@rauricaozaiw.bsky.social
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LLM addicts in 50 years time
December 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
LLM addicts in 50 years time
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A disgraceful end. Melbourne University is a captured organization with no backbone
This is the way #Meanjin ends — not with a bang but a whimper.
New FOI story from me for @crikey.com.au:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/17/m...
New FOI story from me for @crikey.com.au:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/17/m...
FOI docs reveal Meanjin axing never debated by Melbourne Uni. And why were all bids to save it rejected?
The University of Melbourne's finance committee didn't invite members to question the closure of the 85-year-old literary journal, instead only waving it through. Meanwhile, all external offers to sav...
www.crikey.com.au
December 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A disgraceful end. Melbourne University is a captured organization with no backbone
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Since fish farms were closed on most of the inside pass of Vancouver Island, look at the amazing coho fishery recovery. Amazing to see!
December 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Since fish farms were closed on most of the inside pass of Vancouver Island, look at the amazing coho fishery recovery. Amazing to see!
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A recurring story :
Political media : Do this stupid thing!
ALP : No.
Political media : DO THE STUPID THING, DAMMIT.
ALP : [sighing] Alright, fine.
Political media : [headline] 'ALP does stupid thing. Why this is good for the Opposition.'
Political media : Do this stupid thing!
ALP : No.
Political media : DO THE STUPID THING, DAMMIT.
ALP : [sighing] Alright, fine.
Political media : [headline] 'ALP does stupid thing. Why this is good for the Opposition.'
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A recurring story :
Political media : Do this stupid thing!
ALP : No.
Political media : DO THE STUPID THING, DAMMIT.
ALP : [sighing] Alright, fine.
Political media : [headline] 'ALP does stupid thing. Why this is good for the Opposition.'
Political media : Do this stupid thing!
ALP : No.
Political media : DO THE STUPID THING, DAMMIT.
ALP : [sighing] Alright, fine.
Political media : [headline] 'ALP does stupid thing. Why this is good for the Opposition.'
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The ALP need to realise they will be criticised whatever they do, so how about do things that are good? And do things to please those who voted for you not those who never will.
The AFR run a 2 year campaign to get the ALP to weaken the changes to super tax concessions to make it easier to avoid paying the tax.
The ALP does it.
The AFR criticises the ALP for weakening the policy because people can avoid paying the tax.
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
The ALP does it.
The AFR criticises the ALP for weakening the policy because people can avoid paying the tax.
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
The rich get tax advice; the poor get lectures: super tax saga lays bare a skewed system
A new report on the amount of revenue expected to be raised by the changes to superannuation tax on balances over $3m highlights yet again how the tax system is weighted in favour of the rich and that...
thepoint.com.au
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The ALP need to realise they will be criticised whatever they do, so how about do things that are good? And do things to please those who voted for you not those who never will.
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If I didn’t have the language of psychology, an excellent support system, if i was prone to despair and suicidal ideation, then seeing this video as a novelist—who got their start and success in 2013 when ebooks were taking off—might get me to an “end it all” place.
youtu.be/ew7QYoMRW6I?...
youtu.be/ew7QYoMRW6I?...
AI Writing is Taking Over
YouTube video by Jared Henderson
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If I didn’t have the language of psychology, an excellent support system, if i was prone to despair and suicidal ideation, then seeing this video as a novelist—who got their start and success in 2013 when ebooks were taking off—might get me to an “end it all” place.
youtu.be/ew7QYoMRW6I?...
youtu.be/ew7QYoMRW6I?...
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We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies
These are very troubling times
These are very troubling times
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies
These are very troubling times
These are very troubling times
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Black Friday all a bit much yesterday? Try my @theguardian.com country diary antidote, for something a little different...
#countrydiary #naturewriting #BlackFriday
#countrydiary #naturewriting #BlackFriday
Country diary: My Black Friday? A night-time skulk in the woods | Nic Wilson
Purwell Ninesprings, Hertfordshire: A chilly evening spent interpreting rustles and admiring the silhouetted trees – now that’s what I call a bargain
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Black Friday all a bit much yesterday? Try my @theguardian.com country diary antidote, for something a little different...
#countrydiary #naturewriting #BlackFriday
#countrydiary #naturewriting #BlackFriday
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We're now at the start of the Find Out phase of FAFO, wrt climate change.
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
We're now at the start of the Find Out phase of FAFO, wrt climate change.
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Before the advent of pasteurization, milk caused 38% of food born illnesses. Today, it's 1%.
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Before the advent of pasteurization, milk caused 38% of food born illnesses. Today, it's 1%.
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ABC Radio Sydney should never have sacked Sarah Macdonald or given us the sad line up we’ve had since Glover et al. left us.
Sack the person in charge - they obviously have no idea what ABC listeners want
Sack the person in charge - they obviously have no idea what ABC listeners want
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ABC Radio Sydney should never have sacked Sarah Macdonald or given us the sad line up we’ve had since Glover et al. left us.
Sack the person in charge - they obviously have no idea what ABC listeners want
Sack the person in charge - they obviously have no idea what ABC listeners want
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I love Northern Australia, and it breaks my heart what's happening and is planned for this region. More people need to know why this place is so special and what's at risk, so I wrote about it. My first article for @australiainstitute.org.au's The Point. thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Northern Australia is extraordinary, and it’s under severe threat
Right now, this region, is under siege, in large part due to insatiable corporate and government desires to ‘develop’ the North.
thepoint.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I love Northern Australia, and it breaks my heart what's happening and is planned for this region. More people need to know why this place is so special and what's at risk, so I wrote about it. My first article for @australiainstitute.org.au's The Point. thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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This graphic predicts future temperatures, based on continued accelerated warming:
1.50°C by 2026
2.00°C by 2036
2.50°C by 2045
2.85°C by 2050
Of course, a lot of non-linearities are possible before 2050. Like a net-zero, carbon-free, sustainable vegan utopia. Or the other ...
1.50°C by 2026
2.00°C by 2036
2.50°C by 2045
2.85°C by 2050
Of course, a lot of non-linearities are possible before 2050. Like a net-zero, carbon-free, sustainable vegan utopia. Or the other ...
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This graphic predicts future temperatures, based on continued accelerated warming:
1.50°C by 2026
2.00°C by 2036
2.50°C by 2045
2.85°C by 2050
Of course, a lot of non-linearities are possible before 2050. Like a net-zero, carbon-free, sustainable vegan utopia. Or the other ...
1.50°C by 2026
2.00°C by 2036
2.50°C by 2045
2.85°C by 2050
Of course, a lot of non-linearities are possible before 2050. Like a net-zero, carbon-free, sustainable vegan utopia. Or the other ...
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Entitled to lower bills.
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Entitled to lower bills.
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.
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'To be clear, there are no simple solutions for the threat of wildfires amplifed by anthropogenic climate change.
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
'To be clear, there are no simple solutions for the threat of wildfires amplifed by anthropogenic climate change.
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
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I seriously cannot get over how stupid it is to be cutting back on research right now #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
CSIRO 350 job cuts a damning indictment on Government priorities, misses 'golden opportunity' on research
The announcement this week that CSIRO are to cut 350 research jobs is another damning indictment on Australia’s ongoing failure to prioritise research and development.
thepoint.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I seriously cannot get over how stupid it is to be cutting back on research right now #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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I have a nagging feeling governments know collapse is coming and are busy keeping us calm while doom approaches. It’s the only way I can understand their actions.
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I have a nagging feeling governments know collapse is coming and are busy keeping us calm while doom approaches. It’s the only way I can understand their actions.
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PM @albomp.bsky.social says "his government was a “friend of science”"
@australiainstitute.org.au graph says NO
(Australia's pitiful R&D spend includes tax breaks to private companies; h/t @rodcampbell.bsky.social, @tomswann.bsky.social)
#WithFriendsLikeTheseWhoNeedsEnemies
@australiainstitute.org.au graph says NO
(Australia's pitiful R&D spend includes tax breaks to private companies; h/t @rodcampbell.bsky.social, @tomswann.bsky.social)
#WithFriendsLikeTheseWhoNeedsEnemies
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
PM @albomp.bsky.social says "his government was a “friend of science”"
@australiainstitute.org.au graph says NO
(Australia's pitiful R&D spend includes tax breaks to private companies; h/t @rodcampbell.bsky.social, @tomswann.bsky.social)
#WithFriendsLikeTheseWhoNeedsEnemies
@australiainstitute.org.au graph says NO
(Australia's pitiful R&D spend includes tax breaks to private companies; h/t @rodcampbell.bsky.social, @tomswann.bsky.social)
#WithFriendsLikeTheseWhoNeedsEnemies
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Better approve some more gas fields and coal mines.
Scientists say they are "speechless" after witnessing significant coral death at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef.
Survey finds 60 per cent of Ningaloo coral has turned to stone
Scientists say they are "speechless" after witnessing significant coral death at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Better approve some more gas fields and coal mines.
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@readfearn.bsky.social:"The loss of corals at Ningaloo was part of the 4th & worst global mass bleaching event on record that exposed >80% of reefs in >80 countries to temperatures high enough to cause bleaching."
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
@readfearn.bsky.social:"The loss of corals at Ningaloo was part of the 4th & worst global mass bleaching event on record that exposed >80% of reefs in >80 countries to temperatures high enough to cause bleaching."
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
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"fresh survey of eight sites along WA's Ningaloo Reef has revealed more than 60 per cent of corals have died [..] Of the 1,600 corals counted in March, only 600 were still alive come late October"
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
"fresh survey of eight sites along WA's Ningaloo Reef has revealed more than 60 per cent of corals have died [..] Of the 1,600 corals counted in March, only 600 were still alive come late October"