Sarah

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If only people could see Luxon up close they’d warm to him, if the media just reported the facts about this Government’s achievements, they’d warm to the party.
The Minister of Education just announced funding for 36 maths teachers, for the entire country. What if we shifted the focus to using AI to make all of our existing teachers experts in teaching maths.
wondering how anyone in the public sector, a sector created by politicians in the first place, must have been feeling on hearing that news.
I have spent most of my working life in technology and I have seen first-hand the extraordinary things technology can do. But always, those extraordinary things have been driven by the creativity and innovative thinking of the amazing team of people I have had the privilege of working alongside.
Sean Connery as Zardoz, in an outfit featuring bandoliers.
He said it also meant they couldn’t park vehicles in front of their property. Kyle said he drove a small truck and digger for work. “Quite often lately, I’ve been doing on-call work and night shift and I come straight home because it’s not worth going back to the yard and park the truck and digger outside my house.”
Princess Elizabeth driving a military truck. She is smiling broadly.
Rodger Walker flat featuring signature round windows.
No take only throw meme: No Pay Rise Only Wage growth
Small man with a small spade and suspiciously clean gumboots standing beside a road.
Screenshot of google search for "covid 19 nz statistics" https://www.google.com/search?q=covid+19+nz+statistics&udm=14 The desired result is the fourth hit.
An ORly book cover "Coding with GPT", featuring a dog-cassowary hybrid in pushme-pullyou configuration.
Man dressed as hotdog meme: "We're all trying to find the guy who did this".
Peter Sellers as Dr Strangelove, smirking fakely.
Aurora australis from the south coast of Wellington. The aurora is a soft red with a hint of green. There are rocks and the sea in the foreground, and the constellation Carina in the glow.
Screenshot of text from Wikipedia. Personal life Van Velden's parents, Adele and Robin, were a nurse and mechanic, and later owned car sale firms. She has three older brothers, Joel, Blake and Kent.
Screenshot of text. With our schools and primary health services struggling, there would be screening for illiteracy, innumeracy and mental health problems, including drug and alcohol abuse.
Framed print of a watercolour depicting a shag. The bird, not the activity.
Screenshot of post explaining that strip club revenue in Vegas is down 12%.
No take, only throw meme, saying No Roadworks, Only Improvements.
A pair of twinned purple fluorite crystals on a windowsill.
App output for "hooker" - Assisted in maintaining a safe and organized work environment. - Effectively communicated and collaborated with team members to achieve objectives. - Demonstrated adaptability and problem-solving skills in dynamic situations. - Ensured compliance with all relevant policies and procedures. - Focused on delivering high-quality results to meet expectations.
MapQuest Gulf name generator: Gulf of Right here, Asteroid!
Promotional image for the postapocalyptic film "The Quiet Earth", with the words "Everyone must go" superimposed.
Screenshot of part of a submission received email showing the address it came from : no-reply@comms.parliament.govt.nz.
Screenshot of text: The Charter School Agency was formed under the Ministry of Education. The agency needed a rally-style driver to bring innovation and energy, but in reality it has not gone well.
Screenshot of text: "I appreciate the opposition want to make it a political issue. I would just say I wouldn't play politics with youth mental health."
screenshot from Stuff: "Recent Stuff Sentiment Research has found Wellington’s overall positive sentiment is at one of its lowest points in the last six months. The data shows broadly concerned feelings when we report on Wellington region specific issues, with stories about Wellington City and Wellington City Council receiving the lowest positive scores - just 3 per cent. Our reporting on the capital’s small business closures, roadworks, and the loss of public sector jobs all draw strong negative scores. Analysis of comments reveal widespread frustration with the government and the council, with criticism over perceived dishonesty, ineffectiveness, and failure to address key issues such as crime and the economic struggles of local businesses. Sentiment is a unique data set that is collected from Stuff’s own site. It is a small form at the bottom of some a pages where readers can anonymously express their feelings and, optionally, provide feedback about how the feel about the article." At the bottom is the emoji-poll they're referring to.
AI generated image of a group of ethnicity and gender diverse young adults in a trendy office setting staring intently at the back of a monitor.
Screenshot of text from the article: “Since then I’ll happily do anything the council want as long as they maintain it,” Murray said.
Screenshot of CURL output of a Stuff URL, showing no open graph meta tags in the head.
Faint green aurora australis, from the South Coast of Wellington. The Southern Cross is prominent in the upper centre of the frame.
Screenshot from a supermarket online shopping website, showing cucumber, capsicum, and carrot.
Plan view of a plane with red spots indicating bullet holes in the least vulnerable areas. It is intended to illustrate survivorship bias.
Screenshot of text from RNZ. Clarke said she used AI herself, going so far as developing an AI system with her husband for students to practice answering NCEA questions with near instant feedback.
Screenshot of text: "Gumboot Friday the initiative, I Am Hope the charity, Mike King and even myself have become collateral damage in that process. The attention has been… 'You guys must have done something dodgy to get this funding.'" "That's been devastating for [King] after all the work he's done and nobody paying any attention to him, to now be the bad guy when he's desperately trying to be the good guy."
Screenshot of text: Young said, to help businesses hold on, it would be useful to know what measures the government had planned. Things such as changing the sick leave rules would help ease the pressure on businesses, or simplifying the Holidays Act.
Text from article: "One way you can love your neighbours and your community is to gather together some of the men in your church and go and empty the local library of all their LGBTQ+ books," pastor Kyle LaMotta wrote in a recent post on Instagram. "Start with the kids' books and work your way up."
Screenshot of text: Malcolm had a turbulent childhood that he clearly doesn’t want to talk about. He comes from a wealthy family and grew up in Dallas, but was sent to a “troubled teen” residential facility when he was 11. The only reason he can give me for being sent there was that his parents were getting divorced and were locked in a bitter custody dispute, and the judge “thought I shouldn’t be with either parent”.
Screenshot of text: Malcolm had a turbulent childhood that he clearly doesn’t want to talk about. He comes from a wealthy family and grew up in Dallas, but was sent to a “troubled teen” residential facility when he was 11. The only reason he can give me for being sent there was that his parents were getting divorced and were locked in a bitter custody dispute, and the judge “thought I shouldn’t be with either parent”.
screenshot of text from Stuff: “We made the commitment to this funding within our coalition agreement, so would like to hear what more needs to be done.” At Wednesday’s announcement, Doocey said every dollar invested in Gumboot Friday resulted in a social return of $5.70. He did not cite the source of that figure, although it had been previously quoted in National’s 100-day plan and in its campaign material ahead of the 2023 election as coming from a “social impact assessment” carried out by Impact Lab. Impact Lab was co-founded by former National leader Sir Bill English, who is also the company’s chair. A source said that while English was respected and recognised methodologies would have been used, if the report was commissioned by I Am Hope it was not independent. Elliott confirmed to Stuff that the Impact Lab report was commissioned by I Am Hope. “It’s important for charities to show that the work they are doing makes a difference and this does show that,” he said.
Prime Minister Chris Luxon with an alleged inside trader. They appear very happy and comfortable, drinking tea on a couch, and rather peculiarly for grown men, wearing matching tee-shirts.
New Zealand income tax rates for individuals. https://www.ird.govt.nz/income-tax/income-tax-for-individuals/tax-codes-and-tax-rates-for-individuals/tax-rates-for-individuals
Screenshot of a quote from Christopher Luxon. "Apr 24, 2024 1:19 PM. RNZ Live" "This is how I roll, this is how I lead."
The Pont due Sart, a raised canal which carries boats over a complicated intersection.
Cartoon showing the same cat at different room temperatures. The cat changes from round to long as the temperature increases.
Bottle brush flower, looking like bottle brushes.
Screenshot of text: "So, belatedly, this is my new year’s wish; that when the government gets down to business in just over a week’s time, that it gets serious about new ideas, fresh thinking, and innovative policies to deliver a better future to younger generations of New Zealanders."
I ATEN'T DEAD
Image of text: Fortunately for Edridge that bill was fully funded by a specific donor, rather than the Mission’s general funds. But even so – does it really make sense for a charity to pay a private company $25,000 to rifle through its numbers and reveal whether it’s doing a good job?
A gloomy photo of a stormy bay. The wind is whipping spray high in the air.
A dramatic stormy sky over a dark peninsula across a bay. There's a road and a fence in the foreground
A round sided ceramic bowl. The outside is white and the inside is dark purple flecked with tiny white speckles.