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[P] goddammit
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
[P] goddammit
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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A quote from the man who just gave Ray Chung a promotion.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A quote from the man who just gave Ray Chung a promotion.
this is great to see
those sticky-outy boxes on the facade that planners love for some reason are just asking to cause a bunch of leaks...
those sticky-outy boxes on the facade that planners love for some reason are just asking to cause a bunch of leaks...
Cook Brothers construction just completed a 4-level mixed-use building on Rattray Street. This contemporary build features commercial space, modern office suites, spacious two-bedroom apartments, and a premium three-bedroom penthouse on the top floor.
www.cookbrothers.co.nz/projects/175...
www.cookbrothers.co.nz/projects/175...
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
this is great to see
those sticky-outy boxes on the facade that planners love for some reason are just asking to cause a bunch of leaks...
those sticky-outy boxes on the facade that planners love for some reason are just asking to cause a bunch of leaks...
This has to be one of the highest ROIs around... Spending $2.5M per year on cycle trails and getting $1.28B back...
That's a BCR Of like 500:1
That's a BCR Of like 500:1
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This has to be one of the highest ROIs around... Spending $2.5M per year on cycle trails and getting $1.28B back...
That's a BCR Of like 500:1
That's a BCR Of like 500:1
Love how they try to sell this as "flanked by two railway stations" when the race track, army base, a secure government biolab and a gated retirement village make it practically impossible to walk to the closet one.
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Love how they try to sell this as "flanked by two railway stations" when the race track, army base, a secure government biolab and a gated retirement village make it practically impossible to walk to the closet one.
Still needs finishing and blocking for shape, but that's looking not too bad.
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Still needs finishing and blocking for shape, but that's looking not too bad.
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
The solid 20% of Wellingtonians who walk to work putting in a strong showing.
And here is just Australasia, Wellington as the sole outlier. Sydney and Melbourne slightly more PT-y than the rest
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The solid 20% of Wellingtonians who walk to work putting in a strong showing.
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my new AI powered lamp is trained on millions of lamp interactions so it understands that 50% of chain pulls are to turn it on and the other 50% are to turn it off. and honestly, it's a little spooky how it knows exactly what i want almost half of the time
March 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
my new AI powered lamp is trained on millions of lamp interactions so it understands that 50% of chain pulls are to turn it on and the other 50% are to turn it off. and honestly, it's a little spooky how it knows exactly what i want almost half of the time
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Because a bunch of paranoid Facebook-addicted parents are worried about their teens seeing anorexia/sui bait and have no mental model of platform regulation, we're gonna end up with a worse form of internet censorship and digital ID than the cookers were claiming about contact tracing apps.
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Because a bunch of paranoid Facebook-addicted parents are worried about their teens seeing anorexia/sui bait and have no mental model of platform regulation, we're gonna end up with a worse form of internet censorship and digital ID than the cookers were claiming about contact tracing apps.
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Luxon thinks we need a "mature conversation" about selling state assets... But I don't think he really means that, because a mature conversation would look at the history of failure and the shortsighted focus on profit ahead of public interest.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Luxon thinks we need a "mature conversation" about selling state assets... But I don't think he really means that, because a mature conversation would look at the history of failure and the shortsighted focus on profit ahead of public interest.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
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It seems like the more time game developers spend with generative "AI", the less impressed by it they are. In the most recent Game Developer survey of people working the industry only 13% expect these tools to have a positive impact on the industry, a decline of nearly half from the previous year.
Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI
Developers do not in fact welcome our new AI overlords.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It seems like the more time game developers spend with generative "AI", the less impressed by it they are. In the most recent Game Developer survey of people working the industry only 13% expect these tools to have a positive impact on the industry, a decline of nearly half from the previous year.
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As a digital artist I've been accused of being AI numerous times and I'd like to add: just because it's shit doesn't mean it wasn't made by a human either, I can be a bad artist without assistance, thank you very much.
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
As a digital artist I've been accused of being AI numerous times and I'd like to add: just because it's shit doesn't mean it wasn't made by a human either, I can be a bad artist without assistance, thank you very much.
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I think the big thing everyone is missing here in the “affordability/std of living” thing is that if you don’t feel like your housing, healthcare, and/or food is secure, it doesn’t really matter how fucking cheap a flatscreen TV is, and there are a lot of people who can barely afford the essentials
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I think the big thing everyone is missing here in the “affordability/std of living” thing is that if you don’t feel like your housing, healthcare, and/or food is secure, it doesn’t really matter how fucking cheap a flatscreen TV is, and there are a lot of people who can barely afford the essentials
The Wellington district plan includes all this stuff btw:
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Wellington district plan includes all this stuff btw:
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One way to reduce condo defect liability: stop forcing architects to design buildings that leak. HCD’s “objective design standards” guide *encourages* making building envelopes more complex, heightening leak and therefore defect lawsuit risk cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Ap...
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
One way to reduce condo defect liability: stop forcing architects to design buildings that leak. HCD’s “objective design standards” guide *encourages* making building envelopes more complex, heightening leak and therefore defect lawsuit risk cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Ap...
Uhh, the EU sends the invoice, because we are required to meet the Paris target in the EU FTA, and if we don't the EU can bring economic sanctions against New Zealand. Its Article 19.6(2) if you wanna check.
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Uhh, the EU sends the invoice, because we are required to meet the Paris target in the EU FTA, and if we don't the EU can bring economic sanctions against New Zealand. Its Article 19.6(2) if you wanna check.
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I'm super stressed right now so here's a recent favourite landscape from a few months ago again - Dunvegan in Alberta, Canada. This aerial embroidery took forever but was worth it 💚 the higher up perspective is more intricate and slower to sew I've found, more fiddly! #art
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm super stressed right now so here's a recent favourite landscape from a few months ago again - Dunvegan in Alberta, Canada. This aerial embroidery took forever but was worth it 💚 the higher up perspective is more intricate and slower to sew I've found, more fiddly! #art
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The sixth-greatest trick the devil ever pulled: "Maybe on paper I'm rich, but it's not liquid." Oh, like most wealth throughout history?
November 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The sixth-greatest trick the devil ever pulled: "Maybe on paper I'm rich, but it's not liquid." Oh, like most wealth throughout history?
The kids bedtime story knows what's up
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The kids bedtime story knows what's up
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USAID was too woke so now the CIA needs to use Shaggy as a soft power cover organisation
Shaggy tells us about coordinating food, water, and medicine dispersal in a town ravished by Hurricane Melissa with the help of a buddy and his private planes. More:
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Dancehall Icon Shaggy Mobilizes Private Flights of Aid to Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
The dancehall icon has flown in food, water, and supplies for Black River as residents face widespread loss of housing, power, and basic essentials.
www.rollingstone.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
USAID was too woke so now the CIA needs to use Shaggy as a soft power cover organisation