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what the hell. sure

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

Oh, dear. #auspol www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...

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Spectrum Allocation xkcd.com/3307/

With the #cybersecurity legislation that Australia has created for itself, "for safety", with emphasis on creating bigger and bigger datasets, think Know Your Customer and Age Verification, it's going to get a whole lot worse and no path out. #privacy #auspol www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Didn't realize that the original image had a transparent background and Bluesky would render that as black, making the axes unreadable. Anyway, here is a diagram showing the opacity of the Earth's atmosphere by wavelength of light.

Inspector Smile is ready for science! 🫡 This is Smile’s first ultraviolet view showing an auroral substorm. With the ultraviolet camera now operational, Smile becomes the first spacecraft since 2008 to capture the full ring of northern lights around the north pole in ultraviolet light. 🔭 🧪 ☀️

#auspol #copyright #ai www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

So, we now have multiple billionaires trying to buy the Australian parliament, first Clive, now Gina, and before all that Rupert, Kerry and the other Kerry. Are there any others on this list buying? www.forbes.com/lists/austra... At some point we're going to make this illegal .. right? #auspol

So the #AFL is now in the business of sanctioned violence. This is a good example of why we still don't treat #DV seriously in #Australia.

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Sorry, why aren't they being charged? I know Albanese is PM solely to collect selfies, but this is a criminal act.

Next time Albanese or one of the usual stooges tell us about the Glorious AI Future, make sure to get clarity on which crimes are legal now.

Can someone please explain why a hotel holds on to passport and credit card records for years? #privacy #cybersecurity www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

"What’s the real reason for the falling fertility rate?" a new cartoon from Fiona Katauskas (@fionakatauskas.bsky.social). View the cartoon on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260922-whats-the-real-reason-for-the-falling-fertility-rate

Since the start of 2016, the three salmon companies operating in Tasmanian marine areas – Huon Aquaculture, Tassal and Petuna – have deployed 150,488 underwater explosives to deter seals

What I want is a TV documentary channel entirely devoted to documentaries with no quick-cut montages of everything about to happen, which don't give a fuck about keeping my attention, presented by extremely knowledgeable people in a terrible mood who have no interest in trying to make me like them

Hey @robwords.com do you know the answer to this by chance?

Why does the word "suns" exist and when was it coined?

This is my reality. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/s...

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If the law stated REAL DAMN CLEAR that a frontier lab is found liable for punitive damages if its model escapes its sandbox and hacks shit, and if that law was robustly enforced, then the frontier labs would figure out how to build better sandboxes. This really isn't rocket science.

Gotta love the Australia Post phishing email attempts. Particularly noticeable because Australia Post obviously never actually talks to its customers, other than to seek validation for their poor customer service.

#wtf is wrong with #telstra, advertising during the #freodockers #afl game that you should buy a $799 #apple watch for your kids. Are they #delusional? No wonder our mobile phone bills keep going up.

Tomorrow my weekly podcast goes into how this map is created. It's quite the journey.

#sneakpeek youtu.be/CJZyh2EqvkU

Our planet is very old. We, on the other hand, are not. And when I say "not", I probably cannot convey to you how astonishingly, eye-swivellingly, knee-tremblingly non-old we are compared to the Earth under our feet. But I'm going to try. Please wish me luck. 1/

Watched "Father Mother Sister Brother" and I can't stop thinking about it. Offering an all too recognisable peek at how three families navigate life, revealing the gap between sporadic wellness checks and reality with some intricate teeth clenching awkwardness. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_...

Until just now I'd never heard of Leon Black, seems he's never heard of the Streisand effect. I wonder who else is hidden away in the #Epstein files. www.nytimes.com./2026/09/03/b...

The Australien Government made an ad about carbon offsets and koalas, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🌏🌳🐨 💛 produced by our Patrons 🙏 support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thejuicemedia ☕ buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/thejuicemedia

Lisa Jane Spencer.

Are you sure that these geography enlightened ones aren't talking about Austria?

Why does the Spirit of Tasmania V only have four lifeboats when it has a passenger capacity of 1,800?

How do you tell the #ABC News team that they have a spelling error? The name is Zeist, not Ziest as any Dutch speaking person could tell you. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottis...

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Finally we're hitting mainstream media. Australia next? Now all I need is a formal diagnosis, it's been 14 years, or 18, or almost 60 depending on how you count, we shouldn't rush these things. #hEDS #hypermobility #EDS #HSD #EhlersDanlos #MCAS #brainfog #constipation www.bbc.com/news/article...

#wtf "Tell nobody" .. this advice is what continues to benefit employers and disadvantage employees, as-if we don't already have more than enough power inequality in the workplace, wage and conditions secrecy to name one. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

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The designers at Royal Doulton need some reeducation in relation to how humans use crockery. 1. You need to be able to stack it. 2. It needs to fit in the dishwasher or drying rack. "Pretty" is not the primary design consideration, useless pretty is still #useless. #firstworldproblems

#Microsoft just devastated 171,000 non-profits by deleting their OneDrive data. slate.com/technology/2...

Just arrived from the NSW Government’s small business support team thingy.

Does your #Super fund have investment in any of these? #Alphabet, #Amazon, #Apple, #Tesla, #Meta Platforms, #Microsoft and #NVIDIA The European Central Bank is warming that this represents a serious risk that cannot be mitigated. www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/d...