FNC - Long days, short years
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What to do if you're afraid of whatever the Hell is going on in the world...
AKA how to build community
Ways to help flood and landslide survivors and victims
Our little country is in mourning after devastating floods and landslides swept across the motu. There are many who need help. Here's a (starter) list of places you can donate. Annoyingly, some media outlets have lists of donation options behind paywalls. Which just feels like you're
FNC: the hits don't stop coming
Hi! Josh here. Emily is away this week for a family commitment so I am hosting Friday Night Chats. Be gentle, it's my first time. A huge thanks to Emily for trusting me with the keys while she's away. Feel free to skip to the comments
You need to know about glurge
Hi! Josh here – Emily is away this week for a family commitment and so we're running a series of guest posts. We've been writing a bit about AI recently, especially with the horrible news that users of Grok / X / other AIs have been rampantly generating and
On living longer after loss than before it
An extraordinary guest piece by writer Helen Gilby
FNC - This world we're living in
Hello! You made it to Friday! Welcome to Friday Night Chats. It's great to have you here. Let's chat. Feel free to skip to the comments if you read this already in your email! Skip to comments Happy Friday! How has your week been? We are
NZ Police don't know what to do about Grok child sexual abuse images...
What should you do if you or your child is a victim of a Grok deepfake? This question is simple, right? Feel free to skip to the comments if you read this already in your email! Skip to comments It's something I've been asked multiple times
Grok, X/Twitter, and AI deepfakes: An explainer by an NZ expert
Around the world, every government is grappling with what to do with perverts using AI to create child sexual abuse material and pornography deep fakes. Grok is the most infamous chatbot to do this. Its owner, the deeply repugnant Elon Musk, is unconcerned by these violations across his site X
Keeping up with the Coalition
Ok, well - I did think because it's Monday, it would be cruel to send out a newsletter about everything garbage going on. So I started writing about why Heated Rivalry is so important, and then I was worried I'd get cancelled for daring to not
What the hell is going on between the Coalition Government and the Public Service Commission?
It's not normal for public servants and the Government to collude against unions like this.
FNC - Are you allowed to play that in your car?
Welcome to Friday Night Chats! I hope you had a very restful break. It's been a very bleak time for the world truly, but we're here, and we're here together, and that's what matters. It all feels weird, but we at least