Roachie
@groach.bsky.social
Reader, writer, visitor from Hawkes Bay
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...
arxiv.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
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I have been thinking about this a lot lately, especially with respect to how students use AI. The sycophancy is a design choice that seems to increase engagement and screen time. I think people forget this is a product and the goal is not for it to work well, it’s to max engagement.
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I have been thinking about this a lot lately, especially with respect to how students use AI. The sycophancy is a design choice that seems to increase engagement and screen time. I think people forget this is a product and the goal is not for it to work well, it’s to max engagement.
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What an achievement!
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
What an achievement!
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My days are filled, richly, with reading essays, books, novels and poetry from the most brilliant and mesmerising minds …. Receiving this education continues to be the most important, rewarding and life-changing experience
In that vein, I will simply say that I live for essays like this 👇🏻
In that vein, I will simply say that I live for essays like this 👇🏻
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My days are filled, richly, with reading essays, books, novels and poetry from the most brilliant and mesmerising minds …. Receiving this education continues to be the most important, rewarding and life-changing experience
In that vein, I will simply say that I live for essays like this 👇🏻
In that vein, I will simply say that I live for essays like this 👇🏻
Delicious new gf beer! Pretty low ABV too, at 3.5% 👏
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Delicious new gf beer! Pretty low ABV too, at 3.5% 👏
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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The people: ‘can we have pay equity?’
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
Chris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to the Herald ahead of his conference
Chris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity. Video / Mark Mitchell
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The people: ‘can we have pay equity?’
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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Germany has about 8GW of balcony solar.
That's more than Ireland's entire generating capacity.
That's more than Ireland's entire generating capacity.
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Germany has about 8GW of balcony solar.
That's more than Ireland's entire generating capacity.
That's more than Ireland's entire generating capacity.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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A captured Government.
Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the oil and gas industry's wishlist.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A captured Government.
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Among all the severe weather, you may have missed that we passed our 1000th post on bluesky today 🥳
Spread the word and tell your friends we're here as we creep towards 1000 followers. 36 to go!
Spread the word and tell your friends we're here as we creep towards 1000 followers. 36 to go!
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Among all the severe weather, you may have missed that we passed our 1000th post on bluesky today 🥳
Spread the word and tell your friends we're here as we creep towards 1000 followers. 36 to go!
Spread the word and tell your friends we're here as we creep towards 1000 followers. 36 to go!
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Popular opinion: The time spent checking the output of such systems and the time spent correcting it to make the output usable, is a form of ongoing subscription pricing. But what is being paid is human thought and time not dollars.
The casual way this techbro talks about the "error-prone" products they are throwing out into the world, the necessity for the consumer to accept, train for, and correct for these, and the impending economic chaos wrought by the frenzy they are creating as though it's normal and natural: holy hell.
Don’t blindly trust everything AI tools say, warns Alphabet boss
Sundar Pichai says artificial intelligence models are ‘prone to some errors’ and warns of impact if AI bubble bursts
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Popular opinion: The time spent checking the output of such systems and the time spent correcting it to make the output usable, is a form of ongoing subscription pricing. But what is being paid is human thought and time not dollars.
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"But I will put up with a generation of homeless children"
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
"But I will put up with a generation of homeless children"
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"Alphabet shares have doubled in value in seven months to $3.5tn as markets have grown more confident in the search giant's ability to fend off the threat from ChatGPT owner OpenAI."
The system is fucked when a company can double it's worth by investing in something with no possible profit.
The system is fucked when a company can double it's worth by investing in something with no possible profit.
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"Alphabet shares have doubled in value in seven months to $3.5tn as markets have grown more confident in the search giant's ability to fend off the threat from ChatGPT owner OpenAI."
The system is fucked when a company can double it's worth by investing in something with no possible profit.
The system is fucked when a company can double it's worth by investing in something with no possible profit.
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#NZpol This will want investigating further, even if Luxon wants to try "excuse" it. Can’t be having MPs treat NZ’s money as open to pay for favoured projects or covering their arses.
NEW: Chris Bishop used housing money to fund a bridge in his electorate his own Govt had killed off.
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Chris Bishop diverts Kāinga Ora money to fund a bridge in his electorate
Officials warned against the use of housing funds for bridge building but Bishop says it was a “pragmatic choice”.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
#NZpol This will want investigating further, even if Luxon wants to try "excuse" it. Can’t be having MPs treat NZ’s money as open to pay for favoured projects or covering their arses.
He should be sacked for this.
NEW: Chris Bishop used housing money to fund a bridge in his electorate his own Govt had killed off.
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Chris Bishop diverts Kāinga Ora money to fund a bridge in his electorate
Officials warned against the use of housing funds for bridge building but Bishop says it was a “pragmatic choice”.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
He should be sacked for this.
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Matching (and equally as poetic!) musical vibes:
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Matching (and equally as poetic!) musical vibes:
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And still, far too many folk surveyed don't seem to understand that crime is the result of doing all the other things badly, thus National aren't better at maintaining law and order but they are better at creating the circumstances for increased desperation, exploitation, and crime.
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
And still, far too many folk surveyed don't seem to understand that crime is the result of doing all the other things badly, thus National aren't better at maintaining law and order but they are better at creating the circumstances for increased desperation, exploitation, and crime.
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The most startling thing here us that Labour has overtaken National as bedt for the ECONOMY!
This should be front page headlines for every media around the country.(As usual, its "buried" in the story)
NZers are finally realising that the Nats are hopeless at running the country,unless youre...(1)
This should be front page headlines for every media around the country.(As usual, its "buried" in the story)
NZers are finally realising that the Nats are hopeless at running the country,unless youre...(1)
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The most startling thing here us that Labour has overtaken National as bedt for the ECONOMY!
This should be front page headlines for every media around the country.(As usual, its "buried" in the story)
NZers are finally realising that the Nats are hopeless at running the country,unless youre...(1)
This should be front page headlines for every media around the country.(As usual, its "buried" in the story)
NZers are finally realising that the Nats are hopeless at running the country,unless youre...(1)
Ramona forever 💝
finding joy despite the world in 2025 is like this lol
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Ramona forever 💝
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“thin tunnels of light.” Peter Everwine, from a water-stained copy of Keeping the Night
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“thin tunnels of light.” Peter Everwine, from a water-stained copy of Keeping the Night