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@simonthomsen.bsky.social

Journalist covering tech and startups who likes a bunch of things, including a kinder world. As Guru Adrian said: "Having fun is half the fun".

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Given how good the gig by
Charles Maimarosia and an excellent young cellist was, there with bells on

04.11.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All I heard was "incoherent fashion" and thought, yep.

04.11.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saw Frank Yamma's coming to Red Rattler, which is great news

04.11.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So he’s going to sue for another $2bn because they didn’t air the whole thing and Bari will settle for $1.5bn

03.11.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I was running a tab on former princes most likely to end up in a drive-by shooting at the Harold, I'd have him top of the list.

03.11.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Having learnt the lesson from the Australian prime minister, he's wearing a plain t-shirt.

03.11.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You left out "he also owns some CDs"

03.11.2025 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If private equity was a sea mammal...

03.11.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mate, sending love and strength to the fam. Just donated so hopefully you can cast that gnawing aside and focus totally on Nayirr because that's the best place to have your heart and head for now. x

03.11.2025 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
The Military’s Missile-Defense System Cannot Be as Good as It Says Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie, A House of Dynamite, is more accurate on this point than the Defense Department itself.

My favourite part was off set - the Pentagon upset about a work of fiction on Netflix 🧐 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

03.11.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why does it always look like this guy is someone just back from Walmart, door-knocked for an opinion by market researchers, and willing to express a view, no matter how little he knows about the question?

03.11.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Microsoft earnings suggest $11.5B OpenAI quarterly loss : Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised

The Register is reporting that OpenAI lost $11 billion in the last quarter. This company is a shambling monstrosity, financial insanity as a direct result with the markets’ obsession with growth.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...

30.10.2025 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 905    πŸ” 178    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 21

His autobiography, Unreasonable Behaviour, is well worth reading.

29.10.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hate to say it but he was born in the US and we sent him back...

29.10.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In their defence, all 2000-year-old Romans look the same to me... except for this Caesar www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx_G...

28.10.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time the Speaker appears, I just see Smithers, desperately trying to please Mr Burns in the hope that his unrequited love will be returned by his boss.

28.10.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They’re the sheep they make Christmas jumpers from

28.10.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nearly 20 years, was excited to include it in the first Brisbane Times Good Food Guide. Still have an use her cookbook

28.10.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And a songwriter whose mum ran an excellent pioneering Brisbane restaurant

28.10.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Hard-Ons? Or the opening track to Regurgitator’s debut album?

28.10.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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There's another "new" "leak" of 183 million credentials for Gmail and other services that is being covered in the media.

Except, as I wrote in the Sizzle today, it's not new. It's seafood chowder!

28.10.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s Ausmusic t-shirt day in a month. Can’t wait to see the Opposition lose it over the PM wearing a TISM tee. Or maybe Yothu Yindi… god forbid Midnight Oil.

28.10.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

$25 in JB Hi-Fi that temple to electronic antisemitism

28.10.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Curtis got it from a book written by a Holocaust survivor

28.10.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's lost control again

28.10.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Putting aside the evidence and expert advice, what the police minister is saying is that she has no problem with the abuse of young women in illegal strip searches, police ignoring LEPRA, or the findings of the NSW Supreme Court.

28.10.2025 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Andrew, I just wanted to tell you how much I value your contributions and appreciate what you do.

28.10.2025 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones...

28.10.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, so I'm not alone. Even on junior Friyay!

28.10.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's what happens when you cross a private equity portfolio manager with a labradoodle

27.10.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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