Alice Clarke
@alicedkc.bsky.social
Multi-award winning freelance journalist specialising in technology, games, entertainment and opinion. Co-curator of the PAX Together area at PAX Aus.
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Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
My childhood home was listed for sale yesterday, and since then I have had so many random people who claim to have known me as a child messaging me on Facebook to ask if I’m ok??? Small towns are so weird.
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
My childhood home was listed for sale yesterday, and since then I have had so many random people who claim to have known me as a child messaging me on Facebook to ask if I’m ok??? Small towns are so weird.
*crashing sound from the hallway*
Me: Artemis. Are you doing what you're supposed to be doing?
Artemis: No.
-a pause-
Artemis (pointing at me): Mummy!
Me: Are you trying to be cute so I forget the crashing sound?
Artemis: Yes.
At least she's honest, I guess.
Me: Artemis. Are you doing what you're supposed to be doing?
Artemis: No.
-a pause-
Artemis (pointing at me): Mummy!
Me: Are you trying to be cute so I forget the crashing sound?
Artemis: Yes.
At least she's honest, I guess.
November 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
*crashing sound from the hallway*
Me: Artemis. Are you doing what you're supposed to be doing?
Artemis: No.
-a pause-
Artemis (pointing at me): Mummy!
Me: Are you trying to be cute so I forget the crashing sound?
Artemis: Yes.
At least she's honest, I guess.
Me: Artemis. Are you doing what you're supposed to be doing?
Artemis: No.
-a pause-
Artemis (pointing at me): Mummy!
Me: Are you trying to be cute so I forget the crashing sound?
Artemis: Yes.
At least she's honest, I guess.
I'm just a person
Standing in front of a fridge
Eating leftover roast potatoes with my bare hands
Standing in front of a fridge
Eating leftover roast potatoes with my bare hands
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I'm just a person
Standing in front of a fridge
Eating leftover roast potatoes with my bare hands
Standing in front of a fridge
Eating leftover roast potatoes with my bare hands
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the 29th prime minister of australia (a useless centrist who was done in by his own party) had his official portrait unveiled this week, and
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
the 29th prime minister of australia (a useless centrist who was done in by his own party) had his official portrait unveiled this week, and
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Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
The original version of Bend It Like Beckham
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The original version of Bend It Like Beckham
How many wears would you expect to get out of a pair of $35 socks before they completely pilled and started getting a hole in the toe? Where would you draw the line between "faulty" and acceptable wear and tear?
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
How many wears would you expect to get out of a pair of $35 socks before they completely pilled and started getting a hole in the toe? Where would you draw the line between "faulty" and acceptable wear and tear?
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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Trying to recreate the whole wizard of Oz experience, even for the cast, evidently
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Trying to recreate the whole wizard of Oz experience, even for the cast, evidently
OK, I've been watching interviews with the Wicked cast and... what happened on set? Why are they emaciated? Why do they seem so traumatised? Was it a POW camp or did they just have really good drugs? When do we get the tell-all documentary?
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
OK, I've been watching interviews with the Wicked cast and... what happened on set? Why are they emaciated? Why do they seem so traumatised? Was it a POW camp or did they just have really good drugs? When do we get the tell-all documentary?
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Announcing a six-month CBD police state order two weeks after signing Treaty is a pretty good bit
Trying to get the crime numbers down before the next election. Make sure you have your papers with you. It’s police state stuff.
Public notice: Melbourne CBD - Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026
A public notice for Melbourne CBD and surrounds from Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026.
www.police.vic.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Announcing a six-month CBD police state order two weeks after signing Treaty is a pretty good bit
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
Last week I decided that I'm becoming a boots lesbian, & now I know too many things about leather boots that are made in England, the timeline of the decline in quality at Dr Martens, how Solovair boots are basically 90s Docs, & how to care for boot leather. Almost none of this knowledge is useful.
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Last week I decided that I'm becoming a boots lesbian, & now I know too many things about leather boots that are made in England, the timeline of the decline in quality at Dr Martens, how Solovair boots are basically 90s Docs, & how to care for boot leather. Almost none of this knowledge is useful.
One of the headlines in last week's Press Any Button might be my most unhinged yet. See if you can guess which.
Roblox Wants To See Photos Of Your Kids
Plus the Steam Machine, new Magic the Gathering and Castlevania
substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
One of the headlines in last week's Press Any Button might be my most unhinged yet. See if you can guess which.
Artemis’ current favourite toy is a novelty oven mitt shaped like a fish.
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Artemis’ current favourite toy is a novelty oven mitt shaped like a fish.
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Quiz time! Would anyone like to guess the use by dates on these unopened packets of chamomile tea I found at my dad’s house.
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Quiz time! Would anyone like to guess the use by dates on these unopened packets of chamomile tea I found at my dad’s house.
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Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
If I were a restaurant reviewer, I would make sure to also review the bathroom at all the restaurants, because that can really make or break a venue.
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If I were a restaurant reviewer, I would make sure to also review the bathroom at all the restaurants, because that can really make or break a venue.
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the thread just keeps getting better from here
this is easily the funniest way Elon has ever broken Grok, you can get it to choose him over anyone for anything in a hypothetical scenario
*anything*
this is easily the funniest way Elon has ever broken Grok, you can get it to choose him over anyone for anything in a hypothetical scenario
*anything*
oh my god i take it back, grok is amazing
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
the thread just keeps getting better from here
this is easily the funniest way Elon has ever broken Grok, you can get it to choose him over anyone for anything in a hypothetical scenario
*anything*
this is easily the funniest way Elon has ever broken Grok, you can get it to choose him over anyone for anything in a hypothetical scenario
*anything*
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Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
Some bastard had the nerve to buy my dream home that I can’t afford and am not currently searching for. How very dare they.
www.realestate.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Some bastard had the nerve to buy my dream home that I can’t afford and am not currently searching for. How very dare they.