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Auckland, the city that taught me to believe in cities again by nsh in c/newzealand

[-] nsh 4 points 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing. That was a pleasant read.

We suffer from seduction of pessimism, partially due to human nature. It’s a gentle reminder of that there are little (and not so little) things worth celebrating along our journey.

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Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail (fabiensanglard.net)

submitted 1 month ago by nsh to c/offtopic

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R.I.P Sam

Another day, another good poll for Opportunity. by nsh in c/politics

[-] nsh 5 points 2 months ago

Do these polls include who people voted for previously versus who they’ll vote for now? (Sorry, I have no idea what the questionnaire looks like.) It would be interesting to see where the Opportunity votes are coming from.

How bad are Club+ privacy / terms? by nsh in c/newzealand

[-] nsh 3 points 2 months ago

In case it gets taken down in the future, here's how it works - https://web.archive.org/web/20250220103424/https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1apis6y/comment/kqb8yos/

Does National’s new Kiwisaver policy sound familiar? | The Spinoff by nsh in c/politics

[-] nsh 3 points 2 months ago

See also:

All the times National has trashed its own campaign policies: https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/23-06-2026/all-the-times-national-has-trashed-its-own-campaign-policies

It’s politics after all but worth calling out.

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Does National’s new Kiwisaver policy sound familiar? | The Spinoff (thespinoff.co.nz)

submitted 2 months ago by nsh to c/politics

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The increased contributions would only make sense if they closed the loophole they introduced themselves regarding total remuneration. Copying someone else’s policy from a decade ago while never acknowledging their own mistake. I guess nothing new here. :)

The successive governments could’ve prioritised narrowing the wealth gap and lowering the cost of living first. Then a policy like this would’ve made a much greater impact. So, while I think making KiwiSaver compulsory is a good idea, it’s a reminder of a lost opportunity.

Where the AUR users at? by nsh in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] nsh 12 points 2 months ago

Avoid success at all costs - Simon Peyton Jones

'Atrocious': Wellington's deputy mayor slams $600,000 bill for library website by nsh in c/wellington

[-] nsh 3 points 3 months ago

I wish more public websites were designed to work without JavaScript. I can’t imagine older adults with legacy devices enjoying this website at all.

When a Housing Boom Turns to Bust (Patrick Boyle) by nsh in c/politics

[-] nsh 4 points 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing. I wasn’t aware. Also, TIL Hbomberguy.

The fact that people view housing as an investment opportunity is a policy failure; there are tax incentives among other things. The system only stays afloat if there’s a constant influx of new people joining, and we all know there’s a name for it - Ponzi.

What WM or DE are you using now? by nsh in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] nsh 5 points 3 months ago

Sway and Gnome

The latter is mostly for other family members. But I like both.

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When a Housing Boom Turns to Bust (Patrick Boyle) (youtu.be)

submitted 3 months ago by nsh to c/politics

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Now, if you live in the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom, you might be wondering why you should care about the real estate market on an island in the South Pacific. The answer is that New Zealand is basically a laboratory for what happens when an entire national economy is built on the assumption that house prices will just go up forever. It turns out that trading the same increasingly expensive boarded up bungalows back and forth with your neighbours does not actually generate any real wealth. You might ask how an economy gets into this position. The answer, as is so often the case, involves politicians. (~02:00)

DuckDuckGo makes its 'no-AI' search engine easier to access as its traffic booms | TechCrunch by nsh in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] nsh 15 points 3 months ago

There are also lite and html versions:

Neither has AI enabled.

NZ First's gender bill to be supported by National, ACT by nsh in c/politics

[-] nsh 3 points 3 months ago

I think Chlöe is right. Unfortunately not surprising.

Unfortunately, things will get worse before they get better. Hang tight, support each other, and be kind.

AI sackings reach New Zealand, which will use it to eject 14 percent of government staff by nsh in c/newzealand

[-] nsh 4 points 3 months ago

It would've been a great opportunity to do what many European governments are now doing, reducing the reliance on US tech companies. Instead, they decided to do the exact opposite.

Sometimes I wonder if they actually believe what they are saying. Or is "AI" just an excuse to further push their neoliberal agenda.

Emacs: decent defaults I shared with Sacha Chua by nsh in c/emacs@lemmy.ml

[-] nsh 6 points 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing. In this age of slop, I tend to lean towards the built-in packages more and more nowadays.

What https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d has taught me is that vanilla Emacs is perfectly capable, especially with the built-in support for LSP and Treesitter, if you need them.