Carl B Latro
@carlblatro.bsky.social
Aging New Zealand Pākehā male
Computer programmer of sorts
Current interests: Tilt Five, Banglejs, existential threats
Computer programmer of sorts
Current interests: Tilt Five, Banglejs, existential threats
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Carl B Latro
@carlblatro.bsky.social
· Apr 22
My pinned post on x...
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"My definition of democracy:
Democracy isn't a system for selecting good leaders.
#Democracy is a system for removing unpopular leaders with the least amount of bloodshed possible."
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"My definition of democracy:
Democracy isn't a system for selecting good leaders.
#Democracy is a system for removing unpopular leaders with the least amount of bloodshed possible."
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On the internet no one knows you're actually a horseshoe crab.
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
On the internet no one knows you're actually a horseshoe crab.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Shared from #PikeRiver Film
Lucy Lawless, who plays renowned social activist Helen Kelly in PIKE RIVER, speaks on the importance of love in relation to the film and the production.
Head along to see PIKE RIVER in Aotearoa NZ cinemas now. #Helenkelly #Aotearoa #NZ #pikeriver #lucylawless
Lucy Lawless, who plays renowned social activist Helen Kelly in PIKE RIVER, speaks on the importance of love in relation to the film and the production.
Head along to see PIKE RIVER in Aotearoa NZ cinemas now. #Helenkelly #Aotearoa #NZ #pikeriver #lucylawless
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Shared from #PikeRiver Film
Lucy Lawless, who plays renowned social activist Helen Kelly in PIKE RIVER, speaks on the importance of love in relation to the film and the production.
Head along to see PIKE RIVER in Aotearoa NZ cinemas now. #Helenkelly #Aotearoa #NZ #pikeriver #lucylawless
Lucy Lawless, who plays renowned social activist Helen Kelly in PIKE RIVER, speaks on the importance of love in relation to the film and the production.
Head along to see PIKE RIVER in Aotearoa NZ cinemas now. #Helenkelly #Aotearoa #NZ #pikeriver #lucylawless
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A Chinese spacecraft hit by space debris is now stranded at the Tiangong space station. It's an ironic problem for China, which generated over 3,000 pieces of orbital debris when it destroyed a satellite in 2007. buff.ly/T7Yv0wg 🛰️
Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft – how the incident could be a wake-up call for international collaboration
China has created more space debris than any other country. But as its space program grows, it has more to lose from a collision than ever before.
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
A Chinese spacecraft hit by space debris is now stranded at the Tiangong space station. It's an ironic problem for China, which generated over 3,000 pieces of orbital debris when it destroyed a satellite in 2007. buff.ly/T7Yv0wg 🛰️
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Always nice to be able to express myself fully in text...
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Always nice to be able to express myself fully in text...
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Inside China's Mini PC Production: How Tiny Computers Are Made (a 22 minute factory tour)
Inside China's Mini PC Production: How Tiny Computers Are Made
#minipc , #massproduction , #chinesefactory
Established in 2011, Beelink is recognized as a National High-tech Enterprise…
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Inside China's Mini PC Production: How Tiny Computers Are Made (a 22 minute factory tour)
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It's not yet 9:00 and my email and phone have been running hot over the lead story on today's newsletter.
billbennett.co.nz/2degrees-ast...
billbennett.co.nz/2degrees-ast...
2degrees building satellite ground station for 2026 launch
A partnership between 2degrees and AST SpaceMobile offers a distinct take on mobile to satellite. Chorus wants government help fixing digital divide. Another data record breaks.
billbennett.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's not yet 9:00 and my email and phone have been running hot over the lead story on today's newsletter.
billbennett.co.nz/2degrees-ast...
billbennett.co.nz/2degrees-ast...
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We (the world at large) are making enough fucking babies. We're cool on the babies. We need to start FEEDING the babies and VACCINATING the babies and WELCOMING the babies to various places, but we have babies out the wazoo. They just might have different melanin levels
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We (the world at large) are making enough fucking babies. We're cool on the babies. We need to start FEEDING the babies and VACCINATING the babies and WELCOMING the babies to various places, but we have babies out the wazoo. They just might have different melanin levels
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November 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Firefox adds AI Window, users want AI wall to keep it out
Firefox adds AI Window, users want AI wall to keep it out
Browser maker scolds AI objectors, "The web is changing, and sitting it out doesn’t help anyone"
Mozilla is apparently a lot more excited about adding AI features to Firefox than its community. The org has decided that AI deserves its own new environment in the browser, a move its fans met with withering criticism.…
dlvr.it
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Firefox adds AI Window, users want AI wall to keep it out
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🔊 It’s a decade since the economist Branko Milanovic showed how China’s rise sparked a political backlash against free trade. On the Big View podcast, he tells Peter Thal Larsen that Trump, Xi and Putin are more alike than they seem reut.rs/4nT883o
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🔊 It’s a decade since the economist Branko Milanovic showed how China’s rise sparked a political backlash against free trade. On the Big View podcast, he tells Peter Thal Larsen that Trump, Xi and Putin are more alike than they seem reut.rs/4nT883o
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more people need to read Cyclonopedia.
