Mat8iou
@mat8iou.bsky.social
Sydney (but until recently Slough, UK) based architect and ultra-runner.
Described by Samantha Bee as the most well informed thoughtful person to ever dress like the EU flag.
@mat8iou on Twitter, Threads and Instagram
Described by Samantha Bee as the most well informed thoughtful person to ever dress like the EU flag.
@mat8iou on Twitter, Threads and Instagram
Technically both could involve use of a turkey baster...
Good morning. In the past 24 hours, more Americans have Googled “felching” than have searched for “turkey recipes”
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Technically both could involve use of a turkey baster...
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Heaven forfend a woman wear the same outfit twice.
#BREAKING 🚨 The Senate has been suspended after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wore a burka on the floor, repeating her 2017 stunt
It happened shortly after Hanson tried introduce a bill which would ban burkas in Australia
It happened shortly after Hanson tried introduce a bill which would ban burkas in Australia
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Heaven forfend a woman wear the same outfit twice.
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Oh dear, God, Hannan said something sensible.
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Oh dear, God, Hannan said something sensible.
Mistake number 1 - hiring Accenture for a website redesign.
BoM asked to explain ‘what happened here’ after cost of website redesign revealed to be $96.5m
BoM asked to explain ‘what happened here’ after cost of website redesign revealed to be $96.5m
Environment minister Murray Watt ‘not happy’ with cost blowout and has shared concerns with new Bureau of Meteorology boss
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The true cost of the Bureau of Meteorology’s website redesign has been revealed to be $96.5m, with the environment minister asking the agency’s new chief executive to explain what led to the massive cost blowout.
BoM apologised last month after the new site was criticised by politicians and the public when it launched. The agency swiftly made changes to help users find functions they were used to on the old site. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Mistake number 1 - hiring Accenture for a website redesign.
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116 legal and policy experts have now opposed Labor’s new powers for police to recommend cutting payments from people without them even having been convicted of a crime.
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
116 legal and policy experts have now opposed Labor’s new powers for police to recommend cutting payments from people without them even having been convicted of a crime.
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
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What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
Today I learned that LA was originally called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula. (Which translates to: The Town of Our Lady Queen of the Angels of the Porciúncula River)
Why did they shorten it?
Why did they shorten it?
November 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Today I learned that LA was originally called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula. (Which translates to: The Town of Our Lady Queen of the Angels of the Porciúncula River)
Why did they shorten it?
Why did they shorten it?
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I’m yet again struck by how small the amounts of money (in corporate or government budget terms, not for individuals) needed to influence politics are.
Gill‘s MEP salary was around €100k net plus very extensive expenses, and it still only took €5k a pop to betray his continent, country and voters.
Gill‘s MEP salary was around €100k net plus very extensive expenses, and it still only took €5k a pop to betray his continent, country and voters.
Delicious justice for Nathan Gill, served ice cold.
Pretty sure this was not his only crime, but still good to see him go down for a good stretch.
The first of the "Bad Boys of Brexit" to serve time, but hopefully not the last.
Pretty sure this was not his only crime, but still good to see him go down for a good stretch.
The first of the "Bad Boys of Brexit" to serve time, but hopefully not the last.
IN FULL: Reform UK’s ex-Wales leader jailed for accepting pro-Russian bribes
YouTube video by Sky News - Courts
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I’m yet again struck by how small the amounts of money (in corporate or government budget terms, not for individuals) needed to influence politics are.
Gill‘s MEP salary was around €100k net plus very extensive expenses, and it still only took €5k a pop to betray his continent, country and voters.
Gill‘s MEP salary was around €100k net plus very extensive expenses, and it still only took €5k a pop to betray his continent, country and voters.
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"there was a young man with a dream
of making methamphetamine
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of making methamphetamine
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"there was a young man with a dream
of making methamphetamine
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of making methamphetamine
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Why am I not even shocked:
WhatsApp messages have revealed how Nathan Gill, a prominent MEP for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party took bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign in the European Parliament.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
WhatsApp messages have revealed how Nathan Gill, a prominent MEP for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party took bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign in the European Parliament.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nathan Gill: How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted bribery and will be sentenced on Friday.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Why am I not even shocked:
WhatsApp messages have revealed how Nathan Gill, a prominent MEP for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party took bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign in the European Parliament.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
WhatsApp messages have revealed how Nathan Gill, a prominent MEP for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party took bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign in the European Parliament.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The process by which the asbestos in play sand was discovered and then reported to the authorities doesn't inspire confidence that a similar incident wouldn't go undetected.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Asbestos sand contamination was a fluke discovery in an Australian lab
An Australian lab discovered asbestos in children's play sand by chance and regulators only found out about it because of a podcast interview, the ABC can reveal.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The process by which the asbestos in play sand was discovered and then reported to the authorities doesn't inspire confidence that a similar incident wouldn't go undetected.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
She's come a long way from the young teen singing on TV.
