Tom Eastman
@tom.eastman.nz
It might seem obvious that if you value something, you'll make an effort to get better at it.
What's less intuitive is that if you make an effort to get better at something you're not good at, you'll learn its value.
What's less intuitive is that if you make an effort to get better at something you're not good at, you'll learn its value.
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"It's a few bad apples..."
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"It's a few bad apples..."
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
HaHAHAHAHAHAHA
You CAN make money in a bubble. With the right timing. But nost of you will end up holding the bag.
You CAN make money in a bubble. With the right timing. But nost of you will end up holding the bag.
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
HaHAHAHAHAHAHA
You CAN make money in a bubble. With the right timing. But nost of you will end up holding the bag.
You CAN make money in a bubble. With the right timing. But nost of you will end up holding the bag.
It's not one bad apple. It's a barrel so rotten its seeping out the cracks in the bottom.
Louise Nicholas reported her assault in 1993.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
'Inexcusable conduct': Police Commissioner says lack of leadership over McSkimming
Richard Chambers says today's IPCA review into the McSkimming complaints found inexcusable conduct by former senior police leaders.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It's not one bad apple. It's a barrel so rotten its seeping out the cracks in the bottom.
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Louise Nicholas reported her assault in 1993.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
'Inexcusable conduct': Police Commissioner says lack of leadership over McSkimming
Richard Chambers says today's IPCA review into the McSkimming complaints found inexcusable conduct by former senior police leaders.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Louise Nicholas reported her assault in 1993.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
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Nobby’s right!
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
"‘Dancing around without her vest and practic’ly no drawers on. Is that any way to behave?’
Nobby considered this deep metaphysical question from various angles. ‘Er…yes?’ he ventured."
"‘Dancing around without her vest and practic’ly no drawers on. Is that any way to behave?’
Nobby considered this deep metaphysical question from various angles. ‘Er…yes?’ he ventured."
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
“She had the slightly wistful, slightly hungry look that so many women of a certain age wore when they’d decided to trust in gods because of the absolute impossibility of continuing to trust in men.”
“She had the slightly wistful, slightly hungry look that so many women of a certain age wore when they’d decided to trust in gods because of the absolute impossibility of continuing to trust in men.”
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Nobby’s right!
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
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Hey uh bc I keep getting asked by Kawaiicon attendees: it’s pepperraccoon.com and yes you can buy cool things there x
Pepper Raccoon: NZ Indie Visual Artist & Merch Designer
Pepper Raccoon is an alternative New Zealand artist, with a deep commitment to sustainability and giving back to conservation charities through her premium merch, including nature-inspired enamel pins...
pepperraccoon.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hey uh bc I keep getting asked by Kawaiicon attendees: it’s pepperraccoon.com and yes you can buy cool things there x
They've always been 100% transparent about who they are and what they represent in everything EXCEPT the name of their organisation.
If you'd told me that a speaker at the Free Speech Union conference would call for banning non-Christian public expressions of faith to an applauding crowd, I would have said yes, obviously that is going to happen newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/10/t...
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
They've always been 100% transparent about who they are and what they represent in everything EXCEPT the name of their organisation.
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Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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This reminded me of this classic post except that everything has gotten far far dumber and more made up
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This reminded me of this classic post except that everything has gotten far far dumber and more made up
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AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
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There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There are no words for how evil this is
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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If you're holding off on getting a Nebula subscription, I got news for you--
They're giving out free 3 day FREE TRIALS if you use my link below!
Now you can watch all of AMY'S DEAD-END DREAMHOUSE... for FREE, BABY!!!
They're giving out free 3 day FREE TRIALS if you use my link below!
Now you can watch all of AMY'S DEAD-END DREAMHOUSE... for FREE, BABY!!!
November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If you're holding off on getting a Nebula subscription, I got news for you--
They're giving out free 3 day FREE TRIALS if you use my link below!
Now you can watch all of AMY'S DEAD-END DREAMHOUSE... for FREE, BABY!!!
They're giving out free 3 day FREE TRIALS if you use my link below!
Now you can watch all of AMY'S DEAD-END DREAMHOUSE... for FREE, BABY!!!
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Here's the link to the #Kawaiicon livestream if anyone wants to attend remotely, starting soon: www.twitch.tv/kawaiiconnz
KawaiiconNZ - Twitch
New Zealand's cute infosec con (& book publishers) ✨The weirdness returns: November 6-8, 2025
www.twitch.tv
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Here's the link to the #Kawaiicon livestream if anyone wants to attend remotely, starting soon: www.twitch.tv/kawaiiconnz
In a brutal act of police retaliation, the sandwich was teargassed, beaten, and shot.
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
In a brutal act of police retaliation, the sandwich was teargassed, beaten, and shot.
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At every turn, the Government has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Government’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
newsroom.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
At every turn, the Government has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Government’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Just in case you're as disgusted-fascinated by Gerrymanders as I am*, I present to you a selection of perversely specific district boundaries.
I don't like it, but I can't help but admire the work.
(* I voted yes on 50: sometimes you have to fight fuckery with fuckery)
I don't like it, but I can't help but admire the work.
(* I voted yes on 50: sometimes you have to fight fuckery with fuckery)
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Just in case you're as disgusted-fascinated by Gerrymanders as I am*, I present to you a selection of perversely specific district boundaries.
I don't like it, but I can't help but admire the work.
(* I voted yes on 50: sometimes you have to fight fuckery with fuckery)
I don't like it, but I can't help but admire the work.
(* I voted yes on 50: sometimes you have to fight fuckery with fuckery)
New Zealand has an astonishing history of its chief of police turning out to be a sex offender.
Why does it KEEP happening?
Why does it KEEP happening?
He also told a colleague that over the years he had needed different types of pornography to "make him feel anything, and it just kept escalating".
Those aren't better work stories, and that's definitely not a safer community...
#nzpol
Those aren't better work stories, and that's definitely not a safer community...
#nzpol
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's offensive search terms revealed
Court documents reveal the extent of former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's viewing of objectionable material on his work devices,
www.rnz.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New Zealand has an astonishing history of its chief of police turning out to be a sex offender.
Why does it KEEP happening?
Why does it KEEP happening?
This is how corruption can prevent a bubble popping.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This is how corruption can prevent a bubble popping.
Good things are possible, just not around here.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Good things are possible, just not around here.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...