Posts by davemosk@mastodon.nz
(DIR) Post #ArWPxhpeANgvGHKu1o by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-02-26T20:38:25Z
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Part of me is worried this is just scare mongering by big pharma, but that makes me sound like a cooker.
(DIR) Post #ArWPxoIw6OgXKr5NVw by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-02-26T20:39:16Z
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"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you" ???
(DIR) Post #Arw0q8uFSdXpZxWGPY by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-03-11T03:21:08Z
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What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globallyThe decision creates a shift in how we approach human rights generally—recognizing the collective nature of certain rights as opposed to mere individual entitlements. The decision also encourages us to embrace indigenous conceptions of land, beyond traditional property rights. These conceptions more readily see land as holding cultural and political significance.https://phys.org/news/2025-03-landmark-smi-people-finland-indigenous.html
(DIR) Post #AsADs0hkwZXmL4KtyS by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-03-18T01:38:37Z
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@strypey What makes Moshidon better than Tusky?
(DIR) Post #AtrkSE0sY0l0Z6RN8C by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-05-07T22:51:50Z
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Sea level rose by .43 cm last year. That's huge! #ClimateChange https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-reveals-higher-than-expected-sea-level-rise-in-2024
(DIR) Post #AwZciysuYuoaTSq9YW by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-07-27T06:53:03Z
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Doge reportedly using AI tool to create ‘delete list’ of federal regulations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/26/doge-ai-tool-delete-list-federal-regulations?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other ‘Department of government efficiency’ is proposing to use tool to cut 50% of federal regulations by January
(DIR) Post #Awk9vVB9Tk46p0dy8u by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-07-28T04:03:03Z
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Wealthy family ceases operational funding of Sean Plunket’s The Platform https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360772449/wealthy-family-who-paid-platforms-startup-costs-has-ceased-providing-operational-funding The founding editor says it was always intended that the site would transition to being a standalone financial entity.
(DIR) Post #AxVdVt3GE8gkO2ls8G by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-08-24T22:52:40Z
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I'm getting heaps of spam from Meetup.com - about to cancel all subscriptions.
(DIR) Post #AxcXtqbjj3gu8eeszY by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-08-28T06:23:04Z
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Bluesky now platform of choice for science community https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/more-scientists-choose-bluesky-over-twitter/ It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
(DIR) Post #AxcXtrtqvBmC988rrs by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-08-28T06:53:53Z
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Anyone want to do a sweep on enshitification of #bluesky? I'm gonna call even odds on sometime in 2027.
(DIR) Post #AxcYGXEJwByWhTWYKm by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-08-28T06:59:38Z
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@lightweight "It is well to remember the tendency of forecasters to overestimate what is likely to occur in the short run and to underestimate or to fail to anticipate altogether what can occur in the long run." https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/01/03/estimate/
(DIR) Post #AxmogQ9KQWW37J9Zya by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-09-02T05:46:22Z
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Yeah, nah. Amazon’s $7.5b New Zealand investment: What’s real and what’s nothttps://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360809895/amazons-75b-new-zealand-investment-whats-real-and-whats-not
(DIR) Post #AzTh03yB9V8ljG4BzE by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-10-22T20:01:58Z
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This damning report cites Fonterra as the world's eleventh largest "Big Meat and Dairy" greenhouse gas emitter.When people say to you that little New Zealand can't really make an impact on ghg emissions because we are tiny in comparison to the large emitters like China, call bullshit because we are a significant part of the problem."The five biggest meat and dairy producers are generating more methane than the five largest oil and gas companies, according to a new report. While sheep and cattle are a prolific source of the highly potent heat-trapping gas, few countries have set targets to cut emissions from livestock."https://e360.yale.edu/digest/meat-oil-gas-methane
(DIR) Post #AzuhHlHci1F7Nvfmu8 by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-11-04T20:48:15Z
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"We can't play PDF's can you send it as a PowerPoint?"I'm presenting at a conference next week. The conference management company asked me for a copy of my presentation. I told them I'd be sending them a PDF. They responded "We can't play PDF's can you send it as a PowerPoint?".WTAF?Luckily I can bring my own laptop with an HDMI port. To "play" a PDF.
(DIR) Post #AzuhI1wyk1pX4p92aO by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-11-04T20:49:45Z
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@lightweight I had to repress a universe of snarky replies.
(DIR) Post #Azuhaod4Ud83GRn5nc by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-11-04T20:53:08Z
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@lightweight It is my experience that offending people is rarely the path to success.
(DIR) Post #B0SpbMeYBMkMSVczx2 by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-11-20T02:03:04Z
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ChargeNet raises prices at 22 regional sites https://evsandbeyond.co.nz/chargenet-raises-prices-at-22-regional-sites/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargenet-raises-prices-at-22-regional-sites ChargeNet is increasing charging prices to $1.15 per kWh at 22 regional locations from Friday November 21, citing rising electricity
(DIR) Post #B0zoTBfejLLIR2En3o by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2025-12-07T05:43:04Z
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Opinion | Why Is Christianity So Hard to Find in the Trump Administration? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/opinion/trump-hegseth-christian-nationalism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.608.xB-G.Qtr6UNrepNR1∣=nytcore-android-share Not too much religious moralism in the administration, but too little.
(DIR) Post #B2f9umrd3C7AV1sZay by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2026-01-22T20:13:04Z
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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.
(DIR) Post #B2hiJ0sqMZTjgj5gbw by davemosk@mastodon.nz
2026-01-27T07:53:03Z
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Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption https://au.pcmag.com/security/115554/lawsuit-alleges-that-whatsapp-has-no-end-to-end-encryption The lawsuit cites 'courageous whistleblowers,' but provides no technical evidence. WhatsApp's parent company, Meta, calls the claims 'absurd' and warns that it plans to countersue.