Steve
@stevev.bsky.social
Raised by wolves. Exvan. Vegan. Cyclist. Education, politics, environment. Aotearoa. Guitar and vocals. 🇳🇿
We are perfectly happy with mediocrity. In fact, we celebrate it. Doing something amazing in an absence of resources is part of our culture.
The Productivity Gap is a National Fantasy
The number 8 wire legend and the productivity lament are two sides of the same coin. Why New Zealand’s economic architecture is built on lack.
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For those interested in education: this report from highly regarded Common Sense Media gives Google Search an "unacceptable risk" score for the classroom. institute.commonsensemedia.org/risk-assessm...
Google Search: AI Overview & AI Mode | AI Institute
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Professors assumed that their peer's work was AI and overlooked the actual AI. The conclusion: develop better assessments. www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-s...
The part that was supposed to be safe
AI just outperformed law professors at the hardest part of the job The bar exam results stopped surprising people a while ago. What happened this week is different.
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At what point does information become propaganda? And if you were a listener, would you have wanted to know about the deep connection to the Minister’s office?
School Shorts, Stanford's Office, and the Necessity of Parent Persuasion
How the lines between policy communication and podcast content were blurred
bevanholloway.substack.com
So the govt is literally increasing the funding of the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.
“Witi Ihimaera Smiler’s new book, Te Kaikaukau / The Swimmer, is both a memoir and an account of the year he spent in the world of te reo, as the oldest ākonga or student (aged 80) in a total immersion reo course at Te Wānanga Takiura.” #kikorangi e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
Witi Ihimaera Smiler: 'Call me Ishmael' | E-Tangata
“My fellow students thought I was that person, the Ihimaera, when I was really this person, Witi Smiler. Witi Ihimaera was really a construct, somebody I had created to do the mahi he does.” — Witi Ih...
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“Race may make no biological sense, but this does not reduce the power and reach of the idea that it does.” — Richard Shaw, from his new book of essays “The Good Settler”.
Race is a junk word | E-Tangata
“Race may make no biological sense, but this does not reduce the power and reach of the idea that it does.” — Richard Shaw, from his new book of essays "The Good Settler".
e-tangata.co.nz
I'm still covering signups for people who can't afford it! DM me!
Kate Pearce@secvalve.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe deadline to join by if you intend to vote in the 2026 InternetNZ board election this year will likely be 10th May. That means Sat/Sun May 9/10 - TODAY/TOMORROW. Last minute membership pushes underway, don’t leave it too late!
The deadline to join by if you intend to vote in the 2026 InternetNZ board election this year will likely be 10th May. That means Sat/Sun May 9/10 - TODAY/TOMORROW. Last minute membership pushes underway, don’t leave it too late!
Basically, this is an apocalyptic "The Anthropocene Reviewed" for our tamariki. Rating ākonga on a 5 star scale. @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #kikirangi #education
…and this was the very first time I saw @pjvogt.bsky.social in a video. I’ve listened to PJ for about 15 years. Always in a podcast.
BBC Global on Instagram: "What even is a podcast anymore? Ten years ago, the word "podcast" had a pretty clear meaning: 30 to 60 minutes of audio for download. @Katty.b.Kay asks Search Engine host PJ ...
156 likes, 9 comments - bbcglobal on February 2, 2026: "What even is a podcast anymore? Ten years ago, the word "podcast" had a pretty clear meaning: 30 to 60 minutes of audio for download. @Katty.b.K...
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Today is definitely muggy! Tomorrow will be tueggy Followed by weggy, thurggy and fruggy
“Seems like some millennial bs…” will go down as one of my favourite things that my offspring have ever uttered. 😍
I pretty annoyed about the Manage My Health hack. The people saying that boomers can't cope with MFA are simply misunderstanding the problem. Vital online services need to be very secure. More secure than KFC.
Sister Alice Sinnott was probably the very first person to help me question my fundamentalist childhood and read the bible critically. I was in her Stage I Old Testament paper in 1992. She passed away last week and I think she was pretty spesh.
Alice SINNOTT Obituary (2026) - The New Zealand Herald
View Alice Mary SINNOTT Sr.'s obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
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Manage my health has made it as stupid as possible to find out if my data has been stolen. 1. You can’t check it in the app. The app doesn’t work at the moment so you have to use the browser. 2. It’s as slow AF 3. I have to change my password. (See 2). 1/n
Steve@stevev.bsky.social · 7mo agoUmmmmm…
One of my favourite new years so far. Pro fireworks on a barge in while we sat on the beach at midnight with little sprinkles of rain. Bare feet in sand and wet grass. 😊
Say what you like about ikea, but a vegan hot dog for $1.50 is outstanding. The bun was nicely warmed. The sausage was nice enough.
Today was my last day of teaching for 2025. Just prize giving tomorrow and then six weeks of bike rides and sleep ins. ☺️
I played the sync clock game with a couple of audio interfaces and an ADAT optical cable this afternoon. Gees I hate digital. 😭
I suggest the following question: "Is it true that you only say that an outlet is 'fake news' when the report asks a question about the Epstein Files? And if not, why not?" Journalists need to coordinate their questioning and trap him.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo agoQ: Massie says he's concerned the Epstein probe you're calling for could be a smokescreen. Is that the case? TRUMP: I don't want to talk about it b/c fake news like you - you're a terrible reporter - they just keep bringing that up to deflect from the tremendous success of the Trump administration
