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Stephen Rowley
@sterow.bsky.social
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Urban planner, and author of “Movie Towns and Sitcom Suburbs” and “The Victorian Planning System: Practice, Problems and Prospects.” Also, cats, AFL (Essendon), Lego, films. www.sterow.com
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sterow.bsky.social
I found the 50 most cathartic seconds of that Angela Collier video I linked earlier. Imagine of we could somehow get this to autoplay for everyone the next time they opened LinkedIn. Full video here: youtu.be/7pqF90rstZQ
January 24, 2026 at 10:41 AM
sterow.bsky.social
Angela Collier is so good on AI. Revel in the righteous anger. Her discussion of the AI users proudly talking about how much they love it especially hit home for me. youtu.be/7pqF90rstZQ?...
this is what 2 years of chatgpt does to your brain
YouTube video by Angela Collier
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January 24, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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jjvincent.bsky.social
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
sterow.bsky.social
LOL - although to be fair cracking it and refusing to pay an Adobe subscription is probably the most relatable thing Elon Musk has ever done.
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Dec 26
This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
December 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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akaharriet.bsky.social
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
Headline: "Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot" by Jan Martindale Dec. 10 2025
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.

All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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kadmii.bsky.social
The Onion headline: "Guy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AI" with stock image of a guy.
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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wattnaught.bsky.social
Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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ingridm.bsky.social
slop machines “know” exactly nothing, a simple web search would be a better strategy, slop users cause cultural harm, and people with sufficient knowledge are required to check and correct the slop, again demonstrating slop to be a huge drain on productivity.

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
What teachers need to know before using AI for Indigenous education
If you ask ChatGPT to write a Welcome to Country, it might caution that only an elder can deliver a Welcome and instead offer you a template of an Acknowledgement of Country. There’s just one problem:...
thepoint.com.au
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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danielbowen.au
The good news just keeps on coming
The Age headliner: ‘I wouldn’t move to Victoria’: Pauline Hanson speaks at Melbourne anti-immigration rally
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
sterow.bsky.social
Yikes.
grogsgamut.bsky.social Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Nov 19
The path ahead for real wages is...not good
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Charts showing that if real wages keep rising at the current rate, it will take till 2044 to get back to 2021 levels
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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fmi.bsky.social
You could count on the fingers of one hand the number of people* who really wanted this in footy.

*excluding

anyone who is, or is related to an AFL House or club employee,

anyone who is, or is related to an AFL club 'official partner',

or anyone involved in an AFL 'broadcast partner' role.
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
The *default* function of a chatbot will be the fabrication of fake information. This is baked into the core design of the product: so stuff like "please check outputs" and "ethical" AI use are just attempts to broom a tidal wave back into the sea
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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transmetropolitanr.bsky.social
lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
Pains me to say it but I think this is true. Some of my colleagues in the media who’ve stayed on X don’t even realize how badly its noxious algorithm is skewing their perception of politics and reality.

Also, that place seems designed to make you miserable unless you’re a Nazi. It’s just wretched.
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Nov 5
Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
sterow.bsky.social
The collapse of these AI companies cannot come quickly enough.
philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · Oct 31
The Transport Victoria website has been updated and now includes an "AI Chatbot" of questionable utility.

Can't answer very basic questions and doesn't seem to add much value to the website. I would rather they focus their effort on fixing the many errors and […]

[Original post on aus.social]
Screenshot of a chatbot being asked "what does PTV stand for?" Screenshot of a chatbot being asked "what is the timetable for Galvin Station" Screenshot of a chatbot being asked "how do I get to New Zealand?" Screenshot of a chatbot being asked "when does the Metro Tunnel open?"
October 31, 2025 at 8:26 AM
sterow.bsky.social
Lol I was one of the people who lodged an ACCC complaint about this. Go ACCC! This was outrageous. (For those who don’t know, you can maintain your copilot free Office but the option to do so was hidden.)

youtu.be/9lGK5CXtwKo?...
ACCC sues over Microsoft 365 subscription hikes | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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October 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
sterow.bsky.social
Reading the Wikipedia page about DB Cooper and there is a lot going on in this description of Cooper copycat Glenn Tripp.
Wikipedia article extract reading as follows: There were no further notable Cooper imitators until July 11, 1980, when Glenn K. Tripp seized Northwest Orient Flight 608 at Seattle-Tacoma Airport, demanding $600,000 ($100,000 by an independent account), tWo parachutes, and the assassination of his boss. A quick-thinking flight attendant drugged Tripp's alcoholic drink with Valium. After a ten-hour standoff, during which Tripp reduced his demands to three cheeseburgers and a ground vehicle in which to escape, he was apprehended. Tripp attempted to hijack the same Northwest flight on January 21, 1983, and this time demanded to be flown to Afghanistan. When the airplane landed in Portland, he was shot and killed by FBI agents.
October 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
sterow.bsky.social
Alan Kohler on AI taking his financial analysis to a darker place than usual.
October 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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jesseltaylor.bsky.social
twitter is making mainstream reporters dumber, and because they're all getting dumber together, none of them can recognize it and they actually think they're getting smarter
October 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
sterow.bsky.social
Zach Merrett should fire his manager. All the strategy and finesse of Leroy Jenkins. #afl
October 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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swearyanthony.bsky.social
As someone who experienced the 2000 era tech bubble collapse, this is fucking wild to watch. No one wants to pay for this bullshit which is why they keep forcing it on everyone, while spending the GDP of a reasonably sized country to build more of the thing that no one wants. It's fucking absurd
October 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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reazlepuff.bsky.social
What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Oct 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.
A photo of Diddy
October 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM