Reposted by Richard ElwinKeith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 13hPlot twist: it's gonna be the Butlerian Crusade 1115
Reposted by Richard ElwinWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/09/2026Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 411161519
Reposted by Richard ElwinEmma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 21/09/2026static.klipy.comDarth Vader Alter The DealAlt: Darth Vader Alter The Deal 20485146
Reposted by Richard ElwinTed Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 20/09/2026Teaching Neuromancer this semester, and I'm proud to say that a CS undergrad in my class invented this joke independently 141546211
Reposted by Richard ElwinZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Interesting: Perhaps you know that Thomas Carlyle coined "the dismal science" for Economics in a speech fighting against slave emancipation. I didn't realize he was also anti technology: "Our true Deity is Mechanism. It has subdued external Nature for us, and we think it will do all other things." 6938
Reposted by Richard ElwinMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online. 485297697666
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Well here's a indicator on the relevance of BRICS. Not a single bet available to make on BRICS actually doing anything. polymarket.com/predictions/...polymarket.com 010
Reposted by Richard ElwinYorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This guy was on council for 30 years and Mayor for 3 while the infrastructure under our feet rotted away. He ran on no rates rises. In Wellington not having nice things. And now he’s moaning about everyone paying through the nose to fix the shit he ignored and actively worked against. 412543
Reposted by Richard ElwinWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The idea of AI “hallucinating” is one I wish I’d had! 994522732
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Haven’t seen one of these babies in the wild for a long time 000
Reposted by Richard ElwinTony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Now the English is an official language of New Zealand I expect all posts to use your, you're, there, their and they're correctly. 1210317
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The test that too many people aren’t applying to AI generated work is: ‘…if I can’t be bothered checking this crap why would anyone else be bothered taking it or me seriously’. 074
Reposted by Richard ElwinGauche Vibes @nedgilmore.bsky.social · 29/07/2026It's the 'I have no accent' of politics. =/ 083
Reposted by Richard ElwinDr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026It's one thing to outsource thought leadership go consultants. But *if* they in turn outsource *their* thought leadership go GenAI, why not go straight to the source and cut out the middle man. www.ft.com/content/7e14...ft.comPwC published ‘thought leadership’ reports marred by AI hallucinationsBig Four consultant is latest firm found to have produced slapdash work while marketing expertise on the technology 03815
Reposted by Richard ElwinCiaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026For those of you kind enough to say you liked my take on the so-called ‘rogue’ AI agent on Channel 4 news, this from @malwaretech.com is way better. “We will slow down our weapons grade research while we upgrade our screwdriver” is the best of many great lines m.youtube.com/watch?v=GB8g...m.youtube.comOpenAI's New Model Went Rogue and HACKED a Rival CompanyYouTube video by Marcus Hutchins 02010
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026This is actually ending up quite good. www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/2...rnz.co.nzWaiata 100 2026: New Zealand counts down its top 100 songsWe invited audiences to join Waiata 100: our search for Aotearoa’s favourite New Zealand song from a list of about 1000 New Zealand songs (and 200 waiata Māori). Here's what people loved the most. 000
Reposted by Richard Elwinf*male b*tch 🇵🇸 @ahhmandah.bsky.social · 08/07/2026the chunnel only took 6 years to build and we're flopping about with CRL "dress rehearsals" after 11+ years of construction and a decade of design and planning. and they didn't bother to attend to the removal of level rail crossings on the western line until the year CRL will finally open. kill me 072
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Council planners saving Auckland from the horror of tall buildings in the CBD. And people wonder why the govt dept regulating this stuff got disestablished. businessdesk.co.nz/article/infr...businessdesk.co.nzCouncil planners say Auckland towers planned by Precinct Properties are ‘inappropriate’Auckland Council planners say the 227-metre and 162m towers that Precinct Properties plans for the Downtown Carpark site are “inappropriate development&rd... 000
Reposted by Richard Elwinmean things I say to myself @meantomyself.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Old enough to recognize this as a data center 976259583481
Reposted by Richard ElwinJer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Who will win #WorldCupOfBirds Match 15? 1️⃣ New Zealand Fantail (🇳🇿) 2️⃣ Hooded Crow (🇮🇷) 📊 Show results 163
Reposted by Richard ElwinBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Read @andymasley.bsky.social for context "the water all American data centers will consume onsite in 2030 is equivalent to 8% of the water currently consumed by the US golf industry" or "water usage of 260 square miles of irrigated corn farms, equivalent to 1% of America’s total irrigated corn"blog.andymasley.comThe AI water issue is fakeOn the national, local, and personal level 5833088
