JP
@daedalus.eigenmagic.com
The purpose of a system is what it does.
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AI in education is being used to displace academic governance of technologies in education - only managers have decisionmaking power to introduce it
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
AI in education is being used to displace academic governance of technologies in education - only managers have decisionmaking power to introduce it
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Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...
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oh no my refreshing coke
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
oh no my refreshing coke
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damn it my spicy meth
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
damn it my spicy meth
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In any other context, what would we think about some unseen stranger eavesdropping on kids’ conversations to see what they’re talking about?
I missed that Communications Minister Anika Wells said that kids talking on social media about plans to get around the teen ban will be picked up by the platforms as a signal that they are under 16.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
In any other context, what would we think about some unseen stranger eavesdropping on kids’ conversations to see what they’re talking about?
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I missed that Communications Minister Anika Wells said that kids talking on social media about plans to get around the teen ban will be picked up by the platforms as a signal that they are under 16.
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I missed that Communications Minister Anika Wells said that kids talking on social media about plans to get around the teen ban will be picked up by the platforms as a signal that they are under 16.
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So did I: 2025.pycon.org.au/program/A7XZ...
Sustaining Open Source Software: Tools for Change—PyCon AU 2025
2025.pycon.org.au
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
So did I: 2025.pycon.org.au/program/A7XZ...
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My friend @chrisjrn.fyi spoke about this not long ago: redmonk.com/videos/an-ob...
An Obvious Statement About Open Source | Christopher Neugebauer | Monktoberfest 2024
There is a worldview that decided certain things were essential to the success of open source software on the internet, namely a “gift culture” and the ability for “many eyes” to make “all bugs seem s...
redmonk.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My friend @chrisjrn.fyi spoke about this not long ago: redmonk.com/videos/an-ob...
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"Creating and publishing software under an open source license is an act of contribution to the digital commons. Finding and publishing information about security issues in that software is also an act of contribution to the same commons." Maybe, but these contributions are not of equal value.
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Creating and publishing software under an open source license is an act of contribution to the digital commons. Finding and publishing information about security issues in that software is also an act of contribution to the same commons." Maybe, but these contributions are not of equal value.
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Something something market signals.
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Something something market signals.
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Fun* fact: in Australia, over 87% of the people who have data exposed in a data breach do so because it was in the ~3 very large data breaches we have each year. (On average, since 2018)
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Fun* fact: in Australia, over 87% of the people who have data exposed in a data breach do so because it was in the ~3 very large data breaches we have each year. (On average, since 2018)
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Probably because the ban has absolutely nothing to do with child safety whatsoever, it is about limiting and controlling access to information for young people, as well as slowly forcing everyone to adopt a digital ID. The whole thing is an absurd farce that’s going to fail in spectacular fashion.
This story by Sarah Martin has generated huge interest today all around the world. A question it poses for Aus - why is Roblox not in the government's social media ban?
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world
In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated p...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Probably because the ban has absolutely nothing to do with child safety whatsoever, it is about limiting and controlling access to information for young people, as well as slowly forcing everyone to adopt a digital ID. The whole thing is an absurd farce that’s going to fail in spectacular fashion.
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Microsoft apologizes for not explaining cheaper no-AI M365 plans, and all it took was a government lawsuit
Microsoft apologizes for not explaining cheaper no-AI M365 plans, and all it took was a government lawsuit
Even offers refunds if users sign up for AI they don’t want
Microsoft Australia has apologized to users of its M365 suite after regulators accused it of steering them towards pricey bundles that include its Copilot AI service.…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Microsoft apologizes for not explaining cheaper no-AI M365 plans, and all it took was a government lawsuit
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Little known fact about Jesus: he was also very close to the gambling lobby, and fought hard to shut down freedom of information requests
At the Christian prayer breakfast this week, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said that the “principles and values that Jesus lived by underpin the role of Australia’s first law officer” and claimed that “our values and faith” guide lawmakers. Read more: rationalist.com.au/australias-a...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Little known fact about Jesus: he was also very close to the gambling lobby, and fought hard to shut down freedom of information requests
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The teen social media ban hasn't begun but already Australians have been exposed in a social media platform's ID breach.
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The teen social media ban hasn't begun but already Australians have been exposed in a social media platform's ID breach.
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
How's that new privacy tort working out?
One month out from the under-16s ban and almost all of the users caught up in the Discord data breach caused by age assurance appeals were based in Australia, OAIC has finally confirmed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
How's that new privacy tort working out?
If only someone had warned… oh why bother?
A few previously unreported bits in here:
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
The teen social media ban hasn't begun but already Australians have been exposed in a social media platform's ID breach.
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
If only someone had warned… oh why bother?
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A few previously unreported bits in here:
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
The teen social media ban hasn't begun but already Australians have been exposed in a social media platform's ID breach.
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The privacy commissioner says it "goes to many of the concerns that Australians already hold about the looming age assurance scheme."
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A few previously unreported bits in here:
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
- 68000 Aussies in the Discord leak.
- Information Commissioner’s office unsuccessfully sought powers to proactively investigate social media companies handling of age check data
- Privacy Commissioner worried about scams b/c people used to handing over ID
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"I could not be prouder to be a member of the Python Software Foundation today. The purpose of a system is what it does, and it is clear that the PSF understands this very well." — @daedalus.eigenmagic.com pivotnine.com/blog/python-sof...
Python Software Foundation Shows Everyone What Integrity Looks Like
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October 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"I could not be prouder to be a member of the Python Software Foundation today. The purpose of a system is what it does, and it is clear that the PSF understands this very well." — @daedalus.eigenmagic.com pivotnine.com/blog/python-sof...
Imagine how right I am about things in my actual field of expertise.
Wow, Services Australia spent three quarters of a million in legal fees fighting a losing FOI fight against @daedalus.eigenmagic.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Imagine how right I am about things in my actual field of expertise.
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From left to right that’s @daedalus.eigenmagic.com, @drspacejunk.bsky.social, @cosmicrami.com, @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social, and Dr Trent Yarwood who is over on Mastodon at eigenmagic.net/@trent.
October 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
From left to right that’s @daedalus.eigenmagic.com, @drspacejunk.bsky.social, @cosmicrami.com, @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social, and Dr Trent Yarwood who is over on Mastodon at eigenmagic.net/@trent.
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I've just scheduled this week’s issue of #TheCrux containing:
- AWS falls over
- Updog comes up
- ACCC sues Microsoft
- ITPros NZ shuts down
- IBM makes The Line sad
- Deep Time
- LongBool
- handy personal scripts
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- AWS falls over
- Updog comes up
- ACCC sues Microsoft
- ITPros NZ shuts down
- IBM makes The Line sad
- Deep Time
- LongBool
- handy personal scripts
and lots more. Subscribe! pivotnine.com/newsletter/
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October 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I've just scheduled this week’s issue of #TheCrux containing:
- AWS falls over
- Updog comes up
- ACCC sues Microsoft
- ITPros NZ shuts down
- IBM makes The Line sad
- Deep Time
- LongBool
- handy personal scripts
and lots more. Subscribe! pivotnine.com/newsletter/
- AWS falls over
- Updog comes up
- ACCC sues Microsoft
- ITPros NZ shuts down
- IBM makes The Line sad
- Deep Time
- LongBool
- handy personal scripts
and lots more. Subscribe! pivotnine.com/newsletter/
We appear to be in some sort of crisis crisis where everything is described as a crisis.
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
We appear to be in some sort of crisis crisis where everything is described as a crisis.
"The Department of Home Affairs will work with social media providers to access publicly available data to identify non compliance"
federal government wants people to stop talking about all the classified stuff they can get their hands on www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/system/files... (PDF)
October 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"The Department of Home Affairs will work with social media providers to access publicly available data to identify non compliance"
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I don't want public servants who don't understand how emails work and politicians who use this to tell pathetic lies about the FOI system regulating the use of the internet. The standard of public representation in communications policy is through the floor, and it's been Labor's level for decades.
![Internal chat logs from February, released to transparency website Right to Know under freedom-of-information law, revealed panic setting in at the online safety regulator when the emails using this form began.
“[They] have created a new tool which has been facilitating applicants sending in a new FoI request every five minutes or so (50 FoIs since 1pm),” the 5.45pm message stated on 8 February.
“I am concerned that emails flowing in every few minutes may jam something and prevent work … I suppose or mailboxes are built to sustain that quantum but I wanted to check and make sure nothing needed to be done, just in case.”
An anonymised IT staffer at eSafety dryly responded: “If it’s one email every five minutes that isn’t a concern at all from an IT perspective.”
“I am concerned at the current pace, the emails might jam something. I am not sure how much data these mailboxes are built to hold,” the first staffer replied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ixeh4sx7e2e5z5ugpmkrptee/bafkreie42qjg5w6j3wcu7rbvxae2n6lt6xzyseraohv635ofqbdzgiq6lm@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I don't want public servants who don't understand how emails work and politicians who use this to tell pathetic lies about the FOI system regulating the use of the internet. The standard of public representation in communications policy is through the floor, and it's been Labor's level for decades.