Ben Moore
@bentm.bsky.social
EnZed
My opinions are my own and you can’t have them
My opinions are my own and you can’t have them
Pinned
Me: are you going to eat more dinner?
Toddler (yelling): NO!
Toddler (whispering): yes
Toddler (yelling): NO!
Toddler (whispering): yes
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Me: are you going to eat more dinner?
Toddler (yelling): NO!
Toddler (whispering): yes
Toddler (yelling): NO!
Toddler (whispering): yes
Seems like intentional negligence and pettiness because they’re losing money to me
After three days of blunders, Microsoft finally delivers on 365 refund - but some of the fineprint still annoys readers www.nzherald.co.nz/business/aft...
After three days of blunders, Microsoft delivers on 365 refund, but fineprint annoys
Tech giant still faces legal action over controversial Copilot offer.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Seems like intentional negligence and pettiness because they’re losing money to me
Reposted by Ben Moore
Yesterday's workforce data release from the Public Service Commission inspired me to get back into some data journalism.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jemtra...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jemtra...
Public Service 'Correction': Cuts Mask Prison Staff Surge | Jem Traylen
Public Service 'Correction': are net workforce figures a strategic mirage? Yesterday's data release from Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission inspired me to get back into some data journalism.
T...
www.linkedin.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Yesterday's workforce data release from the Public Service Commission inspired me to get back into some data journalism.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jemtra...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jemtra...
"AGI will be achieved only when we have demeaned and debased human intelligence to the degree that a machine might be able to emulate what's left."
– Dr David West
(www.linkedin.com/in/david-wes...)
– Dr David West
(www.linkedin.com/in/david-wes...)
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"AGI will be achieved only when we have demeaned and debased human intelligence to the degree that a machine might be able to emulate what's left."
– Dr David West
(www.linkedin.com/in/david-wes...)
– Dr David West
(www.linkedin.com/in/david-wes...)
My favourite excerpt from the BeingAI chair's speech for the shareholders meeting
(full text: api.nzx.com/public/annou...)
(full text: api.nzx.com/public/annou...)
September 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
My favourite excerpt from the BeingAI chair's speech for the shareholders meeting
(full text: api.nzx.com/public/annou...)
(full text: api.nzx.com/public/annou...)
Aren’t they strong enough already!!??
September 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Aren’t they strong enough already!!??
Regardless of the context, parroting the demonstrably untrue statement that Kirk’s perspective was in the political centre is not great.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/charlie-k...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/charlie-k...
KiwiSaver boss faces backlash over Charlie Kirk LinkedIn post
'I wish your ideas had died with you,' he posted.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Regardless of the context, parroting the demonstrably untrue statement that Kirk’s perspective was in the political centre is not great.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/charlie-k...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/charlie-k...
If Otter AI spent half as many resources on fixing their damn transcript editing issues and fixing copy/paste in Firefox as it does on crappy LLM integrations, it would be a significantly better tool
September 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
If Otter AI spent half as many resources on fixing their damn transcript editing issues and fixing copy/paste in Firefox as it does on crappy LLM integrations, it would be a significantly better tool
“Clearly, there was a lot of gaming going on …” the Republican governor told NBC News.
Stay unhinged, US politics.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Stay unhinged, US politics.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
The investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing continues. Here’s what we know
The assassination continues to reverberate across the US as investigators work to learn more about Kirk's killing and the 22-year-old alleged to have done it.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Clearly, there was a lot of gaming going on …” the Republican governor told NBC News.
