Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 7hMind boggling isn’t the word I’d use. More like entirely predictable. 000
Reposted by Colin BowernDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When you have no concept of how people engage with music 5607765839
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 30/09/2026People upset that gambling with family home prices ends up having a consequence. 🤷♂️ No magical way out of overpriced housing market. www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...stuff.co.nzThe $1.6m homes nobody wants: the property mismatch keeping boomer sellers stuckAnd the fresh data which reveals just how hard the market’s most expensive homes have fallen. 110
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 29/09/2026Tithes were the original subscription service. Get saved, it costs 10% of your pay cheque every week. 000
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 29/09/2026Do I buy the $3,000 NZD edition? 🤔 (Upgraded to a 3080 for the first one game, the upgrade to a 5080 is about this) 000
Reposted by Colin BowernThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 27/09/2026Meta unsure why women not buying pervert glassesthebeaverton.comMeta unsure why women not buying pervert glassesMENLO PARK, CA — As Meta’s totally cool, definitely-not-creepy smart glasses become more popular with tech bros and straight-up pervs, the tech company is reportedly baffled as to why their glasses wh... 1241927548
Reposted by Colin BowernDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Saturday Night Live skit of an interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. 616439
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 27/09/2026Now I’m curious if Muse has been trained on the Jerky Boys content? www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcIH...youtube.comAuto MechanicYouTube video by The Jerky Boys - Topic 010
Reposted by Colin BowernRob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Jordan Williams’ nefarious network #nzpol 47537
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 27/09/2026Surprise, surprise — it’s the taxpayers union crew. thedailyblog.co.nz/allan-alach-...thedailyblog.co.nzAllan Alach – I Smell the Stench of the Taxpayers UnionJust when we thought Nicky Hager had driven a wooden stake through the heart of the Taxpayers Union, here they... 171
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 27/09/2026I don’t want an ACT person representing my kids education after seeing the slop they call lunch. #nzpol This smells like the Taxpayers Union in sheep’s clothing. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...rnz.co.nzThe new education group that wants to represent parents' voicesA new advocacy group has launched with the aim of giving parents a more organised voice in New Zealand's ongoing debates around education. The Parents' Alliance says it wants to be evidence-based and ... 36316
Reposted by Colin BowernLan Pham @lanpham.greens.org.nz · 27/09/2026The Government is consistently play kiwis for chumps. They make laws that benefit big polluters and fossil fuel corporates who make record profits while the rest of us pick up the tab with more polluted drinking water and rivers and beaches we can't swim in. It's time to take the power back ✊️🌏 04916
Reposted by Colin BowernAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026"Why should Canadians trust Americans who have twice elected someone they consider a venal, dangerous buffoon? They could excuse them for being 'tricked' the first time. But electing him again, by a bigger margin the second time, tells them all they need to know." — @brynntannehill.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coThe view from Canada: Make America Think AgainRebuilding trust will take generations. 858122713182
Reposted by Colin BowernRich Burroughs @somewhattolerable.com · 26/09/2026It’s wild when people try to accuse her of having some political agenda. Her agenda is for kids to be safe and well cared for. 22612
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 26/09/2026If a nation state or individual did this, they wouldn’t get called to come explain themselves. Why are companies getting a light touch on the damages they are causing? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comHeads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidentsSam Altman and Dario Amodei have been invited to appear before the Greens-led inquiry into AI and datacentres 031
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 26/09/2026What’s more worrying is that governance systems are going to be late to the game on this, which means things get worse before they get stable again. 010
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 26/09/2026Giving up on intellectual property and liability for damages are consequential one-way doors for society. Restructuring society to be defensive by default would be a worse outcome IMHO. But it seems that genie is not of the bottle now. 110
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 26/09/2026static.klipy.comBlack Mirror: Metal Head Robot DogALT: Black Mirror: Metal Head Robot Dog 010
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 26/09/2026Good news. We solved the housing problem by ignoring it completely in favour of data centers. 210
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 26/09/2026Any applied physics resources for a year 10 student? Formulas alone aren’t doing it. 000
