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Justin
@justinknol.bsky.social
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Living in Canberra, Australia

Used to work in tech, interested in #photography #cycling #architecture and #science

Here, but primarily at:
https://pixelfed.au/justinknol
https://aus.social/@justinknol
https://www.flickr.com/justinknol/
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Australia's new national AI plan has an “opportunity first” approach to capitalise on the "productivity" and "innovation" that AI apparently delivers. The plan rejects the mandatory protective guardrails that were included in the standalone AI act proposed by former industry minister Ed Husic 🧵
thesaturdaypaper.com.au The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 1d
In an exclusive interview, Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres defends the National AI Plan:

“There are clear accountabilities for existing regulators and existing portfolio agencies to do their work, and the AI Safety Institute is there to support that work.”
satpa.pe/IaRecnc
Labor’s new AI plan puts faith in self-regulation
In a bid to support Australian innovation in the AI revolution, the Albanese government has stripped back layers of regulation, which critics say hands big tech too much power.
satpa.pe
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
justinknol.bsky.social
Replaced my apple watch with this 1965 MoonSwatch. I was able to remove the connectors from the apple watch leather straps I had collected over the years (like this Bambou Single Tour) - so can keep enjoying the straps on a SpeedMaster…

#WristCheck #MoonSwatch #HermesSingleTour #SpeedMaster
Photograph of a grey moonswatch watch with green leather band on a wrist. The cuff of a colourful cotton shirt is visible on the right.
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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tsniedziewski.bsky.social
Airbus nears completion of first Qantas A350-1000 for long-range Project Sunrise routes
www.flightglobal.com/air-transpor...
Airbus nears completion of first Qantas A350-1000 for long-range Project Sunrise routes
Airbus has rolled out the first ultra-long-range A350-1000 for Australian carrier Qantas's Project Sunrise initiative. Project Sunrise envisions nonstop services to Australia's east coast from London ...
www.flightglobal.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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behindthebluemotel.com
As there's been some renewed interest in the Pentax 17 of late, here's Ricoh's list of all the design Easter eggs they released back when the camera came out.
A list of design Easter eggs on the Pentax 17: Flash - Pentax KP Lens Design - Pentax Espio Mini Pentax 17 Font - Pentax 67 Front Grip Texture - Pentax DA WR Lenses Film-Advance Lever - Pentax Auto 110 Film-Rewind Assembly - Pentax LX Film Plane Indicator - Pentax K-30 DSLR Shutter Release - Pentax KP Top Plate Finish - Pentax LX Titan 75-Year Special Edition
July 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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grapheneos.org
GrapheneOS version 2025071900 released:

grapheneos.org/releases#202...

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.

Forum discussion thread:

discuss.grapheneos.org/d/24190-grap...

#GrapheneOS #privacy #security
GrapheneOS releases
Official releases of GrapheneOS, a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
grapheneos.org
July 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM