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· Jan 7
The Disintegration Loops, by William Basinski
2 track album
williambasinski.bandcamp.com
Writing playlist thread for 2025:
William Basinski's The Disintegration Loops williambasinski.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...
William Basinski's The Disintegration Loops williambasinski.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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We're excited to announce that the Frosty Mini showcase will premiere on December 10 starting at 8am AEDT / 10am NZDT (that's December 9, 1pm PT for our USA friends)!
Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We're excited to announce that the Frosty Mini showcase will premiere on December 10 starting at 8am AEDT / 10am NZDT (that's December 9, 1pm PT for our USA friends)!
Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
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Parallels 2025 talks are up y'all
Sash and I talk Wyrmspace and Spreadsheets, but honestly every single game and speaker this year was a banger and I'm so proud to have shared the evening with them 🥺
Sash and I talk Wyrmspace and Spreadsheets, but honestly every single game and speaker this year was a banger and I'm so proud to have shared the evening with them 🥺
The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
Freeplay Parallels 2025
YouTube video by Freeplay
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Parallels 2025 talks are up y'all
Sash and I talk Wyrmspace and Spreadsheets, but honestly every single game and speaker this year was a banger and I'm so proud to have shared the evening with them 🥺
Sash and I talk Wyrmspace and Spreadsheets, but honestly every single game and speaker this year was a banger and I'm so proud to have shared the evening with them 🥺
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Today is the last day of Overland Subscriberthon. This is the sort of independent media we need to keep alive in Australia. Please subscribe!
For the last day of our Subscriberthon we have set aside something *very* special: a gallery of stunning portraits of Palestinian activists by Tia Kasambalis, with an introduction by Tasnim Mahmoud Sammak.
Here’s PORTRAITS OF RESISTANCE.
Here’s PORTRAITS OF RESISTANCE.
Portraits of resistance - Overland literary journal
Tia’s Portraits of Resistance are a radical break from this assault against being a Palestinian settler in Australia. In these drawings we meet Palestinians, young and old, who found themselves holdin...
overland.org.au
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Today is the last day of Overland Subscriberthon. This is the sort of independent media we need to keep alive in Australia. Please subscribe!
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Probably because the ban has absolutely nothing to do with child safety whatsoever, it is about limiting and controlling access to information for young people, as well as slowly forcing everyone to adopt a digital ID. The whole thing is an absurd farce that’s going to fail in spectacular fashion.
This story by Sarah Martin has generated huge interest today all around the world. A question it poses for Aus - why is Roblox not in the government's social media ban?
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world
In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated p...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Probably because the ban has absolutely nothing to do with child safety whatsoever, it is about limiting and controlling access to information for young people, as well as slowly forcing everyone to adopt a digital ID. The whole thing is an absurd farce that’s going to fail in spectacular fashion.
Professionals like lawyers should have to disclose this information because holy shit Matilda, your LLM is not doing “research” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Professionals like lawyers should have to disclose this information because holy shit Matilda, your LLM is not doing “research” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
I would die to be able to vote for a truly progressive and reasonably charismatic representative my GOD we’re starving over here
November 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I would die to be able to vote for a truly progressive and reasonably charismatic representative my GOD we’re starving over here
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On the third last day of our Subscriberthon, the prizes just keep coming - head to overland.org.au/shop today to support us and go into the running to win some amazing prize bundles!
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
On the third last day of our Subscriberthon, the prizes just keep coming - head to overland.org.au/shop today to support us and go into the running to win some amazing prize bundles!
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pleased to advise that I have completed another rant about the #socialmedia #ageassurance shit in #australia
hey.paris/posts/ageass...
#auspol
hey.paris/posts/ageass...
#auspol
Australia's social media ban… A looming implementation disaster
Australia’s world-first ban on social media for children under 16 takes effect in just over a month on December 10, 2025, yet nobody knows exactly how it will work.
The Online Safety Amendment (Social...
hey.paris
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
pleased to advise that I have completed another rant about the #socialmedia #ageassurance shit in #australia
hey.paris/posts/ageass...
#auspol
hey.paris/posts/ageass...
#auspol
Heavy on the “even though the Labor Party has been in government for more than two years since the release of the [Murphy] report, none of its recommendations have been implemented.”
Hooray…Its not just fossil fuel expansion where Australia leads the world…
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
Gambling means Australians are the biggest losers in the world
A bet on the horses today is the only time many Australians will gamble. But this doesn’t change the reality that, collectively, Australians are the biggest gamblers in the world, wagering a total $25...
thepoint.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Heavy on the “even though the Labor Party has been in government for more than two years since the release of the [Murphy] report, none of its recommendations have been implemented.”
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A poem I wrote some months ago showed up at my door today in the first issue of the relaunched Southerly magazine.
