Phil Stevens :tinoflag:
@phil-stevens.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy
he/him
vi/vim
Vintage 319 ppm CO2
#biochar
#realIntelligence
Musician since the beginning, oddball, techie luddite, biochar entrepreneur/evangelist, MMT proponent […]
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vi/vim
Vintage 319 ppm CO2
#biochar
#realIntelligence
Musician since the beginning, oddball, techie luddite, biochar entrepreneur/evangelist, MMT proponent […]
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🇳🇿 #nzpol with Winston Peters courting Nirgel Farage and Reform, we cannot be complacent. ACT is the type of libertarian which is ’freedom for me but not for thee’, Luxon as we know is incompetent and all about his ego not about service to his country.
It's easy to oppose fascism once it has come out into the open & is shooting innocent women in the face.
What's more difficult is a) foreseeing this as inevitable if Trump wins & b) working to prevent his victory, even if c) that means you have to be cringe & stump for Harris.
What's more difficult is a) foreseeing this as inevitable if Trump wins & b) working to prevent his victory, even if c) that means you have to be cringe & stump for Harris.
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
🇳🇿 #nzpol with Winston Peters courting Nirgel Farage and Reform, we cannot be complacent. ACT is the type of libertarian which is ’freedom for me but not for thee’, Luxon as we know is incompetent and all about his ego not about service to his country.
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I am saddened to hear of the death of Michael Parenti. His contributions to left-wing analysis were momentous, and he will be missed dearly. May he rest in peace.
January 25, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I am saddened to hear of the death of Michael Parenti. His contributions to left-wing analysis were momentous, and he will be missed dearly. May he rest in peace.
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I think school uniforms are quite a bad idea. They’re an unnecessary expense. They don’t solve any problem that couldn’t be solved by having a less restrictive dress code.
January 25, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I think school uniforms are quite a bad idea. They’re an unnecessary expense. They don’t solve any problem that couldn’t be solved by having a less restrictive dress code.
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The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard
https://theconversation.com/the-mount-maunganui-tragedy-reminds-us-landslides-are-nzs-deadliest-natural-hazard-274201
Tragic slips in the Bay of Plenty highlight how geology, heavy rainfall and climate change […]
https://theconversation.com/the-mount-maunganui-tragedy-reminds-us-landslides-are-nzs-deadliest-natural-hazard-274201
Tragic slips in the Bay of Plenty highlight how geology, heavy rainfall and climate change […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard
https://theconversation.com/the-mount-maunganui-tragedy-reminds-us-landslides-are-nzs-deadliest-natural-hazard-274201
Tragic slips in the Bay of Plenty highlight how geology, heavy rainfall and climate change […]
https://theconversation.com/the-mount-maunganui-tragedy-reminds-us-landslides-are-nzs-deadliest-natural-hazard-274201
Tragic slips in the Bay of Plenty highlight how geology, heavy rainfall and climate change […]
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I increasingly have the sinking feeling that #minnesota = Fort Sumter.
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I increasingly have the sinking feeling that #minnesota = Fort Sumter.
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I promise I'm not trolling Windows users. I read about this and thought you should know that with the current state of the Department of Justice and the FBI, you might want to reconsider who you trust with your BitLocker keys. If you store them on Microsoft's cloud solution, they are apparently […]
Original post on mastodon.sdf.org
mastodon.sdf.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I promise I'm not trolling Windows users. I read about this and thought you should know that with the current state of the Department of Justice and the FBI, you might want to reconsider who you trust with your BitLocker keys. If you store them on Microsoft's cloud solution, they are apparently […]
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Given the flooding and the slips (landslides) in Aotearoa, I really can't complain, but still, I could really do without these additional 12cm of snow. At least it's getting up to -11C today, rather than the -15C yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Given the flooding and the slips (landslides) in Aotearoa, I really can't complain, but still, I could really do without these additional 12cm of snow. At least it's getting up to -11C today, rather than the -15C yesterday.
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Like maybe the world this guy is trying to sell me of effortless cancer diagnosis and self-driving cars that don't randomly accelerate directly toward pedestrians is still on the horizon, but so far the major actually-existing use cases for "deep learning" seems to include automating and […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 25, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Like maybe the world this guy is trying to sell me of effortless cancer diagnosis and self-driving cars that don't randomly accelerate directly toward pedestrians is still on the horizon, but so far the major actually-existing use cases for "deep learning" seems to include automating and […]
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
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I have a strong rule against CW scolding — I intentionally do not CW many things that I used to, and do as a reasoned policy. One you might disagree with following similarly reasoned arguments. I firmly believe that term filtering, muting, and even blocking are great tools for managing the […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I have a strong rule against CW scolding — I intentionally do not CW many things that I used to, and do as a reasoned policy. One you might disagree with following similarly reasoned arguments. I firmly believe that term filtering, muting, and even blocking are great tools for managing the […]
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Has anyone realized that you could post your videos to your Peertube and have YouTube pull them in via the Podcast RSS Feed? Or am I the only one that didn't realize this?
