Two adjacent headlines today prove the rock-star economy is back. (And if you are a sub-editor and did this deliberately, I will find you) "Status Quo holding the economy back" "Foreigner expected to be appointed Reserve Bank Governor"

The Damage is Done (1977)

We also have a lot of stupid people running things in this country.

Me, scrabbles around in Google/wikipedia for a few minutes. acetaminophen

The major bubbles have been: - Dot Com / Ecommerce 1.0 - Cloud - New media / advertising - Dot Com 2.0 - Crypto - Web 3.0 - AI - Canal Mania - Railway Mania - Radio Stock Boom - South Seas Company - Tulip Mania - Darien

Keep an eye on the bounce back in Disney+ subscriptions, that will tell you how firm the resistance is

Adding to my rules for capitalism: 1 if something is happening it is because people wanted more money 2 if a thing is not happening, people haven't figured out how to monetise it yet 3 if a thing stops happening, then starts happening again, it is because people lost money after it stopped

"It's just pictures and colouring in, innit?"

In progress youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g?...

Boogeyman 2.0

:s/aristocrats/plutocrats/g

Those are big puppies... www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Technologically advance a band Sham 6809

8 years ago, I had a spare afternoon so I rode every stop on the Toronto subway

First cut mockup. 8mm deep 20mm rebate routed into the back, mitre cut

Definite signs of spring

Pascal’s NFL Spread Bet

How do you tell the Windows NT nerds from the Ultravox fans? “Vienna”

Technologically advance a band Windows 95 (Chicago)

I have some important news about that starting point.

My generative AI moment was early January 2024 when I prompted for an argument based on legal precedence in NZ for water rights. None of the case law cited existed and this was trivial to fact check.

'ere ees something for you, ma leetell rosbeefs

I’m beginning to suspect that when people say the found something in the “last place they looked”, it’s because when they find it, they stop looking

Rebating 18mm architraves round this is going to challenge my pay grade

Anyway, how are you coping?

There is no basis in law for this. This is a shakedown.

NSFW a band Steely Dan

We're at the stage of proclamations rather than executive orders, I see.

Don't think I've ever felt one from that direction before since we've been here #eqnz www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/2...

Peru-Chile, Chile-Bolivia and Peru-Bolivia borders Also Peru-Chile-Bolivia tripoint. Altitude: 4120m

I know that progress is being made when the network outlets go in the wall

Them, sarcastically; “you must be fun at parties” Me: “oh no, I don’t go to parties”

Producer: pitch me Me: Remake of Driving Miss Daisy Producer: boring Me: Jason Statham has an option on it

Darwin Award, new Generative AI category

I’ve entered three competitions next year: Showing Up Early World Champs Showing Up On Time World Champs Showing Up Late World Champs I’ve already finished 1046th in the first.

Enrich a movie by adding your pick for #BirdOfTheYear Nefertītitipounamu: Queen of the Nile

Smash two movies together: Prometheus Marshals

Blender can become self-aware. www.stuff.co.nz/business/360...

On the gallery front, sales are slow and a central-city Nelson gallery closed after a 9-year run just last month. (This is also the first time I've seen that aerial shot of the new housing development in Lower Queen St and oh boy) www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Smash two movies together: The Madness of King George of the Jungle (US release) The Madness of King George III - Revenge of the Sith (UK release)

Startup panel: "What's your elevator pitch?" Me, confused: "My elevators go straight up and down"

How are all of these ghouls escaping from their crypts?

Your reminder that white-collar fraud is endemic in NZ www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

You’re literally not allowed to have mates in the reserve bank www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Mediavel

The three forms of government are democracy, anarchy and bureaucracy

In fact, Daniel Craig fluffs the line in Spectre when he introduces himself as “Mickey Mouse”. The correct phrasing should be “Mouse. Mickey Mouse.”

Actually, an LLM-generated pub quiz DOES level the playing field a bit

Remember the whole Illuminati thing that was big for a while?