Stay unhinged, US politics.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Stay unhinged, US politics.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
chat.publicai.co
Swiss public LLM AI model
--> Doesn't train on inputs
--> Instructed to be neutral and humble
--> Uses British English
--> Will literally tell you anything you ask about its instructions and training
--> Is owned and managed by researchers, not corporates
Swiss public LLM AI model
--> Doesn't train on inputs
--> Instructed to be neutral and humble
--> Uses British English
--> Will literally tell you anything you ask about its instructions and training
--> Is owned and managed by researchers, not corporates
Open WebUI
Open WebUI
chat.publicai.co
September 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
chat.publicai.co
Swiss public LLM AI model
--> Doesn't train on inputs
--> Instructed to be neutral and humble
--> Uses British English
--> Will literally tell you anything you ask about its instructions and training
--> Is owned and managed by researchers, not corporates
Swiss public LLM AI model
--> Doesn't train on inputs
--> Instructed to be neutral and humble
--> Uses British English
--> Will literally tell you anything you ask about its instructions and training
--> Is owned and managed by researchers, not corporates
Paraphrased: People prefer confident answers that are maybe correct to a fuller, more murky truth.
Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend, Something Social Science Told Us Decades Ago
Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend, Something Social Science Told Us Decades Ago
Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow
theconversation.com/why-openais-...
theconversation.com/why-openais-...
Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow
The cure is likely to be worse than the disease.
theconversation.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Paraphrased: People prefer confident answers that are maybe correct to a fuller, more murky truth.
Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend, Something Social Science Told Us Decades Ago
Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend, Something Social Science Told Us Decades Ago
Reposted by Ben Moore
Tell you what tho, the 70,000 plus people who left for australia are definitely not going to concerts in NZ. Nor are all the people out of a job. Or the people barely making ends meet whose housing/food costs are taking up all their income. Or the people who are sick all the time.
September 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Tell you what tho, the 70,000 plus people who left for australia are definitely not going to concerts in NZ. Nor are all the people out of a job. Or the people barely making ends meet whose housing/food costs are taking up all their income. Or the people who are sick all the time.
Some people might say infrastructure architecture is boring. There would be more but most people have never heard of it because it is, in fact, very boring.
September 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Some people might say infrastructure architecture is boring. There would be more but most people have never heard of it because it is, in fact, very boring.
More like Smelly Farltons
August 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
More like Smelly Farltons
Reposted by Ben Moore
On behalf of Matt and Maria Raine, we are suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, for ChatGPT’s role in aiding their son Adam’s suicide. The complaint emphasizes the company’s rush to deploy and promote their product despite clear safety issues, with users ultimately suffering deadly consequences.
August 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
On behalf of Matt and Maria Raine, we are suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, for ChatGPT’s role in aiding their son Adam’s suicide. The complaint emphasizes the company’s rush to deploy and promote their product despite clear safety issues, with users ultimately suffering deadly consequences.
“(Universal RUCs) would increase the running costs of the lowest-emitting hybrids by 39 percent - while lowering by 6 percent the cost to run the most gas guzzling petrol cars, models that burn 10 litres or more of fuel per hundred kms.”
It’s on purpose.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
It’s on purpose.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
$200 extra to drive a RAV4: Will RUC changes help or hurt the climate?
Universal road user charges will change the way drivers of our 3 million petrol vehicles contribute to the cost of roads.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“(Universal RUCs) would increase the running costs of the lowest-emitting hybrids by 39 percent - while lowering by 6 percent the cost to run the most gas guzzling petrol cars, models that burn 10 litres or more of fuel per hundred kms.”
It’s on purpose.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
It’s on purpose.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Privatisation. Sigh.
"Private firms (will be) taking over the collection and administration of (road user) charges."
Therefore, Fleur Fitzsimons said, "The only people who will see any benefit from this scheme are the corporates who take their cut to gather the tax."
"Private firms (will be) taking over the collection and administration of (road user) charges."
Therefore, Fleur Fitzsimons said, "The only people who will see any benefit from this scheme are the corporates who take their cut to gather the tax."
Cheaper petrol on its way under new system – but will drivers end up paying more?
Cheaper petrol on its way under new system – but will drivers end up paying more?
While Chris Bishop calls it the biggest change to road funding in 50 years, details on how the new system will work remain scarce for now. <br />...
thespinoff.co.nz
August 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Privatisation. Sigh.
