dwither
@dwither.bsky.social
Resilience, adaptation and disaster management.
Ōtepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa 🇳🇿
Ōtepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa 🇳🇿
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Benefits monthly data day 🧵
Blimey. We're busting above the grim forecasts Treasury and MSD put out two months ago (again). That's despite 120 kiwis leaving the country every day (net).
Buckle in, there's more... [1/n]
Blimey. We're busting above the grim forecasts Treasury and MSD put out two months ago (again). That's despite 120 kiwis leaving the country every day (net).
Buckle in, there's more... [1/n]
July 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Benefits monthly data day 🧵
Blimey. We're busting above the grim forecasts Treasury and MSD put out two months ago (again). That's despite 120 kiwis leaving the country every day (net).
Buckle in, there's more... [1/n]
Blimey. We're busting above the grim forecasts Treasury and MSD put out two months ago (again). That's despite 120 kiwis leaving the country every day (net).
Buckle in, there's more... [1/n]
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A big ol' thread with my thoughts from Labour’s Kirikiriroa/Hamilton fundraiser with Chris Hipkins, Kieran McAnulty and Arena Williams last night 🧵 #nzpol
June 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A big ol' thread with my thoughts from Labour’s Kirikiriroa/Hamilton fundraiser with Chris Hipkins, Kieran McAnulty and Arena Williams last night 🧵 #nzpol
Cheers for organising this Jason. Was a good time.
Let’s do it again at some point.
Let’s do it again at some point.
May 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Cheers for organising this Jason. Was a good time.
Let’s do it again at some point.
Let’s do it again at some point.
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We are organising an Ōtepoti Dunedin Bluesky meet-up and we are embracing the lovely outdoor spots the city has to offer. Send me or Jason a message when you are keen to join, so we know how many people show up.
This Sunday at 2pm at the Swan. 🦢
This Sunday at 2pm at the Swan. 🦢
May 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
We are organising an Ōtepoti Dunedin Bluesky meet-up and we are embracing the lovely outdoor spots the city has to offer. Send me or Jason a message when you are keen to join, so we know how many people show up.
This Sunday at 2pm at the Swan. 🦢
This Sunday at 2pm at the Swan. 🦢
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Productivity growth has stagnated across high-income countries for decades. The solution? Mission-oriented industrial strategy that transforms grand challenges into concrete goals requiring cross-sectoral innovation.
Directing Growth: How a mission-oriented industrial strategy can help drive productivity
Authored by Mariana Mazzucato
www.ucl.ac.uk
April 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Productivity growth has stagnated across high-income countries for decades. The solution? Mission-oriented industrial strategy that transforms grand challenges into concrete goals requiring cross-sectoral innovation.
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Given this week’s events Assad's regime is finished & it’s a race to Damascus. The Russian position in Syria, and MENA region writ large is consequently in deep trouble, because of Syria’s importance as a logistics hub for Russian operations. Short thread. 1/
December 7, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Given this week’s events Assad's regime is finished & it’s a race to Damascus. The Russian position in Syria, and MENA region writ large is consequently in deep trouble, because of Syria’s importance as a logistics hub for Russian operations. Short thread. 1/
Took me some time to think this way. When I was younger I’d always finish what I started.
Nowadays, if it ain’t catching me, I’ll drop it without any compunctions.
Nowadays, if it ain’t catching me, I’ll drop it without any compunctions.
You’re not violating a reading rule if you opt not to finish a book that's not resonating with you. Life is finite and we thus have a finite number of books to read. Reading shouldn’t be a chore. You needn’t feel guilty for ensuring that your time reading is spent reading things that you love.
November 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Took me some time to think this way. When I was younger I’d always finish what I started.
Nowadays, if it ain’t catching me, I’ll drop it without any compunctions.
Nowadays, if it ain’t catching me, I’ll drop it without any compunctions.
