"My machine keeps hallucinating, so we should lower the standards so I won't have to do any real effort." These people suck and should be mocked.

Cyclists commute at sunrise on the 'beautiful' Te Ara Tupua

I posted this before I saw Sorbo's post claiming Nolan's Oddessy was disrespecting Greece with its portrayal, but it turned out to be timely

"Anyone saying 'your avocado on toast is contributing to your inability to buy a house' was wrong to start with, but it's even more wrong at the moment.“

It is genuinley insane that this isnt bigger news. I don't recognise this country anymore.

Believing oneself to be exceptionally smart and good at critical thinking and immune to deception is, generally speaking, the best way to end up becoming a credulous doofus drowning in misinfo and conspiracy theories. The real way to protect yourself is *humility*, and constantly reminding…

New Bootsy Collins/Buckethead collaboration is called METAL HEALTH Coming in July: www.instagram.com/p/DYNkKkqOiEu/

In a week where the Government *literally* chose the protection of corporate climate polluters over people and our right to a functional future.... ☠️☠️ ngā mihi nui and mad respect to @schoolstrike4climatenz for rallying young people across Aotearoa. Enrol. Vote. Share. Get involved ✊️

Okie dokie

thank you @barnesandnoble.com for calling LUCKY DAY one of the best paperbacks coming out in june. I AGREE. LUCKY DAY PAPERBACK COMING JUNE 2ND lets trot www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/best-pa...

Darren has been looking at pheasants again. Chrysolophus is part of the Asian long-tailed pheasant group that includes ring-necked Phasianus and the Lophura gallopheasants. #birds

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Was fortunate to get a seat in the room to listen to Dame Jacinda Ardern speak at #AWF26 She’s such a good communicator, & even gave debate tips to 12-yr-old Archie 🤣 We were SO lucky to have her as our leader. I miss that level of integrity and care for people.

Although people do not ‘grow out’ of autism, there is a large discrepancy in diagnosis rates between younger & older generations […] many autistic adults will have never been recognised as being autistic, & will have not been offered the right support. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/up-to-9... #neurodiversity

A young woman sees the ghost of her dead great-uncle while exploring the ruins of a mining town in Appalachia. At the same time, the mining company has gifted her family a Living Copy of her dead grandmother. A book about memory, generational haunting & what we lose by holding onto the past.

“We need a little whimsy to remind us that life is not just a tired, oppressive grind under dangerously escalating fascism and climate crisis…” My latest newsletter is about the need for whimsy in times of woe: thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/whimsy...

If this is the kind of reaction your technology is repeatedly getting from college graduates I think it’s not unreasonable to suppose you might be fucking cooked Nothing about generative AI or the people pushing it is “reasonable”, I’m just saying

On this day, 11 years ago, I launched North of Reality, with issue #1, the Flintlock Brain. Over the years that followed, it would result in over 300 works (counting the secret letters) of fiction, evolving into the explorable fiction space it is today. www.northofreality.com/tales/2015/5...

Generational trauma be like "yo dawg, I heard you like parenting, so I put some reparenting on top of parenting, so you can parent while you parent"

The fertility rate will come back up when society stops being so anti-human that it isn't worth it to inflict life on a child. We know how to fix this, if we decide it needs to be fixed. Personally, I don't care, at least not until we have a world a child would want to join if she had the choice.

anti-crow propaganda

incredible news

I was in the first year of students to do NCEA and vividly recall Helen Clark visiting the University of Canterbury in '05 (the year my cohort would start tertiary education) and being met by a Young National led protest from students who believed their inferiors would now be at university with them

Ima Onwugbenu, 35, a librarian from Cheshire, has reportedly decided that she is personally responsible for ending capitalism, famine, genocide, climate change, the global fascist movement and the inexplicable popularity of James Corden.

Mostly obsessed with playing Paquerette Down The Bunburrows by @bunstack.bsky.social atm. As is my 9yo, who sat on my lap in the recliner with my laptop for the past two hours before we insisted on bedtime store.steampowered.com/app/1628610/...

this works on me btw

Exams are one of the worst ways to test knowledge. It tests your ability to take tests and to regurgitate information. It is the poster child of the banking system of education.

A bit under the weather, today. Deflated, chest raspy when in breathe deeply. Still in PJs and in bed while Aaron tries to wrangle the kid. The kid had sniffles first two days ago, no idea where he got it cuz we barely go anywhere lol.

at last! @aaronthemad.bsky.social has set up our Steam Family account. Here's a link to follow me there: steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...

The fact that NZ supermarkets can absorb so much cost of the fuel hikes shows just how much profit they make. Costs have gone up slightly, but certainly not by the expected amount. #nzpol #NZsupermarkets

Mum’s having a sleepy day + it’s cold & bleh outside so I took the opportunity to finally watch Prime Minister uninterrupted. I’m glad I had a box of tissues handy. I’m also glad I watched it alone.

Ah yes, Kevin Sorbo, well known for his commitment to accurate portrayals of Greece by *checks notes* FILMING HERCULES IN NEW ZEALAND.

good practical reflection for artists who feel like whatever theyre making just isnt working is the sit down and VERY HONESTLY ask yourself: what is the gift here? it can be a lot of things. what am i giving to myself? to the world? what feeling? what expression? art that resonates is art that GIVES

i think to bluntly ask the quesiton 'WHY would anyone want to read this? why would i want to MAKE this? WHAT IS THE GIFT?' can be arresting. but it only triggers imposter syndrome if you conclude 'i must have no gift then'. WE ALL HAVE A GIFT TO GIVE. dont stop at 'oh i have no gift,' GO FIND IT

Mark asked Tidal to play artist radio for Tori Amos' Crucify and it produced a perfect for me no skips playlist. tidal.com/playlist/39d...

sometimes I forget how silly 'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys' would get and then I see a fire farting purple dragon in all its 1990s CGI glory

This is indicative of just how brainwashed our media has become with the neoliberal paradigm. One may as well ask "For every action there is a reaction. Do you believe in Newtonian physics?"

A headline with amazing meme possibilities has been released

Cis people, read this. No, don't argue with me. Just shut up and read this. Then, unless you're supporting us against a world that quite literally wants to kill us, shut your mouths about us forever.

You can donate to this important mahi at fundraise.pinkshirtday.org.nz if you have owt to spare. I went for the stickers and posters option as they are an awesome thing to share around in schools and workplaces. (always up for stickers tbh)

Rough week. Some core wounds triggered. Trying to repair. Need to get out more and do more things that bring joy.

*sigh* That's enough doomscrolling for now. Time for more doomliving.

Anyone using ghost.io? Not sure I can afford it, but curious how users (writers or readers) find it, the connection / network / discovery experience, etc? Including in Aotearoa New Zealand?

Good. New Zealand has way too many bloody golf courses for such a small country, to say nothing of the ongoing housing crisis

Dr. Sassy is such a good boy. A very, very good cat. Look at his pink toe beans, reaching toward the sky. His bright, hopeful eyes suggest he may share my belief that the United States can afford to ensure everyone has healthcare, housing, and dignity. We just need leaders. www.votewelch.com

Anyone? Bueller?

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Once again: For authoritarians, "Fraud" is just "whatever is being done by people we don't like." That's all.