Zoe Rose
@zoerose.bsky.social
Research student at UTS, Mandarin columnist, trainer. Never not banging on about a) design for usability and b) design for usability for disability. Canberra.
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...
The thing about these guys forming relationships with chatbots is that they will start treating actual women like the chatbots.
And when real women don't fawn, don't glaze them the way these digital yes men do, express opinions, they will view them as *defective* chatbots.
And when real women don't fawn, don't glaze them the way these digital yes men do, express opinions, they will view them as *defective* chatbots.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This is my favourite new game
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This is my favourite new game
*Nods in learned to walk again after terrible injury*
I crushed a hard workout today and two years ago I was struggling to even walk my dog. It's amazing.
No one who hasn't done it can understand what it takes to commit again and again and again and again and never give up on yourself after such severe illness and I wish I could put it on my resume 😂😭
No one who hasn't done it can understand what it takes to commit again and again and again and again and never give up on yourself after such severe illness and I wish I could put it on my resume 😂😭
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
*Nods in learned to walk again after terrible injury*
Have you been cursed with this knowledge yet?
No?
You’re welcome!
No?
You’re welcome!
Additionally, hippos - despite being massive - have almost no fat on them. All of that impressive bulk is muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Have you been cursed with this knowledge yet?
No?
You’re welcome!
No?
You’re welcome!
It’s late and consequently I’m not at my articulate best. Three things:
1. I’m not American
2. I am Christian (Anglican fwiw)
3. God’s work is here
imgur.com/gallery/char...
1. I’m not American
2. I am Christian (Anglican fwiw)
3. God’s work is here
imgur.com/gallery/char...
Charlotte, North Carolina - November 17, 2025 Massive Turnout for @SiembraNC’s “Safe to Work, Safe to School” Training Amid Rising Deportation Fears
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November 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It’s late and consequently I’m not at my articulate best. Three things:
1. I’m not American
2. I am Christian (Anglican fwiw)
3. God’s work is here
imgur.com/gallery/char...
1. I’m not American
2. I am Christian (Anglican fwiw)
3. God’s work is here
imgur.com/gallery/char...
NO
THAT’S BOLLOCKS
THAT’S BOLLOCKS
Right @mbalazo.bsky.social has informed me that in his hometown there's an English-themed pub called Bollocks. This would be like someone here opening a US-style diner and calling it Jerking Off or something.
bollockspub.com
bollockspub.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
NO
THAT’S BOLLOCKS
THAT’S BOLLOCKS
HMMMMMMM yes total agree (agreed)
Being able to talk frankly about peri/menopause is great, but the persistent idea that women have to be weak to worthy of attention is really v boring and ultimately does no one any favours. (This slightly apropos of both nothing + that annoying Emma Barnett podcast chasing me round the internet)
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
HMMMMMMM yes total agree (agreed)
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
Oh, Alice Wong died.
She was the best of us.
She was the best of us.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Oh, Alice Wong died.
She was the best of us.
She was the best of us.
@ntinatzouvala.bsky.social hey - years ago you sent me an essay about heterosexuality being a genre. Link pls?
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
@ntinatzouvala.bsky.social hey - years ago you sent me an essay about heterosexuality being a genre. Link pls?
Yeah so the thing about conspiracy theories is they generally don’t stick unless they stick to something
Smoke!=Fire, however Smoke !!=Fire
Smoke!=Fire, however Smoke !!=Fire
Hate to say it but Qanon was like webvan: an idea before its time but directionally right in a lot of ways.
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Yeah so the thing about conspiracy theories is they generally don’t stick unless they stick to something
Smoke!=Fire, however Smoke !!=Fire
Smoke!=Fire, however Smoke !!=Fire
You love to see it.
The train is genuinely only going one direction.
The train is genuinely only going one direction.
China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months, starting in March 2024.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You love to see it.
The train is genuinely only going one direction.
The train is genuinely only going one direction.
Imagine being an actual rapper and your most famous, most catchy song is you spelling your name at someone.
(Meanwhile in my head, forever: the name is Mamdani - M, A M D A N I)
(Meanwhile in my head, forever: the name is Mamdani - M, A M D A N I)
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Imagine being an actual rapper and your most famous, most catchy song is you spelling your name at someone.
(Meanwhile in my head, forever: the name is Mamdani - M, A M D A N I)
(Meanwhile in my head, forever: the name is Mamdani - M, A M D A N I)
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It's been a very quiet week.
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's been a very quiet week.
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
Peter O'Toole, Kara's mentor in 'Supergirl'.
I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”
November 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Peter O'Toole, Kara's mentor in 'Supergirl'.
My current favourite new music person, bbno$, was born in 1995
oh no
oh no
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My current favourite new music person, bbno$, was born in 1995
oh no
oh no
Does anyone know if the new BOM website was built in govCMS?
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Does anyone know if the new BOM website was built in govCMS?
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Mmmmmm cool cool cool, that would be me 2007-2013, good stuff, good stuff.
Median income is about £32k, just for the record
Median income is about £32k, just for the record
Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.
October 22, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Mmmmmm cool cool cool, that would be me 2007-2013, good stuff, good stuff.
Median income is about £32k, just for the record
Median income is about £32k, just for the record
Only one in three?
Scoop: The federal government was warned last month that 1 in 3 parents plan to help their kids get around the social media ban.
The risk of "non-compliance snowballing and becoming normalised" could "undermine" the ban, the report says, based on polling done in Feb/March
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The risk of "non-compliance snowballing and becoming normalised" could "undermine" the ban, the report says, based on polling done in Feb/March
www.crikey.com.au/20...
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Only one in three?
Behold!
A cockatoo on a hills hoist!
A cockatoo on a hills hoist!
October 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Behold!
A cockatoo on a hills hoist!
A cockatoo on a hills hoist!
‘Deloitte’s deck shows that…’
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
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"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
‘Deloitte’s deck shows that…’
‘We skipped user research’
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
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"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
‘We skipped user research’
‘Net promoter score proved…’
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
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"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
‘Net promoter score proved…’
‘Design thinking based metrics’
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
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"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
‘Design thinking based metrics’