Reposted by Mike RiversdaleDr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 7hThis is great and a delight to read - so you know it wasn't written by Ai. Though I'm very disappointed in Oscar The Grouch 19426 94
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 17/10/2026"From a body-building Arnie to a weeping Frenchman, these 39 groundbreaking images have upended assumptions about how men behave, dress and project power." #masculinity #photographytheguardian.comMuscles, metrosexuals and male tears: the 39 pictures that changed the way we see men (for good and for bad)From a body-building Arnie to a weeping Frenchman, these 39 groundbreaking images have upended assumptions about how men behave, dress and project power 010 1
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleElliOnTheGo @ellionthego.bsky.social · 16/10/2026A weathered wall became a playground for the imagination. “Little Children on a Bicycle” by Ernest Zacharevic. #StreetArtSaturday #Penang #GeorgeTown #mural #urbanphotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #ECK 📷 #BlueSkyArtShow #Walls 17511 75
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 15/10/2026“The rector was unnerved by the letter, and with good reason. Sir, I put it to you that you did not write this letter at all but rather, you used an Analytical Engine to generate it.” 😁 #AI #SherlockHolmes #satirenewsthump.comSherlock Holmes and the Case of the Mysterious HyphenI nearly dropped my briar pipe into my morning tea. I had been enjoying a rare moment of post-breakfast tranquility in our sitting room at 221b Baker Street, but my friend Sherlock Holmes had no re… 001 1
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleStartling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Graffiti in the women’s toilets off Central library 311634 116
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleMorgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Re-upping this. Election politics are getting gnarly over on the big blue. Facebook, for better or worse (mostly worse), is the most consequential political space we have, so if you're over there, make it count. (The most useful tip for me: the reminder to scroll right past Simeon Brown & co) 01615 16
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 15/10/2026Look, I just want attention in order that I may pass you effortlessly over to dynomight who asks ...blog.mikeriversdale.co.nzIs The Betteridge Rule Always True?Look, I just want attention in order that I may pass you effortlessly over to dynomight who asks: Does every ques... 020 2
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Kawaiicon needs more volunteers to help make the con amazing! 🥰 Support your community and sign up to volunteer here: kawaiicon.org/cfv/ 046 6
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleAuckland Women's Centre @akwomenscentre.bsky.social · 14/10/2026"Smart glasses are entering a world where women and girls already experience voyeurism, sexual harassment and image-based abuse. We're calling for a pause on selling smart glasses until safeguards are in place." Sign the petition! 03519 35
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleDr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Re yesterday's reporting from @marcdaalder.bsky.social on Winston Peters highly questionable decision to abstain on the UN pandemic declaration vote, this is really pointed and needed work by John Campbell today that really reveals that Peters really wasn't being substantively driven here at all. 53511 35
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 13/10/2026On Sunday (11th Oct) evening an absolutely stunning lightning storm flashed it's way slowly over Papunya and I managed to capture some of it on my phone camera. #Australia #NT #lightning #storm #Papunyablog.mikeriversdale.co.nzPapunya Light Show, 2026On Sunday (11th Oct) evening an absolutely stunning lightning storm flashed it's way slowly over Papunya and I managed to capture some of it... 000 0
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13/10/2026The American Copyright Protection Act would let copyright owners seek court orders forcing ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block Americans’ from accessing to entire websites. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgCongress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNsCongress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection 311257 112
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 12/10/2026Papunya light show #Australia #storm #lightning #clouds 030 3
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 11/10/2026I adore him!blog.mikeriversdale.co.nzHappy 90th Brian BlessedA man that exudes the genuine spark of life, I love Brian Blessed ! HAPPY 90TH! 020 2
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleAnneleise Hall @anneleise.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Because NZ's covid response was world leading and valued lives over money without the sky falling in, the Epstein Class cartel made Jacinda Ardern a target last election year. NZ sidestepped the vicious misogynist attack campaign that they were laying the groundwork for by standing down. 1/2 #NZPol 46319 63
