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One might think companies would know this by now. This quote below from a 2004 Eben Moglen speech at Harvard Law School lays out precisely why the GPL proves itself.
A substantial portion of innovation in software development is underpinned by this license. Extending the philosophy behind it 1/2
But notice that in order to survive moment one in a lawsuit over free software, it is the defendant who must wave the GPL. It is his permission, his master key to a lawsuit that lasts longer than a nanosecond. This, quite simply, is the reason that lies behind the statement you have heard—Mr. McBride made it here some weeks ago—that there has never been a court test of the GPL.
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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The results of last night's chicken bbq. The recipe from above includes poultry seasoning which is hard to find in Aotearoa. A recipe for poultry seasoning is in the alt text of the image.
Cooked chicken leg quarters on a grill. They are in two rows of four from back to front. They are on a grill surface of wires parallel from left to right. The background is a black interior of a grill. Poultry Seasoning 3T Dried Rosemary 3T Dried Oregano 3T Dried Sage 2T Dried Ginger 2T Dried Marjoram 2T Dried Thyme 1T Black Pepper
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Lots of people turned up for the strike march and rally today in Papaioea / Palmerston North.
✊Solidarity!
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#StillMasking
Photo at a public worker's strike rally. Many people in the background with flags and signs. In the foreground is a man with a black hat and grey respirator holding a sign with a globe held in the palms of someone's hands. Text below says "2% GDP FOR PUBLIC RESEARCH / INVEST IN TOMORROWS BREAKTHROUGHS NOW!" "40 years of knowing it is needed" "40 years of potential wasted" https://te-ara-paerangi.community Not pictured is the slogan "Tax Wealth More, Tax Work Less!"
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Couldn't help but do this one.
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The hero we need for political changes in these times. The all of the things meme template. A white background with a yellow splash. A poorly drawn cartoon person (?), with googly eyes, raised fist, shouting. Top text "Deshittify" Bottom text "All of the things!"
October 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Marking the 12th anniversary of my landing in Auckland.
View from a container ship cabin window. Shipping containers in blue, red, and orange fill the foreground. White winch towers just left of centre. The deep blue see with white caps on either side. A light blue sky above framed with fluffy clouds. My view a few hours before landing in Auckland.
August 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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The author of that piece is quoted by another Newsroom writer here: newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/06/t...
Again, this is not how it works.
The quotes from Dr. Roche about the amount of funding necessary are concerning as well. Science workers of Aotearoa are already in precarious positions. 1/2
Screen shot of text: “That actually goes both ways,” says Meyer. “Scientists are looking at the Government saying, ‘Show me the money if you want me to produce more money’, and the Government is looking back at the scientists and saying, ‘Well, you show me the money, what are you bringing in, how are you lifting your weight?’.
June 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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The article is missing the ground truth *this is not how any of this works.* The 'both sides' treatment is a disservice to Aotearoa, lazy journalism, and plain incorrect. Not only in this case, but so many others. Do better Radio NZ. Seriously.
Screen shot of a news article with this text: "That actually goes both ways," says Meyer. "Scientists are looking at the government saying, 'show me the money if you want me to produce more money', and the government is looking back at the scientists and saying, 'well, you show me the money, what are you bringing in, how are you lifting your weight?'.
June 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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I'm reading @georgemonbiot.bsky.social and and Peter Hutchison's Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism. They offer this definition of capitalism. See alt text for more.
I just finished The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation by Cory Doctorow. NFTs are now gone...
Screen shot of text: "Capitalism is an economic system founded on colonial looting. It operates on a constantly shifting and self-consuming frontier, on which both state and powerful private interests use their laws, backed by the threat of violence, to turn shared resources into exclusive property, and to transform natural wealth, labor, and money into commodities that can be accumulated." This is from the book Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison. It is offered as a definition of capitalism. IMHO this is very useful in a variety of ways, not the least of which that it distinguishes capitalism from commerce. Many seem to think that commerce is capitalism rather than a form of trading that precedes capitalism by thousands of years. By using their definition of capitalism as a lens through which to examine current govt. and industry actions around the world, a much clearer understanding can be gained. To pick a few, the current actions of the Trump led US government and the many policies the AoNZ govt has pushed through under urgency - including the new pay equity law.
May 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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"Autumn... makes a double demand. It asks that we prepare for the future - that we be wise in the ways of garnering and keeping. But it also asks that we learn to let go - to acknowledge the beauty of sparseness."