OTOH, she also sang at Rupert Murdoch's wedding, so maybe it's a return to her roots.
OTOH, she also sang at Rupert Murdoch's wedding, so maybe it's a return to her roots.
Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
She's come a long way from the young teen singing on TV.
OTOH, she also sang at Rupert Murdoch's wedding, so maybe it's a return to her roots.
OTOH, she also sang at Rupert Murdoch's wedding, so maybe it's a return to her roots.
Do they extend this same benefit of the doubt / scope for interpretation to stuff that Democrats say?
Democrat veterans: "Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders."
Trump: “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
Republicans: What? No…Trump doesn't want to execute members of Congress, he was “defining the crime of sedition” 🫠 buff.ly/4U7HNRB
Trump: “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
Republicans: What? No…Trump doesn't want to execute members of Congress, he was “defining the crime of sedition” 🫠 buff.ly/4U7HNRB
Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
US president roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal orders
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Do they extend this same benefit of the doubt / scope for interpretation to stuff that Democrats say?
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Another good blog post that was called out in @thesizzle.com.au yesterday: huijzer.xyz/posts/123/do...
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huijzer.xyz
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Another good blog post that was called out in @thesizzle.com.au yesterday: huijzer.xyz/posts/123/do...
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lol, imagine distributing bigoted material against your own cultural group for a piddly amount of money.
I just…
WTF is wrong with this society?
WTF is wrong with this society?
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
lol, imagine distributing bigoted material against your own cultural group for a piddly amount of money.
The probability on this seems fairly low?
'Mr Ryan said Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel each had an "undiagnosed and untreated psychotic illness".'
'Mr Ryan said Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel each had an "undiagnosed and untreated psychotic illness".'
Woah — Queensland state coroner Terry Ryan does not accept that the Wieambilla shooters committed a terrorist act as defined in the criminal code.
Instead, he found they were psychotic and that their illness was complemented by their conspiracy theory & premillienialist beliefs
Instead, he found they were psychotic and that their illness was complemented by their conspiracy theory & premillienialist beliefs
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The probability on this seems fairly low?
'Mr Ryan said Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel each had an "undiagnosed and untreated psychotic illness".'
'Mr Ryan said Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel each had an "undiagnosed and untreated psychotic illness".'
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Wow, that is spinning absurdity to an impressive level 🤢
Leavitt says press should be grateful Trump called female reporter ‘piggy’
Leavitt says press should be grateful Trump called female reporter ‘piggy’
Leavitt says press should be grateful Trump called female reporter ‘piggy’
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Wow, that is spinning absurdity to an impressive level 🤢
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November 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Love the attention to detail in the levels of recursion going on here.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Love the attention to detail in the levels of recursion going on here.
1. This is going to turn into absolute chaos.
2. Why are they doing it before the ban starts?
3. Why can't they just lock / make private the accounts rather than deleting them?
2. Why are they doing it before the ban starts?
3. Why can't they just lock / make private the accounts rather than deleting them?
Meta warns it will start axing the Meta accounts of under 16s from December 4. Here's how you can download your data before then.
How to download your content ahead of Meta's teen social media ban
Meta warns it will start axing the Meta accounts of under 16s from December 4. Here's how you can download your data before then.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
1. This is going to turn into absolute chaos.
2. Why are they doing it before the ban starts?
3. Why can't they just lock / make private the accounts rather than deleting them?
2. Why are they doing it before the ban starts?
3. Why can't they just lock / make private the accounts rather than deleting them?
Non British are no longer allowed to enjoy themselves in the Daily Mail worldview...
A reminder that the Daily Express' last editor but one, apologised for its "anti-immigrant" coverage which he said had meant "I just couldn't sleep" at night.
No such sleepless nights for his successor then
No such sleepless nights for his successor then
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Non British are no longer allowed to enjoy themselves in the Daily Mail worldview...
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Nostalgia for memes is now a thing www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
The ‘Great Meme Reset’ Is Coming
From Jack Dorsey to Gen Alpha, everyone seemingly wants to go back to the internet of a decade ago. But is it possible to reverse AI slop and brain rot?
www.wired.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Nostalgia for memes is now a thing www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
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“If you speak out in defense of judicial independence only to protect judges (or justices) who rule the way you want them to, then I respectfully submit that your definition of judicial independence is bollocks.”
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
193. The "War" on Judges
Deputy Attorney General Blanche's attack on lower courts is an impressive combination of light on substance; shamelessly hypocritical; and profoundly dangerous. More people should be condemning it.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“If you speak out in defense of judicial independence only to protect judges (or justices) who rule the way you want them to, then I respectfully submit that your definition of judicial independence is bollocks.”
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
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The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.
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Coinbase donated to Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project as an appeal to the administration, Emilie Choi, the cryptocurrency exchange's president and COO, said at Axios' BFD event today.
Exclusive: Coinbase explains donation to Trump's ballroom
Tech firms like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia also donated to Trump's ballroom fund.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.
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