Kathy Reid (she/her)
@kathyreid.au
#PhD researcher at #ANU Cybernetics, investigating bias in #speech and #voice #tech, with a focus on #data used for #ML. Contracts at @mozilla.org #CommonVoice
Ex NVIDIA, Mycroft AI, @linuxaustralia.bsky.social, Deakin Uni.
https://linktr.ee/kathyreid
Ex NVIDIA, Mycroft AI, @linuxaustralia.bsky.social, Deakin Uni.
https://linktr.ee/kathyreid
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
Flash flooding hits Victoria’s Great Ocean Road as cars washed out to sea
Flash flooding hits Victoria’s Great Ocean Road as cars washed out to sea
Wye river overflows and people take shelter as severe thunderstorms dump rain on parts of Victoria’s southwest coast
People have been urged to find shelter after a severe thunderstorm caused flash flooding, closed a major scenic tourism road and washed cars out to sea.
An emergency warning was in place for the Wye, Kennett and Cumberland rivers in the Lorne area in Victoria’s southwest coast after thunderstorms dumped more than 170mm of rain on the area on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Flash flooding hits Victoria’s Great Ocean Road as cars washed out to sea
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
Today, @wikipedia.org Turns 25!
25 years of making the internet just a little bit better, one edit at a time! Join Australia in celebrating what has become the backbone of the internet. Sign our virtual birthday card 🎂
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:A...
Ferfive, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
25 years of making the internet just a little bit better, one edit at a time! Join Australia in celebrating what has become the backbone of the internet. Sign our virtual birthday card 🎂
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:A...
Ferfive, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
January 15, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Today, @wikipedia.org Turns 25!
25 years of making the internet just a little bit better, one edit at a time! Join Australia in celebrating what has become the backbone of the internet. Sign our virtual birthday card 🎂
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:A...
Ferfive, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
25 years of making the internet just a little bit better, one edit at a time! Join Australia in celebrating what has become the backbone of the internet. Sign our virtual birthday card 🎂
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:A...
Ferfive, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Welcome to Bluesky, @anufennerschool.bsky.social
Great to have you with us!
Here's my list of ANU accounts:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Great to have you with us!
Here's my list of ANU accounts:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Welcome to Bluesky, @anufennerschool.bsky.social
Great to have you with us!
Here's my list of ANU accounts:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Great to have you with us!
Here's my list of ANU accounts:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Thought for the day:
What if we spent all that #GPU compute that's being used to create AI slop-grade writing, emails, images and so on, on projects like #BOINC and the World Community Grid, where thousands of people across the world gave up computer processing power to .. crunch cancer data?
What if we spent all that #GPU compute that's being used to create AI slop-grade writing, emails, images and so on, on projects like #BOINC and the World Community Grid, where thousands of people across the world gave up computer processing power to .. crunch cancer data?
January 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
I'm looking for media scholars and ethicists with expertise on how the memory and likeness of dead people has been handled historically and is changing now with AI. Any recommendations?
(I know, that's pretty niche. Which is why I'm asking for help!)
(I know, that's pretty niche. Which is why I'm asking for help!)
January 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I'm looking for media scholars and ethicists with expertise on how the memory and likeness of dead people has been handled historically and is changing now with AI. Any recommendations?
(I know, that's pretty niche. Which is why I'm asking for help!)
(I know, that's pretty niche. Which is why I'm asking for help!)
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
If you’re new to BlueSky or know people who are, you can pin this feed to follow the best people thinking about the ethics and politics of technology — the type of folks who would be deprioritized on your X feed. :) bsky.app/profile/did:... #welcome #newsky
January 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
If you’re new to BlueSky or know people who are, you can pin this feed to follow the best people thinking about the ethics and politics of technology — the type of folks who would be deprioritized on your X feed. :) bsky.app/profile/did:... #welcome #newsky
Emergency relief centre has been set up at Colac Performing Arts and Cultural Centre
95-97 Gellibrand St, Colac
If you have large animals, including horses, with you, you can go to the Colac Showgrounds.
The Colac Community Hub in Connor Street is welcoming people with domestic pets.
95-97 Gellibrand St, Colac
If you have large animals, including horses, with you, you can go to the Colac Showgrounds.
The Colac Community Hub in Connor Street is welcoming people with domestic pets.
Advice - Bushfire - Stay Informed: Barongarook West, Colac, Colac East, Elliminyt, Irrewillipe, Larpent, Tulloh, Colac West, Irrewillipe East, Nalangil, Pirron Yallock, Swan Marsh, Yeo emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#!/w...
Carlisle Rvr fire in Otways remains out of control - evac to Colac
#VicFires
Carlisle Rvr fire in Otways remains out of control - evac to Colac
#VicFires
Incidents and Warnings - VicEmergency
Victoria's combined source of emergency information and warnings, helping the community to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies across the state.
emergency.vic.gov.au
January 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Emergency relief centre has been set up at Colac Performing Arts and Cultural Centre
95-97 Gellibrand St, Colac
If you have large animals, including horses, with you, you can go to the Colac Showgrounds.
The Colac Community Hub in Connor Street is welcoming people with domestic pets.
95-97 Gellibrand St, Colac
If you have large animals, including horses, with you, you can go to the Colac Showgrounds.
The Colac Community Hub in Connor Street is welcoming people with domestic pets.
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
Affected (or know someone who is) by Jan 2026 Victorian Bushfires?
Click➡️ emergency.vic.gov.au/relief/#janu...
Info. /Links to
🔸Relief Centres (images below)
🔸Help with pets, livestock etc
🔸Emergency Relief Payments
🔸Travel/Road Closures
🔸Power Outages & more...
#Vicfires
Click➡️ emergency.vic.gov.au/relief/#janu...
Info. /Links to
🔸Relief Centres (images below)
🔸Help with pets, livestock etc
🔸Emergency Relief Payments
🔸Travel/Road Closures
🔸Power Outages & more...
#Vicfires
January 10, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Affected (or know someone who is) by Jan 2026 Victorian Bushfires?
Click➡️ emergency.vic.gov.au/relief/#janu...
Info. /Links to
🔸Relief Centres (images below)
🔸Help with pets, livestock etc
🔸Emergency Relief Payments
🔸Travel/Road Closures
🔸Power Outages & more...
#Vicfires
Click➡️ emergency.vic.gov.au/relief/#janu...
Info. /Links to
🔸Relief Centres (images below)
🔸Help with pets, livestock etc
🔸Emergency Relief Payments
🔸Travel/Road Closures
🔸Power Outages & more...
#Vicfires
Advice - Bushfire - Stay Informed: Barongarook West, Colac, Colac East, Elliminyt, Irrewillipe, Larpent, Tulloh, Colac West, Irrewillipe East, Nalangil, Pirron Yallock, Swan Marsh, Yeo emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#!/w...
Carlisle Rvr fire in Otways remains out of control - evac to Colac
#VicFires
Carlisle Rvr fire in Otways remains out of control - evac to Colac
#VicFires
Incidents and Warnings - VicEmergency
Victoria's combined source of emergency information and warnings, helping the community to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies across the state.
emergency.vic.gov.au
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Advice - Bushfire - Stay Informed: Barongarook West, Colac, Colac East, Elliminyt, Irrewillipe, Larpent, Tulloh, Colac West, Irrewillipe East, Nalangil, Pirron Yallock, Swan Marsh, Yeo emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#!/w...
Carlisle Rvr fire in Otways remains out of control - evac to Colac
#VicFires
Carlisle Rvr fire in Otways remains out of control - evac to Colac
#VicFires
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
Sit Rep: 3pm 10 Jan
Wind is still being sketchy.
Fires can not read so are entering places they shouldn't despite all the signs saying it is a TFB across the State.
14 Emergency Warnings (4 in the Otway Area, all new today)
14 Watch and Act
29 Advice Messages
5 Community Info
#VicFires
Wind is still being sketchy.
Fires can not read so are entering places they shouldn't despite all the signs saying it is a TFB across the State.
14 Emergency Warnings (4 in the Otway Area, all new today)
14 Watch and Act
29 Advice Messages
5 Community Info
#VicFires
January 10, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Sit Rep: 3pm 10 Jan
Wind is still being sketchy.
