The idea that water impacts from data centres are "made up" or "fake" is a nasty right-wing / tech shill talking point that seems to be getting more and more disconnected from reality every single day

1 in 5 Brits think AI layoffs could trigger civil unrest

Just posting this for the record of when I had more followers than ABC News.

I've never understood the adoration of billionaires. They'll never hold you in anything but contempt, people.

I know it seems cool, but I believe the reduction of news to image-memes serves the right-wing. Those who receive the meme are limited in what we can do: only read, and repost. We can't see the original story or its full context. The poster is saying "only on my terms". We're not their equals.

"Visible from space", still one of the most slappable phrases journalists use. Look at the satellite pics on Google Maps, people. My water tanks aren't just visible, they stand out like a Doberman's gonads. If you believe spy-propaganda*, your car's number plate is "visible from space".

Rain and train reach Wentworth Falls station at the same time, yay.

I'm so pleased the ABC hasn't folded ... www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

Australian taxpayers to pay $11bn to extend lifespan of ageing Collins-class submarines amid Aukus delay

As a regional Victorian I want Sydneysiders 2 sign that Petition. Down here we have 3 fantastic Community Radio Stations that provide sensational radio. It takes a massive commitment by volunteers, subscribers & *advertisers to keep them broadcasting. Don’t lose 2SER-FM. *all for community content😊

Dr Amy McQuire: "We have a Blackfulla from Magan-djin and we don’t know where he is": Fears felt for Brisbane Blacks activist Sam Woripa Watson, who has been kidnapped by Israel substack.com/inbox/post/1...

how many Sydney Opera Houses can one city bear?

Good to see our public broadcasters backing reason and linguistic integrity over propaganda and newspeak. And 'conflating legitimate political and policy critique with anti-Semitism' is of course entirely the envoy's mission. www.theage.com.au/business/com...

Twenty-five low-income, mostly elderly residents of the Oasis apartment complex in St Kilda—an inner suburb of Australia’s second-largest city Melbourne—face being forced to vacate what they were told would be “forever homes.”

@grogsgamut.bsky.social - help out someone who doesn't understand high finance or tax law. This seems hyped to me, am I wrong? www.afr.com/technology/d...

Excellent by @timdunlop.bsky.social "The once and future egalitarian nation of Australia" thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

It is so bad that the next frontier of centrist data centre defence is going to be "air pollution stuff is FAKE and MADE UP" because it is so not fake that the US gov't needs to actively change permitting laws to speed up data centre construction

I have no idea how this got through except the higher-ups have become so riddled with AI psychosis that the 3 remaining employees with normal ideas are just now free to implement them

Not now, strange under-ice structures ten miles towards the ice shelf's center!

Post a meme made by you.

Touching my Marxist cyberwaifu for the first time.

Doesn't feel too out there to say that every hour of work "saved" by AI just becomes someone else's hour of work.

I am once again begging, praying, weeping for lists of written instructions rather than videos. I do not want to watch your two minute video in the hope of catching the two seconds where you whizz past what goddamn menu the thing is under. Write. It. Down.

You’re always welcome here. Or you can just call me 😁 Mostly focussing on suspension, steering, tyres, brakes and state of charge I should imagine. Probably about the same as a normal check just with less spent on the driveline. Because of the weight, I hope they focus on the chassis

@zerogeewhiz.bsky.social Pete - I should phone this into one of your radio segments, but I'm rarely in the right place at the right time, so ... Re secondhand cars: without an ICE to spring nasty surprises, what does a mechanical inspector look for in a preloved EV?

Bring back cloaks and capes. Such versatile pieces of clothing.

Your work for public access vs paid access is needed. Not only is it broader, but it protects data from political manipulation and AI enshittification.

Without the library, there is no history, only the stories power wants told.

As high-profile websites vanish, it’s a reminder that the web has no built-in archival layer. But some publishers are now blocking the Wayback Machine. What’s at stake if the web stops being archived? Our new FAQ explains: preserving the public record matters. 🌐📚 help.archive.org/help/faq-pub...

I am very pleased that a random spider sighting at Bunjaree Cottages, not by me, has been identified as a rare species.

PS. One author deserves the three spots: Philip K Dick. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldrich Time Out Of Joint Ubik

No precedence. Chimera, by John Barth. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett.* The Doorbell Rang, Rex Stout (Close: I Claudius, Robert Graves; The Master Mariner, Nicholas Monserrat. Too many Philip K Dick for one list.) *I had to pick one Pratchett after all.

Here's a measure of innovation: can our "innovators" make actually funny jokes they illustrate without slop? (PS onya, Josh.) www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I don't understand why people keep following Twitter and posting about it on here The whole point was to get away from that nonsense, don't be bringing it over here.

(Amy is insightful as always. The sub who left "more fairer" intact needs suitable punishment.)

The prosecution of Ben Roberts-Smith on five counts of murder while on active service in Afghanistan is a test for Australia says investigative journalist and author Chris Masters. 👇BRS deserves a fair trial. Let the evidence determine the outcome.

voting for Hanson <is> racist tho, by definition. So is sitting in a wealthy white suburb watching the wealthy white suburb representative making racist policy and claiming it is for votes in western Sydney (hi Malcolm). The policy, and its authors, are still racist - whatever the lies and excuses.

this is exactly the problem. Why should people in Cook or Bennelong or Warringah conflate or define western Sydney? It is designed to obscure their own racist voting habits like sending Howard and Abbott and Morrison to Canberra to enact extremely racist policies.

Secret documents reveal preferred Australian nuclear submarine base – and warn it could be a military target Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents state www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Update: The Australian publishes its hit piece on me a couple hours AFTER I responded yet Max Aitchison writes: "We asked Lattouf about her nascent Women Who Win conglomerate, but she did not respond by deadline" Bwahahahahaha!!!

The electricity sector loves data centres because they reverse renewables' price deflation ...

"Honed in"??? Does the ABC even care about English usage?

My favourite current news story 😂 www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

One thing I love about Apple and iOS is how every single release has improved Siri to the point that even the simplest of requests are either wrong or fail completely

There’s a glaring historical inaccuracy in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film of The Odyssey: they didn’t have cameras back then. Theatres should have a blank screen and an old man reading out the script

The number of things people just don't know is so damn depressing.

Tech companies aren't *just* building literal gas infrastructure. They are building rhetorical and empirical greenwashing infrastructure, so they can lie to investors, customers, and the general public about the shockingly severe and acute impacts of their carbon bomb data centre projects.