Geologists of bluesky, great opportunity at Otago Uni, NZ for a Lecturer in Earth Science! Special shout out to my #biomarker colleagues, the dept has a well set up, near new Org Geochem lab without a PI, with GCMS/FID and HPLC, if anyone wants a change of scene! ⚒🧪🥼🌊 otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

I’m glad so many people have found my “capybara method” for how to write alt text and image descriptions helpful! However, I know conflicting access needs exist and not everyone can write their own #AltText, so here’s an ongoing thread of tools that can help. Inclusion in thread ≠ endorsement

This is worth reading if you’re wondering where you stand as an author whose work was ripped off by Anyhropic. Looks like, as I was worrying, that I’ll probably not get a payout since my work wasn’t registered with the US copyright office.

Postdoc position (please re-post) A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology. If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert [email protected] #MicroSky

And in case you'd like to knit a VOTE hat of your own, I've got it up on Ravelry or on my website! www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... vote.louisehutt.com

A few little snaps from the exhibition - I talked about how 200 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to vote, let alone be elected to city council, how we value "women's work" (both in the age of pay equity being cancelled and crafts as art), and how many women fought to be able to vote

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, a group of scientists and researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand dropped everything they were doing and rolled up their sleeves to help the response. This response ultimately saved around 20,000 lives 🧪 🧵

A patina of hate: The targeting of academics in New Zealand, January to June 2025 www.linkedin.com/pulse/patina... (LinkedIn) sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/a... (WordPress) #nzpol #dangerousspeech #academicfreedom #freedomofexpression #newzealand

Just donated to this important legal case, if you are in the UK and don't want our environment, energy and water supply to be sold to Big Tech data centres, you should join 2. This is a great explainer by @moreperfectunion.bsky.social on how it will affect our energy costs youtu.be/YN6BEUA4jNU?...

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

“LitCovid is the most comprehensive resource on the subject, providing a central access to 462,050 (and growing) relevant articles in PubMed. The articles are updated daily & are further categorized by different research topics (e.g. transmission)…” www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/cor...

Come hear us have a chat!

Wellington peeps! If you can face it, check out this exhibition on misogyny and online harassment. It’s on till Monday www.teauahaevents.com/home/the-gla...

Hey folks - if you missed it at the Writer's Festival #TheCovidResponse is heading back to Auckland. Join Toby Manhire, @siouxsiew.bsky.social and me to hear about the book and what the future holds at Auckland Uni on August 25 from 6pm (doors open at 5.30) www.bwb.co.nz/events/the-c...

Neues Interview: @siouxsiew.bsky.social war eine der sichtbarsten Kommunikator*innen in Neuseeland zu Covid-19. Dann kamen die Morddrohungen, gefolgt von einem Rechtsstreit darüber, ob ihre Universität genug getan hatte, um sie zu schützen. www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/instead-of-f... #Wisskomm

“132 years and one day after women secured the right to vote in Aotearoa, we are gathering again in strength and solidarity.” 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Women's Day of Action Saturday 20 September Nationwide 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Sign up to stay in the loop. www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_... Please share widely👇

If you joined InternetNZ to help stop the takeover by rhe FSU and Hobson's Pledge, you've done some great work tonight Consider bringing that energy to other civil society organisations, groups like Voices for Freedom are also trying to take advantage of low participation to push their agenda

I fell off my bike today and arrived home in such pain I completely forgot about the #InternetNZ AGM so thanks all you lovely peeps for live-skeeting it. (I’m fine, just a bit bruised and have a really sore wrist. My tyre skidded in a puddle right by work’s bike cage and I lost my balance…)

Recommend extending this attitude into multiple areas within your community. Run for your school and community boards, join your local PTA, fuck, run for council! Show up to counter the fascist cunce.

