You want to stop the waste of tax dollars in nz? Public service employees aren’t a waste. Benefits aren’t a waste. Public transport isn’t a waste. Sending more money to US tech companies? Now that’s a damn waste. #nzpol
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The internet has done Heated Rivalry a massive disservice painting it as mainly gay smut. It’s an incredibly well made and intricate examination of systemic homophobia in sports wrapped in a gorgeous love story. I thoroughly recommend it to everyone.
I’m begging YouTube video makers to lessen the difference between less and fewer
fry from futurama is shocked with his mouth open
Alt: fry from futurama says "I'm shocked, shocked! Well, not that shocked."
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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland@patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 5mo agoWell the hive-mind is not wrong. The people want climate adaptation, electrification, rail, and ferries, way before, massive road projects. And least of all- subsidised fossil fuel infrastructure.
I don’t want to order a pizza on a predatory app. I want to ask what my mates address is that he sent me three months ago. I want to ask which account I sent an email from. I want to make complex adjustments to calendar events with natural language. If you cant do that, leave me alone.
“We’re investing in more generation to keep power prices down, that’s why we need to increase power prices.” Do you see how unhinged you sound!?
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 5mo agoIs it fair that prices rise as power companies bank profits?
I got told our prices are rising about 15%!! Completely ridiculous
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 5mo agoIs it fair that prices rise as power companies bank profits?
Whoever is writing press releases for US tech companies needs to calm down
“I lost my daddy” - my 2yo from the other side of the toilet door
Are you telling me this Hatsune Miku that people won't stfu about is some kind of Ready Player One virtual avatar thing?!?!
So if I plan to travel to the country where I was born, my best option now is to renounce citizenship of that country. Is this a side-effect of a new system that was poorly designed, an intentional move to cull emigrants from the roster, or an attempt to raise more passport revenue from emigrants?
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 7mo ago'Sheer panic': Dual-citizenship Brits have to get UK passport to return
Me: are you going to eat more dinner? Toddler (yelling): NO! Toddler (whispering): yes
Yesterday's workforce data release from the Public Service Commission inspired me to get back into some data journalism. www.linkedin.com/posts/jemtra...
Public Service 'Correction': Cuts Mask Prison Staff Surge | Jem Traylen
Public Service 'Correction': are net workforce figures a strategic mirage? Yesterday's data release from Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission inspired me to get back into some data journalism. T...
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"AGI will be achieved only when we have demeaned and debased human intelligence to the degree that a machine might be able to emulate what's left." – Dr David West (www.linkedin.com/in/david-wes...)
My favourite excerpt from the BeingAI chair's speech for the shareholders meeting (full text: api.nzx.com/public/annou...)
Regardless of the context, parroting the demonstrably untrue statement that Kirk’s perspective was in the political centre is not great. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/charlie-k...
KiwiSaver boss faces backlash over Charlie Kirk LinkedIn post
'I wish your ideas had died with you,' he posted.
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If Otter AI spent half as many resources on fixing their damn transcript editing issues and fixing copy/paste in Firefox as it does on crappy LLM integrations, it would be a significantly better tool
“Clearly, there was a lot of gaming going on …” the Republican governor told NBC News. Stay unhinged, US politics. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
The investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing continues. Here’s what we know
The assassination continues to reverberate across the US as investigators work to learn more about Kirk's killing and the 22-year-old alleged to have done it.
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chat.publicai.co Swiss public LLM AI model --> Doesn't train on inputs --> Instructed to be neutral and humble --> Uses British English --> Will literally tell you anything you ask about its instructions and training --> Is owned and managed by researchers, not corporates
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Paraphrased: People prefer confident answers that are maybe correct to a fuller, more murky truth. Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend, Something Social Science Told Us Decades Ago
Juha Saarinen@juha.bsky.social · 11mo agoWhy OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow theconversation.com/why-openais-...
Tell you what tho, the 70,000 plus people who left for australia are definitely not going to concerts in NZ. Nor are all the people out of a job. Or the people barely making ends meet whose housing/food costs are taking up all their income. Or the people who are sick all the time.
Some people might say infrastructure architecture is boring. There would be more but most people have never heard of it because it is, in fact, very boring.
On behalf of Matt and Maria Raine, we are suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, for ChatGPT’s role in aiding their son Adam’s suicide. The complaint emphasizes the company’s rush to deploy and promote their product despite clear safety issues, with users ultimately suffering deadly consequences.
“(Universal RUCs) would increase the running costs of the lowest-emitting hybrids by 39 percent - while lowering by 6 percent the cost to run the most gas guzzling petrol cars, models that burn 10 litres or more of fuel per hundred kms.” It’s on purpose. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
$200 extra to drive a RAV4: Will RUC changes help or hurt the climate?
Universal road user charges will change the way drivers of our 3 million petrol vehicles contribute to the cost of roads.
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Privatisation. Sigh. "Private firms (will be) taking over the collection and administration of (road user) charges." Therefore, Fleur Fitzsimons said, "The only people who will see any benefit from this scheme are the corporates who take their cut to gather the tax."
The Spinoff@thespinoff.bsky.social · last yr.Cheaper petrol on its way under new system – but will drivers end up paying more?