Colin Powell warned Bush: “You break it, you bought it.” That’s the real rule of AI. Deploy it in your workflows, and you inherit every hallucination, bias, and failure. The vendors can walk away. You can’t.

Important news. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

Very exciting to see big vehicles going electric. I hope it's got top Direct Vision Standard rating too so the drivers of it are less likely to maim and kill other people.

Today I learned about pentacycles, invented in 1882. The OG cargo bikes?

Roadworks will tear us apart, again

This pair=Liz Truss economy, slo-mo

Luxon himself handed me the Prime Minister's science prize last year. Let me say this in plain English: he's an idiot for running a govt who budgeted more for AI than for the Marsden fund. any journo reading this can quote me on it #nzpol

Gotta love local elections!

House contents insurance renewal up 14% this year. Kidding, right? No chance they're getting an automatic rollover.

I have a neighbour who was born in 1925 and is 100 years old. He’s really worried about what’s happening here now. He remembers Mosley and his blackshirts marching up the street at the end of his road on their way to a rally. He also recalls they were cowards when the fists started to fly

Another street devastated after being closed to cars.

"0.3 per cent of the world’s land area – yes, just the land – would be needed to meet the current energy demand from solar alone, which is LESS THAN THE CURRENT LAND FOOTPRINT OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE."

They've become part of the installation.

The inside track on the creation of the ever-so-pretty (and substantially more useful) new Northern network map. Fascinating stuff. Designers are so clever.

🇩🇪 Germany’s new law lets renters install plug-in “balcony power plants” without complex permits. Over 500,000 kits are already in use, covering up to 25% of a home’s energy needs. I would love 25% off my energy bill—how about you? www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Can’t recall the last time I stepped outside & it was less than 30°C, so tonight’s short walk at 26°C was quite refreshing (it’ll get hot again soon enough). Some unedited neighborhood backstreet angles. #photography #streetphotography #itabashi #tokyo #japan #scape #ArtYear @bskyphotos.bsky.social

Good morning from #Tokyo! Activity-packed Saturday ahead with kickboxing in the morning, and drumming practice in the afternoon. Here are a few B-sides from last night’s neighborhood walk. #photography #streetphotography #itabashi #japan #scape #ArtYear #EastCoastKin @bskyphotos.bsky.social

Ladies and gentlemen, New Zealand

Dom Whiting's grandad, playing Elgar & Bach rather than Drum & Bass.

I found the Brain Drain

Amazing sky in the neighborhood tonight, upon returning from the office. Some unedited iPhone shots. #Itabashi #Tokyo #Japan #UrbanGaze #photography #streetphotography #ArtYear #EastCoastKin @bskyphotos.bsky.social

My Listener column about talking to Auckland business owners. It's not just a slump, it's a consequence of the government wiping out existing systems without having a clear idea of how to replace them. www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...

"The public needs to be able to trust one of the country’s most powerful economic institutions. Both RBNZ Board & Willis engaged in what looks like a cover-up of the circumstances surrounding Adrian Orr’s resignation as Governor in March... Willis watched the public be misled for 6 months" #nzpol

The Government just administered an inflation shock. Now, the RBNZ has highlighted the scale of hikes in fees & charges and council rates rises in the latest bout of inflation. Voters have noticed too, and now see Labour as a better manager of inflation. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/the-govern...

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

When the thing built to carry needs to be carried. #cargobike

I love this cargo bike. Handles it all, doesn't even break sweat. Rock steady, easy ride for 8kms. And yes, the correct number of bikes is n+1 #Pahikara #bike #carryshitolympics

STARTER PACK: ICYMI, this is one of my favourite and most important Starter Packs, I co-curated with celebrated climate scientist and exceptional science communicator @katharinehayhoe.com. People and organizations that specifically overlap smart/better cities and climate action. Please share widely!

Only three months in, Reform UK's Joseph Boam has been sacked from his roles as deputy leader of Leicestershire County Council and cabinet member for adult social care. Both literally* and metaphorically, that lot couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery. www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-n...

Good morning. Warm and sunny here in Tokyo with a high of 34C expected. Pretty much entirely at my desk today. Finishing off a couple of projects and scheduling the next few. Whatever you're up to, have as great a day as you can! Photo details in the ALT. Much luv&peace ❤️🙏

Today, class, we will once again discuss "revealed preferences"

This piece is getting a bit of a second wind, so I'll share it again. Japan is not an otherworldly magical wonderland; it's just a place where the barriers to small business are very, very low. That feels "magical" because we don't allow it here. thedeletedscenes.substack.com/p/backyard-c...

Plein air sketches from hereabouts (nearly 10 years old 😮). Should really get out and do more

What dastardly schemes will this evil council conjure up next in its mission to.... checks notes... stop people getting killed by bad drivers

Dollars: $671 million Boats: none Draw your own conclusions www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Whole damn thread nails it. We should be talking very clearly about what a debacle this is, and how it will almost certainly cost us more than the $671m in money.

Enigmatic and often misunderstood creature. The BMW, seen here in a submissive pose, displaying its soft delicate underbelly, indicating that it is no longer a threat to other road users.

PSA: new local bike shop, Westies. @biketeatatu.bsky.social #pahikara

What happened to the FMA Kiwisaver Tracker? Another victim of government 'cost saving'?

Again, Not what I was looking for but I’m glad I found it. $5-10 bucks but the MOQ is 500. I’m in for a few but I’ll need some fellow 🚲 folks to commit to the rest.

Fabulous. Motion to have one installed in Devonport - what say you @davidslack.bsky.social?

...and they did it all on singlespeed Malvern Star bikes, the legends.

T h e V i s i t o r #pixelart

16% of the UK population was born overseas (21/22 census) 12% of UK prisoners were born overseas Therefore people born overseas are less likely to be in jail than people born in the UK. That should be the headline.

Straya

Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.

Alleyway in Kanda, Tokyo, shot a few years ago. A favourite spot of mine for many years now. The light this day was just something special.