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humans are not designed for the amount of feedback being a public figure on social media provides. Whether it's praise or criticism, receiving an avalanche of nonstop attention is profoundly corrosive to your brain.
April 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
humans are not designed for the amount of feedback being a public figure on social media provides. Whether it's praise or criticism, receiving an avalanche of nonstop attention is profoundly corrosive to your brain.
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The poverty rate is the highest it's been in 25 years. Yet Gina & Clive are hoarding billions while 1 in 3 big corporations pays no tax.
This is no accident. Poverty is a policy choice, and it's a choice Labor and the Coalition continue to make.
It doesn't have to be this way.
This is no accident. Poverty is a policy choice, and it's a choice Labor and the Coalition continue to make.
It doesn't have to be this way.
April 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The poverty rate is the highest it's been in 25 years. Yet Gina & Clive are hoarding billions while 1 in 3 big corporations pays no tax.
This is no accident. Poverty is a policy choice, and it's a choice Labor and the Coalition continue to make.
It doesn't have to be this way.
This is no accident. Poverty is a policy choice, and it's a choice Labor and the Coalition continue to make.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
April 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
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Brand Trump: Toxic Uncertainty
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April 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Brand Trump: Toxic Uncertainty
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Suspension is a better strategy: take Trump's authority away, "You get your toys back USA when you put an adult in charge."
End AUKUS.
April 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Suspension is a better strategy: take Trump's authority away, "You get your toys back USA when you put an adult in charge."
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Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
April 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
Toxic Evil Policy is AOK when someone else is paying...
April 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Toxic Evil Policy is AOK when someone else is paying...
Four (4) more IPv6 Certification workshops across Asia-Pacific by APNIC!
blog.apnic.net/2025/03/19/a...
blog.apnic.net/2025/03/19/a...
APNIC Academy IPv6 certification in 2025 | APNIC Blog
APNIC Academy IPv6 certification is heading to Bangladesh and Thailand in 2025.
blog.apnic.net
March 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Four (4) more IPv6 Certification workshops across Asia-Pacific by APNIC!
blog.apnic.net/2025/03/19/a...
blog.apnic.net/2025/03/19/a...
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"The right has shifted almost monolithically away from values once prized by both liberals and conservatives, like respect for institutions, evidence-based policymaking and the rule of law." @keanebernard.bsky.social on the death of liberalism under Dutton www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/19/p...
The mask is off: Dutton's Liberals are no party of liberalism
In a decade, the Liberals have gone from supporting the rights of bigots to wanting to deport them. What happened? It's not just Dutton.
www.crikey.com.au
March 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"The right has shifted almost monolithically away from values once prized by both liberals and conservatives, like respect for institutions, evidence-based policymaking and the rule of law." @keanebernard.bsky.social on the death of liberalism under Dutton www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/19/p...
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The internet didn’t make people worse. It just made their worst thoughts public.
March 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The internet didn’t make people worse. It just made their worst thoughts public.
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Newsletter: We need to talk about CoreWeave, the first big IPO of the generative AI bubble, with a speculated $35bn valuation, burdened by ruinous debt, impossible-to-meet capacity obligations, and a data center partner that's never built any AI compute.
www.wheresyoured.at/core-incompetency/
www.wheresyoured.at/core-incompetency/
CoreWeave Is A Time Bomb
Soundtrack: EL-P (ft. Aesop Rock) - Run The Numbers
In my years writing this newsletter I have come across few companies as rotten as CoreWeave — an "AI cloud provider" that sells GPU compute to AI c...
www.wheresyoured.at
March 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Sex workers: doing more for male mental health than every bro therapist combined. But sure, we’re the bad guys.
March 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Sex workers: doing more for male mental health than every bro therapist combined. But sure, we’re the bad guys.
Ahem, a "defense budget" equal the top 30 spenders on the planet, most of whom are allies ... well, maybe not for long, ok, let's go with bad math.
Trump backed GOP into a big corner with his “balanced budget” point.
The ONLY way House GOP could even think about upholding their “no cuts to Medicaid” swing seat promises and their spending cut mandates is deficit spending and bad math.
Now they have to gut Medicaid & hand it to Elon in public.
The ONLY way House GOP could even think about upholding their “no cuts to Medicaid” swing seat promises and their spending cut mandates is deficit spending and bad math.
Now they have to gut Medicaid & hand it to Elon in public.
March 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ahem, a "defense budget" equal the top 30 spenders on the planet, most of whom are allies ... well, maybe not for long, ok, let's go with bad math.
Yeah, much happier than I'm off X and Meta now.
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
March 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Yeah, much happier than I'm off X and Meta now.
Cheap, Clean, Green, and more Reliable. Says Rio Tinto.
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-batter...
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-batter...
Solar battery deal for giant smelter is a stunning game-changer for Australian energy
Choice of wind, solar and battery storage to power giant smelters means the biggest consumers of energy are moving beyond fossil fuels and “baseload”. Here’s why.
reneweconomy.com.au
March 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Cheap, Clean, Green, and more Reliable. Says Rio Tinto.
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-batter...
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-batter...
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If your business cannot operate legally, you run a CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.
OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use
National security hinges on unfettered access to AI training data, OpenAI says.
arstechnica.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If your business cannot operate legally, you run a CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.
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1. I get served an unintentionally hilarious video on Instagram of someone claiming that giving birth with dolphins ensures there is no pain in childbirth and your kid will have a 150 IQ.
2. I google to see where this theory comes from.
3. I get served an AI answer with this amazing sentence.
2. I google to see where this theory comes from.
3. I get served an AI answer with this amazing sentence.
March 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
1. I get served an unintentionally hilarious video on Instagram of someone claiming that giving birth with dolphins ensures there is no pain in childbirth and your kid will have a 150 IQ.
2. I google to see where this theory comes from.
3. I get served an AI answer with this amazing sentence.
2. I google to see where this theory comes from.
3. I get served an AI answer with this amazing sentence.
Zero Day on Netflix is worth a watch. Watch out for the slur on the main tech villain. You will know it when you hear it.
March 8, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Zero Day on Netflix is worth a watch. Watch out for the slur on the main tech villain. You will know it when you hear it.
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
Today's winner of The Internet.
Andrew Tate: The first man to sell ‘masculinity’ as a product, and somehow all his customers are still lonely, broke, and whining on the internet about feminism.
February 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Today's winner of The Internet.
It will be interesting in the extreme to see if the consumer class can up end the power structure of the world's largest free but unfair marketplace.
February 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It will be interesting in the extreme to see if the consumer class can up end the power structure of the world's largest free but unfair marketplace.
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This week, I had the pleasure of facilitating a role-play exercise with @terrysweetser.bsky.social, @aftabsiddiqui.bsky.social, and the #APRICOT2025 Fellows, the latter of which got to practice presenting & defending policies that seek to improve the resilience of the Internet #nextgen
February 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This week, I had the pleasure of facilitating a role-play exercise with @terrysweetser.bsky.social, @aftabsiddiqui.bsky.social, and the #APRICOT2025 Fellows, the latter of which got to practice presenting & defending policies that seek to improve the resilience of the Internet #nextgen
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The 2025 ISIF Asia applications are now open!
Discover more and start your application via the Foundation blog. Applications close April 4, but registration of organizations in the funding portal closes April 2.
apnic.foundation/blog/2025-is...
#funding #grants #digitaldevelopment #connectivity
Discover more and start your application via the Foundation blog. Applications close April 4, but registration of organizations in the funding portal closes April 2.
apnic.foundation/blog/2025-is...
#funding #grants #digitaldevelopment #connectivity
February 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The 2025 ISIF Asia applications are now open!
Discover more and start your application via the Foundation blog. Applications close April 4, but registration of organizations in the funding portal closes April 2.
apnic.foundation/blog/2025-is...
#funding #grants #digitaldevelopment #connectivity
Discover more and start your application via the Foundation blog. Applications close April 4, but registration of organizations in the funding portal closes April 2.
apnic.foundation/blog/2025-is...
#funding #grants #digitaldevelopment #connectivity
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Imagine if other products were made like software is.
Every two weeks someone is coming to your house and is replacing your toilet with one that you have to learn to use all over again.
Every two weeks someone is coming to your house and is replacing your toilet with one that you have to learn to use all over again.
February 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Imagine if other products were made like software is.
Every two weeks someone is coming to your house and is replacing your toilet with one that you have to learn to use all over again.
Every two weeks someone is coming to your house and is replacing your toilet with one that you have to learn to use all over again.