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Socialist, music/art/culture, intellectual property/creative commons/etc, software development. #norobots 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.nzoss.nz/@chopsstephens, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 @lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026
They do the same thing in the UK, and they've always done this because they see the Left Wing as a threat to their way of life, which is them predating on the rest of us for profit. See the #Spycops hashtag for details on the British version of this […]
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Raglan Niall :lk: :tinoflag: @niall.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026
No mention of climate change in new curriculum until Year 11 *NO MENTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE* What the ducking duck?! www.rnz.co.nz/news/education/999624… #ClimateCrisis #Education #Negligence
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No mention of climate change in new curriculum until Year 11
Children will learn about money management and the origins of Moriori but not about climate change in their first 10 years at school thanks to newly-published curriculums.
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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026
Tech Goliaths are scrambling to build as much AI computing capacity as they possibly can, come hell or low water. One of the dominant players in the space, Amazon Web Services, has its heart set on an AI data center so enormous that it could easily become 💥the largest source of carbon dioxide […]
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Dave Moskovitz (((❤️))) @davemosk.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026
Free Speech Union board member Ani O’Brien loses name suppression against Martyn Bradbury. The irony is killing me. Another case of free speech for me, but not for thee. FFS […]
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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026
We don't eat our own dog food because frankly it tastes like shit finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/art…
Google DeepMind's AGI Safety and Alignment Team, which seeks to mitigate the risks of advanced AI, is encouraging job candidates for its open roles to fill out a special form alongside their application to eliminate the risk it may be automatically screened out by the company's internal AI systems, according to a document viewed by Bloomberg, which contained the disclaimer "PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS DOC WIDELY."
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locus @locuslebe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
💥🤮Listening to Qiulae Wong on TVNZ this morning. She confirmed that TOP will sit round the table with NZF and would support him as a Minister in any coalition they are in. Please, please.... if you are a Labour or Green voter who is considering voting for TOP, this would be a real possibility
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Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿 @lightweight.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026
RE: mastox.eu/@ZackPolanski/11707971810… Yup. This. And equally true in Aotearoa NZ.
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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026
Not to brag, but I was spewing out hilariously incorrect information before huge tech companies decided to create AI chatbots and ruin the internet.
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Isaac Freeman @isaacfreeman.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2024
A classic dodge from centrist politicians is to pretend that all issues they don't want to deal with are about feelings rather than action. They understand and respect your strong and legitimate feelings about genocide. Climate change is truly the great moral challenge of our time. Who can fail […]
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Jon Sullivan @joncounts.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026
Jack Tame has a fantastic interview with Professor Marco te Brömmelstroet from the University of Amsterdam on how to make city streets better and do much more for societies than move people aroudn in private cars. The biggest threat to children's lives in westen societies is car traffic. There […]
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locus @locuslebe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#nzpol With the pigheaded commitment to push on with an LNG terminal, now is a good time to reread this excellent article by Jonathan Milne. Closing down Methanex would ensure enough gas for 20 years, enable timely transition to solar & wind (also creating new jobs) & would save taxpayers millions
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Too broke to pay tax? Methanex pays $70m dividend to Canadian owner
The Govt has paid hundreds of millions in subsidies to the Taranaki-based methanol producer; now there are calls to speed its exit from NZ. Jonathan Milne reports.
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Sam Stephens @chopsstephens.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026
The wife is wanting to continue watching a show she started watching recently on Netflix, and the only thing on her continue watching is something she finished two weeks ago. I genuinely find it depressing how quickly the LLM era has inflicted itself on organisations that used to do a decent job […]
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Phil Stevens :tinoflag: @phil-stevens.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
RE: mastodon.nz/@Bavman/117065062404560… This is the cor problem with our political discourse around the economy: Everyone thinks the govt finances are like a household account, and that fundamental error leads to catastrophic policy decisions. Govt surplus is paid for with private […]
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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026
Oh Wikimedia Foundation sent me one of those emails to remind me to donate like I did in the past. What a perfect occasion to tell them they won't see a cent until they recognize their workers' union.
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Dave Moskovitz (((❤️))) @davemosk.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026
Calls for tighter rules as ‘misleading’ ads stack up newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/07/calls-for… As misleading political ads and 'chart crimes' pile up, experts and politicians want stronger rules to protect voters from deceptive campaign tactics.
