Young pope Leo, undated but he appears to be in his teens or early 20’s

young pope leo looks like a ska scene regular who goes by Upbeat but no one knows his real name

Trust me, we in tech find those people just as irritating. Invariably they are 'thought leaders' or 'solutioneers' whose sole contribution in meetings is positing "but what if we could do magic..? 🤔" or "AI can solve our cow herding issue"
(the favourite title I heard was 'innovation shepherd')

First, the good news. The bathwater has been disposed of.

Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

One of the greatest bollard walks in history.
#WorldBollardAssociation

"Oh monsieurrrr...wow, the boys took a beating on that one"

BC and current growth

Limited number of prime ministers, but a lot of months under Prime Minister's to be data points. As ever, another graph I haven't updated since 2019. A Labour Female Prime Minister in a period of 10% growth has a lower Business Confidence rating than a National Male Prime Minister with -5% growth

If we ever want to create an AI/AGI, it should be of Vimes

Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.

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Baud

Well, those boots were not made for walking

Oh. $10 when you log in though...

$2 a pop genuinely makes me more nervous than anything!

Jill Jill,
Here's your bill

Just from a pragmatic POV (let alone moral) - When you can't be sure that you won't get turned away at the door - let alone disappeared if you don't 'look American', even cheap(er) tickets don't look cheap

A good analogy for the likely programming failure that created the Manage My Health vulnerability.

Was explaining this today to my non-tech circle - and worse still, that the CEO of a tech company thinks this is an excuse.
'Say you don't even understand authorization without saying you don't even understand authorization'

108GB of Your Medical Records Stolen: What the ManageMyHealth Breach Reveals About NZ Healthcare Security New Zealand's largest patient portal breached on New Year's Eve. Our security scan reveals the DNS security gaps that should have been fixed years ago.

This is pretty damning stuff for an online organisation holding patient health data. I hope GPs and Health NZ are putting the acid on other providers such as Tend and TheDoctors to ensure they’ve actually got their crap together

#nzpol #newzealand

blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...

I have realized that I know (of) 𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 Bens in IT who are all CTOs. Weirdly, their qualities are commensurate with the state of their beards

Yeah, this 👇

How 𝙖𝙡𝙡 tech ads sound to me - and I'm in the industry

Have a punt with Sriracha mayo. Works on everything

Go ahead and swear—it's good for your health Cursing can boost your workout, mood, and even confidence.

Hell yeah it is.

www.popsci.com/health/swear...

Is this official merch for Wall Street Supply Demand FC..? I want to order their Black Friday commemorative 3rd kit

If you have a bad day at work remember this guy died at work and they resurrected him so he could go back to work

Thread 🧵
(Esp in light of NZ playing a game in LA in the World Cup 26 - maybe just stick to Vancouver)

I saw somebody on TikTok using the word 'slopper' as a slur for people who use ChatGPT, and that's a thing we should start doing.

Wi-Fi network connection prompt saying 'Rich cunts shop here'

Found this wifi connection at The Tannery mall in Chch

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.

I don't know *when* I'm going to need this video in future, but I know I*will* need it.

(🔊 on)