It looks like New Zealand is going to abolish their media regulator, the Broadcasting Standards Authority.

This will inevitably give the far right, liars, scammers and politicians a much looser connection with the truth.

As citizens we can turn to web archiving to preserve evidence of perceived shenanigans.

Go to https://web.archive.org/save/ to push a web page to archive.org. Works less well with social media and web applications than standalone websites.

You can also drop a line to the National Library of New Zealand, who can archive pages you believe are in danger of being removed from the web. Also works with entire sites.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@imanijoy/116516874504739572

I'm inspired to see many long-standing Fediverse supporters, moderators, admins, and code contributors volunteer their expertise for Discovery Week! I can't wait to learn from you all.

But we're missing some important voices: Non-technical users.

Which is why I have a favor to ask: Please share this post with someone you know who is a casual, non-technical user of Mastodon or any social platform. I want to make sure we're hearing from a wide range of perspectives!

https://app.hi.events/event/7472/roundtable-discussion-a-platform-with-flexible-protections-mastodon-discovery-week-2026

RE: https://mastodon.social/@iris_meredith/116520252059894695

“what the coding agent is good for is mostly writing code that you shouldn't be having to write in the first place”

A truly excellent piece on the interplay of engineering judgment and LLM coding tools

"What do you usually paint?" the wizard asked.

"I do a lot of pet portraits, but if it's for myself I like to paint fancy animals."

"Like a winged tiger?"

"Yes! You've seen that?"

"Ah. The canvas you used-"

"I got it cheaply, but it's good quality."

"-was enchanted, to make the subject real."

#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic