Robodebt on Steroids. Palantir infiltrates NDIS Claudia Weisenberger reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/robodebt-on-steroids-palantir-infiltrates-ndis/
The Claude text watermarking thing is hilarious. So many people getting upset about it as if for some reason they don't want people to know they're using Claude to generate text for them? I wonder why that is?
3AW's Tom Elliott just said 'The problem with everyone in the arts is they can't think for themselves. They're all part of a groupthink that says you must be pro-LQBTQ'. 3AW, leading the fight against those who refuse to embrace homophobia!
AIs hallucinating that the patients whose medical notes they are transcribing used illegal drugs. What could possibly go wrong? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Doctor forced to apologise after AI makes 'scary' error about illegal drugs
Artificial Intelligence is listening to many people's medical appointments, but it is not always hearing things correctly.
abc.net.au
Excellent to see @microsoft.com really bringing quality to @github.com servers! Apparently 4 requests is too many?
You ever get the feeling @atlassian.bsky.social documentation is specifically written to support consultants, by introducing a lot of concepts, repurposing a lot of terms, and then never quite answering anything clearly?
im getting sick and fucking tired of all queer and non-cishet normie stuff being banned left and right off platforms because payment processors get all up in their feelings, but AI can just do this and theres literally no consequences. No, fines arent consequences IF they even happen
dell cameron@dell.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW: Meta reviewed, approved, and ran more than 50 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads. They ran for nine months. Some were live this week. After WIRED asked about them, researchers found ~30 more
It's census time again, a great chance for the government to get high quality data to help them make better decisions. If you're worried about providing personal or identifiable information, the best way to control the data you provide is to request a paper form from the ABS website.
All the people who are anti-NFT or want to slow NFT progress, I have one question: If NFTs disappeared tomorrow, could you still get through an entire workday without Bored Apes, CryptoPunks, or any other NFT? Imagine NFT was suddenly banned. Would you actually be willing to give it up?
I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.
www.starobserver.com.au/news/heres-h... good. excuse me, just going to prank call eric abetz and laugh at him.
Here's How Tasmanians Can Access Redress Payments For Historic Homosexuality Convictions
Tasmanians convicted under former laws criminalising homosexuality and cross-dressing can have their charges expunged and receive financial redress.
starobserver.com.au
Just had a discussion with @atlassian.bsky.social Rovo, trying to work out how to do something. It looked OK at the outset, with it offering several avenues depending on my needs, but once I clarified, it ignored what I said and told me how to do something else.
Ah, lovely. #strava have decided users can no longer directly open support tickets, but must wrestle with their slop bot first.
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
I stand by everything I said previously. At least with a major bank I know there is oversight, deposit insurance, and regulation for things like anti-money laundering.
The Verge@theverge.com · 3w agoX Money is launching in the US starting today
Astounding traditional Chinese artworks of the Cretaceous invertebrates from the Jehol (远古小精灵系列), featured at the Nanjing Paleontological Museum. Glad to see creative representation of insects in palaeontology.
Instagram says it will ban some of the creepiest kinds of content filmed with Meta glasses, like harassment. I wrote about how Meta gets to have it both ways: saying it will police bad behavior while creating the conditions for it to exist in the first place. www.theverge.com/report/97090...
Meta just created a moderation nightmare for its smart glasses
A new ban on some Meta glasses content is more complicated than it seems
theverge.com
Oh look! Yet another account followed me in a blatant attempt to get me to notice their product and/or service. The block button on BSky works well.
This really sums up why we need internet anonymity.
🚨 If you are trying to call Centrelink at the moment and are having your calls repeatedly terminated please message me here with the details, or email me (thomas.studans@gmail.com). Please include the line you are trying to call, the number of calls and the duration. Thank you.
Claire Connelly@claireconnelly.bsky.social · last mo.Is there a secret Centrelink number that doesn’t automatically hang up on you when their lines are busy?
The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ
Verify your age I stood on our balcony one night to watch Halley's comet through my dad's binoculars.
Adam@kels316.bsky.social · last mo.Verify your age my music and podcast tastes are "unc" according to my kids.
In honor of her death anniversary today (July 8th, Flossie Wong-Staal, a Chinese-American woman, was a part of the team who discovered HIV and she was the first to clone HIV, fully genetically mapping it, enabling HIV tests to exist & large-scale screening of donated blood. She saved countless lives
"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...
These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech
Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.
bangordailynews.com
I may (almost?) have been scammed today. If you receive what appears to be an Evite from me for a “celebration”, trash it without touching it and report it as a scam.