Vanessa Toholka

Such a pleasure, thank you 💚

bad news! We didn't get enough co-op sign ups, so we're dropping Teledog into a storm drain, and - what's that? We DID get enough signups? We got more than we needed, actually?
Sabby's not shutting down?!
But then... who's going in the storm drain?

Me?!

(sabby.gallery/join/)

The Drifter on Steam A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ri...

Relished the chat with @dave.powerhoof.com on Byte into IT @3rrrfm.bsky.social this week. The Drifter game is out now - a gritty, Aussie point-and-click thriller with pulpy noir storytelling & unmistakable Aussie atmosphere
store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter/

all buffy fans here

samantha floreani (@floreani.bsky.social) digital rights advocate / writer / PhD candidate researching tech + housing justice 🏠 surveillance isn't safety xoxo what would ned ludd do?? samanthafloreani.com

Tonight ANU’s @kathyreid.au on AI’s insatiable hunger for data and what she has dubbed the ‘token wars’
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@floreani.bsky.social unpacks incoming age verification for search engines & the implications for privacy and inclusion
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Mike Bantick & me!
@3rrrfm.bsky.social stream from 7pm AEST

Programs: Byte Into IT — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio Local insights on tech news, with feature interviews and regular guests.

I'll be chatting with the good folks at @3rrrfm.bsky.social #ByteIntoIt tomorrow evening 7.30pm-ish, all about the #TokenWars and the race for data to train #AI models - with @plasmov.bsky.social and @floreani.bsky.social and crew.

Looking forward to it!

www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...

Tomorrow! @serenade.games presents Tangents 🍩🎉

@free-play.bsky.social week is here and that means so is Tangents! Jump into your Freeplay week by experiencing some weird and wonderful Aussie games.

Stray Gods: The Exhibition | Hellenic Museum Explore the Greek mythology inspirations and peek behind the scenes of the hit video game by Summerfall Studios. Exhibiting only at Melbourne's Hellenic Museum from Saturday 28 June.

Any weekend plans? May we suggest visiting the STRAY GODS EXHIBITION at the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne?? 🙌

Experience the music, behind the scenes insights, and vote for your fav love interest! ❤️💙💚

Open now! 🎤

Programs: Uncommon Sense — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio A weekly conversation about politics and current events, international affairs, history, art, books, and the natural world, to illuminate the issues faced by society and explore them in new ways.

Uncommon Sense is in its 8th year 👀, and I am just as excited and honoured to be part of the @3rrrfm.bsky.social community, as I was when I first joined as a presenter, and before that as a guest. Thanks for listening to and supporting independent community radio 🫶📻💜
www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...

So much going on! 🙌

It is also the end of ✨ #AprilAmnesty ✨ so please consider subscribing or donating if you can - every little bit helps us make Really Real Radio @3rrrfm.bsky.social 📻 🖤

Then we meet Libby, connecting us to public libraries to access free ebooks, audiobooks and magazines anywhere 📚

Early voting in the federal election is open. This Wednesday 7pm AEST Byte into IT speaks with one of the brains behind Build a Ballot so we can vote with confidence! 🗳️
Tune in or stream via
@3rrrfm.bsky.social

Exclusive: BoM planned to charge for climate data The Bureau of Meteorology made plans to charge for access to critical climate data but shelved the plan following concerns from scientists.

Exclusive: BoM planned to charge for climate data www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...

Programs: Byte Into IT – 23 April 2025, Byte Into IT — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio An episode of Byte Into IT on 23 April 2025

Thanks for asking, it’s streaming on demand here: www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog... ☺️

Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio Community media on 102.7FM, 3RRR Digital in Melbourne & worldwide via RRR Apps

Location sharing apps: safety tool or risk? Mandy Gambino from Berry Street Family Violence Team joins Byte Into IT to discuss how tracking tech can become a tool for coercive control— and how we can protect ourselves. @3rrrfm.bsky.social with @attacus.net , @roundabouthere & me stream rrr.org.au

😏 How are emojis shaping the way teens communicate? Linguist Lauren Gawne @superlinguo joins Byte Into IT to decode the evolution of digital language & bust some myths about emoji use. Tune in as we look at what’s really behind those little icons! @3rrrfm.bsky.social with @attacus.net Eric & me

Plus:
💡 IVF ‘extras’ - what works, what doesn’t, and why a website has the answers, with Dr Sarah Lenson University of Melbourne.

April Amnesty is on, so do subscribe, and my thanks to everyone who supports community radio! ❤️ rrr.org.au ❤️

Side by side profile photos of Sarah Pulis (smiling woman with bobbed haircut, brown eyes, and glasses) and Andrew Arch (smiling man with salt n pepper close cropped haircut, beard and moustache, blue eyes).

Tonight on Byte Into IT
🌐 New digital accessibility guidelines - @intopia.bsky.social
experts Sarah Pulis & Andrew Arch explain what they mean for your apps, sites & services.
📻 7pm AEST on @3rrrfm.bsky.social w/ Eric, Mike &me #ByteIntoIT #3RRR #TechForGood

April Amnesty is here!

April Amnesty is Triple R’s month-long subscription and donation drive. If you listen to and love the Rs, please subscribe and donate and support Really Real Radio.

rrr.org.au/subscribe + rrr.org.au/donate

April Amnesty artwork by Cosmo Feltham

The point of the Sizzle is to help inform people about what they need to know about tech in Australia.

$6 a month is really good value IMO, but even still I know not everyone can afford it.

So, if you're someone who wants to Sizzle but can't or would struggle to afford it RN, hit me up and we'll

Cover image: red book cover with hammer and wrench surrounded by cog wheel, with book title ‘The Mechanic and the Luddite - a ruthless criticism of technology and capitalism’ and book author ‘Jathan Sadowski’ next to vertical slice of author portrait, smiling man with glasses and beard, wearing white shirt, blue suit and tie.

Tonight hear @jathansadowski.com in conversation with @attacus.net on his latest 📕 release
‘The Mechanic and the Luddite’. production by @rowenamurray.bsky.social 👏
Dan and me live from 7pm AEDT tonight for tech news & events too! @3rrrfm.bsky.social 📻 ❤️

If you’re a podcaster wondering if there are any good ways to monetise, tune into Byte Into IT @3rrrfm.bsky.social tonight as we speak to Lenny.fm cofounder Courtney Carthy, and chat about notable tech news this week.

Join @attacus.net Eric and I from 7pm AEDT 📻

A solid product and an inspiring guest 🧠

Image: ACMI FACT 2025 flyer: Many Astronauts dancing - After the End still (2024) Directed by Liam Young, Written by Natasha Wanganeen. Courtesy of the artists. Depicts three astronauts in suits dancing, their visors reflecting light, suits daubed with colourful paints, kicking up dust and surrounded by sparks.

Byte Into IT tonight: ACMI is hosting FACT 2025 symposium on the Future of Arts, Culture & Technology we check in with Seb Chan.
Also Childlight’s Michael Salter on Safer Internet Day 11 February.
Join @rowenamurray.bsky.social Eric & I @3rrrfm.bsky.social 7pm AEDT

Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...

We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.

Heads up #MelbWeather folks...

I have good news and bad news.

Looks like the potential for 4 days in a row over 40c starting this Sunday.

(Touches ear) Wait I am getting an update, bringing this to you live right now... there is no good news.