Jesus on an alternate-reality stick! how long have we been living in this fever-dream reality now?

😩 It sucks that apps like this need to be built, but one thing techies can bring to any situation, is the ability to build things that can help. My Lebanese friend and fellow geek:

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I have a gripe about people who join discussions only linking to resources and not actually having or saying what their opinion is on the matter. Grow a pair and risk taking a stance on something, jay-sus.

RNZ western propaganda team have logged on for their shift.

created myself a blacksky.community login, and I gotta say, the vibes and just general *feel* of that space (clean slate, accepted all recommended follows) is just... more comfortable? worlds still 💩 but least you feel like we're on the same page. big ups @rude1.blacksky.team and the team 💯

is saying "my ai agent deleted my email" the new "my dog ate my homework"? 😂

💯 good to see *nuance* entering the chat...

I try not to have any feel-good music on when I'm on my petty shit. Don't want any of that redemption-arc behaviour to interrupt the dark art 😂👀🤣 #GTFOHRNZ

The general consensus of everyone I have had coffee with is there will be a tsunami of AI slop this election year. Also a consensus of try not to add to it by sharing it yourself even if you like examples, and to talk to people person to person as much as you can.

it's a bit of a late 90's early 2000's coding night tonight and I forgot just how many hits Dashboard Confessionals had back in the day 🫡 music.apple.com/nz/album/sto...

Summed it up perfectly in 7 words. Family Guy with the colour swatch has been that meme since forever ago, none of this shit should be a surprise to anyone.

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everyone else get the bullshit response from Andrew Holden this morning? 🙄

Genuinely bummed about the fact I haven't touched a drumkit in... *checks watch* a couple of years 😞. I've been on or around drumkits since I was a teenager, former professional, gigs big & small, always had sticks, practice pads everywhere. I miss just playing. I will remedy that this year.

Hey kids, wanna learn about Spec-Driven Development (SDD) and how it can go so wrong if you just hand everything over to the AI agent to decide? Read all about it here: https://f.mtr.cool/gzltuaupqd

"Anytime someone maintains that a technology is inevitable, they're asking us to abandon our agency." Unavoidable? Sure. But inevitable? That's a different claim entirely. Newsletter drops this Sunday. https://f.mtr.cool/nmhsnmwfjz

🤔 hmmm... where have I seen this before....

Never let anyone tell you that you only have one chance to be the person you want to be, or that their measure of success is what matters.

+1 20s: CompSci Drop-out after academic probation due to lots of DidNotSits, wasn't ready, didn't wanna be there. 30s: Graduated UoA BCom, A- GPA, a couple of awards and really enjoyed my time in class, tutorials etc.

That RNZ 'New Gaza' article pissed me off enough to submit a complaint via RNZ's online complaint form and document how you too can submit a complaint and use my notes, if you wanted. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

"..the leverage that enables coercion." 💯 this. what's the point of any international organisation when 5 countries that can just say "yeah, nah" and that's that? don't grab your ankles when the U.S. comes calling? Sanctions. Regime change. Playbook as old as empire.

Speaking of laws & consequences... 📢 Everyone sign this petition: petitions.parliament.nz/88fd4852-153...

Don’t use social media for DMs! Redirect people to Signal or use Beeper/matrix for untrusted inboxes

Over the past decade our immigration rate (long term immigration/ total population) to AoNZ has nearly been twice that of the UK (and our border was closed for much of 2020-2021). I wish to make it quite clear the US and the UK have a fascism out of control problem, not an immigration problem.

seriously, he's just a bald David Brent. a chilled out entertainer 😂

I don't pay much attention to ballbag politicians if I can help it (similarly CEO's), but this latest article re: Luxo, is giving the ultimate David Brent, zero accountability, and talks directly out of his puckered sphincter- "senior jobs at a young age" *does the hand gesture everyones thinking*

just FYI, this is a thing:

this was a good read about the MMH debacle, a "NZ based" tech company that's just a front for cheap Indian tech labour is a common tech setup unfortunately. also, fuck these private health care companies.

I thought I'd work on some side projects while the worlds going to 💩 this'll do:

🥾GTFOH 2025... and WTAF Already?! 2026 gaaadamn 😮‍💨🫠 *fixed link cos I moved sites (again).

this is why you gotta stay vigilant when coding with these muthaf**** LLMs! That "ha!" had me wanting to throw hands- sonofa.. 😡😂

playing a game of "flick the plants" with the sharpest knife from the kitchen and the knife slipped out of my hand and embedded itself in my leg like a scene from kung fu hustle.

<rant> I mentioned Venezuela to someone today, they said "well, he's not the best president but.." I had to stop them and ask "oh, based on..?". And not because I don't think global south countries can have bad leaders, but after 2 years of seeing western media treat a blatant genocide in the news..

Man FUCK America.

Sovereignty & International law. Santa clause & the easter bunny. 'bout the same these days aye?

Classic tech industry security improvement process... wait for it to get popped and THEN bring the posture up to the bare minimum (2FA/SSO). https://f.mtr.cool/fpjnqusazw

Reckon they might've gotten in via the helpful AI assistant? 😂😩

Oh FFS.

I discovered hackers and hacker culture in the late 1990's, online with ICQ, mIRC and BBS's (if you know what those are).

well that doesn't inspire a lot of confidence...

TW: Sexual violence and child exploitation I hate this so much. I feel sick. 280 images of toddlers & children. HUNDREDS. Accessing these has an impact on demand, therefore creating more harm to the children and others. This man is a monster and is getting an easy ride.

how in the actual fuck, do you get found with all that, and avoid registration AND avoid jail time? "A small number of images showed real children." oh good, guess that's okay then...

I have to say, despite not being in the office for a few weeks and being a bit out of practice, my breakroom banter and corporate smalltalk absolute bull💩 remains top-tier. it really is a natural talent, just talking complete shite... I mean, I did grow up Christian, so there's that.

one thing I get tired of, esp with tech people, is them thinking watching youtube clips and reading blogs, means they understand the intersections of complex topics. we cant see eye to eye when my position is white supremacy is the main evil, and you're talking about "all racism is just tribalism".

"Israel president hopes contest will promote understanding" 🫠 The world already understand Israel's committing a genocide, so do us a favour and absolutely fuck all the way off.

Aaaaand there it is... why NZ's largest and most resourced gang will never change.

I'm sure this is fine... 👀👀😂

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