Jarrod Baker

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Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· 9d

interestingly enough this claim on Wikipedia does not cite a reference. sounds legit tho

a snip from a Press article saying “Bradbury - who is nicknamed “Bomber” for his bombastic speaking style”

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· 11d

I’ll be the judge of that

A package of Matilde Vicenzi 1905 “Vicenzovo No 1 Italian Ladyfinger”

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· 12d

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· 14d

in case anyone wanted to know how long the opera Manon is

A Google AI overview answer to the question “How long is Manon” which reads: The running time of the ballet or opera titled Manon is typically 2 hours and 45 minutes to 3 hours, depending on the specific production. If you meant singer Manon Bannerman from the group KATSEYE, no specific height is officially listed, though she began an indefinite hiatus in early 2026.

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· 26d

had a very tiny visitor at our house today. she was a bit stressed from trying to find her way out again - enough to settle on my shoulder then hand! - but a bit of time in the sun and she was on her way again

A little tītipounamu, sitting on my right hand. There’s a wooden railing and some trees in the background.

A tītipounamu sitting on a wooden railing

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jul 9

Glad that’s been cleared up.

A Facebook notification saying that “An admin changed the name of the group NZ Burmese Lovers to NZ Burmese Cat Lovers”

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jul 7

and yet my pitch for a similar campaign to encourage sperm donation was rejected out of hand

An ad for NZ Blood, encouraging people to get their "blood buddies" together to give blood, give plasma, and save lives

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jul 7

cannot bed. too many cat

Two cats, one brown & one grey, curled up together on a bed

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jul 7

e.g. I could have described this as “the world’s worst advent calendar” but so far I have not

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jun 29

Google Home is in on it too. With bonus canned laughter

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jun 29

They’re really coming for all of our jobs

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jun 29

Coming to an open mic night near you

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jun 23

found the perfect tasteful wall lamp for our living room

It’s a wall lamp in the shape of a bull’s head. The top of the bull’s horns are candle lightbulbs. It’s been styled next to a vase with some dead sticks it it.

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jun 16

Accessibility tech like speech-to-text has been a real game-changer in terms of my daughter’s ability to communicate her feelings

It’s a screenshot of a text message in which my daughter calls me a “fucking bitch”

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jun 11

had the planning session for my radiation treatment yesterday. when the treatment starts I have to have an enema every day. just picked up an alarming prescription

it’s a box of 50 “Micolette” micro-enemas. Keep out of reach of children, apparently.

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jun 8

1. no you can’t 2. get absolutely wrecked m8

A quote from the NZ Herald article further up the thread in which Andrew Little says “Look, you can do a good website on AI in 20 minutes and you’re not paying 600,000 bucks for it, so that’s what horrifies me.”

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jun 8

Without downloading new pics, what is it like to date or be married to you?

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Jun 5

what if I agree with Anthropic but not with their reasoning www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

A clip from the linked article which reads “Artificial intelligence company Anthropic suggested a global pause on building the most powerful AI systems as the latest models are beginning to show signs they could escape human control.”

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· May 29

depends on the trolley

A tiny shopping trolley being pushed by someone with a regular hand or possibly a regular shopping trolley being pushed by a giant

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· May 28

Can report that the Blood and Cancer Centre has pagers like we’re in a food court. Gonna tell them this is not what I ordered

A hand holding a red wireless pager, similar to those you might find in a food court or at a takeaway restaurant.

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· May 13

inside you there are two wolves

A screenshot from Spotify’s new engagement exercise showing that my first day on Spotify was 7 June 2012, I’ve listened to 14,968 songs, my first streamed song was Evidence by Faith No More and my most streamed artist is The Wiggles

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· May 12

the sex scenes in my upcoming novel will be made up exclusively of phrases from men’s hairstyling products

A portion of a container of hair product, with the words “Matte Look”

A portion of a container of hair product, with the words “Firm Hold”

A portion of a container of hair product, with the words “Hold strong with Dominate”

A portion of a container of hair product, with the words “Matte cream”

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· May 12

I’m helping!

The header of an email from Google Maps, noting that one of my reviews has reached 1000 views

A screenshot from the email, saying “Your review is
helping in a big way
Congrats! Your post just reached a new milestone. It's now been viewed over 1,000 times, helping lots of people get the information that they need.”

The review itself (of silo park, from 01/09/2023) which gives it 5 stars and says that it is “Hands down the best park made of silos on the Auckland waterfront”

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· May 9

related: apparently in the year two thousand and twenty six we are still pulling this “mum’s night off” bullshit

An ad for Burger Wisconsin in which the headline reads “The Family Feed (Mum’s Night Off)”. Full text of the ad is THE FAMILY FEED
(MUM'S NIGHT OFF)
Give Mum the night off. Feed the whole family.
The Family Feed Bundle has landed just in time for Mother's Day.
Grab a Great American, a Triple C, 2x Regular Fries,
2x 330mL Cans & 2x Junior Meals for $75.
ORDER THE FAMILY FEED AVAILABLE ONLY VIA THE APP AND ONLINE
Happy Mother's Day from the Burger Wisconsin family.

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· May 5

when designing a space colonisation game with nods to classic sci-fi authors it’s tough to not reference at least a few bigots or sex pests

Part of the board for “Alien Frontier”, a game which includes areas such as Lem Badlands, Heinlein Plains, Pohl Foothills, Herbert Valley, Burroughs Desert, Asimov Crater, Bradbury Plateau, and Van Vogt Mountains

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· May 4

this is an excellent little bike multi-tool but despite riding almost every weekday I mostly use it for adjusting office furniture

A Lezyne RAP 6 multitool. You know, for bikes!

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Apr 19

apparently they’ll let basically anyone do this job

A snip from a Seek job alert email which reads Hi Jarrod,
Based on your saved search for Advertising, Arts & Media in Wellington Central Wellington NZ, we've found 1 new job that could be right for you.
Stuff
Editor-in-Chief The Post
Stuff
Strong applicant
Wellington Central, Wellington

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Apr 18

fire being reevaluated

A small brown cat lying directly in front of a burning wood fire

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Apr 18

fire too hot

A brown cat is lying on a doormat about a metre or so away from the front of an active fireplace

Jarrod Baker@jarrodbaker· Apr 12

operation elaborate solo dinner was an unqualified success (fried chicken sandwich on a homemade milk bun with kewpie, red onion, shredded iceberg, bacon, cheese & Linghams with tater tots and homemade pickles on the side)