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Political parties are allowed to mislead voters more than companies can mislead customers, and not every political leader thinks that should change. After two political ads were raised as potentially misleading, one misinformation expert says tighter controls are needed to prevent a slide into American-style attack ad politics. * * * ## Subscribe to continue reading Already have an account? Sign In. * Unlimited access Newsroom Pro articles * Bonus subscription for a friend or family member * Exclusive subscriber-only emails * Access to post and read comments on articles * A daily morning email of news and insights curated by Newsroom Pro editorial team Start 14-day free trial now Corporate subscriptions also available
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[object Object] @zzt.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026
“apple’s UX might be fucking terrible and they keep pushing LLM and generative AI features nobody wanted and now their OSes have ads in them but at least they’re still the best for privacy and security” apple’s private email feature leaks your real email apple’s VPN (private relay) leaks your […]
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2 Spoopy 4 You @jcrabapple.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026
🔌 Slate Auto's electric truck ships with no modem at all, and that's the privacy story. The startup's $24,950 EV pickup has no built-in cellular connection, so the company physically can't track your location, remote-access the car, or pull data from it. A phone app handles settings and […]
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Bastian Greshake Tzovaras @gedankenstuecke.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026
The thing that really gets me with the Wikimedia Foundation's response to their staff wanting a union: Imagine you're charged with running the world's biggest free knowledge resource, which is only possible because of an army of nerds who love nothing more than fact-checking. And then decide to […]
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Rairii :win3_progman: :win3: @rairii.labyrinth.zone.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026
i didn’t think it was physically possible, but there’s finally something worse than `curl | sh`
Install with an AI agent (recommended)

The fastest way to get ghidrasql running end-to-end is to point an AI coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Aider, etc.) at the bundled installer prompt:

(link to install-prompt.md)
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It's not new. The BBC favoured the right and extreme right from the very beginning. But the rightwing media has managed to persuade us that it's a left-liberal institution, and has used this myth to push it ever further rightwards. This book should be widely read. www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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The BBC
The BBC is one of the most important institutions in Britain; it is also one of the most misunderstood. Despite its claim to be independent and impartial, and the constant accusations of a liberal bia...
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Phil @paw.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026
There is SO much wrong with this policy but Henry's naked disdain and arrogant malice comes through with this comment: "there are a lot of little shits in classrooms". Ask yourselves why. Why are there difficult, angry and traumatised kids in school? And what can be done to support them?
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Phil @paw.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026
Right after this government was required to apologise for egregious abuse in state care. They've learned nothing. We deserve so much better than Winston, Cooked Pasta for a Spine Luxon, Act and all these unqualified, contempt-fueled elites who pine for a long bygone era.
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Phil @paw.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026
The "get back to school! Attendance is non-negotiable" party wants to beat you when you're there. School is a safe, constant routine for some kids who are already dealing with a lot. This policy takes that away, is against the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child, and opens the door to abuse.
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Phil @paw.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026
ACT candidate Paul Henry unveils plan to let teachers use 'reasonable force' on students. It's been only a few days since I wrote a thread about NZ's education system www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/860702…
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ACT candidate Paul Henry unveils plan to let teachers use 'reasonable force' on students
ACT wants to give teachers the legal power to remove "seriously or persistently disruptive" students from a classroom.
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Robin Forlonge Patterson @rfpatterson.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026
From Darien Fenton on #Facebook (with hashtags added here): 'What Andrea #Vance said in The Post today: 'Andrea Vance: If a foreign diplomat can stand up to Peters, why can’t #Luxon? 'OPINION: ... 'Only weeks ago, #NZFirst proposed stripping around half a million permanent residents of voting […]
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Jane Doe @janef0421.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026
Okay New Zealand politicians, I read you loud and clear. Biological reproduction is socially valuable, as are the people who can do it. People who can’t, aren’t. Since you all clearly don’t want me here, I’ll just leave. Enjoy your improved Volk. #NZPol
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026
Endometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests for the NHS in England and Wales: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed to confirm a disease […]
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Lately I have been rather distracted from my single-minded quest to hate every single thing Luxon does and says but this summary by Andrew Dickson @openpolicy.bsky.social is so good Also: god I hate him. I hate him so much
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Luxon's Wearing Daddy's Pants
The Prime Minister goes to Rotorua, tells drowning businesses to swim harder, and confesses
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Glyph @glyph.im · 31/07/2026
RE: aus.social/@perkinsy/11700631437110… “IN THE REAL WORLD, INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IS RARELY THE STRONGEST PREDICTOR OF GROUP OUTCOMES. IN FACT, THE STRONGEST PREDICTORS OF DEVELOPERS' SELF-REPORTED PRODUCTIVITY TEND TO BE SOCIAL” (emphasis mine)
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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026
OpenAI: we put our evilest AI in a sandbox that did in fact have an internet connection but mediated through a proxy that was only supposed to allow downloading python junk. It circumvented the proxy and we failed to notice for FIVE DAYS that it was going on an interstate crime spree with the […]
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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A dark day for human rights.
