Reposting this, apropros of nothing thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...

The only tug jobs they care about ⬇️⬇️ #nzpol

"Like Money Laundering, Narrative Washing takes something clearly bias and uses mainstream media to legitimise it and present it as unbans to a wider public & here in Aotearoa NZ it happens a lot, and its used mostly by the multitude of think tanks we have promoting the Coalition parties." #nzpol

Not only in the UK. Vote Green! #nzpol

Deeply absurd. This Google PDF published on a blog (arxiv, not peer reviewed) claims an LLM is "PhD level" but in most cases the MAJORITY of reference URLs were invalid or inaccessible. A PhD sitting down and just fabricating >50% of sources = career ending arxiv.org/abs/2511.11597

"Takeaways by Bloomberg AI" summary may counter the article but what is charged for a summary worth vs costs of GPU? "What if the entire AI industry is less profitable than it appears, holding loans that are riskier than they seem, and facing bigger future capital costs than it’s acknowledging?" #AI

I'm calling bullshit on this article - the story looks fabricated to me.

“It was both alarming and infuriating to discover that the Cook Islands’ shipping registry was effectively undermining international efforts to cut off funding to Russia’s war machine by providing the Cook Islands flag to vessels that form part of Russia’s shadow fleet,” Winston Peters says. #nzpol

A US judge tossed out criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey based on a procedural error, an extraordinary setback for the DOJ in a case President Trump called for as part of a campaign against perceived political enemies reut.rs/4rgAJCw

Any chance of the NZ Coalition & Winston Peters stepping up & backing the European counter-proposal to US Ukraine peace plan? [ www.reuters.com/business/fin... ] #nzpol

As for VPN usage. "As it shows the location you downloaded the app. The app or play store will always know your real location. Nothing you can do about that."

Thank you Chris Knox! "and then Willie Jackson makes an appearance for Labour at 17th. There are no Green or Te Pāti Māori MPs in the top 20, so let’s look in more detail at the MP with the biggest property interests in each of the remaining parties." ( Paywall bypass [ archive.is/F5qW1 ] ) #nzpol

( reposted with copied video after request ) How much of it goes on but targeted at New Zealand? #nzpol

Undue influence. How much of it goes on but targeted at New Zealand? #nzpol

Any chance of the NZ Coalition & Winston Peters stepping up & backing the European counter-proposal to US Ukraine peace plan? [ www.reuters.com/business/fin... ] #nzpol

I hate to bring up Cryptosporidium up again as well.🤢🤮 #nzpol

Fraud & insufficient detection at all levels is the problem of this decade. #nzpol

Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox. If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.

#Microsoft #AI #LLM #Bubble #FordPinto #OurData ( For the latter two hashtags see Our Data:an appeal - a "Plimsoll line" for apps [ itheresies.blogspot.com/2005_10_01_a... ] )

"Let me be clear:I don’t think it’s a good idea to expose everyone’s location without warning. But accounts with massive followings? Having transparency about whether they are portraying themselves accurately can be helpful for deciding how to engage with them and the information they share." #nzpol

You might have seen National propaganda on how much kiwis are saving on mortgage payments. So, quick reality check, and a little explainer... The actual average interest rate on *all* NZ mortgages moves slowly - in large part because most of us plucky mortgagors are on fixed rate deals [🧵1/n]

It is not like Trump is likely to see the way the political wind is blowing & kick out & replace his entire menagerie of alt-right brain dead staff with left wing intelligentsia, is it. Is it? #nzpol

First Dr Gary Payinda now "high-profile economist Craig Renney to run as its candidate in Wellington Bays in next year's election.". Not surprising at all Craig Renney is running for Labour but surprised that Labour is announcing new progressive candidates this early before the election. #nzpol

Worth reading in full. ( correct link this time !) ...

Denialists. "Our fate should not be dictated by those who are now so divorced from reality that, beyond the proverbial ostrich with their head in the sand, have their heads shoved up so far up their own backsides that they can lick their own tonsils."

Mamdani certainly wasn't taking the bait, but how many from the other political side of the spectrum might ...

This seems bad. Windows 10 LTSC looking good right now, for another 12 months anyway. www.neowin.net/news/microso...

Denialists. "Our fate should not be dictated by those who are now so divorced from reality that, beyond the proverbial ostrich with their head in the sand, have their heads shoved up so far up their own backsides that they can lick their own tonsils."

Why no show in Scarfolk?

Here’s a Saturday long read for you 🌸

"...every major national organisation representing teachers and principals has spoken out against some aspect of reforms the government says will ensure every school is "teaching the basics brilliantly" More a case of idiotic ideologues demanding the "teaching the fundamentals fundamentally" #nzpol

"...every major national organisation representing teachers and principals has spoken out against some aspect of reforms the government says will ensure every school is "teaching the basics brilliantly" More a case of idiotic ideologues demanding the "teaching the fundamentals fundamentally" #nzpol

Asbestos in sand - health advice for households | Ministry of Health NZ. #Kikorangi

Austerity isn't working, has never really worked in the long run. #nzpol

"Rodentia" #nzpol

NZ Human Rights Commission “This ban denies access to essential healthcare for many trans youth. It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people," - Prudence Walker, Commissioner spokesperson for Rainbow rights. #nzpol

"Are there sour grapes from your time with the National Party in the Muller days?" "I think that he lacks um uh deep knowledge of NZ and its people. I think he lacks intelligence. I don't think he is able to talk in a sophisticated manner about anything really and he is reduced to slogans" #nzpol

Beyond Metaphor. [ www.theguardian.com/environment/... ] #nzpol

"Starting today, we’re making it easier for everyone to verify if an image was generated with or edited by Google AI right in the Gemini app, using SynthID, our digital watermarking technology that embeds imperceptible signals into AI-generated content." #AI #LLM #Google

"Gmail have opted you into allowing them to read all your email and attachment to train generative AI models. Here is how to opt out." #AI #LLM #GMAIL #GOOGLE #ALPHABET #PRIVACY

"Gmail have opted you into allowing them to read all your email and attachment to train generative AI models. Here is how to opt out." #AI #LLM #GMAIL #GOOGLE #ALPHABET #PRIVACY

Let's be clear: this is not a 'scandalette'. This is a Minister of the Crown taking $27m allocated for one vote (housing) and spending it on another IN HIS OWN ELECTORATE. Amazing how Tory reporters can minimise this when it suits them. #nzpol

A room of Rage-baited Elephants. "Because in the end the bullshit is just right wing politicised wrestling kayfabe weaponized as cultist self indoctrinating shibboleth mantras of reality denying conspiracy theories to the deluded, deranged or just duplicitous." [ tinyurl.com/ShibbolethDDD ] #nzpol

There’s a moment in every party’s governing term when realisation slowly dawns that it has lost any agency it once had with those who put it in power. #nzpol

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

More relevant than ever. #DoctorWho #nzpol www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/11/d...

"If you stand by & do nothing, then worldwide democracy is doomed and with it * any chance of moderating human induced climate change is doomed ✅; * any chance of gender based equality is doomed ✅;" - August 2022 [ law.yale.edu/sites/defaul... ] #nzpol

Matt @greaterauckland.bsky.social drills down on Chris Bishop's speech about how expensive all the mega-roads his government keeps promising will be. If they ever get built. www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/20/m...

Tortious interference? #Apple #AI #LLM #OSHijack

"Yes taxing at going rates, but we should seize their assets to pay for rebates to their out of pocket customers, employees, contractors & suppliers.💸" - Billions ( see [ bsky.app/profile/nzhe... ] ) #nzpol