Chris Herbert
@cpherbert.bsky.social
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If Kagi (with a handful of engineers) can extract useful search results from Google's databases, then Google - a thrice-convicted monopolist that's had its pick of *thousands* of the top computer scientists from the world's most prestigious universities for a generation - could also do so. 14/
Brick Lane was my neighbourhood for ~15yrs, made me who I am today. Sorry to hear this news & hope that A.I. bubble comes crashing down soon (it’s a WHEN not an IF) and thwarts this data centre. Remember: data centres require (projected) HUGE A.I. demand to be profitable…that demand is falling.
THE NERVE@thenerve.news · 4d agoHousing Minister Matthew Pennycook has approved the controversial data centre on behalf of Angela Rayner, overruling Tower Hamlets Council and local opposition. Brick Lane local residents react:
Nicola Willis and Mark Mitchell suggested this morning that firing Winston Peters would bring down the Government. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
Nicola Willis suggests firing Winston Peters would bring down Government
National’s deputy leader Nicola Willis says “no-one would thank us for breaking up the coalition” when asked why Winston Peters still in a job.
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The news story about Donald Trump being desperate for immunity for tax fraud & the news story about Donald Trump being kicked to the curb by Capital One for widespread money laundering are RELATED.
it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy
A thread on how heroes like Dr. Anthony Fauci make Trump and the Republicans look like criminals by comparison. That's why they tried to destroy his good name. That's the story.
22. Why do they hate Dr. Anthony Fauci? Because he's a good man. I think that's an inescapable conclusion.
When you look up “tone deaf” in the NZ dictionary of political economy, you were see this. I’m consistently amazed at the PM’s ability to open mouth & insert foot. What kind of media training has he had too much of…or not enough of. He was the the CEO of Air NZ, how can he speak so poorly so often?
Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 5d agoLovely work @andrewdickson13.bsky.social... andrewdicksonnz.substack.com/p/luxons-wea...
Are you saying the DOJ withdrew that pool vandalism indictment… upon reflection?
Was awesome to join Bloomberg to talk about the lie of AI - everyone's buying into the mag7 believing CapEx is going towards diverse AI demand, when all it's really doing is supporting the circular cloud revenues of two unprofitable, unsustainable AI labs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHcZ...
Zitron: "Everyone Has Been Sold a Lie" on AI
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
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Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name.
“.. We are not ready to suggest that the SpaceX IPO was the top of the market for big tech, but it seems like a strong signal now,” Gilbert said. @bloomberg.com $SPCX www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is the crucial point here, which I’m new to understanding since I’m new to NZ. I may have studied International Political Economy as an undergrad, but I didn’t learn this. Fascinating to see this point and then to better understand the dire repercussions of this flawed logic.
Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 2w agoThe flawed logic here is that cutting back on Govt spending will lead to a flurry of private investment to 'fill the gap'. This is incredibly stupid. NZ businesses have been in a kind of hibernation since 2023 (and thousands of packed up). [7/n]
Super useful thread on NZ inflation. Trends. Causes. Myths.
Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 2w agoNZ has - almost uniquely amongst our peers - tanked its economy and pushed 10,000s onto the dole (and offshore). We were told that this strategy would 'get interest rates down, tame inflation, and drive growth 🎉'. Yet, here we are, slumped and vying to be inflation champs. What went wrong? [🧵1/n]
Woman Who Doesn’t Use Facebook Completely Out Of Touch With Friends’ Prejudices https://theonion.com/woman-who-doesn-t-use-facebook-completely-out-of-touch-1819579007/
Lived on Park Avenue for a couple years in early 2000s and frequented these very same cafes.
NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2w agoA café in Rochester‘s deep blue Park Ave neighborhood might seem like a strange place to meet Trump supporters. But over the sad sounds of Christina Perri, you can hear whisper that DEI is the reason the cold-pressed turmeric juice is nine dollars a cup.
I don’t have the highest self-esteem in the world, but at least it’s not “attending the White House correspondents’ dinner” low. If you’re ever down on yourself, remember there are people out there who have shaped their entire lives around getting into that room on purpose. You’re doing fine.
“.. the Trump administration decided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list .. because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
He didn't think about the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. He didn't think about markets. He didn't think about the massive cost to Americans. He didn’t think about how it would hurt our Gulf allies. Because he doesn't think. He has so many cravings, so many impulses, and so few thoughts.
Being born and raised in Rochester, NY, this makes me uniquely proud of my hometown :)
John Sipher@johnsipher.bsky.social · 3w agoMy immunity served me all around the world. innerloopblog.com/2026/07/15/g...
Market theory goes like this: even the best of us can fall prey to selfishness and rationalization, so let's arrange society so people acting on their most selfish impulses end up producing benefit for all of us. That'll be easier and more reliable than convincing everyone to be more generous. 1/
I'm never going to get over the fact that the president of the United States paid a woman more than $5 million after a jury found him liable for raping her. And he's still president. And people still support him. Never. Get. Over. It.
Tonight Americans are going to hear that 1+1=256, that black is white, that a lie is the truth. How they respond to that claim will determine whether democracy and the rule of law will persist in the USA.
Ossoff: In my view, he's obsessed with Georgia because he can't get over the fact that it was black voters and black political power who were instrumental to his defeat in Georgia and in a number of crucial battleground states.
the real story behind this viral photo is even more heartbreaking than the one the public created.
The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.
America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.
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Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park films, Peaky Blinders and The Piano, dies aged 78
Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park films, Peaky Blinders and The Piano, dies aged 78
New Zealand actor built career as dashing romantic leads and charismatic villains across film and television * Sam Neill’s 20 best performances Sam Neill, the versatile New Zealand actor whose career spanned Oscar winners and blockbusters such as The Piano and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78. The actor’s death was announced on Monday in a statement shared on his Instagram account. No cause of death was given, but Neill had only recently revealed he was cancer-free after being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in 2022. Continue reading...
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Yes, if one can't speak well of those as they depart, one should stay silent. But hey, when I go it's fine for everyone to chat about where I've been assholic. Saying so now allows me this much: Dead at 71, Lindsey Graham betrayed principles and shed honor at a rate so as to be decades older.
