Murray Tait
@keltaklo.bsky.social
Web/Software Dev. RPGs, board games and books. He/Him
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Some organizations are intentionally influencing AI chatbots answers
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Some organizations are intentionally influencing AI chatbots answers
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We made a video, then wrote a newsletter to help spread the news that Sam got an honorary degree from Harvard.
Here’s the video again (1/3)
Here’s the video again (1/3)
Some organizations are intentionally influencing AI chatbots answers
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We made a video, then wrote a newsletter to help spread the news that Sam got an honorary degree from Harvard.
Here’s the video again (1/3)
Here’s the video again (1/3)
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holiday chores are a perfect opportunity to try a new podcast, so over the coming weeks i’ll be sharing some of my fave Post Games episode of the year.
if you enjoy the show, it would be a gift to me if you shared fave eps with friends and family!
if you enjoy the show, it would be a gift to me if you shared fave eps with friends and family!
December 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
holiday chores are a perfect opportunity to try a new podcast, so over the coming weeks i’ll be sharing some of my fave Post Games episode of the year.
if you enjoy the show, it would be a gift to me if you shared fave eps with friends and family!
if you enjoy the show, it would be a gift to me if you shared fave eps with friends and family!
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Even though it’s unenforceable, as of today it is illegal to prescribe puberty blockers to a trans child in Aotearoa. We now know that the Ministry recommended against this, that no one asked for it, and no one thought it was a good idea except for cabinet. This ban is a stain on our history.
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Even though it’s unenforceable, as of today it is illegal to prescribe puberty blockers to a trans child in Aotearoa. We now know that the Ministry recommended against this, that no one asked for it, and no one thought it was a good idea except for cabinet. This ban is a stain on our history.
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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TW: Sexual violence and child exploitation
I hate this so much. I feel sick.
280 images of toddlers & children. HUNDREDS. Accessing these has an impact on demand, therefore creating more harm to the children and others.
This man is a monster and is getting an easy ride.
I hate this so much. I feel sick.
280 images of toddlers & children. HUNDREDS. Accessing these has an impact on demand, therefore creating more harm to the children and others.
This man is a monster and is getting an easy ride.
Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming avoids jail over objectionable material
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming sentenced to nine months home detention in Wellington District Court.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
TW: Sexual violence and child exploitation
I hate this so much. I feel sick.
280 images of toddlers & children. HUNDREDS. Accessing these has an impact on demand, therefore creating more harm to the children and others.
This man is a monster and is getting an easy ride.
I hate this so much. I feel sick.
280 images of toddlers & children. HUNDREDS. Accessing these has an impact on demand, therefore creating more harm to the children and others.
This man is a monster and is getting an easy ride.
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Authenticity matters, even in a fantasy setting. Relevance matters. Not stumbling into a PR nightmare because you wanted to outsource your searching to a glorified Clippy that steals from other artists and destroys the environment matters.
Just stop pushing this crap.
Just stop pushing this crap.
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Authenticity matters, even in a fantasy setting. Relevance matters. Not stumbling into a PR nightmare because you wanted to outsource your searching to a glorified Clippy that steals from other artists and destroys the environment matters.
Just stop pushing this crap.
Just stop pushing this crap.
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I will NEVER vote for a politician who votes for anti-trans legislation. Never. I don't care who it is, it's a dead issue. Move on. If my vote is so important to the future of democracy they should have thought of that before they voted to exterminate my child.
December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I will NEVER vote for a politician who votes for anti-trans legislation. Never. I don't care who it is, it's a dead issue. Move on. If my vote is so important to the future of democracy they should have thought of that before they voted to exterminate my child.
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This should be a much, much bigger story. Commitments of tens of billions of dollars are being made to dubious projects without us being allowed to know anything about how decisions are being made. It's literally the future of the nation.
The RoNS: “the most complex & expensive infrastructure programme in NZ’s recent history.”
A $56B programme… with a $49B shortfall. And all signs point to low-to-no-value for public money.
Given the huge public interest, why are the details being kept from the public, asks @connorsharp.bsky.social?
A $56B programme… with a $49B shortfall. And all signs point to low-to-no-value for public money.
Given the huge public interest, why are the details being kept from the public, asks @connorsharp.bsky.social?
What's in the RoNS files? - Greater Auckland
Earlier this week, Te Waihanga, The Infrastructure Commission, called for Over the last couple of months, I’ve been trying to obtain information on the advice given to decision-makers about the RoNS. ...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This should be a much, much bigger story. Commitments of tens of billions of dollars are being made to dubious projects without us being allowed to know anything about how decisions are being made. It's literally the future of the nation.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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The coalition sucks. There was no need for this. Landlords got a MASSIVE tax cut. But mobility for the the elderly - they couldn’t give a shit. The fact that the elderly and disabled cannot drive matters not a bit to these utter assholes.
They are fucking the country like they always do.
