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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
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November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
I didn't mean to, but I opened a funding claim useless colleague had processed and it was missing the required evidence.
So i checked the others he'd done today and half of them were wrong. it's probably only a 20 minute job to check any others he's done so someone can chase up the evidence...
So i checked the others he'd done today and half of them were wrong. it's probably only a 20 minute job to check any others he's done so someone can chase up the evidence...
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I didn't mean to, but I opened a funding claim useless colleague had processed and it was missing the required evidence.
So i checked the others he'd done today and half of them were wrong. it's probably only a 20 minute job to check any others he's done so someone can chase up the evidence...
So i checked the others he'd done today and half of them were wrong. it's probably only a 20 minute job to check any others he's done so someone can chase up the evidence...
I actually kind of want to put up a Christmas tree this year but my mother (who is increasingly inclined to visit me now she's lonely and widowed) will be so utterly scathing and mock it.
And it's sad, because it really isn't worth the debate with her to put it up and arguing about her response.
And it's sad, because it really isn't worth the debate with her to put it up and arguing about her response.
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I actually kind of want to put up a Christmas tree this year but my mother (who is increasingly inclined to visit me now she's lonely and widowed) will be so utterly scathing and mock it.
And it's sad, because it really isn't worth the debate with her to put it up and arguing about her response.
And it's sad, because it really isn't worth the debate with her to put it up and arguing about her response.
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"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
It's Monday and I'm currently at negative 11 motivation.
A project I worked hard on in the proposal stage may be going live soon.
Our team is short handed, so I won't be working on the implementation, as we're losing two people, one immediately and one soon, leaving just me and useless colleage
A project I worked hard on in the proposal stage may be going live soon.
Our team is short handed, so I won't be working on the implementation, as we're losing two people, one immediately and one soon, leaving just me and useless colleage
November 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It's Monday and I'm currently at negative 11 motivation.
A project I worked hard on in the proposal stage may be going live soon.
Our team is short handed, so I won't be working on the implementation, as we're losing two people, one immediately and one soon, leaving just me and useless colleage
A project I worked hard on in the proposal stage may be going live soon.
Our team is short handed, so I won't be working on the implementation, as we're losing two people, one immediately and one soon, leaving just me and useless colleage
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I am just about to stop a man walking down the road to ask him about the incredible costume worn by the baby he is carrying, and then I realise that he is holding a Philodendron wrapped in a coat.
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am just about to stop a man walking down the road to ask him about the incredible costume worn by the baby he is carrying, and then I realise that he is holding a Philodendron wrapped in a coat.
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'Growing calls for Labor to abandon new powers to stop Centrelink payments for people accused of a serious offence'
@antipovertycentre.org is joined by many other organisations
apcentre.substack.com/p/growing-ca...
@antipovertycentre.org is joined by many other organisations
apcentre.substack.com/p/growing-ca...
Growing calls for Labor to abandon police involvement in stopping Centrelink payments
Civil society organisations representing welfare recipients, First Nations people, survivors of family violence, disabled people and legal experts are calling on the government to scrap a proposed law...
apcentre.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
'Growing calls for Labor to abandon new powers to stop Centrelink payments for people accused of a serious offence'
@antipovertycentre.org is joined by many other organisations
apcentre.substack.com/p/growing-ca...
@antipovertycentre.org is joined by many other organisations
apcentre.substack.com/p/growing-ca...
Just got to remember that I'm incrementally inching towards my goals.
This week's squats were 4 sets of 4 at 75, 80, 85 and 80. Four week's ago it was 5 sets at 70, 70, 75 75 75.
This week's deadlifts were 5 sets of 4 at 90.
Four weeks ago it was 80, 85, 85, 90, 90.
Slow progress counts.
This week's squats were 4 sets of 4 at 75, 80, 85 and 80. Four week's ago it was 5 sets at 70, 70, 75 75 75.
This week's deadlifts were 5 sets of 4 at 90.
Four weeks ago it was 80, 85, 85, 90, 90.
Slow progress counts.
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Just got to remember that I'm incrementally inching towards my goals.
This week's squats were 4 sets of 4 at 75, 80, 85 and 80. Four week's ago it was 5 sets at 70, 70, 75 75 75.
This week's deadlifts were 5 sets of 4 at 90.
Four weeks ago it was 80, 85, 85, 90, 90.
Slow progress counts.
This week's squats were 4 sets of 4 at 75, 80, 85 and 80. Four week's ago it was 5 sets at 70, 70, 75 75 75.
This week's deadlifts were 5 sets of 4 at 90.
Four weeks ago it was 80, 85, 85, 90, 90.
Slow progress counts.
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When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Now even The Australian is rinsing the government for keeping payment suspensions turned on in their unlawful Mutual Obligations system
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October 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Now even The Australian is rinsing the government for keeping payment suspensions turned on in their unlawful Mutual Obligations system
archive.is/2025.10.24-2...
archive.is/2025.10.24-2...
