Niall Ginsbourg
@niallginsbourg.bsky.social
De-Xitter'd - posting mix of #Auspol & tech/dev stuff.
Owner of MOBILEWARES P/L- Dad, Freelance .NET/MAUI/UWP dev, UX guy, Solution Architect. Opinions are not necessarily that of my employer. Self employed. oh wait..
Owner of MOBILEWARES P/L- Dad, Freelance .NET/MAUI/UWP dev, UX guy, Solution Architect. Opinions are not necessarily that of my employer. Self employed. oh wait..
Today went a whole lot better - not my all time record (44) but still decent :
Daily Octordle #1398
4️⃣2️⃣
3️⃣🔟
7️⃣9️⃣
6️⃣8️⃣
Score: 49
Daily Octordle #1398
4️⃣2️⃣
3️⃣🔟
7️⃣9️⃣
6️⃣8️⃣
Score: 49
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in Octordle today..
Daily Octordle #1397
🟥🟥
8️⃣1️⃣
5️⃣🔟
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 59
A "1" (my starter word) and then bombed out with a record lowest bombing out score of 59...
<sigh>
Daily Octordle #1397
🟥🟥
8️⃣1️⃣
5️⃣🔟
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 59
A "1" (my starter word) and then bombed out with a record lowest bombing out score of 59...
<sigh>
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Today went a whole lot better - not my all time record (44) but still decent :
Daily Octordle #1398
4️⃣2️⃣
3️⃣🔟
7️⃣9️⃣
6️⃣8️⃣
Score: 49
Daily Octordle #1398
4️⃣2️⃣
3️⃣🔟
7️⃣9️⃣
6️⃣8️⃣
Score: 49
So we have finally reached AGU - Artificial General Unintelligence .. This is probably 2-3 years ahead of schedule.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s Grok AI tells users he is fitter than LeBron James and smarter than da Vinci
Users noted that in a raft of now-deleted posts, the chatbot would frequently rank Musk top in any given field
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
So we have finally reached AGU - Artificial General Unintelligence .. This is probably 2-3 years ahead of schedule.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The big question on the lips of all Australians... "How many sleeps until AFL season starts again"...
IMO: I can cope with some IPL T20 (when I can stay up that late), but this test & 1 day stuff is seriously 💤💤💤
#AFL
IMO: I can cope with some IPL T20 (when I can stay up that late), but this test & 1 day stuff is seriously 💤💤💤
#AFL
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www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The big question on the lips of all Australians... "How many sleeps until AFL season starts again"...
IMO: I can cope with some IPL T20 (when I can stay up that late), but this test & 1 day stuff is seriously 💤💤💤
#AFL
IMO: I can cope with some IPL T20 (when I can stay up that late), but this test & 1 day stuff is seriously 💤💤💤
#AFL
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in Octordle today..
Daily Octordle #1397
🟥🟥
8️⃣1️⃣
5️⃣🔟
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 59
A "1" (my starter word) and then bombed out with a record lowest bombing out score of 59...
<sigh>
Daily Octordle #1397
🟥🟥
8️⃣1️⃣
5️⃣🔟
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 59
A "1" (my starter word) and then bombed out with a record lowest bombing out score of 59...
<sigh>
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in Octordle today..
Daily Octordle #1397
🟥🟥
8️⃣1️⃣
5️⃣🔟
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 59
A "1" (my starter word) and then bombed out with a record lowest bombing out score of 59...
<sigh>
Daily Octordle #1397
🟥🟥
8️⃣1️⃣
5️⃣🔟
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 59
A "1" (my starter word) and then bombed out with a record lowest bombing out score of 59...
<sigh>
BReAKiNG: Former AG Mark Dreyfus has renewed calls for a referendum on the Republic & revealed a new design for the Australian flag.
Dreyfus said it's time for Australia to break it's residual constitutional ties with the UK and recognise it's current owners.. Israel..
More to come
#auspol
Dreyfus said it's time for Australia to break it's residual constitutional ties with the UK and recognise it's current owners.. Israel..
More to come
#auspol
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
BReAKiNG: Former AG Mark Dreyfus has renewed calls for a referendum on the Republic & revealed a new design for the Australian flag.
Dreyfus said it's time for Australia to break it's residual constitutional ties with the UK and recognise it's current owners.. Israel..
More to come
#auspol
Dreyfus said it's time for Australia to break it's residual constitutional ties with the UK and recognise it's current owners.. Israel..
More to come
#auspol
FFS Amazon Ring team. You literally had ONE JOB.
When someone presses our doorbell we need to know about it.
Instead:
1) No motion detection notification in App (nor in history)
2) Ring Chime failed to work
3) No Doorbell pressed notification in App (nor in history)
= Missed delivery
🤬🤬🤬
/rant
When someone presses our doorbell we need to know about it.
Instead:
1) No motion detection notification in App (nor in history)
2) Ring Chime failed to work
3) No Doorbell pressed notification in App (nor in history)
= Missed delivery
🤬🤬🤬
/rant
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
FFS Amazon Ring team. You literally had ONE JOB.
When someone presses our doorbell we need to know about it.
Instead:
1) No motion detection notification in App (nor in history)
2) Ring Chime failed to work
3) No Doorbell pressed notification in App (nor in history)
= Missed delivery
🤬🤬🤬
/rant
When someone presses our doorbell we need to know about it.
Instead:
1) No motion detection notification in App (nor in history)
2) Ring Chime failed to work
3) No Doorbell pressed notification in App (nor in history)
= Missed delivery
🤬🤬🤬
/rant
The notion that either Australia or Turkey should be hosting COP31 when both countries have a rating of 'POOR' on Net Zero according to climate action tracker is a complete farce.
The $300m stripping of funding from CSIRO by ALP makes it even more absurd.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The $300m stripping of funding from CSIRO by ALP makes it even more absurd.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The notion that either Australia or Turkey should be hosting COP31 when both countries have a rating of 'POOR' on Net Zero according to climate action tracker is a complete farce.
The $300m stripping of funding from CSIRO by ALP makes it even more absurd.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The $300m stripping of funding from CSIRO by ALP makes it even more absurd.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
What's happening in Australian politics rn is what happened in the US - and that's how they ended up with Trump.
Albanese is a weak leader who stands for nothing except pleasing lobbyists & conservatives (much like Biden), LNP an even bigger mess paving the way for PHON to take their base.
#auspol
Albanese is a weak leader who stands for nothing except pleasing lobbyists & conservatives (much like Biden), LNP an even bigger mess paving the way for PHON to take their base.
#auspol
🚨 NEW: Sussan Ley has a favourability rating of minus 21% in the latest RedBridge polling, while Anthony Albanese is rated at minus 2%
More than a third of Australians have not heard of either Andrew Hastie or Angus Taylor, even as both are named as contenders for Liberal leadership
More than a third of Australians have not heard of either Andrew Hastie or Angus Taylor, even as both are named as contenders for Liberal leadership
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
What's happening in Australian politics rn is what happened in the US - and that's how they ended up with Trump.
Albanese is a weak leader who stands for nothing except pleasing lobbyists & conservatives (much like Biden), LNP an even bigger mess paving the way for PHON to take their base.
#auspol
Albanese is a weak leader who stands for nothing except pleasing lobbyists & conservatives (much like Biden), LNP an even bigger mess paving the way for PHON to take their base.
#auspol
Happy to see this a$$hole f*ck right off out of this country. However, I'm concerned these laws will be misused to deport Pro-Palestinian protesters because it's clear this gov can't seem to tell the difference between legitimate protests and a hate rally.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
South African man’s visa cancelled after neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament
Home affairs minister says ‘if you are on a visa you are a guest’ as Matthew Gruter has visa cancelled
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Happy to see this a$$hole f*ck right off out of this country. However, I'm concerned these laws will be misused to deport Pro-Palestinian protesters because it's clear this gov can't seem to tell the difference between legitimate protests and a hate rally.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
You have to wonder at this point if LNP and One Nation will form a far right coalition going into the next election. Their policies are almost 100% aligned & they'd pose a huge threat to ALP if they managed to consolidate candidates into each electorate to not cannibalize each others votes.
#auspol
#auspol
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
You have to wonder at this point if LNP and One Nation will form a far right coalition going into the next election. Their policies are almost 100% aligned & they'd pose a huge threat to ALP if they managed to consolidate candidates into each electorate to not cannibalize each others votes.
#auspol
#auspol
EVERY SINGLE THING LNP are telling us about dumping Net Zero is based on outright lies & misinformation. Ley & these MPs all know this, but they've decided if they repeat these lies often enough then people out there will be stupid enough to believe them.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost
As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking points
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
EVERY SINGLE THING LNP are telling us about dumping Net Zero is based on outright lies & misinformation. Ley & these MPs all know this, but they've decided if they repeat these lies often enough then people out there will be stupid enough to believe them.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reposted by Niall Ginsbourg
The Epstein case against Trump is as if everyone is looking at a 500 piece puzzle with 2 pieces missing and pretending they can't make out the picture for certain.
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Epstein case against Trump is as if everyone is looking at a 500 piece puzzle with 2 pieces missing and pretending they can't make out the picture for certain.
With due respect to those bagpipe players (as it probably requires some skill & commitment) - I'd rather listen to the World "Scraping My Nails Down a Blackboard" competition vs listening to live bagpipes without a working volume control.
#acdc
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#acdc
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Bagpipe world record broken in Melbourne
The biggest ever ensemble of bagpipers gathered in Melbourne's Fed Square to play tribute to AC/DC, smashing a world record.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
With due respect to those bagpipe players (as it probably requires some skill & commitment) - I'd rather listen to the World "Scraping My Nails Down a Blackboard" competition vs listening to live bagpipes without a working volume control.
#acdc
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#acdc
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Listening to ALP and LNP argue about Net Zero commitments this week is a bit like listening to two serial rapists arguing about who was more respectful to women.. 🤬
#auspol #climateemergency
#auspol #climateemergency
The Climate Action Tracker (Jun/25) rates ALP's Australia Climate & Net Zero commitments as 'INSUFFICIENT' with comprehensiveness ranked as 'POOR'.
ALP still claim to be taking climate action seriously which is clearly a lie. 🤬
climateactiontracker.org/countries/au...
#auspol #ClimateEmergency
ALP still claim to be taking climate action seriously which is clearly a lie. 🤬
climateactiontracker.org/countries/au...
#auspol #ClimateEmergency
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Listening to ALP and LNP argue about Net Zero commitments this week is a bit like listening to two serial rapists arguing about who was more respectful to women.. 🤬
#auspol #climateemergency
#auspol #climateemergency
The Climate Action Tracker (Jun/25) rates ALP's Australia Climate & Net Zero commitments as 'INSUFFICIENT' with comprehensiveness ranked as 'POOR'.
ALP still claim to be taking climate action seriously which is clearly a lie. 🤬
climateactiontracker.org/countries/au...
#auspol #ClimateEmergency
ALP still claim to be taking climate action seriously which is clearly a lie. 🤬
climateactiontracker.org/countries/au...
#auspol #ClimateEmergency
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The Climate Action Tracker (Jun/25) rates ALP's Australia Climate & Net Zero commitments as 'INSUFFICIENT' with comprehensiveness ranked as 'POOR'.
ALP still claim to be taking climate action seriously which is clearly a lie. 🤬
climateactiontracker.org/countries/au...
#auspol #ClimateEmergency
ALP still claim to be taking climate action seriously which is clearly a lie. 🤬
climateactiontracker.org/countries/au...
#auspol #ClimateEmergency
When you look at the actions (and donors list) for the major parties I don't honestly believe either ALP or LNP have any actual REAL ambition to reach Net Zero.
The differentiating factor between them is ALP is promising NZ to pick up votes & LNP is promising to block NZ to pick up votes.
#auspol
The differentiating factor between them is ALP is promising NZ to pick up votes & LNP is promising to block NZ to pick up votes.
#auspol
November 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
When you look at the actions (and donors list) for the major parties I don't honestly believe either ALP or LNP have any actual REAL ambition to reach Net Zero.
The differentiating factor between them is ALP is promising NZ to pick up votes & LNP is promising to block NZ to pick up votes.
#auspol
The differentiating factor between them is ALP is promising NZ to pick up votes & LNP is promising to block NZ to pick up votes.
#auspol
It's not hard to connect the dots here between latest release of Epstein/Trump materials and Maxwell's recent increase in privileges/move to low security jail (and talk of full pardon). It feels very much like Maxwell has a considerable amount of renewed leverage on Trump.
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It's not hard to connect the dots here between latest release of Epstein/Trump materials and Maxwell's recent increase in privileges/move to low security jail (and talk of full pardon). It feels very much like Maxwell has a considerable amount of renewed leverage on Trump.
I reposted this 9 yrs ago today (in Nov/2016) when Trump won the election that first time.. How stupid were we/I to underestimate the gullibility and stupidity of US voters & just how f*cked up the US political system is to allow this all to have happened again (and worse).