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
more people need to read Cyclonopedia.
Everybody should know of this.
Laffer's curve: the tax myth that promoted inequality youtu.be/lrO9VpQCXZU?...
Laffer's curve: the tax myth that promoted inequality
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Everybody should know of this.
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AI wrote the article,
So nobody had to,
AI edited the article,
So nobody had to,
AI illustrated the article,
So nobody had to,
AI wrote the adverts that paid for the article,
So nobody had to.
AI read the article,
So nobody had to.
So nobody had to,
AI edited the article,
So nobody had to,
AI illustrated the article,
So nobody had to,
AI wrote the adverts that paid for the article,
So nobody had to.
AI read the article,
So nobody had to.
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
AI wrote the article,
So nobody had to,
AI edited the article,
So nobody had to,
AI illustrated the article,
So nobody had to,
AI wrote the adverts that paid for the article,
So nobody had to.
AI read the article,
So nobody had to.
So nobody had to,
AI edited the article,
So nobody had to,
AI illustrated the article,
So nobody had to,
AI wrote the adverts that paid for the article,
So nobody had to.
AI read the article,
So nobody had to.
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If we survive this current mess then one day historians are going to have to write about it and I feel bad for them already
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If we survive this current mess then one day historians are going to have to write about it and I feel bad for them already
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I'd like to see a state pass a bill like this somewhere where the focus would be water use by data centers. Slap a per gallon fee on their water usage. Slap that fee on everyone using a lot of water. Put it into a sovereign wealth fund like Alaska and issue an annual universal dividend like Alaska.
Poland Spring might get soaked with $100 million state tax
Lawmakers eye an extraction fee of 12 cents per gallon for Maine groundwater.
www.sunjournal.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'd like to see a state pass a bill like this somewhere where the focus would be water use by data centers. Slap a per gallon fee on their water usage. Slap that fee on everyone using a lot of water. Put it into a sovereign wealth fund like Alaska and issue an annual universal dividend like Alaska.
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Deep cut here but that's some Arnold J Rimmer behaviour
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Deep cut here but that's some Arnold J Rimmer behaviour
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![Comic. PERSON 1 with white hat: How tall are you? PERSON 2: 5ft 24cm [caption] When switching to metric, make the process easier by doing it in steps.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifptvo6h6kdpf75j3i443ospzumiii7a3pblah2urjrawmyymh3ga@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Microsoft apologizes for not explaining cheaper no-AI M365 plans, and all it took was a government lawsuit
Microsoft apologizes for not explaining cheaper no-AI M365 plans, and all it took was a government lawsuit
Even offers refunds if users sign up for AI they don’t want
Microsoft Australia has apologized to users of its M365 suite after regulators accused it of steering them towards pricey bundles that include its Copilot AI service.…
dlvr.it
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Microsoft apologizes for not explaining cheaper no-AI M365 plans, and all it took was a government lawsuit
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I'm no Lambologist, but I suspect this Lambo driver in Auckland today is gonna need more than the little box on the insurance form where you draw the accident...
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I'm no Lambologist, but I suspect this Lambo driver in Auckland today is gonna need more than the little box on the insurance form where you draw the accident...
The robot apocalypse is coming, but there'll be many enjoyable moments before the end of humanity.
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The robot apocalypse is coming, but there'll be many enjoyable moments before the end of humanity.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Should we read anything into the leaders of the US, China, Russia and India all being aged between 72 and 79? (I'd consider them the most significant rulers in the world at the moment.) What those ages mean is they've all lived through the same times at a similar age.
#Trump #Putin #Xi #Modi
#Trump #Putin #Xi #Modi
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This is a good read.
#SocialMedia
#SocialMedia
I tried out outsmart the social media algorithm. Here's how it outsmarted me: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-02/social-media-ban-algorithm-phone-addiction-instagram-x-tiktok-/105844066
I tried out outsmart the social media algorithm. Here's how it outsmarted me
Armed with a burner phone and a fake name, I set out to learn how Instagram’s algorithm really works. This is what happened next.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is a good read.
#SocialMedia
#SocialMedia