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Garth Biggs

@garthbiggs.bsky.social
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Male, pale, allegedly stale. Lefty, semi-retired former IT programmer, turned business leader and company director. Opinions are all mine.

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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 36m
If they need unprecedented amount of computational power to run an AI, how the hell is it going to run on a piddling smart home device? finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...
finance.yahoo.com
Anthropic warns AI could 'self-replicate' across smart home devices, become ‘challenging’ to shut down
Anthropic says that AI models could soon self-replicate across smart home devices.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361... True dat.
stuff.co.nz
'They think I’m some sort of fascist': Winston Peters on ‘revisionism’
Speaking on Stuff’s new Polls Apart series, Peters told hosts Verity Johnson and Damien Grant that some younger Māori academics were being taught what he called “revisionism” at university and thought...
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Right Winston, there's only 29 days until the election so you need to time your forthcoming claim "they're eating cats and dogs" so it's not too early and can be refuted, but not to late so it doesn't affect voters.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I have a hobby that I'm really very good at, and we should push more people to pursue it too. www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/...
rnz.co.nz
One of NZ's most educated people: we need to 'crank up the intensity'
We’re far too chilled when it comes to education, says 31-year-old Jamie Beaton, who boasts 12 degrees from various universities - so far.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wondering who takes the "The Honourable" politicians bullshit seriously.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is how my views compare with the political parties in the upcoming New Zealand general election according to @votecompass.bsky.social. Try it for yourself! share.votecompass.com/f76c87dc33f1...
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My Vote Compass Results - 2026 New Zealand election
Vote Compass calculated my alignment with the parties running in the 2026 New Zealand election. Try it for yourself!
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Does spending time in space cause glabrousness?
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can't they pay the Masters and PhD researchers to build the road? Win, win!
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Luxon announces a new road to happiness and prosperity, but only if they get re-elected.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Calling the Green Party!
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Grateful from having a really old-fashioned septic system - the only technology is the pump out to the drip line.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hard to believe Jordan Williams would exhibit inappropriate sexual behaviour.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Its just money laundering - a percentage will be returned to one or more coalition political parties as a "donation" or secure their MPs jobs when they're kicked out.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Apparently the Tax Payers Union people aren't nice, and don't always tell the truth. Who knew?
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I didn’t read this, but assume they’re going to stamp out smoking and alcohol. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
‘Make NZ Healthy’: NZ First proposes major overhaul of health system
NZ First has launched the first part of its campaign plan to overhaul the country’s health system, proposing a pivot toward preventative care and metabolic health.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A number of Foodstuffs supermarket franchisees have made enough money out of their franchises to feature on the Rich List. This job is no more demanding than the many managers of Woolworths branches who earn reasonable salaries but not nearly enough to end up on the Rich List. I don't know why.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“You know those 500 additional police we promised but didn’t deliver? Well, here’s another 50 we promise if you vote for us!”
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Gotta love Winston Peters, nationalising supermarkets is communism, but nationalising a bank is NZFirst policy.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
These new AI data centers are going to destroy jobs, increase the cost of power and water, and clip the ticket on our digital lives. What’s not to like about them?
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What? Hypocrite ? Who, me? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Peters, a long-time critic of ‘jobs for the boys’, makes own advisor an ambassador
Dr Jon Johansson is set to become New Zealand’s new Ambassador to Sweden.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hey, Elon.......... If you're going to Mars, then Go!
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@becs69.bsky.social !
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Three certified arseholes.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Man who can’t be bought but is very happy to be hired.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Trump really has ended 8 wars. The Wars on: Authoritarianism; Bullying; Corruption; Cruelty; Disinformation; Injustice; Nepotism; and Pedophilia.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
How appropriate that a New Zealand First minister is appointed the spokesperson for organised crime.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
National just like the electorate to be uneducated.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
NASA needs to check 76,000,000 lines of code to ensure compliance with Executive Order.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In an absolute master stroke the US President signs an Executive Order renaming the Earth as Planet Trump. Google Earth scrambles to comply.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
National announce plan to let graduates who don't leave the country screw their old Uni buddies who have had to emigrate to get jobs, be able to afford houses.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What the @&$?!(/ is this even about? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
stuff.co.nz
Chris Penk: I need to address the elephant in the room
As far as exits from a cabinet go, imagine the top drawer of a bedroom dresser being opened slightly too far, then falling from that furniture onto your slippered foot
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Skimmed. Didn't take in whether he's learned anything from it or just bitching.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.stuff.co.nz/health/36102... No, saved you a click.
stuff.co.nz
Should you try an off-label GLP-1?
Dr Paul Harris – who heads up the peptide laboratory in the Biology department at Auckland University and spends his life studying and making peptides – has good reason to sound the alarm.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“At the last election I gave both my votes to National. I didn't vote for ACT.” Well that was pretty stupid , wasnt it? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
stuff.co.nz
I voted National. I didn’t vote for David Seymour to have this much power
Something is happening in New Zealand politics that should concern all of us, regardless of which party we vote for.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NZHerald headline: “Antidepressants ruined my sex life.” That would be depressing.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I suspect that the US has a significantly deeper capital market. Also if the government paid down the debt, a number of NZ institutions would have to shift their investments offshore.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
When you’re worrying about NZs government debt, you should know that 47% is held by New Zealand institutions and individuals as investments.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
National promises to do whatever ACT and NZFirst tell them to do if elected. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
National promises no new taxes if re-elected
The National Party is promising no new taxes if re-elected this November, but has not ruled out increasing existing taxes.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I absolutely believe Luxon - as long as his lips aren't moving.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
They'd rather win some right-voters than appease left-voters. I guess they think shedding the left to possible coalition partners is fine as long as they pick up enough from the right.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Oh, exciting,.......National Lite. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Labour releases fiscal strategy, promises to slash debt
Labour has released their fiscal strategy for the election, promising to get back to surplus by 2029/30, slash debt and set up an independent Parliamentary Budget Office, if elected.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I know nothing!
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Looking forward to the day when, after every drive in your car, your car emails you a survey on how it did on the last drive.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Military put helicopter on 24-hour standby to fly Luxon across Molesworth Street www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Luxon tells cycleway city Wellington: 'You kinda get what you deserve'
At a public meeting in Lower Hutt on Tuesday, the PM was asked about ever-increasing rates and costs by Green and Labour councillors in the capital.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Apparently sex accused didn’t cause it, rather “players have found themselves in this situation”. www.stuff.co.nz/sport/361021...
stuff.co.nz
‘Shocked’ Swans boss speaks as several players investigated over alleged sexual assault
A witness said police at the Melbourne venue had asked for CCTV footage, which covers public areas such as the lobby, stairs, lifts and floors.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I live on Waiheke, and the gold card is literally a significant $ saver for me - local buses, and ferry to/from Auckland city. Not that it gives Winston my vote, mind you.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I’m really happy with a contest of ideas. Not at all happy with a contest of lies.
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What The Fukc Is Happening? @dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#nzpol #NicolaWillis #nzgovtdebtmythdebunked
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he accepts Erica Stanford and Chris Bishop’s denials of involvement in a failed leadership coup, and is confident Chris Penk acted alone.” Mate, do you want to buy my shares in Enron?
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If we just lay all the reports about possible harbour crossings end-to-end, we’ll have a harbour crossing! www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Tunnel or bridge? Govt hits reset on $100m harbour crossing
The Government has launched a new business case into the Waitemata Harbour crossing, putting all transport options back on the table.
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