Molly ~ madradish
@sheepassisted.bsky.social
Geeky Librarian/trainer with science background. I spin and knit avidly. I am a mother & intersectional feminist. I’m neurodivergent and support trans rights. Recent transplant to Te-Whanganui-a-Tara. Opinions mine.
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look I'm no branding expert but I possibly would have called these something else
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
look I'm no branding expert but I possibly would have called these something else
Nothing like getting into the city before realising your laptop isn’t in your bag. I’m glad I don’t live too far from work, but still ugh. Happy Monday. 😕
October 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Nothing like getting into the city before realising your laptop isn’t in your bag. I’m glad I don’t live too far from work, but still ugh. Happy Monday. 😕
Is it just me, or is Kiwibank staffed by a bunch of muppets?
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Is it just me, or is Kiwibank staffed by a bunch of muppets?
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Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.
“When you get a suspicious book, “you look it up to see what else the [author] has written. And you see there's 30 things, and none of them have any reviews, and they were all written in the last two years,” DeMeester-Lane says.”
How Local Librarians Keep AI Slop Off the Shelves
AI is being used to create nonsensical, sometimes dangerously inaccurate books. Local librarians are tasked with keeping these volumes out of their collections.
www.governing.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.
I’m currently knitting a dress(!) from handspun on 2.75mm needles(!!) I’m making surprisingly good progress with a lot of attention paid to bust shaping. Just need to take care not to abuse my hands too much. 🙈🧶
September 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’m currently knitting a dress(!) from handspun on 2.75mm needles(!!) I’m making surprisingly good progress with a lot of attention paid to bust shaping. Just need to take care not to abuse my hands too much. 🙈🧶
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Have money, get a discount off your sentence for giving a mere pittance of it to charity. So, if you are rich in NZ you not only get name suppression, you can also buy yourself a reduced sentence even for extreme examples of child pornography.
That’s not fair.
So which very wealthy family is it?
That’s not fair.
So which very wealthy family is it?
Wealthy NZ family member guilty of child abuse images given sentence discount for donation
He gave $50,400 to charities days before his sentencing was scheduled.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Have money, get a discount off your sentence for giving a mere pittance of it to charity. So, if you are rich in NZ you not only get name suppression, you can also buy yourself a reduced sentence even for extreme examples of child pornography.
That’s not fair.
So which very wealthy family is it?
That’s not fair.
So which very wealthy family is it?
Wonderful high tea at Bonappetea this morning. I had an iced mocha and it was all delicious. It also included scones with jam and cream. Beautiful surrounds too.
September 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Wonderful high tea at Bonappetea this morning. I had an iced mocha and it was all delicious. It also included scones with jam and cream. Beautiful surrounds too.
Really worth a read. Many of the best men I know were raised by single mums. I also know plenty of women struggling with family court and lying exes.
I sincerely hope that Carrie Leonetti doesn’t get too much abuse for sharing her research.
I sincerely hope that Carrie Leonetti doesn’t get too much abuse for sharing her research.
A great piece from Alex Casey about the noxious soup: "It’s like men’s potential suffering is tragic, and women’s actual suffering is just our lot in life."
thespinoff.co.nz/society/17-0...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/17-0...
Decoding the ‘cult of masculinity’ around Tom Phillips
The support for the Marokopa fugitive reveals several pervasive myths about masculinity, fathers and the court system.
thespinoff.co.nz
September 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Really worth a read. Many of the best men I know were raised by single mums. I also know plenty of women struggling with family court and lying exes.
I sincerely hope that Carrie Leonetti doesn’t get too much abuse for sharing her research.
I sincerely hope that Carrie Leonetti doesn’t get too much abuse for sharing her research.
Hari te wiki o te Reo Māori. I’m embroidering a cotton jumper from an op shop. I’ve added the tino rangatiratanga flag to the back and am working on the ‘together for te Tiriti’ figures on the front.
I have plans for bands of tukutuku and kupu for the front too.
Mauriora.
#tewikiotereomāori
I have plans for bands of tukutuku and kupu for the front too.
Mauriora.
#tewikiotereomāori
September 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Hari te wiki o te Reo Māori. I’m embroidering a cotton jumper from an op shop. I’ve added the tino rangatiratanga flag to the back and am working on the ‘together for te Tiriti’ figures on the front.
I have plans for bands of tukutuku and kupu for the front too.
Mauriora.
#tewikiotereomāori
I have plans for bands of tukutuku and kupu for the front too.
Mauriora.
#tewikiotereomāori
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...
NZ Government Sanction Israel Now
Since October 2023 the world has witnessed the state of Israel perpetrate innumerable war crimes and human rights violations against the people of Gaza [1], while the violence, repression, and forced ...
our.actionstation.org.nz
September 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...
