mithomson.bsky.social
@mithomson.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Yes, social divisions- the haves and have nots
Private schools break down community by diminishing children's capacity to positively interact with diverse demographics. They inherently promote othering, not mention clogging communities with cars due to the need to commute out of area.
April 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Given our Australian Federal MPs are (mostly) older, white men, I wonder how many are even aware of the Australian Wars (aka the Frontier Wars) between Indigenous Australians and the white colonists. Rachel Perkins' 3-part series is excellent viewing (available on SBS On Demand). #auspol #AusHistory
January 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.”
Apple has opted iOS and MacOS users into an AI photo scanning feature which tries to extract landmarks from your photos called Enhanced Visual Search by default with little notice.
www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/a...
Apple opts everyone into having their Photos analyzed by AI
Homomorphic-based Enhanced Visual Search is so privacy-preserving, iPhone giant activated it without asking
www.theregister.com
January 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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"Sneaky, excessive and unjustified"

No wonder the major parties don't want any parliamentary scrutiny of their Financing Elections Bill.

What Emeritus Professor Anne Twomey said👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sneaky, excessive and unjustified: why Labor’s electoral reforms are vulnerable to constitutional challenge | Anne Twomey
A political donor will be able to donate up to $640,000 in a year. How is this taking the money out of politics?
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:24 PM