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times 020
Reposted by Richard ElwinSpooky Blaylock 🎃🕷️ @velodus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is such a cool explosion. Like if you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to explode, do it like this. 824036
Reposted by Richard ElwinJacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Ok I've designed an LLM prompt to make Google AI just give you a list of links. It's longer than you might think because it kept ignoring the instructions. This is efficient. This is The Future™ 512480627
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026More evidence that bitcoin does have a killer app and that the killer app is crime. 000
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026@rebeccamatthews.bsky.social Why is the Council spending money on grey paint to make the city worse? www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...rnz.co.nzWellington council removes artists' bus stop muralsQuirky colourful murals in Wellington's equally colourful Aro Valley are being covered, but the move has locals upset at a move toward drab. 241
Reposted by Richard ElwinPreeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Ok Kevin Sorbo posting this is honestly incredible bc one thing I loved about his Hercules was how accurate it was 181245150
Reposted by Richard ElwinWolfcat 🥄 @wolfcat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026My car basically can not be stolen by the youth of today. The trick. It is a manual. 3535168303
Reposted by Richard ElwinIT'S RAINING BEN @bentorkington.bsky.social · 11/05/2026NZ: hi-viz, hard hat and goggle to go within even half a mile of a defunct refinery Singapore, active refinery: PPE? lmao, the potential hazard is a 5 kilometre wide fireball. 2156
Reposted by Richard ElwinMothmanosphere @hadyn.nz · 04/05/2026If I can't pause a game I won't play it. I'm a grown up, I have small things to attend to all the damn time. 0101
Reposted by Richard ElwinMarcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 30/04/2026Listening to infosec people freak out over Mythos is so tiring. Like, bro, your local water treatment plant runs Windows XP, your mobile provider's hardware is older than you are, and the protocol that routes internet traffic is secured by everyone just agreeing that hijacking it would be uncool. 28756180
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Just remembered the Allbirds move from the dotcom boom. 000
Reposted by Richard ElwinDane Owens @owendanes.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now 216256676910
Reposted by Richard ElwinPete Husky @petehusky.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Time to pass a law that any party spokesperson of media outlet that opines with hindsight reckons on pandemic management has to show this chart in the background at all times #nzpol 5355164
Reposted by Richard ElwinChe Tibby @chetibby.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I'm pleased as punch to have this article published! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... I looked at a cohort of extremists and considered how and why they're managed by NZ Police.tandfonline.comIncoherent violent extremism in a New Zealand cohortUsing a cohort of persons of interest categorised as ‘mixed, unclear or unstable’ extremists by New Zealand Police, this paper seeks to contribute clarity to the issue of ‘hybrid’, ‘salad bar’ or i... 2198
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Holy shit, @jasonkpargin.bsky.social wasn’t making this up 🤯 000
Reposted by Richard ElwinAlex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Within 18 months all white collar workers could be replaced by a 1km sphere of flesh in Central Park 1204553671
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026We're in a golden age of obviously self serving predictions. Props to Anthropic though, for updating their last disproven prediction. 000
Reposted by Richard ElwinThomas Lumley @tslumley.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Roses are red Water is brown Wellington swimmers Should head out of town 0165
Reposted by Richard ElwinBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 14/02/2026the art of enjoying social media is to be the guy at the front of the picture and not give two fucks about the guy at the back 747351
Reposted by Richard ElwinJoshua Zelinsky @joshuazelinsky.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Note also that one prime known in the last series is 1031 1s in a row. If you know this you can tell people you have an 1031 digit prime memorized and then go "1111...." They'll likely walk away, but then they'll also now have an 1031 digit prime memorized. 213219
Richard Elwin @richardelwin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026If there one immutable law of the internet, it's the comments section of Kiwiblog being a cesspool. A post saying "~guy's swastika tattoo is a red flag for him being a scumbag" gets some comments that'll make Nazis and Russian propaganda-spinners smile. 000
Reposted by Richard ElwinOκULTRA XP🧿, writer for The Economist @0kultra.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Come on, CIA is the only entity with agency, I mean, it says so right in the name 3294