"Private firms (will be) taking over the collection and administration of (road user) charges."
Therefore, Fleur Fitzsimons said, "The only people who will see any benefit from this scheme are the corporates who take their cut to gather the tax."
"Private firms (will be) taking over the collection and administration of (road user) charges."
Therefore, Fleur Fitzsimons said, "The only people who will see any benefit from this scheme are the corporates who take their cut to gather the tax."
First Kiwi passport. In B4 dog whistle language swap lol
August 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First Kiwi passport. In B4 dog whistle language swap lol
Me: I'll deliver the job 1.5 business days after the interview.
Them: We really need it earlier. Can you rush to get it done in .5?
Me: Sure, I'll add a rush fee.
Them: 1.5 business days is fine.
Did you really need it earlier? Did you?
Them: We really need it earlier. Can you rush to get it done in .5?
Me: Sure, I'll add a rush fee.
Them: 1.5 business days is fine.
Did you really need it earlier? Did you?
August 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Me: I'll deliver the job 1.5 business days after the interview.
Them: We really need it earlier. Can you rush to get it done in .5?
Me: Sure, I'll add a rush fee.
Them: 1.5 business days is fine.
Did you really need it earlier? Did you?
Them: We really need it earlier. Can you rush to get it done in .5?
Me: Sure, I'll add a rush fee.
Them: 1.5 business days is fine.
Did you really need it earlier? Did you?
“In emails and briefings, the ministers and their staff acknowledged their plans would bypass public scrutiny, extinguish existing claims, and potentially breach people's rights.”
Holy shit
Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
Holy shit
Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret
Documents reveal how the government worked to keep sweeping pay equity changes hidden until the last minute.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“In emails and briefings, the ministers and their staff acknowledged their plans would bypass public scrutiny, extinguish existing claims, and potentially breach people's rights.”
Holy shit
Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
Holy shit
Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
The appreciation of strangers 🥰
July 4, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The appreciation of strangers 🥰
I had the weirdest conversation with #2degrees' customer service yesterday. Unfortunately, I haven't heard back from them yet but if anyone can explain what they mean or prove that I'm wrong, I would love to hear it.
open.substack.com/pub/wryangle...
open.substack.com/pub/wryangle...
Is my power company trying to gaslight me? (illegal?)
Two things that contradict each other cannot both be true.
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I had the weirdest conversation with #2degrees' customer service yesterday. Unfortunately, I haven't heard back from them yet but if anyone can explain what they mean or prove that I'm wrong, I would love to hear it.
open.substack.com/pub/wryangle...
open.substack.com/pub/wryangle...
2degrees recommends using power at night as a way to lower bills but they charge a regular p/kWh rate no matter what time of day. They said things use less power at night because Vector changes the rate at night.
No on hold for someone who can make that make sense
No on hold for someone who can make that make sense
July 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
2degrees recommends using power at night as a way to lower bills but they charge a regular p/kWh rate no matter what time of day. They said things use less power at night because Vector changes the rate at night.
No on hold for someone who can make that make sense
No on hold for someone who can make that make sense
David Seymour, Winston Peters, and Christopher Luxon all stand in a circle wearing gaudy rings.
Luxon raises his and yells "PANDERING". Seymour does the same but yells "OLIGARCHY". Winston joins in, yelling...
Luxon raises his and yells "PANDERING". Seymour does the same but yells "OLIGARCHY". Winston joins in, yelling...
June 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
David Seymour, Winston Peters, and Christopher Luxon all stand in a circle wearing gaudy rings.
Luxon raises his and yells "PANDERING". Seymour does the same but yells "OLIGARCHY". Winston joins in, yelling...
Luxon raises his and yells "PANDERING". Seymour does the same but yells "OLIGARCHY". Winston joins in, yelling...
Every time a nimby starts complaining about medium density housing just start pointing out the all the great housing land wasted on golf courses
June 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Every time a nimby starts complaining about medium density housing just start pointing out the all the great housing land wasted on golf courses