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  #3290449 3-Oct-2024 13:14
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Stuff again with today's pointless picture:

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350438720/teen-arrested-sophisticated-smishing-scam-using-tech-never-seen-nz

 

 

That's just a 12v to 240v power supply...


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  #3290450 3-Oct-2024 13:17
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RNZ has the same photo, but unlike Stuff has not cropped the actual "blaster" out of it.


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  #3293086 4-Oct-2024 21:34
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freitasm:

 

 

URL still there: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/auckland-driver-arrested-after-feeling-police-across-the-city-faces-multiple-charges/5KUFVMY4NRCUTJICKHCL6LBL5Q/

 

 

We have a family member ‘A’ who works in middle management at NZME. I sent the above post to A (purely as a joke) - who alerted the editorial people at NZH - who changed the headline to the much-less-funny intended wording.

 

I understand that the new AI content-checker tool (that I mentioned a few months ago) , designed to reduce cock-ups in NZH and NZME news reporting, has been implemented. Apparently it’s not working so well so far - but it’s probably hard to detect errors like one above. Let’s hope it continues to be a bit useless because we get so much fun out of this stuff.





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  #3293612 6-Oct-2024 16:27
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  #3293624 6-Oct-2024 18:11
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jamesrt:

 

 

Who or what is he now, one wonders?

 

(From: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350441799/dog-steals-gareth-bales-golf-ball-after-near-perfect-chip)

 

 

Typo - meant to be farmer? 😀





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  #3295783 11-Oct-2024 08:21
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ii

 

 

 

I am advised that it's not NZH's fault this time - apparently it's due to Apple’s new AI summaries of notifications. Very poor and potentially dangerous.





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  #3295882 11-Oct-2024 10:54
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I'm no psychologist, but the children would implicitly trust their parents due to family bonds. That would probably come before "Stockholm syndrome" would play here. But that's my opinion based on my understanding of the Stockholm Syndrome and family relations.  

 

Perhaps they are just trying to apply a "known concept" to the situation to get some clicks?

 

Missing Marokopa family: ‘Stockholm syndrome’ likely to affect children - NZ Herald

 





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  #3295960 11-Oct-2024 12:37
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freitasm: Perhaps they are just trying to apply a "known concept" to the situation to get some clicks?

 

Maybe. A Senior Clinical Psychologist was interviewed for the article. It is a quote from that person. I don't particularly like it's use in that headline on a sensitive topic but it's probably fair to do so. 

 

[Senior Clinical Psychologist] said while the rest of the country might view the situation and what Phillips had done as negative, the children might not. “You know when we talk about Stockholm syndrome - it’s because we adapt and these kids will have needed to adapt with their dad.”

 

Imo the psychologist is not offering a diagnosis and is only raising a familiar topic as a linking device in casual conversation.


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  #3295973 11-Oct-2024 13:15
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It sort of gets worse. Of course the semi-colon indicates a separate story but some people may not realise that - and it's much more interesting as one headline.

 

 

 





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  #3296780 12-Oct-2024 21:20
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It seems I keep picking on Stuff at the moment; but they make it so easy...

 

 

a) What's the point of a blurry photo of a random person who has no connection to the article at all, and

 

b) Isn't EVERY mausoleum, by definition, man-made?

 

mausoleum
/ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm/
noun
a stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs.  

 

I doubt they build themselves...

 

 


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https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350449724/woman-brazenly-removes-pub-mirror

 

It was a brazen move, but the question was why?

 

It’s what staff at The Bower pub in Christchurch are asking themselves after a woman allegedly pilfered a wooden framed mirror from the disabled toilet last Wednesday.

 

Then, a second mirror disappeared on Saturday - leaving owner Katrina Hargen perplexed as to what the motives were.

 

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Why indeed. I hope the offender is taking a long, hard look at themselves.

 





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  #3298129 16-Oct-2024 16:33
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This, In today’s Herald:

“After today, with what the mayor’s poing to bring to the minister tomorrow,”






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  #3298492 17-Oct-2024 12:46
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Photo caption:

Flame Thrower, by Banksy.

Article right under that:

One of Banksy’s most iconic pieces will be featured, the Flower Thrower.

Go Herald. Good attention to detail guys. Keep it up.





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  #3298509 17-Oct-2024 13:45
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Geektastic: Photo caption:

Flame Thrower, by Banksy.

Article right under that:

One of Banksy’s most iconic pieces will be featured, the Flower Thrower.

Go Herald. Good attention to detail guys. Keep it up.

 

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According to RNZ, the mother of the child of the One Direction member who died is an ex-Cheryl:





 

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