Final week of the comedy festival, and there's no free Best Foods mayonnaise products left at the venues 😭

Hahah, this is so stupid. What is even the system prompt behind this idiocy that it interprets a search query as an accusation?

Is Bluesky broken again?

I continue to believe that AI (read: LLM tools) would be so much more successful, manageable and popular if: a) the companies providing them were more honest about their strengths and weaknesses; and b) stopped trying to force them into existing workflows.

Sir, another graduation ceremony in which the students booed AI has dropped. "College graduates were pissed after their school used AI to announce graduates’ names and missed hundreds of names" (via @/FearedBuck on Twitter)

This will ABSOLUTELY happen, and it will work to some extent. Probably email campaigns and fake websites too.

Free scam idea: make a fake Trump account on Twitter, pay to verify it, and promote a bunch of “I’m giving away free taxpayer-funded bitcoin to my supporters from my $1.776B fund!” tweets

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

I know it's kind of a whatever now, but remember how right wing media melted down over multiple weeks because Obama wore a tan suit?

self proclaimed “futurist, entrepreneur, investor and adventurer” kyron gosse speaks off camera: “stop trying to be perfect. come here.” she doesn't come here. he steps into frame, slapping her across the face with his open, right palm. he titters & laughs: www.webworm.co/kyrongosse/

I'll be honest. I didn't really understand NCEA. We went to an info evening at kids' high school once and I sort of got it a bit more, but still a bit confused. It didn't quite fit with what was familiar from many years before. BUT I didn't mind. My kids understood. Teachers understood.

This is what will kill AI. As soon as the AI companies stop subsidising themselves with spec money, and it becomes clear what doing mundane office tasks badly really costs, nobody will want to use it. And then the servers switch off. And it goes away. Lovely. BYE!

I clicked on the image to see it full screen because I assumed the smaller version had cropped off some zeroes or something.

A classic category in Spinoff reporting!

On one hand, this seems like something no one should ever do... But on the other hand...

This is interesting. I setup a direct debit authority for my business with IRD recently and was a little surprised at the simplicity. But it did take a day or two to be setup, so I assumed there were some verification processes in the background. I guess not.

Awful bullshit.

Killing the world’s richest man by rapidly spiking his cortisol with cooler and cooler film casting choices

heehee

God, I hate that this actually feels pretty plausible.

Can't think why🤦🏻‍♂️

How is it that the people who are always complaining about "declining birth rates" are also always big supporters of the exact economic policies that have destroyed the financial hopes of so many people? These things aren't unrelated. But they're always weird creeps, and usually very racist.

Saw this sign when I was in Christchurch today. Not even sure exactly what joke to make, but I thought it was a bit funny. Sorry to Christchurch residents, for whom this probably isn't novel or funny.

This is pure delight!

Can I interrupt your feed with some good news? In all seriousness, I'm hoping when Stanford says they're undertaking "wider work" they're thinking about more than a ban. The reporting also doesn't mention the Aussie ban to date has failed. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

I booked a Suzuki Jimny rental car because it seemed fun, but of course when I arrived to collect it they were all out of them and I just got a boring Subaru Outback instead.

Before we've even left Auckland, the pilot is telling us about the rapidly changing weather in Christchurch and that we can circle the city for an hour before we would have to return to Auckland...

Crazy choice from a fast food company that sells combos that can be as much as $30 each!

Hey folks, if you joined InternetNZ last year to fight the good fight and haven't renewed your membership, I'm sorry to say this but the job's not done. There's a grace period until June 30 to renew so you've still got time to get in and make a difference. And thanks to all who have renewed.

I've played with LLM-assisted coding. It's fun, and can feel transformative for some tasks (especially prototyping and scaffolding) but holy shit, I can't imagine how frustrating it would be to be *required* to use it for all day to day coding work.

It's incredible how willing people are to excuse the actions of the US government when it comes to Everlee's case in the US (and everyone else being held engagement by ICE)

“The first thing Winston Peters did was make a blanket statement to the New Zealand media that Everlee Wihongi had lied on an immigration form.“ Appalling behaviour from the Foreign Minister no New Zealander ever wants in their corner, which should be called out more widely in our media. #nzpol

I've had a minor rant about Chinese Cars and Data centres

I interrupted @melbailey.bsky.social's quiet time to make her watch this TikTok video

This was a well-written and thoughtful article so naturally the replies and quotes are filled with people accusing the author of supporting eugenics.

Honestly, I'm only surprised that he's going for just the $100 — you'd imagine he'd be thinking bigger. Like a new denomination... The $500 maybe? Or a nice crisp $1000?

Remember, always check who is in the recipient list before hitting the "Reply All" button.

Incredible that this is the output of the WASHINGTON POST!

Lazy spider ID request... I'm assuming it's a huntsman. As seen here with legs tucked in a bit it's probably 5-7cm long

It's genuinely astonishing how many people in NZ are defending what's happening with Everlee using this line... And, as far as I can tell, the entire suggestion that she lied about or hid a conviction originates with a suggestion from our own Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters!

The thing about travelling the US as a non-citizen at the moment is... It'll probably be fine. Like, most likely it'll be just like any time in the past where you get in fine. Buuuuuut... If, for some reason, you have problems getting in, then the possible outcomes are TERRIBLE!

Some nights I blink for as long as 7 or 8 hours. Although these days I often have to pee part way through my night blink.

For those of you who don't know, each of those 16 keyboxes represents a home that someone once called home in the heart of the Old Town, and which is now somewhere a visitor pays an absentee landlord £400 to stay in for two nights. Through AIRBnB.

The purposeful abuse of bureaucratic processes in an attempt to torture people and deny their rights is a disgusting evolution of US immigration policy under Trump. And the New Zealand Government's failure to advocate for a New Zealander caught in this process is a profound disappointment.

Everlee Wihongi jailed by ICE for a month now moved to another prison unable to communicate with family or lawyer. Labour is calling on Foreign Affairs Minister to advocate with US govt for her release or at least she should be told why she is being held and able to communicate with family & lawyer.

new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...

James has been a friend for 30 years... He didn't even tell me he'd been cast, let alone ask for my advice!

Traitors NZ season 3 cast announced...

So before you all go block this obviously AI “film photography” account please join me in boggling at the incredible uncanny valley weirdness of it. It’s apparently obsessed with white T shirts and…uhh…what things smell like? Then block it.