David Harrison
@trawg.bsky.social
"On the appropriate day (unless, as was frequently the case, there had been some stupid mistake in programming) the right message would be automatically flashed to its destination."
Computer user in Brisbane, Australia.
Bio in link: https://trog.qgl.org
Computer user in Brisbane, Australia.
Bio in link: https://trog.qgl.org
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/3 The only rational reason to do any trade or business or interaction with the United States is because (a) it doesn’t matter whether or not the U.S. breaks its word or the contract or the law or (b) the probability the U.S. will do that is outweighed by the benefit or the alternatives are worse.
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
/3 The only rational reason to do any trade or business or interaction with the United States is because (a) it doesn’t matter whether or not the U.S. breaks its word or the contract or the law or (b) the probability the U.S. will do that is outweighed by the benefit or the alternatives are worse.
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In my opinion - this should be a much bigger story and regulators and AI firms worldwide should be much more engaged.
If there’s no lines *at all* with GenAI, there will be harm.
Orgs and regulators can’t talk big about AI safety in public and then say nothing when this unfolds.
If there’s no lines *at all* with GenAI, there will be harm.
Orgs and regulators can’t talk big about AI safety in public and then say nothing when this unfolds.
A lot of attention rightfully being focused on sexually charged images of children and women, but Grok is also being used to bloody up images of women, for example by adding bruises, cuts, or burns. Like non-consensual sexual imagery, these violent "morphs" can be threatening.
January 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
In my opinion - this should be a much bigger story and regulators and AI firms worldwide should be much more engaged.
If there’s no lines *at all* with GenAI, there will be harm.
Orgs and regulators can’t talk big about AI safety in public and then say nothing when this unfolds.
If there’s no lines *at all* with GenAI, there will be harm.
Orgs and regulators can’t talk big about AI safety in public and then say nothing when this unfolds.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
Almost every Google application on Android cheerfully supports working with multiple Google accounts, often pretty seamlessly.
Except Chrome. Super annoying.
Except Chrome. Super annoying.
January 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Almost every Google application on Android cheerfully supports working with multiple Google accounts, often pretty seamlessly.
Except Chrome. Super annoying.
Except Chrome. Super annoying.
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Happy Public Domain Day!
This year Australia will see new creators and authors entering the public domain for the first time since 2005, specifically those who passed away in 1955: @wmau.bsky.social
This year Australia will see new creators and authors entering the public domain for the first time since 2005, specifically those who passed away in 1955: @wmau.bsky.social
Public Domain Day 2026
Happy Public Domain Day!
wikimedia.org.au
January 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Happy Public Domain Day!
This year Australia will see new creators and authors entering the public domain for the first time since 2005, specifically those who passed away in 1955: @wmau.bsky.social
This year Australia will see new creators and authors entering the public domain for the first time since 2005, specifically those who passed away in 1955: @wmau.bsky.social
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
Unrelated to the car, but - what is up with BMW's cookie dialog? Defaults to slider in on position with a checkmark, so it looks like "cookies enabled", but text says "prohibit".
So my instinct was to slide it into off position - but that would be turning it on. Is this just a cheesy dark pattern?
So my instinct was to slide it into off position - but that would be turning it on. Is this just a cheesy dark pattern?
December 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Unrelated to the car, but - what is up with BMW's cookie dialog? Defaults to slider in on position with a checkmark, so it looks like "cookies enabled", but text says "prohibit".
So my instinct was to slide it into off position - but that would be turning it on. Is this just a cheesy dark pattern?
So my instinct was to slide it into off position - but that would be turning it on. Is this just a cheesy dark pattern?
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💥💥💥💥💥 age v1.3.0 💥💥💥💥💥
Post-quantum keys, seeking DecryptReaderAt API, age-inspect CLI tool, built-in recipients compatible with hardware plugins, non-interactive passphrase input, Go framework for implementing plugins, and sooooo many improved errors.
Six years to the day after the first beta!
Post-quantum keys, seeking DecryptReaderAt API, age-inspect CLI tool, built-in recipients compatible with hardware plugins, non-interactive passphrase input, Go framework for implementing plugins, and sooooo many improved errors.
Six years to the day after the first beta!
age v1.3.0: post-quantum (and more)!