Bonaro W. Overstreet, American Poet
From 'Meditations for Women.' 1947
Two stainless steel bowls on a light background. The one on the left has round beans (green and yellow) and a few strawberries. The one on the right is filled with glossy green jalapeno chile peppers. Today's harvest.
April 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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This is not exactly the right word. But I'm posting it just the same. 😜
Text on a white background. A definition. Ultracrepidarian Noun |uhl-tru-krep-i-dair-ee-uhn| Nineteenth century. English. A person with opinions on subjects beyond their knowledge. The ultracrepidarians argued over the constitution as if they were legal scholars.
March 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Done! Filtered out the fruit. Added a simple syrup to taste and distilled water to reach 40 proof.

Floral / fruity taste with an ever so slight acerbic finish. Salude!
A wooden surface and a avocado green background. On the of surface is a small glass with floral patterns painted on the outside. On the inside of the glass is a dark pink liquid. To the right of the glass is a 1 litre glass bottle about 90% full of dark pink liquid. It has a label on it which says "Murtado 40 Proof"
March 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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"Support Collaborate and Innovate" indeed.
A screen shot of an email. Title: RE: FS47 New Supplier Information & Checklist for New Suppliers -- Editable PDFs please? Body: Hi Unfortunately we do not have edible (sic) forms, you can either download them to Adobe and fill them out or Print out the form , complete it and then scan it and email it bac to your university contact. Signed: Shared Transaction Centre (STC) Motto (highlighted): "Support, Collaborate and Innovate" My comments: Wow. It is 2025. Standards compliant editable forms have been around for a long time. They could reduce the friction in regards to their paperwork by providing them. Instead, digital / physical "rube goldberg" approach is the suggestion. The cherry on top is their motto "Support, Collaborate, and Innovate". Wow.
March 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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There it is all ready to go. Like the trailer, I'm a bit better off than when I started on it. Using knowledge and tools from my tupuna. Reflecting on where I came from. Singing along with the outlaw country music on the radio. My wife just coming back from the swimming hole, cool on a hot day. 🥰
In the foreground is a small utility trailer parked on sparse grass. The frame is steel covered in surface rust. The bed is a brand new black sheet of plywood with a bit of dust on it. The trailer is backed up to a farm fence of 7 wires. Directly behind that is a row of fir trees forming a shelter belt. Behind that is a padock and another shelter belt.
February 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Pulled this final paragraph from the Roper paper (New Zealand Sociology 2024, Vol. 39, No. 1, 39–59) references below. See alt text.
I strongly recommend people following this account to read it. I finished my first read today. Will read it again because there is a lot there to take in.
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Finally, for critically minded social scientists and humanities scholars, research on neoliberalism should always aim to provide intellectual resources of hope. “To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing” (Williams, 2022). The intelligent young people whom we are lucky enough to teach and learn from are dealing with the negative effects of neoliberalism on their daily lives now, and also experiencing mounting eco-anxiety. We owe it to them to contribute to collective thinking about how and why better policies and a better world are necessary, feasible and possible.
February 8, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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The history of the media reform movement may be useful today.

Abstract in alt text. 2/2
he influence of media on society is unquestioned. Its reach penetrates nearly every corner of the world and every aspect of life. But it has also been a contested realm, embodying class politics and the interests of monopoly capital. In The Political Economy of Media, one of the foremost media critics of our time, Robert W. McChesney, provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic and political powers that are being mobilized to consolidate private control of media with increasing profit — all at the expense of democracy.In this elegant and lucid collection, McChesney examines the monopolistic competition that has created a global media that is ever more concentrated and centralized. McChesney reveals why questions about the ownership of commercial U.S. media remain off limits within the political culture; how private ownership of media leads to the degradation of journalism and suppression of genuine debate; and why corporate rule threatens democracy by failing to provide the means for an educated and informed citizenry. The Political Economy of Media also highlights resistance to corporate media over the last century, including the battle between broadcasters and the public in the 1920s and 1930s and the ongoing media reform movement today. The Political Economy of Media makes it clear that the struggle over the ownership and the role of media is of utmost importance to everyone.
January 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Our well used set is ready for their next home. It feels like the right time to pass them on. Postage on us.
A set of Moosewood cookbooks, stacked on their sides. From top to bottom: "moosewood restaurant new classics" white and yellow lettering on a purple spine, "MOOSEWOOD RESTAURANT COOKS at HOME" Yellow text inside a blue box with a red outline, inside of a green spine, "Simple Suppers" two tone spine from left to right - mullberry backgound and lighter text : Salmon back ground with lighter text, "MOOSEWOOD RESTAURANT LOW-FAT FAVORITES" Black text on a yellow background,"SUNDAYS AT MOOSEWOOD RESTAURANT" White text on a brown backgorund inside a blue spine. Well loved with notes and bookmarks. Looking for their next home.
December 27, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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And funding opportunities for the social sciences and humanities have been cut from the Horizon Europe programme. 🤬
Changes to MBIE’s Horizon Europe Top-Up fund scheme Tēnā koutou MBIE is providing an update on the Horizon Europe Top-Up funding scheme. Change to Top-Up fund eligibility for projects in Cluster 2  From 1 February 2025, projects in Cluster 2, Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Society, will no longer be eligible for funding through the MBIE Horizon Europe Top-Up funding scheme. This change is being made to align the Top-Up fund settings with the Government’s priorities for Science, Innovation & Technology investments, and direction outlined in the Catalyst Fund investment Plan. Research organisations who have submitted a proposal for a Cluster 2 project which opened before 1 February 2025 and who registered for Top-Up funding with MBIE within 10 working days of the European Commission (EC) call for proposals closing will still be eligible for Horizon Europe Top-Up funding.
December 19, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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A bit of fun for the weekend timeline.
I make schnapps and liqueurs as a bit of a hobby. They all take a lot of inactive time. Today, I finished the walnut liqueur. It starts out as vodka, green walnuts, and patience. It takes at least a year from start to finished product. 1/2
A clear shot glass 3/4 full of a dark brown liquid. It sits on a wood chest top. The background is a wall painted green a little lighter than avocado. The liquid in the glass is walnut liqueur.
December 7, 2024 at 6:11 AM
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@nicgaston.bsky.social posted this NBR review piece about the show Collins put on at the KiwiNet Awards. It was clear that the mask was off. More people should know about this. I reckon it will help us come to grips with what she is doing.
Screen shot of a National Business Review anonymous comment. The gist of it is Science (sic) Minister Collins raging at a scientist at an awards ceremony. Collins says "No, you give us some money" "Yes, that's right, it's time to bring home the bacon, and sorry if anyone is offended by that. Sorry, not sorry. The country is counting on you."
December 4, 2024 at 11:12 PM
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I watched that episode last night. It is titled "Edith Breaks Out". In the 70's there was white pop culture thing about Archie Bunker for President. I got the t-shirt as a hand-me-down. Didn't expect it to actually happen...
Printed text on a t-shirt. In the centre is an image of a man's head with a big cigar sticking out to the bottom left. Above that is red text "Archie Bunker". Below and left is "For" and at the bottom "President".
November 6, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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Apparently so says Wikipedia. 😆
Wikipedia screen shot from an article about the fictional character Alf Garnett in the UK. Under See also * Archive Bunker, a character partly based on Alf Garnett
November 6, 2024 at 7:23 AM
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70's as well. 😆
Image of an early 1970's Marantz tuner (radio receiver with inputs for turntable and aux). It has shiny metal faceplate with lots of buttons, knobs and dials. The case is wood. On top of the tuner is a blue metal candle holder with a yellow candle on it. the background is a wall made of wood panels. The tuner sits on a water weathered cabinet with only the top in the image.
November 5, 2024 at 6:12 AM
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This is Syd Barret in the centre and the rest of Pink Floyd in the periphery. Syd is who they wished were here. I think this image complements the album.
A scene with people in psychedalic clothing. In the center is a man with with eyes and mouth wide open. Above is a blue sky with clouds. Syd Barret is the central figure.
October 16, 2024 at 7:25 AM
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They continue to do what this country has done forever. This figure comes from a 1985 piece in the National Business Review by renowned NZ scientist David Penny.
The New Zealand approach is a bit like one of those multi-step proofs with a space where 'the miracle occurs'.
A figure about 3 models of the relationship between basic and applied research.
September 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,070,791!

It has been a fun almost year on Bluesky!
Blue Sky badge with text Celebrating 10M users and a party emoji. User number 1,070,791 Te Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability Joined September 19, 2023
September 16, 2024 at 11:28 PM