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A poem I wrote some months ago showed up at my door today in the first issue of the relaunched Southerly magazine.
Hey friends, it's a great time to subscribe to Overland! Subscriberthon is on until November 7. Loads of major and daily prizes. Plus you get to support publishing local writers in an increasingly anaemic literary environment: overland.org.au/2025/10/over...
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Hey friends, it's a great time to subscribe to Overland! Subscriberthon is on until November 7. Loads of major and daily prizes. Plus you get to support publishing local writers in an increasingly anaemic literary environment: overland.org.au/2025/10/over...
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I forgot how atomised platforms are now - Insta is my primary acc. We have a GoFundMe that has been lifesaving, enabling us to take time off work to manage this crisis. You can read more here about ways to support us and there’s links to cancer charities in my bio x www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-su...
Donate to Help Us Support Our Little Warrior, Nayirr, organized by Jessica Olivieri
Our beautiful boy, Nayirr, is three years old. Just days ago our world ch… Jessica Olivieri needs your support for Help Us Support Our Little Warrior, Nayirr
www.gofundme.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I forgot how atomised platforms are now - Insta is my primary acc. We have a GoFundMe that has been lifesaving, enabling us to take time off work to manage this crisis. You can read more here about ways to support us and there’s links to cancer charities in my bio x www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-su...
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A few previously unreported bits in here:
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
The teen social media ban hasn't begun but already Australians have been exposed in a social media platform's ID breach.
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A few previously unreported bits in here:
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
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we made a game about merging cute dogs into bigger dogs!! 🐶🐶 🦴
PLAY THE DEMO NOW!!! (if you find any bugs that's 100% your fault & not our fault sorry)
PLAY THE DEMO NOW!!! (if you find any bugs that's 100% your fault & not our fault sorry)
November 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
we made a game about merging cute dogs into bigger dogs!! 🐶🐶 🦴
PLAY THE DEMO NOW!!! (if you find any bugs that's 100% your fault & not our fault sorry)
PLAY THE DEMO NOW!!! (if you find any bugs that's 100% your fault & not our fault sorry)
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“We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically.”
‘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 10:45 PM
“We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically.”
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Our second major prize is the full suite of all five of our beautiful Overland cover prints - valued at $500! Printed by Brunswick Print Lab on archival quality A3 paper, these will look divine in your home.
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Our second major prize is the full suite of all five of our beautiful Overland cover prints - valued at $500! Printed by Brunswick Print Lab on archival quality A3 paper, these will look divine in your home.
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We're back for another annual Subscriberthon! Head to overland.org.au to check out the full list of prizes, and subscribe, renew or donate today to be in the running to win!
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM
We're back for another annual Subscriberthon! Head to overland.org.au to check out the full list of prizes, and subscribe, renew or donate today to be in the running to win!
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I am such a huge fan of @myperfectconsole.bsky.social, because I'm such a huge fan of @simonparkin.bsky.social. Getting to be on the show was a delight, and folks are telling me it was good - I'm glad to hear.
After his game, Ridiculous Fishing, became a hit, @ramiismail.com found a touching way to thank his parents for the sacrifices they made to help him achieve his dreams.
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
October 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I am such a huge fan of @myperfectconsole.bsky.social, because I'm such a huge fan of @simonparkin.bsky.social. Getting to be on the show was a delight, and folks are telling me it was good - I'm glad to hear.
Southerly journal has returned with a huge lineup of contributors: southerlylitmag.com.au/announcing-s...
My short story 'we find stories in the columns of light' is another fairly nerdy piece of spec-fic inspired by ham radios, camping and cyberdecks.
My short story 'we find stories in the columns of light' is another fairly nerdy piece of spec-fic inspired by ham radios, camping and cyberdecks.
October 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Southerly journal has returned with a huge lineup of contributors: southerlylitmag.com.au/announcing-s...
My short story 'we find stories in the columns of light' is another fairly nerdy piece of spec-fic inspired by ham radios, camping and cyberdecks.
My short story 'we find stories in the columns of light' is another fairly nerdy piece of spec-fic inspired by ham radios, camping and cyberdecks.
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This morning’s hype anthem
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This morning’s hype anthem
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The ASA welcomes the Albanese Government’s decision to rule out a Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception to Australian copyright law, which would have allowed for AI training on authors’ work.
aapnews.aap.com.au/news/copyrig...
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Copyright laws to protect creatives from AI data mining
Tech developers will not have a "free pass" to use creative works to train AI systems, but advocates say more protections are needed against copyright theft.
aapnews.aap.com.au
October 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The ASA welcomes the Albanese Government’s decision to rule out a Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception to Australian copyright law, which would have allowed for AI training on authors’ work.
aapnews.aap.com.au/news/copyrig...
aapnews.aap.com.au/news/copyrig...
