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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 6h

University execs come up with the dumbest excuses. And they get away with it.

‘…WSU said its "change process" was being led "by our own people" and consultants were engaged because staff working on the restructure were facing burnout.’ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

University staff outraged as high-paid consultants work on redundancies

As Western Sydney University prepares to shed hundreds of staff due to its dire finances, leaked documents reveal it is paying consultants as much as $2,850 a day.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

And this:
92% of the growth in the entire country this year has been data centers. And some of that is "circular deals" that dont involve actual money

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune

Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?

fortune.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

The government complains that Comey submitted a 19-page request for vindictive prosecution evidence.

Right.

$\the defendant has provided a 19-page letter that includes substantial and abnormal requests regarding the vindictive/selective prosecution allegation. These requests are for internal deliberative processes, attorney work product, and potentially privileged information. The government has asked for this material and will need to review it. We respectfully request the Court set the discovery deadline for this material for October 14, 2025.3$

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

I know we should celebrate Tony Fitzpatrick for his Chicago art, but I'll always love his portrait of NYC's Flaco

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Dr Bruce Baer Arnold @baerarnold.bsky.social · 2d

So yes

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Senate Cttee engages with ANU train wreck. "Twas not me, not me" say the train drivers - www.youtube.com/live/wSt5Yi-...

Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee | 10/10/2025

YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal

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Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 3d

"’This technology is a new vector for sexual harassment and bullying, which were long-standing issues [before widespread use of AI],’ [CDT’s] Laird says, ‘and this has become a new way to exacerbate that.’” www.npr.org/2025/10/...

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 3d

"[W]e found that as few as 250 malicious documents can produce a 'backdoor' vulnerability in a large language model —regardless of model size or training data volume".

And the large-scale implementation of these bullshitting devices in government and academia is duly on its way. Wonderful.

A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size

Anthropic research on data-poisoning attacks in large language models

www.anthropic.com

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Bronwyn Fredericks @bronfredericks.bsky.social · 3d

Out early walking & running in the city this morning. We’re in for a gorgeous day in SE Qld! Enjoy your day wherever you are & whatever you’re doing today. ☀️👣👋🏽😀

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hawke23.bsky.social @hawke23.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s the infamous fake invoice. Plenty of other false / forged documents to go with it. It’s quite an extensive collection.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 4d

Purrfect ending: Missing Virginia store cat found after hitching a ride to another state / #catcanoe #catsky
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Purrfect ending: Missing Virginia store cat found after hitching a ride to another state

Francine the cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks. The calico cat hitched a ride to a sister facility in another state.

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Dr Bruce Baer Arnold @baerarnold.bsky.social · 4d

the contractor is the equivalent of British Rail's 'wet leaves on the line'

Dr Bruce Baer Arnold @baerarnold.bsky.social · 4d

Australian Information Commissioner v Australian Clinical Labs Limited (No 2) [2025] FCA 1224 - landmark data breach enforcement - www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Ju...

Australian Information Commissioner v Australian Clinical Labs Limited (No 2) [2025] FCA 1224

www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au

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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 4d

Fabulous news. Things should never have got to this point. ANU Council has done an appalling job overseeing terrible times at the University.

The strategic timing of this announcement one day out from senior officials appearing at Senate estimates tomorrow is not lost on me.

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Dr Bruce Baer Arnold @baerarnold.bsky.social · 4d

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Thom to investigate Allen's Senate claims against ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop | Region Canberra

A former Australian Government investigator will lead a confidential inquiry into issues raised during the Senate hearing of 12 August…

region.com.au

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Dr Bruce Baer Arnold @baerarnold.bsky.social · 6d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Major data breach as up to 3,000 flood victims' details loaded to ChatGPT

The NSW Reconstruction Authority says the breach occurred in March and involved the personal data of applicants to the Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program.

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Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social · 8d

They are almost instantly recognizable, mostly due to having a 9 foot wingspan and being the size of a small car🤣
This white pelican was hanging out with a bunch of cormorants, when it decided it was time to go for a cruise around the lake!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶

A white pelican with its huge yellow bill and bright orange feet, takes off from a small lake in late evening light. It has kicked up a splash with its feet as it’s taking off.

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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 8d

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Dr Bruce Baer Arnold @baerarnold.bsky.social · 8d

NCAT re Grubisa - www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/199...

The Council of the Law Society of NSW v Grubisa - NSW Caselaw

www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au

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Bronwyn Fredericks @bronfredericks.bsky.social · 8d

I went to the garden shop early & enjoyed just looking around. Ahh Spring!! I got my new garden hose attachment because the other one broke. I don’t throw much away & instead fix, reuse & recycle etc but when something breaks & can’t be repaired, I buy a new or secondhand one.

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Bronwyn Fredericks @bronfredericks.bsky.social · 8d

I got bedazzled by the beauty in the garden shop, inc by the orchids. I thought of my mum when I saw them, because she likes them. Have a lovely day wherever you are & whatever you’re doing today! 🌸👋🏽😀

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Dr Bruce Baer Arnold @baerarnold.bsky.social · 9d

we are incredibly grateful for your effort, effectiveness and courtesy Dr Clohesy

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NTEU ACT @nteuact.bsky.social · 9d

One of our biggest ACT contingents ever to @nteunion.bsky.social National Council! A testament to the significant growth of our union. 💜

This team of legends is in Melbourne with NTEU members from across the country.

Not yet a member? Join your union today at www.nteu.au/join. ✊

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Dr Bruce Baer Arnold @baerarnold.bsky.social · 9d

from the lord of lies - www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/elon...

Elon Musk promises to do to Wikipedia what he did to the federal government

Wikipedia is one of the 10 most popular websites on planet Earth and, in this reporter's opinion, one of humanity's greatest modern achievements of the digital age. It's the closest we've gotten to ma...

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 13d

Another craven act of surrender by Big Tech. There is exactly zero merit to this lawsuit. For Google to pay Trump off adds it to the long list of companies that have decided to be complicit in his attack on free speech
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Google to Pay $24.5 Million to End Trump Lawsuit Over Jan. 6 Ban

Google agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve Donald Trump’s claims that being banished from his YouTube channel after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol was illegal censorship, according to a c...

www.bloomberg.com

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