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Seamus Byrne
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Tech, media, digital culture. Regular tech talker on ABC radio. PhD student at UNSW Media Futures Hub and ADM+S tackling Generative Authenticity. Was @seamus in the Twitter era. Living on Gundungurra land.
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It's Black Friday so you should buy my book IMO.

It's currently only $10 dollarydoos at Big W.

Secure yourself your very own BIG DUB. Buy Toilet Time Machine today!

www.bigw.com.au/product/toil...
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Turns out Safari for mobile has a limit of 500 tabs. 👀
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Waited to get the court docs before reporting on the high court challenge to the social media ban.

They reveal an injunction will be sought against esafety, the minister and the govt to stop enforcement. And one of the teens is turning 16 before the ban.

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Teens seek urgent high court injunction to block Australian government’s social media ban
Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, both 15, are supported by a digital rights group led by NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The dismantling of Science in #Australia continues...

I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.

ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...

#PlantScience
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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It is wild to me that the largest company on the stock market, one with such incredible prestige and a huge PR team got dog-walked here. Why would you EVER give this ANY oxygen? Now everybody is asking whether NVIDIA is like Enron! This didn't help at all!
Nvidia refuted accounting questions in a memo to analysts, saying "Unlike Enron, NVIDIA does not use Special Purpose Entities to hide debt and inflate revenue" (Tae Kim/Barron's Online)

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November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I know one major imported tech conference in Sydney that didn’t think this zeitgeist theme was worthy of a panel discussion this year. Hmmm…
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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We now have a full text RSS feed for members, if you're into that kinda thing:

aftermath.site/aftermath-rss-...
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When Dan Carlin drops an emergency Common Sense you know things are concerning in the USA.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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"It is located 5km from the town of Deniliquin, but none of that town’s population of more than 2,700 people objected to it.

All 66 objections came from more than 50 kms away, with 60 of them from people located more than 100kms away, and 26 from interstate"

reneweconomy.com.au/long-distanc...
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
COP climate events are diffusion of responsibility inaction, and the lobbyists who abuse such events know it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Unbelievable turn around. We were in pieces at lunch. Travis Head you legend. And whoever gave him the opener bump, I salute you too. Perfection. #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Absolute cinema from Head. #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Pleased to announce Head has made that choice. #Ashes
If someone could choose to bat like they mean it I’d be a lot happier right now. #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
WTF is this bowling strategy? So crazy. Feeding them runs. #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Phew, I can talk about cricket again. Boland and Stark on fire! #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Fortnite is good again
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I know they say you have to see both sides bat on it, but I didn’t expect both sides to enjoy throwing their wickets away all day long. #Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Head and Carey to the rescue. I said what I said. #Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We can just shake hands on the series. 5-0. In the bag. Too good. Bury Bazball and salt the Earth where it lies. #Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Any Ashes drinking game that includes commentators mentioning 'Bazball' will lead to alcohol poisoning. They love that word tooooo much. #Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Had a meeting. Came back to 7 for. Tidy. #Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM