Inflatable Ingrid, Simon’s New Friend
Honestly, you buy one little blow-up doll and people assume the worst.
Technology
This Is the Gentle Tyranny
There’s a perfect word for this system, a system that reaches into every corner of your existence, from your speech to how you spend your private life, and justifies itself all as being ‘for your own good’.
Ban for Under-16s to Begin Before Christmas
Those who are opposed to this globalist control creep promoted by bureaucrats and politicians under the guise of ‘safety’ are urged to sign the petition.
New Zealand’s Future Is at Stake
The proposed legislation – from the first word to the last – must be ditched. Let’s pray all New Zealand First MPs have enough guts to vote NO when it counts.
Pushing Back on the Gene Tech Bill
A Green Party MP sounded like the environmentally concerned party of old and NZ First leader Winston Peters spoke – and listened – to the crowd.
The Rise and Fall of Wikipedia
Welcome to the post-Wikipedia age. It was fun while it lasted. All hail its deprecation and replacement with something much better.
How to Reclaim Our Nature
May I suggest that if new things are what have brought us to this point of crisis, then it is precisely old things that become the weapons of the counter-revolution. Things like faith, family, community, and nature itself are what ground us in the reality of who we really are as humans.
It Is Time to Start Thinking About the Big Picture
Even though time is passing and memories may have faded. The effect of the New Zealand Gene Technology Bill, if passed, will be not peripheral to our personal interests or safety.
The Racial Hypocrisy of ChatGPT
I assumed, given the no-stereotypes mode, that ChatGPT would also refuse to generate images of a “typical Englishman”. But I was wrong.
Retired Judge Warns of ‘Control Grid’
Harvey warned that mandatory age verification requirements could become the gateway to compulsory biometric data collection – effectively tying every citizen’s online activity to a digital identity framework.
The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
This Is Eroding Due Process and Privacy
Domestic violence is certainly a real issue, but addressing it should not come at the expense of civil liberties and due process.
Face of the Day
Could it dethrone Chrome, which holds around two-thirds of the web browser market? Not immediately.