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N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series made her the first Black author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel. She is the first author to win in 3 consecutive years & the first to win for all 3 novels in a trilogy. Recipient MacArthur Genius Grant, 2020.
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series made her the first Black author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel. She is the first author to win in 3 consecutive years & the first to win for all 3 novels in a trilogy. Recipient MacArthur Genius Grant, 2020.
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
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Australia will not get a permanent advisory body on artificial intelligence as promised, with the federal government abandoning the plan despite growing calls for stronger AI oversight www.innovationaus.com/govt-abandon...
Govt abandons plan for external AI Advisory Body
Australia will not get a permanent advisory body on artificial intelligence as promised, with the federal government abandoning the plan despite growing calls for stronger AI oversight. The Department...
www.innovationaus.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Australia will not get a permanent advisory body on artificial intelligence as promised, with the federal government abandoning the plan despite growing calls for stronger AI oversight www.innovationaus.com/govt-abandon...
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GenAI is increasingly a cuckoo attempting to occupy the nest of human relationships, human art and human workforces. The uncanny valley response to the intruder is a warning signal
December 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
GenAI is increasingly a cuckoo attempting to occupy the nest of human relationships, human art and human workforces. The uncanny valley response to the intruder is a warning signal
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It's OK guys don't panic. A machine programmed by fascists that turns our towns into open cut mines and plagiarises everything then churns out mush is going to save us. It just needs all your water first.
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
It's OK guys don't panic. A machine programmed by fascists that turns our towns into open cut mines and plagiarises everything then churns out mush is going to save us. It just needs all your water first.
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‘The people running the library seem not to see their institution as a library at all, in the sense of furthering the diffusion of knowledge or the nourishment of community.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
‘The people running the library seem not to see their institution as a library at all, in the sense of furthering the diffusion of knowledge or the nourishment of community.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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everyone right now @ the dictionary:
October 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
everyone right now @ the dictionary:
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we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there
for all people mock it wikipedia is genuinely one of the wonders of the modern world
September 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there
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How To Pack Your Cat.
September 17, 2025 at 5:25 AM
How To Pack Your Cat.
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Government debt collectors will be forced to consider the risks of suicide when issuing fines after landmark legislation passed through NSW parliament www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw... #Robodebt
New laws force government bill collectors to consider suicide risk
Renee Gartner describes a period in her life when tomorrow “felt too heavy”. New legislation aims to help people like her.
www.smh.com.au
September 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Government debt collectors will be forced to consider the risks of suicide when issuing fines after landmark legislation passed through NSW parliament www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw... #Robodebt
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so while we're announcing stuff I probably ought to tell you about this. if you want to get a presale code as soon as it's ready, here is a link for that. been a while! Freo Social let's do this! laylo.com/mountaingoat...
September 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
so while we're announcing stuff I probably ought to tell you about this. if you want to get a presale code as soon as it's ready, here is a link for that. been a while! Freo Social let's do this! laylo.com/mountaingoat...
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A reminder as Florida removes vaccine mandates and we see outbreaks of preventable disease across the US- Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook are to blame. They allowed anti-vaccine misinformation to propagate for over a decade.
Yet another reason, you should be skeptical of tech companies- esp AI.
Yet another reason, you should be skeptical of tech companies- esp AI.
September 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A reminder as Florida removes vaccine mandates and we see outbreaks of preventable disease across the US- Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook are to blame. They allowed anti-vaccine misinformation to propagate for over a decade.
Yet another reason, you should be skeptical of tech companies- esp AI.
Yet another reason, you should be skeptical of tech companies- esp AI.
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Neo-Nazi leader loses bid for bail www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Neo-Nazi leader denied bail over Camp Sovereignty attack
Thomas Sewell will remain behind bars until he faces court on charges related to an attack on Camp Sovereignty over the weekend.
www.abc.net.au
September 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Neo-Nazi leader loses bid for bail www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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As an activist who helped lead the campaign against Robodebt, I can only think back to the days when legal scholars told us we had no chance of winning in court, and how I thought, fuck it, we’ll keep fighting anyway
The Robodebt class action payout is now the largest *ever* in Australian history
The Robodebt class action payout is now the largest *ever* in Australian history
📢 Robo-debt victims and their families will receive up to an extra $475 million in compensation after they were wrongly hounded for welfare debt under the Coalition.
Largest class action payout in Australian history as government settles robo-debt appeal
www.smh.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
As an activist who helped lead the campaign against Robodebt, I can only think back to the days when legal scholars told us we had no chance of winning in court, and how I thought, fuck it, we’ll keep fighting anyway
The Robodebt class action payout is now the largest *ever* in Australian history
The Robodebt class action payout is now the largest *ever* in Australian history
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Authors. Your time to deal a blow against the death machine is now.
