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.
Pinned
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...
‘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’
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
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.
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.
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.
AGREEEEEEEEED
how did they make birds not be fun
I love birds
how did they make birds not be fun
I love birds
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 AM
AGREEEEEEEEED
how did they make birds not be fun
I love birds
how did they make birds not be fun
I love birds
Shit yes
I remember the first time someone described MS as ‘long Epstein-Barr’ and I discarded the idea, because it couldn’t possibly be right.
TURNS OUT
Also coeliac disease is genetically predicated but virus induced, lots of things are, onwards to VICTORY
The breakthroughs are on the way!!
I remember the first time someone described MS as ‘long Epstein-Barr’ and I discarded the idea, because it couldn’t possibly be right.
TURNS OUT
Also coeliac disease is genetically predicated but virus induced, lots of things are, onwards to VICTORY
The breakthroughs are on the way!!
Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!!
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Anoctamin-2-specific T cells link Epstein-Barr virus to multiple sclerosis
Researchers identified anoctamin-2 (ANO2) as a frequent autoimmune target in multiple
sclerosis, with T cell responses against ANO2 occurring in over half of patients.
These ANO2-specific T cells shar...
www.cell.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Shit yes
I remember the first time someone described MS as ‘long Epstein-Barr’ and I discarded the idea, because it couldn’t possibly be right.
TURNS OUT
Also coeliac disease is genetically predicated but virus induced, lots of things are, onwards to VICTORY
The breakthroughs are on the way!!
I remember the first time someone described MS as ‘long Epstein-Barr’ and I discarded the idea, because it couldn’t possibly be right.
TURNS OUT
Also coeliac disease is genetically predicated but virus induced, lots of things are, onwards to VICTORY
The breakthroughs are on the way!!
My nichest take is that Jodorowsky is overrated and his Dune wouldn’t have been that good actually.
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
My nichest take is that Jodorowsky is overrated and his Dune wouldn’t have been that good actually.
#truerWords
(We have overflow shelving from a decommissioned library in the garage for overflow. The overflow is full.)
(We have overflow shelving from a decommissioned library in the garage for overflow. The overflow is full.)
Whoever said, "You can never have too many books" never had to move.
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
#truerWords
(We have overflow shelving from a decommissioned library in the garage for overflow. The overflow is full.)
(We have overflow shelving from a decommissioned library in the garage for overflow. The overflow is full.)
Hi, I’m a capsized boat.
Hi, I'm Covid 19.
Hi, I'm the center of a borderline EF-4 tornado. 🤷
January 2, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Hi, I’m a capsized boat.
Le ahem
Gang! Did you know that having a missing tooth is such a major class marker that it can impact your whole career and social prospects?
I ❤️ this
(Speaking as the lady who loves laser skin clinics because they too are class disruptors)
www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
Gang! Did you know that having a missing tooth is such a major class marker that it can impact your whole career and social prospects?
I ❤️ this
(Speaking as the lady who loves laser skin clinics because they too are class disruptors)
www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years
Scientists are on the verge of a dental miracle.
www.popularmechanics.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Le ahem
Gang! Did you know that having a missing tooth is such a major class marker that it can impact your whole career and social prospects?
I ❤️ this
(Speaking as the lady who loves laser skin clinics because they too are class disruptors)
www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
Gang! Did you know that having a missing tooth is such a major class marker that it can impact your whole career and social prospects?
I ❤️ this
(Speaking as the lady who loves laser skin clinics because they too are class disruptors)
www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
To recap:
a) fuck
b) oh ok then, if you reckon, I guess? I mean not really but still
c) FUCK
Apply as necessary, like eczema ointment. Not having eczema remains not an option.
#2025
a) fuck
b) oh ok then, if you reckon, I guess? I mean not really but still
c) FUCK
Apply as necessary, like eczema ointment. Not having eczema remains not an option.
#2025
December 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
To recap:
a) fuck
b) oh ok then, if you reckon, I guess? I mean not really but still
c) FUCK
Apply as necessary, like eczema ointment. Not having eczema remains not an option.
#2025
a) fuck
b) oh ok then, if you reckon, I guess? I mean not really but still
c) FUCK
Apply as necessary, like eczema ointment. Not having eczema remains not an option.
#2025
One time I was stuck in a lift with Mal Meninga. I knew he was running a fruit & veg shop these days so I started chatting about fresh produce.
