Wayne
@coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social
I know one thing: I know nothing.
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no he absolutely is fucking not the man should be in jail
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
no he absolutely is fucking not the man should be in jail
"To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul." - Simone Weil
I don't think Simone ever visited Australia. Still, this quote works using every definition of the word.
I don't think Simone ever visited Australia. Still, this quote works using every definition of the word.
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul." - Simone Weil
I don't think Simone ever visited Australia. Still, this quote works using every definition of the word.
I don't think Simone ever visited Australia. Still, this quote works using every definition of the word.
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Genuinely delighted to read @tyolsen.bsky.social on the marmots terrorizing Merritt cemeteries. No amount of coyote piss can ward off these marmots. They don't even fear the dead. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Genuinely delighted to read @tyolsen.bsky.social on the marmots terrorizing Merritt cemeteries. No amount of coyote piss can ward off these marmots. They don't even fear the dead. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
A large blueberry is not necessarily a good blueberry
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A large blueberry is not necessarily a good blueberry
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This is some story.
After Andrew Bolt announced he was leaving Melbourne "for good" due to his Covid tantrum etc, the taxpayer-owned NBN Co arranged a special high-speed internet connection for Sky News at his Mornington pad so he could broadcast his bile from home...
After Andrew Bolt announced he was leaving Melbourne "for good" due to his Covid tantrum etc, the taxpayer-owned NBN Co arranged a special high-speed internet connection for Sky News at his Mornington pad so he could broadcast his bile from home...
'Throw the kitchen sink at it': NBN Co fast-tracked upgrade for Bolt
Senior managers at the National Broadband Network intervened to accelerate a home internet upgrade for News Corp pundit Andrew Bolt and resolve a technical problem for a top executive's friend during ...
www.abc.net.au
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is some story.
After Andrew Bolt announced he was leaving Melbourne "for good" due to his Covid tantrum etc, the taxpayer-owned NBN Co arranged a special high-speed internet connection for Sky News at his Mornington pad so he could broadcast his bile from home...
After Andrew Bolt announced he was leaving Melbourne "for good" due to his Covid tantrum etc, the taxpayer-owned NBN Co arranged a special high-speed internet connection for Sky News at his Mornington pad so he could broadcast his bile from home...
From Miriam Webster
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
From Miriam Webster
The NDIS is failing. This is fast approaching national shame levels
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘I’m being punished’: Emily is healthy enough to leave hospital but she can’t because of NDIS funding cuts
Government cuts to the NDIS are forcing some disabled Australians to choose between living at home in an unsafe environment or staying indefinitely in hospital
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The NDIS is failing. This is fast approaching national shame levels
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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This will actively harm vulnerable children
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This will actively harm vulnerable children
FFS there is always something
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
FFS there is always something
My local pizza place has "Eat Your Heart Out" printed on their boxes. I'm not sure that's the best slogan for a pizza place.
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My local pizza place has "Eat Your Heart Out" printed on their boxes. I'm not sure that's the best slogan for a pizza place.
The NDIS is a complete mess and needs urgent attention. These stories are heartbreaking
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
They have disabilities, pensions and get little support. They’re also among thousands rejected by the NDIS each year
Disabled people and their advocates are exhausted and frustrated but say it’s worth fighting for a system that ‘really does change lives’
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The NDIS is a complete mess and needs urgent attention. These stories are heartbreaking
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.
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Yep - this is the can of worms that deserves a lot more attention: the Commonwealth Ombudsman is currently investigating the Department's administration of job service providers. Strap in for that
Good gear from The Mandarin:
archive.is/zdNfk
Good gear from The Mandarin:
archive.is/zdNfk
October 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Yep - this is the can of worms that deserves a lot more attention: the Commonwealth Ombudsman is currently investigating the Department's administration of job service providers. Strap in for that
Good gear from The Mandarin:
archive.is/zdNfk
Good gear from The Mandarin:
archive.is/zdNfk
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“…we have no copyright on the content of our bodies. Medical clinics are free to use our data for commercial purposes without telling us, and businesses can profit handsomely” www.choice.com.au/data-protect...
AI is increasingly invading our medical privacy as regulation struggles to keep up | CHOICE
Patient scans shared without consent, AI scribes recording visits – medical professionals' AI use is raising big concerns.
www.choice.com.au
October 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“…we have no copyright on the content of our bodies. Medical clinics are free to use our data for commercial purposes without telling us, and businesses can profit handsomely” www.choice.com.au/data-protect...
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I’m betting on forums again.
Here’s why I launched my writing community on Discourse
blog.discourse.org/2025/10/on-b...
Here’s why I launched my writing community on Discourse
blog.discourse.org/2025/10/on-b...
Why I Chose Discourse Over Discord
When I first started thinking about building a community around my writing, I did what any reasonable person would do: I looked at what everyone else was doing.
blog.discourse.org
October 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I’m betting on forums again.
Here’s why I launched my writing community on Discourse
blog.discourse.org/2025/10/on-b...
Here’s why I launched my writing community on Discourse
blog.discourse.org/2025/10/on-b...
Of course it is. We've had almost 50 years of the media telling us Islam is evil.
“Islamophobia is rife in our society and I say this as a Jewish man.”
Rising star and new leader of the UK’s Green Party Zack Polanski joined @mehdirhasan.bsky.social to discuss the dangerous anti-Islam rhetoric in UK politics.
zeteo.com/p/it-makes-m...
Rising star and new leader of the UK’s Green Party Zack Polanski joined @mehdirhasan.bsky.social to discuss the dangerous anti-Islam rhetoric in UK politics.
zeteo.com/p/it-makes-m...
October 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Of course it is. We've had almost 50 years of the media telling us Islam is evil.
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Turns out when you microwave milk with instant coffee in it you get that skin on top of the milk, but it gets coloured by the instant coffee so it's a brown milk skin. And when you don't notice it, you sip it into your mouth, feel it on your tongue, freak out, and dribble it into your beard.
October 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Turns out when you microwave milk with instant coffee in it you get that skin on top of the milk, but it gets coloured by the instant coffee so it's a brown milk skin. And when you don't notice it, you sip it into your mouth, feel it on your tongue, freak out, and dribble it into your beard.
I am quite poor right now so I just made myself a "latte" by filling a mug half way with milk, adding instant coffee, microwaving that to temp and then topping up with boiling water. Delicious
October 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I am quite poor right now so I just made myself a "latte" by filling a mug half way with milk, adding instant coffee, microwaving that to temp and then topping up with boiling water. Delicious
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I’m always surprised we don’t talk more about AWS as a single point of failure — and hence of vulnerability to censorship pressure.
Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.
Amazon Cloud Outage Reveals Democratic Deficit in Relying on Big Tech | TechPolicy.Press
The AWS outage demonstrates the need for a fundamental shift in how we think about digital infrastructure, write Corinne Cath and Don Le.
www.techpolicy.press
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I’m always surprised we don’t talk more about AWS as a single point of failure — and hence of vulnerability to censorship pressure.
Azerbaijan already have an F1 race, so I'm sure they will host an international comedy festival soon as well
October 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Azerbaijan already have an F1 race, so I'm sure they will host an international comedy festival soon as well