Ira
@ira.bailey.nz
Building coshop.nz, a community-centered food platform.
Things I repost:
- Food Systems
- Political Shitposts
- Art I like
- InfoSec stuff
- Weird Cryptography
- Liberatory Technology
Things I repost:
- Food Systems
- Political Shitposts
- Art I like
- InfoSec stuff
- Weird Cryptography
- Liberatory Technology
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Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
BOSTON—Stressing that the move would help keep digital currencies liquid through the coming year, crypto leaders called for an infusion of 20 million dopes Thursday to stabilize the market. “We’re cal...
theonion.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
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Yes that is entirely the point.
Force user-pays on everybody so that the wealthy can have a nice society that the poor aren't able to participate in but have to prop up.
Force user-pays on everybody so that the wealthy can have a nice society that the poor aren't able to participate in but have to prop up.
Rates caps may mean more expensive parking, libraries and pools, mayors say
Councils might consider raising fees for things like pools, recreation centres and other community facilities, Wellington mayor Andrew Little says.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yes that is entirely the point.
Force user-pays on everybody so that the wealthy can have a nice society that the poor aren't able to participate in but have to prop up.
Force user-pays on everybody so that the wealthy can have a nice society that the poor aren't able to participate in but have to prop up.
Errgh not much work this entire year and now I get 6 offers this week.
And they’re all super good and interesting and I have to turn down 5 of them 😭
And they’re all super good and interesting and I have to turn down 5 of them 😭
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Errgh not much work this entire year and now I get 6 offers this week.
And they’re all super good and interesting and I have to turn down 5 of them 😭
And they’re all super good and interesting and I have to turn down 5 of them 😭
If you want to see the future of graphics check out gaussian splats, a kind of point cloud of blurs
Especially if you're into #MacroPhotography.
The image below is a still from a fully interactive 3D model you can view on this link and runs very smoothly in a browser
superspl.at/view?id=ac0a...
Especially if you're into #MacroPhotography.
The image below is a still from a fully interactive 3D model you can view on this link and runs very smoothly in a browser
superspl.at/view?id=ac0a...
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
If you want to see the future of graphics check out gaussian splats, a kind of point cloud of blurs
Especially if you're into #MacroPhotography.
The image below is a still from a fully interactive 3D model you can view on this link and runs very smoothly in a browser
superspl.at/view?id=ac0a...
Especially if you're into #MacroPhotography.
The image below is a still from a fully interactive 3D model you can view on this link and runs very smoothly in a browser
superspl.at/view?id=ac0a...
My son is off school for 7 weeks at the end of this week.
Unfortunately I have brought him up to be so nonmaterialistic that he doesn’t want to do work for any amount of money.
He doesn’t even want a new computer and prefers to lounge around reading books, sleeping and learning Japanese 😭
Unfortunately I have brought him up to be so nonmaterialistic that he doesn’t want to do work for any amount of money.
He doesn’t even want a new computer and prefers to lounge around reading books, sleeping and learning Japanese 😭
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My son is off school for 7 weeks at the end of this week.
Unfortunately I have brought him up to be so nonmaterialistic that he doesn’t want to do work for any amount of money.
He doesn’t even want a new computer and prefers to lounge around reading books, sleeping and learning Japanese 😭
Unfortunately I have brought him up to be so nonmaterialistic that he doesn’t want to do work for any amount of money.
He doesn’t even want a new computer and prefers to lounge around reading books, sleeping and learning Japanese 😭
Great to see a technical support service to help victims identify tech-enabled abuse.
Would be good if @stuff.co.nz had some mention of the country this is in (Australia!) somewhere in the article though! Was very confused as I thought it was a NZ based service.
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
Would be good if @stuff.co.nz had some mention of the country this is in (Australia!) somewhere in the article though! Was very confused as I thought it was a NZ based service.
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
The mechanic claimed nothing was wrong with Sarah’s stalling car. He was in on a sinister tactic
Abusers are remotely accessing cars to track their partners’ movements, lock them out of a vehicle, and stop the cars from travelling outside a perimeter.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Great to see a technical support service to help victims identify tech-enabled abuse.
Would be good if @stuff.co.nz had some mention of the country this is in (Australia!) somewhere in the article though! Was very confused as I thought it was a NZ based service.
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
Would be good if @stuff.co.nz had some mention of the country this is in (Australia!) somewhere in the article though! Was very confused as I thought it was a NZ based service.
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
This is video is a good example of the current state of AI-powered identity threat.
It’s made it through the uncanny valley and is now out, uncontrolled, on the other side.
It’s made it through the uncanny valley and is now out, uncontrolled, on the other side.
Something insidious, possibly driven by AI, is infecting my Youtube offers.
This appears to be Paul Krugman, and it is clearly "him" but he refers to himself in the 3rd person
But hidden in the collapsed info bar, the disclaimer, "Visual lip-syncing and dubbed narration", also known as faked
This appears to be Paul Krugman, and it is clearly "him" but he refers to himself in the 3rd person
But hidden in the collapsed info bar, the disclaimer, "Visual lip-syncing and dubbed narration", also known as faked
Every Nation Is in Debt… So Who’s the Lender | Paul Krugman
YouTube video by ThinkAxis
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is video is a good example of the current state of AI-powered identity threat.
It’s made it through the uncanny valley and is now out, uncontrolled, on the other side.
It’s made it through the uncanny valley and is now out, uncontrolled, on the other side.
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This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
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“To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Plan to Drown Earth in Plastic
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
www.scientificamerican.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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agreed. this is why:
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
agreed. this is why:
Talked about forklifts today with someone. Absolutely no internet searches, googling or anything else forklift related online.
And now getting ads on LinkedIn for special deals on forklifts 🙄
And now getting ads on LinkedIn for special deals on forklifts 🙄
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Talked about forklifts today with someone. Absolutely no internet searches, googling or anything else forklift related online.
And now getting ads on LinkedIn for special deals on forklifts 🙄
And now getting ads on LinkedIn for special deals on forklifts 🙄
This is the only totally not Black Friday sale you should be checking out - 80% off all ebooks!
www.plutobooks.com
www.plutobooks.com
Home Page - Pluto Press
An independent publisher of radical, left‐wing non‐fiction books. Established in 1969, we are one of the oldest radical publishing houses in the world.
www.plutobooks.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is the only totally not Black Friday sale you should be checking out - 80% off all ebooks!
www.plutobooks.com
www.plutobooks.com
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"No one colonizes innocently, no one colonizes with impunity either; a nation which colonizes, a civilization which justifies colonization and therefore force, is already a sick civilization, a civilization which is morally diseased."
—Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism
—Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism
Since the declaration of the supposed ceasefire, the Israeli military has violated it an average of ten or more times a day, murdering hundreds of Palestinians, including scores of small children.
There is no peace in Gaza, nor in the West Bank. As the genocide continues, so must our resistance.
There is no peace in Gaza, nor in the West Bank. As the genocide continues, so must our resistance.
Ya Ghazze Habibti—Gaza, My Love
An anarchist from occupied Palestine makes the case for an anti-colonial understanding of the situation and explores what it means to act in solidarity with Palestinians.
crimethinc.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"No one colonizes innocently, no one colonizes with impunity either; a nation which colonizes, a civilization which justifies colonization and therefore force, is already a sick civilization, a civilization which is morally diseased."
—Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism
—Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism
Have never heard of the The Jets before. Strange seeing a Tongan group in full 80s mode with American accents 😂
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr1p...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr1p...
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Have never heard of the The Jets before. Strange seeing a Tongan group in full 80s mode with American accents 😂
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr1p...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr1p...
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Ka pai for this mahi.
Fucking excellent effort
Fucking excellent effort
A Kerikeri tradie turned a car park into an abundant veggie plot
"It's flourishing, it's a really good feeling."
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ka pai for this mahi.
Fucking excellent effort
Fucking excellent effort
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Books are so under priced and under valued.
Think how little an ebook or a paperback costs, for all the hours of enjoyment you get even reading it once.
For the huge effort that goes into creating a story, the months of work by an author.
Think how little an ebook or a paperback costs, for all the hours of enjoyment you get even reading it once.
For the huge effort that goes into creating a story, the months of work by an author.
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Books are so under priced and under valued.
Think how little an ebook or a paperback costs, for all the hours of enjoyment you get even reading it once.
For the huge effort that goes into creating a story, the months of work by an author.
Think how little an ebook or a paperback costs, for all the hours of enjoyment you get even reading it once.
