Dr. Curiosity
@drcuriosity.bsky.social
He is a recovering CS education researcher, pun criminal, overly literal, filthy enabler. Also on Mastodon: @DrCuriosity@cloudisland.nz
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Consequences not far away. #NzPol
Billion-dollar trade partners worried about NZ’s climate backdowns
New Zealand has entered into trade deals worth billions of dollars, on the basis that we continue to reduce emissions. Are those deals safe?
www.stuff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Consequences not far away. #NzPol
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It’s why I found “key worker” such a condescending term. Suddenly those of us on minimum wage working in supermarkets, care homes, warehouses, restaurants, etc were valuable members of society, yet we were still seen as disposable as the powers that be were desperate returning to normalcy
Related to my other post, I remember when politicians freaked out about people not working during the pandemic because the precious economy is actually the value workers generate. Memory holed now, we're right back to squeezing people out of their jobs and rifling through their pockets for change.
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It’s why I found “key worker” such a condescending term. Suddenly those of us on minimum wage working in supermarkets, care homes, warehouses, restaurants, etc were valuable members of society, yet we were still seen as disposable as the powers that be were desperate returning to normalcy
"Governance is not the brake on AI. It’s the steering wheel."
TBQH sometimes we could do with a bit of braking as well, to ensure we're building something ethically grounded and fit for purpose.
Tech professionals should by asking if and why, not just how.
www.iod.org.nz/news/article...
TBQH sometimes we could do with a bit of braking as well, to ensure we're building something ethically grounded and fit for purpose.
Tech professionals should by asking if and why, not just how.
www.iod.org.nz/news/article...
Why your AI pilot failed – governance is the missing key | IoD NZ
Treating emerging tools as tech upgrades misses the point – and the deeper opportunity to rethink how we create and deliver value.
www.iod.org.nz
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
"Governance is not the brake on AI. It’s the steering wheel."
TBQH sometimes we could do with a bit of braking as well, to ensure we're building something ethically grounded and fit for purpose.
Tech professionals should by asking if and why, not just how.
www.iod.org.nz/news/article...
TBQH sometimes we could do with a bit of braking as well, to ensure we're building something ethically grounded and fit for purpose.
Tech professionals should by asking if and why, not just how.
www.iod.org.nz/news/article...
I am not confident of Minister Doocey's assurances, even with their Artificial Intelligence and Algorithm Expert Advisory Group giving advice.
He mentions "going open source with AI", but even an open language model could hide a multitude of sins and leaks if abused.
He mentions "going open source with AI", but even an open language model could hide a multitude of sins and leaks if abused.
Mental health data won't be misused by new AI navigation tool - minister
Mental health data won't be misused by new AI navigation tool - minister
A new AI tool will be a "real game changer in providing faster and real time access to support", says the mental health minister.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I am not confident of Minister Doocey's assurances, even with their Artificial Intelligence and Algorithm Expert Advisory Group giving advice.
He mentions "going open source with AI", but even an open language model could hide a multitude of sins and leaks if abused.
He mentions "going open source with AI", but even an open language model could hide a multitude of sins and leaks if abused.
"The 12-week acceleration trial involved approximately 1,500 Year 7 and 8 students who were a year or more behind. Students received targeted, small-group tutoring up to four times a week across three models: in-person, hybrid and online."
insidegovernment.co.nz/maths-catch-...
insidegovernment.co.nz/maths-catch-...
Maths 'catch-up' trial for students offers support solution - Inside Government NZ
New data from a nationwide maths acceleration trial for Year 7 and 8 students who needed extra support, shows students made, on average, a year to two years of progress in developing fundamental maths...
insidegovernment.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"The 12-week acceleration trial involved approximately 1,500 Year 7 and 8 students who were a year or more behind. Students received targeted, small-group tutoring up to four times a week across three models: in-person, hybrid and online."
insidegovernment.co.nz/maths-catch-...
insidegovernment.co.nz/maths-catch-...
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Headline should read “ legislation that further weakens local democracy to be rushed through before Xmas”
A double blow for democracy in the process and the legislation.
#nzpol
A double blow for democracy in the process and the legislation.
#nzpol
'Serious shake-up' of local government imminent
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told National party members there would be a "very serious shake-up coming" to local government.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Headline should read “ legislation that further weakens local democracy to be rushed through before Xmas”
A double blow for democracy in the process and the legislation.
#nzpol
A double blow for democracy in the process and the legislation.
#nzpol
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Something never captured by the media, is the way they write about our culture like its airy fairy mysticism, and not oldest knowledge of country with moral and practical learnings on how to keep everything thriving. It's knowledge .
Something never captured by the media, is the way they write about our culture like its airy fairy mysticism, and not oldest knowledge of country with moral and practical learnings on how to keep everything thriving. It's knowledge .
Calls for BHP to end water extraction before culturally significant springs are lost
Environmentalists are calling for mining giant BHP to end its water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin when a major desalination plant is built in South Australia's north.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Something never captured by the media, is the way they write about our culture like its airy fairy mysticism, and not oldest knowledge of country with moral and practical learnings on how to keep everything thriving. It's knowledge .
Something never captured by the media, is the way they write about our culture like its airy fairy mysticism, and not oldest knowledge of country with moral and practical learnings on how to keep everything thriving. It's knowledge .
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Nigerian typeface design www.itsnicethat.com/articles/the...
Meet the Nigerian graphic designers bringing African expression to typography
Finding inspiration in everything from market boards to danfo buses, experimenting with indigenous scripts, and working hard to shed lingering Western influence, these type designers are building a un...
www.itsnicethat.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Nigerian typeface design www.itsnicethat.com/articles/the...
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Sometimes I think New Zealand should enact a Thanksgiving Day. Not because we especially need or deserve one, but just to hold back the invasive encroachment of The Christmas Shopping Season spreading across the latter half of the year.
It's not good to have carols outside of their natural range.
It's not good to have carols outside of their natural range.
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sometimes I think New Zealand should enact a Thanksgiving Day. Not because we especially need or deserve one, but just to hold back the invasive encroachment of The Christmas Shopping Season spreading across the latter half of the year.
It's not good to have carols outside of their natural range.
It's not good to have carols outside of their natural range.
This is not a place of honor, Charlie Brown.
If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule, Charlie Brown?
Second prize is a set of steak knives, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This is not a place of honor, Charlie Brown.
Saw a big boat this weekend, and a small one.
(commentary on relative defence vs. science funding was not intentional, but is nevertheless strongly implied)
(commentary on relative defence vs. science funding was not intentional, but is nevertheless strongly implied)
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Saw a big boat this weekend, and a small one.
(commentary on relative defence vs. science funding was not intentional, but is nevertheless strongly implied)
(commentary on relative defence vs. science funding was not intentional, but is nevertheless strongly implied)
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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30 years ago I wrote a chapter in a book on civil liberties and the internet, saying that if we didn’t make our rights work offline, we wouldn’t be able to make them work online.
The same goes for anti-trust and monopoly-busting, whether it’s the Mail buying the Telegraph or MS bundling SharePoint.
The same goes for anti-trust and monopoly-busting, whether it’s the Mail buying the Telegraph or MS bundling SharePoint.
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
30 years ago I wrote a chapter in a book on civil liberties and the internet, saying that if we didn’t make our rights work offline, we wouldn’t be able to make them work online.
The same goes for anti-trust and monopoly-busting, whether it’s the Mail buying the Telegraph or MS bundling SharePoint.
The same goes for anti-trust and monopoly-busting, whether it’s the Mail buying the Telegraph or MS bundling SharePoint.
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One of my API keys got hacked. The only area I could see where they may have gotten access was through a private GitHub, I am not ruling out that it was vomited up by an LLM, they have been known to regurgitate API keys.
Pretty strong evidence of LLMs being trained on private GitHub pull request threads and other corporate project management tools.
I think Claude Code has achieved AGI
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
One of my API keys got hacked. The only area I could see where they may have gotten access was through a private GitHub, I am not ruling out that it was vomited up by an LLM, they have been known to regurgitate API keys.
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Senior medical doctors condemn the puberty blocker ban: “It is completely inappropriate for the Government of the day to be determining treatment options for our patients."
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
Senior doctors’ union condemns puberty blocker ban | ASMS
asms.org.nz
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Senior medical doctors condemn the puberty blocker ban: “It is completely inappropriate for the Government of the day to be determining treatment options for our patients."
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
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“One of the misconceptions about autistic people is we take things literally” #KiwiPyCon
November 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“One of the misconceptions about autistic people is we take things literally” #KiwiPyCon
(This talk will be about 30 minutes long.)
#kiwipycon
#kiwipycon
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
(This talk will be about 30 minutes long.)
#kiwipycon
#kiwipycon
Joelle's #kiwipycon keynote on neurodivergence is great.
This bit louder for the folks in the back of the industry:
This bit louder for the folks in the back of the industry:
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Joelle's #kiwipycon keynote on neurodivergence is great.
This bit louder for the folks in the back of the industry:
This bit louder for the folks in the back of the industry:
Sometimes the history of safety regulation is written in flood.
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sometimes the history of safety regulation is written in flood.
This neighbourhood is barely Euclidean at times, but there's dumplings.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This neighbourhood is barely Euclidean at times, but there's dumplings.
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
First day of conference over. Should probably find something to eat, but also very considering a nap.
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
First day of conference over. Should probably find something to eat, but also very considering a nap.
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It's a @benno talk, yup. #kiwipycon
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's a @benno talk, yup. #kiwipycon
#KiwiPycon is starting well with Benno talking about our relationship with technology, change, and tackling the tensions between enthusiasm and discomfort. (Also making a clock, as you do.)
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#KiwiPycon is starting well with Benno talking about our relationship with technology, change, and tackling the tensions between enthusiasm and discomfort. (Also making a clock, as you do.)