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I'm not interested in calling any particular user out, so not gonna quote here, but I think if it seems inexplicable that this or that institution is "capitulating" to Trump despite his diminishing momentum and polling, perhaps consider that they see Trump as an opportunity and not a burden.
July 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I'm not interested in calling any particular user out, so not gonna quote here, but I think if it seems inexplicable that this or that institution is "capitulating" to Trump despite his diminishing momentum and polling, perhaps consider that they see Trump as an opportunity and not a burden.
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Mercedes Benz joining the war on distracted driving on the side of distracted driving
Mercedes-Benz is teaming up with Microsoft to turn your cabin into a productivity zone, with Teams meetings on your dashboard, voice-activated AI for email summaries and seamless access to business logins and calendars.
They call it your third workplace.
#mercedesbenz #microsoft #cartech
They call it your third workplace.
#mercedesbenz #microsoft #cartech
July 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Mercedes Benz joining the war on distracted driving on the side of distracted driving
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the revival of the onion video team has made some incredible videos in the last year but this might be the best yet
Shocking Video Captures Calm Police Officers Handling Situation Nonviolently
July 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
the revival of the onion video team has made some incredible videos in the last year but this might be the best yet
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Albanese government plotted to maintain native forest logging in NSW if court battle was lost, documents show
Albanese government plotted to maintain native forest logging in NSW if court battle was lost, documents show
Exclusive: Anthony Albanese sought ‘advice on strategy’ as federal and state governments prepared for ‘potential impacts of an adverse decision’
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The Albanese government was so worried a court case could halt native forest logging in northern New South Wales that it drew up plans to essentially sidestep federal environment laws in the event of a loss, documents released under freedom of information laws (FoI) reveal.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, played a key role as the commonwealth and NSW governments worked to ensure some logging could continue in the face of any “adverse decision” and to manage a potentially volatile situation between loggers and environmentalists.
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www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Albanese government plotted to maintain native forest logging in NSW if court battle was lost, documents show
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Love to know more about this alleged “platform misuse” of Employment Hero www.capitalbrief.com/article/empl...
Employment Hero confirms 'platform misuse' by scammers but denies breach
The HR company has confirmed "an instance of platform misuse" but says no data was compromised, following social media allegations of a financial scam.
www.capitalbrief.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Love to know more about this alleged “platform misuse” of Employment Hero www.capitalbrief.com/article/empl...
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“A source that cannot be verified or remain consistent is useless.”
Shout this sentence from on high.
Shout this sentence from on high.
So Google AI is no longer telling us Mary Shelley and Jane Austen were sisters. That doesn't mean it's now 'right' or 'better'. It's just different, and there's no way to know why. New stolen material uploaded? Manual intervention? A source that cannot be verified or remain consistent is useless.
July 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“A source that cannot be verified or remain consistent is useless.”
Shout this sentence from on high.
Shout this sentence from on high.
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As for my favourite spoonerized business name, it will never not be this furniture showroom in New Zealand...
July 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
As for my favourite spoonerized business name, it will never not be this furniture showroom in New Zealand...
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3M has poisoned every living organism on the planet with cancer causing DNA disruptors and have known they were doing so for decades, yet the company still exists and its leadership has not been thrown into jail.
Perfect embodiment of the capitalist murder machine that is our modern world.
Perfect embodiment of the capitalist murder machine that is our modern world.
How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Sharon Lerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
The company found its own toxic compounds in human blood—and kept selling them.
nyer.cm
July 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
3M has poisoned every living organism on the planet with cancer causing DNA disruptors and have known they were doing so for decades, yet the company still exists and its leadership has not been thrown into jail.
Perfect embodiment of the capitalist murder machine that is our modern world.
Perfect embodiment of the capitalist murder machine that is our modern world.
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At least 15 Palestinians, including four children, have starved to death in a single day, according to health officials, bringing the total number of deaths from malnutrition to 101 since Israel’s war on Gaza began aje.io/f3vtid
Gaza posts 15 new deaths from hunger, bringing starvation toll to 101
Latest malnutrition-related deaths include a six-week-old baby, as dozens more killed in Israeli strikes across enclave.
aje.io
July 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
At least 15 Palestinians, including four children, have starved to death in a single day, according to health officials, bringing the total number of deaths from malnutrition to 101 since Israel’s war on Gaza began aje.io/f3vtid
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Something about the way LLMs build in the idea that to find something out, you shouldn't read an already existing text that other people have also read (ew!); you should get fresh text generated just for you. Each time, new disposable text.