For the huge effort that goes into creating a story, the months of work by an author.
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Regime admits its wishful thinking won't work, and its now only meeting its carbon budget by an accounting scam www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Cancelled Kapuni carbon storage scheme scrapped from national emissions plan
Despite a raft of climate policy cuts, the country is still on track to narrowly meet its greenhouse gas budget - but not a 2030 methane target set in law.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Regime admits its wishful thinking won't work, and its now only meeting its carbon budget by an accounting scam www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Getting nudged to drop some #SecretSantaAoNZ hints!
I’m on a food systems + distributed social media + marine mycology buzz at the moment so ah yeah, good luck with that 😅
I also have very low threshold to trigger happiness so basically anything is good!
I’m on a food systems + distributed social media + marine mycology buzz at the moment so ah yeah, good luck with that 😅
I also have very low threshold to trigger happiness so basically anything is good!
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Getting nudged to drop some #SecretSantaAoNZ hints!
I’m on a food systems + distributed social media + marine mycology buzz at the moment so ah yeah, good luck with that 😅
I also have very low threshold to trigger happiness so basically anything is good!
I’m on a food systems + distributed social media + marine mycology buzz at the moment so ah yeah, good luck with that 😅
I also have very low threshold to trigger happiness so basically anything is good!
Was wondering if there was fungi lived in the sea last week.
Turns out that this has been extremely under-researched. But just recently water sampling in the Atlantic leads to an estimate of the global weight of fungi carbon to be 0.32 gigatons - which is a lot!
Turns out that this has been extremely under-researched. But just recently water sampling in the Atlantic leads to an estimate of the global weight of fungi carbon to be 0.32 gigatons - which is a lot!
Check out our latest dispatch where we make a (very convincing ☺️) case that marine #mycology is the next big thing and highlight a recent paper by Breyer et al.
Marine fungi have biomass = 22 MILLION blue whales!
Free link:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lzT-3QW8S...
#aquaticfungi #microbiome #fungi
Marine fungi have biomass = 22 MILLION blue whales!
Free link:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lzT-3QW8S...
#aquaticfungi #microbiome #fungi
authors.elsevier.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Was wondering if there was fungi lived in the sea last week.
Turns out that this has been extremely under-researched. But just recently water sampling in the Atlantic leads to an estimate of the global weight of fungi carbon to be 0.32 gigatons - which is a lot!
Turns out that this has been extremely under-researched. But just recently water sampling in the Atlantic leads to an estimate of the global weight of fungi carbon to be 0.32 gigatons - which is a lot!
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A little compile of automata by Blair Somerville at Lost Gypsy, Catlins NZ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QL...
The Lost Gypsy Automata Gallery in Catlins NZ by Blair Somerville
YouTube video by tim prebble
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A little compile of automata by Blair Somerville at Lost Gypsy, Catlins NZ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QL...
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I mean, are you really a writer if you don't make your own paper?
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I mean, are you really a writer if you don't make your own paper?
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Leader of Iran talking about running out of water and the need to move their capital because of this.
Protecting the environment is not a joke,” he said. “Ignoring it means signing our own destruction.”
#nzpol #water #news
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
Protecting the environment is not a joke,” he said. “Ignoring it means signing our own destruction.”
#nzpol #water #news
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Leader of Iran talking about running out of water and the need to move their capital because of this.
Protecting the environment is not a joke,” he said. “Ignoring it means signing our own destruction.”
#nzpol #water #news
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
Protecting the environment is not a joke,” he said. “Ignoring it means signing our own destruction.”
#nzpol #water #news
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
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Some leaked (not verified) info on the puberty blocker trial linked here. In my own thread I will briefly highlight the two key measures they are prioritising. A short thread 1
A Substacker named Ben Ryan tweeted that "the long-awaited UK puberty blocker clinical trial protocol is out."
Shortly thereafter he deleted the post. I can't find a public version of the protocol but here's what I was able to salvage from the screenshot + post.
[A THREAD]
Shortly thereafter he deleted the post. I can't find a public version of the protocol but here's what I was able to salvage from the screenshot + post.
[A THREAD]
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Some leaked (not verified) info on the puberty blocker trial linked here. In my own thread I will briefly highlight the two key measures they are prioritising. A short thread 1