Benefits include things like "people not drowning", "avoiding hull loss", "no significant maritime insurance claims", "functional cross-Strait economy"
It's like the gov want a ferry disaster... #nzpol #govhomicide
February 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Benefits include things like "people not drowning", "avoiding hull loss", "no significant maritime insurance claims", "functional cross-Strait economy"
Kid read the bit about punching Nazis in the face, understood the assigment
GOAT
February 13, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Kid read the bit about punching Nazis in the face, understood the assigment
They probably think Al Gebra and Al Gorithm were two blokes, eh?
February 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
They probably think Al Gebra and Al Gorithm were two blokes, eh?
The Kardashev Scale is a made-up concept that the tech bros believe in fervently
Musk talks about ancient aliens pseudoarchaeological junk, but it's not his only connection to the world of pseudoarchaeology - his racist and antisemitic grandfather, Joshua Haldeman, spent a lot of time in the 1950s searching for an allegedly grand lost city in the Kahalari desert.
‘We’ll Find the Remnants of Ancient Alien Civilizations’: Read Musk’s Gibberish Rant from His xAI All-Hands Meeting gizmodo.com/well-find-th...
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The Kardashev Scale is a made-up concept that the tech bros believe in fervently
Breaking: Starlink/SpaceX request Trump to repeal Stefan-Boltzmann to make datacentres in space feasible
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Breaking: Starlink/SpaceX request Trump to repeal Stefan-Boltzmann to make datacentres in space feasible
This is true. Current capitalism cannot coexist with open and timely access to accurate information
LOL Epstein did not acquire his fortune "illicitly", it was perfectly legal and in fact a central feature of modern capitalism. I wrote about this exact thing a few months ago
jacobin.com/2025/11/epst...
jacobin.com/2025/11/epst...
February 13, 2026 at 6:49 AM
This is true. Current capitalism cannot coexist with open and timely access to accurate information
Or they squirm and prevaricate and then You Just Know
February 13, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Or they squirm and prevaricate and then You Just Know
This is, in so many contexts, a great challenging question.
“What’s the technical basis…?”
“What’s the physical mechanism that causes…?”
“What’s the evidence that…?”
“What’s the technical basis…?”
“What’s the physical mechanism that causes…?”
“What’s the evidence that…?”
“What is your technical basis for claiming 100 bricks/day is fine? Does brick age, size, shape, or condition matter?”
February 13, 2026 at 6:43 AM
This is, in so many contexts, a great challenging question.
“What’s the technical basis…?”
“What’s the physical mechanism that causes…?”
“What’s the evidence that…?”
“What’s the technical basis…?”
“What’s the physical mechanism that causes…?”
“What’s the evidence that…?”
The answer as always is: power generators wanted more money. This is a state-sponsored rort.
One would think RNZ would do journalism, put two and two together and say:
"Hey, then why are the power companies raising costs if the dams are full?"
#nzpol
"Hey, then why are the power companies raising costs if the dams are full?"
#nzpol
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 AM
The answer as always is: power generators wanted more money. This is a state-sponsored rort.
Producer" pitch me
Me: It's a Truman Show genre where everybody roleplays real-life against their character sheet
Producer: give me an example
Me: roll a D20
Producer: 1
Me: You failed your saving throw against agreeing to greenlight my proposal
Me: It's a Truman Show genre where everybody roleplays real-life against their character sheet
Producer: give me an example
Me: roll a D20
Producer: 1
Me: You failed your saving throw against agreeing to greenlight my proposal
February 13, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Producer" pitch me
Me: It's a Truman Show genre where everybody roleplays real-life against their character sheet
Producer: give me an example
Me: roll a D20
Producer: 1
Me: You failed your saving throw against agreeing to greenlight my proposal
Me: It's a Truman Show genre where everybody roleplays real-life against their character sheet
Producer: give me an example
Me: roll a D20
Producer: 1
Me: You failed your saving throw against agreeing to greenlight my proposal
Watching people unhinge in response to OpenAI announcing they are retiring GPT4o. Complete chatbot romance psychosis
February 13, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I swear I've taught so many CS students like this, writing romance novels would have been safer for them
"Claude is a subpar coder on average but is very good at presenting like a confident genius with 100% test coverage and 100% flawless operation across all spectrum"
www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCod...
