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greaterthancode.comGreater Than Code: 143: Indigenous Data Sovereignty with Keoni...Keoni Mahelona talks about the importance of having respect for indiginous cultures, communities, and people. He talks about indigenous data sovereignty: creating a license to protect it, sharing...

Oct 23, 2019

A good interview on why it is we do what we do (the kaupapa). greaterthancode.com/indigenous-dat

@peterlucasjones

and I have been together for nearly 10years & working together for 5 years now. #PapaReo isn’t about Siri. It’s way bigger than that.

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This is what I get to come home to. In addition to losing an aunty and an uncle. And seeing progress on Mark's apocalypse fortress.

Why the super rich are inevitable

Dec 28, 2022

WHY THE SUPER RICH ARE INEVITABLE tl;dr simple maths of coin tosses not some inherent "genius" and "hard working"

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Why some mathematicians argue the economy is designed to create a few super rich people – unless we stop it.

Keoni #ProtectPololūValley

Dec 17, 2022

Did someone hack Robin's Twitter account this shit is mint 👌🏽

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@Keoni_DiFranco

Dec 15, 2022

Been enjoying decolonizing ChatGPT in my free time. Hawaiian history has been fun, she’s been learning pretty quick. I’ve gotten to 2 “load fails” thus far when it times out & ends the sessions. One was the occupation of Palestine by Israel & the other United Fruit Company 🤣

Universities urged to decolonise approach to indigenous data

Dec 16, 2022

Sounds like a good reason for crap internet in Hawaiʻi -- corporate greed. pluralistic.net/2022/12/15/use

Universities urged to decolonise approach to indigenous data

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A group of indigenous academics has issued a statement calling for changes to the way universities handle indigenous data.

Its official. RT the shit out of this folks.....

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Lyin Ex Tobacco Lobbyist

@rugbyintel

The PM standing by her characterisation of #CreepSeymour as an "arrogant prick" &, thanks to Rariri Waititi, having the last laugh at a very unhappy Seymour's expense. #ChurArdern

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There's more to this than we are seeing right now. Witnesses reported Worth essentially bullying Kawānanakoa into giving her access to her bank accounts, possibly abusing the Princess in her old age.

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Dillon Ancheta

@DillonAncheta

Dec 12, 2022

At age 96, Hawaiian royal heiress Princess Abigail Kawananakoa died Sunday. Kawananakoa held no formal title but was a living reminder of Hawaii’s monarchy and a symbol of Hawaiian national identity. This image shows her in court sitting next to her wife, Veronica Gail Worth.

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Hey that's just inflation

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Blimey twitter.com/SachaDylan/sta…

Have you heard the opening prayers for DHHL homestead hui? 🤦🏽‍♂️ #institutionalizedRacism

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@EAducator

Dec 13, 2022

A reflection on the town hall last night..too many people buy into the "Hawaiians are going to be loud and cause trouble" mindset... especially Hawai`i legislators, some of them Hawaiian themselves. Bias, racism, privilege-influenced.

How are you planning to minimise the risk of catching COVID-19 this summer? Epidemiologist Michael Baker recommends antivirals, mask use, and other helpful tips. Read more: 95bfm.com/news/minimisin

Activists file lawsuit against Meta over murdered Ethiopian professor

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

@PayPal

Give $120k to charity or a Marae and you might get more users.

Slain Ethiopian professor's son sues Facebook in Kenya - The Washington Post

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The lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta alleges the social media giant is fueling violence and hate across eastern and southern Africa.

Calling "AI" that generates "art" a better brush is the dangerous mindset that got us into the mess we're in.

Tech bros know art 🙄

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brainlet

@magicianbrain

Dec 13, 2022

why is it that artists are so much more hostile to AI making art than programmers are to AI writing code

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MFM - TE REO O TE IWI

@Maniapoto_FM

Maniapoto Rugby Sensation Sina Hetet

#MFMFeature I She discovered a passion for rugby during her high school years in Ōtorohanga, and now, 20-year-old Sina Hetet is living her sporting dream. She's recently returned home to Te Nehenehenui after playing rugby in Spain for Crat ⁦

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#TeReoKahika #NZOnAir #PublicInterestJournalismFund

Hawaii Prison Inmate Faces The Death Penalty For A 2010 Murder In An Arizona Prison

How much is wasted because we have to build two apps for the duopoly?

