Joel Werner
@joelwerner.bsky.social
NOW: Executive Producer, ABC Audio Studios
THEN: Science Vs (Gimlet/Spotify Studios) // ABC Science
ALWAYS: Bass guitar / backing vocals for WIFEY
THEN: Science Vs (Gimlet/Spotify Studios) // ABC Science
ALWAYS: Bass guitar / backing vocals for WIFEY
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counterpoint: no
August 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
counterpoint: no
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it's really funny to imagine going back to January when people were tipping a Peter Dutton to be PM and telling someone "actually he's going to lose so badly that it splits up a stable, governing political partnership that's existed for the better of a century"
May 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
it's really funny to imagine going back to January when people were tipping a Peter Dutton to be PM and telling someone "actually he's going to lose so badly that it splits up a stable, governing political partnership that's existed for the better of a century"
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i dont want to be a killjoy but we desperately need to make it socially unacceptable to talk about asking chatgpt things in regular conversation
May 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
i dont want to be a killjoy but we desperately need to make it socially unacceptable to talk about asking chatgpt things in regular conversation
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When @AlboMP acknowledged country last night….. that was the fucking best.
May 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
When @AlboMP acknowledged country last night….. that was the fucking best.
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"And for new Australians like me, it is the quiet proof that democracy — for all its flaws, frustrations, and noise — is still something worth believing in."
Love this piece from @bang.xiao.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Love this piece from @bang.xiao.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
From obedience to choice: A Chinese migrant's first real vote in Australia
I remember my first vote in China — three candidates, three ballot boxes and voting slips. There was just one thing missing and in Australia, it's everywhere.
www.abc.net.au
May 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"And for new Australians like me, it is the quiet proof that democracy — for all its flaws, frustrations, and noise — is still something worth believing in."
Love this piece from @bang.xiao.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Love this piece from @bang.xiao.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
I can't set a stopwatch on my Google Home anymore. I used to be able to. Why can't I now? 🤬
Q: What is an example of enshitification?
A:
A:
Google is killing software support for early Nest Thermostats
No more controlling these “smart” thermostats from a phone.
www.theverge.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I can't set a stopwatch on my Google Home anymore. I used to be able to. Why can't I now? 🤬
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
I wonder what sort of licensing fee Open AI paid Studio Ghibli to build the database that trained Chat GPT to be able to generate images in their style so accurately it must've been HUGE right? Right? RIGHT? 🙄
March 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I wonder what sort of licensing fee Open AI paid Studio Ghibli to build the database that trained Chat GPT to be able to generate images in their style so accurately it must've been HUGE right? Right? RIGHT? 🙄
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Fact: No matter how we generate electricity, Australia needs new and upgraded transmission lines.
Scrapping our Rewiring the Nation plan is a reckless and dangerous thing to do.
Scrapping our Rewiring the Nation plan is a reckless and dangerous thing to do.
March 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Fact: No matter how we generate electricity, Australia needs new and upgraded transmission lines.
Scrapping our Rewiring the Nation plan is a reckless and dangerous thing to do.
Scrapping our Rewiring the Nation plan is a reckless and dangerous thing to do.
This is astonishing. Does anyone know the US journo who backed up the Sky News reporter? Massive props to him.
🗣️ “Why don’t you go back to your own country”.
US representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene snaps at Sky’s Martha Kelner when asked about the accidental leaking of sensitive messages on Signal.
Watch the moment 👇
US representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene snaps at Sky’s Martha Kelner when asked about the accidental leaking of sensitive messages on Signal.
Watch the moment 👇
March 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is astonishing. Does anyone know the US journo who backed up the Sky News reporter? Massive props to him.
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
WORK WITH ME! We’re making a new show. It’s a narrative history pod/vodcast. I’m looking for a sharp writer with production chops. Is that you? Hit me up.
careers.abc.net.au/en/job/50465...
careers.abc.net.au/en/job/50465...
ABC Careers - Job Details - Audio & Digital Producer
careers.abc.net.au
March 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
WORK WITH ME! We’re making a new show. It’s a narrative history pod/vodcast. I’m looking for a sharp writer with production chops. Is that you? Hit me up.
careers.abc.net.au/en/job/50465...
careers.abc.net.au/en/job/50465...
