Justin
@zhuoyanakl.bsky.social
he/him
tāmaki makaurau
@zhuoyanakl on twitter (working on a cross-poster...)
tāmaki makaurau
@zhuoyanakl on twitter (working on a cross-poster...)
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Some of the information in this book excerpt is either distorted or flat out wrong.
According to the survey, 58% of journalists are women, not "two out of every three". The average journalist is 45.8 years old, and they are not "mostly aged in their 20s or 30s" newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/24/j...
According to the survey, 58% of journalists are women, not "two out of every three". The average journalist is 45.8 years old, and they are not "mostly aged in their 20s or 30s" newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/24/j...
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Some of the information in this book excerpt is either distorted or flat out wrong.
According to the survey, 58% of journalists are women, not "two out of every three". The average journalist is 45.8 years old, and they are not "mostly aged in their 20s or 30s" newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/24/j...
According to the survey, 58% of journalists are women, not "two out of every three". The average journalist is 45.8 years old, and they are not "mostly aged in their 20s or 30s" newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/24/j...
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something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
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This great thread makes a point I've been trying to convey for years. Calling all data-driven prediction or decision software "AI" is a huge gift to LLM hypemen, who want people to believe, incorrectly, that LLM data centers are crucial for solar forecasting or operating buildings and power grids.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This great thread makes a point I've been trying to convey for years. Calling all data-driven prediction or decision software "AI" is a huge gift to LLM hypemen, who want people to believe, incorrectly, that LLM data centers are crucial for solar forecasting or operating buildings and power grids.
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can't believe ryan lizza is up against zamdani hypnotizing trump and mtg leaving congress and people are still going to pay to get past that paywall to read more about bamboo
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
can't believe ryan lizza is up against zamdani hypnotizing trump and mtg leaving congress and people are still going to pay to get past that paywall to read more about bamboo
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why have reporters, politicians, influencers, etc. all of a sudden seem to have started holding lapel mics to talk into them? it’s a lapel mic, it’s specifically designed to go on your shirt or lapel, you look ridiculous holding it, stop it.
November 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
why have reporters, politicians, influencers, etc. all of a sudden seem to have started holding lapel mics to talk into them? it’s a lapel mic, it’s specifically designed to go on your shirt or lapel, you look ridiculous holding it, stop it.
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Oversight comes from a 'fresh' civilian view and helps keep policing, defence, and intelligence non-partisan. The elected official's job isn’t to echo operational culture; it's to test it against law, ethics, other obligations, and democratic consent.
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Oversight comes from a 'fresh' civilian view and helps keep policing, defence, and intelligence non-partisan. The elected official's job isn’t to echo operational culture; it's to test it against law, ethics, other obligations, and democratic consent.
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One thing I don’t think current news machine does enough is offer care for those that are commenting on heated issues.
No I won’t be also wading into a chat about homophobia the same day as I’m monitoring response re: comments on transphobia.
Rather not have both mobs after me in one day.
No I won’t be also wading into a chat about homophobia the same day as I’m monitoring response re: comments on transphobia.
Rather not have both mobs after me in one day.
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One thing I don’t think current news machine does enough is offer care for those that are commenting on heated issues.
No I won’t be also wading into a chat about homophobia the same day as I’m monitoring response re: comments on transphobia.
Rather not have both mobs after me in one day.
No I won’t be also wading into a chat about homophobia the same day as I’m monitoring response re: comments on transphobia.
Rather not have both mobs after me in one day.
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Super interesting speech by Transport Minister Bishop seemingly distancing himself from the roadsfest they ran on. www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/speec...
www.beehive.govt.nz
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Super interesting speech by Transport Minister Bishop seemingly distancing himself from the roadsfest they ran on. www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/speec...
lol lmao
Our city has not received our fair share in recent years across all modes. This is a central government proposal related to SH1. I'm committed to better public transport and one of the ways I'll be advocating for that is through getting a Regional Deal for Wellington.
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
lol lmao
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We should reboot journalism completely. Start from scratch. They should get those old timey hats and a pencil and figure it out from there
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We should reboot journalism completely. Start from scratch. They should get those old timey hats and a pencil and figure it out from there
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why is Nvidia propping up a company that seems doomed? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb
The debt-laden AI compute company has been boosted by Nvidia.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
why is Nvidia propping up a company that seems doomed? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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revenge is a dish best served on a bamboo plate, made from the bamboo choking my garden and also my life,
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
revenge is a dish best served on a bamboo plate, made from the bamboo choking my garden and also my life,
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GAWKER! thou shouldst be living at this hour
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
GAWKER! thou shouldst be living at this hour
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oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
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I talk to a lot of trans BlueSky casually and it always feels so weird when two people I really like intensely hate each other over things neither of them believe
discourse poison runs deep
discourse poison runs deep
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I talk to a lot of trans BlueSky casually and it always feels so weird when two people I really like intensely hate each other over things neither of them believe
discourse poison runs deep
discourse poison runs deep
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Yes yes people have been writing about CoreWeave for however long but only @lopatto.bsky.social got the company's spox to say on the record that they're not doing circular financing but instead "defining the next-generation operating system for civilization.”
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Yes yes people have been writing about CoreWeave for however long but only @lopatto.bsky.social got the company's spox to say on the record that they're not doing circular financing but instead "defining the next-generation operating system for civilization.”
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Can’t get over how damn good the new Beresford Square entrance to one of the new underground CRL stations looks …
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Can’t get over how damn good the new Beresford Square entrance to one of the new underground CRL stations looks …
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I've written about Zionists, racists, climate change sceptics and even Holocaust deniers and have never encountered a group quite so committed to the airing of their views. Which is an interesting phenomenon, I suppose, and may be part of the reason why the MSM has been reluctant to go there.
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I've written about Zionists, racists, climate change sceptics and even Holocaust deniers and have never encountered a group quite so committed to the airing of their views. Which is an interesting phenomenon, I suppose, and may be part of the reason why the MSM has been reluctant to go there.
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i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
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this is not "everyone is twelve" theory. this is the slightly rarer but typically much more consequential "no one knows what lawyers do" theory
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
this is not "everyone is twelve" theory. this is the slightly rarer but typically much more consequential "no one knows what lawyers do" theory
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
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If there’s one area where I deeply sympathise with journalists, it’s the influencer behaviour of stealing their work and amplifying it while promoting anti-media narratives. That this has become a fully realised business model is so bleak.
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If there’s one area where I deeply sympathise with journalists, it’s the influencer behaviour of stealing their work and amplifying it while promoting anti-media narratives. That this has become a fully realised business model is so bleak.
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Anyone that is still looking to transfer Twitter/X posts to BlueSky after BlueArk sunset its service:
The Porto Chrome extension still exists: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/porto...
And there's a Tangled repo that seems to allow one to transfer from the command line: tangled.org/@marcomaroni...
The Porto Chrome extension still exists: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/porto...
And there's a Tangled repo that seems to allow one to transfer from the command line: tangled.org/@marcomaroni...
Porto - Import Tweets to Bluesky - Chrome Web Store
Easily import Tweets to Bluesky with few clicks
chromewebstore.google.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Anyone that is still looking to transfer Twitter/X posts to BlueSky after BlueArk sunset its service:
The Porto Chrome extension still exists: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/porto...
And there's a Tangled repo that seems to allow one to transfer from the command line: tangled.org/@marcomaroni...
The Porto Chrome extension still exists: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/porto...
And there's a Tangled repo that seems to allow one to transfer from the command line: tangled.org/@marcomaroni...
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
a friend's reaction to my acc being unsuspended
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
a friend's reaction to my acc being unsuspended