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleGregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Always here for some success stories from the biodiversity conservation world 🦜🥳🧪 0499 49
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleRightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Daily Kos cartoon 423024906 3K
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleMatt M @nzmm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A docx is a zip file with document, assets, and styles. Similar to a webpage in a way. You can change the extension to .zip and take a look yourself. 131 3
Reposted by Mike Riversdale☽✮..Lady Jaide Dee ..✮☾ @witchnwords.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Hey can you do me a favour? Unclench your jaw and let your tongue drop from the roof of your mouth. You can drop those shoulders too. They're not meant to be earrings. Was there a drink you were meant to be enjoying? Hydration is sexy. You're doing great, I'm proud of you, and I love you. 1328 32
Reposted by Mike Riversdalefesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I had a fess published a few years ago about how I couldn't connect with my lifelong pals cos all they wanted to do was booze and take coke. I told them how I felt, turned out they thought the same and now we climb Munro's on Sundays. Lads, talk to your pals. 20111693 1.1K
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 11/10/2026I absolutely 100% agree with you - train travel is the bestblog.mikeriversdale.co.nzTrain, Why It's The Only Way To Truly TravelA comfy chair, a large window, a table, a book, a charger, and the countryside rushing past. AND, nothing to do, no-one to hassle you, no ca... 020 2
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 09/10/2026The early story of Bob Newhart is quite spectacular! #US #comedyblog.mikeriversdale.co.nzBob Newhart - The Great MinimalistThe early story of Bob Newhart is quite spectacular: 1958 : Bored To relieve the advertising copywriter boredom he and his mate make funny... 000 0
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleJohn Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026next week's podcast actually covers one of the reasons for this. it involves the Roman army. 7878 87
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleAndrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This discussion on Tuesday, about the future of the census, was awesome. Well worth watching. Donna Cormack's contribution on the power of the state in surveilling us, and how it forms part of ongoing colonialism is great. As was @laragreaves.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LxJ... #nzpolyoutube.comFuture Census – Constitutional, Te Tiriti o Waitangi & Māori Data Sovereignty ConsiderationsYouTube video by Te Ngira Institue for Population Research 084 8
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleAlex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI... 1011546682 1.5K
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 08/10/2026Watch this to move your thinking on from, AI "made a funny image and then it wrote my report for me" to see what AI (as I write) is really about. #AIblog.mikeriversdale.co.nzAI, It's All Getting A Bit WorrisomeLarge Language Models (LLMs) that power the chatbot you find so fascinating is NOT what AI is all about anymore, that is so last year and si... 000 0
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 07/10/2026Day 3 of school and famous people are here! Come on #Australia who is it? 010 1
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 07/10/2026AoNZ general election: SATURDAY, 7th NOVEMBER 2026. The election is in 31 days, which is also: - 744 hours - 44,640 minutes - 2,678,400 seconds - Enrolment Oct 25th deadline: vote.nz - Overseas voting Oct 21st+: vote.nz/2026-general... #NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand #PartyVoteGreen 000 0
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 07/10/2026It makes no difference how small something is, be it another beer when you know you've had enough, or a piece of work that shouldn't be yours to do, maybe a boring visit somewhere you've already been to, anything that you think, "You know what, not for me right now.". #100ThingsIKnowblog.mikeriversdale.co.nzYou Don't Have To Do ThatWe find ourselves in all sorts of situations and sometimes we may feel like we're being coerced into something we don't feel comfortable wit... 000 0
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleJenny Nicholls @jenster.bsky.social · 06/10/2026#nzpol winner of the nz leader’s debate is the girl in red who is not having it. 623645 236
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleSvetovid @svetovid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Well, that's a hell of a thing to leave next to a statue of Joan of Arc.😏 522769529 2.8K
