artywah
@artywah.bsky.social
He/Him. Queer. Geek since the 80s. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung land in regional Victoria Australia. @artywah on just about everything.
Work stuff at https://www.linkedin.com/in/artywah
#australia #gay #queer #baking #cooking #coffee #tech
Work stuff at https://www.linkedin.com/in/artywah
#australia #gay #queer #baking #cooking #coffee #tech
The Uni Melb comp sci department is celebrating 70 years this year.
They had Australia's first electronic computer, CSIRAC which is now on display at Scienceworks www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKeu...
CSIRAC – The first computer to play music www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxDQ...
They had Australia's first electronic computer, CSIRAC which is now on display at Scienceworks www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKeu...
CSIRAC – The first computer to play music www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxDQ...
The Computer History of Australia - Episode 3 - CSIRAC part3 of 3
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October 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Uni Melb comp sci department is celebrating 70 years this year.
They had Australia's first electronic computer, CSIRAC which is now on display at Scienceworks www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKeu...
CSIRAC – The first computer to play music www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxDQ...
They had Australia's first electronic computer, CSIRAC which is now on display at Scienceworks www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKeu...
CSIRAC – The first computer to play music www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxDQ...
The.Australian Federal Government's ill-conceived upcoming U16 social media ban will start to get publicised this Sunday with the start of an ad campaign called "For the good of". Obviously not for the good of Queer or regional youth.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Social media ban will further isolate regional and rural youth, LGBTIQA+ advocates say - ABC News
LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.
www.abc.net.au
October 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The.Australian Federal Government's ill-conceived upcoming U16 social media ban will start to get publicised this Sunday with the start of an ad campaign called "For the good of". Obviously not for the good of Queer or regional youth.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
It's world peace day
September 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It's world peace day
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This is an excellent response to the "we have to charge for FOI because forren AI bots!" nonsense from the A-G. www.righttoknow.org.au/request/evid...
Evidence related to AI bots making FOI requests - a Freedom of Information request to Attorney-General's Department
In recent public media, the Attorney-General and other government ministers have referred to “AI bot generated requests” and FOI requests being made by “foreign powers, foreign actors, (and) criminal ...
www.righttoknow.org.au
September 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This is an excellent response to the "we have to charge for FOI because forren AI bots!" nonsense from the A-G. www.righttoknow.org.au/request/evid...
This was my Dad's "Younger's Tartan" jacket which I'm guessing he acquired in the 1960s.
Yesterday marked 2 years since he passed.
1749: Younger's Brewery (William Younger & Company) was established in Edinburgh.
1931: Younger's merged with McEwan’s to form Scottish Brewers.
Yesterday marked 2 years since he passed.
1749: Younger's Brewery (William Younger & Company) was established in Edinburgh.
1931: Younger's merged with McEwan’s to form Scottish Brewers.
August 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This was my Dad's "Younger's Tartan" jacket which I'm guessing he acquired in the 1960s.
Yesterday marked 2 years since he passed.
1749: Younger's Brewery (William Younger & Company) was established in Edinburgh.
1931: Younger's merged with McEwan’s to form Scottish Brewers.
Yesterday marked 2 years since he passed.
1749: Younger's Brewery (William Younger & Company) was established in Edinburgh.
1931: Younger's merged with McEwan’s to form Scottish Brewers.
Reposted by artywah
Electronic Frontiers Australia has taken a big swing at Australia's teen social media ban tech trial, with EFA chair John Pane saying there are "serious concerns about the project's methodology".
The trial has finished its report and given it to government, but is not yet public
The trial has finished its report and given it to government, but is not yet public
August 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Electronic Frontiers Australia has taken a big swing at Australia's teen social media ban tech trial, with EFA chair John Pane saying there are "serious concerns about the project's methodology".
The trial has finished its report and given it to government, but is not yet public
The trial has finished its report and given it to government, but is not yet public
#Australia has sent US$1.09 bn in aid to #Ukraine since the start of the #war. Our imports of products from Russian crude are over 2x that in the same period
@australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/fact-sheet-a...
@australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/fact-sheet-a...
Fact sheet: Australia’s imports of oil products refined from Russian crude twice their aid to Ukraine – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
energyandcleanair.org
August 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
#Australia has sent US$1.09 bn in aid to #Ukraine since the start of the #war. Our imports of products from Russian crude are over 2x that in the same period
@australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/fact-sheet-a...
@australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/fact-sheet-a...
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Kinda cool, you can see the (still in progress) audit of mobile coverage on Australian roads the govt is doing with Australia Post. d1zckiwudrcznp.cloudfront.net
June 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Kinda cool, you can see the (still in progress) audit of mobile coverage on Australian roads the govt is doing with Australia Post. d1zckiwudrcznp.cloudfront.net
When I say sweet sweet, you say yum yum! #Vote for #Australia in today's #Eurovision semi-final. #ESC2025 #Eurovision2025 #Milkshakeman #GoJo
May 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
When I say sweet sweet, you say yum yum! #Vote for #Australia in today's #Eurovision semi-final. #ESC2025 #Eurovision2025 #Milkshakeman #GoJo
Trans troups in the US military have been told they can either leave voluntarily or be kicked out.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️⚧️
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️⚧️
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Exclusive: US military to start kicking out transgender troops next month, memo says | Reuters
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued internal instructions to the Pentagon to start kicking out transgender troops who do not elect to leave on their own by June 6, according to a memo obtained by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Trans troups in the US military have been told they can either leave voluntarily or be kicked out.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️⚧️
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️⚧️
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has eliminated language in internal documents prohibiting the surveillance of individuals or groups based solely on their sexual orientation or gender identity
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
#lgbtiqrights #humanrights #tRump #USpolitics
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
#lgbtiqrights #humanrights #tRump #USpolitics
MSN
www.msn.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has eliminated language in internal documents prohibiting the surveillance of individuals or groups based solely on their sexual orientation or gender identity
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
#lgbtiqrights #humanrights #tRump #USpolitics
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
#lgbtiqrights #humanrights #tRump #USpolitics
While we look on in horror at what is happening in the USA, Australia is about to go to the polls for a federal election.
Because of our preferential system, every vote counts
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Because of our preferential system, every vote counts
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
How to make your vote count in Australia's preferential voting system | SBS News
Early voting starts next week and Australia's preferential voting system requires citizens to rank candidates at the polling booth. Here's how it works.
www.sbs.com.au
April 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
While we look on in horror at what is happening in the USA, Australia is about to go to the polls for a federal election.
Because of our preferential system, every vote counts
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Because of our preferential system, every vote counts
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
April 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Australian federal election is on Saturday, May 3
Voting is compulsory for Australian citizens 18 and over.
If you're 18 or older, you need to make sure you're enrolled to vote.
#AusPol #Election2025
Voting is compulsory for Australian citizens 18 and over.
If you're 18 or older, you need to make sure you're enrolled to vote.
#AusPol #Election2025
March 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Australian federal election is on Saturday, May 3
Voting is compulsory for Australian citizens 18 and over.
If you're 18 or older, you need to make sure you're enrolled to vote.
#AusPol #Election2025
Voting is compulsory for Australian citizens 18 and over.
If you're 18 or older, you need to make sure you're enrolled to vote.
#AusPol #Election2025
This is a great news 🏳️⚧️
The EU Court of Justice ruled "To update and correct personal gender information does not require proof of surgery."
https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/03/13/eu-court-no-medical-certificate-required-to-rectify-gender-information/
The EU Court of Justice ruled "To update and correct personal gender information does not require proof of surgery."
https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/03/13/eu-court-no-medical-certificate-required-to-rectify-gender-information/
EU Court: 'No medical certificate required to rectify gender information'
Ruling clarifies how the court should interpret the privacy regulation for handling citizens' gender data
www.eunews.it
March 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
This is a great news 🏳️⚧️
The EU Court of Justice ruled "To update and correct personal gender information does not require proof of surgery."
https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/03/13/eu-court-no-medical-certificate-required-to-rectify-gender-information/
The EU Court of Justice ruled "To update and correct personal gender information does not require proof of surgery."
https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/03/13/eu-court-no-medical-certificate-required-to-rectify-gender-information/
Temu Trump 🥔 wants to deport citizens. Wonder which 🤡 he got that idea from?
#AusPol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/18/peter-dutton-referendum-deporting-australia-dual-citizenship-criminals
#AusPol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/18/peter-dutton-referendum-deporting-australia-dual-citizenship-criminals
Coalition at odds over Peter Dutton’s idea to hold a referendum on deporting criminals | Peter Dutton | The Guardian
Opposition leader says ‘we want to keep ourselves safe’ but senior shadow minister Michaelia Cash plays down prospect of referendum stating ‘we have no plans … at this stage’
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Temu Trump 🥔 wants to deport citizens. Wonder which 🤡 he got that idea from?
#AusPol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/18/peter-dutton-referendum-deporting-australia-dual-citizenship-criminals
#AusPol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/18/peter-dutton-referendum-deporting-australia-dual-citizenship-criminals
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To all the people not migrating away from Twitter & Meta products because you have so many connections in there.
Is that what prevented you migrating from hand-written letters to email? Or did you get email & expand those connections over time to the point where you didn't write letters anymore?
Is that what prevented you migrating from hand-written letters to email? Or did you get email & expand those connections over time to the point where you didn't write letters anymore?
March 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
To all the people not migrating away from Twitter & Meta products because you have so many connections in there.
Is that what prevented you migrating from hand-written letters to email? Or did you get email & expand those connections over time to the point where you didn't write letters anymore?
Is that what prevented you migrating from hand-written letters to email? Or did you get email & expand those connections over time to the point where you didn't write letters anymore?
It’s never the drag queens
#ChildAbuse
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-17/former-futures-church-pastor-daniel-menelaou-arrested-in-us/105060940
#ChildAbuse
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-17/former-futures-church-pastor-daniel-menelaou-arrested-in-us/105060940
Former Salisbury Futures Church pastor arrested in US for alleged possession of child abuse images - ABC News
A former youth pastor from a mega church in Adelaide's northern suburbs has been arrested in the United States on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material.
www.abc.net.au
March 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
#Minnesota seeking to include "verbal expressions of intense hostility toward President Donald J. Trump" as a mental illness
Don't question the Supreme Leader! 🤡
#fucktRump
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2589&version=latest&session=ls94&session_year=2025&session_number=0
Don't question the Supreme Leader! 🤡
#fucktRump
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2589&version=latest&session=ls94&session_year=2025&session_number=0
March 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
#Minnesota seeking to include "verbal expressions of intense hostility toward President Donald J. Trump" as a mental illness
Don't question the Supreme Leader! 🤡
#fucktRump
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2589&version=latest&session=ls94&session_year=2025&session_number=0
Don't question the Supreme Leader! 🤡
#fucktRump
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2589&version=latest&session=ls94&session_year=2025&session_number=0
Sign the petition
#TransRights #LGBTQIrights #discrimination #auspol
https://www.change.org/p/govt-enquiry-into-clive-palmer-political-advertising
#TransRights #LGBTQIrights #discrimination #auspol
https://www.change.org/p/govt-enquiry-into-clive-palmer-political-advertising
Petition · Govt. enquiry into Clive Palmer political advertising. - Australia · Change.org
Govt. enquiry into Clive Palmer political advertising.
www.change.org
March 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
March 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM