Did you know that kārearea do, in fact, eat takahē? #birdoftheyear open.substack.com/pub/taracomi...
Tara
@taracomics.bsky.social
Author of This is Not a Pipe. Posts comics at taracomics.substack.com (they/them: tangata Tiriti) Archive of live drawings (2017-2024) available at the National Library: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/55900477
The incomparable Caoimhe McKeogh is Guest Fiction for our August issue! 🔥 We're counting down the days to publication of her latest story, 'Dry'.
We're so happy to welcome back Tara Black, whose brilliant comic 'Vintage Tara,' featuring wine, non-binary cheese, and rats will brighten up the August issue!
In need of no introduction, it's Rebecca Hawkes!! Get excited for her Guest Poetry in the August issue of takahē 🖤
The full comments the PM made at the Rotorua event, which the PM's office say Labour are mischaracterising as a "patronising lecture". www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
There's a reason Elon Musk rarely does interviews with real news outlets.
Elon Musk Melts Down Over Perfectly Normal Questions in Wild New Interview
"Maybe some people do loathe me. And that's probably true. I don't care," said Musk.
gizmodo.com
Someone told me that takahē don't like tussock that much. More takahē for Bird of the Year open.substack.com/pub/taracomi...
What is strategy, anyway? My unofficial campaign for the takahē to win Bird of the Year continues. open.substack.com/pub/taracomi...
Glad to see my Ai statement in use in various places & all the thought behind this from @magistracohen.bsky.social
Magistra Cohen (she/her)@magistracohen.bsky.social · last mo.Here's what I currently use to set expectations regarding AI in my courses. Image 1 from @nsousanis.bsky.social Image 2 from my syllabus. Links in alt-text Image 3 from @metalclassicist.bsky.social It's not syllabus-writing time for me yet, but this morning's bsky adventures got me thinking.
Starting a new series on my substack. taracomics.substack.com/p/go-takahe-...
Do your part, make a choice, turn yours off, send a signal. #AI #climate #nzpol
Google’s exponential path to climate-wrecking digital bloat
Google’s latest report reveals a completely unprecedented rise in energy consumption – more than any of us expected. Generative AI is a climate carbon bomb.
ketanjoshi.co
David Mohring@nzheretic.bsky.social · 3mo agoSign in to your Gmail account Click the settings icon Click See all settings Under the General tab: Scroll down to Google Workspace smart features section Click Manage Workspace smart feature settings Click the two toggles to off for: Smart features in Google Workspace & other Google products
Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand's submission in opposition to the Definition of Woman and Man Bill. #NZPOL
Definition of Woman and Man Bill - GFANZ Recommends Binning It - Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand
Our view has the benefit of being built on a strong foundation of research beyond basic biology. In suggesting that the bill is basic biology, they are taking the position of a student in their early ...
genomics.nz
Without reading any others, I can guarantee that this is the only Opportunity explainer that includes the phrase "Hegelian dialectic" and that you should read it for that reason alone
Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer@tworuru.com · last mo.At last, the definitive guide (for lefties): Should You Vote For The Opportunity Party? www.emilywrites.co.nz/should-you-v...
The Ministry of Social Development’s Letters of Understanding about housing homeless people. My #cartoon today #NZpol #Homeless #EmergencyHousing
Pip's book Audition got nominated for the Le Guin Prize. Super cool.
Pip Adam: Audition
Drawings from a book talk
open.substack.com
Minister of Energy Simeon Brown speaking at the National Party conference on the weekend about their coalition partners. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #NZelection26
My rerun of these is almost done.
The Love Lives of Ghosts
Does death make things easier?
open.substack.com
Can we talk about how awesome this is? For some reason I never saw it when it came out.
thesapling.co.nz
I can't toss it. It is hybrid Marvel-Sktchd merch! It is an art. I have now pinned it to my cork board in pride of place (next to a coupon for a local pizza restaurant).
David Harper@davidharper.bsky.social · 2mo agoHahaha I’m sorry! You do not have to keep it. All the cards were randomly inserted into each book as a little bonus. It’s something I’ve done with all seven books as a little addition, but toss it if you are not a Dazzler fan!
Thanks @davidharper.bsky.social ... I think. WTF am I meant to do with a Dazzler trading card? @leaflemming.bsky.social says I have to keep her butt.
Oh hell yeah @amnesty.org comes out swinging: "Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems... are fundamentally incompatible with IHRL. As such, Amnesty International is calling for a prohibition of such systems." www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI - Amnesty International
This briefing examines how standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, are in conflict with international human rights law (IHRL) and standards through their design, development ...
amnesty.org
