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Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia

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Bohdan &%@#ing Pavuk @bpavuk.neocities.org · Dec 26

if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost

your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive

Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · Dec 25

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.

www.newsweek.com

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laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · 5d

Lol. "If the internet shuts down, the people who know how it works will meet up in a pub outside London and decide what to do, says Murdoch. “I don’t know if this is still the case. It was quite a few years ago and I was never told which pub it was.”" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

#AWSoutage

Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together

Behind every meme and message is creaking, decades-old infrastructure. Internet experts can think of scenarios that could bring it all crashing down …

Many voters can’t spot political misinformation

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 8d

Many voters can’t spot political misinformation – Croakey Health Media

www.croakey.org/many-voters-...

By Professor Sora Park, Dr Jee Young Lee, and Dr Kieran McGuinness

Introduction by Croakey: As the Senate examines the growing threat of disinformation and its impact on public understanding of climate

www.croakey.org

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Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · 8d

🚨The "No" campaign against the Indigenous Voice was a fossil fuels-led sham.

A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.

One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.

theklaxon.com.au/9w0g

"Advance" major spreader of fossil fuels lies before federal election: ARC study - The Klaxon

The group that ran the “No” campaign against the Indigenous Voice was one of the biggest spreaders of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the federal election, a major study has found.

theklaxon.com.au

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laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · 8d

So, for those working in #transportpolicy #urbanmobility - what are you seeing works for #eMoto classes that helps modal shift whilst meeting need for safeguards? There are supply side, demand side factors, market regulations, rider training, licensing, registration innovations to pursue.

laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · 8d

Aware that in UK, Police resorting to fleet use of equally powerful #eMoto models to assist pursuit. Riders with little regard for safety + getting kicks risk turning this into cat+mouse gamification of risky riding. In NSW, #SkysLaw arose from risky pursuits. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye%27...

Skye's Law - Wikipedia

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Mother calls for tougher laws after toddler run down by e-bike

laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · 8d

The extra weight + speed of an #eMoto creates much higher injury risk potential in collisions, compared to lighter, slower #eBikes - which makes them super problematic for vulnerable pedestrians, kids. eg www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

More than a year after her 21-month-old child was hit by an e-bike, a Newcastle mother is calling for change.

What TikTok reveals about a worrying e-bike subculture - ABC Religion & Ethics

laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · 8d

Good exploration of the #eBike #eMoto illegal rider subculture, behaviours and motivations explained in www.abc.net.au/religion/mod... Regulatory pressure is building for action to curb reckless riding as injuries, deaths increase from collisions.

Electric micromobility was once the domain of commuters and eco-conscious adults, but now it represents something different for a younger crowd — a canvas for self-expression, rebellion and risk.

2025 vs 2023 Surron Ultra Bee // Which One Are We Racing at TKO?

laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · 8d

#eMotos increasingly used for stoopid riding. Manufacturers work hard to innovate #emobility product that can help disrupt #dirtbike markets with cleaner, quieter options for things like #enduro - here's how they should be ridden. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTEC...

YouTube video by Electric Cycle Rider

www.youtube.com

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laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · 9d

This ones going into my #tech4good collection. Thanks for profiling important but under-rated work like this @dylnbkr.bsky.social

🦇 dylan baker 🦇 @dylnbkr.bsky.social · 10d

We're seeing lots of headlines about the catastrophic impact of massive data center expansion. But what else could data centers look like?

In my perpetual quest to seek out alternative technofutures, I want to highlight the really cool work of Keolu Fox.

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A worker sorts through a large pile of e-waste in an industrial facility,
highlighting the environmental impact of discarded electronics.

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Glenn Connley @glennconnley.bsky.social · 15d

So, Australia collects 43 cents per $100 of exported gas.

Qatar collects 46 DOLLARS per $100 of exported gas

And Norway collects 56 DOLLARS per $100 of exported oil

This is not just a piss take ... it's the out and out theft of our natural resources.

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

‘For every $100 of gas exported, Australia gets 43 cents’: Unions open new tax battle

The federal government this week overhauled its superannuation tax reforms. Now the union movement says it should radically overhaul taxes on gas exports.

www.smh.com.au

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · 22d

I've done prior consulting work on system dynamics modelling for Social Housing, Homelessness - delays in Housing Australia action/traction are only going to worsen an already overloaded system: kumu.io/laughingmind...

SocialHousing-MetricsModel

Social Housing metrics model to track influence nodes, impact vectors, causation relationships between them and information of key value.

kumu.io

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laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · 22d

Then we see this treatment of an actual AU representative sportsman senator: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... - something highly improper about this. @davidpocock.bsky.social is right to be questioning the cosiness/lobbyist pattern.

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

SYNCARU BUILD Episode 1: T3 VANAGON 2WD TO 4X4 AWD CONVERSION!

laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · Aug 20

Always appreciate seeing the considered responses from you @asherwolf.bsky.social and the fact they're grounded in the lived experience of care provision in SIL and other settings.

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Hardian Health @hardianhealth.com · Mar 19

⚖️ AI medical devices are only as effective as their regulations.

Set the bar too high, and innovation stalls. Too low, & patient safety is at risk. A new Nature Digital Medicine paper introduces CORE-MD, a framework to strike that balance.

Read more ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · Aug 16

As a #vw #kombi tragic, it's so good to see the level of thought being put in by #syncaru into this 2WD>4WD conversion on a T3 transporter using #subaru drivetrain. Can't wait to see this hit the road: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAvY... #syncro

YouTube video by Reversaru

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In the interests of fairness and the Australian economy, it’s time to start taxing the family home | Peter Siminski and Roger Wilkins for the Conversation

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestine🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · Aug 13

Oh, FFS. Tax churches. Tax the fossil fuel industry. Tax major corporations. Tax Rupert Murdoch. Leave home owners ... most already struggling with things like mortgages, insurance premiums, rates, maintenance etc etc ... alone. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Income from investing in owner-occupied housing is tax-free, while all other investments attract tax

Police commissioner wants import restrictions on e-bikes, inquiry told

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laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · Aug 6

An understandable response after recent #ebike #emobility fatalities in WA, but it also begs overlap into sales of other non-registerable products like #motocross bikes with ICE powertrain: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08... Expect pushback from private property owners.

The regulation of e-bikes and e-scooters is under the spotlight at a WA parliamentary inquiry, which has heard calls for tougher rules around their sale and testimony from trauma doctors.

Productivity starts in our kitchens and at the school gate

laughingmind.bsky.social @laughingmind.bsky.social · Aug 6

Grateful for grounded-reality authors who offer a different, pragmatic take on what #productivity actually needs focus on: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Productivity is an economic concept, but it should be fired by the universal human experience of being driven mad by unnecessary stuff that makes life harder.