Tinsley

Tinsley

@rup31.bsky.social

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Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

quite a story. possibly a contender for @iwriteok.bsky.social or @thedollop.bsky.social

Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social

Well, if it’s 6 October, it’s the 83rd anniversary of the day the world was deprived of Ignatius Trebitsch-Lincoln, who was born a Hungarian Jew, elected to the House of Commons, spied for Germany in both world wars, and eventually declared himself the 14th Dalai Lama

Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

'legal challenge to removal of cane toads from Australia' equally stupid situation. they are ferals and all feral should go to the same way. rabbits, foxes and pigs all the same horsies dont get an exception

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au

Legal challenge to removal of brumbies from Kosciuszko National Park

abc.net.auBrumby advocate challenges legality of wild horse removal in NSW alpsThe shooting has stopped for now, but a brumby advocate is mounting a legal challenge to ban their removal from Kosciuszko National Park.
Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

so much for 'learn to code'

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

As AI threatens to upend the white-collar job market, some young workers and recent graduates are reconsidering their career paths. They are, in some cases, leaving computer science studies for other college majors, or exploring a hands-on trade.

washingtonpost.comFearing AI, workers go back to school seeking jobs that still need a human touchSome people are abandoning office jobs for teaching, health care and the trades. But switching to the new paths can come with trade-offs.
Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

Charon probably enjoyed the novelty and let gramps through

fesshole 🧻@fesshole.bsky.social

We'd been learning about ancient Greek myths in primary school. My grandfather died and was laid out before burying. I wanted to make sure he had a coin to pay the ferryman but didn't even have a ha'penny so I put a chocolate button on each of his eyes.

Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

the BMI , gender position of the operator doesn't play much of a role operating the drone that murks you and your tank

Micah@rincewind.run

this guy just fucking sucks, man

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Anthony B,
@swearyanthony.bsky.social

Pathetic grovelling little worms. No no, hang out with the Sundown President as he sets all time records in unpopularity, maybe you will have a Gandhi in Civilisation 1 style counter wrap and you all become incredibly popular.

Forbes@forbes.com

Trump said the executives would also sign a document to change the name of “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence.”

forbes.comTrump Says Billionaire AI Execs Want ‘Tremendous Self-Regulation’ In White House MeetingTrump said the executives would also sign a document to change the name of “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence.”

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Force Ghost™
@fieldmontgomery.bsky.social

Fascinating update. The actress Florence Pugh wrote a passionate, well-reasoned set of posts on Instagram about the Cornell gang rape. Her posts have now been view-restricted. Let's remember how Meta products first started...as a frat boy site "Facesmash" for "rating" women. Zuck. No change.

Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

we dont have court cases to debate the rights of cane toads, foxes or feral cats. we just cull them why do we take a different approach to brumbies? they are just a feral pest and should be eliminated

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au

Culling of brumbies in Yuraygir National Park on pause as court considers ruling

abc.net.auFuture of culling brumbies in NSW national park could hinge on one wordA brumby advocate has said in court that the pest management plan for a NSW national park does not give the government the right to conduct aerial culls. 

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The New York Times
@nytimes.com

As traditional sports governing bodies scramble to attract younger, screen-obsessed audiences, virtual Taekwondo is making its debut at this year’s Asian Games. Taekwondo’s governing body hailed the virtual competition as a new frontier for the martial art. nyti.ms/4id6Ktc

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Wajahat Ali
@wajali.bsky.social

Alice Weidel, the leader of the neo Nazi AfD party in Germany, is a lesbian woman married to an immigrant woman of color with two adopted kids She is proudly anti immigrant, anti LGBT and anti LGBT adoption and lives primarily in Switzerland. Rights for me, none for thee.

Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

old enough to remember the water rationing in Melb of 2009. introducing these at scale seems problematic

Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social

“What will we get out of the AI boom? The data suggests lots of noisy, energy-hungry datacentres and not much else” My column www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

theguardian.comWhat will we get out of the AI boom? The data suggests lots of noisy, energy-hungry datacentres and not much elseBooms in investment usually lead to economic growth. But this one looks unlikely to translate into better living standards for Australians
Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

here's Dolly looking very happy to be at Belgrave Railway station in Melbourne, Australia. RIP

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Dolly Parton may have been only five feet tall, but she made herself larger than life. She challenged stereotypes about women and appearance with a wink, a healthy dose of self-aware irony and a refusal to apologize for what she wanted, Vanessa Friedman writes. nyti.ms/4qyrUny

Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

been saying this for years. lettuce is probably the veg with least benefit when water gets tight. the lettuce will be one of the first crops to go

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Column: Aiding and abetting foodborne illness may be lettuce’s biggest offense. But it doesn’t have much else going for it, either, and there’s a reasonably strong case that we would be better off without it.

washingtonpost.comColumn | Why we should stop eating lettuce, cyclospora or notLettuce makes us sick, wastes resources and has minimal nutritional value. Why are we still consuming it?
Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

'we saw you from across the bar and we like your vibe'

Ian Boudreau@ianboudreau.com

Really is amazing to look at these guys and know that they honestly believe they represent the pinnacle of human evolution

Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

considering Samuel L Jackson's first meaningful role was Jungle Fever in 1991 when we was 43 it is impressive that he is currently the 3rd highest grossing actor is impressive

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Odd This Day
@oddthisday.bsky.social

It’s the 191st anniversary of humans discovering that there was LIFE! in SPACE! (read the capped words in the voice of Tim Curry for full effect)

Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social

It’s a mystery why we still ask whether we’re alone in the universe, isn’t it, when you consider that this question was definitively answered by the New York Sun exactly 190 years ago? For this was the day we learned there were man-bats and bipedal beavers living on the moon

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Does Polymarket let you bet on whether or not the CEO of Polymarket will die in the coming week? No? Huh. So you can bet on lots of *other* people suffering, and you can potentially profit by *causing* that suffering. Just not them? They're off limits. OK.

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com

Lawmakers from Oregon, California, Nevada, Minnesota, and New Hampshire specifically called out Polymarket, which hosted bets in January 2025 on the wildfires in Los Angeles.

arstechnica.comSenators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" betsFire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.
Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

so much for the supposed 'pivot towards Asia' also manufacturing in the USA has really gone to shit. They can't even manufacture consent these days

The New York Times@nytimes.com

President Trump said on Sunday that he had instructed the Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, a longtime U.S. ally and a linchpin of America’s national security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.

nyti.msTrump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South KoreaIn a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader.

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Anon Opin
@anonopin.bsky.social

I don't understand how gambling has become the acceptable face of addiction. Sports and celebrities lap it up like it's just another product, when the reality is it's more poisonous than any drug.

Tinsley
@rup31.bsky.social

what is our obsession with human shaped robots? and black? surely there is a more HS&E colour

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Automakers have used robots for decades. But now most major companies are betting that humanoids — human-shaped robots — will usher in a new wave of automation and help them compete against their Chinese rivals. nyti.ms/4wjmJJp

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Dreadnought Holiday
@dreadships.bsky.social

It's a big day for music fans today (8th August), as it marks the 20th anniversary of the Dave Matthews Band Chicago River incident. And if you think you can guess where this story is going, I assure you that you cannot. Spoiler: things rapidly went down the drain. And, er, didn't.