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@Google

imagine if we only had to build the same thing once. With all that time and money we could probably help solve the housing crisis, the food crisis, or the climate crisis. pluralistic.net/2022/12/13/kit

#HAUKĀINGA 🎥 We hear from the Ngāti Ruawāhia people of Hawai'i about the longstanding connection they have with Hekenukumai Puhipi and people of the North which was forged over many years through waka navigation and sharing of traditional knowledge - tku.nz/p.IYn

“The state of Arizona should not have the right to kill people from Hawaii who are physically incarcerated within their boundaries simply because our state leaders have chosen to export our people thousands of miles away from their homes and families.”

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An Arizona jury last week found prisoner Miti Maugaotega Jr. guilty of first-degree murder and will now decide if he should be executed, sparking controversy in Hawaii.

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“ She said exactly how much affordable housing is included will be up to what developers can finance and still make a profit.” BeChangeNow/PRP is earning a very quick return on their investment.

Rival blood bank set up in wake of baby donor case would be 'breaking law'

Dec 10, 2022

It also stated in the longer term it was working on having sperm and bone marrow donations and creating a "whole parallel health system that keeps you in control of the choices made about your body".

rnz.co.nz

A group has been setting up a blood bank using directed donor blood in the wake of a court ruling that a baby could receive "vaccinated" blood during open-heart surgery.

David Radcliffe (@davidradcliffe@mathstodon.xyz)

Attached: 2 images May God grant me the confidence of a large language model.

I see this fuck is back in the news

nothing captures the herald’s political preferences better than this

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Also all the beachfront properties owned by the rich will be under water 🎉

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University of Hawaii at Manoa

@uhmanoa

Dec 8, 2022

Climate change forecasts more rainbows - By 2100, the average land location on Earth will experience about 5% more days with rainbows than at the beginning of the 21st century

bit.ly/3DKt1J3 #UHMResearch

I’m amused that the former CEO of Twitter is being portrayed as some sort of Forrest Gump style simple character who was being hoodwinked by a secret illuminati of employees who actually ran the company.

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petition: Save O‘ahu Agriculture

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petition: Save O‘ahu Agriculture

Ola i ka Wai. Water is life. The State of Hawaii is poised to acquire the Wahiawā Irrigation System (WIS), which is main water (1042 signatures on petition)

Parents who refused ‘vaccinated blood’ transfusion speak out after court places Baby W in care

"New Zealand’s health authorities and blood service argued that allowing the parents to refuse vaccinated blood would set a dangerous precedent, in which patients could demand to pick and choose where their blood came from." eg "I don't want brown blood."

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New Zealand parents say they will focus on supporting their son, now in the guardianship of his doctors, through life-saving operation

Nooooooooo! 1km over? Really??? But what's the fee... $2?

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@radionz

Dec 8, 2022

The police have quietly lowered the threshold at which speed cameras ping drivers. The result is tens of thousands more tickets handed out for drivers doing between one and 11 kph over the speed limit. rnz.co.nz/news/national/

Eagle Brewing Aotearoa's most racist beermaker 2021) Māori are a scourge; all Māori men need to be in jail 2022) 3Waters hands the water to an "incompetent race [Māori] #boycotteaglebrewing #antiracism #SayNoToRacism #nzpols

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“Tried to cancel my adobe student account cause I can’t afford it anymore. Their cancellation fee is 4x their monthly student price” reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuri

Screenshot of adobe’s student subscription cancellation page, featuring a large early termination fee.

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Twitter: full of AI art discourse explaining why it’s harmful and dangerous FB: check out all my AI art portraits!

Yup! Any "free" service online where you upload your data have these exact T&Cs! #digital #colonialism and #imperialism

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Riley Silverman

@rileyjsilverman

Dec 5, 2022

Replying to @joestarr187

I think the criticism of AI art being trained to replace artists is super valid. But the legalese here is what you’ll find in any EULA for a service that uses your image, for example: