Seamus Byrne
@seamusbyrne.me
Tech, media, digital culture. Regular tech talker on ABC radio. PhD student at UNSW Media Futures Hub and ADM+S exploring Generative Authenticity. Was @seamus in the Twitter era. Living on Gundungurra land.
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The elite few people in this country who are actually in a position to stand up to Donald Trump are totally silent.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The elite few people in this country who are actually in a position to stand up to Donald Trump are totally silent.
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After their homecoming Fed Square gig was cancelled over security fears, Amyl and the Sniffers put $5,000 behind the bar at seven live music venues around Melbourne.
'Wild' night in city as band shouts $35k in free drinks after gig cancelled
After their homecoming Fed Square gig was cancelled over security fears, Amyl and the Sniffers put $5,000 behind the bar at seven live music venues around Melbourne.
www.abc.net.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
After their homecoming Fed Square gig was cancelled over security fears, Amyl and the Sniffers put $5,000 behind the bar at seven live music venues around Melbourne.
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The New York Times won’t use the word but we should because it’s obvious: right wing political influencers aren’t just ‘close to’ the administration — they are its propagandists in the most literal sense of that word. They financially benefit from access & loyalty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
Conservative Media Picks an Epstein Story Line and Sticks to It
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The New York Times won’t use the word but we should because it’s obvious: right wing political influencers aren’t just ‘close to’ the administration — they are its propagandists in the most literal sense of that word. They financially benefit from access & loyalty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
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I recently had a live chat with @arielbogle.bsky.social and @cameronwilson.bsky.social about their new book, Conspiracy Nation, for the Media Futures Hub at UNSW. The conversation is now on the podcast feed. Check it out!
pca.st/episode/8ee9...
pca.st/episode/8ee9...
Conspiracy Nation: book discussion with authors Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson
pca.st
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I recently had a live chat with @arielbogle.bsky.social and @cameronwilson.bsky.social about their new book, Conspiracy Nation, for the Media Futures Hub at UNSW. The conversation is now on the podcast feed. Check it out!
pca.st/episode/8ee9...
pca.st/episode/8ee9...
Why do I count 4x USB-A ports?
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Why do I count 4x USB-A ports?
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The person behind this account does not seem to actually have any sort of vested interest in the US or in immigration. But they are nonetheless spamming horrific videos because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for that type of content, and because Facebook directly makes payments for it.
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The person behind this account does not seem to actually have any sort of vested interest in the US or in immigration. But they are nonetheless spamming horrific videos because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for that type of content, and because Facebook directly makes payments for it.
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Yet again, Australia proves itself the gateway to the Wound of Creation, forever leaking forth unholy terrors such as this, mutant spiders, bloodthirsty magpies, and Yahoo Serious.
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Yet again, Australia proves itself the gateway to the Wound of Creation, forever leaking forth unholy terrors such as this, mutant spiders, bloodthirsty magpies, and Yahoo Serious.
The best opportunity for AI is to replace the very average and very probabilistic work of the kinds of CEOs and senior managers who say AI is the future. Where is the board of directors willing to save that kind of C-suite money and puts it back into the staff who do the actual work?
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The best opportunity for AI is to replace the very average and very probabilistic work of the kinds of CEOs and senior managers who say AI is the future. Where is the board of directors willing to save that kind of C-suite money and puts it back into the staff who do the actual work?
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giving a talk tomorrow, it will not be cynical
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
giving a talk tomorrow, it will not be cynical
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In an Australia first, I used FOI to get the AI chat logs of Australia's top national security bureaucrat.
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
In an Australia first, I used FOI to get the AI chat logs of Australia's top national security bureaucrat.
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The big games review problem is that the medium inherently takes too long. People mostly review games they expect to find interesting. Playing when you know you probably won’t like a game is considered a bad investment of time.
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The big games review problem is that the medium inherently takes too long. People mostly review games they expect to find interesting. Playing when you know you probably won’t like a game is considered a bad investment of time.
Done! Latest title update:
“The Work of Art in the Age of Infinite Content: generative art and creative authenticity in online art communities and social platforms”
“The Work of Art in the Age of Infinite Content: generative art and creative authenticity in online art communities and social platforms”
Submitting PhD confirmation review documents tonight. Will breathe after a few weeks of tension getting my ideas straightened out on a page.
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Done! Latest title update:
“The Work of Art in the Age of Infinite Content: generative art and creative authenticity in online art communities and social platforms”
“The Work of Art in the Age of Infinite Content: generative art and creative authenticity in online art communities and social platforms”
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Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
Bungie reminds me of the uncoordinated but really tall kid in school who every rep team basketball coach would pick, thinking “I know he’s struggling, but surely I can train him.” Each year he sits on the bench, each year another coach gives it a go.