four frame comic. first frame shows the logo of amnesty international. second frame shows jk rowling, smiling in the dark. third frame shows an empty classroom, with a pride poster almost falling from the wall. fourth frame shows a trans flag flying in the wind. text above all the images reads : 
on july 8th, amnesty Inter-
national uk published a report
titled “A Growing Threat: The
Anti-Rights Movement in the UK.”
it listed 117 orgs, including anti-
trans and anti-queer ones
backed by jk rowling.
the backlash was immediate
and brutal : rowling pledged
to cover the fees of anyone
who wished to sue amnesty.
the report was taken down
within 48 hours.
this morning (july 31st), amnesty
fully capitulated and released
an apology to anti-trans orgs,
which, it said, should not have
been "collectively labelled as
anti-rights". rowling
celebrated.
an organisation that
bravely faced fascist regimes
and reported human rights
violations for 65 years has caved
to rowling's power and bigotry.
it's a dark day for human rights.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 31/07/2026
The reason I am particularly incensed by this is because Google's biggest "avoided emissions" claim (and they're all flimsy, but this is the worst) is from Google Earth specifically, where Google take 100% of the emissions reductions credit for any wind/solar project ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
Google’s total claim for emissions reductions “enabled” by their products is a whopping 41 million megatonnes of CO2-e, more than the company’s entire footprint by a good margin. Most of this comes from the extremely absurd claim that Google Earth (!) enables the siting of clean energy projects – and so Google claims credit for the entire emissions reductions of all those projects for the full year of 2025:



I mean. Come on. There are so many satellite imagery programs out there. They could do the same thing for Google Docs or Gmail and get similarly huge numbers. This is such weak logic, and it’s the bulk of this headline number.Google’s total claim for emissions reductions “enabled” by their products is a whopping 41 million megatonnes of CO2-e, more than the company’s entire footprint by a good margin. Most of this comes from the extremely absurd claim that Google Earth (!) enables the siting of clean energy projects – and so Google claims credit for the entire emissions reductions of all those projects for the full year of 2025:
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Pete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫ @petealexharris.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026
Of all the big LLM companies, the most ethical one in terms of ripping off copyrighted works is GrokAI, which is only trained on Mein Kampf and Lolita.
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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026
my husband started going on a rant about how people misunderstand what the International Criminal Court does and doesn't do; he said something like "for example, if I went and did a terrorism here in the Netherlands, I wouldn't end up in the Hague, I'd end up in..." and he realized his mistake […]
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026
Cowboy Space (I hate their name so much) published their consolidated response a week ago but we just noticed it. We either have 3 days or 8 days to respond now. So... I guess I have to read this shit. Swearing a lot here will get me through it. A reminder: this is the 4th company that wants to […]
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Future Sprog @futuresprog.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026
Chatting to the postie. He says he's delivering a lot of passports recently for people who are moving overseas. Remember, you can still vote the NAct coalition out from overseas. vote.nz/voting/how-to-vote/vote-fro… #NZpol
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MrAlanCooper @mralancooper.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026
Means testing is slower, more expensive, more demeaning, and less effective than just giving stuff to everybody who asks for it.
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Phil Stevens :tinoflag: @phil-stevens.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026
RE: mastodon.nz/@nickofnz/1170090555799… It's a capital crime and the natural consequences for the corporations responsible should be extinction. Bring back the corporate death penalty.
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026
Well, there's a public website here where you can register to attend Reflect Orbital's ribbon cutting ceremony: luma.com/h6fva5ve It's in like an hour. Is there anybody in LA interested in politely expressing their opinions about orbital mirrors to the people building them?
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Reflect Orbital Ribbon Cutting · Luma
Join us at our new Hawthorne facility for drinks, light bites, and a chance to meet the team, tour the space, and get a closer look at what we have been…
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Sam Stephens @chopsstephens.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026
#nowplaying Han Bennink and Wilbert de Joode I love this so much, they have so much musicianship and shared language, but know how to be free together, and enjoy themselves. youtu.be/fp2oKEuniNA
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jonny (nonvenomous) @jonny.neuromatch.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026
[Microdosing LLMs, self inflicted vibe coding, slopgazing. Long-ish] I had never top to bottom vibe coded something before - like full on "do not look at the code, just keep rolling the dice" - and I was sort of confused about how people in forums would say they were "working for months" on […]
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