Jason Danner
@jpdanner.com
Analytical chemist & techie
Reluctant American & proud Kiwi
Chief Beer Officer @ aerorock.co.nz
Director of HOPS @ usablebalance.com
@jpdanner from Tweeter
He/him
Friendliest asshole you'll ever meet
Reluctant American & proud Kiwi
Chief Beer Officer @ aerorock.co.nz
Director of HOPS @ usablebalance.com
@jpdanner from Tweeter
He/him
Friendliest asshole you'll ever meet
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Donald Trump wants to make it illegal for Republicans to lose elections.
Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Donald Trump wants to make it illegal for Republicans to lose elections.
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Holy shit.
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Holy shit.
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Indeed. How about putting the *other* guys' policies on the bonfire this time?
Also, this one happens to be super-flimsy (you might even say flammable) - seize the moment, win the day! #nzpol
Also, this one happens to be super-flimsy (you might even say flammable) - seize the moment, win the day! #nzpol
FFS Hipkins, just say you'll cancel the gas project no matter what. Don't use IRex to take some illusory moral high ground. Just take a strong 'we'll cancel it' position now, and no company will sign a contract until after the election. Yet again he snatches defeat from the jaws of victory #nzpol
February 11, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Indeed. How about putting the *other* guys' policies on the bonfire this time?
Also, this one happens to be super-flimsy (you might even say flammable) - seize the moment, win the day! #nzpol
Also, this one happens to be super-flimsy (you might even say flammable) - seize the moment, win the day! #nzpol
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Ok, so here's the thing ... while electromagnetic radiative cooling in space exists, passive thermal cooling does not. The vacuum of space LITERALLY INSULATES AGAINST IT.
One of the biggest problems in space is getting rid of waste heat and putting a SERVER FARM in space doesn't get around this.
One of the biggest problems in space is getting rid of waste heat and putting a SERVER FARM in space doesn't get around this.
This would have been a good point for someone to have asked, is that really how things work? Or is vacuum in fact an excellent insulator? www.ft.com/content/a5cf...
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Ok, so here's the thing ... while electromagnetic radiative cooling in space exists, passive thermal cooling does not. The vacuum of space LITERALLY INSULATES AGAINST IT.
One of the biggest problems in space is getting rid of waste heat and putting a SERVER FARM in space doesn't get around this.
One of the biggest problems in space is getting rid of waste heat and putting a SERVER FARM in space doesn't get around this.
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A hacktivist has scraped more than half-a-million payment records from a provider of consumer-grade stalkerware apps, because stalkerware makers don't give a shit about the security of their products.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/h...
techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/h...
Exclusive: Hacktivist scrapes over 500,000 stalkerware customers' payment records
More than half-a-million people who bought access to phone surveillance and social media snooping apps had their email address and partial payment card numbers published online.
techcrunch.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
A hacktivist has scraped more than half-a-million payment records from a provider of consumer-grade stalkerware apps, because stalkerware makers don't give a shit about the security of their products.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/h...
techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/h...
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A tale of two billionaires. Jeff Bezos was at fashion week in Europe while he pulled a let-them-eat-cake firing of 30% of Washington Post journalists. Jimmy Lai stood by his newsroom and he will now likely die in a Hong Kong prison. Tell everyone you know about Jimmy Lai.
February 10, 2026 at 9:29 AM
A tale of two billionaires. Jeff Bezos was at fashion week in Europe while he pulled a let-them-eat-cake firing of 30% of Washington Post journalists. Jimmy Lai stood by his newsroom and he will now likely die in a Hong Kong prison. Tell everyone you know about Jimmy Lai.
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Watts is an idiot of the first order and a symptom of anti intellectualism rife in National
But when both the Taxpayers Union AND Greens absolutely diss the Government on the LNG Corruption Show, you know National fucked up mega
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
But when both the Taxpayers Union AND Greens absolutely diss the Government on the LNG Corruption Show, you know National fucked up mega
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
National's LNG blunders are a warning ahead of election campaign
Ministers seemed unprepared for criticism over LNG and then unable to salvage the narrative once the severity of the situation became apparent.
newsroom.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Watts is an idiot of the first order and a symptom of anti intellectualism rife in National
But when both the Taxpayers Union AND Greens absolutely diss the Government on the LNG Corruption Show, you know National fucked up mega
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
But when both the Taxpayers Union AND Greens absolutely diss the Government on the LNG Corruption Show, you know National fucked up mega
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
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Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
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speaking of bad opsec, here's Epstein in 2007 reporting to Yahoo support that his accounts were hacked, revealing his super-strong passwords in the process
February 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
speaking of bad opsec, here's Epstein in 2007 reporting to Yahoo support that his accounts were hacked, revealing his super-strong passwords in the process
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And I’m completely sure that Alphabet and its AI data centers will totally be around in 100 years time to pay the coupons on those bonds … yes sir, sign here, press hard, third copy is yours
#nzpol
#nzpol
Big Tech companies are expected to invest almost $700 billion in AI infrastructure this year and are increasingly turning to the debt markets for financing.
Alphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investment
Alphabet becomes first tech company to issue 100-year bonds in nearly three decades.
arstechnica.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
And I’m completely sure that Alphabet and its AI data centers will totally be around in 100 years time to pay the coupons on those bonds … yes sir, sign here, press hard, third copy is yours
#nzpol
#nzpol
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discord betrayed you? lol, I wouldn’t know, I’ve been self-hosting an open source voip server for the past fifteen years. it’s super low-latency and has much better chat tools than whatever your precious “nitro subscription” gets you. and as soon as I make even one friend,
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
discord betrayed you? lol, I wouldn’t know, I’ve been self-hosting an open source voip server for the past fifteen years. it’s super low-latency and has much better chat tools than whatever your precious “nitro subscription” gets you. and as soon as I make even one friend,
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They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
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Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead?
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
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ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
Given all the really important shit that this government says we "can't afford" it's amazing what they manage to find money for.
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
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An energy security asset would be, now let's see, ah yes the Lake Onslow pumped hydro project which would genuinely have secured energy for the country and not be reliant on the dying field of gas markets.
Further to this.
An importing facility ISN’T actually an energy security asset. For one thing, fossil fuels can only be used ONCE. The facility doesn’t do anything without the fossil fuel being shipped to it. It’s the fossil fuel that’s the temp energy asset.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
An importing facility ISN’T actually an energy security asset. For one thing, fossil fuels can only be used ONCE. The facility doesn’t do anything without the fossil fuel being shipped to it. It’s the fossil fuel that’s the temp energy asset.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 8:04 AM
An energy security asset would be, now let's see, ah yes the Lake Onslow pumped hydro project which would genuinely have secured energy for the country and not be reliant on the dying field of gas markets.
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Given all the really important shit that this government says we "can't afford" it's amazing what they manage to find money for.
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Given all the really important shit that this government says we "can't afford" it's amazing what they manage to find money for.
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WTAF?!
I don’t want to pay for this. I don’t want to contribute to climate change. We don’t need LNG. We need more renewables and battery storage.
This makes me so mad, I cannot describe how stupid & short sighted it is because I will just end up rage-ranting.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
I don’t want to pay for this. I don’t want to contribute to climate change. We don’t need LNG. We need more renewables and battery storage.
This makes me so mad, I cannot describe how stupid & short sighted it is because I will just end up rage-ranting.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
New electricity levy ‘not a tax’, PM says as Hipkins deems proposal ‘another kick’ for Kiwi households
The Government has short-listed possible proposals for a liquefied natural gas import facility.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 6:20 AM
WTAF?!
I don’t want to pay for this. I don’t want to contribute to climate change. We don’t need LNG. We need more renewables and battery storage.
This makes me so mad, I cannot describe how stupid & short sighted it is because I will just end up rage-ranting.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
I don’t want to pay for this. I don’t want to contribute to climate change. We don’t need LNG. We need more renewables and battery storage.
This makes me so mad, I cannot describe how stupid & short sighted it is because I will just end up rage-ranting.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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I love that the NFL has embraced, "Pissing off Republicans" as a strategy for booking Superbowl halftime shows
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I love that the NFL has embraced, "Pissing off Republicans" as a strategy for booking Superbowl halftime shows
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loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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Like, it's just really easy to see that I am not going to be able to keep up with the LITERAL REST OF THE WORLD in output. Even without AI.
The way people like me win is by writing memorable books that relate to the human experience.
The way people like me win is by writing memorable books that relate to the human experience.
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Like, it's just really easy to see that I am not going to be able to keep up with the LITERAL REST OF THE WORLD in output. Even without AI.
The way people like me win is by writing memorable books that relate to the human experience.
The way people like me win is by writing memorable books that relate to the human experience.
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Ossoff: “This is the Epstein class... Trump is literally closing rural hospitals to cut taxes for George Soros...”
I would strongly encourage Democrats to continue with this rhetorical strategy.
It really subverts the entire worldview of the MAGA right.
I would strongly encourage Democrats to continue with this rhetorical strategy.
It really subverts the entire worldview of the MAGA right.
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Ossoff: “This is the Epstein class... Trump is literally closing rural hospitals to cut taxes for George Soros...”
I would strongly encourage Democrats to continue with this rhetorical strategy.
It really subverts the entire worldview of the MAGA right.
I would strongly encourage Democrats to continue with this rhetorical strategy.
It really subverts the entire worldview of the MAGA right.
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holy shit this graph
we have ludicrous wealth inequality issue in this country
we have ludicrous wealth inequality issue in this country
Nothing winds me up more than Luxon and assorted other suits saying we need to be wealthier before we can afford doctors, nurses, water we can swim in etc. Meanwhile wealthier kiwi households have stacked up huge piles of savings (cash, shares, equity etc). The economy works for the few. [🧵 1/n]
February 8, 2026 at 6:56 AM
holy shit this graph
we have ludicrous wealth inequality issue in this country
we have ludicrous wealth inequality issue in this country
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When those bumps started hitting 😫
February 8, 2026 at 3:04 AM
When those bumps started hitting 😫