Sony CFO Lin Tao has elaborated on the company's decision to take an "impairment loss" against Bungie and Destiny 2.
"...due to the changes in the competitive environment, the level of sales and user engagement have not reached the expectations we had at the time of the acquisition of Bungie."
"...due to the changes in the competitive environment, the level of sales and user engagement have not reached the expectations we had at the time of the acquisition of Bungie."
Destiny 2 Hasn't Reached Sony's Expectations For Bungie Acquisition, Says CFO
CFO Lin Tao said that Destiny 2 had "not reached the expectations we had at the time of the acquisition of Bungie."
thisweekinvideogames.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Bungie reminds me of the uncoordinated but really tall kid in school who every rep team basketball coach would pick, thinking “I know he’s struggling, but surely I can train him.” Each year he sits on the bench, each year another coach gives it a go.
Submitting PhD confirmation review documents tonight. Will breathe after a few weeks of tension getting my ideas straightened out on a page.
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Submitting PhD confirmation review documents tonight. Will breathe after a few weeks of tension getting my ideas straightened out on a page.
Anyone know if it’s easy to leave weapon mastery on the bench using 2024 D&D rules on D&D Beyond? I don’t want it and it’s why I’ve ignored the new rules so far. I mean… is there anything else to change for anyway?
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Anyone know if it’s easy to leave weapon mastery on the bench using 2024 D&D rules on D&D Beyond? I don’t want it and it’s why I’ve ignored the new rules so far. I mean… is there anything else to change for anyway?
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
Interactivity
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Interactivity
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If anyone feels like supporting an independent Australian videogame website with award-winning work that strictly has no advertising, no sponsored content, no corporate ownership, does not let publishers pay for travel, and discloses every code we get and image we use:
thisweekinvideogames.com
thisweekinvideogames.com
This Week in Videogames - TWIV
Covering the important things happening in the world of videogames. News, reviews, and insights without ads or filler content.
thisweekinvideogames.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If anyone feels like supporting an independent Australian videogame website with award-winning work that strictly has no advertising, no sponsored content, no corporate ownership, does not let publishers pay for travel, and discloses every code we get and image we use:
thisweekinvideogames.com
thisweekinvideogames.com
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You can do anything at ZomboCom
In November 1999, the Zombo dot com website was created as a parody of the creative, but, largely pointless flash intros, which were trending at the end of the 1990s. Welcome... to ZomboCom.
#WebDesignHistory
#WebDesignHistory
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
You can do anything at ZomboCom
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incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
I recently had a live chat with @arielbogle.bsky.social and @cameronwilson.bsky.social about their new book, Conspiracy Nation, for the Media Futures Hub at UNSW. The conversation is now on the podcast feed. Check it out!
pca.st/episode/8ee9...
pca.st/episode/8ee9...
Conspiracy Nation: book discussion with authors Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson
pca.st
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I recently had a live chat with @arielbogle.bsky.social and @cameronwilson.bsky.social about their new book, Conspiracy Nation, for the Media Futures Hub at UNSW. The conversation is now on the podcast feed. Check it out!
pca.st/episode/8ee9...
pca.st/episode/8ee9...
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What do young Australians think about the 'Social Media Ban'?
Join young people and researchers online to find out what the upcoming changes mean for 12-15 year olds from around Australia.
🗓 Mon, 1 Dec 2025
⏰ 9:00am Perth ⏰ 11:00am Bris ⏰ 12:00pm Syd/Melb
👉 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/webinar-am...
Join young people and researchers online to find out what the upcoming changes mean for 12-15 year olds from around Australia.
🗓 Mon, 1 Dec 2025
⏰ 9:00am Perth ⏰ 11:00am Bris ⏰ 12:00pm Syd/Melb
👉 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/webinar-am...
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
What do young Australians think about the 'Social Media Ban'?
Join young people and researchers online to find out what the upcoming changes mean for 12-15 year olds from around Australia.
🗓 Mon, 1 Dec 2025
⏰ 9:00am Perth ⏰ 11:00am Bris ⏰ 12:00pm Syd/Melb
👉 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/webinar-am...
Join young people and researchers online to find out what the upcoming changes mean for 12-15 year olds from around Australia.
🗓 Mon, 1 Dec 2025
⏰ 9:00am Perth ⏰ 11:00am Bris ⏰ 12:00pm Syd/Melb
👉 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/webinar-am...
Had my first experience today pressing the Add Bibliography button in Zotero. Such witchcraft! How did we ever do this before??
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Had my first experience today pressing the Add Bibliography button in Zotero. Such witchcraft! How did we ever do this before??