They are fucking the country like they always do.
Transport subsidies for elderly and disabled people reduced
Transport subsidies for elderly and disabled people reduced
The Total Mobility scheme provides discounted taxis and public transport fares for those with long-term impairments.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The coalition sucks. There was no need for this. Landlords got a MASSIVE tax cut. But mobility for the the elderly - they couldn’t give a shit. The fact that the elderly and disabled cannot drive matters not a bit to these utter assholes.
They are fucking the country like they always do.
They are fucking the country like they always do.
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BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
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I also want AI shit to disappear from my life, that goes without saying
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I also want AI shit to disappear from my life, that goes without saying
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Only way Luxon might get a half decent cabinet.
December 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Only way Luxon might get a half decent cabinet.
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BONKERS!
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
BONKERS!
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
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I love paying private landowners for shit that's nothing to do with me (said no one ever).
This has 'merit' according to the centre left.
This has 'merit' according to the centre left.
The RMA replacement bills include the fringe right-wing idea of 'regulatory takings', forcing councils - and therefore ratepayers - to compensate landowners for restrictions that impact their developments.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Landowners to get more compensation from councils as major RMA overhaul revealed
The Resource Management Act is going, and the government has revealed what will replace it.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I love paying private landowners for shit that's nothing to do with me (said no one ever).
This has 'merit' according to the centre left.
This has 'merit' according to the centre left.
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The RMA replacement bills include the fringe right-wing idea of 'regulatory takings', forcing councils - and therefore ratepayers - to compensate landowners for restrictions that impact their developments.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Landowners to get more compensation from councils as major RMA overhaul revealed
The Resource Management Act is going, and the government has revealed what will replace it.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The RMA replacement bills include the fringe right-wing idea of 'regulatory takings', forcing councils - and therefore ratepayers - to compensate landowners for restrictions that impact their developments.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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sorry but if Hipkins knew about the original mcskimming allegations then his leadership is actually untenable. he HAS to go
December 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
sorry but if Hipkins knew about the original mcskimming allegations then his leadership is actually untenable. he HAS to go
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A """funny""" thing I've noticed is that if you see a buckwild and totally made up claim on Reddit and then search that claim on Google, trying to source it, the Gemini AI summary will be like "oh, yeah, that totally happened, and my source is that three hour old Reddit thread you were just reading"
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A """funny""" thing I've noticed is that if you see a buckwild and totally made up claim on Reddit and then search that claim on Google, trying to source it, the Gemini AI summary will be like "oh, yeah, that totally happened, and my source is that three hour old Reddit thread you were just reading"
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“A Ceasefire in Name Only” — @scotnational.bsky.social is not afraid to call out Israel's continued attacks on Gaza
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“A Ceasefire in Name Only” — @scotnational.bsky.social is not afraid to call out Israel's continued attacks on Gaza
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This govt wants to weaken our environmental laws.
The consequences will utterly predictable.
And it wont be long before these headlines reach our overseas tourism markets.
Goose. Golden eggs. End of.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The consequences will utterly predictable.
And it wont be long before these headlines reach our overseas tourism markets.
Goose. Golden eggs. End of.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Boil water notice issued for Paihia, Ōpua and Waitangi in Far North
People in three Far North towns have been warned to boil their tap water before drinking or cooking with it.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This govt wants to weaken our environmental laws.
The consequences will utterly predictable.
And it wont be long before these headlines reach our overseas tourism markets.
Goose. Golden eggs. End of.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The consequences will utterly predictable.
And it wont be long before these headlines reach our overseas tourism markets.
Goose. Golden eggs. End of.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Oh huh we saved no money and then it might be privatised amazing work Winston you cowpat
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Ownership of Interislander ferry service remains undecided
The ultimate owner and operator of the new Interislander ferries due to arrive in 2029 remains undecided, Rail Minister Winston Peters has confirmed.Peters appe...
businessdesk.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Oh huh we saved no money and then it might be privatised amazing work Winston you cowpat
businessdesk.co.nz/article/infr...
businessdesk.co.nz/article/infr...
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So here is a thing
You fire tens of thousands of people
Cancel infra spend
Crash the economy
Force your valuable experienced workers off shore
Do nothing to fix any of this
This shit happens, because you are incompetent
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
You fire tens of thousands of people
Cancel infra spend
Crash the economy
Force your valuable experienced workers off shore
Do nothing to fix any of this
This shit happens, because you are incompetent
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government finances worse than expected as tax take falls
Treasury figures show a bigger deficit than forecast.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
So here is a thing
You fire tens of thousands of people
Cancel infra spend
Crash the economy
Force your valuable experienced workers off shore
Do nothing to fix any of this
This shit happens, because you are incompetent
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
You fire tens of thousands of people
Cancel infra spend
Crash the economy
Force your valuable experienced workers off shore
Do nothing to fix any of this
This shit happens, because you are incompetent
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...