Zoe Rose
@zoerose.bsky.social
Service designer at University of Canberra, Mandarin columnist, trainer. Never not banging on about a) design for usability and b) design for usability for disability.
Ask me for facts about ancient China, I dare you.
Ask me for facts about ancient China, I dare you.
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Zoe Rose
@zoerose.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Digital ID policy fails you, your kids, and the country
Radically secure digital identity infrastructure is up and running in Europe right now. But not here, in Australia.
www.themandarin.com.au
The social media ban for kids exists in a much bigger landscape of both policy and technical infrastructure: your digital identity.
Here, have some actual facts. As written by me.
tldr in next post.
www.themandarin.com.au/281972-digit...
Here, have some actual facts. As written by me.
tldr in next post.
www.themandarin.com.au/281972-digit...
I will never coin a phrase that apposite in my life. Never.
In awe.
In awe.
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I will never coin a phrase that apposite in my life. Never.
In awe.
In awe.
‘Peri-apocalypse’
Preparing for the peri-apocalypse
K.I.S.S. with rough numbers.
This solar panel is about $100.
It will make 1000 watt-hours of energy per watt-installed, annually, in the Midwest.
It will provide fuel for about 1,000 miles of travel...
... which is +/- same as $100 of gas.
#EnergySky
This solar panel is about $100.
It will make 1000 watt-hours of energy per watt-installed, annually, in the Midwest.
It will provide fuel for about 1,000 miles of travel...
... which is +/- same as $100 of gas.
#EnergySky
February 2, 2026 at 1:33 AM
‘Peri-apocalypse’
Doctors. This is (as I am sure you know all too well) an absolutely real phenomenon and the observations the antivaxxers collectively have about bias in medicine are spot on.
The conclusion that therefore this one wildly effective health intervention is dangerous, though, that’s just not true.
The conclusion that therefore this one wildly effective health intervention is dangerous, though, that’s just not true.
January 31, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Doctors. This is (as I am sure you know all too well) an absolutely real phenomenon and the observations the antivaxxers collectively have about bias in medicine are spot on.
The conclusion that therefore this one wildly effective health intervention is dangerous, though, that’s just not true.
The conclusion that therefore this one wildly effective health intervention is dangerous, though, that’s just not true.
Years ago (2022?) I challenged myself to try to understand the antivaxxers because I didn’t get it, to the extent that it seemed like an opinion that could not even have an internal logic.
It *does* have an internal logic, which rotates around women’s health being roundly ignored and dismissed by
It *does* have an internal logic, which rotates around women’s health being roundly ignored and dismissed by
January 31, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Years ago (2022?) I challenged myself to try to understand the antivaxxers because I didn’t get it, to the extent that it seemed like an opinion that could not even have an internal logic.
It *does* have an internal logic, which rotates around women’s health being roundly ignored and dismissed by
It *does* have an internal logic, which rotates around women’s health being roundly ignored and dismissed by
Unsurprisingly im pretty keen on the mechanics of mis and dis information (mis is more interesting). It’s very rare that there’s nothing to it, but not in a ‘no smoke without fire’ sense - the bit that isn’t wrong is often very peripheral. Vaccine hesitancy/rejection springs to mind
January 31, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Unsurprisingly im pretty keen on the mechanics of mis and dis information (mis is more interesting). It’s very rare that there’s nothing to it, but not in a ‘no smoke without fire’ sense - the bit that isn’t wrong is often very peripheral. Vaccine hesitancy/rejection springs to mind
Another problem we are yet to collectively grapple with is that QAnon was right about a lot of stuff
I hate that so much
I can barely claw my way out of cultural and class bias enough to say it but QAnon weren’t wrong about the ring of elite child abusers trafficking children with impunity
I hate that so much
I can barely claw my way out of cultural and class bias enough to say it but QAnon weren’t wrong about the ring of elite child abusers trafficking children with impunity
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Another problem we are yet to collectively grapple with is that QAnon was right about a lot of stuff
I hate that so much
I can barely claw my way out of cultural and class bias enough to say it but QAnon weren’t wrong about the ring of elite child abusers trafficking children with impunity
I hate that so much
I can barely claw my way out of cultural and class bias enough to say it but QAnon weren’t wrong about the ring of elite child abusers trafficking children with impunity
I mean the bias of ‘serious’ people is cultural bias
January 31, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I mean the bias of ‘serious’ people is cultural bias
I use < > in lieu of an apposite adjective, that’s as close as I can get for now
January 31, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I use < > in lieu of an apposite adjective, that’s as close as I can get for now
I get <flustered> by the way in which the people who designate themselves serious commentators intentionally avoid knowledge of stuff like this because it isn’t within the criteria they have collectively agreed are serious, ie it’s cultural
January 31, 2026 at 11:33 AM
I get <flustered> by the way in which the people who designate themselves serious commentators intentionally avoid knowledge of stuff like this because it isn’t within the criteria they have collectively agreed are serious, ie it’s cultural
I too hate this
I hate that this is all just easy to piece together from this guy's poorly-spelled emails
January 31, 2026 at 7:51 AM
I too hate this
Reposted by Zoe Rose
“/pol/ was created after moot met with jeffrey epstein” is maybe the single most cursed true sentence I have ever had the displeasure of writing
January 31, 2026 at 4:09 AM
“/pol/ was created after moot met with jeffrey epstein” is maybe the single most cursed true sentence I have ever had the displeasure of writing
Reposted by Zoe Rose
“Epstein plausibly responsible for /pol” is too much for me
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 AM
“Epstein plausibly responsible for /pol” is too much for me
The people who invented rickrolling also drove us into this wall. It shouldn’t be true, but it is.
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 AM
The people who invented rickrolling also drove us into this wall. It shouldn’t be true, but it is.
Oh Jesus
/pol/ was created *the day* moot met Epstein.
If that sounds unimportant to you, check the thread for why it matters. And I swear to God, is you dismissed pol, 4chan, and gamergate as unimportant online bun fights, your opinion about the rise of fascism is wrong.
Because you’re ignorant.
/pol/ was created *the day* moot met Epstein.
If that sounds unimportant to you, check the thread for why it matters. And I swear to God, is you dismissed pol, 4chan, and gamergate as unimportant online bun fights, your opinion about the rise of fascism is wrong.
Because you’re ignorant.
I have, for years, talked about how I spent the late aughts on 4chan, and I've been watching the worst people from there take over the world.
And.
He's.
He relaunched /pol/ after meeting with Epstein.
It's been fucking /pol/ this entire fucking time fucking fuck.
And.
He's.
He relaunched /pol/ after meeting with Epstein.
It's been fucking /pol/ this entire fucking time fucking fuck.
January 31, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Oh Jesus
/pol/ was created *the day* moot met Epstein.
If that sounds unimportant to you, check the thread for why it matters. And I swear to God, is you dismissed pol, 4chan, and gamergate as unimportant online bun fights, your opinion about the rise of fascism is wrong.
Because you’re ignorant.
/pol/ was created *the day* moot met Epstein.
If that sounds unimportant to you, check the thread for why it matters. And I swear to God, is you dismissed pol, 4chan, and gamergate as unimportant online bun fights, your opinion about the rise of fascism is wrong.
Because you’re ignorant.
It was anyone with features that could both be assessed as data and that existed outside the parameters determined to be acceptable by the people who had the power to make that determination, and it will be this time too.
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 AM
It was anyone with features that could both be assessed as data and that existed outside the parameters determined to be acceptable by the people who had the power to make that determination, and it will be this time too.
Interrogating the census records using Herman Hollerith’s analysis machines (tested on the US census of 1897) was how they found the Jews.
Also murdered: Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Romany, Communists, Homosexuals, Disabled people, and a range of others. That’s the 5 million.
Also murdered: Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Romany, Communists, Homosexuals, Disabled people, and a range of others. That’s the 5 million.
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Interrogating the census records using Herman Hollerith’s analysis machines (tested on the US census of 1897) was how they found the Jews.
Also murdered: Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Romany, Communists, Homosexuals, Disabled people, and a range of others. That’s the 5 million.
Also murdered: Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Romany, Communists, Homosexuals, Disabled people, and a range of others. That’s the 5 million.
Saying anything about the Holocaust feels like diminishing the Holocaust and yet, we must.
Of the many technologies invented for or refined for the Holocaust data analysis, especially of census records - using new American statistics and American tabulating machines - is one of the most pivotal.
Of the many technologies invented for or refined for the Holocaust data analysis, especially of census records - using new American statistics and American tabulating machines - is one of the most pivotal.
January 27, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Saying anything about the Holocaust feels like diminishing the Holocaust and yet, we must.
Of the many technologies invented for or refined for the Holocaust data analysis, especially of census records - using new American statistics and American tabulating machines - is one of the most pivotal.
Of the many technologies invented for or refined for the Holocaust data analysis, especially of census records - using new American statistics and American tabulating machines - is one of the most pivotal.
I honestly thought eugenics (absolutely rife in tech bro culture and *you should know*) would be my least acceptable interest but the failure of historical memory around the Holocaust - directly related - is coming in fast.
6 million Jews, 5 million people who weren’t Jews. 11 million total.
6 million Jews, 5 million people who weren’t Jews. 11 million total.
"On Holocaust Memorial Day we need more history, not just more memory" bit.ly/4t6wPx6
Dr Andy Pearce, Director of @uclholocaust.bsky.social, writes today on the RHS blog.
#Skystorians
Dr Andy Pearce, Director of @uclholocaust.bsky.social, writes today on the RHS blog.
#Skystorians
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I honestly thought eugenics (absolutely rife in tech bro culture and *you should know*) would be my least acceptable interest but the failure of historical memory around the Holocaust - directly related - is coming in fast.
6 million Jews, 5 million people who weren’t Jews. 11 million total.
6 million Jews, 5 million people who weren’t Jews. 11 million total.
Old school
Literally
Twice
Literally
Twice
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Old school
Literally
Twice
Literally
Twice
Hey hey neighbor! My husband was at trinity hall, aka the real trinity, aka tit hall!
When were you there? He was approx 2006-9, I was a tagalong :)
When were you there? He was approx 2006-9, I was a tagalong :)
January 27, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Hey hey neighbor! My husband was at trinity hall, aka the real trinity, aka tit hall!
When were you there? He was approx 2006-9, I was a tagalong :)
When were you there? He was approx 2006-9, I was a tagalong :)
Bullshit that’s the best song of the year
Australia you are WRONG
Australia you are WRONG
January 24, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Bullshit that’s the best song of the year
Australia you are WRONG
Australia you are WRONG
Absolute nonsense Dancing 2 was CLEARLY the year’s best song, I will recognise no other winner apart from Keith, which is already listed, I call shenanigans
January 24, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Absolute nonsense Dancing 2 was CLEARLY the year’s best song, I will recognise no other winner apart from Keith, which is already listed, I call shenanigans
Friendly reminder, whatever happens in politics, the energy train is only going one direction.
Wind and solar generate more electricity in Europe than fossil fuels for first time in 2025 reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-sol...
Wind and solar generate more electricity in Europe than fossil fuels for first time in 2025
Wind and solar generated a record 30 per cent of EU power needs in 2025, with fossil fuels generating 29 per cent.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Friendly reminder, whatever happens in politics, the energy train is only going one direction.