Which means you don't have to upload to YouTube AND Peertube. You can upload to Peertube and YouTube will grab it for you […]
Which means you don't have to upload to YouTube AND Peertube. You can upload to Peertube and YouTube will grab it for you […]
Original post on btfree.social
btfree.social
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Has anyone realized that you could post your videos to your Peertube and have YouTube pull them in via the Podcast RSS Feed? Or am I the only one that didn't realize this?
Which means you don't have to upload to YouTube AND Peertube. You can upload to Peertube and YouTube will grab it for you […]
Which means you don't have to upload to YouTube AND Peertube. You can upload to Peertube and YouTube will grab it for you […]
The weather keeps driving me indoors, so I had a little time to look at model visualisations on https://earth.nullschool.net and zoom in on a few bits of data that are relevant to the tragedy that unfolded over the past several days in #aotearoa as we saw yet […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
January 25, 2026 at 1:37 AM
The weather keeps driving me indoors, so I had a little time to look at model visualisations on https://earth.nullschool.net and zoom in on a few bits of data that are relevant to the tragedy that unfolded over the past several days in #aotearoa as we saw yet […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
Reposted by Phil Stevens :tinoflag:
[#NZPol Contains frustration and disillusionment]
Bloody hell: The Post can headline a Tracy Watkins article "Nature’s brutal reminder; the tragedies we don’t see coming" The we in that headline is more inclusive than it should be. Ostriches can't see with their heads in the sand but we are […]
Bloody hell: The Post can headline a Tracy Watkins article "Nature’s brutal reminder; the tragedies we don’t see coming" The we in that headline is more inclusive than it should be. Ostriches can't see with their heads in the sand but we are […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 24, 2026 at 10:46 PM
[#NZPol Contains frustration and disillusionment]
Bloody hell: The Post can headline a Tracy Watkins article "Nature’s brutal reminder; the tragedies we don’t see coming" The we in that headline is more inclusive than it should be. Ostriches can't see with their heads in the sand but we are […]
Bloody hell: The Post can headline a Tracy Watkins article "Nature’s brutal reminder; the tragedies we don’t see coming" The we in that headline is more inclusive than it should be. Ostriches can't see with their heads in the sand but we are […]
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I caught myself today thinking "welp, I guess the second civil war just started" but really, the first one never stopped. It's just that only Black people were fighting it until now.
Every fucking day I find another way that white supremacy has clouded and distorted my worldview and my thinking.
Every fucking day I find another way that white supremacy has clouded and distorted my worldview and my thinking.
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I caught myself today thinking "welp, I guess the second civil war just started" but really, the first one never stopped. It's just that only Black people were fighting it until now.
Every fucking day I find another way that white supremacy has clouded and distorted my worldview and my thinking.
Every fucking day I find another way that white supremacy has clouded and distorted my worldview and my thinking.
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[Sweary and possibly offensive to many especially luxon and those who may be religious #NZPol #Religion]
'Prime minister Christopher Luxon said on Saturday “every New Zealander has been hoping for a miracle” '
Not me mate, I don't believe in them and I don't believe any religious bollocks […]
'Prime minister Christopher Luxon said on Saturday “every New Zealander has been hoping for a miracle” '
Not me mate, I don't believe in them and I don't believe any religious bollocks […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 AM
[Sweary and possibly offensive to many especially luxon and those who may be religious #NZPol #Religion]
'Prime minister Christopher Luxon said on Saturday “every New Zealander has been hoping for a miracle” '
Not me mate, I don't believe in them and I don't believe any religious bollocks […]
'Prime minister Christopher Luxon said on Saturday “every New Zealander has been hoping for a miracle” '
Not me mate, I don't believe in them and I don't believe any religious bollocks […]
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California becomes first state to join WHO disease network after US exit
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5703447-who-gavin-newsom-california/
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his […]
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5703447-who-gavin-newsom-california/
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 AM
California becomes first state to join WHO disease network after US exit
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5703447-who-gavin-newsom-california/
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his […]
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5703447-who-gavin-newsom-california/
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his […]
Reposted by Phil Stevens :tinoflag:
Air travellers are being urged to ditch power banks. Here’s why.
Hong Kong air travellers are being advised to leave their power banks at home and bring charging cables as several South Korean airlines become the latest to ban the use of the portable batteries during flights.
A local tour […]
Hong Kong air travellers are being advised to leave their power banks at home and bring charging cables as several South Korean airlines become the latest to ban the use of the portable batteries during flights.
A local tour […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 24, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Air travellers are being urged to ditch power banks. Here’s why.
Hong Kong air travellers are being advised to leave their power banks at home and bring charging cables as several South Korean airlines become the latest to ban the use of the portable batteries during flights.
A local tour […]
Hong Kong air travellers are being advised to leave their power banks at home and bring charging cables as several South Korean airlines become the latest to ban the use of the portable batteries during flights.
A local tour […]
RE: https://mastodon.nz/@paulhellyer/115942972856720045
I guess it's official now. RBNZ statutory independence is no longer. Nice while it (sort of) lasted.
This is at least the third breach committed by this govt, who have made no secrets about jawboning and other blatant efforts to dictate […]
I guess it's official now. RBNZ statutory independence is no longer. Nice while it (sort of) lasted.
This is at least the third breach committed by this govt, who have made no secrets about jawboning and other blatant efforts to dictate […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 23, 2026 at 7:21 AM
RE: https://mastodon.nz/@paulhellyer/115942972856720045
I guess it's official now. RBNZ statutory independence is no longer. Nice while it (sort of) lasted.
This is at least the third breach committed by this govt, who have made no secrets about jawboning and other blatant efforts to dictate […]
I guess it's official now. RBNZ statutory independence is no longer. Nice while it (sort of) lasted.
This is at least the third breach committed by this govt, who have made no secrets about jawboning and other blatant efforts to dictate […]
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Sourdough starters reveal a recipe for predicting microbial species survival
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sourdough-starters-reveal-recipe-microbial.html
People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and water known as […]
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sourdough-starters-reveal-recipe-microbial.html
People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and water known as […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Sourdough starters reveal a recipe for predicting microbial species survival
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sourdough-starters-reveal-recipe-microbial.html
People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and water known as […]
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sourdough-starters-reveal-recipe-microbial.html
People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and water known as […]
Reposted by Phil Stevens :tinoflag:
AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation. It's already happening
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ai-cultural-stagnation-longer-speculation.html
Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ai-cultural-stagnation-longer-speculation.html
Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.
AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation. It's already happening
Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.
phys.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM
AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation. It's already happening
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ai-cultural-stagnation-longer-speculation.html
Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ai-cultural-stagnation-longer-speculation.html
Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.
Reposted by Phil Stevens :tinoflag:
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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“A landmark moment for the ocean and for multilateralism, proving that even in politically turbulent times, countries can unite for the common good. If implemented as intended, the Agreement will be a true game-changer for marine life and biodiversity.”
🌊 🪸 🐳
High Seas Treaty enters into force […]
🌊 🪸 🐳
High Seas Treaty enters into force […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 22, 2026 at 9:11 PM
“A landmark moment for the ocean and for multilateralism, proving that even in politically turbulent times, countries can unite for the common good. If implemented as intended, the Agreement will be a true game-changer for marine life and biodiversity.”
🌊 🪸 🐳
High Seas Treaty enters into force […]
🌊 🪸 🐳
High Seas Treaty enters into force […]
Reposted by Phil Stevens :tinoflag:
When the world is inspired by Mark Carney, New Zealand offers Todd Muller. Kiwi as.
Trump is reshaping the world. New Zealand’s best response is keeping its head down writes Todd Muller […]
Trump is reshaping the world. New Zealand’s best response is keeping its head down writes Todd Muller […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
When the world is inspired by Mark Carney, New Zealand offers Todd Muller. Kiwi as.
Trump is reshaping the world. New Zealand’s best response is keeping its head down writes Todd Muller […]
Trump is reshaping the world. New Zealand’s best response is keeping its head down writes Todd Muller […]
Reposted by Phil Stevens :tinoflag:
For anyone who wondered what the NACTFIRST coalition disaster response would be like, I guess now we know.
They just don't.
'Leadership' completely Missing in Action.
#nzpol
They just don't.
'Leadership' completely Missing in Action.
#nzpol
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
For anyone who wondered what the NACTFIRST coalition disaster response would be like, I guess now we know.
They just don't.
'Leadership' completely Missing in Action.
#nzpol
They just don't.
'Leadership' completely Missing in Action.
#nzpol
Anyone out there doing NB-IoT stuff over 4G and need an omnidirectional 3dBi antenna?
I've got one with N-type connector and 10 meters of impedance matched cable.
I've got one with N-type connector and 10 meters of impedance matched cable.
January 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Anyone out there doing NB-IoT stuff over 4G and need an omnidirectional 3dBi antenna?
I've got one with N-type connector and 10 meters of impedance matched cable.
I've got one with N-type connector and 10 meters of impedance matched cable.