Colin Jevons
@colinjevons.bsky.social
Trying to understand the world; I'll let you know when I do. Work at #MonashUni Business School, volunteer at #Landcare
No Kings, but Duke of York might suit Trump better
October 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
No Kings, but Duke of York might suit Trump better
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no it wasn’t and no it didn’t
July 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
no it wasn’t and no it didn’t
This story deserves wider circulation. Important issue and a brave and funny man taking on the bank
Ian Williams wakes up one morning to find $1,338 has been stolen from his account via two Google Pay transactions. Two years later, he's taking on NAB at the Supreme Court, with no lawyers to help him.
Ian lost $1,300 to Google Pay fraud. He wants NAB to pay him $379m in damages
Ian Williams wakes up one morning to find $1,338 has been stolen from his account via two Google Pay transactions. Two years later, he's taking on NAB at the Supreme Court, with no lawyers to help him.
www.abc.net.au
July 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This story deserves wider circulation. Important issue and a brave and funny man taking on the bank
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Remember that tiny violin story about the banker who had to cut down from five holidays a year? The Telegraph has admitted that they were hoaxed, and OH MATE.
Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.
pressgazette.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Remember that tiny violin story about the banker who had to cut down from five holidays a year? The Telegraph has admitted that they were hoaxed, and OH MATE.
The only good thing about #ukraine #eurovision entry is the country it represents
May 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The only good thing about #ukraine #eurovision entry is the country it represents
Where would #eurovision be without pyrotechnics?
May 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Where would #eurovision be without pyrotechnics?
An F/A-18E fighter jet and tow tractor fell overboard the USS Harry Truman today and has sunk in the Red Sea...per the Navy:
April 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is well worth reading. @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social cuts through the crap with brainpower not a chainsaw
Why it’s time to ditch the myth of the heroic billionaire
My thoughts in @theconversation.com's Friday essay
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
My thoughts in @theconversation.com's Friday essay
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Friday essay: why it’s time to ditch the myth of the heroic billionaire
As global inequality soars, President Donald Trump has recruited a bloat of fellow billionaires to help run his administration, including the world’s richest man.
theconversation.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is well worth reading. @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social cuts through the crap with brainpower not a chainsaw
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January 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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February 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
26 January is a suitable day to celebrate. It's India Republic Day. Australia will follow India's lead eventually! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...
Republic Day (India) - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
January 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
26 January is a suitable day to celebrate. It's India Republic Day. Australia will follow India's lead eventually! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...
Will Trump also follow Vietnam who call the war where they beat America "the American War"?
The new US president signed an order that will see the body of water named the Gulf of America on US maps. But the rest of the world doesn't have to follow suit.
Can Trump rename the Gulf of Mexico?
The new US president signed an order that will see the body of water named the Gulf of America on US maps. But the rest of the world doesn't have to follow suit.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Will Trump also follow Vietnam who call the war where they beat America "the American War"?
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The world has passed peak child and is on the way to reach peak population, with declines set to follow. ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
The world has passed “peak child”
The number of children in the world has stopped growing. This moment in time was given the term “peak child” by the late Hans Rosling.
ourworldindata.org
January 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The world has passed peak child and is on the way to reach peak population, with declines set to follow. ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
What about individual academics refusing to review for journals that still support Elon Musk with a #twitter #x presence? www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
January 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
What about individual academics refusing to review for journals that still support Elon Musk with a #twitter #x presence? www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
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Tourists and campers are being warned not to light campfires on high fire danger days after several were allegedly lit last weekend.
Fire authorities find illegally lit campfires during total fire ban
Tourists and campers are being warned not to light campfires on high fire danger days after several were allegedly lit last weekend.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Tourists and campers are being warned not to light campfires on high fire danger days after several were allegedly lit last weekend.
Kookaburras have the power in Australia
January 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Kookaburras have the power in Australia
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NEW: Apple's new AI features is rewording scam messages and emails to make them look more legitimate on Australians' iPhones and Macs, and even flagging them as priorities.
This puts them at risk of a greater risk of being scammed, said one expert.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This puts them at risk of a greater risk of being scammed, said one expert.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Apple’s new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit
'This is going to catch people out and cost them money,' one expert told Crikey.
www.crikey.com.au
January 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
NEW: Apple's new AI features is rewording scam messages and emails to make them look more legitimate on Australians' iPhones and Macs, and even flagging them as priorities.
This puts them at risk of a greater risk of being scammed, said one expert.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This puts them at risk of a greater risk of being scammed, said one expert.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
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2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks of batteries.
www.wjtv.com/news/na...
www.wjtv.com/news/na...
Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024
2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home when you turn on the lights or turn up the …
www.wjtv.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:39 AM
2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks of batteries.
www.wjtv.com/news/na...
www.wjtv.com/news/na...