Dr. Curiosity
@drcuriosity.bsky.social
He is a recovering CS education researcher, pun criminal, overly literal, filthy enabler. Also on Mastodon: @DrCuriosity@cloudisland.nz
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An awful, awful example of what happens when you use AI scribe systems in healthcare without any meaningful form of redress for their erroneous output.
Setting a "compliance" policy that doesn't allow clinical staff to change AI generated fields without intervention is definitely a money decision.
Setting a "compliance" policy that doesn't allow clinical staff to change AI generated fields without intervention is definitely a money decision.
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
An awful, awful example of what happens when you use AI scribe systems in healthcare without any meaningful form of redress for their erroneous output.
Setting a "compliance" policy that doesn't allow clinical staff to change AI generated fields without intervention is definitely a money decision.
Setting a "compliance" policy that doesn't allow clinical staff to change AI generated fields without intervention is definitely a money decision.
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If you find a toutouwai/North Island Robin, it *will* try to stare you down and it *will* be adorable. 🪶
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3ZO8piRi1/
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3ZO8piRi1/
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
If you find a toutouwai/North Island Robin, it *will* try to stare you down and it *will* be adorable. 🪶
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3ZO8piRi1/
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3ZO8piRi1/
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Dear NZ: fight civil asset forfeiture with everything you have in you. Love, the US
A concorning snippet, here:
"That campaign will receive $5.9 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund - money taken from criminals - and the Government wants to make it faster for police use the proceeds of crime laws to seize assets from drug dealers."
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
"That campaign will receive $5.9 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund - money taken from criminals - and the Government wants to make it faster for police use the proceeds of crime laws to seize assets from drug dealers."
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Dear NZ: fight civil asset forfeiture with everything you have in you. Love, the US
A concorning snippet, here:
"That campaign will receive $5.9 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund - money taken from criminals - and the Government wants to make it faster for police use the proceeds of crime laws to seize assets from drug dealers."
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
"That campaign will receive $5.9 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund - money taken from criminals - and the Government wants to make it faster for police use the proceeds of crime laws to seize assets from drug dealers."
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A concorning snippet, here:
"That campaign will receive $5.9 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund - money taken from criminals - and the Government wants to make it faster for police use the proceeds of crime laws to seize assets from drug dealers."
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
"That campaign will receive $5.9 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund - money taken from criminals - and the Government wants to make it faster for police use the proceeds of crime laws to seize assets from drug dealers."
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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I still have an original rendering of what NEOM was meant to be before MBS upended it entirely to what it is or even now was
Cities connected together giving the urban island affect
Cities connected together giving the urban island affect
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I still have an original rendering of what NEOM was meant to be before MBS upended it entirely to what it is or even now was
Cities connected together giving the urban island affect
Cities connected together giving the urban island affect
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Morning pottering in the garden. Nothing too strenuous, but pulling more weeds, identifying a few more species, pruning back the rambunctious rosemary.
Will be very interested to see what kind of brambles I have. Not fruiting yet, but we'll see.
Will be very interested to see what kind of brambles I have. Not fruiting yet, but we'll see.
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Morning pottering in the garden. Nothing too strenuous, but pulling more weeds, identifying a few more species, pruning back the rambunctious rosemary.
Will be very interested to see what kind of brambles I have. Not fruiting yet, but we'll see.
Will be very interested to see what kind of brambles I have. Not fruiting yet, but we'll see.
Guy Fawkes Boogaloo.
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Guy Fawkes Boogaloo.
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Not now, carnivorous death ball
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not now, carnivorous death ball
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Lurid colours
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Lurid colours
Oh hell. I looked into who the vendor is for the NZ public transport National Ticketing System (Motu Move)... and it's literally a U.S. defence contractor who also makes C4ISR (surveillance, intel, recon, etc.) systems.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_C...
Cubic Corporation - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Oh hell. I looked into who the vendor is for the NZ public transport National Ticketing System (Motu Move)... and it's literally a U.S. defence contractor who also makes C4ISR (surveillance, intel, recon, etc.) systems.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_C...
It's a bit ridiculous out there today.
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It's a bit ridiculous out there today.
Questions I'd like answered that I haven't seen in coverage of this:
- What can you tell us about this "algorithm" that Police built?
- What is it, how accurate is it, and how was it validated?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
- What can you tell us about this "algorithm" that Police built?
- What is it, how accurate is it, and how was it validated?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Police officers ordered to complete mandatory online alcohol breath testing training
It follows revelations more than 100 police staff were under investigation for falsifying 30,000 tests.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Questions I'd like answered that I haven't seen in coverage of this:
- What can you tell us about this "algorithm" that Police built?
- What is it, how accurate is it, and how was it validated?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
- What can you tell us about this "algorithm" that Police built?
- What is it, how accurate is it, and how was it validated?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Remember, remember.
nzhistory.govt.nz/te-ra-o-te-p...
nzhistory.govt.nz/te-ra-o-te-p...
Te rā o te pāhua – invasion of pacifist settlement at Parihaka | NZ History
About 1600 troops invaded the western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, which had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the confiscation of Māori land.
nzhistory.govt.nz
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Remember, remember.
nzhistory.govt.nz/te-ra-o-te-p...
nzhistory.govt.nz/te-ra-o-te-p...
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I know Te Whiti will never be defeated
And even at the darkest hour
His presence will remain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA5y...
And even at the darkest hour
His presence will remain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA5y...
Tim Finn & the Herbs - Parihaka (1989)
YouTube video by Sound In NZ & Around
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I know Te Whiti will never be defeated
And even at the darkest hour
His presence will remain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA5y...
And even at the darkest hour
His presence will remain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA5y...
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29 years ago today, Jamiroquai released the music video for 'Virtual Insanity'
August 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
29 years ago today, Jamiroquai released the music video for 'Virtual Insanity'
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Underground, Overground
My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues.
This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.
My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues.
This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Underground, Overground
My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues.
This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.
My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues.
This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.
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The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
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It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
PSA for New Zealand:
Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Is tomorrow, you arseholes
Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Is tomorrow, you arseholes
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
PSA for New Zealand:
Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Is tomorrow, you arseholes
Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Is tomorrow, you arseholes
Billionaires, seriously neglecting their torch-and-pitchfork insurance.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
November 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Billionaires, seriously neglecting their torch-and-pitchfork insurance.
Making a point of answering an InternetNZ survey in a way that lets them know that I appreciated reo Māori being used, and local iwi representation at the event. Because in this day and age, it's important to say.
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Making a point of answering an InternetNZ survey in a way that lets them know that I appreciated reo Māori being used, and local iwi representation at the event. Because in this day and age, it's important to say.
Seeing some dude quoting a 1930s German philosopher is one thing - then realising he's quoting Nick Fuentes misquoting that philosopher? That rings a more than a few alarm bells.
November 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Seeing some dude quoting a 1930s German philosopher is one thing - then realising he's quoting Nick Fuentes misquoting that philosopher? That rings a more than a few alarm bells.