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The electorate feels more divided and more disengaged than ever. Really enjoyed the podcast this week... the usual suspects... @lenoret.bsky.social @miketicher.bsky.social and @bridie.bsky.social chatting through how these fractures may shape the election campaign:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
On the Friday pod we discuss what research is saying about the electorate as we wait (and wait) for the campaign to start
On the Friday pod we discuss what research is saying about the electorate as we wait (and wait) for the campaign to start
Newsroom edition: can Dutton and Albanese get voters to listen to them? - podcast
Bridie Jabour talks with the editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, about what is dividing voters, and how these fractures are shaping our politics
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The electorate feels more divided and more disengaged than ever. Really enjoyed the podcast this week... the usual suspects... @lenoret.bsky.social @miketicher.bsky.social and @bridie.bsky.social chatting through how these fractures may shape the election campaign:
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
Oh cool! Nice to be reminded about this tiny, invisible creature whose sting hurts worse than death.
Snakes are great nightmare fuel but by far the most dangerous animal in Australia is the human!
That said, Steve Irwin’s best mate knows all of the dangerous everything and the creature that he’s most afraid of is the irukandji.
I got reminded of this great little piece by @joelwerner.bsky.social
That said, Steve Irwin’s best mate knows all of the dangerous everything and the creature that he’s most afraid of is the irukandji.
I got reminded of this great little piece by @joelwerner.bsky.social
What's The Worst Pain You've Ever Experienced?
Sound-rich audio stories from around the world, galore!
www.thirdcoastfestival.org
March 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Oh cool! Nice to be reminded about this tiny, invisible creature whose sting hurts worse than death.
It's time for the weekly game of BBALL REFERENCE or SEVERANCE CLUE! 🤨
BODEGA KAT 3s
March 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
It's time for the weekly game of BBALL REFERENCE or SEVERANCE CLUE! 🤨
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Politicians often say they haven’t broken any rules when they use taxpayer $ to attend sporting events.
Reminder: politicians made these rules & could change them at any time to better reflect what most 🇦🇺ns expect of their elected representatives.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reminder: politicians made these rules & could change them at any time to better reflect what most 🇦🇺ns expect of their elected representatives.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Peter Dutton took publicly funded flights to Sydney on days of NRL grand finals, records show
Guardian analysis reveals opposition leader also claimed for flights on days of a rugby tournament and, like many Labor MPs, a Matildas World Cup game
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Politicians often say they haven’t broken any rules when they use taxpayer $ to attend sporting events.
Reminder: politicians made these rules & could change them at any time to better reflect what most 🇦🇺ns expect of their elected representatives.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reminder: politicians made these rules & could change them at any time to better reflect what most 🇦🇺ns expect of their elected representatives.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Just a normal, nice Australian charity doing normal, nice charitable things.
And definitely not an Australian charity promoting the erasure of a people and/or ethnic cleansing.
Because that would be wack.
And definitely not an Australian charity promoting the erasure of a people and/or ethnic cleansing.
Because that would be wack.
March 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Just a normal, nice Australian charity doing normal, nice charitable things.
And definitely not an Australian charity promoting the erasure of a people and/or ethnic cleansing.
Because that would be wack.
And definitely not an Australian charity promoting the erasure of a people and/or ethnic cleansing.
Because that would be wack.
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republicans: fyi we are bombing france for being too gay and lead poisoning is now mandatory
democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus
democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus
March 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
republicans: fyi we are bombing france for being too gay and lead poisoning is now mandatory
democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus
democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus
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it's pretty fucked that if you want to make a map of wind conditions using BoM data for reporting/journalism purposes you have to pay thousands of dollars
March 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
it's pretty fucked that if you want to make a map of wind conditions using BoM data for reporting/journalism purposes you have to pay thousands of dollars
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An Australian man credited with saving more than 2 million babies through decades of regular blood and plasma donations has died at age 88.
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...
Prolific blood donor who saved 2.4 million babies dies at 88
James Harrison of Australia, whose blood had a rare antibody, donated 1,173 times over six decades, potentially saving millions of lives. He said he hoped someone would break his record.
www.nbcnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
An Australian man credited with saving more than 2 million babies through decades of regular blood and plasma donations has died at age 88.
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...
So lovely to see razor sharp science journo slash excellent human @carlsmithaus.bsky.social here! 👋 Go follow him already!
March 1, 2025 at 6:07 AM
So lovely to see razor sharp science journo slash excellent human @carlsmithaus.bsky.social here! 👋 Go follow him already!