If u ask me what’s the situation in gaza :

Discworld QOTD, from Small Gods

Abuse and defamation of women and minorities online is out of control. We can change it and I’m committed to keeping the pressure on. Follow researchers @sanjanah.bsky.social and @legallyfeminist.bsky.social for their expertise if you’re interested. #nzpol

People may question why I’m opening up now, or calling this a political hit job. Frankly I don’t care what people call it, the community DESERVES to know who these men are. If they can’t treat colleagues with basic decency, they don’t deserve to be elected. Don’t be gross, easy as that.

Re-upping this at the end of a long week. I am disappointed with the candour and openness of @methanesat.bsky.social and that our Ministry is letting them wiggle out of giving a spin-free accounting to the New Zealand public. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Nick the digger advises 1 day of scraping the drive, then distributing gravel and tampering it down - estimated 6 to 8 truckloads, all up: $3,500 which is a big number If you can help dad & I out it would be so appreciated Acc Name: Please Help Foxy Acc Detail: G Gregory Acc No.: 38 9010 0779610 04

Unpaywalled version: archive.is/Wrmhl

Good to see this article about the financial costs of standing up for important principles against institutions with very deep pockets who in my experience will exploit that to their advantage

I don’t understand how, having NOT de-extincted (?!) the dire wolf, Colossal is now claiming they are going to de-extinct “the moa”. This is an excellent response by a moa expert.

Looked at David Fisher's story in the Herald, & other articles on salacious, spiteful rumours spread by Ray Chung against Mayor Whanau. Chung's missive is shocking to read, & unequivocally misogynist. Quasi-Trumpian levels of male chauvinism now define his candidacy, campaign, & 'Better Wellington'.

Just further to this I see a lot of kōrero so I am going to go further and put my top 4 candidates. These are the people I *think* should be voted in for the environment we're seeing. Adam Hunt, Dylan Reeve, Kaye-Maree Dunn and Peter-Lucas Jones.

Here’s a gift link from Mum, who is feeling so much better today, thanks to amazing antivirals (and all of the lovely kind thoughts across the ether!!🙏) Ray Chung — full of dung

Gift article link, this shouldn’t be paywalled. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/exclusive...

What I also want to know is why proper reporting like this is behind a paywall while the lies these harmful arseholes spread get splashed everywhere. Well, we know why. It’s horrific that the media companies are so complicit in this.

Despite enduring a constant stream of false and malicious rumours throughout this term, I’ve chosen to stay focused on our city’s progress. Now, mayoral candidates who have helped spread these rumours are standing for election. This behaviour is not acceptable and voters deserve to know. #nzpol

#InternetNZ Vote This ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Also "we kept saying, then singing, then yelling it from the rooftops, and you ignored or sidelined us". There's a reason it's called a Cassandra Complex...

Estimating excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand Our new study published this week doi.org/10.1093/ije/... TLDR: - We estimated excess mortality from 2020-23 was between -0.8% and +2.0% - Much lower than countries such as the UK (10%) or US (11%)

Thanks to @paulapenfold.bsky.social for covering an absolute farce by a govt actively lessening New Zealand’s national, & human security at pace - from racist, rushed bills to ignoring transnational white supremacism. | Proud Boys no longer deemed terrorists in NZ www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

Full quote sent to Penfold. Noted "The DPMC's passive wait-and-see approach fails to recognise that the very conditions that justified the original designation... enabling Proud Boys sympathisers to organise, fundraise, or recruit within the country without facing [appropriate] legal consequences."

The Sunday-Star Times is giving away a free copy of The Covid Response. www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3607...

Mānawatia a Matariki: Happy Māori New Year #aotearoa #newzealand

You have only three days left to make a submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill. Let’s bury it together, just like we did the Treaty Principles bill. We've made it easy: greenpeace.nz/gpv4ob

I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12

Sam has been admitted overnight for supportive care. Cause still unclear. Hopefully by tomorrow he'll have recovered, but he's also being seen tonight by a critical care vet. Since a company owes me money right now, I'm doing this emergency care fundraiser: www.gofundme.com/f/help-sam-c...

"Have you thought about applying the @opensafely model, for data privacy and efficiency, to non-health data?" YES WE HAVE Behold the new... OpenSAFELY-Schools!! schools.opensafely.org