Tony Fisk
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Tony Fisk
@arfisk.bsky.social
· Jan 28
So Here We Are
wearebouthere.blogspot.com
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To quote the late and unlamented Lang Hancock:
"I help the poor by not being one of them."
"I help the poor by not being one of them."
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
To quote the late and unlamented Lang Hancock:
"I help the poor by not being one of them."
"I help the poor by not being one of them."
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Yay! A federal judge has again halted Trump’s attempt to shut down Voice of America. Judge Paul L. Friedman blocked Trump’s August order canceling the union’s collective-bargaining agreements.
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Yay! A federal judge has again halted Trump’s attempt to shut down Voice of America. Judge Paul L. Friedman blocked Trump’s August order canceling the union’s collective-bargaining agreements.
It's all fun and games, until the AI starts issuing instructions backwards...
They flipped out about rap music for *decades*
Yep, here's your problem
gizmodo.com/ai-powered-t...
gizmodo.com/ai-powered-t...
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It's all fun and games, until the AI starts issuing instructions backwards...
I have never really used algorithmically generated 'feeds', and now block them on principle.
"They've been building it, for you."
Stick to a chronological list of who you follow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o_7...
"They've been building it, for you."
Stick to a chronological list of who you follow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o_7...
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I have never really used algorithmically generated 'feeds', and now block them on principle.
"They've been building it, for you."
Stick to a chronological list of who you follow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o_7...
"They've been building it, for you."
Stick to a chronological list of who you follow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o_7...
So, Gattaca Corporation to be founded in the next five years?
Researchers are now saying that AI can find correlations between facial characteristics and success on the job.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
So, Gattaca Corporation to be founded in the next five years?
A lot of people are hiding under that robe.
A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A lot of people are hiding under that robe.
anything in skirts?
(dementia may be accompanied by loss of self control)
(dementia may be accompanied by loss of self control)
This is nuts.
an excited Trump suddenly starts grabbing and pulling MBS
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
anything in skirts?
(dementia may be accompanied by loss of self control)
(dementia may be accompanied by loss of self control)
Positive feedback loops, in the form of flattering chat bots, can have that effect.
"‘In fact, what’s really surprising is that higher AI literacy brings more overconfidence...We would expect people who are AI literate to not only be a bit better at interacting with AI systems, but also at judging their performance with those systems – but this was not the case.’"
AI use makes us overestimate our cognitive performance
A study led by Aalto University reveals that when it comes to AI, specifically, LLMs, the Dunning-Kruger Effect doesn’t hold. All users show a significant inability to assess their performance a...
www.eurekalert.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Positive feedback loops, in the form of flattering chat bots, can have that effect.
GWU presents: "The Return of the Demon Duck of Doom!"
RALLY! GET THE 🦆 OUTTA HERE!
📍GWU Lisner Auditorium
⏰Monday, November 17th.
Bobby "The Quack" Jr. will be on GW's campus, and so will we! We will be rallying with @christopherstreet.bsky.social outside his fireside chat and standing against his anti-science BS!
@50501movement.bsky.social
📍GWU Lisner Auditorium
⏰Monday, November 17th.
Bobby "The Quack" Jr. will be on GW's campus, and so will we! We will be rallying with @christopherstreet.bsky.social outside his fireside chat and standing against his anti-science BS!
@50501movement.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
GWU presents: "The Return of the Demon Duck of Doom!"
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Come and be taxed, Jeff.
Hey @washingtonpost.com? Fuck off and leave us alone. We don't give a shit what your band of sweaty billionaire fluffers thinks about our politics.
Opinion | Seattle’s coming socialist experiment
The mayor-elect has little experience but plenty of bad ideas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Come and be taxed, Jeff.
Now do one of the offenders on duty...
No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.
ktla.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Now do one of the offenders on duty...
At least, someone did.
That particular post isn't the resident's usual style.
That particular post isn't the resident's usual style.
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
At least, someone did.
That particular post isn't the resident's usual style.
That particular post isn't the resident's usual style.
Turn bull had the same issue.
(At what point does the jockey give up and get off?)
(At what point does the jockey give up and get off?)
“The clean-energy transition is not a cultural argument but an economic one. Global capital has already moved, and nations that seize this moment will become export superpowers; those that treat it as a culture war will be left behind.”
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
A new Liberal leader won’t work. The problem is the horse, not the jockey
If the Liberal Party doesn’t reflect the country it wishes to lead, it will become a regional grievance party rather than a national governing force.
www.smh.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Turn bull had the same issue.
(At what point does the jockey give up and get off?)
(At what point does the jockey give up and get off?)
"While the fate of Ungoliant is not told in any tale, some have said that she eventually let her ever growing hunger overcome her and, 'in her uttermost famine', devoured herself at last."
“Net Zero is about transferring your wealth into the hands of green energy grifters to pay for their wind and solar projects” - Andrew Hastie
It’s impossible to distinguish Hastie from One Nation.
If he becomes leader he’ll tank with the median voter.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
It’s impossible to distinguish Hastie from One Nation.
If he becomes leader he’ll tank with the median voter.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Sussan Ley, the travelling saleswoman, is spruiking Hastie’s wares
The backbencher is avoiding the hard questions Ley has faced as he writes newsletters that read like a mix of a Western Civilisation course and a combative TikTok feed.
www.smh.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"While the fate of Ungoliant is not told in any tale, some have said that she eventually let her ever growing hunger overcome her and, 'in her uttermost famine', devoured herself at last."
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I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
... but wild illegalities is what has got Trump to where he is today.
Chris Murphy on possible military strikes on Venezuela: "It's pretty clear it's just an effort to distract people from the rising prices and the Epstein scandal. No one wants a war with Venezuela ... and by the way, it's wildly illegal."
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
... but wild illegalities is what has got Trump to where he is today.
Johnny Cash, showing how he voted on Sarah Kendzior's reinstatement on Bluesky (which has happened).
Very alarmed to see that Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior for spurious and dishonest reasons. It does not bode well for this platform, which I find very disappointing. You can read about what Sarah experienced here. What’s this about @jay.bsky.team?!
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash.
I wish I were joking.
In early October, I referenced the “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” lyric of “Folsom Prison B...
substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Johnny Cash, showing how he voted on Sarah Kendzior's reinstatement on Bluesky (which has happened).
This is how empathy starts with a lot of people.
Usually at age 3-6.
Still, let us not be too dismissive of a redemptive arc.
We've all seen what she's let herself be.
Let us see what she allows herself to become.
Usually at age 3-6.
Still, let us not be too dismissive of a redemptive arc.
We've all seen what she's let herself be.
Let us see what she allows herself to become.
We’re truly living in the upside down. MTG just apologized on CNN for her role in spreading “toxic politics” after she received death threats from MAGA supporters.
November 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is how empathy starts with a lot of people.
Usually at age 3-6.
Still, let us not be too dismissive of a redemptive arc.
We've all seen what she's let herself be.
Let us see what she allows herself to become.
Usually at age 3-6.
Still, let us not be too dismissive of a redemptive arc.
We've all seen what she's let herself be.
Let us see what she allows herself to become.
'The Creator' was not a good movie. But the vision of a world of non-belligerent AIs dominated by a giant flying Tesla symbol was more prophetic than it had any right to be.
AMAZING new #NoTrillioniares banner, by @phrenologyhead.bsky.social, lined the front of our #TeslaTakedown Arlington action today!
@teslatakedown.com @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
@teslatakedown.com @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
'The Creator' was not a good movie. But the vision of a world of non-belligerent AIs dominated by a giant flying Tesla symbol was more prophetic than it had any right to be.
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Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Seems to me people are switching from LNP to ON.
This is a worry.
I can only hope people aren't looking up the world news.
This is a worry.
I can only hope people aren't looking up the world news.
Well this is a lively one here. #Redbridge/Accent ALP 38 L-NP 24 Green 9 ON 18 (!) others 11
2PP 56-44 to ALP (My estimate off published primaries is 56.6)
Nov 7-13
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
2PP 56-44 to ALP (My estimate off published primaries is 56.6)
Nov 7-13
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
One Nation closing in on Coalition as Ley’s rating hits record low
Voters are more disillusioned than ever with the Coalition after a week of infighting over climate policy, and as support for One Nation hits a new high.
www.afr.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Seems to me people are switching from LNP to ON.
This is a worry.
I can only hope people aren't looking up the world news.
This is a worry.
I can only hope people aren't looking up the world news.
The World shall be saved by Woohoo!
Pressed to outline how the LNP will reduce emissions with their new energy plan, Sussan Ley says they’ll rely on “breakthrough technologies” in about “25 years time”😳 - ones not invented yet & “we’re not talking about today”🤔
There you have it. As bonkers as it gets. #auspol
There you have it. As bonkers as it gets. #auspol
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The World shall be saved by Woohoo!
‘affordable and responsible energy plan'
So, they are going with renewables, then?
(Narrator: No, they were not going with renewables.)
OK. Lying, as usual.
So, they are going with renewables, then?
(Narrator: No, they were not going with renewables.)
OK. Lying, as usual.
Coalition pitches ‘affordable and responsible’ energy plan as Ley flags immigration as next policy battleground
Coalition pitches ‘affordable and responsible’ energy plan as Ley flags immigration as next policy battleground
Nationals and Liberals agree on new emissions plan after joint party room as opposition leader promises new immigration policy within weeks
A future Coalition government would strip emissions reductions from the objectives of the electricity market operator, focusing instead on lowering consumer power prices, and track cuts achieved by similar nations to form Australia’s carbon targets.
Coalition MPs endorsed the plan in a special party room meeting on Sunday afternoon, days after conservative Liberals engineered moves to drop net zero by 2050 policies to match their junior partner, the Nationals. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
‘affordable and responsible energy plan'
So, they are going with renewables, then?
(Narrator: No, they were not going with renewables.)
OK. Lying, as usual.
So, they are going with renewables, then?
(Narrator: No, they were not going with renewables.)
OK. Lying, as usual.