James Maasdorp
@jamesmaasdorp.bsky.social
Journalist with ABC News Digital, digital training lead with ABC International Development for PACMAS program in Pacific. Also: pianist, gamer, wannabe novellist, Lego enthusiast, family guy, home body. Former Saffa.
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you say "i asked chatgpt"
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
chatgpt is much like an improv comedy group
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
July 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
you say "i asked chatgpt"
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
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You already know this is bad, but I absolutely guarantee the details in this article are at least 12x as bad as you think they are
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
You already know this is bad, but I absolutely guarantee the details in this article are at least 12x as bad as you think they are
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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In 2015, Labor chose a 45% by 2030 target, which was the lower end of the climate change authority's recommendation. In 2021, they weakened that to 43%, and the core line with that was "it's a floor, not a ceiling" (that's what all targets are????????????)
ketanjoshi.co/2023/05/30/m...
ketanjoshi.co/2023/05/30/m...
![Labor insisted in their defence – constantly – that 43% is a “floor, not a ceiling”. I still find this brain-meltingly absurd. The entire point of a target is that it’s a minimum goal, not a maximum limit, or a range. It was offered like it was some extra special promise, when it just described the dictionary definition of target. It spoke to the weird corners they had to go to defend the indefensible.
Plenty of effort has gone into trying to present their weak settings as very brave. In an interesting but problematically forgiving review of the Albanese government’s first year, former Labor staffer Sean Kelly writes that:
"Albanese has a long list [of significant actions], but in particular points to the government’s actions on climate and clean energy, including the way they have changed Australia’s place in the world"
Courtesy of Carbon Brief’s Simon Evans, this chart nicely illustrates that Albanese’s commitment puts Australia behind the UK, Germany, the EU, the US (their target strengthened since this chart was made), Japan, Canada and South Korea. On the target alone, Australia remains a laggard, and that’s before we get to everything else.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:66lbtw2porscqpmair6mir37/bafkreiftl4y5yopmfr3ddiwdhrxbvhle7eth3kw5roanqxob7alo45n5b4@jpeg)
September 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
In 2015, Labor chose a 45% by 2030 target, which was the lower end of the climate change authority's recommendation. In 2021, they weakened that to 43%, and the core line with that was "it's a floor, not a ceiling" (that's what all targets are????????????)
ketanjoshi.co/2023/05/30/m...
ketanjoshi.co/2023/05/30/m...
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if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
Loving the Springboks' continued influence on world sport.
You might say inspired subs, but Arteta wouldn't. He has taken from rugby and whatsapp groups with leaders from different sports, and describes them as "finishers"
It might be an key way to manage a huge squad, and showed a crucial difference to Athletic
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
It might be an key way to manage a huge squad, and showed a crucial difference to Athletic
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Arteta’s ‘finishers’ could prove Arsenal’s cutting edge in the Champions League
Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta’s inspired substitutions guided the Gunners to an opening night win in Europe
www.independent.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Loving the Springboks' continued influence on world sport.
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Almost zero tolerance.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
January 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Almost zero tolerance.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
The other repercussions of the Ange situation is a bunch of Aussies declaring themselves lifelong Spurs fans and having to deal with that poor life choice while budgeting for the Bein subscription for Ange's next job at Atalanta or wherever. #TOTCHE
December 8, 2024 at 7:40 PM
The other repercussions of the Ange situation is a bunch of Aussies declaring themselves lifelong Spurs fans and having to deal with that poor life choice while budgeting for the Bein subscription for Ange's next job at Atalanta or wherever. #TOTCHE
November 30, 2024 at 6:07 PM
West Ham defenders had absolutely no idea how to handle that corner routine. So many screening runners. Forget concerns about goalkeepers being impeded. Gabriel had a wall in front of him to keep regular markers well away. Monster Ed. #WHUARS
November 30, 2024 at 5:43 PM
West Ham defenders had absolutely no idea how to handle that corner routine. So many screening runners. Forget concerns about goalkeepers being impeded. Gabriel had a wall in front of him to keep regular markers well away. Monster Ed. #WHUARS
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Exclusive: Saudi Arabia accused of modifying official #Cop29 negotiating text, after tracked changes appear on document.
Revealed: Saudi Arabia accused of modifying official Cop29 negotiating text
Exclusive: News of changes to usually non-editable document ‘risks placing climate summit in jeopardy'
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia accused of modifying official #Cop29 negotiating text, after tracked changes appear on document.
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Still flabbergasted over the deputy Liberal party leader so casually saying supporting the ongoing genocide in Gaza was necessary to ensure an ongoing relationship with the United States. Essentially that the deaths of thousands of children is OK because it'll make the US happy.
November 20, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Still flabbergasted over the deputy Liberal party leader so casually saying supporting the ongoing genocide in Gaza was necessary to ensure an ongoing relationship with the United States. Essentially that the deaths of thousands of children is OK because it'll make the US happy.
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A pretty shameful oversight that at last night’s Walkley Awards there was no mention of the record numbers of journalists who have been murdered by the IDF over the past year.
November 19, 2024 at 10:44 PM
A pretty shameful oversight that at last night’s Walkley Awards there was no mention of the record numbers of journalists who have been murdered by the IDF over the past year.
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Back in 2012, a bunch of us decided we'd had enough of the way Alan Jones talked about women. We decided to #destroythejoint. Much love to all those women and men who helped. www.smh.com.au/national/i-t...
I took on Alan Jones. I survived, but the backlash terrified me
Everyone knew that Alan Jones was the most powerful man in media. But how he wielded that power created fear - real fear.
www.smh.com.au
November 19, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Back in 2012, a bunch of us decided we'd had enough of the way Alan Jones talked about women. We decided to #destroythejoint. Much love to all those women and men who helped. www.smh.com.au/national/i-t...
A genuine relief to see actual human beings in my new follower notifications.
November 19, 2024 at 12:22 AM
A genuine relief to see actual human beings in my new follower notifications.
Good gracious, starting from scratch is a pill to swallow. Hello Bluesky. It already looks better in here than Threads, which can mostly be summarised by "I had an encounter with a random stranger who carried a strange grievance. THREAD."
November 12, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Good gracious, starting from scratch is a pill to swallow. Hello Bluesky. It already looks better in here than Threads, which can mostly be summarised by "I had an encounter with a random stranger who carried a strange grievance. THREAD."