DocConnor
@docconnor.bsky.social
Gamer, wine w*nker, foodie, dad, sport, emotion and military culture academic. C₈H₁₀N₄O₂ addict. My (co-authored) book on abuse within the ADF is out now https://www.mup.com.au/books/warrior-soldier-brigand/9780522879360
In a time of oil price and fuel cost worries. I still find it amazing after all this time.
Hmmm, think we might have found the cause of the moon's destruction in Neal Stephenson's Seveneves (well worth a read if you dig Sci-Fi).
SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision
Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket weighing four tonnes will hit the lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles per hour
theguardian.com
Misanthropy feelings strong today, #sigh. #tomanydickheads #somuchstupid
I have become the old man yelling at clouds. Everything is 'cooked' as the young folk say, sigh. #thistimelinesux
We've survived the entirety of human history without data centres. We can't survive more than a few days without clean drinking water.
Unsurprising, but more concerning is the ease with which anti-social media is nazifying Boomers (hence: Boomerwaffen), about which nothing has been, or will ever be, done. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds
The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
theconversation.com
Extremely proud of my University, UNSW, for developing this strategy. Supporting ex-serving members and their families is crucial to their wellbeing and helping the sometimes difficult process of transition out of the ADF.
In case you weren’t aware that anti-trans activists are completely barmy…
Vaccines are seriously fucking cool. We've come up with a way to train our immune systems to attack specific pathogens *before* they make us sick, and that's absolutely incredible.
Yes, use the slop machines for everything, what could possibly go wrong?
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
theguardian.com
Yes, I judge the shit out of people who embrace LLMs. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Adoption Is Dividing Friends, Families and Co-Workers
As artificial intelligence becomes ingrained in daily life, disagreements over the technology are increasingly becoming disagreements over values.
bloomberg.com
Whilst @albomp.bsky.social found time for a private ‘donor’s dinner’ in Point Piper last week, this week he couldn’t find time to front up to the Garma Festival, despite swearing last year he’d attend every year for as long as he was PM. #OneNationSensitive #auspol
Albanese's absence looms large over Garma
The theme of this year's Garma Festival is "bukmak", a Yolŋu word meaning "everyone", but the prime minister's decision not to attend may indicate how high on the government's priority list Indigenous...
abc.net.au
Correct, yet those with power refuse to tackle the fundamental reasons why our society is failing (and failing rapidly) - horrendous inequality, climate catastrophe and the wilful, deliberate manipulation of truth and destruction of expertise.
Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia
Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with’ civic underpinnings of our democracy
theguardian.com
Doublethink: the state insists you believe the president is brilliant and commandingly in charge AND had no control of, nor responsibility for, the top public health official in his administration, who operated right under the president’s nose at the president’s discretion, victimizing him and you.
King President Orange Snowflake@ex-prezsnowflake.bsky.social · 6d agoI just keep leaning into if Fauci made such poor decisions and is so evil, surely the greatest, most smartest President ever would have seen right through it or stopped it.
"The message is simple: The Pacific wants PM Albanese to lead on climate; the youth demand it. Get on with it, or your legacy is dust." junkee.com/articles/you...
Australian Youth Climate Coalition on COP31 Climate Summit
Australian Youth Climate Coalition on COP31 Climate Summit
junkee.com
I want companies to understand that when I see an AI flier, my brain instantly deletes it. I don't think, "Ooh, I should go to this event!" I rush past it like it's a pile of dog poop. Same for ads with AI models. I assume that if your marketing is cheap garbage, so is your product.
It is right and good for people to have divergent critical opinions and perspectives concerning art and media.
Same for all these poor put upon flowers who can talk the talk but hate anyone else talking - free for me not you. Hypocrites and racists.
Dee Madigan @deemadigan.bsky.social · last wk.Pauline says Australians are being “silenced” because people take offence too easily. The case she just lost? She took offence at a tweet. Her free speech has always come with one condition-she does the speaking
Cool, looking forward to the RACQ calling for the banning of driving while using Opioids, benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics and sedating antidepressants... "RACQ ... said whether the substance is illicit or prescribed, it couldn't support impaired driving."
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · last wk.Concerns raised over changes to drink and drug driving laws in Queensland
Cash's version is absolutely stunning and probably the best cover of any song ever.
phoebe headkittens@headkittens.com · last wk.if you've never listened to Nine Inch Nails - Hurt, do so, then listen to the Johnny Cash version, because you owe it to yourself to listen to both.
Adding two panels to this that show “journalist goes to the WHCD”
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2w agoA lot of criticism of the White House press corps on Bluesky tonight, primarily coming from a journalism as fourth estate, truth to power, informing the public, valuing free speech perspective. In case you were wondering why many prominent media figures prefer spending time on X.
Australians: We should probably implement a UBI - in fact, we could easily do so if we don't keep giving money to the Murdochs or Gina Rinehart or Mineral companies. Australian Government: You can have two business days of Think Time as a treat...
Tom Studans@maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 2w agoJob seekers can have up to two business days of 'think time'
@kels316.bsky.social not you? 🤣
Anon Opin@anonopin.bsky.social · 2w agoThis may sound sad but good entertainment is hard to find these days. I love going on my local paper's website because they enable comments. You will never find a bigger bunch of bitter, bigoted, moany shits as you do in a local paper's comments section. Fucking great reading.