He asked if I was in the industry.
I said ‘no, I just like fruit.’
Then we stood there not talking for the better part of an hour.
He asked if I was in the industry.
I said ‘no, I just like fruit.’
Then we stood there not talking for the better part of an hour.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 AM
One time I was stuck in a lift with Mal Meninga. I knew he was running a fruit & veg shop these days so I started chatting about fresh produce.
He asked if I was in the industry.
I said ‘no, I just like fruit.’
Then we stood there not talking for the better part of an hour.
He asked if I was in the industry.
I said ‘no, I just like fruit.’
Then we stood there not talking for the better part of an hour.
Walked past Salman Rushdie at an art exhibition, mid 90s, when a bunch of people were still trying to kill him.
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous - eg one time I was in Cardiff the same weekend as Willem Dafoe (but I didn’t see him or even know he was there until he appeared on the telly later)
Please quote this with your major interactions with massive celebrities. eg “I was married to the pope for fifteen years”
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Walked past Salman Rushdie at an art exhibition, mid 90s, when a bunch of people were still trying to kill him.
@folletto.bsky.social because of the fuckery around age verification in AU, I can't currently message you. However this is profoundly relevant to our shared interests: bsky.app/profile/cour...
So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
@folletto.bsky.social because of the fuckery around age verification in AU, I can't currently message you. However this is profoundly relevant to our shared interests: bsky.app/profile/cour...
*chef’s kiss*
I told my kids I was meeting friends after work. My friend is my favorite server at my favorite restaurant.
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
*chef’s kiss*
Oh ok so as an massive audiodrama nerd
What if
An audiodrama about one of those Big Cast audiodramas that are invariably awful through the lens of stealing from a tough little indie? (Which they absolutely do do)
What if
An audiodrama about one of those Big Cast audiodramas that are invariably awful through the lens of stealing from a tough little indie? (Which they absolutely do do)
Regular reminder that the majority of the people who dreamed up the stories you love are, like, BROKE broke, and that most of the money spent on their work was given to Some Guy™️ instead.
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Oh ok so as an massive audiodrama nerd
What if
An audiodrama about one of those Big Cast audiodramas that are invariably awful through the lens of stealing from a tough little indie? (Which they absolutely do do)
What if
An audiodrama about one of those Big Cast audiodramas that are invariably awful through the lens of stealing from a tough little indie? (Which they absolutely do do)
#yesssssss
I dodged the cervical cancer bullet by a whisker - I skipped some screenings, and they caught the malformed cells at the last moment before they crossed the threshold into cancer.
Keep on top of it millennials, the end is in sight for the youngs but not for us (yet).
I dodged the cervical cancer bullet by a whisker - I skipped some screenings, and they caught the malformed cells at the last moment before they crossed the threshold into cancer.
Keep on top of it millennials, the end is in sight for the youngs but not for us (yet).
Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
December 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
#yesssssss
I dodged the cervical cancer bullet by a whisker - I skipped some screenings, and they caught the malformed cells at the last moment before they crossed the threshold into cancer.
Keep on top of it millennials, the end is in sight for the youngs but not for us (yet).
I dodged the cervical cancer bullet by a whisker - I skipped some screenings, and they caught the malformed cells at the last moment before they crossed the threshold into cancer.
Keep on top of it millennials, the end is in sight for the youngs but not for us (yet).
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV shows you watched are trying to reduce you.
Who’s coming to save you?
(I am not cool) (it’s Young Sheldon) (yes this is true I’m about to finish series seven) (fun fact I am the exact age of Sheldon and his twin Missy, pictured)
Who’s coming to save you?
(I am not cool) (it’s Young Sheldon) (yes this is true I’m about to finish series seven) (fun fact I am the exact age of Sheldon and his twin Missy, pictured)
December 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV shows you watched are trying to reduce you.
Who’s coming to save you?
(I am not cool) (it’s Young Sheldon) (yes this is true I’m about to finish series seven) (fun fact I am the exact age of Sheldon and his twin Missy, pictured)
Who’s coming to save you?
(I am not cool) (it’s Young Sheldon) (yes this is true I’m about to finish series seven) (fun fact I am the exact age of Sheldon and his twin Missy, pictured)
Reposted by Zoe Rose
Oh gods, lmao
America has deindustrialized so much they can't even manufacture consent
I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
December 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Oh gods, lmao