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CYBER_SHED digital mentoring for older adults
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PH +612 4787 7770 | E cyber_shed@banc.org.au | www.banc.org.au
digital + learning + advocacy + web + mobile + apps
PH +612 4787 7770 | E cyber_shed@banc.org.au | www.banc.org.au
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Morton wins Walkley for “Mean Streak” www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
Morton wins Walkley for “Mean Streak” | Books+Publishing
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www.booksandpublishing.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Morton wins Walkley for “Mean Streak” www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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this interview, and the subsequent reporting around it, was absolutely infuriating. any other sector's big business lobby wouldn't get this kind of uncritical, uninformed, wildly inaccurate coverage, yet disabled peoples' essential services do [little 🧵]
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
NDIS described as 'trainwreck' - ABC listen
A market failure is happening now in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with many not-for-profit providers heading to insolvency.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
this interview, and the subsequent reporting around it, was absolutely infuriating. any other sector's big business lobby wouldn't get this kind of uncritical, uninformed, wildly inaccurate coverage, yet disabled peoples' essential services do [little 🧵]
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Bureau of Meteorology website... How could it cost more than $96 million?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Why did the BoM website cost a bomb? - podcast
Technology reporter Josh Taylor tells Nour Haydar why the Bureau of Meteorology’s redesign has blown out to $96.5m, and why the environment minister is calling for an explanation
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Bureau of Meteorology website... How could it cost more than $96 million?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Save the CSIRO
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Save the CSIRO
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Finally finished the book I started half a century ago, and half a world away...
Finally finished the book I started half a century ago, and half a world away...
Childhood's End
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Finally finished the book I started half a century ago, and half a world away...
Finally finished the book I started half a century ago, and half a world away...
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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An internet winning thread
Is it true that you shouldn’t shower when there is lightning or is that another lie my parents told me, just like ‘you can’t put the internal cabin light on while driving’
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
An internet winning thread
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Smart TVs? Dumb TVs? Not much quality available under $500. Software issues, poor speakers etc.
I'm trialling an Acer KG272 monitor with media stick + older speakers plugged into monitor headphone. Just for fun.
My main TV is a dumb TV with media stick & external speakers.
I'm trialling an Acer KG272 monitor with media stick + older speakers plugged into monitor headphone. Just for fun.
My main TV is a dumb TV with media stick & external speakers.
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Smart TVs? Dumb TVs? Not much quality available under $500. Software issues, poor speakers etc.
I'm trialling an Acer KG272 monitor with media stick + older speakers plugged into monitor headphone. Just for fun.
My main TV is a dumb TV with media stick & external speakers.
I'm trialling an Acer KG272 monitor with media stick + older speakers plugged into monitor headphone. Just for fun.
My main TV is a dumb TV with media stick & external speakers.
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Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky
Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...
bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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“The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily” theconversation.com/the-doorman-...
The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily
Human roles are often rich and complex, and not easily reduced to a technological solution.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily” theconversation.com/the-doorman-...
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Future smartphones and other devices could have colour e-paper displays, thanks to a new technique that lets such screens display video while minimising energy usage
Colour e-paper screen offers high-res video with low energy use
Future smartphones and other devices could have colour e-paper displays, thanks to a new technique that lets such screens display video while minimising energy usage
www.newscientist.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Future smartphones and other devices could have colour e-paper displays, thanks to a new technique that lets such screens display video while minimising energy usage
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Outgoing children's commissioner Anne Hollonds says "nothing" has been done to address the support gaps for vulnerable teens cut off by the social media ban. Cam Wilson reports.
'Nothing' done to address gaps created by teen social media ban, says children's commissioner
www.crikey.com.au
October 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Outgoing children's commissioner Anne Hollonds says "nothing" has been done to address the support gaps for vulnerable teens cut off by the social media ban. Cam Wilson reports.