Critics of the social media ban love to point out that kids will find a workaround, as though that hasn’t always been the case with any age related restrictions.
A fair chunk of social media is more dangerous than sneaking into an MA 15+ film, but no one thinks we should do away with film ratings
this is absolutely not ok.
And the police spokesperson dismissing genuine concerns with the old “If you aren’t carrying a weapon, you don’t have anything to worry about” shows how little they regard human rights. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Wordle 1,604 4/6*
Under the circumstances, I think 4 is pretty good
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And what, completely ignore sand and steel?
So these “rare earths” we’re gonna be digging out of Australia belong to all of us, right? Sounds like it might be lucrative. Wonder if there’s any taxation plan to benefit from our good fortune? Or does Gina keep it all?
The publishing of my weekly podcast has been haphazard of late, and I apologise. But the good news is that you get last week’s episode today and you only have to wait 24hours for the next one! And they’re both crackers! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
This is exactly how i feel — I love my em dashes! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
They haven’t even dragged the air stairs over, but sure, stand aggressively in the aisle
You should probably all listen to this week’s episode of The Saturday Quiz podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Oh, sorry. Not sure what’s happened there. Seems to be normal on my end.
I’m more embarrassed for the subeditor - EVERYTHING from tennis racquets to golf balls? That range doesn’t seem that vast. Sound like they’re taking tennis balls and - at the most - golf clubs as well.
Hey @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social my kid demanded to dress as Beverly the Sourdough Starter for book week
The Saturday Quiz is back this week (sorry for the unplanned hiatus) with a delightfully meandering episode. Whats the opposite of a lightning round? podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Today’s NYT Connections Green category has one word that absolutely has never been used in that context.
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I maintain that a mnemonic has to be memorable - and yes, technically that has been “remembered” but only by rote. You could say the times tables is a mnemonic in that case. Rather than say, Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit… y’know?
Thanks Graham. Yeah, I wouldn’t want to do it that way every week either. It’s much more fun with other people!
Right, so the cops are dropping the charge that they weren’t authorised to use at the peaceful protest they shouldn’t have been at which they turned violent, resulting in serious injury and probable loss of sight. But we don’t need to worry about the right to protest
It’s gotta be, right?
The hardest thing about cattle rustling in the modern age is learning to tie a teeny tiny lasso to catch the sperm!
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I mean… it’s hard to know where to begin with what’s happening, but First Dog on the Moon has a knack for crystallising the point
heartwarming video of man who just received cochlear implant hearing the video of the lady who fell and hurt herself stomping grapes on the news for the first time
You can only beat the opposition in front of you? Which he did. But seems to have been punished for not beating a better opponent
Ugh. James Paterson on ABC Insiders just making shit up. Has exactly the same “I’m being completely reasonable and everyone else is wrong” demeanour as Scott Morrison used to have.
Quite a few who I had literally never heard of before tonight
Two things we can agree on: ice cream is the best. Don’t starve children to death
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Stop using AI to create art. You’re destroying the planet to make what will only ever be slop www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/13/audible-unveils-plans-to-use-ai-voices-to-narrate-audiobooks?CMP=share_btn_url
Audible’s AI will be nothing but slop. Translator Frank Wynne said “No one pretends to use AI for translation, audiobooks, or writing because they are better; the only excuse is that they are cheaper. Which is only true if you ignore the vast processing power even the simplest AI request requires.”
Connections
Puzzle #703
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I admit it. I fell for the Keanu trap
“Daddy doesn’t let me vote, so I’m gonna bully you into doing it for me”
