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Karen Beilharz

@kbeilz.bsky.social

Writer, reader, editor, listener, knitter, TV and movie-watcher, Christian, and interested in way too many things. http://hivemindedness.com

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Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 4d ago

Inside Sydney’s hottest nightspot, where shoes are off, laptops are on and customers drink matcha

Inside Sydney’s hottest nightspot, where shoes are off, laptops are on and customers drink matcha

A ‘study cafe’ has opened on the site that once housed the radical Gould’s Book Arcade – and students are paying by the hour to be there * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast In a cavernous space once occupied by a radical bookshop, the big lights are off, laptops are out, lo-fi beats are on and the matcha is flowing. It’s 6pm on a Wednesday night and the students of Sydney are living it up. It’s not what one would expect from a venue on King Street – a strip better known for rowdy live music and anxious mornings after. “The whole point of it is that we don’t want to remind you of work,” says Luca Yang, founder of O3 Space. On LinkedIn, the startup says they are creating the “best study products the world has ever seen”. In real life, this looks like 24/7 study cafes, which Yang says are commonplace in Asia but relatively new in Australia. Continue reading...

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Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · 6d ago

Endometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToo

Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Wales

Saliva and gut sensor-based tests hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for millions of women who can wait years for diagnosis

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@gpcomics.bsky.social · 5d ago

Next appearance is next Saturday! See yas all at Newtown’s Cockatoo Comics ( @cockatoocomics.bsky.social ) for a ‘one day residency’! Our first Sydney gig of the year! Signing! Sketching! Selling! Whatever! I dunno! I’m so grateful to Siobhan for letting me be the first event in the new store.

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Tits McGee@scientits.bsky.social · 7d ago

Oh my God, this is not a drill - LinkedIn has added 'seems like AI slop' as an option on posts Genuinely thought it was a joke until I clicked on a few posts

Drop down menu from a LinkedIn post offering the following options Save Copy link to post Embed this post Unfollow [person] Not interested Seems like AI slop Report post
Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 7d ago

Book returned to Australian library – 150 years overdue

Book returned to Australian library – 150 years overdue

The book, Antiquities of Athens, was handed back to Kiama library by a man who found it bricked into a wall An Australian public library has had a book returned an estimated 150 years late after being found behind a wall during a home renovation. The book, Antiquities of Athens, published in 1858, was returned to the library in the seaside town of Kiama, south of Sydney, by a man who had found it inside a tea crate bricked into a sealed fireplace Continue reading...

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Unseen Japan@unseenjapan.com · last wk.

NEW: Kyoto is infamous for its supposed "ikezu culture" of rudeness. But is Kyoto as spiteful as it's reputed to be? Some domestic tourists point to one local custom, the "rude rock," as proof that it is. But the rude rock isn't particularly rude. And it's NOT specific to Kyoto.

Ikezu-Ishi: Are Kyoto's "Rude Rocks" an Insult, or a Kindness?

Some domestic tourists point to one local custom, the "rude rock," as proof of Kyoto spite. But it isn't even specific to Kyoto.

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Queenie Chan@queeniechanhere.bsky.social · last wk.

‘Sunset Protocol’, chap1, p38-40. The last 3 pgs of Chapter 1 has a bombshell reveal for those paying attention—Maddy was right to freak out about Jeanie. I’m storyboarding all 13 chapters before I continue with finished pages. I’ll post finished art when I can! #sunsetprotocol #indiemanga

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Queenie Chan@queeniechanhere.bsky.social · last mo.

‘Sunset Protocol’, chap1, p36-37. A sudden moment… seeing people getting tasered can be pretty scary. 1 more update till the end of Chapter 1! #sunsetprotocol #indiemanga

Helen McCarthy@helenmccarthy51.bsky.social · 2w ago

Lolita fashion Chinese style: loli joins tradition Chinese hanfu and Japanese school uniform as one of China's "3 obsessions" driving the "emotional economy" where value resides in the emotional satisfaction articles deliver. mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Lolita fashion from Japan finds growing fan base in China - The Mainichi

SHANGHAI (Kyodo) -- Japanese Lolita fashion, with its lace-trimmed dresses, ruffled collars and voluminous skirts inspired by Western dolls, is winnin

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Jill Thompson@thejillthompson.bsky.social · last wk.

Yes, I owe you a commission! I have these done. Baltimore comicon people- this is for you. However, I lost my notebook with your addresses. Message me here or on IG with what you got so I can get you your rightful art! Thanks so much!

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