Fires can not read so are entering places they shouldn't despite all the signs saying it is a TFB across the State.
14 Emergency Warnings (4 in the Otway Area, all new today)
14 Watch and Act
29 Advice Messages
5 Community Info
#VicFires
Wind is still being sketchy.
Fires can not read so are entering places they shouldn't despite all the signs saying it is a TFB across the State.
14 Emergency Warnings (4 in the Otway Area, all new today)
14 Watch and Act
29 Advice Messages
5 Community Info
#VicFires
Great Ocean Road placed on alert
Multiple bushfires at Watch and Act level in the Otways National Park.
CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan:
"Make sure you put your bushfire survival plan into action and be ready to take the direction of authorities."
#VicFires
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Multiple bushfires at Watch and Act level in the Otways National Park.
CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan:
"Make sure you put your bushfire survival plan into action and be ready to take the direction of authorities."
#VicFires
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Live: Bushfire disaster declared in Victoria as heatwave intensifies in NSW
A state of disaster has been declared in Victoria as bushfires continue to rage, while NSW battles extreme heat and Queensland is bracing for a potential cyclone. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Great Ocean Road placed on alert
Multiple bushfires at Watch and Act level in the Otways National Park.
CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan:
"Make sure you put your bushfire survival plan into action and be ready to take the direction of authorities."
#VicFires
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Multiple bushfires at Watch and Act level in the Otways National Park.
CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan:
"Make sure you put your bushfire survival plan into action and be ready to take the direction of authorities."
#VicFires
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, declared a State of Disaster after bushfires continued to ravage the state into the night www.capitalbrief.com/briefing/vic... #VicFires
Victoria declares state of disaster as out-of-control blazes rage
Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, declared
a State of Disaster after bushfires continued to ravage the state into the
night.
www.capitalbrief.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, declared a State of Disaster after bushfires continued to ravage the state into the night www.capitalbrief.com/briefing/vic... #VicFires
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
Sit Rep: 8am 10 Jan 2026
The cool change arrived, but there are lots of active fire grounds.
State wide TFB
Lots of smoke everywhere.
Don't be a disaster tourist!
19 Emergency Warnings
16 Watch and Act
37 Watch and Act
4 Community Info
#VicFires
The cool change arrived, but there are lots of active fire grounds.
State wide TFB
Lots of smoke everywhere.
Don't be a disaster tourist!
19 Emergency Warnings
16 Watch and Act
37 Watch and Act
4 Community Info
#VicFires
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Sit Rep: 8am 10 Jan 2026
The cool change arrived, but there are lots of active fire grounds.
State wide TFB
Lots of smoke everywhere.
Don't be a disaster tourist!
19 Emergency Warnings
16 Watch and Act
37 Watch and Act
4 Community Info
#VicFires
The cool change arrived, but there are lots of active fire grounds.
State wide TFB
Lots of smoke everywhere.
Don't be a disaster tourist!
19 Emergency Warnings
16 Watch and Act
37 Watch and Act
4 Community Info
#VicFires
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
The VicEmergency website has been overloaded, causing intermittent outages. Use radio for official emergency updates www.abc.net.au/emergency/ho... #VicFires
How to listen to ABC Radio in an emergency - ABC Emergency
Stay informed in an emergency, set your local ABC radio station in the ABC listen app, and find the frequency on your battery-powered radio.
www.abc.net.au
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The VicEmergency website has been overloaded, causing intermittent outages. Use radio for official emergency updates www.abc.net.au/emergency/ho... #VicFires
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
Sit Rep 9:30pm
Things are slowly improving. The woods are not yet out of.
22 Emergency Warnings
19 Watch and Act
26 Advice
4 Community Notices
It will take a few days for impact assessment teams to tell the real toll of today. It will take weeks for today to be over.
#VicFires
Things are slowly improving. The woods are not yet out of.
22 Emergency Warnings
19 Watch and Act
26 Advice
4 Community Notices
It will take a few days for impact assessment teams to tell the real toll of today. It will take weeks for today to be over.
#VicFires
January 9, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Sit Rep 9:30pm
Things are slowly improving. The woods are not yet out of.
