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Tim de Sousa

@timdesousa.bsky.social

Privacy, Information Governance and Tech Ethics wonk, based in Sydney Australia. Mediocre ukulele player. Slightly snobbish about coffee.

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Watercolour of a black and white cat.

Watercolour of a black and white cat.

Studiously ignoring world events. Here’s a cat I met on my way home today.

01.03.2026 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is amazing! I read about this in film school, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

26.02.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's illegal for individuals to do medical work unqualified, so just how ChatGPT can do this without authorities stopping it is a mystery to me.

26.02.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sure that more than a few Australian technical specialists are still mad about the time that Australia proposed this. I still am.

25.02.2026 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible work on this

25.02.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There's a particular pose that every dog can strike that makes them look like they're running for mayor. Not so much HOPE AND CHANGE, but more PATS AND TREATS.

24.02.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, it's most unfortunate. At the very least they should wait until the impact studies are done.

23.02.2026 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

10/10, no notes

23.02.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As predicted by every privacy professional in Australia - age verifiers make a tempting target and their data sets are a valuable honeypot.

22.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously a cursed object. We should all go back to bed today.

19.02.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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6,000 execs struggle to find the AI productivity boom Survey says 80% of firms see no gains from the tech A survey of almost 6,000 corporate execs across the US, UK, Germany, and Australia found that more than 80 percent detect no discernible impact from AI on either employment or productivity.…

ICYMI: 6,000 execs struggle to find the AI productivity boom

19.02.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Are you kidding? Incredibly good for a first attempt.

16.02.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did not know you were a painter. This is lovely.

15.02.2026 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have no context for this, but this remains an evergreen tweet.

15.02.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy cow!

14.02.2026 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my struggles is making paintings vibrant - I struggle to get this level of contrast in watercolour. Feathers are hard! Compare this kingfisher to Georgina’s stunning work.

10.02.2026 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, the detail!

10.02.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Man this was such a gorgeous game I’m going to replay it.

10.02.2026 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit. This is a terrible loss for Australia.

09.02.2026 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time flies.

04.02.2026 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quality bespoke handcrafted local trolling.

04.02.2026 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes I feel like a fraud using reference photos, so it's cool to see that real artists do it too. I love seeing other people's processes.

02.02.2026 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These are so hard to grow, I’m so impressed.

01.02.2026 07:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pencil and watercolour sketch of Shiraz the huskie cross

Pencil and watercolour sketch of Shiraz the huskie cross

Pencil sketch of Shiras the husky cross being a big baby

Pencil sketch of Shiras the husky cross being a big baby

Pencil sketch of Shiraz the husky cross looking goofy

Pencil sketch of Shiraz the husky cross looking goofy

Met a dog last night

29.01.2026 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy long weekend, y’all

24.01.2026 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

15.01.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12544    πŸ” 4030    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 306
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AI use for progress notes is causing serious privacy and clinical risks in aged care - Hellocare Workforce pressure is pushing aged care staff towards AI for clinical documentation, but public tools come with hidden dangers. From Privacy Act breaches to misleading progress notes, poorly governed ...

AI use for progress notes is causing serious privacy and clinical risks in aged care. Professional bodies need to act. AI shouldnt be used for client notes and reports hellocare.com.au/ai-use-for-p...

14.01.2026 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 151    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

RAAAAAAGE

14.01.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

15 years ago, but I remember it like yesterday. What a tremendous loser.

14.01.2026 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0