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Justice Rangiah in his own words in Lattouf v ABC penalty decision.
The broadcaster has been ordered to pay $150,000. I was previously awarded $70,000 for hurt and distress.
ABC has spent in excess of $2 million on legal fees.
The real cost to Aunty is immeasurable.
The broadcaster has been ordered to pay $150,000. I was previously awarded $70,000 for hurt and distress.
ABC has spent in excess of $2 million on legal fees.
The real cost to Aunty is immeasurable.
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Justice Rangiah in his own words in Lattouf v ABC penalty decision.
The broadcaster has been ordered to pay $150,000. I was previously awarded $70,000 for hurt and distress.
ABC has spent in excess of $2 million on legal fees.
The real cost to Aunty is immeasurable.
The broadcaster has been ordered to pay $150,000. I was previously awarded $70,000 for hurt and distress.
ABC has spent in excess of $2 million on legal fees.
The real cost to Aunty is immeasurable.
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This is a bizarre thing to publish on the day the federal court awarded a journalist $220,000 for being unfairly dismissed from an on-air role for their political views.
In Australia it isn't just private companies that cave to pressure, it's the public broadcaster
www.smh.com.au/national/why...
In Australia it isn't just private companies that cave to pressure, it's the public broadcaster
www.smh.com.au/national/why...
Why Jimmy Kimmel would have never been cancelled in Australia
We need to be careful about how we separate true hate speech from satirical speech. In America, it seems, differentiation is out of favour.
www.smh.com.au
September 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
This is a bizarre thing to publish on the day the federal court awarded a journalist $220,000 for being unfairly dismissed from an on-air role for their political views.
In Australia it isn't just private companies that cave to pressure, it's the public broadcaster
www.smh.com.au/national/why...
In Australia it isn't just private companies that cave to pressure, it's the public broadcaster
www.smh.com.au/national/why...
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So much I loved about this live Wheeler Centre ep but what really resonated was mention of an ‘ecosystem’ of independent media and journalism, and independent media supporting independent media.
Let’s build a network 🙂
@antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
@janfran.bsky.social
Let’s build a network 🙂
@antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
@janfran.bsky.social
Kimmel complaints go to WRONG ABC + Eurovision Israel Boycott | We Used To Be Journos podacast
YouTube video by Ette Media
youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
So much I loved about this live Wheeler Centre ep but what really resonated was mention of an ‘ecosystem’ of independent media and journalism, and independent media supporting independent media.
Let’s build a network 🙂
@antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
@janfran.bsky.social
Let’s build a network 🙂
@antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
@janfran.bsky.social
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Today's article is about a form of bad-faith speech somewhat akin to bullshit, which I'm calling (because why not) wank. I don't quite think I've focused the ideas down as much as I can, but I think it says some interesting things regardless:
An essay on wank | deadSimpleTech
This captures well the uncomfortable, slightly disorienting feeling that wank creates when you're subjected to it, wherein you're expected to speak about and think about the statement as though it say...
deadsimpletech.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Today's article is about a form of bad-faith speech somewhat akin to bullshit, which I'm calling (because why not) wank. I don't quite think I've focused the ideas down as much as I can, but I think it says some interesting things regardless:
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desperately wish I had had this article to read and reference 10 or so years ago, but glad to have it now
Today's article is about a form of bad-faith speech somewhat akin to bullshit, which I'm calling (because why not) wank. I don't quite think I've focused the ideas down as much as I can, but I think it says some interesting things regardless:
An essay on wank | deadSimpleTech
This captures well the uncomfortable, slightly disorienting feeling that wank creates when you're subjected to it, wherein you're expected to speak about and think about the statement as though it say...
deadsimpletech.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
desperately wish I had had this article to read and reference 10 or so years ago, but glad to have it now
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Just vote greens . I'm not a fan of all of thier policies but idc anymore. I am spite voting to END THE DUOPOLY.
ABC RMIT Fact Check has stopped its work, and Meta has ceased third-party fact-checking on its social media sites, putting Australian voters in a worrying misinformation landscape.
Why voting in a fact-checking void should worry you
Australian voters heading to the polls need to be aware there's little standing between them and potential manipulation of information by vested interests.
www.crikey.com.au
March 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Just vote greens . I'm not a fan of all of thier policies but idc anymore. I am spite voting to END THE DUOPOLY.
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ABC RMIT Fact Check has stopped its work, and Meta has ceased third-party fact-checking on its social media sites, putting Australian voters in a worrying misinformation landscape.
Why voting in a fact-checking void should worry you
Australian voters heading to the polls need to be aware there's little standing between them and potential manipulation of information by vested interests.
www.crikey.com.au
March 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
ABC RMIT Fact Check has stopped its work, and Meta has ceased third-party fact-checking on its social media sites, putting Australian voters in a worrying misinformation landscape.
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"What is a group chat?" Dutton asked party members as they prepared to lie about not having a group chat
Read more: chaser.com.au/national/dut...
Read more: chaser.com.au/national/dut...
March 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
"What is a group chat?" Dutton asked party members as they prepared to lie about not having a group chat
Read more: chaser.com.au/national/dut...
Read more: chaser.com.au/national/dut...
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I haven't watched adolescence yet but I assume it skips around the question of whether or not tech platforms should be punished harshly for hosting misogynistic, pro-rape and pro-sex-trafficking content (given this is a netflix production)
March 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I haven't watched adolescence yet but I assume it skips around the question of whether or not tech platforms should be punished harshly for hosting misogynistic, pro-rape and pro-sex-trafficking content (given this is a netflix production)
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I've written... quite a lot about this dynamic, come to think of it. A lot of the time, the grifters *themselves* cannot comprehend that genuine expertise is a thing that exists.
deadsimpletech.com/blog/epistem...
deadsimpletech.com/blog/epistem...
March 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I've written... quite a lot about this dynamic, come to think of it. A lot of the time, the grifters *themselves* cannot comprehend that genuine expertise is a thing that exists.
deadsimpletech.com/blog/epistem...
deadsimpletech.com/blog/epistem...
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I've finally gotten around to tackling Sam Altman's AI story on my blog, and I am distinctly unimpressed:
My Immortal is a better story than Altman's AI slop | deadSimpleTech
In this light, AI-generated "fiction" is already broken from the get-go. What makes fiction interesting and compelling is, in large part, the spark of recognition: of seeing your experience reflected ...
deadsimpletech.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I've finally gotten around to tackling Sam Altman's AI story on my blog, and I am distinctly unimpressed:
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that the early stages of of building out one's own consultancy are kinda *a bitch*. To that end, I'm currently on the lookout for small, casual jobs to help even out my income a bit. I mostly work with cloud and data infrastructure, and of course, I write well
March 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the early stages of of building out one's own consultancy are kinda *a bitch*. To that end, I'm currently on the lookout for small, casual jobs to help even out my income a bit. I mostly work with cloud and data infrastructure, and of course, I write well
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My therapist at 2:51
March 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
My therapist at 2:51
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There is a company called FiveNine optics that coats mirrors with R>99.999%
If someone is selling a product with the word quantum there is a FiveNine chance they are bullshitting you.
If someone is selling a product with the word quantum there is a FiveNine chance they are bullshitting you.
All the big corps have known for the last ~8 months that AI is in decline and the bubble will burst violently in the very near future. Their plan for dealing with this is to get the next bubble, Quantum Computing, inflated as quickly as possible. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/20/n...
Nvidia CEO Huang says he was wrong about timeline for quantum, surprised his comments hurt stocks
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted at his company's "Quantum Day" that his prior comments about quantum computing came out wrong.
www.cnbc.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
There is a company called FiveNine optics that coats mirrors with R>99.999%
If someone is selling a product with the word quantum there is a FiveNine chance they are bullshitting you.
If someone is selling a product with the word quantum there is a FiveNine chance they are bullshitting you.
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🎉🎉Congratulations to Wanda Gibson for securing the Victorian Prize for Literature for her work 'Three Dresses'. 🎉🎉
This marks another historic moment for this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, with this being the first time a work from the Children’s Literature category named winner.