"Claude is a subpar coder on average but is very good at presenting like a confident genius with 100% test coverage and 100% flawless operation across all spectrum"
www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCod...
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I swear I've taught so many CS students like this, writing romance novels would have been safer for them
"Claude is a subpar coder on average but is very good at presenting like a confident genius with 100% test coverage and 100% flawless operation across all spectrum"
www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCod...
"Claude is a subpar coder on average but is very good at presenting like a confident genius with 100% test coverage and 100% flawless operation across all spectrum"
www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCod...
And yet you still can't get "minging" in a headline
breaking new frontiers when it comes to headline writing at The Spinoff
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
And yet you still can't get "minging" in a headline
Best advice is to find the commercial version of the panel that you like, as it has the smart features for residential use largely disabled. Just an antenna and HDMI inputs. Plus you can annoy your family by turning on the advertising content "Paul Brislen says 'Switch off your 3G phone now'"
February 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Best advice is to find the commercial version of the panel that you like, as it has the smart features for residential use largely disabled. Just an antenna and HDMI inputs. Plus you can annoy your family by turning on the advertising content "Paul Brislen says 'Switch off your 3G phone now'"
Bringing aggregates and sand to an REE party
Is New Zealand ready to join America’s critical minerals club?
Is New Zealand ready to join America’s critical minerals club?
With talks under way between Wellington and Washington, the jargon of 'critical minerals' is everywhere – so what are they, and why does the US care so much?...
thespinoff.co.nz
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Bringing aggregates and sand to an REE party
Second post I've seen today suggesting abolishing quantum mechanics and I'm all for it
February 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Second post I've seen today suggesting abolishing quantum mechanics and I'm all for it
It’s still an hour’s work for a gram
February 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
It’s still an hour’s work for a gram
It's worth asking at this point who the consumers of cocaine are in NZ.
February 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
It's worth asking at this point who the consumers of cocaine are in NZ.
David Seymour to ban quantum mechanics as the Universe must be deterministic so that people know what things are, where they are and how fast they are travelling at all times
David Seymour to ban the use of the phrase “David Seymour”
“Because there is already a perfectly good English word, ‘arsehole’”
“Because there is already a perfectly good English word, ‘arsehole’”
David Seymour to ban all recipes as "people need to know what things are" and mixing ingredients leads to confusion #nzpol
February 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
David Seymour to ban quantum mechanics as the Universe must be deterministic so that people know what things are, where they are and how fast they are travelling at all times
We’re actually getting a bargain if the Law Commission President only gets paid $500k. 2000 hours per year for a 40-hour week, that’s $250/hour which is pretty shabby for a top lawyer these days.
February 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
We’re actually getting a bargain if the Law Commission President only gets paid $500k. 2000 hours per year for a 40-hour week, that’s $250/hour which is pretty shabby for a top lawyer these days.
Given that we still have an 81 on the perceptions of corruption index, there’s still plenty of room to move down!
The Government appointed ex National Party leader Judith Collins to lead the Law Commission without following good practice processes for such roles, writes RNZ acting political editor Craig McCulloch
'Nakedly political': No rivals considered for Judith Collins' new job
newsroom.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Given that we still have an 81 on the perceptions of corruption index, there’s still plenty of room to move down!
Watson Telly? has been right there the whole time
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Watson Telly? has been right there the whole time
“The US has successfully shot down several helium-filled party balloons with a laser”, said a Defense officiating a squeaky high-pitched voice
February 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“The US has successfully shot down several helium-filled party balloons with a laser”, said a Defense officiating a squeaky high-pitched voice