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💻 Remember, if you're on a Mac, you can clean up your desktop by having screenshots sent to another folder:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location whatever-the-pwd-of-folder-is
(then do killall SystemUIServer)
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location whatever-the-pwd-of-folder-is
(then do killall SystemUIServer)
November 25, 2024 at 12:38 AM
💻 Remember, if you're on a Mac, you can clean up your desktop by having screenshots sent to another folder:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location whatever-the-pwd-of-folder-is
(then do killall SystemUIServer)
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location whatever-the-pwd-of-folder-is
(then do killall SystemUIServer)
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the new folks don’t realize just how lawless and absurd this place was. ah, the halcyon days
November 11, 2024 at 4:43 AM
the new folks don’t realize just how lawless and absurd this place was. ah, the halcyon days
I want to post bluesky links into discord and other chats, and have the embed include pics and vids. It does it with twitter.
How hard would it be to make this a thing?
How hard would it be to make this a thing?
November 4, 2024 at 10:20 AM
I want to post bluesky links into discord and other chats, and have the embed include pics and vids. It does it with twitter.
How hard would it be to make this a thing?
How hard would it be to make this a thing?
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,519!
September 17, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,519!
If you see this, quote-post with a beach from your gallery
(bonus seal)
(bonus seal)
September 3, 2024 at 3:46 AM
If you see this, quote-post with a beach from your gallery
(bonus seal)
(bonus seal)
Nice little taste of summer in Dunedin these last two days.
Climate change is definitely getting noticeable.
Climate change is definitely getting noticeable.
September 2, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Nice little taste of summer in Dunedin these last two days.
Climate change is definitely getting noticeable.
Climate change is definitely getting noticeable.
I am starting to see more and more screenshots from bluesky posted on twitter, often with really high engagement.
That seems to bode well for Bluesky as a place of influence.
That seems to bode well for Bluesky as a place of influence.
August 9, 2024 at 5:47 AM
I am starting to see more and more screenshots from bluesky posted on twitter, often with really high engagement.
That seems to bode well for Bluesky as a place of influence.
That seems to bode well for Bluesky as a place of influence.
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Stuff like this is why we need more locked-open social infrastructure
If you get banned on Twitter, you have no way to contact your audience, there's no credible exit, there's no way to keep your posts and identity and go somewhere else
Open infrastructure and protocols are the first step
If you get banned on Twitter, you have no way to contact your audience, there's no credible exit, there's no way to keep your posts and identity and go somewhere else
Open infrastructure and protocols are the first step
Elon Musk suspended the White Dudes for Harris account because it raised a bunch of money for Harris.
apnews.com/article/harr...
apnews.com/article/harr...
July 30, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Stuff like this is why we need more locked-open social infrastructure
If you get banned on Twitter, you have no way to contact your audience, there's no credible exit, there's no way to keep your posts and identity and go somewhere else
Open infrastructure and protocols are the first step
If you get banned on Twitter, you have no way to contact your audience, there's no credible exit, there's no way to keep your posts and identity and go somewhere else
Open infrastructure and protocols are the first step
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After discussing with other anti-fascist activists I've decided to appeal the case for a restraining order against Phil Arps, this will be expensive but if 1000 people give $10 I can do it
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July 18, 2024 at 9:47 PM
After discussing with other anti-fascist activists I've decided to appeal the case for a restraining order against Phil Arps, this will be expensive but if 1000 people give $10 I can do it
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 0% of goal on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/byroncclark/...
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 0% of goal on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/byroncclark/...
This is the hardest thing about being pro democracy right now. There’s no actual vision beyond the status quo. We need to vote FOR something, not just against something.
David Graeber gave a good description of the problems we have in this regard.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-9af...
David Graeber gave a good description of the problems we have in this regard.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-9af...
July 14, 2024 at 10:44 PM
This is the hardest thing about being pro democracy right now. There’s no actual vision beyond the status quo. We need to vote FOR something, not just against something.
David Graeber gave a good description of the problems we have in this regard.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-9af...
David Graeber gave a good description of the problems we have in this regard.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-9af...
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If you've come here from X we're not having the same issue on this platform as we have there. The link to this article is still being miscategorized as spam despite our reports to X. The link to the investigation below should work on Bluesky as it appears to be an X only issue.
July 10, 2024 at 8:30 AM
If you've come here from X we're not having the same issue on this platform as we have there. The link to this article is still being miscategorized as spam despite our reports to X. The link to the investigation below should work on Bluesky as it appears to be an X only issue.
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It's not "I suffered so you should too," it's "I suffered and no one else should ever have to."
June 26, 2024 at 8:10 PM
It's not "I suffered so you should too," it's "I suffered and no one else should ever have to."
Yeah, this will get weaponised at some point.
It's probably fine for now, as it gets started, but at some point we're going to need notifications and the capacity to remove/block in the cases of harassment.
It's probably fine for now, as it gets started, but at some point we're going to need notifications and the capacity to remove/block in the cases of harassment.
Ngl this strikes me as a bit problematic..
Will someone even get a notification that they been added to a starter pack?
Cause its a hell of tool to use to build a harassment campaign with 😬
A least over there I get notified & can just block getting added to a list
(Has happened more than once)
Will someone even get a notification that they been added to a starter pack?
Cause its a hell of tool to use to build a harassment campaign with 😬
A least over there I get notified & can just block getting added to a list
(Has happened more than once)
June 27, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Yeah, this will get weaponised at some point.
It's probably fine for now, as it gets started, but at some point we're going to need notifications and the capacity to remove/block in the cases of harassment.
It's probably fine for now, as it gets started, but at some point we're going to need notifications and the capacity to remove/block in the cases of harassment.
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Bluesky moderator drama still better than Mastodon moderator drama, because at least you don't need to migrate your account and identity to a new server…
Bluesky moderator drama still better than Mastodon moderator drama, because at least you don't need to migrate your account and identity to a new server…
Well the difference is….Aegis mods getting in a personal beef and nuking their service didn’t delete anyone’s account. The interpersonal dynamics of community moderation might not change but the stakes have changed
June 23, 2024 at 12:47 AM
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Bluesky moderator drama still better than Mastodon moderator drama, because at least you don't need to migrate your account and identity to a new server…
Bluesky moderator drama still better than Mastodon moderator drama, because at least you don't need to migrate your account and identity to a new server…
So, a real QOL change here over places like twitter will be the capacity to label accounts that cold outreach with spammy scams rapidly, and then offer a mechanism for people to filter them automatically.
June 22, 2024 at 1:30 AM
So, a real QOL change here over places like twitter will be the capacity to label accounts that cold outreach with spammy scams rapidly, and then offer a mechanism for people to filter them automatically.
If anyone wants this type of functionality, check out bsky.app/profile/aegi...!
Labels profiles for a whole bunch of different things.
Labels profiles for a whole bunch of different things.
June 19, 2024 at 1:12 AM
If anyone wants this type of functionality, check out bsky.app/profile/aegi...!
Labels profiles for a whole bunch of different things.
Labels profiles for a whole bunch of different things.
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organic and sustainable communities are nurtured, not sold or manufactured.
any attempts at manufacturing them will get you cults, fanatics, and opportunists.
any attempts at manufacturing them will get you cults, fanatics, and opportunists.
having built and managed multiple communities, and worked with various companies and teams aiming to attract users and stakeholders under the “community” trope, i can say it is fickle and fleeting.
community isn’t something you serve or sell to people; it’s something they discover on their own.
community isn’t something you serve or sell to people; it’s something they discover on their own.
June 12, 2024 at 8:51 PM
organic and sustainable communities are nurtured, not sold or manufactured.
any attempts at manufacturing them will get you cults, fanatics, and opportunists.
any attempts at manufacturing them will get you cults, fanatics, and opportunists.