Dave
@davetothegrind.bsky.social
Co-Founder & CTO of Authentified
Not saying correlation = causation, but it’s interesting to note since AI-assisted development has become the norm, the following software has become borderline unusable:
- @carsales.bsky.social
- @realestatecomau.bsky.social
- Slack
- iOS
- @carsales.bsky.social
- @realestatecomau.bsky.social
- Slack
- iOS
February 17, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Not saying correlation = causation, but it’s interesting to note since AI-assisted development has become the norm, the following software has become borderline unusable:
- @carsales.bsky.social
- @realestatecomau.bsky.social
- Slack
- iOS
- @carsales.bsky.social
- @realestatecomau.bsky.social
- Slack
- iOS
“Q.ai last year filed a patent application to use "facial skin micromovements" to detect words mouthed or spoken, identify a person and assess their emotions, heart rate, respiration rate and other indicators”
www.reuters.com/business/app...
Each day is profoundly worse than the last.
www.reuters.com/business/app...
Each day is profoundly worse than the last.
Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai
Apple on Thursday said it has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli startup working on artificial intelligence technology for audio.
www.reuters.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM
“Q.ai last year filed a patent application to use "facial skin micromovements" to detect words mouthed or spoken, identify a person and assess their emotions, heart rate, respiration rate and other indicators”
www.reuters.com/business/app...
Each day is profoundly worse than the last.
www.reuters.com/business/app...
Each day is profoundly worse than the last.
Where the fuck did all the Kirk’s Creaming Soda go? I’ve been to 4 supermarkets and 3 service stations, I’m losing my mind
February 15, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Where the fuck did all the Kirk’s Creaming Soda go? I’ve been to 4 supermarkets and 3 service stations, I’m losing my mind
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There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Performative determinism
February 13, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Performative determinism
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Rep. Ro Khanna just read on the House floor the names of the six 'wealthy, powerful men' whose names were originally redacted in the Epstein files:
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files
Rep. Ro Khanna read out the names of the six individuals on the House floor, where they will now be entered into the Congressional Record.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Rep. Ro Khanna just read on the House floor the names of the six 'wealthy, powerful men' whose names were originally redacted in the Epstein files:
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Activities vs Impact.
Productivity is measured against activities. You can generate a lot of code, in a short amount of time, for a new feature nobody uses. You'd still be highly productive.
You can highlight an existing feature in an ad campaign and grow revenue by 30%. Now you've made an impact.
Productivity is measured against activities. You can generate a lot of code, in a short amount of time, for a new feature nobody uses. You'd still be highly productive.
You can highlight an existing feature in an ad campaign and grow revenue by 30%. Now you've made an impact.
February 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Activities vs Impact.
Productivity is measured against activities. You can generate a lot of code, in a short amount of time, for a new feature nobody uses. You'd still be highly productive.
You can highlight an existing feature in an ad campaign and grow revenue by 30%. Now you've made an impact.
Productivity is measured against activities. You can generate a lot of code, in a short amount of time, for a new feature nobody uses. You'd still be highly productive.
You can highlight an existing feature in an ad campaign and grow revenue by 30%. Now you've made an impact.
People of Melbourne: Please drive like you’re going to die one day.
February 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
People of Melbourne: Please drive like you’re going to die one day.
