imagine telling on yourself like that, though. the only time I interact with copilot in my workday is if I accidentally click the button

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · yesterday

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

Ever seen someone with a proceeding hairline

me when I argue with anyone to the left of me

Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"

Would you accept a culture where someone was not disciplined for intentionally using the wrong pronouns for a colleague just because they assumed the colleague to be trans? (i.e. bullying and/or discrimination).

Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 2w ago

Good. Look, if it is a genuinely honest error, most people I know, including myself, aren't going to make a fuss beyond maybe a gentle clarification first time. If people wilfully misgender trans and non-binary individuals though they absolutely should face misconduct proceedings.

I'm sorry but this is funny. "only 25 per cent of respondents asserted correctly that higher interest rates would...lead to lower inflation". "in contrast, economists reasoned that higher rates would reduce demand and therefore inflation".

"An artificial intelligence data centre company "inadvertently published" an "internal" note on its FAQ page, saying it plans to use farm irrigation water for one of its proposed centres, but deleted it after questions from the ABC."

'We do not want to highlight this yet': AI data centre's FAQ slip-up

Data centre builder Firmus posted a statement, since removed, indicating its intention to get some of its cooling water from the state-owned irrigation system, adding "but we do not want to highlight ...

abc.net.au

I made this silly meme because I randomly thought"ya know, it's definitely not *worth it* but thanks to LLM-AI, more people than ever know what an em-dash is"

Gross AF

Ben Rothenberg@benrothenberg.bsky.social · 3w ago

Breaking news story at Bounces: Following cultural momentum around anti-trans pushes in sports, the WTA has enacted a new policy that will require *all* players to undergo genetic sex testing in order to continue playing on WTA Tour. Read at Bounces: www.benrothenberg.com/p/wta-requir...

Our @fionakatauskas.bsky.social dropped by the Guardian; @creativeelc.bsky.social Emma Cook dropped in NZ… cartoonists are disappearing from our media, as publishers tighten belts and become risk-averse. I hope you’re all ready to keep yourselves sane.

Andrew Elder@awelder.bsky.social · 3w ago

Traditional media giving up on cartoonists just when we need them

I think this friction has more to do with the fact that modern grocery stores are designed to make you uncomfortable and slightly confused (so you end up buying more than you otherwise would). It's subliminal for most people, but any additional discomfort feels worse in those scenarios.

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 2w ago

One of the reasons I like Kurt Vonnegut is he talks so much about stuff like this where people ask him why he buys a single apple instead of a bag and he’s like “because we’re allowed to like walking to the store each day and saying hi to friendly dogs and being human beings”

German broadcast. Nailed it

this is something a spellcheck would have picked up. is the abc ok?

🚨 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 · 3w ago

Is there a secret Centrelink number that doesn’t automatically hang up on you when their lines are busy?

If I were advising the Albanese government, I would be urging them to consider the risks of being reliant on (in particular) Microsoft, Oracle and Amazon infrastructure to run government systems. Their level of exposure to an AI bust could constitute a national security threat.

Dash Nehring@punningstunts.bsky.social · 3w ago

Read the paper in full but the central result of the BIS working paper is that "the more capacity the sector builds, the higher the productivity bar it must clear to sustain the boom, so a larger boom is both more likely to disappoint and more damaging when it does."

IMO there are also national security risks in not having a nationalised bank. For example, if there's an economic shock affecting the banking sector, not bailing out banks could leave governments without the ability or infrastructure to pay its own workers. "Too big to fail" is a threat.

Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social · 3w ago

One Nation’s idea of a people’s bank is good - probably because it’s not their idea. But that’s about it for decent economic “policy” My column. www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

The funny thing is, I personally know a good half dozen trans people who would be able to run a computer chip manufacturing company if you asked them to.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Trump on the CHIPS Act: "If you weren't transgender, you didn't qualify. So they'd get the money, they'd look all over for transgender people to run the company."

The Royal Commission hearings today are nuts. ANU is being forensically examined over the decision-making processes for getting a definition of antisemitism. Why isn't the definition being adopted, counsel asks? When will it be? What does any of this have to do with the Bondi terrorist attack?

There are so many parts of the PM's AI speech that need a giant [citation needed] inserted after them. Makes me wonder if he has read the Parliamentary Library's insights paper on AI, which points out that the evidence on the productivity benefits of AI is mixed.

Potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Australian workforce

Key issues Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to provide several benefits, risks and challenges for the future Australian workforce. These include: greater producti...

aph.gov.au

Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social · 3w ago

Me on the PM’s speech: wonderful, just completely devoid of any reason why AI or these data centres are needed or will be of benefit.

Having my commute home disrupted last night really took it out of me. Disproportionately so. I have weekend plans but IDK if I'll have the energy for them, and that's really upsetting.😭

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Every new data centre should be considered an act of war imo

Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 3w ago

With all the July model runs now in, it is very likely that 2026 will see the largest El Niño event since records began in the late 1800s – and potentially by a truly mind-blowing margin. The median estimate is now 3.6C, roughly 0.8C hotter than the prior record (2.75C). www.theclimatebrink....

I walked into a café this morning and the group ahead of me had ordered 25-30 coffees. I didn't mind the wait, but it was also cool to watch the four café workers make a couple dozen coffees in ~10-15 minutes while also taking other orders. Goes to show there is no such thing as unskilled labour.

Nooooo not Sam Neill :(

It doesn't take a four corners investigation to uncover this. If you've been paying attention to housing policy at all you'll know this. They should look into the way the real estate industry uses Cotality data as a tool of tacit collusion. Each rental increase adds justification for the next one.

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 3w ago

Four Corners analysed 'affordable' rental listings. We found a reality that didn't match the promise

Dangit my order got changed at the last minute

I just saw a clip of a purportedly serious journalist telling Count Binface "you're not transparent, and that's the criticism being made of Nigel Farage". In chasing controversy and attention, the media legitimises the farcical. And this, funnily enough, is how Nigel Farage got his start.

I think it starts with discarding commercial feasibility as being relevant to the policy problem of how to build enough homes to house everyone.

Matthew Bowes@mbowes.bsky.social · 4w ago

Australian cities are upzoning to allow for more apartments and townhouses, with the aim of getting more homes built. But policy makers need better tools to assess how effective these policies can be. It all starts with better understanding commercial feasibility. 🧵

Thank you @davidshoebridge.bsky.social. Finally, someone mentions renters without sneering. Changes to tenancy laws would be great too. I do know that this is a state issue. Thanks again. #Auspol.

Senator David Shoebridge@davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 4w ago

Renters need a break. Its time for a national rent freeze.

are we in an alternate reality or