I Told You So
This isn’t all bad news. Just like the internet took away many jobs, it has created far more new jobs and new opportunities.
Kevin
This Is Politics vs Civil Liberties
Given that it’s so obvious that it’s much better to test for impairment than presence, I can’t help but think that all this is more about politics rather than road safety.
They Are Passing the Buck
The only reason they choose to be in the CBD is because that’s where the money is. It’s like Trump said: when you see a dirty door in front of a restaurant you know not to go in.
The NZ Drug Foundation and Overdoses
Of course the report will be ignored by the government, as is any call to overhaul drug laws. One of the stated purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act is to get users into the system where supposedly they can get help, etc, etc.
Yes Virginia, AI Is Coming for Your Job
If you’re a middle manager, AI is coming for your job. Who is safe? Tradies and jobs involving some sort of human creativity or judgement beyond what AI can or will ever do. And we will always need people to work one step above AI. But overall, yes, AI is coming for your job.
Thoughts on Charlie Kirk
Would you employ someone who danced and celebrated the assassination of someone, even if you didn’t like the person who was assassinated? These people have caused actual harm – to their employers, to public trust and to basic decency. The consequences are on them.
The Law Commission and Trans
I identify as someone who is always right. And if you say I’m wrong then you’ve just mis-righted me and made me very upset and I need to cry all the way to the New Zealand Law Commission.
Boomers up in Arms
There’s no good reason why a bunch of friends in what amounts to a private place, or similar, shouldn’t be able to enjoy a few drinks. I’d say the police are bored with nothing better to do. Or maybe they’ve been looking at the UK and thinking “If it was only like that here…”
Would You Like Some Weed With Your Pizza?
As an ex-weed user who has actually put cannabis on pizza, I call tell you that weed on pizza is pretty gross.
Free Speech and Holocaust Denial
Holocaust denial should be treated for what it is: a deliberate falsehood with the sole goal to cause harm and sow hatred.
Old Fart Plays Hardball, Loses
Old bastard in his early 90s gets offered 2.5m for basically some land where he’s got an old clapped-out house on a clapped-out street. Says no and decides to hold out for more money.
The Left Can’t Satire, Either
I don’t know, maybe regular readers of the Spinoff would find all this hilarious. All I see is the far-left showing everybody else how it sees the rest of us.