Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM
05.03.2026 05:17 β
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Quick reminder: the proportion of private schools which are fully funded or overfunded by the state is officially 98%. The proportion of public schools of which the same is true is 2%. This was a couple of years ago so it's definitely gotten worse.
05.03.2026 07:36 β
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The NT court is telling everyone you are allowed to murder Indigenous people with your car, and you don't even lose your licence.
Structural, systemic racism is at the heart of colonial institutions of power. #auspol
05.03.2026 06:47 β
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One of the workshop organisers yesterday said βyou do not need to facially perform engagementβ on a zoom call and it changed me
05.03.2026 04:29 β
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+1 I would buy an ebook immediately but the shipping is too high for a hard copy
04.03.2026 11:23 β
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Pouring one out for all the girlies still dealing with arrogant AI grifters
04.03.2026 07:52 β
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One of the biggest challenges of working in tech was dealing with (predominantly) men who refused to admit when they didnβt know something and now LLMs have made that SO MUCH WORSE. I respect βI donβt know, but here is how I would try to figure it outβ far more than relentless bullshitting.
04.03.2026 07:49 β
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02.03.2026 21:16 β
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Can you try putting alt text on your images? That feels like it would be in the spirit of New Public
03.03.2026 22:50 β
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If you're looking to support Indigenous game makers Sept 30th as part of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada here's a thread of where you can start:
27.09.2024 16:32 β
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Applications close in 3 days! π
π www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
02.03.2026 05:26 β
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Oh thanks, I'm so glad! Decent albums are absolutely critical to my writing process π
27.02.2026 06:20 β
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How You Been, by SML
13 track album
SML's How You Been was one of my favourite albums of last year. Good kind of chaos, there's a lot going on: intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/how-yo...
27.02.2026 05:38 β
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For Olivia, by Jessica Carlton Quintet
4 track album
Locking in because I have a manuscript to finish so here's the 2026 listening thread π§΅
Jessica is an incredible jazz trumpet player and this EP is lush and expansive (perfect for floating through space). 'Egerny' is my favourite track.
jessicacarlton.bandcamp.com/album/for-ol...
27.02.2026 04:42 β
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You simply canβt 'offset' strip mining the only jarrah forest on Earth
Australiaβs environmental laws are meant to protect the irreplaceable, not offer accounting tricks that allow their irrevocable destruction.
You simply canβt 'offset' strip mining the only jarrah forest on Earth
Australiaβs environmental laws are meant to protect the irreplaceable, not offer accounting tricks that allow their irrevocable destruction.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
25.02.2026 06:20 β
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Introducing our inaugural readers' survey. Help us do the best by you, and go into the running to win a prize! Head here: tally.so/r/vGyqVg
25.02.2026 04:03 β
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This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. βI consider it to ...
NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.
24.02.2026 15:48 β
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Alcoa under investigation over more alleged tree-clearing breaches
Just days after being hit with a $55 million fine for unlawfully clearing a jarrah forest, it is revealed US mining giant Alcoa is under investigation for alleged breaches of its agreement with the WA...
And yet, Murray Watt allows Alcoa to continue destroying habitat.
"Alcoa has been granted a temporary "national interest" exemption to continue clearing land for its bauxite operation while an assessment of its "cumulative environmental impact" is completed."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
23.02.2026 22:04 β
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Thank you, you get it
23.02.2026 11:06 β
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ship customisation is very important to me
23.02.2026 00:01 β
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how to be as happy as alysa liu looks
21.02.2026 09:09 β
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This is such an incredible failure. We've lost 2,100 hectares of old growth jarrah forests, home to nationally protected species, and Alcoa get a $55m slap on the wrist. They won't stop.
20.02.2026 02:27 β
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New: Internal gov documents show how OpenAI lobbied Australia's top public servants & politicians βΒ and how they responded, including:
- Treasury pouring cold water on OpenAI's claims of AI's economic benefits
- meeting with the prime minister's intelligence agency
- & more
www.crikey.com.au/20...
19.02.2026 05:59 β
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The brightest minds of my generation are figuring out how to make AI psychosis more efficient instead of building solar panels and high speed rail
18.02.2026 23:39 β
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An image featuring tiles of released games funded by Screen Australia.
π£ Hey Australian gamemakers!
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! π«Ά
π Games Production Fund - up to $100,000
π¨ Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000
π Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT)
π www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
18.02.2026 00:26 β
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Would-be tenants queried on 'lifestyle' in 50-question rental applications
Tenants are being forced to hand over excessive personal data when applying for rental properties, with new research warning that applicants' personal information could be at risk.
Renters in π¦πΊ continue to get an incredibly raw deal as this AHURI research shows.
Renters shouldnβt have to handover unnecessary amounts of personal data to companies often exempt from our (already inadequate) federal privacy laws.
National cabinet was supposed to deal with this in 2023β¦π¦
28.01.2026 20:37 β
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