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I reposted this 9 yrs ago today (in Nov/2016) when Trump won the election that first time.. How stupid were we/I to underestimate the gullibility and stupidity of US voters & just how f*cked up the US political system is to allow this all to have happened again (and worse).
Weird - thought these LNP folks loved smoke & pollution. I am surprised they didn't tell the Qantas crew it was fake news/science and demand the plane kept flying to it's destination.
#auspol
#auspol
Liberal MPs flying to Canberra for net zero emissions meeting forced back as Qantas flight fills with smoke
Liberal MPs flying to Canberra for net zero emissions meeting forced back as Qantas flight fills with smoke
Leah Blyth, Andrew McLachlan and Tony Pasin were on board a QantasLink flight from Adelaide when crew detected smoke in cabin
A group of Liberal politicians headed to Canberra for a party room meeting on net zero emissions policy has been forced to return to Adelaide after smoke was detected on their Qantas flight.
Senators Leah Blyth and Andrew McLachlan, as well as lower house MP Tony Pasin, were on board QantasLink flight 1972 from Adelaide when the crew saw smoke in the cabin, prompting the plane to fly back to Adelaide and issue a call for assistance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Weird - thought these LNP folks loved smoke & pollution. I am surprised they didn't tell the Qantas crew it was fake news/science and demand the plane kept flying to it's destination.
#auspol
#auspol
Installing VS2026 final release. I really do hope there is some great improvements + productivity enhancements for the developer experience, not just more unwanted AI functionality - which for the most part creates more problems than solutions.
#dotnet #dotnetmaui #dotnetconf #visualStudio2026
#dotnet #dotnetmaui #dotnetconf #visualStudio2026
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Installing VS2026 final release. I really do hope there is some great improvements + productivity enhancements for the developer experience, not just more unwanted AI functionality - which for the most part creates more problems than solutions.
#dotnet #dotnetmaui #dotnetconf #visualStudio2026
#dotnet #dotnetmaui #dotnetconf #visualStudio2026
Both John Laws & Graham Richardson are being given state funerals funded at taxpayer's expense - that's disgraceful. I knew Laws was a dodgy asshole but had I had no idea Richardson was so up to his neck in corruption as well (shocked but not surprised).
#auspol
www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
#auspol
www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson
For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, the Labor senator was the one who got away.
www.theage.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Both John Laws & Graham Richardson are being given state funerals funded at taxpayer's expense - that's disgraceful. I knew Laws was a dodgy asshole but had I had no idea Richardson was so up to his neck in corruption as well (shocked but not surprised).
#auspol
www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
#auspol
www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
This is astonishing - Chris Minns is still trying to push through laws deemed *unconstitutional* by the supreme court apparently based on Neo-Nazi's protesting *outside parliament*. Is Minns actually suggesting Parliament is a 'place of worship' - does he think politicians are gods?? WTAF?
#auspol
#auspol
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This is astonishing - Chris Minns is still trying to push through laws deemed *unconstitutional* by the supreme court apparently based on Neo-Nazi's protesting *outside parliament*. Is Minns actually suggesting Parliament is a 'place of worship' - does he think politicians are gods?? WTAF?
#auspol
#auspol
The upside of the horrific things Trump/GOP are doing is that it might actually encourage the Dems to rustle up a strong leader with decisive policies for next election (ie. an Obama not a Biden). In '20 they simply needed 'Not Trump' to win & cruised in (Harris offered nothing new either vs Biden).
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The upside of the horrific things Trump/GOP are doing is that it might actually encourage the Dems to rustle up a strong leader with decisive policies for next election (ie. an Obama not a Biden). In '20 they simply needed 'Not Trump' to win & cruised in (Harris offered nothing new either vs Biden).
So in 12 months when it's become abundantly clear that prohibition hasn't worked / that it hasn't 'changed a generation' - do you think ALP will be brave enough to admit they got it completely wrong, undo these stupid rules & focus on important issues voters actually want them to act on? 🤦♂️
#auspol
#auspol
We’re banning social media for under-16s to keep them safe online.
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
So in 12 months when it's become abundantly clear that prohibition hasn't worked / that it hasn't 'changed a generation' - do you think ALP will be brave enough to admit they got it completely wrong, undo these stupid rules & focus on important issues voters actually want them to act on? 🤦♂️
#auspol
#auspol