NZ scraps high school qualification levels replacing them with a back to basics memorization system of core subjects, JUST as AI shows that system is obsolete. Brilliant. What we need is focus on grades vs thinking skills, that'll help NZ adjust to AI in schooling. [www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/568894/watch-government-proposes-replacing-ncea-school-system ) [Watch: Government proposes rep...](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/568894/watch-government-proposes-replacing-ncea-school-system )
I was invited on [@davidbollier.bsky.social](
Bluesky Social
David Bollier (@davidbollier.bsky.social)
Advancing the commons. www.Bollier.org. 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast. Schumacher Center for a New Economics
 )'s podcast to talk about social media, and social media protocols as a commons. I think it's a conversation which will interest anybody who cares about the future of Bluesky. [www.bollier.org/blog/importa...](
The Importance of Network Protocols for Commoning & Open Markets | David Bollier
 ) [The Importance of Network Prot...](
The Importance of Network Protocols for Commoning & Open Markets | David Bollier
 )
When will AI start having an impact on the special effects industry? How about now. Weta FX lays off 5% of it's workforce, mostly folks working on the digital effects side of things. [www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...](
NZ Herald
Wētā FX looking to cut around 100 Wellington jobs
One current staff member described the proposed layoffs as 'large-scale'.
 ) [Wētā FX looking to cut around ...](
NZ Herald
Wētā FX looking to cut around 100 Wellington jobs
One current staff member described the proposed layoffs as 'large-scale'.
 )
I had the incredible privilege to sit down with [@yoyoel.com](
Bluesky Social
Yoel Roth (@yoyoel.com)
Internet sanitation enthusiast and full-time corgi wrangler.
 ) on [@revolution.social](
Bluesky Social
revolution.social Podcast (@revolution.social)
Revolution.Social is a podcast about the future of social media and reclaiming our digital communities. It's hosted by Rabble a.k.a. Evan Henshaw-P...
 ) to talk about how we can tackle tough issues of social media trust and safety. We get in to his research on how we do it on social media protocols like bluesky and the fediverse. [www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS_c...]( ) [youtube.com/watch?v=yS_cXV...]( )
Radio New Zealand did a piece on homelessness and an elderly woman called in to talk about living in her car. The radio program was then flooded with people calling to offer a place for her to stay.
To everyone on the Pacific coast stay safe. Remember, the Pacific Ocean is really big so it takes a long time for a #tsunami to cross it. For New Zealand it will arrive between 1am and 4am. That’s 8 hours from now. There are traffic jams in Hawaii but folks it’s a few hours away from the islands. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bas4q6ksuie6quze6t4z7sga&cid=bafkreibnhfag644mpp2de4meolswqqemyuygdnopje7zkjdciwlankrtyu
Video game screenshots are able to defeat the new 'iron clad' UK age verification! [www.theverge.com/report/71440...](
The Verge
Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode
Thanks, Sam
 ) [Reddit and Discord’s UK age ve...](
The Verge
Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode
Thanks, Sam
 )
What happens to open source social media in the UK? I mean if you build the software from source and run it yourself, you can disable age verification, or it doesn't have it at all. Is open source social media illegal in the UK now?
Did Elon buying Twitter actually help the open internet and the movement for social media protocols? RE:
Bluesky Social
revolution.social Podcast (@revolution.social)
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover might be the best thing to happen to apps built on open protocols. But @karaswisher.bsky.social tells @rabble.nz th...
I don't understand what the problem with people immigrating to NZ, living and working here for 5 years or more, becoming a citizen, and then eventually moving to Australia. They worked and paid taxes for years, without NZ covering the cost of their education. [www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/25/r...](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/25/revealed-number-of-migrants-using-nz-as-a-stepping-stone-to-australia/ ) [Revealed: Number of migrants u...](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/25/revealed-number-of-migrants-using-nz-as-a-stepping-stone-to-australia/ )