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The collective is often referenced mostly as a Pacific collective, but people forget that also includes Māori. Here's some work from our Takatāpui artists Māhia Tekore and Jaimie Waititi.

Eye's of Khaos by Māhia Tekore 2025. These decals on the outside of ArtsHOUSE in Melbourne Australia.

11.03.2026 04:34 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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NZ First calls for Covid-19 inquiry focused on vaccine injuries That comes after the second phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry released its findings on Tuesday.

NZ First calls for Covid-19 inquiry focused on vaccine injuries www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... Right...

11.03.2026 03:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2
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The real lesson of the second Covid-19 inquiry? We live in a post-truth world Government ministers’ creative interpretations of the royal commission’s report took spin to scary new levels.

Opinion: The real lesson of the second Covid-19 inquiry? We live in a post-truth world thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...

10.03.2026 21:38 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

EXCLUSIVE: Jay Graber stepping down as CEO of Bluesky www.wired.com/story/bluesk...

09.03.2026 19:02 👍 779 🔁 363 💬 115 📌 479
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Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook Where AI-powered bots appear to swap code and gossip.

Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook www.itnews.com.au/news/meta-ac...

10.03.2026 19:48 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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Coin used to pay for bus in Leeds found to be 2,000 years old Coin has been donated to Leeds Museums and Galleries

"Coin used to pay for bus ticket in Leeds found to be 2,000 years old

The coin was given to a local bus driver decades ago and kept in a chest ever since"
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

10.03.2026 18:04 👍 1483 🔁 202 💬 62 📌 24
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Russia's deportations of Ukrainian children amount to crimes against humanity, UN inquiry finds A U.N. investigation ​found on Tuesday that Russia's deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children since Moscow's full-scale ‌invasion in 2022 amounted to crimes against humanity.

Russia's deportations of Ukrainian children amount to crimes against humanity, UN inquiry finds reut.rs/47o9ugY

10.03.2026 18:25 👍 61 🔁 33 💬 1 📌 3

That is very interesting, thank you. And possibly falls into the same category as trying to explain the difference between circuit-switched and packet-switched phone communication. :)

10.03.2026 08:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Automatic EV Charging | Autocharge | ChargeNet Switch to easier EV charging with Autocharge. Once enabled, compatible EVs can charge automatically. Simply plug in.

charge.net.nz/autocharge/ ChargeNet makes it that much easier to just plug in and top up the EV battery.

10.03.2026 08:17 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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‘Charismatic and extremely confident’: how to recognise – and handle – a psychopath Psychologist Leanne ten Brinke has spent decades studying toxic personality traits. What are the red flags to look out for among workmates, politicians and potential partners?

‘Charismatic and extremely confident’: how to recognise – and handle – a psychopath

10.03.2026 06:03 👍 94 🔁 32 💬 6 📌 11
Two ducks standing guard outside a building.

Two ducks standing guard outside a building.

Guard ducks

10.03.2026 06:24 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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I can't compete with this.

09.03.2026 16:20 👍 10267 🔁 1737 💬 230 📌 412
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Donate to Bryan Steele Help support Bryan Steele by donating or sharing with your friends.

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01.10.2025 12:37 👍 16 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 3

Wǒ shì chūn bīng dàshī.

10.03.2026 06:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign Thousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an “empty” book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission. About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don’t Steal This Book, in which the only content is a list of their names. Copies of the work are being distributed to attenders at the London book fair on Tuesday, a week before the UK government is due to issue an assessment on the economic cost of proposed changes in copyright law. Continue reading...

Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work

10.03.2026 06:08 👍 293 🔁 118 💬 6 📌 12
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This actually feels really reassuring I get the appeal

10.03.2026 05:44 👍 106 🔁 21 💬 11 📌 1
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I must admit I'm surprised at how little the Royal Commission gave to vaccine opponents, some of whom saw this process as the thing that would vindicate them. Can't get much clearer than this.

10.03.2026 00:49 👍 152 🔁 43 💬 5 📌 1
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Lebanon calls for direct talks with Israel, accuses Hezbollah of betraying country | CNN In a remarkable statement Monday afternoon, Lebanon called for direct talks with Israel on “permanent arrangements for security and stability on our borders,” while accusing the Iranian-backed militan...

In a remarkable statement Monday afternoon, Lebanon called for direct talks with Israel on “permanent arrangements for security and stability on our borders,” while accusing the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah of betraying the country.

10.03.2026 00:31 👍 85 🔁 28 💬 6 📌 4
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Lockdown, vaccine decisions 'considered and appropriate' – Royal Commission The Covid-19 Royal Commission has broadly backed the decisions taken during the pandemic, while identifying areas for improvement.

The Covid-19 Royal Commission's second report has been published, I've read (almost) all of it and here are the key takeaways:
newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/10/l...

10.03.2026 00:04 👍 116 🔁 52 💬 8 📌 7

Got binned after 18 years during Covid. Had to go and take my laptop and bits back so with no one in the building went into the meeting rooms and drew cocks and balls on random pages on the flip charts for when they returned to work

09.03.2026 21:20 👍 274 🔁 3 💬 12 📌 2

Looking at the Apple Silicon processors and newer versions of MacOS... it doesn't look like eGPUs work as such. Unified memory gets in the way apparently. That said, the eGPUs seem to use a lot of power unless I'm mistaken.

09.03.2026 21:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The uncomfortable truth about hybrid vehicles Plug-in hybrid owners rarely actually plug in their vehicles, practically negating the climate advantages of the technology. 

www.theverge.com/column/89013... Now thinking I didn't review the PHEVs right, by obsessively keeping them charged up whenever possible...

09.03.2026 21:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘Bonjour, Pierrot!’ #Painting by Ethel Wright (1866–1939) #art

09.03.2026 08:43 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

Woo. That actually looks pretty good for the GPU.

09.03.2026 08:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Needs to set up in Auckland instead of ChuhChuch

09.03.2026 05:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘The smell wasn’t healthy’: the artist who wore 24 nappies to highlight sewage pollution – and fell ill zack mennell made a costume out of nappies and waded into filthy waterways saying: ‘I’m going to be the parasite.’ The performance artist’s project became more literal than originally intended

‘The smell wasn’t healthy’: the artist who wore 24 nappies to highlight sewage pollution – and fell ill

09.03.2026 05:52 👍 38 🔁 11 💬 10 📌 4
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Most councils don’t track real-time water use, and you can’t manage what you don’t measure

Comment from Victoria University: Four out of five NZ councils do not collect real-time water use data as climate change multiplies the risks of contamination and insufficient supply.

09.03.2026 05:05 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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U.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America He declared all of Lake's actions over the past year to be null and void, including the layoffs of more than 1,000 journalists and staffers.

He declared all of Lake's actions over the past year to be null and void, including the layoffs of more than 1,000 journalists and staffers. n.pr/4sy0uhE

08.03.2026 07:54 👍 4260 🔁 1480 💬 171 📌 94
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‘There are crocs absolutely everywhere’: NT residents warned to stay out of flood waters as hundreds evacuated Entire Daly River town evacuated as Bureau of Meteorology warns river levels expected to rise in coming week

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Straya.

08.03.2026 09:26 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

"2018 mini + egpu/rx6600 setup" sounds interesting. What does that look like?

08.03.2026 09:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0