Cam McTernan
@cammcternan.bsky.social
Media and Communication Scholar/recently married 🏳️🌈/Vibe Coder/Life of the Party
Peak AI brainrot its reading an article from 2006 but thinking "this sounds a lot like ChatGPT"
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Peak AI brainrot its reading an article from 2006 but thinking "this sounds a lot like ChatGPT"
Anyone else been hearing the word 'accoutrement' everywhere since the John Cena coffee video?
September 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Anyone else been hearing the word 'accoutrement' everywhere since the John Cena coffee video?
Headcanon: 'Take me with U' by Prince is a Christmas song.
No, I won't be taking any questions on this matter.
No, I won't be taking any questions on this matter.
September 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Headcanon: 'Take me with U' by Prince is a Christmas song.
No, I won't be taking any questions on this matter.
No, I won't be taking any questions on this matter.
Spending time in the beautiful and cheery streets of Paris, I struggle to understand how it has borne some of the most pessimistic (although obviously brilliant) philosophers of the last century. Was the 80s vastly different in France?
August 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Spending time in the beautiful and cheery streets of Paris, I struggle to understand how it has borne some of the most pessimistic (although obviously brilliant) philosophers of the last century. Was the 80s vastly different in France?
Political correctness gone mild.
Snoop is literally the last person anyone should go to for a meaningful take on same sex parenting. Let him play
www.news.com.au/sport/afl/sn...
Snoop is literally the last person anyone should go to for a meaningful take on same sex parenting. Let him play
www.news.com.au/sport/afl/sn...
www.news.com.au
August 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Political correctness gone mild.
Snoop is literally the last person anyone should go to for a meaningful take on same sex parenting. Let him play
www.news.com.au/sport/afl/sn...
Snoop is literally the last person anyone should go to for a meaningful take on same sex parenting. Let him play
www.news.com.au/sport/afl/sn...
Imagagining the inevitable HR nightmare created when xAI start rolling out enterprise licenses.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat
xAI’s new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird.
www.wired.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Imagagining the inevitable HR nightmare created when xAI start rolling out enterprise licenses.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Stop the presses. New shrew has dropped.
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...
Once-in-a-lifetime finding of incredibly rare ‘humbug’ pygmy shrew photographed in Cornwall - Inside Ecology
An extremely rare pygmy shrew with an albino mutation was found by Anita McMillan near St Austell, Cornwall, while out for a walk. “I went for a walk with my zoom lens, hoping to capture some good p...
insideecology.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Stop the presses. New shrew has dropped.
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...
If you've ever wondered what the news market looks like on Facebook, here is my latest article on Australian news diversity on Facebook, published in MIA.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Australian news diversity on Facebook: An empirical study using engagement metrics and concentration analysis - Cameron McTernan, 2025
News diversity has long been a critical issue in Australia, but current research overlooks the significant share of content that is consumed via social media. F...
journals.sagepub.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
If you've ever wondered what the news market looks like on Facebook, here is my latest article on Australian news diversity on Facebook, published in MIA.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Looking forward to living in less 'interesting times'
June 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Looking forward to living in less 'interesting times'
Duolingo has been serving up some fever dream dialogue.
Do people say this in Germany? 🇩🇪
Do people say this in Germany? 🇩🇪
April 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Duolingo has been serving up some fever dream dialogue.
Do people say this in Germany? 🇩🇪
Do people say this in Germany? 🇩🇪
Moo deng summer seems so far away now...
March 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Moo deng summer seems so far away now...
Reposted by Cam McTernan
Sabrina Plumber
Sabrina Sparky
Sabrina Bricklayer
Sabrina Cert IV Financial Planning
Sabrina Sparky
Sabrina Bricklayer
Sabrina Cert IV Financial Planning
February 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Sabrina Plumber
Sabrina Sparky
Sabrina Bricklayer
Sabrina Cert IV Financial Planning
Sabrina Sparky
Sabrina Bricklayer
Sabrina Cert IV Financial Planning
Southern Cross tattoo but you're really into astronomy
February 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Southern Cross tattoo but you're really into astronomy
Can we get a definitive guide for self-citation? I see top scholars do it all the time, but ECRs are more reluctant.
Should I do it?
Should I do it?
January 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Can we get a definitive guide for self-citation? I see top scholars do it all the time, but ECRs are more reluctant.
Should I do it?
Should I do it?
Reposted by Cam McTernan
Each resident of Greenland to receive an Xbox 360 or equivalent console in exchange for joining the US
January 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Each resident of Greenland to receive an Xbox 360 or equivalent console in exchange for joining the US
People say don't meet your heroes, but has anyone else questioned their reality after searching what their fav podcast host looked like?
January 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
People say don't meet your heroes, but has anyone else questioned their reality after searching what their fav podcast host looked like?
What are the chances Meta goes for a second round of news blackouts after this.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Facebook, Google to fund Australian journalism under new tax plan
The government wants to impose a new tax to push the tech platforms to make funding agreements with news organisations.
www.abc.net.au
December 12, 2024 at 5:14 AM
What are the chances Meta goes for a second round of news blackouts after this.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
My words in @aunz.theconversation.com. Can new platforms (i.e. Bluesky) forge better relationships with news companies or are they frenemies for life?
There is still public hunger for reliable and trustworthy information. This should give news media outlets hope – and inspire them to invest in new ways to reach audiences.
Social media platforms are throttling access to news – with far-reaching implications for democracy
There is still public hunger for reliable and trustworthy information. This should give news media outlets hope – and inspire them to invest in new ways to reach audiences.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:23 AM
My words in @aunz.theconversation.com. Can new platforms (i.e. Bluesky) forge better relationships with news companies or are they frenemies for life?