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Moemoeā: Dream, vision, aspiration for the future
September 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Moemoeā: Dream, vision, aspiration for the future
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A question for knitters and knitwear designers..
If you discovered a large error early on while knitting a pattern, would you:
A. Email the designer about it right away or
B. Wait until you finish knitting the garment in case there are other issues to include?
It’s not a new release. #knitting 🧶
If you discovered a large error early on while knitting a pattern, would you:
A. Email the designer about it right away or
B. Wait until you finish knitting the garment in case there are other issues to include?
It’s not a new release. #knitting 🧶
September 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A question for knitters and knitwear designers..
If you discovered a large error early on while knitting a pattern, would you:
A. Email the designer about it right away or
B. Wait until you finish knitting the garment in case there are other issues to include?
It’s not a new release. #knitting 🧶
If you discovered a large error early on while knitting a pattern, would you:
A. Email the designer about it right away or
B. Wait until you finish knitting the garment in case there are other issues to include?
It’s not a new release. #knitting 🧶
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Te Wiki o te Reo Mãori
Mäori Language Week
HEPETEMA
2025
Mäori Language Week
HEPETEMA
2025
September 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Te Wiki o te Reo Mãori
Mäori Language Week
HEPETEMA
2025
Mäori Language Week
HEPETEMA
2025
I’m going to be in Australia for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. It will be too warm to wear my ake ake ake hoodie, but I’ll take my reo homework with me.
I wrote a poem as part of my Reo class. I’m still finding structure/grammar hard, but I’m picking up a fair amount of kupu.
#TeReoMāori
I wrote a poem as part of my Reo class. I’m still finding structure/grammar hard, but I’m picking up a fair amount of kupu.
#TeReoMāori
September 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I’m going to be in Australia for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. It will be too warm to wear my ake ake ake hoodie, but I’ll take my reo homework with me.
I wrote a poem as part of my Reo class. I’m still finding structure/grammar hard, but I’m picking up a fair amount of kupu.
#TeReoMāori
I wrote a poem as part of my Reo class. I’m still finding structure/grammar hard, but I’m picking up a fair amount of kupu.
#TeReoMāori
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Oh sweet Jeebus, imagine explaining to a Tesla’s AI how a Melbourne hook turn is meant to work. (It’d probably just keep driving around the intersection in a swastika pattern.)
Tesla self-driving test on busy Melbourne streets 'not approved'
An apparent test drive of Tesla's automated self-driving technology in Melbourne's CBD earlier this year was not approved by the Victorian government.
www.abc.net.au
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Oh sweet Jeebus, imagine explaining to a Tesla’s AI how a Melbourne hook turn is meant to work. (It’d probably just keep driving around the intersection in a swastika pattern.)
Petty gripes with Wellington public transport.
1. Why can’t I connect my snapper card to my bank account for automatic top ups? This would also avoid credit card fees.
2. Installing mobile base stations/boosters in some of the tunnels would be very helpful for commutes.
1. Why can’t I connect my snapper card to my bank account for automatic top ups? This would also avoid credit card fees.
2. Installing mobile base stations/boosters in some of the tunnels would be very helpful for commutes.
September 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Petty gripes with Wellington public transport.
1. Why can’t I connect my snapper card to my bank account for automatic top ups? This would also avoid credit card fees.
2. Installing mobile base stations/boosters in some of the tunnels would be very helpful for commutes.
1. Why can’t I connect my snapper card to my bank account for automatic top ups? This would also avoid credit card fees.
2. Installing mobile base stations/boosters in some of the tunnels would be very helpful for commutes.
Spring has definitely sprung in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. The wind is doing its best to push me into traffic! 🌬️🚶♂️
September 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Spring has definitely sprung in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. The wind is doing its best to push me into traffic! 🌬️🚶♂️
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Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Newly off the blocking mats is my Taniwha sweater. Pattern is Low Tide by Rachel Illsley, yarn is Wool yarns possum/merino/silk. It’s pretty cosy but not too hot. Good for early spring.
#knitsky #showmeyourknits #knitting #handknit #lowtidesweater
#knitsky #showmeyourknits #knitting #handknit #lowtidesweater
September 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Newly off the blocking mats is my Taniwha sweater. Pattern is Low Tide by Rachel Illsley, yarn is Wool yarns possum/merino/silk. It’s pretty cosy but not too hot. Good for early spring.
#knitsky #showmeyourknits #knitting #handknit #lowtidesweater
#knitsky #showmeyourknits #knitting #handknit #lowtidesweater
What’s with the drivers in Wellington this morning? Is something in the water? 🫣
July 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What’s with the drivers in Wellington this morning? Is something in the water? 🫣
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Top work from @bodycartoon.bsky.social!
July 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Top work from @bodycartoon.bsky.social!