Onno Benschop
@owh.bsky.social
Experienced polyglot IT professional, software developer, trouble shooter, researcher, public speaker, educator, writer and publisher, founder and small business owner, podcaster, and licensed radio amateur (VK6FLAB).
/home is ext4 .. in a VM on ext4
/home is ext4 .. in a VM on ext4
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Today, under the cover of the Liberals tearing each other down, Labor has approved another coal mine extension.
Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.
In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.
Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.
In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Today, under the cover of the Liberals tearing each other down, Labor has approved another coal mine extension.
Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.
In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.
Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.
In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.
So .. if you .. accidentally .. leave the door ajar the self driving taxi can't do anything about it until there's human intervention .. good to know.
www.engadget.com/transportati...
www.engadget.com/transportati...
DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors
Waymo is running a pilot program in Atlanta, paying DoorDashers to close the doors of its self-driving cars.
www.engadget.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
So .. if you .. accidentally .. leave the door ajar the self driving taxi can't do anything about it until there's human intervention .. good to know.
www.engadget.com/transportati...
www.engadget.com/transportati...
This is several levels of disturbing.
"revised calculations found the loads on the two piers were "significantly higher (up to 100 per cent higher)" than initially thought"
Is not the same as:
"continued to perform as intended under normal operating conditions"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
"revised calculations found the loads on the two piers were "significantly higher (up to 100 per cent higher)" than initially thought"
Is not the same as:
"continued to perform as intended under normal operating conditions"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
'Large crack' found in $786 million bridge days before opening
Days before the official opening, the Tasmanian government's largest-ever infrastructure project hit a hurdle, with a large crack picked up in one of the Bridgewater Bridge's piers detected and fixed,...
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
This is several levels of disturbing.
"revised calculations found the loads on the two piers were "significantly higher (up to 100 per cent higher)" than initially thought"
Is not the same as:
"continued to perform as intended under normal operating conditions"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
"revised calculations found the loads on the two piers were "significantly higher (up to 100 per cent higher)" than initially thought"
Is not the same as:
"continued to perform as intended under normal operating conditions"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Let his blood boil. Police brutality is unacceptable
Tony Abbott still the worst PM of the 21st century.
He thinks the Sewell fanboys who have flooded the police force should be praised for punching middle aged white collar men. #auspol
He thinks the Sewell fanboys who have flooded the police force should be praised for punching middle aged white collar men. #auspol
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Let his blood boil. Police brutality is unacceptable
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Watching the #BBC series "Human" on the #ABC and despite being produced in 2025, has so far no reference to the 2017 discovery of Australian First Nations people being here 65,000 years ago, whilst apparently including information that's from more recent research.
Why is that?
Why is that?
February 1, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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BREAKING: I have just received this from the Adelaide Festival Board as a (former) Adelaide Writers Week participant. They have apologised to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, cancelled Writers’ Week, expressed regret and the remaining festival board members will now step down.
January 13, 2026 at 3:41 AM
BREAKING: I have just received this from the Adelaide Festival Board as a (former) Adelaide Writers Week participant. They have apologised to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, cancelled Writers’ Week, expressed regret and the remaining festival board members will now step down.
If jury pool selection is random from the electoral roll, how is it possible for one person to be randomly selected multiple times over five years and another person not at all for 75 years?
What are the chances of a jury room having jurers who have done jury duty before, let alone more than once?
What are the chances of a jury room having jurers who have done jury duty before, let alone more than once?
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
If jury pool selection is random from the electoral roll, how is it possible for one person to be randomly selected multiple times over five years and another person not at all for 75 years?
What are the chances of a jury room having jurers who have done jury duty before, let alone more than once?
What are the chances of a jury room having jurers who have done jury duty before, let alone more than once?
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3/ Props to Michelle de Kretser, Melissa Lucashenko, Peter Greste, Yanis Varoufakis, Evelyn Araluen, Amy McQuire, Clare Wright, Chelsea Watego, Bernadette Brennan & Amy Remeikis.
And counting ...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
And counting ...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Authors withdraw from festival after Palestinian Australian author dropped
After Randa Abdel-Fattah was dropped from Adelaide Writers' Week by the Adelaide Festival Board, a slew of authors, including Michelle de Kretser, have withdrawn from the event.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2026 at 6:46 AM
3/ Props to Michelle de Kretser, Melissa Lucashenko, Peter Greste, Yanis Varoufakis, Evelyn Araluen, Amy McQuire, Clare Wright, Chelsea Watego, Bernadette Brennan & Amy Remeikis.
And counting ...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
And counting ...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney, Jess Miller
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney, Jess Miller
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Average people who commit crimes don’t have a chance to comment on statements about their guilt before they’re issued by the police.
Why the hell do companies who do wrong things get given this option by ACMA?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Why the hell do companies who do wrong things get given this option by ACMA?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'Shocking at every level': Watchdog deleted quotes after Sportsbet pressure
Gambling giant Sportsbet pressured the Australian Communications and Media Authority into "watering down" enforcement announcement, the ABC can reveal.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Average people who commit crimes don’t have a chance to comment on statements about their guilt before they’re issued by the police.
Why the hell do companies who do wrong things get given this option by ACMA?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Why the hell do companies who do wrong things get given this option by ACMA?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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12/29/25
"USPS didn't change how fast mail moves. They changed what the postmark means. That affects elections, healthcare, BILLS, and anyone living by a deadline."
Our bills are about to be late as well.
#USPS #VotingRights #MaillnBallots #HealthcareAccess #PatientRights
"USPS didn't change how fast mail moves. They changed what the postmark means. That affects elections, healthcare, BILLS, and anyone living by a deadline."
Our bills are about to be late as well.
#USPS #VotingRights #MaillnBallots #HealthcareAccess #PatientRights
December 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
12/29/25
"USPS didn't change how fast mail moves. They changed what the postmark means. That affects elections, healthcare, BILLS, and anyone living by a deadline."
Our bills are about to be late as well.
#USPS #VotingRights #MaillnBallots #HealthcareAccess #PatientRights
"USPS didn't change how fast mail moves. They changed what the postmark means. That affects elections, healthcare, BILLS, and anyone living by a deadline."
Our bills are about to be late as well.
#USPS #VotingRights #MaillnBallots #HealthcareAccess #PatientRights
What will it take for the #ABC to stop treating people who are hard of hearing like second class citizens?
For months I've been reporting broken and missing Closed Captions on iView and their response has been poor to put it mildly.
It's like CC is a distant afterthought, if it comes up at all.
For months I've been reporting broken and missing Closed Captions on iView and their response has been poor to put it mildly.
It's like CC is a distant afterthought, if it comes up at all.
December 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
What will it take for the #ABC to stop treating people who are hard of hearing like second class citizens?
For months I've been reporting broken and missing Closed Captions on iView and their response has been poor to put it mildly.
It's like CC is a distant afterthought, if it comes up at all.
For months I've been reporting broken and missing Closed Captions on iView and their response has been poor to put it mildly.
It's like CC is a distant afterthought, if it comes up at all.
The thing I rarely see discussed is that these Assumed Intelligence implementations are now purposefully being used by companies to actively reduce their workforce, further suppressing workers' rights, reducing wages, increasing the wealth gap and destroying the environment while they're doing it.
December 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The thing I rarely see discussed is that these Assumed Intelligence implementations are now purposefully being used by companies to actively reduce their workforce, further suppressing workers' rights, reducing wages, increasing the wealth gap and destroying the environment while they're doing it.
If you're into #AI, here's what the 2024 #Nobel Laureate for #Physics has to say on the topic.
youtube.com/watch?v=-f5W...
youtube.com/watch?v=-f5W...
Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: Banquet speech
YouTube video by Nobel Prize
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December 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
If you're into #AI, here's what the 2024 #Nobel Laureate for #Physics has to say on the topic.
youtube.com/watch?v=-f5W...
youtube.com/watch?v=-f5W...