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every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar

Boycott Heaven, by The Format 11 track album

If you're feeling a little bit emo, a little bit country and a little bit early 2000s, may I recommend the album Boycott Heaven by The Format? theformat.bandcamp.com/album/boycot...

Seriously, not enough people in charge of web content and "engagement" have read Design for Real Life by Eric Meyer and Sara Wachter-Boettcher. It's free now, there's no excuse, people! abookdeparts-dfrl.netlify.app/dedication

So far, it looks like WCAG 2.3 will be edits and fixes, rather than new SCs. I'm not sure if it's in the talking stage or actually planned yet

In our age of AI and constant crisis, real-life community is powerful and precious So much is deeply wrong with the world right now, but when it comes to the sphere of life that is within my own influence – my home, my heart and my place within my community – I am the happiest I hav...

Amy Thunig-McGregor expresses what we need to hold onto, for succour and sanity: the goodness in real connections & feelings, our (chosen) families, our friends and communities, in the face of chaos, misinformation & feeling powerless. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Leaders who won’t pursue justice can’t lead me where I’m going.

In Albo's new antisemitism bill, the definition of "hate crime", which underpins the new regime to proscribe "hate groups" like the Nazis, specifically excludes "advocating genocide". That is, advocating genocide is treated as not being a racist hate crime. Now, why would that be?

Some people with disabilities I work with are keen, as it would give them more independence in a transportation system that's been designed to be car-centric. I'd rather fix public transport and the ableism of taxi/ride-share drivers. But those are very complex and long-term projects 😬

Former NSW Labor minister condemns Forestry Corporation after greater glider ‘den trees’ found at planned logging site Bob Debus says operations at Glenbog state forest on south coast show native forest logging is untenable

Wilderness Australia detected 102 den trees during surveys over the past two months at Glenbog state forest, which is scheduled for logging in the next few weeks.

Under state rules logging is not permitted within 50 metres of known den trees.

Read more:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The social media ban was always just the govt doing something to look like it was doing something.

That it was being pushed by media and FM hosts was a major 🚩

There is no success/fail test that the ban is being judged by, but we do have a shirt load of vibes.

I was fooled by the first one of these I saw, but noticed the AI-ness on the second. Looking up the creator's name and location got me the Facebook page of a white guy from South Africa, which (assuming it's the creator) adds another layer of ick.

If you live in Australia or New Zealand and use digital technology to help you with a physical or cognitive impairment, we'd love to hear from you. The info you share helps us improve access to web sites and apps. Let me know if you have any questions about it! #a11y

“Don’t feel for a minute that we don't have power. Don't think for a minute we can’t drive change.” – Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute

Read more from Dr Richard Denniss on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/260109-...

Good advice, probably applies to a lot of Canberra and NSW as well

Yes, tightly focused on info that could be given by police. It fills in a few gaps in the wider-ranging Devil in the Family, which was based on interviews with Franke family members. And was much more damning of the parents before Hildebrandt was involved.

“The global impact of activism on the Central Coast was recently highlighted by South Korea’s decision to phase out coal use by 2040. This would likely have been impossible had Korean-owned mines . . . not been stopped by strong community opposition."

Read more: thepoint.com.au/news/260107-...

100% on first pittie, 75% on second but as you say, it might be a journey of discovery. How adorable are they!

Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit A “whistleblower” tried to corroborate his viral post with AI-generated evidence. This is how I caught him. PLUS: Grok's image-generation crisis, and the rapture over Claude Opus 4.5

Forgery has always been with us. Sometimes we can detect the forgery by examining the document, but techniques always improve. Provenance (a trusted source, with a trusted chain of transmission) is the only thing we can rely on in the long term.

I'm a knitter and yeah, this is irritating. It's very Dunning-Kruger - if you don't know the subject, generated AI images look good enough. When you do know the topic well, you realise it's outputting nonsense.

And what a great write-up of it - thanks for sharing it!

omigod your poor toe! Is it doing ok now?

'Tis the season of New Year's resolutions! But, if you, like me, are guessing that 2026 will be full of uncertainty and disruption I'd offer a slight twist. Think about how, in the year to come, you can invest in your coping capacity.

love logging into my streaming services that i pay for to see a bunch of cool movies. that i can buy or rent if i want :) awesome thanks its like paying to get into blockbuster

On December 25, 1990, at CERN, a British physicist and internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee created the world's first web browser, called WorldWideWeb.

Happy 35th Birthday WorldWideWeb – the first browser!

On December 25, 1990, at CERN, a British physicist and internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee created the world's first web browser, called WorldWideWeb.

Try the browser emulator worldwideweb.cern.ch/browser/

#InternetHistory

Delightful!

Anytime!

This is what a lack of inherited food culture or history does to people. No idea of what’s reasonable, just context-free ideology and influencing.

Ashlee knows her stuff, do get in touch if you could use someone with accessibility skills on your next project

This is the way

Can confirm, excellent game!