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
August 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Authors. Your time to deal a blow against the death machine is now.
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A survey of 5000 consumers and 500 senior executives across seven countries, reveals a significant gap exists between the internal benefits of using AI in customer experience (CX), and the often-underwhelming service that consumers are actually experiencing retailworldmagazine.com.au/ai-and-the-e...
AI and the empathy gap | RW
retailworldmagazine.com.au
August 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A survey of 5000 consumers and 500 senior executives across seven countries, reveals a significant gap exists between the internal benefits of using AI in customer experience (CX), and the often-underwhelming service that consumers are actually experiencing retailworldmagazine.com.au/ai-and-the-e...
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Sarah Gigante🇦🇺 2025 season comes to a close after breaking her femur while out on a training ride on Thursday.
She rode 4 races this year:
Tour of Norway 🇳🇴 13th GC, 3rd S1
Tour de Suisse 🇨🇭 12th GC, 2nd QoM
Giro d'Italia 🇮🇹 3rd GC, 3 stage wins
Tour de France 🇫🇷 6th GC, 2nd S8
Comeback 2026 incoming
She rode 4 races this year:
Tour of Norway 🇳🇴 13th GC, 3rd S1
Tour de Suisse 🇨🇭 12th GC, 2nd QoM
Giro d'Italia 🇮🇹 3rd GC, 3 stage wins
Tour de France 🇫🇷 6th GC, 2nd S8
Comeback 2026 incoming
August 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sarah Gigante🇦🇺 2025 season comes to a close after breaking her femur while out on a training ride on Thursday.
She rode 4 races this year:
Tour of Norway 🇳🇴 13th GC, 3rd S1
Tour de Suisse 🇨🇭 12th GC, 2nd QoM
Giro d'Italia 🇮🇹 3rd GC, 3 stage wins
Tour de France 🇫🇷 6th GC, 2nd S8
Comeback 2026 incoming
She rode 4 races this year:
Tour of Norway 🇳🇴 13th GC, 3rd S1
Tour de Suisse 🇨🇭 12th GC, 2nd QoM
Giro d'Italia 🇮🇹 3rd GC, 3 stage wins
Tour de France 🇫🇷 6th GC, 2nd S8
Comeback 2026 incoming
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It certainly did not feel like justice, in my personal opinion
Gordon Legal betrayed me and many others during that robodebt class action, that's why there was never an effort to seek justice for us harmed, while cutting swathes of us out of compensation. I got nothing because I eventually caved to Centrelink - never give them anything.
Gordon Legal - which represented the Robodebt class settlement - warns the Albanese government it risks court action after hundreds of people were illegally denied income support and many more had payments cancelled even after the problem was noticed www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
August 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It certainly did not feel like justice, in my personal opinion
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Lawyers for boy accused of murder file error-riddled, AI-generated documents www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Lawyers for boy accused of murder file error-riddled, AI-generated documents
Lawyers acting for a boy accused of murder admitted they failed to properly check documents created using artificial intelligence were factually correct.
www.theage.com.au
August 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Lawyers for boy accused of murder file error-riddled, AI-generated documents www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Tech giants Apple and Google lose landmark court case as federal judge rules they engaged in anti-competitive conduct www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Breaking: Apple and Google lose landmark court case over anti-competitive conduct
The federal court has today ruled against tech giants Apple and Google in a major win for consumers, finding that the companies engaged in anti-competitive conduct.
www.abc.net.au
August 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Tech giants Apple and Google lose landmark court case as federal judge rules they engaged in anti-competitive conduct www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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just a reminder again that we were told over and over that a 13 year old downloading a Limp Bizkit mp3 was an existential threat to society
I believe they call this "finding out" arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
August 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
just a reminder again that we were told over and over that a 13 year old downloading a Limp Bizkit mp3 was an existential threat to society
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"Bluesky is dying"
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .
ALT: two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .
media.tenor.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Bluesky is dying"
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
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One thing that the current exorbitant investments in "AI" show is that the investor class and big tech corporations do not pay enough taxes: If you have billions to set on fire for spicy autocomplete we should take some or all of those to do something useful with.
August 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
One thing that the current exorbitant investments in "AI" show is that the investor class and big tech corporations do not pay enough taxes: If you have billions to set on fire for spicy autocomplete we should take some or all of those to do something useful with.
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Oh yay, they announced it!!
Ma'am. I am so happy right now! Congratulations! Now can we get H. Jon Benjamin for ART?
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
‘Murderbot’ Starring Alexander Skarsgård Gets Season 2 Renewal at Apple TV+
The series created and showrun by Oscar nominees Chris and Paul Weitz airs its Season 1 finale on Friday with star Alexander Skarsgård.
www.yahoo.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Oh yay, they announced it!!
