Christopher Owen
@oysta.au
I wail a lot about computers and the Newcastle Knights. I also now wail about the SF Giants. Sometimes I post about chicken and gaming. You may use software that I’ve written, sorry. Currently helping humans explore space.
🇦🇺 Sydney
🕸️ https://oysta.au/
🇦🇺 Sydney
🕸️ https://oysta.au/
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Christopher Owen
@oysta.au
· Dec 9
“In space, no one can hear you scream”
I mean in hindsight this is actually a good promotion for space
I mean in hindsight this is actually a good promotion for space
very weird Hague carve-out this one
January 26, 2026 at 1:10 PM
very weird Hague carve-out this one
which idiot called them a “data thief” and not “the ramburglar”
January 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
which idiot called them a “data thief” and not “the ramburglar”
Hell yes I am a socialist, I love the socials
January 26, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Hell yes I am a socialist, I love the socials
Undone by some cat called Fabius the Delayer ffs. We really needed someone else.
You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage. You are not at a real estate conference in Saudi Arabia. It is 217 BC. You are the general Hannibal, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Rome must burn.
January 26, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Undone by some cat called Fabius the Delayer ffs. We really needed someone else.
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Hey @patrickstokes.com @damonyoung.com.au come get your colleague.
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Hey @patrickstokes.com @damonyoung.com.au come get your colleague.
It’s absolutely right to be angry too, because one side is doing the work and putting the effort in, and the other is revelling in just not bothering
I'm just so fucking angry right now. About the fires. About the heatwave. About the wars.
I vote. I go to protests. I boycott. I reduce, reuse, mend, recycle. I pay my taxes. I set aside a portion of my income for charities.
None of this is enough. None of this is working.
Fucking hell.
I vote. I go to protests. I boycott. I reduce, reuse, mend, recycle. I pay my taxes. I set aside a portion of my income for charities.
None of this is enough. None of this is working.
Fucking hell.
January 26, 2026 at 7:51 AM
It’s absolutely right to be angry too, because one side is doing the work and putting the effort in, and the other is revelling in just not bothering
“A study has found that cats have 276 different facial expressions”
Seems excessive given I’ve survived for a long time with just 3
Seems excessive given I’ve survived for a long time with just 3
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
“A study has found that cats have 276 different facial expressions”
Seems excessive given I’ve survived for a long time with just 3
Seems excessive given I’ve survived for a long time with just 3
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There are very, very, very, very few achievements in video gaming that matter at all to me.
This was one of them.
This was one of them.
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 AM
There are very, very, very, very few achievements in video gaming that matter at all to me.
This was one of them.
This was one of them.
Intelligence Quotient? Sorry, I have an Intelligence Dividend
January 26, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Intelligence Quotient? Sorry, I have an Intelligence Dividend
might have to give this a run
January 26, 2026 at 6:07 AM
might have to give this a run
“unseeded land”
come on now
come on now
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM
“unseeded land”
come on now
come on now
“Mr President, we’ve lost the Massive Cocks subreddit”
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 AM
“Mr President, we’ve lost the Massive Cocks subreddit”
Don’t call it kidnapping though, Bovino will get on the podium and say that’s the reason they are shooting people again
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Don’t call it kidnapping though, Bovino will get on the podium and say that’s the reason they are shooting people again
Another one of the “you can protest as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone’s feel feels or have any effect at all”
"And if you’re the subject of that protest, it’s particularly confronting and quite divisive" - Chris Minns.
I dunno, I try not to be the subject of a protest?
I dunno, I try not to be the subject of a protest?
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Another one of the “you can protest as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone’s feel feels or have any effect at all”
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We're owed a president with some virtuous scheming viziers after this. Some guy hissing "We must ban the SUVs sire"
January 26, 2026 at 4:28 AM
We're owed a president with some virtuous scheming viziers after this. Some guy hissing "We must ban the SUVs sire"
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there’s this contingent of leftists on here who continue to argue that I’m not trustworthy because I’m not willing to burn my own city in a campaign of expressive violence against fascism, but I can’t notice that you’re not lighting your own house on fire
yeah we wouldn't want angry crowds confronting fascists.
One thing the Minneapolis police have become VERY good at is deescalation. If there’s an angry crowd, the police basically evaporate. If you walk a few blocks you’ll see them, but they’ve learned being invisible calms things down.
ICE does the opposite: floods in troops and starts shooting
ICE does the opposite: floods in troops and starts shooting
January 26, 2026 at 12:20 AM
there’s this contingent of leftists on here who continue to argue that I’m not trustworthy because I’m not willing to burn my own city in a campaign of expressive violence against fascism, but I can’t notice that you’re not lighting your own house on fire
one thing for the evilness of an organisation that puts agents back on the street a day after they execute someone, but also speaks of the psychopathy of the agents that they are in a condition to return to the job
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 AM
one thing for the evilness of an organisation that puts agents back on the street a day after they execute someone, but also speaks of the psychopathy of the agents that they are in a condition to return to the job
Australia? Never heard of it
January 26, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Australia? Never heard of it
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The VCs bros have convinced themselves they are on some moral crusade. They will be behind the scenes trying to cling to power in the midterms and beyond.
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The VCs bros have convinced themselves they are on some moral crusade. They will be behind the scenes trying to cling to power in the midterms and beyond.
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
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hey folks, six figure opinion columnist here and gotta say, made a big ol’ whoopsie on the most consequential and honestly, probably the most obvious opinion of my life. thats my bad. anyway, guess I’ll just keep getting paid to give my opinion, thanks for reading
January 25, 2026 at 9:12 PM
hey folks, six figure opinion columnist here and gotta say, made a big ol’ whoopsie on the most consequential and honestly, probably the most obvious opinion of my life. thats my bad. anyway, guess I’ll just keep getting paid to give my opinion, thanks for reading
Jack fell down and broke his crown and then he tried to mend it with vinegar and brown paper. Cool. Just one question. What the fuck are you talking about
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Jack fell down and broke his crown and then he tried to mend it with vinegar and brown paper. Cool. Just one question. What the fuck are you talking about
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Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.