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@veronicasharmonica.bsky.social
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I generally prefer to sit on the sidelines when it comes to these platforms. I may dip my toe into the waters of chaos on the odd occasion and hope for the best.
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According to this article, there’s emerging evidence the Dead Internet Theory is no longer just a conspiracy theory.

In 2024, bots made up 51% of internet traffic, overtaking humans.

Does that mean The Dead Internet Theory needs a rebrand, or are there other theory types it could fall under?
‘Dead Internet Theory’ - What is it and how is AI making it happen?
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman have warned on social media in recent weeks of the “Dead Internet Theory".
www.forbes.com.au
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Probably the best analysis of the Kirk shooting I’ve heard so far. From Mark Kenny
on ABC Insiders this morning.
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"We have enormous political pressure to keep approving new gas projects, or the people that own the world's most expensive fridges will go broke."

#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
I'm reading Dr Joëlle Gergis’ Quarterly Essay:

💰 In 2022, governments poured US$7 trillion into fossil fuel subsidies — enough to cover adaptation and clean energy, with spare change.

#ClimateCrisis #Renewables #FossilFuels
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Pauline Hanson has claimed Labor does not have a mandate for net zero because only "35 per cent" voted 1 for them. This is nonsense. Once you include Greens, teals and others who are more pro climate action than Labor the combined primary is over 50%.
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04:45 this morning, Loch Shieldaig.
The practice of a seller destroying a product someone has already paid for represents a radical assault on consumer rights.

If this practice does not stop, it may be codified into law and spread to more products over time, such as agricultural equipment, educational products, medical devices, etc.
Australia is the world's largest coal exporter and a top gas exporter, and a UNSW study has concluded Australia is second globally for emissions from fossil fuel exports.

International Court of Justice (ICJ) has a blueprint for climate justice for countries perpetuating the planet's destabilisation
World Court lights match under Australia's fossil fuel export industry
The International Court of Justice was unequivocal about the consequences for countries that make the climate crisis worse. As one of the world's biggest fossil fuel exporters, it puts Australia on no...
www.abc.net.au
Nelson Bay and some litter we picked up along the way.

#Tasmania
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It is time for the Australian Government to admit we can’t insure our way out of the climate crisis.

It is impossible to get insurance against likely events, and climate disasters are becoming more and more likely.

#auspol
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Why is the social services minister being grilled about defence matters??

#Insiders #auspol
#ChatGPT #AI

AI is an invention that makes a lot of money for the company pocket, and also requires the public purse to monitor it and put in safeguards.

Perhaps we are already working with a "badly specified objective"?
Is ChatGPT a threat? | If You’re Listening Ep19 | ABC News In-depth
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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This quote from Stan Grant's article seems particularly relevant today:

"News doesn't like triumph. It feasts on suffering."

This quote is a little more uplifting:

"No one reads yesterday's headlines. But we return to the poets."
I disappeared off TV screens seeking a different life. Here's what I found
In the time since I have disappeared from our television screens, I have spent more time back here in this valley, in the land of my ancestors.
www.abc.net.au