Masters student - Te Herenga Waka (VUW) | BSc Ecology & Biodiversity, Science Communication | My thoughts are silly. My views are my own. My opinions are woke.

New Zealand
Joined April 2017
this might end up being one of the worst disenfranchisements in modern NZ history, and zero established institutions - particularly media - did enough to raise awareness or effectively wield power to stop it an indictment of every single mainstream leader in the country, frankly
all of the people who came up to me and others in line at the polling booth and found out they couldn't enrol were elderly, mainly white + one older chinese couple. i don't think it's unreasonable to think that they might not have heard about the new change to enrolment rules
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I'm at a very Bayesian time in my life
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He's done it. I think.
Took like 2 months of having him on about it, but i think my home town mate is finally going to enrol - he just needs to find his license..
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I find myself occasionally reflecting on my life in terms of the primary themes the show writers are trying to communicate during any given season. Currently, its "maintaining friendships is an active effort" and "take life a little slower"
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Beer pong. I held two balls in my hands. I threw both in the air, they hit the ceiling, and both went into a cup - one corner each. Been riding that high all night.
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Will we see the Greens poll within 6% of Labour?
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Oh my god I have SO much data analysis on my plate
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I've never done an easy statistical test. Its all the most messy data with a million variables
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Maybe I should have changed my hairstyle to reveal my forehead more BEFORE my hairline started receding
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Yo never turn 23, don't recommend it
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Took like 2 months of having him on about it, but i think my home town mate is finally going to enrol - he just needs to find his license..
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Were the electoral commission instructed to use AI generated ads in order to further disincentivize young people to not vote or what
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David Seymour wants to give landlords more tax cuts, and predicts that'll lower rent by $210 per year. That's not even $4 a week. And even that's probably BS anyway....
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"Yeah maybe I'll listen to Radiohead and The Strokes that'll put me in a better mood" What an idiot
Holy shit apparently dislocating your knee, tearing a crucial ligament, and probably needing surgery isnt classed as an accident under ACC so my claim might not be accepted. Thought this government was a fan of common sense or something
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Holy shit apparently dislocating your knee, tearing a crucial ligament, and probably needing surgery isnt classed as an accident under ACC so my claim might not be accepted. Thought this government was a fan of common sense or something
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I dont condone it, nor would I do it, but I understand people who yell at public service workers over the phone now
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Increase the number of seats in parliament to 150 and decrease the party vote threshold to 3% send tweet
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Wanna shoutout the "Fast track deez nuts off your face" graffiti on a national billboard i saw the other week
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Recycling people threw the neighbours unsuitable recycling onto our driveway (no note left) and apparently the council cant come grab it anymore because its on private property??
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Why is the electoral commission running ai generated ads?
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