Fraser
@fraserinau.bsky.social
Librocubicularist, citizen of the People's Republic of Merri-bek, husband, dad, player of games, subscriber to public radio.
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Like many places these days, Scotland lets the public name their snow plows. But they take it up a notch and offer a live tracking map so you can follow Thistle Grit Through, Robert Brrrns and Ice Sweeper Willie on their rounds
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Like many places these days, Scotland lets the public name their snow plows. But they take it up a notch and offer a live tracking map so you can follow Thistle Grit Through, Robert Brrrns and Ice Sweeper Willie on their rounds
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
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“Form and function dance as one across the stage of life on the daily. It was true in Holland’s performance, and it’s true in stormwater management.”
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Form and function dance as one across the stage of life on the daily. It was true in Holland’s performance, and it’s true in stormwater management.”
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We've got Hans. I got McClane...
"Get in the box. We'll get together. Have a few treats." This Christmas, Nimbus does a Die Hard.
"Get in the box. We'll get together. Have a few treats." This Christmas, Nimbus does a Die Hard.
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We've got Hans. I got McClane...
"Get in the box. We'll get together. Have a few treats." This Christmas, Nimbus does a Die Hard.
"Get in the box. We'll get together. Have a few treats." This Christmas, Nimbus does a Die Hard.
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Nuclear reactor design by AI is a sentence that makes me feel dread in a way that I can't even describe in words, lovecraftian is the best I can come up with.
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Nuclear reactor design by AI is a sentence that makes me feel dread in a way that I can't even describe in words, lovecraftian is the best I can come up with.
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Restaurant advocates have warned that if every supplier insisted on being paid for ingredients, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Restaurant advocates have warned that if every supplier insisted on being paid for ingredients, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry
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Pauline Hanson has invited Barnaby Joyce to have a home-cooked meal with her as she uses One Nation’s soaring poll numbers to persuade the Nationals MP to join her ranks
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Pauline Hanson has invited Barnaby Joyce to have a home-cooked meal with her as she uses One Nation’s soaring poll numbers to persuade the Nationals MP to join her ranks
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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florence pew: thread
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
florence pew: thread
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15 Nov 1942 // Destroyer HMCS Saguenay, escorting a convoy from St Johns, Newfoundland, to Sydney, Nova Scotia, was run into from astern in thick fog by freighter Azar. Several of her depth charges were dislodged: one exploded and sank the Azar with one man lost. (Images: Wikimedia Commons) [1/2]
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
15 Nov 1942 // Destroyer HMCS Saguenay, escorting a convoy from St Johns, Newfoundland, to Sydney, Nova Scotia, was run into from astern in thick fog by freighter Azar. Several of her depth charges were dislodged: one exploded and sank the Azar with one man lost. (Images: Wikimedia Commons) [1/2]
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The Coalition meet to finalise their official climate policy. Today’s Age cartoon
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Coalition meet to finalise their official climate policy. Today’s Age cartoon
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“No net zero by 2050 shall pass…”
The Age
The Age
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“No net zero by 2050 shall pass…”
The Age
The Age
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This is the correct question
There were cops present, watching & listening to the nazis as they broke laws around hate speech & inciting hate. Were they instructed not to intervene .... with bats, pepper spray & arrests .... like they do with climate change or anti genocide protesters??
What instructions were they given ??
What instructions were they given ??
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This is the correct question
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Delighted to see the SS Richard Montgomery surfacing on Blue Sky, and you might be wondering why people were so nervous about salvaging its cargo.
The data points we have are... not encouraging.
The data points we have are... not encouraging.
Artiglio: Careful as you go now - DreadShips.com
DreadShips In 1930 the Artiglio was the world's most modern salvage ship. And its latest job was about to go with a bang...
dreadships.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Delighted to see the SS Richard Montgomery surfacing on Blue Sky, and you might be wondering why people were so nervous about salvaging its cargo.
The data points we have are... not encouraging.
The data points we have are... not encouraging.
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I’m just saying when you appeal a legal decision saying you have to stop withholding food aid from people in need … you’re the bad guys.
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I’m just saying when you appeal a legal decision saying you have to stop withholding food aid from people in need … you’re the bad guys.
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Me waiting for the bus omw to kick your ass
May 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Me waiting for the bus omw to kick your ass
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<taps microphone>
It’s a bad tool.
It’s a bad tool.
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
<taps microphone>
It’s a bad tool.
It’s a bad tool.
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Microsoft if I needed your help I would ask for it
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Microsoft if I needed your help I would ask for it
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The ecological impacts of "AI" are bad but if people only used it intentionally, they'd stay there. But with every provider, every search engine, every website firing up some chatbot or summarizer even when not asked it quickly turns from bad to monstrous.
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The ecological impacts of "AI" are bad but if people only used it intentionally, they'd stay there. But with every provider, every search engine, every website firing up some chatbot or summarizer even when not asked it quickly turns from bad to monstrous.
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Delivering on an election promise by handing over my 2008-2025 election night tie to the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, Canberra. When I paid $20 for it in 2008, never thought it would end up in a museum.
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Delivering on an election promise by handing over my 2008-2025 election night tie to the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, Canberra. When I paid $20 for it in 2008, never thought it would end up in a museum.
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The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
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One of the greats. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Peter Watkins, Oscar-winning director of The War Game, dies aged 90
Radical English director who clashed with the BBC over his ‘horrifying’ film about nuclear war, was forced to look abroad to continue working
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
One of the greats. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...