July 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Something about the way LLMs build in the idea that to find something out, you shouldn't read an already existing text that other people have also read (ew!); you should get fresh text generated just for you. Each time, new disposable text.
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These moments really lay bare how paltry our ballot-box democracies are.
It’s worse than “Gaza is being starved and destroyed and no one cares.” It’s that hundreds of millions *do* care and are powerless to stop it. We need a world where that can never happen, where the masses actually have political power.
July 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
These moments really lay bare how paltry our ballot-box democracies are.
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Enforcing existing laws that *already require* them to delete unneeded data would be helpful. This is an existing requirement under Australian Privacy Principle 11.2.
Experts say forcing companies to delete data would remove cybercrime 'honey pot' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Forcing companies to delete data would remove cyber 'honey pot', experts say
Crackdowns and lawsuits over data breaches take years. Experts say "the right to erasure" would help individuals hold corporations to account.
www.abc.net.au
July 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Enforcing existing laws that *already require* them to delete unneeded data would be helpful. This is an existing requirement under Australian Privacy Principle 11.2.
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Opinion | The media has given up on climate change, but the physical consequences of inaction are turning out to be much worse than scientists originally imagined, @ketanjoshi.co writes.
The media has given up on climate change. Here's why the rest of us can't
www.crikey.com.au
July 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Opinion | The media has given up on climate change, but the physical consequences of inaction are turning out to be much worse than scientists originally imagined, @ketanjoshi.co writes.
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it’s depressing to say, but: at this point our best hope in slowing widespread “AI” adoption are corporate accountants and lawyers
it’s going to take large businesses seeing low return on investment, and subsequent budget cuts and lawsuits, to convince investors and customers to reject the hype
it’s going to take large businesses seeing low return on investment, and subsequent budget cuts and lawsuits, to convince investors and customers to reject the hype
July 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
it’s depressing to say, but: at this point our best hope in slowing widespread “AI” adoption are corporate accountants and lawyers
it’s going to take large businesses seeing low return on investment, and subsequent budget cuts and lawsuits, to convince investors and customers to reject the hype
it’s going to take large businesses seeing low return on investment, and subsequent budget cuts and lawsuits, to convince investors and customers to reject the hype
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I may disappear when this happens. I have no desire to provide my personal details to any social media sites. I'm 44 years old, but Marissa isn't my real name, and I'm not giving up my real identity.
Face age and ID checks? Using the internet in Australia is about to fundamentally change www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Face age and ID checks? Using the internet in Australia is about to fundamentally change
New codes developed by the tech sector and eSafety commissioner come into effect in December, with major ramifications for internet users
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I may disappear when this happens. I have no desire to provide my personal details to any social media sites. I'm 44 years old, but Marissa isn't my real name, and I'm not giving up my real identity.
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Wow. Australia's Treasurer @jimchalmers.bsky.social invites Woodside as one of select few participants in the Economic Roundtable where he intends to reconfigure our economy and tax system. This is the Woodside that pays almost no tax and gets royalty free gas as a result of their lobbying. 🤯
July 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Wow. Australia's Treasurer @jimchalmers.bsky.social invites Woodside as one of select few participants in the Economic Roundtable where he intends to reconfigure our economy and tax system. This is the Woodside that pays almost no tax and gets royalty free gas as a result of their lobbying. 🤯
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Democracies should stop focusing on efficiency: Lack thereof and friction are important parts of what defines a healthy democracy. Efficiency will always sacrifice participation, representation and meaningful political discourse. The focus on it is a path into authoritarianism. In the essay ...
July 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Democracies should stop focusing on efficiency: Lack thereof and friction are important parts of what defines a healthy democracy. Efficiency will always sacrifice participation, representation and meaningful political discourse. The focus on it is a path into authoritarianism. In the essay ...
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A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
July 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
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This is how insane people sound when you tell them why A.I. is bad
July 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is how insane people sound when you tell them why A.I. is bad
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A "third place" once meant somewhere other than your home and your work for casual hangouts, like a coffee shop, now we just have three workspaces and one of them is YOUR CAR?!
“Mercedes‑Benz gleefully describes this as having ‘the potential to transform the vehicle into a third workspace, complementing the office and the home office.’” 💀
Mercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while driving
The all-new CLA gets this first
www.theverge.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A "third place" once meant somewhere other than your home and your work for casual hangouts, like a coffee shop, now we just have three workspaces and one of them is YOUR CAR?!
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A Borges story about a guy who gets AI to summarize all the world’s information for him, and then summarize the summary, until the AI has the whole world summarized into a single word. He sits alone at his desk, staring at the word, repeating it endlessly, certain he is experiencing everything
July 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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