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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Cory Bernardi, new One Nation pick, went to America to train in climate denial with #AtlasNetwork’s Heartland Institute. This One Nation, like Farage’s Reform, is a tool of reactionary billionaires determined that no fact will stand between them & profit. #Auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How Cory Bernardi was inspired to push climate denial from US conservative groups
Climate science denial group the Heartland Institute helped inspire Cory Bernardi and Malcolm Roberts to push back against policies to cut emissions
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Cory Bernardi, new One Nation pick, went to America to train in climate denial with #AtlasNetwork’s Heartland Institute. This One Nation, like Farage’s Reform, is a tool of reactionary billionaires determined that no fact will stand between them & profit. #Auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Better late than never, Josie 🤘
Mark of Cain singer comes out as trans ‘to finally live as myself’
Josie Scott, who has played in the Australian heavy metal band with her brother Kim for 40 years, writes to fans: ‘I’ve decided to embrace, rather than endure, who I am’
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Better late than never, Josie 🤘
With all the heinous shit coming to light, this past week in particular, you have to wonder what the last straw is going to be
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
With all the heinous shit coming to light, this past week in particular, you have to wonder what the last straw is going to be
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The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
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“Pretti” and “Good” are striking names for these two brave Americans murdered by their government.
January 24, 2026 at 9:23 PM
“Pretti” and “Good” are striking names for these two brave Americans murdered by their government.
I know there’s much worse things going on in the world, but can we all PLEASE just TRY to eat with our mouths closed?
January 24, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I know there’s much worse things going on in the world, but can we all PLEASE just TRY to eat with our mouths closed?
tfw you stack your board with spineless corporate gronks
Adelaide Festival is done - and the rest of the board has stepped down
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
tfw you stack your board with spineless corporate gronks
I’m selling a bunch of camera lenses, Arduino stuff and other odds and ends ebay.us/m/o97FdH
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Follow struct78 on eBay. Buying, Selling, Collecting on eBay has never been more exciting!
ebay.us
January 10, 2026 at 6:42 AM
I’m selling a bunch of camera lenses, Arduino stuff and other odds and ends ebay.us/m/o97FdH
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CBP agents shot and wounded a married couple this afternoon in a medical clinic parking lot in Portland, the Oregonian reports: "One was shot in the leg and the other in the chest, Portland police sources said." Police didn't have info on their conditions. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
2 shot by federal immigration agents in Portland
Mayor Keith Wilson decried the shooting, saying "Portland is not a 'training ground' for militarized agents."
www.oregonlive.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
CBP agents shot and wounded a married couple this afternoon in a medical clinic parking lot in Portland, the Oregonian reports: "One was shot in the leg and the other in the chest, Portland police sources said." Police didn't have info on their conditions. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
Feels more appropriate today.
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Feels more appropriate today.
One of my many fan* has asked me to upload some music to Bandcamp so they can buy it, so The Cherenkov Effect Bandcamp store is now open for business!
the-cherenkov-effect.bandcamp.com
*not a typo
the-cherenkov-effect.bandcamp.com
*not a typo
The Cherenkov Effect
The Cherenkov Effect is a project that aims to capture the nuclear anxiety of the 1980s through a combination of generative music and performance art. Radioactive materials such as Strontium-90 and Po...
the-cherenkov-effect.bandcamp.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
One of my many fan* has asked me to upload some music to Bandcamp so they can buy it, so The Cherenkov Effect Bandcamp store is now open for business!
the-cherenkov-effect.bandcamp.com
*not a typo
the-cherenkov-effect.bandcamp.com
*not a typo
The Cherenkov Effect – Aktau
December 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The Cherenkov Effect – Aktau
Private equity ruins everything
Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island to be bought by US private equity firm in reported $1.2bn sale
Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island to be bought by US private equity firm in reported $1.2bn sale
Blackstone says it has agreed to buy popular Whitsundays island from Australian winemaking family
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Hamilton Island, a popular tropical holiday destination on the Great Barrier Reef, has been sold to a US private equity firm, reportedly for $1.2bn.
New York-headquartered Blackstone – which owns the casino-hotel chain Crown Resorts – released a statement on Tuesday night announcing it had entered into an agreement to acquire the Hamilton Island resort from the Oatley family, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Private equity ruins everything
This one has gone under the radar. Some idiot/hero redacted the text by changing the background colour to black.
Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks
Un-redacted text from released documents began circulating on social media on Monday evening
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This one has gone under the radar. Some idiot/hero redacted the text by changing the background colour to black.