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleÉibhear Ó hAnluain @eibhear.gibiris.org · 05/10/2026Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me that all those "you should need a government ID to access the internet" people are rethinking this position now. [We know they aren't. Ed.] 7539344 539
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleDavid Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I remembered there was a Queenstown webcam I have checked for Aurora with before. Walter Peak is visible on the right hand end. queenstown.roundshot.com#/ 1309 30
Reposted by Mike RiversdalePete @braincolor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The NZ centre of gravity is the house finance industry depends on mortgage interest security. Its manufactured and defended by the incumbents using every means necessary, Its very biased and harmful. We need to have a universal whare right 121 2
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleSara @lotts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One of the main non financial reasons I like to own my own home because I like to make big structural changes to make the home suit the way that I want to live. 101 1
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleSimon Lyall @slyall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I've rented the same place for 20+ years I'm perfectly happy not to worry about maintenance etc Simplicity Living have waiting lists on their places because they offer 10 year options and a few other nice bits. Rental isn't even very cheap 111 1
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 05/10/2026"The population of New Zealand’s endemic wētāpunga – believed to be the world’s heaviest insect – is officially “recovering” thanks to a groundbreaking breeding programme that has overseen the release of 11,000 insects into the wild." #Aotearoa #NewZealand #Weta #insecttheguardian.com‘The future is bright’: breeding programme brings world’s heaviest insect back from the brinkWētāpunga can weigh as much as a mouse and its numbers dwindled across New Zealand due to predators and habitat loss 011 1
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleSimon Lyall @slyall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The non-economic reasons for NZers to own their own house main come down to "NZ Landlords are awful" 171 7
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleWhakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 05/10/2026No. Most people don’t want to own a house and pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to Aussie banks. BUT, the thought of having to deal with one more shitty landlord or property manager drives people to do crazy things. 131 3
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 05/10/2026Businesses need money to start, invest, and grow ...but if all the money is used to "create" individual wealth to buy houses from each other what's the logical end? #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZPolblog.mikeriversdale.co.nzWhy Do Kiwis Want To Own A HouseThose that want to own a house have a deep inner desire to have a nest they believe is their own, a castle if you will :) And those that don... 352 5
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 04/10/2026Can 'it' get better? Probably if we throw the whole of the US electricity and water infrastructure at the machines. #AIblog.mikeriversdale.co.nz"AI" Creations Over The YearsUsing Google AI (now called Gemini) I have been saving images every now again that match the following, "Create an image …" of a sunrise ove... 000 0
Reposted by Mike RiversdalePhysics World @physicsworld.bsky.social · 02/10/2026How confident, or perhaps delusional, do you have to be to travel to Stockholm because you’re so certain you’ll be awarded a Nobel prize? One person who did just that was the Indian physicist C V Raman in 1930. Preetish Kakoty recounts how he did end up winning. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/c-v-raman-...physicsworld.comC V Raman: the physicist with a 'Himalayan ego' who went to Stockholm convinced he’d win a Nobel prize – Physics WorldPreetish Kakoty describes why India's only Nobel-prize-winning physicist went to Sweden on a whim 2144 14
Reposted by Mike RiversdaleJohn Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026My teacher brother has just informed me that his primary school kids now refer to anything shit or old fashioned as "Brexit". Which has made my morning. 362057453 2.1K
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 01/10/2026I wouldn't be surprised if all of these articles are now out of date already. #AIblog.mikeriversdale.co.nzThe AI "Industry"Let's start with the simplest/quickest of the three articles linked from here, explanations (from a particular POV) - what "AI" in the offic... 000 0
Mike Riversdale @mikeriversdale.co.nz · 01/10/2026The AoNZ general election will be held on SATURDAY, 7th NOVEMBER 2026. Check your enrolment before Oct 25th deadline: vote.nz The election is in 37 days. which is also: ~ 1 month ~ 5 weeks - 888 hours - 53,280 minutes - 3,196,800 seconds #NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand #PartyVoteGreen 132 3
