It actually breaks my heart to be the only person masked on a flight with several very elderly and disabled people on it. 💔 Looking after each other is leftist praxis pass it on.

My answer to this question is pretty simple: I'M THROWING A PARTY! CHAMPAGNE ON ME! AHH FINALLY I CAN UPDATE MY PHONE IN PEACE!

Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 15h ago

My answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.

Unemployment at its highest level for 11 years, did I see? And THAT INCLUDES THE COVID AND LOCKDOWN TIMES. Thanks to the Ardern government that protected jobs and businesses at the time.

Omg this song/music video is so funny 😂 GET THIS WOMAN HER HUSBAND youtu.be/rK5TyISxZ_M?...

RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by RAYE

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“Those who choose to not sit inside will be subject to an additional leg room fee.” chaser.com.au/business/jet...

if it weren't for the camcorder zooming VHS-ass image quality I'd be afraid of this being AI. quoted post hidden under this quoted post has more context but don't look until AFTER you've watched this, sound on if you've never seen this you're going to find yourself involuntarily doing this out loud

Shaq Says No, No, Don't Do It!

Alt: Shaq emphatically shaking head saying No, No, Don't Do It!

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CSketch@csketch.bsky.social · yesterday

Oh my god I think I found the video.

I'm a bear of little brain, but in my book taxpayers should not be picking up the bill for any MP to travel to and from party political events, like election fundraisers or party conferences. Either they do it at their own expense, or from party funds. End of line. #nzpol

kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 20h ago

Not for *government duties* for his role as leader of the National Party for a party *fundraiser* for the *election* Surely this is outside the bounds of what the Air Force should be used for?? Seems like an enormous breach of his access to public assets! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Unemployment hits 11-year high under Luxon's Government. 49,000 more New Zealanders are out of work than when this Government took office, according to figures released by Stats NZ this morning showing 171,000 people unemployed and actively looking for work.

I find this so funny because the last time I flew Jetstar, they were SO PICKY in the booking about carry on weight, etc. & paying extra for it. Then for both flights, the staff didn't weigh our carry on luggage AT ALL. They simply did not give a fuck.

Tony from Welly@tonywelly.bsky.social · yesterday

Wow, when is Jetstar going to charge for wearing clothes, breathing the air, using the toilet, smiling? www.stuff.co.nz/travel/36101...

The news of unemployment being at a high point is bumming me out. I thought maybe job adverts would pick up more, and they did just after June, but they've already slowed again. Just nothing going in my partner's area of expertise.

Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!

It should be illegal for shopify to have the "create a Shop account for me" selection AUTO-SELECTED at checkout, have it not look like a select box AT ALL, and then store your data (incl card details) as if you actively consented.

Uh oh, maybe I like it too much, I'm getting ideas about journaling and adding stickers/pictures to the journal and buying stamps just to use the pen more. I'd need to buy a new journal

Cynethryth@cynethryth.com · 3d ago

I bought like a beginner's fountain pen and ahhhhh it writes so smoothly 🥰 It's not my first fountain pen, but I wanted something without much fuss.

Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike #palestine #theguardian

Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike

Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyed

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When we watched Event Horizon, and Sam Neill exited the pod thing, I said out loud, "omg, it's so amazing to see a NORMAL MAN with a NORMAL TORSO and NORMAL ARMS." Then my demisexual ass felt bizarre emotions when he was...chatting to the captain at the end

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d ago

Guys will listen to male influencer bullshit about needing to have a six pack and manipulate everyone and meanwhile women will go “you know who is the sexiest fucking guy I’ve ever seen?” and post this

If the Post is going this hard...idk, feels like Luxon may finally be Luxoff ifyouknowwhatimsayin

Kev Lucky - Left of centre moderate.@lucky-lefty-nz.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Post pretty much ripped Luxon a new one This morning. full unpaywalled article on Reddit. www.reddit.com/r/nzpolitics...

Stop talking about Nigel Farage and start talking about how compere, performer and drag king Mojo Jones has a new act called C*nty Binface 🗑️💖

I choose to believe that the Universe™ has decided to manifest a physical representation of Luxon's flakey, changeable, and miserable spirit by sending the Beehive a mix of snowy and sleety precipitation that won't stick.

I think it just snowed a little bit in Welly

This is somewhat unrelated, but for people who don't understand why some people find it painful to read AI generated text: People who have critical reading skills already inherently critique spoken/written words like Luxon's as they absorb them. Whenever text is AI summarised, my eyes glaze...

The Spinoff@thespinoff.bsky.social · 2d ago

You should all be using Claude, Luxon told Rotorua businesspeople. So we did

Two days ago, on Orbital Leisure Lounge, @violetblue.bsky.social and I were talking about Winston Peters and today he made everything we mentioned come true for him, in just the stupidest way possible.

I bought like a beginner's fountain pen and ahhhhh it writes so smoothly 🥰 It's not my first fountain pen, but I wanted something without much fuss.

It’s cool that NZF candidates are essentially running CHCH shooter talking points but they are legitimized as “kingmakers” and not ruled out by everyone *before* the election. Nice country we live in.

NZ! I dropped a new t-shirt: LUDDITE. greentees.digitees.co.nz

I'm mad that ChatGPT has made too many people aware of the em dash. I love an em dash, but even people who are not using LLMs to write are completely misusing them these days. It's driving me crazy.

Yeah, it's annoying when people bitch about not being able to go out to dinner or drink at a bar because, like, I lost my job. I was on benefits. We had to cancel our wedding and lost a bunch of money. But oh no, you had to do your email job from home and be near your kids!

Ed Burmila@edburmila.bsky.social · 3d ago

Appropriate air quotes because the most infuriating part about Americans debating "lockdown" is that it simply never happened. Having to pick up your Applebees and eat it on the sectional does not count. There wasn't even a brief moment where "everything" was closed. That's not real.

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I think whoever is trying to relitigate Covid school closures should just still not be allowed to go out in public places with other people

I wonder if students today would be less likely to lean on AI for writing assignments if schools had made sure they could touch-type (at least 60wpm) before having them submit all their assignments online. 1/🧵

I’ll say it again: if your business model depends on stealing other people’s work, your business shouldn‘t exist.

Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 4d ago

New blog entry: On the non-use of AI in my writing process: www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...