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 26/09/2026Gwen, as it turns out, is another one who enjoys exploitation castro.fm/episode/XyTW8Ccastro.fmA Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein: Gwen Stefani: From Feminist to Fascist (1h22m)When Gwen Stefani made a tacit endorsement of Tucker Carlson earlier this month, I felt like somebody had knocked the wind out of me. Had the iconic 90’s ain’t-no-hollaback girl made a not-so-sweet es... 120
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 25/09/2026Honestly, just burn Meta down if this is how the culture mocks safety. www.theverge.com/tech/1000370...theverge.comMeta employees ordered ‘attorney/client privilege’ hats while fighting child safety disclosuresBut with no Meta or Instagram logos present. 031
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 25/09/2026It has gotten worse since they made most interactions chat based. I’d take the old MS Excel expense system I used at Microsoft over the clunky chat interface that Expensify has now. 000
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 25/09/2026I’m surprised they haven’t gotten to dynamic pricing where the price goes up based on the flights scheduled. 020
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 25/09/2026Maximum extraction of a captive audience, no actual competition.static.klipy.comThe Simpsons: Mr. Burns Says ExcellentALT: The Simpsons: Mr. Burns Says Excellent 110
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 24/09/2026Note to self: Holiday accommodation across from a large mall with mid- to high-end stores while travelling with teenagers was an unwise choice. I’ve used the word “no” a lot today. 121
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 24/09/2026Congrats Silicon Valley. You have discovered self-directed learning. Check your hubris, it’s not something you invented while tripping out at Burning Man. 020
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 24/09/2026And when does Open AI plan to pay for damages and restitution? www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1...rnz.co.nzOpenAI hacked Medicare portal, Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saysPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed an AI agent hacked into an Australian Medicare data portal earlier this year. 011
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 23/09/2026Visuals here and no paywall. weather.com/news/weather...weather.comWhy It's 90 Degrees in the Arctic Circle This Week | Weather.comIt's been downright hot in the European Arctic this week. 011
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 23/09/2026With a side of washing grocery techniques I’m sure it’d be a MAHA hit. 010
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 23/09/2026More like renters subsidising landlords asset portfolios? www.interest.co.nz/investing/14...interest.co.nzNZ landlords are subsidising tenantsJoseph Darby says rising costs have widened the gap between what a tenant pays and what their house costs to provide with the owner paying the difference. Why does the shortfall exist, and what's the ... 230
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 21/09/2026en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passeng...en.wikipedia.orgPassenger rail terminology - Wikipedia 020
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 20/09/2026Let’s try new things. Status quo and bully pulpit speeches aren’t working. 030
Reposted by Colin BowernRob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Finally a good election sign! #nzpol 619654
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 19/09/2026Is the AI demanding to be fed every day or else?static.klipy.comAudrey II: Aw, cut the crap, bring on the meat!ALT: Audrey II: Aw, cut the crap, bring on the meat! 000
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 19/09/2026As predictable as ERP projects blowing their budgets. arstechnica.com/health/2023/...arstechnica.comUnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit allegesFor the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug. 000
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 18/09/2026This is a plausible scenario of how AI ends humanity? Incompetent operators using it to produce unverified reports that are not accurate or true. Nukes launched, world war started. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1...rnz.co.nzAI chatbot's false report nearly sparked war with China, sources sayThe intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: a Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components... 000
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 18/09/2026This one hits home. Has business daddy fixed the basics yet? It’s been three years. #nzpol 0256
Reposted by Colin BowernSteve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Look, it's a free country. You just have to walk around with ID at all times or you'll get the shit kicked out of you. 1125
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 18/09/2026Note to self: when robbing a bank, call it research and you escape criminal liability. 011
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 18/09/2026note to self: when hacking, call it research and you escape criminal liability. 110
Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 18/09/2026Looks like the chickens came home to roost. techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/m...techcrunch.comMicrosoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,' new unredacted filings reveal | TechCrunchNewly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it woul... 031