Exactly six years after the first age beta release, v1.3.0 brings post-quantum resistance to age, along with a couple long-requested features, built-in support for recipients compatible with hardwa...
github.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
💥💥💥💥💥 age v1.3.0 💥💥💥💥💥
Post-quantum keys, seeking DecryptReaderAt API, age-inspect CLI tool, built-in recipients compatible with hardware plugins, non-interactive passphrase input, Go framework for implementing plugins, and sooooo many improved errors.
Six years to the day after the first beta!
Post-quantum keys, seeking DecryptReaderAt API, age-inspect CLI tool, built-in recipients compatible with hardware plugins, non-interactive passphrase input, Go framework for implementing plugins, and sooooo many improved errors.
Six years to the day after the first beta!
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you there boy, what bullshit is this
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
you there boy, what bullshit is this
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get everyone gambling on their phone and then charge them for losing is actually pretty funny
December 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
get everyone gambling on their phone and then charge them for losing is actually pretty funny
the circular economy
December 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
the circular economy
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The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
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![Tesla's Sales in California Set to Be Suspended, DMV Says
By Madlin Mekelburg, Dana Hull and Kara Carlson 12/16/2025 18:45:44 [BN]
(Bloomberg) -- Tesla Inc.'s sales in California are set to be suspended for 30 days as a penalty for allegedly misleading consumers about its driver-assistance technology, according to the head of the state's motor vehicles department.
The agency decided to adopt the recommendation of a suspension from an administrative judge, but the suspension won't take effect for 90 days to allow Tesla to come into compliance, the official said during a press conference Tuesday.
Tesla shares fell 1.3% at 6:41 p.m. in postmarket trading in New York.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreibpvvgbrxtvgrtlfn5cc464hm6fiprfaiwp5vjhccmfo6lwvvrve4@jpeg)
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If giving tax breaks to people to buy multiple houses was likely to push house prices down, then buying houses would be a pretty crap investment and no one would do it.
Who wants to buy an asset that government policy is going to lower the value of?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Who wants to buy an asset that government policy is going to lower the value of?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Fixing the housing crisis isn’t complicated, governments just don’t want to do it
The easiest way to boost the supply of housing in Australia would be for governments to build new houses. And the easiest way to provide affordable rental accommodation would be to rent the new govern...
thepoint.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
If giving tax breaks to people to buy multiple houses was likely to push house prices down, then buying houses would be a pretty crap investment and no one would do it.
Who wants to buy an asset that government policy is going to lower the value of?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Who wants to buy an asset that government policy is going to lower the value of?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Really important to stress that 36 Months accused academics and experts critical of the ban of being 'paid' by big tech. When asked for evidence of this, the MD said "I haven't looked into it."
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Really important to stress that 36 Months accused academics and experts critical of the ban of being 'paid' by big tech. When asked for evidence of this, the MD said "I haven't looked into it."
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
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But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?
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In news that may not shock anyone, the Trump regime has decided to not only continue privacy invasive border entry biometric data harvesting, but also now forcing the handing over of 5 years worth of social media history to make sure anyone entering the US won't say anything mean about him.
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
In news that may not shock anyone, the Trump regime has decided to not only continue privacy invasive border entry biometric data harvesting, but also now forcing the handing over of 5 years worth of social media history to make sure anyone entering the US won't say anything mean about him.
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ORCL has $19bn of cash and equivalents. They issued $18bn of corporate bonds last quarter and burned $10bn of cash. So without that huge deal they would be basically out of cash.*
*note: this does not mean bankrupt, that's something different
*note: this does not mean bankrupt, that's something different
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
ORCL has $19bn of cash and equivalents. They issued $18bn of corporate bonds last quarter and burned $10bn of cash. So without that huge deal they would be basically out of cash.*
*note: this does not mean bankrupt, that's something different
*note: this does not mean bankrupt, that's something different
Microsoft could do something clever (and funny) here and do a massive campaign to get enterprises migrating to SQL Server.
“.. Oracle executives have said that even if the business from OpenAI isn’t fully realized, the capacity it is building will be in demand from others.”
@wsj.com $ORCL
www.wsj.com/business/ear...
@wsj.com $ORCL
www.wsj.com/business/ear...
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Microsoft could do something clever (and funny) here and do a massive campaign to get enterprises migrating to SQL Server.
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Australia 10yr yield on a real heater.. 4.1% to 4.8% in a matter of weeks
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Australia 10yr yield on a real heater.. 4.1% to 4.8% in a matter of weeks