This marks another historic moment for this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, with this being the first time a work from the Children’s Literature category named winner.
March 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🎉🎉Congratulations to Wanda Gibson for securing the Victorian Prize for Literature for her work 'Three Dresses'. 🎉🎉
This marks another historic moment for this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, with this being the first time a work from the Children’s Literature category named winner.
This marks another historic moment for this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, with this being the first time a work from the Children’s Literature category named winner.
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Painfully relevant.
March 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Painfully relevant.
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“Cost of living” is a polite way of saying “Fee to not be dead”
March 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“Cost of living” is a polite way of saying “Fee to not be dead”
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WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2025
🏆 Prize for Indigenous Writing: Black Witness, Amy McQuire
Congratulations to Amy McQuire on being awarded the VPLA Prize for Indigenous Writing for the powerful journalistic work ‘Black Witness’. #wheelercentre #vplas
🏆 Prize for Indigenous Writing: Black Witness, Amy McQuire
Congratulations to Amy McQuire on being awarded the VPLA Prize for Indigenous Writing for the powerful journalistic work ‘Black Witness’. #wheelercentre #vplas
March 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2025
🏆 Prize for Indigenous Writing: Black Witness, Amy McQuire
Congratulations to Amy McQuire on being awarded the VPLA Prize for Indigenous Writing for the powerful journalistic work ‘Black Witness’. #wheelercentre #vplas
🏆 Prize for Indigenous Writing: Black Witness, Amy McQuire
Congratulations to Amy McQuire on being awarded the VPLA Prize for Indigenous Writing for the powerful journalistic work ‘Black Witness’. #wheelercentre #vplas
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The number of calls from reporters I've gotten over the last 3 months about "But why do farmers love Trump so much, if he keeps hurting them?"
Bc he arranges free payouts in exchange for political support! That's why!
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Bc he arranges free payouts in exchange for political support! That's why!
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
www.usda.gov
March 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The number of calls from reporters I've gotten over the last 3 months about "But why do farmers love Trump so much, if he keeps hurting them?"
Bc he arranges free payouts in exchange for political support! That's why!
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Bc he arranges free payouts in exchange for political support! That's why!
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
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Bombardment resumes.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
March 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Bombardment resumes.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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- headlights on EV sold in 2018
- headlights on EV sold in 2025
- headlights on EV sold in 2025
March 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
- headlights on EV sold in 2018
- headlights on EV sold in 2025
- headlights on EV sold in 2025
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You can't use a clever definition of "cloud native" to pretend that you compete with AWS/Azure/Google stacks. Don't try to fool people, it will backfire eventually. "There is no cloud just other people's computers" means you don't get what developers are doing with clouds berthub.eu/articles/pos...
The (European) cloud ladder: from virtual server to MS 365 - Bert Hubert
We have extensive discussions about our enormous dependence on American clouds, but what exactly are we talking about? And is Europe equally dependent on all types of cloud? This article is aimed at p...
berthub.eu
March 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
You can't use a clever definition of "cloud native" to pretend that you compete with AWS/Azure/Google stacks. Don't try to fool people, it will backfire eventually. "There is no cloud just other people's computers" means you don't get what developers are doing with clouds berthub.eu/articles/pos...
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Starship is the cybertruck of SpaceX - the moment when a Musk company runs out of plagiarised, borrowed and bought technologies and start having to rely on the deeply shitty brain of Elon Musk
"how did SpaceX get here?.......Musk isn’t an engineer and doesn’t understand iterative design"
"how did SpaceX get here?.......Musk isn’t an engineer and doesn’t understand iterative design"
Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning
The fatal flaw SpaceX can't overcome.
www.planetearthandbeyond.co
March 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Starship is the cybertruck of SpaceX - the moment when a Musk company runs out of plagiarised, borrowed and bought technologies and start having to rely on the deeply shitty brain of Elon Musk
"how did SpaceX get here?.......Musk isn’t an engineer and doesn’t understand iterative design"
"how did SpaceX get here?.......Musk isn’t an engineer and doesn’t understand iterative design"