Lemmy NZ

I'm a bi guy, ain't the first time, won't be the last.

They're a cool dude though, so we'll probably still hang out.

So my original intent when I started this a couple years ago was to fill in between the wood with aggregate. Given my current health issues, and the fact that I’ll likely need to clear the snow, I decided to change the pathway to wood.

This is what it looked like when we bought the house.

The cheapest quickest thing at the time was to just sod everything.

Next year I got the flower beds started

Fence and gate

More flower beds

Still grass

And the start of the pathway

If you have any particular questions, feel free to ask.

Crossposted from https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/74345920

I forgot to get blueberries last Sunday, and I ran out yesterday, so I went shopping early. Frozen berries with cream, cinnamon, and cashews is my nightly treat. I considered doing without till Sunday, but just went shopping early, instead.

She got spayed on Tuesday and finally got a good appetite back. She was really struggling to eat from her big bowl with her cone on, so I took it off. I'm going to leave it off for a bit and see if she can be trusted to leave her incisions alone enough to not need to cone. Anyway, she ate her fill then came to me and started rubbing all over me and purring and just being crazy affectionate lol. She even rubbed up on the dogs but didn't bait them into chasing her like she normally does. She just gave them affection and they licked her head and went about their evening.

Justice Desmond Fagan this week found disparaging Israel was “political comment” not antisemitism. He rejected the state’s application that Mohommed Farhat be subjected to a one-year extended supervision order under the Terrorism Act when released from prison.

At a time when governments and institutions are under growing pressure to adopt IHRA, this judgment should give them time for serious pause.

OpenAI, Gemini and others have gotten together and agreed on a standard way to embed metadata in images so platforms can tell if an image was made with AI or not. It's called c2pa.

PieFed now uses c2pa to label image posts as AI, where possible. This will not be 100% reliable because often as images are passed around the embedded metadata gets wiped out but it will help reduce the moderation burden involved with labeling AI images.

If you don't want to see any AI generated content, go to https://piefed.social/user/settings/filters and set the "AI-generated posts" setting accordingly.

If you are posting content that you know is AI generated, in the post creation form click 'More options' and then find the "AI generated" checkbox. If you're creating an image post and the image file contains c2pa metadata (i.e. you downloaded it straight out of the LLM without further modifying it in GIMP, etc) you don't need to bother - PieFed will take care of it when you submit the form.

When an image post from Lemmy arrives PieFed will attempt to read the c2pa metadata but there's a good chance Lemmy will have stripped it out while resizing the image. Image posts coming from other PieFed instances will already have been checked and arrive pre-labelled.

Also another change in this release is emoji reactions are more prominent and can be made from the teaser view, without going into the post itself. I hope this leads to more reactions being made and we all get a more interesting and vibrant feed as a result.

Venezuela’s National Assembly rejected this Friday reports claiming it hired U.S. economist Steve Hanke, launching an investigation into those who spread the fake news.

The President of the Venezuelan Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, announced an exhaustive investigation to determine responsibilities after private media published the false rumor. He confirmed that the Board of Directors discovered that certain lawmakers leaked the false information to local and international media outlets.

RELATED: Venezuela’s National Popular Consultation Moved to Oct. 18

Jorge Rodríguez emphasized that macroeconomic decisions and monetary policies correspond exclusively to the Executive Power and the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV).

The legislative President recalled that the U.S. economist is known as the architect of Argentina’s currency board system. That economic model eventually collapsed, destroying Argentina’s economy during the administration of former neoliberal President Carlos Menem. In this sense, Rodríguez stated that Venezuela already defeated hyperinflation through its own sovereign economic policies.

Text reads: “The National Assembly’s Board of Directors will launch an investigation against those who promoted fake news about the alleged hiring of Steve Hanke, to address economic issues in our country. Venezuela has long since defeated hyperinflation!”

The National Assembly President urged media organizations to regain journalistic rigor by verifying claims directly with the involved parties. He criticized the actions of lawmakers who spread groundless claims, reiterating that Venezuela has never considered contracting Steve Hanke under any condition.

This investigation aims to preserve the institutional integrity of the parliament against destabilizing economic narratives. The legislative leadership reiterated that decisions regarding the national currency and macroeconomic strategies remain under the strict jurisdiction of the central government.

New Housing Law Passed

During the extraordinary session, the National Assembly also unanimously approved the Law for the Promotion and Protection of Housing Construction. This new legal instrument deeply modifies the previous Law Against Real Estate Fraud to boost the domestic construction sector.

The approved legislation guarantees the fundamental right to adequate housing under conditions of legal security, financial viability, and transparency. The law also addresses the economic conditions of families affected by the June 24 double earthquake to facilitate their access to new housing.

The text establishes the direct oversight, regulation, and inspection of the construction sector under the Ministry of Housing and Habitat. This state supervision aims to prevent speculative practices while promoting private and public partnerships in housing development across the country.

Jorge Rodríguez explained that the statute protects both construction developers and home buyers to prevent situations that threaten housing rights. The legislation seeks to stimulate the national real estate sector while maintaining strict safeguards against speculation and structural fraud.

#21Ago || Queda probado el Proyecto de
Ley de Promoción y Protección de la Construcción de Viviendas pic.twitter.com/XSkBYilmq8

— Asamblea Nacional (@Asamblea_Ven) August 21, 2026

Text reads: “Housing Construction Promotion and Protection Act was approved”.

By regulating the housing sector directly, the government seeks to foster investment while shielding families from predatory real estate practices. This law establishes a transparent financial framework designed to accelerate housing construction projects across all regional municipalities.

With the legislative actions, the Venezuelan Assembly reaffirmed its focus on defending institutional stability and social rights. The double agenda of combating disinformation and passing social laws marks the current legislative period in the South American nation.

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