Mark Cubey

Reader. Ranter. Social Engineer. John 11:35.

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

@FlicksandChill Maybe. It could be Sarah.

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

Good news!
https://t.co/yua4brYl72

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

@lachlanp_ @RebeccaJEmm Ah yes, the loser who spent nearly $15k ($11,681.74 of it from Better Wellington) to poll dead last in Wharangi ward.

[Matthew Tukaki @tukakimatt]

A couple of days ago I made comments supporting Maiki Sherman — and I stand by those comments.

But now it’s time to go further because there are still legitimate questions that remain unanswered.

Firstly, Lloyd Burr now has serious questions to answer himself because there are obvious gaps emerging in what has been publicly presented and discussed.

Secondly, it was completely inappropriate for someone who was not even present at the event to release details publicly. It is increasingly clear that parts of this saga have been agenda-driven from the outset, with selective narratives pushed before all facts were known.

Thirdly, there is the conduct of the Minister of Finance. I personally believe it is entirely inappropriate for a Minister to be hosting what has been described as a booze-fuelled gathering inside a ministerial office in the first place. The public are entitled to expect better judgement and professionalism from those in positions of power.

And finally — the closure of the BSA may well have been politically driven, but to the bloggers, self-styled “journalists”, influencers and online pile-on merchants now weaponising social media:

Be careful.

New Zealand law still applies online.

Defamation laws exist.
The Harmful Digital Communications Act exists.
The Harassment Act exists.
People cannot simply publish material designed to deliberately humiliate, intimidate or cause serious emotional harm without potential consequences.
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from accountability.

The online lynch mob culture that has emerged in this country is becoming toxic, dangerous and reckless.

Enough is enough.

#Media #Politics #Accountability #NZMedia #MaikiSherman #Defamation #HarmfulDigitalCommunications #Aotearoa #SocialMedia #Justice

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

@secondzeit Red Red Wine for communion?

[Jonathan Milne @JonoMilne]

My respect to the three women who spoke out to Alice Peacock at @NewsroomNZ about their experiences working with Amisfield chef Vaughan Mabee. Many male chefs agreed his behaviour was "revolting" but did nothing. "Well leave it to the girls then," says one https://t.co/4RNndwZfZU

[Katherine Argent @effthealgorithm]

Search is full of ads and wrong answers. Every other email is an ad. Prime Video charges you and shows ads. Paramount? Ads. Peacock? YouTube? Hulu? Ads followed by more ads. Netflix full of ads. Meta and X, every other thing is an ad. Pinterest is nothing but ads. AI is in everything. AI finishes sentences incorrectly and won’t stop. AI reads your email and search history to target you with more ads. Every time you open an app or visit a site there’s an update making it worse. In a hurry? First, click here to agree to terms you don’t have time to read and must accept. You need an account to do that. Change your temporary password. Enter your 2FA code. Check your email and enter that code. Now use a passkey. Your password is too simple to remember. Change it. No, not like that. Now log on. Enter your 2FA code. Check your email for a code… Welcome back! We’ve updated our terms of service and privacy policy (you have none). Subscribe to the site. Subscribe to Netflix. Subscribe to toilet paper. Subscribe to these groceries. Pay a membership fee for the right to subscribe then tip your driver who delivers the subscriptions your membership lets you subscribe to. Time to work? We’ve got to update your laptop and will slow down everything you do until you agree to update. But first, click here to agree. Update installed — your laptop’s broken now. It doesn’t matter, since your boss just replaced you with AI. Go to your phone to complain on social media. Wait, your phone needs an update so we can add more AI. Click here. Oh sorry, your phone can’t handle this update. Now it’s useless. Go get the newest phone. Here’s a text from a friend, an email, a voice mail they left three days ago but you didn’t see until now because of sync problems with the cloud. It’s their GoFundMe. Their MLM. Their Patreon. Never mind, you didn’t respond to their text within 9 minutes and now you’re no longer friends. They blocked you. Make new friends. Download this app to find people in your area. In your neighborhood. On your street. Two doors down from you. Do you know this person yet, we think you’d get along. You need an account to use this app. That username is taken. Enter a password. Not that one, you used it on another site. You need to be connected to WiFi to download the app. Allow the app to connect to other devices on your network. Allow the app to access your contacts, know your precise location, store your credit card details. Oops, sorry, we got hacked now all that info is available on the web. There’s a class action suit. You can join. It’ll take a decade to get your $3.73 share of the ten billion settlement. We’ll send it via PayPal or deposit it to your bank, just tell us those details. Oh no, another hack. That info is circulating now, too. Here’s a spam call, a spam email, a spam text. Why are you angry? Why are you talking about getting rid of your phone? Why don’t you like AI, it lets us make all of this easier? Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? This is progress. You’ll be left behind. Do you want to be left behind? Do you???

[David Geary Writes @gearsgeary]

https://t.co/NWqnwztTPB

[Paul Wiggins 🍺 @paulwiggins]

New iPhone phishing scam involves email sent from Apple servers | Macworld https://t.co/bepm5hnbQA

[Lew @LewSOS]

A straightforward case of the trainer's career being prioritised over his victim's

Actions have consequences. If the consequences of being convicted of sexual assault against a subordinate in the workplace mean he needs to find another job, so be it

https://t.co/NnT7lqaDHI

[Scott Hamilton RTM @SikotiHamiltonR]

1/3 I've been reading this book, which I'm reviewing for Newsroom. There are many frustrating passages, but one in particular made me want to scream at the walls of my study. Dreaver is standing in the ruins of Nuku'alofa after the 2006 riot. A cop appears.

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

@annafifield Very sorry to see this, Anna.

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

Go here to listen;

https://t.co/d7pNIRzmLY

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

Really enjoyed the 3 episodes dropped so far in the Oopsie NZ series from my buddy Dr Lewis Tennant (particularly admire the musical creations). Nice to see former colleague @elle_hunt namechecked in Ep1 and @toddniall featuring in Ep2.

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

https://t.co/0UfhDxPwpV

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

@fastercamels Two discs is excessive. But they have an EP’s worth of true bangers.

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

Bob from Twin Peaks is indefatigable.

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

@KiddSpade1 @AceMcWicked Indeed

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

Early Christmas present:

https://t.co/oqHqN9rJlS

[Mark Cubey @markcubey]

Rumble! #eqnz