Thanks NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB, FPU, TPU, Family First, and Hobsons Pledge for more free advertising. #nzpol teatatinotoa.substack.com/p/how-long-d...

I’ve posted it before, but it feels evergreen The two hardest problems in Computer Science are 1. Human communication 2. Getting people in tech to believe that human communication is important

hey y'all, just gonna point out you don't have to use the bluesky app to use it on your phone. I've never downloaded the app, I just have a browser tab open to bsky.app and get to it that way. So even if they make app stores remove it, that only kills bluesky if y'all don't get back to the web.

That no thoughts head empty feeling after you complete a major writing assignment 😌

I'm definitely in education, and I do have a (shitty gig economy) job as well as volunteer roles... But I still *feel* on some level like a NEET, if that makes sense. [1/2]

Report: Every Place On Earth Has Wrong Amount Of Water https://theonion.com/report-every-place-on-earth-has-wrong-amount-of-water-1851544516/

Blacksky is so fuckin revolutionary, yall They stand on many many books and reports opining on what safety on the internet should be. But they built it.

Having ADHD and asthma means I'm forever rediscovering that I do in fact need to remember my meds in order to breathe properly.

Sleeby

You acting humorless and miserable does not actually make the authoritarians go away

Been noticing that the uni bike-racks are much more full than usual lately. Cool to see.

The next Breakfast PM slot should start “Previously the prime minister Christopher Luxon would have been joining us. But he’s a coward. Joining us instead is Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. Kia ora Marama.”

Even if it were possible... There's a name for what those smug pundits are suggesting. It's called subsistence farming, and it's miserable.

And THAT'S the thing that hurts the most. We know people are struggling but we'd rather be smug know it alls about how people can hide their poverty, rather than helping them out of it Gardening isn't our saviour, because if it was - why would ppl still be in poverty, still struggling, still hungry

If you let them ban porn, they will call you pornographic when they ban you.

Being trans rules, actually.

Or we could end societal transphobia, Brianna

Happy 80th to John Waters and his poppers birthday cake

Sign the petition: Electrify Everything action.greens.org.nz/electrify_ev... #NZGreens

This rant is GLORIOUS

The assumption that just because we produce and export a lot of food, our food supply chain must be well-equipped for self-sufficiency *seems* pretty sensible, but our fertiliser and diesel imports tell a different story.

I guess it's now that time of year, so: If you're going to go mushroom hunting, begging you to please please at least learn what deathcaps look like so that you can avoid them. Don't ever eat a mushroom you don't have a positive ID on. Get a second opinion if you can.

No amount of AI literacy can protect us because the problem isn’t knowledge, or how to use the system, it’s that the system exists in a culture that has been radically structured around white supremacy and patriarchy and your precious autocomplete incorporates it into its operations.

Can't recommend this book enough https://bookwyrm.social/user/witch-hazel/comment/10861402#anchor-10861402

I see Shane Jones appears on far-right network that regularly platforms, & promotes Christchurch terrorist's violent extremist ideology (rebranded as 'remigration'), & amplifies the same anti-Indian racism, & xenophobia through his "butter chicken tsunami" framing. Dangerous, & disgusting. #nzpol

What does ethical remembering require of us in the context of Anzac Day? Here are 10 aspects of WW1 that we should remember. If you would like to read or listen to the full text of this article please visit: peaceactionwellington.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/w...

Sir Geoffrey Palmer explaining what he thinks is the Waitangi Tribunal's biggest contribution over the last 50 years

There is no queer liberation without decolonisation All that is is expanding the boys' club

Does the Huntly Museum sell PLUSHIE TUNA! Yes. Did I buy two? ALSO YES

nz voters are starving for big impactful ideas like this

Nanana naaa nana naa naa... ⚡ #weather

The Green Party says a national electrification plan is needed to build NZ’s energy security as, unlike oil shipments, wind and solar can’t be held up in the Strait of Hormuz.

Happy Pride, Kirikiriroa. 🌈❤️

The youngest #kakapo alive: Awarua-A3, 17 days old today. Despite appearances, she’s doing well. She won’t be leaving the nest until mid-June. It’s a long breeding season! #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds.

This schism may finally be revealing why its called the "Orange" Catholic Bible

I'm a guest here, so it's not my place to comment my opinion on governance decisions, but it's very cool to see the data and process in action.

Assembly results below. Called it People's Assembly to further a political ideology of mine In practice it's 4 mass sentiment analysis + machine learning to cluster opinions. It's so no matter how many millions of users I get I can derive community sentiment Industry calls this "sensemaking" now

“It’s unhelpful to think of Indigenous people as idealised, perfect creatures. To do so is to separate us from the flaws, and thus the humanity, that we share with all human beings.” — Nīkau Wi Neera.

It’s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP’s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

It's depressing the frequency with which otherwise very cool tech ends up being locked down proprietary garbage when it comes to cypherpunk-adjacent communities. The hyperindividualism is a disease, and your security-through-obscurity is snake oil at best.

I don't recall any previous transformative technologies that had to be sold to the public so hard. No one in 1999 was going, "Guys. Cell phone? It's coming, whether we like it or not. I think it's important, FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, to learn about cell phone. So that we're not left behind!!"

Love those cute little NZ Post buggies, whenever I see one my day is immediately made better.

Well that’s totally fucking unacceptable, and yes, hella racist.

LLM-generated code feels deeply in conflict with the spirit of open source to me.

Ok guys the servers are down so we’re going to have quiet time and watch Speed 2: cruise control on vhs

Went to a beautiful rainbow and takatāpui mental health and addictions strategy hui today organised by Houhou Te Rongo Kahukura (I had but a small part in helping initiate). [1/2]

Happy 17th April, aka Bat Appreciation Day! 🦇💞 The two types of bat native to Aotearoa (short-tailed bats, threatened-nationally vulnerable, and long-tailed bats, which are threatened-nationally critical) are the ONLY native land mammals to this fantastic and unique country. 🦇

Bluesky down but blacksky working fine 😌

Yutyrannus