Marita
@mareetsyo.bsky.social
Pretty vague. Likes crosswords.
Canberra/Ngunnawal
Canberra/Ngunnawal
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What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
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The Canberra Liberals' leader and her deputy are stepping down, a week and a half after the former leader and another backbencher were suspended from the party room for crossing the floor
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Breaking: Leanne Castley steps down as Canberra Liberals leader
Leanne Castley's resignation comes after weeks of silence following the removal of Elizabeth Lee and Peter Cain from the Canberra Liberals party room.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Canberra Liberals' leader and her deputy are stepping down, a week and a half after the former leader and another backbencher were suspended from the party room for crossing the floor
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Me: what would you like for breakfast?
2yo: pork.*
Me:…pork?
2yo, emphatically: yes.
*afaik she has never learnt of the existence of pork
2yo: pork.*
Me:…pork?
2yo, emphatically: yes.
*afaik she has never learnt of the existence of pork
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Me: what would you like for breakfast?
2yo: pork.*
Me:…pork?
2yo, emphatically: yes.
*afaik she has never learnt of the existence of pork
2yo: pork.*
Me:…pork?
2yo, emphatically: yes.
*afaik she has never learnt of the existence of pork
Some good areas happening in the House of Reps EPBC debate if anyone’s feeling wonky
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Some good areas happening in the House of Reps EPBC debate if anyone’s feeling wonky
I really need to get up but this boy is resting his head on my ankle so
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I really need to get up but this boy is resting his head on my ankle so
everyone in my house went to bed so I went to bed but now I really want a Vegemite sandwich
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
everyone in my house went to bed so I went to bed but now I really want a Vegemite sandwich
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Secondly, the main cause of the outage was Nokia personnel who were doing the upgrade were relying on an old procedure document during the upgrade that didn't outline that traffic needed to be handed off elsewhere to avoid phones not being able to connect.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Secondly, the main cause of the outage was Nokia personnel who were doing the upgrade were relying on an old procedure document during the upgrade that didn't outline that traffic needed to be handed off elsewhere to avoid phones not being able to connect.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Amid all the sound and fury of the senate inquiry, the submission from Optus on the triple zero outage reveals a bit more.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Amid all the sound and fury of the senate inquiry, the submission from Optus on the triple zero outage reveals a bit more.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
I have so many muted words but I still know way too much about The Discourse
closest thing we'll get to an American news filter ig
“As users ‘dislike’ posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.”
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I have so many muted words but I still know way too much about The Discourse
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The Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water @tonyburkemp.bsky.social has introduced the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025.
ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water @tonyburkemp.bsky.social has introduced the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025.
ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
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Number of unique speakers in the Australian parliament, by gender, 1998-2025. By Lindsay Katz and @inessadeangelis.bsky.social.
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Number of unique speakers in the Australian parliament, by gender, 1998-2025. By Lindsay Katz and @inessadeangelis.bsky.social.
A real convo in my house this morning:
2 year old holding up my phone which was streaming RN Brekky: Mum! Bluey?
Me: no sweetheart, we’re listening to Mark Butler
2 year old holding up my phone which was streaming RN Brekky: Mum! Bluey?
Me: no sweetheart, we’re listening to Mark Butler
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
A real convo in my house this morning:
2 year old holding up my phone which was streaming RN Brekky: Mum! Bluey?
Me: no sweetheart, we’re listening to Mark Butler
2 year old holding up my phone which was streaming RN Brekky: Mum! Bluey?
Me: no sweetheart, we’re listening to Mark Butler
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Why aren't childbirth contractions called push notifications?
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Why aren't childbirth contractions called push notifications?
Just muted a political commentator who’s just perpetually bitter and grumpy and I tell you what, it feels good!!
October 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Just muted a political commentator who’s just perpetually bitter and grumpy and I tell you what, it feels good!!
A wombat from our daily walk in honour of Wombat Day yesterday
October 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A wombat from our daily walk in honour of Wombat Day yesterday
My child, 47 minutes into bedtime, holding out the drawstrings on her pyjama shorts: pants! Pants! Pants! Mummy! Pants!
Me: we can look at our pants tomorrow, baby.
Her: ok! Pants!
Me: we can look at our pants tomorrow, baby.
Her: ok! Pants!
October 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
My child, 47 minutes into bedtime, holding out the drawstrings on her pyjama shorts: pants! Pants! Pants! Mummy! Pants!
Me: we can look at our pants tomorrow, baby.
Her: ok! Pants!
Me: we can look at our pants tomorrow, baby.
Her: ok! Pants!
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Lotte Reiniger's director cameo in CINDERELLA showcasing her meticulous cut paper silhouette animation technique.
October 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Lotte Reiniger's director cameo in CINDERELLA showcasing her meticulous cut paper silhouette animation technique.
@jcsalterego.bsky.social had dinner with a toddler named Jerry tonight and the constant ‘Jerry, no!’s and ‘yes, Jerry!’s made me feel like I was in real life Bluesky
October 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
@jcsalterego.bsky.social had dinner with a toddler named Jerry tonight and the constant ‘Jerry, no!’s and ‘yes, Jerry!’s made me feel like I was in real life Bluesky
:(
October 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
:(
in very exciting APS news we can now talk on Teams between departments (especially exciting since we got rid of desk phones)
October 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
in very exciting APS news we can now talk on Teams between departments (especially exciting since we got rid of desk phones)
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This place needs to increase the ratio of shitposting to doomposting.
October 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This place needs to increase the ratio of shitposting to doomposting.