The Daily Blog Open Mic – 5th February 2025

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2 COMMENTS

  1. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541029/new-zealand-public-services-reveal-details-about-their-ai-use
    and
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541033/woman-says-she-s-applied-for-400-jobs-as-unemployment-reaches-4-year-high

    Is AI going to help our society, the people we care about and even those we don’t?: We are letting society get torn to bits. What can we do to regain control from the horrid automatons prissy or smart-alick know-alls and cynics controlling social services uncaringly, even maliciously and the uncaring public who find excuses for allowing it to continue?

  2. What does this criteria refer to:
    (Just a test to see what political traps there are in this. Seems to me it is demanding perfection, something that pollies have no knowledge or experience of.)

    The conditions for the shipbuilder were:
    The ability to deliver ferries in 2029 with appropriate freight and passenger capacity and that meet certain specified standards
    The ability to provide confidence that any landside [not landslide] development necessary will support new ferries operating in 2029.
    Capability and experience in the operation, financing and/or investment in maritime transport infrastructure.
    The ability to manage risks associated with the transition from current ferry operations to new arrangements.
    Value for money on a whole of life basis, delivering an annual economic return, at less cost than a Government-led procurement…

    Rail Minister Winston Peters has asked shipbuilders to present “alternative ideas” for new Cook Strait ferries by the end of the month.
    Peters announced a four-week tender process on Tuesday morning [Feb.4 2025] urging ship builders to contest the Government’s already established ferry option of two new rail-compatible ferries and port infrastructure upgrades.

    The Government has hired BRS Shipbrokers to seek out shipyards that might be interested in the project.
    “The Government will immediately engage shipyards internationally … This will narrow the list of potential ship builders to those able to strike a deal, ensuring no time is wasted when we issue the ship specifications later this year,” Peters said….

    A plan determined by Finance Minister Nicola Willis, called the “base case” by Peters, cost $1 million to produce.
    But Peters, not convinced of the plan, wrested control of the project from Willis in December, and was given until the end of March to come up with a better plan, within the existing but unspecific funding envelope….
    https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360569144/nz-hunting-globe-new-cook-strait-ferries-open-alternatives

    Buckup all, Winston will fight them on the beaches [including the b…ches] etc. – Mr Fixit will show how its done. And it may be a winning point for Winnie like his free transport on the Gold Card but of course on a much bigger scale.

    But you never know. What if idea of building with fragmented titanium-covered lego chips was introduced by some whizz-kid? FGS don’t do it or the whole thing would turn into a farce again. And we need serious intelligent and savvy contenders that are legit, no great pretenders like Reay from the CTV collapse. We can’t take any more of that from our side. Nature is going to keep up the western fronts, and the southern, northern and eastern, so we’d better be battle ready.

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