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Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing
Tech giant faces hefty fines from consumer watchdog for allegedly trying to convince customers to pay more than needed for their Microsoft 365 subscription
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The winning entry at today’s 27th annual Great PUPkin dog costume contest in Fort Greene Park.
📷 📸 🐶 🫐 🧑🍳 🎃 #photography
📷 📸 🐶 🫐 🧑🍳 🎃 #photography
October 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The winning entry at today’s 27th annual Great PUPkin dog costume contest in Fort Greene Park.
📷 📸 🐶 🫐 🧑🍳 🎃 #photography
📷 📸 🐶 🫐 🧑🍳 🎃 #photography
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Queensland puberty blocker ban unlawful due to ‘political’ interference and lack of consultation, court hears
Queensland puberty blocker ban unlawful due to ‘political’ interference and lack of consultation, court hears
Queensland Health denies claims about directive after mother of transgender child launched legal challenge
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Queensland’s controversial ban on puberty blockers and other hormone therapies is unlawful because of a failure to properly consult health executives on a decision affected by political interference, a court has heard.
The supreme court in Brisbane on Wednesday heard the ban should be overturned as part of a legal challenge launched by the mother of a transgender child. The mother cannot be identified for legal reasons. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Queensland puberty blocker ban unlawful due to ‘political’ interference and lack of consultation, court hears
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Today's theft from the Louvre (
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
Jewel Heist at the Musée du Louvre
"A blog about art crimes, illicit trafficking, forgery, art theft and cultural heritage protection."
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October 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today's theft from the Louvre (
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
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Evicted and dying of cancer Tammie spent her final months desperately house hunting in Brisbane
Evicted and dying of cancer Tammie spent her final months desperately house hunting in Brisbane
‘I’m suffering from as much rage as I am grief, because for so long I had managed to keep her in her own home,’ her mother says
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A month before she died of cancer, Tammie Thrower was evicted and thrust into homelessness.
The mother of three had battled stage four bowel cancer since 2023, undergoing round after round of chemotherapy. But in January of this year it spread to her brain. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Evicted and dying of cancer Tammie spent her final months desperately house hunting in Brisbane
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
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A story in three parts
October 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A story in three parts
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
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🚨🚨🚨 Indonesian coffee brand Kopi Kenangan has opened in Australia 🚨🚨🚨 after years of watching Australia coffee culture influence Indonesia it's so interesting to see it go the other way!
www.instagram.com/kenangancoff...
www.instagram.com/kenangancoff...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
🚨🚨🚨 Indonesian coffee brand Kopi Kenangan has opened in Australia 🚨🚨🚨 after years of watching Australia coffee culture influence Indonesia it's so interesting to see it go the other way!
www.instagram.com/kenangancoff...
www.instagram.com/kenangancoff...
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"Which again, brings us back to the question: If $400 was all the money you could count on every week and it didn’t get paid, how do you think that would impact your life? How well do you think you could cope?"
New from @amyremeikis.bsky.social
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
New from @amyremeikis.bsky.social
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Shame and harm at every JobSeeker turn – and now added AI slop
The system is so convoluted and stacked against people that even if it worked as intended, it would still be not just harmful, but useless.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
October 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"Which again, brings us back to the question: If $400 was all the money you could count on every week and it didn’t get paid, how do you think that would impact your life? How well do you think you could cope?"
New from @amyremeikis.bsky.social
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
New from @amyremeikis.bsky.social
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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This Halloween I’m going as the scariest thing of all, emotional intimacy!!! ha ha just kidding I’m prion disease
October 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This Halloween I’m going as the scariest thing of all, emotional intimacy!!! ha ha just kidding I’m prion disease
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The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.
Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy
The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.
wrd.cm
October 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.
Also someone on this bus needs to go and do a poo because they are dropping some rank fucking farts.
October 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Also someone on this bus needs to go and do a poo because they are dropping some rank fucking farts.
I have had an unreasonably shitty morning. I was pulled over at 6:30 this morning on the way to gym because apparently my car rego is suspended.
I have no idea why (it's paid) and now my car is stranded on the side of the road in an industrial park and I have a $1018 fine coming.
I have no idea why (it's paid) and now my car is stranded on the side of the road in an industrial park and I have a $1018 fine coming.
October 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I have had an unreasonably shitty morning. I was pulled over at 6:30 this morning on the way to gym because apparently my car rego is suspended.
I have no idea why (it's paid) and now my car is stranded on the side of the road in an industrial park and I have a $1018 fine coming.
I have no idea why (it's paid) and now my car is stranded on the side of the road in an industrial park and I have a $1018 fine coming.
I feel utterly pathetic in saying this but sometimes I am deeply jealous of friends who got the basic social skills and ability to flirt/recognise flirting package, rather than overly serious presumed AuDHD with social problems package because being single is very very difficult.
October 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I feel utterly pathetic in saying this but sometimes I am deeply jealous of friends who got the basic social skills and ability to flirt/recognise flirting package, rather than overly serious presumed AuDHD with social problems package because being single is very very difficult.