Luke
@aleofatime.com
Food, drink, conspiracies. Te Waipounamu, Aotearoa (but I tweet about Australia too). Co-founder of @shortjaw.co.nz
Making beef bourguignon today. Might make a cake too. We'll see... Won't we.
It's miserable outside, so I lit the fire and will tick two movies off my list today. Probably Casablanca and Streets of Rage. A classic pairing. The list as it stands:
The Southern Cross, the Pointers (alpha and beta Centauri) and Carina - From Ángel López-Sánchez - https://flic.kr/p/2jXHV3f
"Consultant and educator Mark Laurence drafted his own AI policy costed at $300 million over three years, which he hoped will be adopted by the next government." I'm going to draught one for $250m. Report on me please.
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 6d agoGovernment should make AI training mandatory for all ministers and CEO's, expert says
"I believe this is the beginning of a psyop to normalize pooping yourself and persevering through it"
Everyone wants to talk about Hyrox but noone cares about Hydrox, the cookie WITHOUT the Knights Templar cross. Something I can't say for the copycat, Masonic, Oreos.
Went to watch local rugby with my dad today. Found him and two mates parked up at halfway in his car. He was smoking a ciggie. I jumped in the back "What is this? The corporate box?" The old blokes loved it.
There's a tree near us that looks like a T Rex. When we drive past we go "ayyy dinosaur tree" and everyone has fun. Some people get mad enough about it to leave bad reviews on google:
Does it have nipples or, like... a spout?
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · last wk.Country Life: Would you drink milk from a vending machine?
Australian media is far too invested in the flight schedules of two NFL teams.
People emoji reacting to emails. That's annoying, ain't it. Let's stop that.
If we keep taking away post offices, how will we measure distances between towns? No is is talking about this.
The Press@thepress.co.nz · 2w agoChristchurch’s CBD will soon have no NZ Post shop, and city leaders and residents are not happy. Services are moving to a new Moorhouse Ave hub, while other Christchurch closures have raised concerns about accessibility, transparency and the impact on older residents. Here’s what a few told…
Me, at my sister's 10 minutes before giving myself a horrific burn: Boy these stainless pans are nice. I really should get one I can both sear, and roast, meat in.
100% this. The joy in getting some garbage and saying "how did you even make this? How long did you spend on this?" is lost. The answer is now just "ai".
Micah@rincewind.run · 2w agoone thing the ai era makes me miss is really shitty bespoke photoshops you used to get just the lowest effort garbage imaginable made by people who have opened the program three times in their entire life, but it had some charm to it and now they just generate the same bullshit as everyone else
What am I doing here in "Christchurch" (crowd boos) when I could be in Westport, the hottest place in the south island (gasps cheers).
MetService NZ@metservice.com · 2w ago🥵 Feeling warm? You're not alone 📈 Temperatures were quite warm for this time of year last night, with most of the country experiencing overnight lows in the low-to-mid teens. 🍃 Windy Wellington takes out the crown for warmest place in the country at 14.7°C, just edging out New Plymouth on 14.6°C
At what point are journalists going to ask people to define what this boom is? We're about three years in and they are still trying to convince us it can "write an email".
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 3w agoAustralia risks missing out on AI economic boom due to 'slow' business uptake, Treasury says
I met this cat today. I let him sniff my hand and he gave it a friendly nibble.
Getting lots of compliments on the @pepperraccoon.com Kawakawa leaf chain. Can recommend for a formal occasion.
My favourite part and I'm only one paragraph in.
Eleanor G@zaichishka.bsky.social · 3w ago"he claims his team would’ve gotten away with it if it hadn’t been for those pesky New Zealanders and their hopelessly démodé penchant for justice and not blowing people up" Rainbow Warrior review – spies bomb activists in truly gasp-inducing TV www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Left sunny Westport (the jewel of the south) for miserable Melbourne. You better have good snacks...