22 Emergency Warnings
19 Watch and Act
26 Advice
4 Community Notices
It will take a few days for impact assessment teams to tell the real toll of today. It will take weeks for today to be over.
#VicFires
Things are slowly improving. The woods are not yet out of.
22 Emergency Warnings
19 Watch and Act
26 Advice
4 Community Notices
It will take a few days for impact assessment teams to tell the real toll of today. It will take weeks for today to be over.
#VicFires
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
7pm Sit Rep.
The predictions were for a bad day. It will be going for many days yet, today is very much not over
Situation is very dynamic, the cool change will help after it does a lot of hindering.
30 Emergency Warnings
15 Watch and Acts
1 Community Message
#VicFires
The predictions were for a bad day. It will be going for many days yet, today is very much not over
Situation is very dynamic, the cool change will help after it does a lot of hindering.
30 Emergency Warnings
15 Watch and Acts
1 Community Message
#VicFires
January 9, 2026 at 8:04 AM
7pm Sit Rep.
The predictions were for a bad day. It will be going for many days yet, today is very much not over
Situation is very dynamic, the cool change will help after it does a lot of hindering.
30 Emergency Warnings
15 Watch and Acts
1 Community Message
#VicFires
The predictions were for a bad day. It will be going for many days yet, today is very much not over
Situation is very dynamic, the cool change will help after it does a lot of hindering.
30 Emergency Warnings
15 Watch and Acts
1 Community Message
#VicFires
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
State Wide Community Information message has been issued for smoke.
You will see or smell smoke in parts of Victoria.
Smoke and ash from fires in the landscape may drift to far-reaching areas away from the fires.
#VicFires
You will see or smell smoke in parts of Victoria.
Smoke and ash from fires in the landscape may drift to far-reaching areas away from the fires.
#VicFires
January 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
State Wide Community Information message has been issued for smoke.
You will see or smell smoke in parts of Victoria.
Smoke and ash from fires in the landscape may drift to far-reaching areas away from the fires.
#VicFires
You will see or smell smoke in parts of Victoria.
Smoke and ash from fires in the landscape may drift to far-reaching areas away from the fires.
#VicFires
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
Oof. Really hope Celia in Marysville finds a respite bed for her 99 year old mother who's been evacuated. If you can help, contact ABC Melbourne on text line 0437 774 774 (rates apply) or call 1300 222 774. #VicFires
January 9, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Oof. Really hope Celia in Marysville finds a respite bed for her 99 year old mother who's been evacuated. If you can help, contact ABC Melbourne on text line 0437 774 774 (rates apply) or call 1300 222 774. #VicFires
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
It’s better not to travel right now if you can avoid it: heat, smoke, injured animals, emergency crews and road blocks make long distance driving difficult through Victoria atm. #VicFires
January 9, 2026 at 6:23 AM
It’s better not to travel right now if you can avoid it: heat, smoke, injured animals, emergency crews and road blocks make long distance driving difficult through Victoria atm. #VicFires
Reposted by Kathy Reid (she/her)
the @australia.theguardian.com published an oped by me today.
This heatwave is bad.
The bushfires it is enabling are also bad.
Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours.
And this is just a taste of what's to come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This heatwave is bad.
The bushfires it is enabling are also bad.
Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours.
And this is just a taste of what's to come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 AM
the @australia.theguardian.com published an oped by me today.
This heatwave is bad.
The bushfires it is enabling are also bad.
Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours.
And this is just a taste of what's to come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This heatwave is bad.
The bushfires it is enabling are also bad.
Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours.
And this is just a taste of what's to come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Are you evacuating in the #vicfires?
Register with Register. Find. Reunite. before you leave so you can be tracked and accounted for:
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Register with Register. Find. Reunite. before you leave so you can be tracked and accounted for:
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Register.Find.Reunite
Register.Find.Reunite. is a service managed by Australian Red Cross that registers, finds and reunites family, friends and loved ones after an emergency.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Are you evacuating in the #vicfires?
Register with Register. Find. Reunite. before you leave so you can be tracked and accounted for:
register.redcross.org.au
Register with Register. Find. Reunite. before you leave so you can be tracked and accounted for:
register.redcross.org.au