Soon Lee
@soonleenz.bsky.social
Malaysian Chinese Aotearoa (New Zealander), geek, food, wine & microbes interest. Best Auckland Restaurant Venn diagram (Onedrive): https://tinyurl.com/AucklandRestaurant TL50
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"This is progress" by Aram J. French
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(It's good to link back to the creator)
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February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
"This is progress" by Aram J. French
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
(It's good to link back to the creator)
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
(It's good to link back to the creator)
This AI-detector rates the "Picky eater test" (1 point for every item you will not eat) infographic doing the rounds as 99% likely to be AI-generated.
sightengine.com/detect-ai-ge...
sightengine.com/detect-ai-ge...
February 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM
This AI-detector rates the "Picky eater test" (1 point for every item you will not eat) infographic doing the rounds as 99% likely to be AI-generated.
sightengine.com/detect-ai-ge...
sightengine.com/detect-ai-ge...
Deleted a quote post after I found out it was 'AI' "art" titled "Picky eater test" of a bunch of foods you would/ would not eat.
This AI art detector was 96% confident it was a chatGPT artifact.
sightengine.com/detect-ai-ge...
This AI art detector was 96% confident it was a chatGPT artifact.
sightengine.com/detect-ai-ge...
AI image detector. Detect AI-generated media at scale
Check the authenticity and provenance of images with our AI image detector. Automatically detect fake images.
sightengine.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Deleted a quote post after I found out it was 'AI' "art" titled "Picky eater test" of a bunch of foods you would/ would not eat.
This AI art detector was 96% confident it was a chatGPT artifact.
sightengine.com/detect-ai-ge...
This AI art detector was 96% confident it was a chatGPT artifact.
sightengine.com/detect-ai-ge...
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A fantastic article from Yale’s student newspaper last October that I’ve required all my students to read at the beginning of this semester:
thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI | The New Journal
Amid ChatGPT's rising popularity and a computer science cheating scandal, Yale students, professors, and administrators wrestle privately with the proper role of AI in education. What happens when eve...
thenewjournalatyale.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
A fantastic article from Yale’s student newspaper last October that I’ve required all my students to read at the beginning of this semester:
thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
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"Renewables are already much cheaper than fossil fuels. Alas, fossil fuels are up to three times as profitable. Thus capital forces governments to link electricity prices to the price of the most expensive liquified natural gas, not of cheap solar energy"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#nzpol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#nzpol
We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"Renewables are already much cheaper than fossil fuels. Alas, fossil fuels are up to three times as profitable. Thus capital forces governments to link electricity prices to the price of the most expensive liquified natural gas, not of cheap solar energy"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#nzpol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#nzpol
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An older writer friend once told a story about the night his karate teacher got the class hyped up to see "the one move that ends any fight." He took them out into the parking lot, faced off against them, turned, and sprinted his ass off, vanishing into the darkness.
February 12, 2026 at 4:47 AM
An older writer friend once told a story about the night his karate teacher got the class hyped up to see "the one move that ends any fight." He took them out into the parking lot, faced off against them, turned, and sprinted his ass off, vanishing into the darkness.
February 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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This is true
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
📢 ‘Tax policy certainty needs to span successive governments’: Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks investment boost policy, productivity and the long term at the New Zealand Economics Forum
Willis calls for bipartisan consensus on investment boost policy
https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/137178/‘tax-policy-certainty-needs-span-successive-governments’-finance-minister
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This is true
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
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There's a part of learning, which generative AI completely turns into dogshit, which is *doing something you could not have done before*
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There's a part of learning, which generative AI completely turns into dogshit, which is *doing something you could not have done before*
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
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My favorite exchange on Twitter in the history of the site
February 12, 2026 at 5:53 AM
My favorite exchange on Twitter in the history of the site
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Okay, nomination eligible folks. I want to see NUMBERS. I want us to beat the record of the most ever Hugo nominations. I don't actually know what the record is, but I believe we can fly past it!
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Okay, nomination eligible folks. I want to see NUMBERS. I want us to beat the record of the most ever Hugo nominations. I don't actually know what the record is, but I believe we can fly past it!
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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One of my favourite comics of all time.
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
One of my favourite comics of all time.
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Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
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James Van Der Beek was part of one of the most influential shows of a certain era, a show that loomed large to a certain generation of critics. Beyond that, he was talented, willing to poke fun at himself & seemed like a good man. Extremely sad news. Way, way too young. 💚 people.com/james-van-de...
James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek Star and Father of 6, Dies at 48 After Cancer Journey
James Van Der Beek has died after he was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in August 2024. The actor was best known for playing Dawson Leery on 'Dawson's Creek'.
people.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
James Van Der Beek was part of one of the most influential shows of a certain era, a show that loomed large to a certain generation of critics. Beyond that, he was talented, willing to poke fun at himself & seemed like a good man. Extremely sad news. Way, way too young. 💚 people.com/james-van-de...
#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1699 Wordle 1,699 3/6*
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February 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1699 Wordle 1,699 3/6*
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Rice. Pork belly slices slowcooked with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, star anise (added boiled egg at the end). Stirfried cabbage with garlic. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Rice. Pork belly slices slowcooked with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, star anise (added boiled egg at the end). Stirfried cabbage with garlic. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
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did some data journalism thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 AM
did some data journalism thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
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I found the NZ fairy tern / tara-iti! There are only about 50 adult fairy terns in New Zealand, making them the rarest bird that breeds here by far. It took a lot of trial and error (and some dumb luck) but yesterday, I succeeded! 🪶
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I found the NZ fairy tern / tara-iti! There are only about 50 adult fairy terns in New Zealand, making them the rarest bird that breeds here by far. It took a lot of trial and error (and some dumb luck) but yesterday, I succeeded! 🪶
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
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Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Weekend walk: Oakley Creek Path (Waterview/ Pt. Chevalier) is a bunch of connected city walkways one leading to Oakley Creek waterfall, the only waterfall in central Auckland. #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #waterfall #somethingBeautiful #aucklandScenes
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/parks-rec...
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/parks-rec...
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Weekend walk: Oakley Creek Path (Waterview/ Pt. Chevalier) is a bunch of connected city walkways one leading to Oakley Creek waterfall, the only waterfall in central Auckland. #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #waterfall #somethingBeautiful #aucklandScenes
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/parks-rec...
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/parks-rec...
Went to Rothko for lunch at the weekend. It's excellent.
House bread with misozuke butter
Duck liver donut with fermented cherry
Grilled pork belly, raw fish, coconut
Lamb ribs, jang glaze, tamarillo, soy mayo
Claypot beef: steak, saffron rice, bone marrow
#AucklandEats #kai #food #wine 🍜🍽️ 1/2
House bread with misozuke butter
Duck liver donut with fermented cherry
Grilled pork belly, raw fish, coconut
Lamb ribs, jang glaze, tamarillo, soy mayo
Claypot beef: steak, saffron rice, bone marrow
#AucklandEats #kai #food #wine 🍜🍽️ 1/2
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Went to Rothko for lunch at the weekend. It's excellent.
House bread with misozuke butter
Duck liver donut with fermented cherry
Grilled pork belly, raw fish, coconut
Lamb ribs, jang glaze, tamarillo, soy mayo
Claypot beef: steak, saffron rice, bone marrow
#AucklandEats #kai #food #wine 🍜🍽️ 1/2
House bread with misozuke butter
Duck liver donut with fermented cherry
Grilled pork belly, raw fish, coconut
Lamb ribs, jang glaze, tamarillo, soy mayo
Claypot beef: steak, saffron rice, bone marrow
#AucklandEats #kai #food #wine 🍜🍽️ 1/2
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Bit late to it but if you want to know the chain of events that led to us importing gas (and charging electricity users to pay for it!!), I did this deep dive for RNZ last year www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
It's expensive, vulnerable to price shocks and terrible for the planet. So why are we importing gas?
www.rnz.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Bit late to it but if you want to know the chain of events that led to us importing gas (and charging electricity users to pay for it!!), I did this deep dive for RNZ last year www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM