to launch today would not have been written.”
September 22, 2026 at 6:42 AM
This is Umberto Eco-level!