Hingehead
@hingehead.bsky.social
Library technologist music nut. Walking inference engine. Knows a little bit about everything but not much about anything. Still prefers not to identify as human
It/That.
It/That.
This is not a recommendation to read (I couldn’t finish it) but it is semi-interesting to note the disconnect between “the teals are the political arm of renewables sector” and their slavish devotion to killing the planet for Gina’s stock portfolio.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
Who is the new vanguard of Liberal Party women?
EXCLUSIVE: As Sussan Ley confirms the decision to scrap the Liberals’ commitment to net zero, the party’s three new female parliamentarians speak of their views on the Liberals’ future.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is not a recommendation to read (I couldn’t finish it) but it is semi-interesting to note the disconnect between “the teals are the political arm of renewables sector” and their slavish devotion to killing the planet for Gina’s stock portfolio.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
My iPad has an idea for a short story
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
My iPad has an idea for a short story
Guardian management smelling as bad as Vic Labor in the ep of #SundayShot
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Guardian management smelling as bad as Vic Labor in the ep of #SundayShot
On "government by billionaire", US poverty, desecration of the social contract, and the shrinking middle class #sundayshot
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
On "government by billionaire", US poverty, desecration of the social contract, and the shrinking middle class #sundayshot
Does not instil confidence.
November 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Does not instil confidence.
A major failure of our elected representatives is a failure to protect whistleblowers
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
Life as a Home Affairs whistleblower: ‘I’m just falling over’
Four years ago, Home Affairs assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the department’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A major failure of our elected representatives is a failure to protect whistleblowers
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
Another intersting piece from Secco
Couldn’t hold back the thought that Sandilands wouldn’t hold back on torte law 😉
‘It was word for word’: The political power of John Laws www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Couldn’t hold back the thought that Sandilands wouldn’t hold back on torte law 😉
‘It was word for word’: The political power of John Laws www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Another intersting piece from Secco
Couldn’t hold back the thought that Sandilands wouldn’t hold back on torte law 😉
‘It was word for word’: The political power of John Laws www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Couldn’t hold back the thought that Sandilands wouldn’t hold back on torte law 😉
‘It was word for word’: The political power of John Laws www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Filed under “No shit, Sherlock”
And the report is just on enrolment, only the last two paragraphs of the article come anywhere near mentioning graduation rates.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
And the report is just on enrolment, only the last two paragraphs of the article come anywhere near mentioning graduation rates.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
First-in-family uni students should be recognised as disadvantaged or risk being left behind, report says
People without university-educated parents are 36% likely to enrol in degree, compared with 59% of students whose parents are tertiary educated
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Filed under “No shit, Sherlock”
And the report is just on enrolment, only the last two paragraphs of the article come anywhere near mentioning graduation rates.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
And the report is just on enrolment, only the last two paragraphs of the article come anywhere near mentioning graduation rates.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Wtaf #bsky ?
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Wtaf #bsky ?
No surprise, but kudos to those who speak out.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
No surprise, but kudos to those who speak out.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The scene: Bunnings #Cairns 11am.
It's packed.
"The Last Post" starts wafting from the PA.
Takes about 30 seconds for everyone to realise what's going on, but a respectful silence does descend on all.
Then back to normal when Dire Straits "Walk Of Life" comes on.
#RemembranceDay
It's packed.
"The Last Post" starts wafting from the PA.
Takes about 30 seconds for everyone to realise what's going on, but a respectful silence does descend on all.
Then back to normal when Dire Straits "Walk Of Life" comes on.
#RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The scene: Bunnings #Cairns 11am.
It's packed.
"The Last Post" starts wafting from the PA.
Takes about 30 seconds for everyone to realise what's going on, but a respectful silence does descend on all.
Then back to normal when Dire Straits "Walk Of Life" comes on.
#RemembranceDay
It's packed.
"The Last Post" starts wafting from the PA.
Takes about 30 seconds for everyone to realise what's going on, but a respectful silence does descend on all.
Then back to normal when Dire Straits "Walk Of Life" comes on.
#RemembranceDay
TIL dragonfruit did not originate in Asia.
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
TIL dragonfruit did not originate in Asia.
Reposted by Hingehead
This is probably the only story you will read about Gough’s left nut today…beautiful piece by Mike Bowers
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
11th November 1975, a pivotal moment for Australian politics and me
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is probably the only story you will read about Gough’s left nut today…beautiful piece by Mike Bowers
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Reposted by Hingehead
Tomorrow's #SundayShot has @mariecolemanao.bsky.social on the Dismissal, @mrdtjames.bsky.social on the Victorian Treaty...and I went to @punterspolitics.bsky.social's dinner in Canberra.
Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!).
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!).
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tomorrow's #SundayShot has @mariecolemanao.bsky.social on the Dismissal, @mrdtjames.bsky.social on the Victorian Treaty...and I went to @punterspolitics.bsky.social's dinner in Canberra.
Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!).
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!).
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
I see Llew O'Brien talking nuclear for baseload power. As soon as someone says baseload it means either they know FA about what they're talking about, or they assume you know nothing.
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I see Llew O'Brien talking nuclear for baseload power. As soon as someone says baseload it means either they know FA about what they're talking about, or they assume you know nothing.
Fecking Librarians
OWL = Web Ontology Language
OWL = Web Ontology Language
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Fecking Librarians
OWL = Web Ontology Language
OWL = Web Ontology Language
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
AI and the defence of creative authorship (man I hate how relevant this is to my day job) #AIhttps://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2025/10/31/ai-and-the-defence-creative-authorship?utm_source=bsky via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
AI and the defence of creative authorship
For years, we told ourselves creativity would be the last thing artificial intelligence could take. Now, almost overnight, it feels like the first. This week, the Albanese government ruled out creatin...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
AI and the defence of creative authorship (man I hate how relevant this is to my day job) #AIhttps://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2025/10/31/ai-and-the-defence-creative-authorship?utm_source=bsky via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
It would be kind of funny if the Terminator prediction of us being all but wiped out by AI turned out to be true, but not because they had an army and fought us, but because energy consumption accelerated climate change and the bubble burst causing economic chaos. Oh, and shared reality died.
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It would be kind of funny if the Terminator prediction of us being all but wiped out by AI turned out to be true, but not because they had an army and fought us, but because energy consumption accelerated climate change and the bubble burst causing economic chaos. Oh, and shared reality died.
You listening Albo?
"New Yorkers expect from their leaders a bold vision of what we will achieve, rather than a list of excuses for what we are too timid to attempt" - the last part could easily be the epitaph for Starmer's wretched Labour government
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
You listening Albo?
Perhaps we should rename Commbank "Poker Machines"
Choice CEO Ashley de Silva accuses Commonwealth Bank of "making bank off the back of Australia’s poorest". (ABC News: Billy Cooper)
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Choice CEO Ashley de Silva accuses Commonwealth Bank of "making bank off the back of Australia’s poorest". (ABC News: Billy Cooper)
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Commbank, Temu and electricity retailers named 'shonky' in annual awards
Five companies have been handed the infamous annual award by consumer group Choice, in a bid to name and shame "dodgy products, services and companies".
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Perhaps we should rename Commbank "Poker Machines"
Choice CEO Ashley de Silva accuses Commonwealth Bank of "making bank off the back of Australia’s poorest". (ABC News: Billy Cooper)
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Choice CEO Ashley de Silva accuses Commonwealth Bank of "making bank off the back of Australia’s poorest". (ABC News: Billy Cooper)
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
We could organise a play date with Matt Canavan.
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We could organise a play date with Matt Canavan.
This whole thread is
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This whole thread is
Why do giraffes have such long legs? Animal simulations reveal a surprising answer
theconversation.com/why-do-giraf...
theconversation.com/why-do-giraf...
Why do giraffes have such long legs? Animal simulations reveal a surprising answer
Giraffes might be about as tall as a land animal can get.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Why do giraffes have such long legs? Animal simulations reveal a surprising answer
theconversation.com/why-do-giraf...
theconversation.com/why-do-giraf...