So, another day, another leak of 70000 people's government IDs, from Discord this time. It seems to me that websites shouldn't be *allowed* to collect personal information unless it is absolutely necessary (an address so that they can delver a package). But we instead seem to be moving in the […]

“In my day the computers would scream and scream when we connected them to the internet… but did we listen? No. We did not listen…”

Apropos of nothing... #CuteGirltober is back, courtesy of oceaninspace https://xcancel.com/_oceaninspace/status/1970210127786680634#m #cutegirltober2025

I just finished playing Worldless. (Silksong can wait.) The game is a great blend of platforming, combat, and a bit of puzzle-solving. -- I guess that makes it a bit like the original Prince of Persia. But games have evolved *a lot* since then; the gameplay in Worldless is far more complex […]

#silentsunday #mushtodon

BREAKING: Michael Pratt, the ringleader of Girls Do Porn, was sentenced to 27 years in prison today. @samleecole.bsky.social is at the court in what sounds like a completely gut-wrenching day: https://www.404media.co/michael-pratt-girlsdoporn-ringleader-sentenced/

remembering all the journalists in Australia who kept insisting we should having polite cups of tea with racists and hearing them out www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

It definitely feels important to include the fact that Norway specifically is uniquely and disproportionately responsible for the nordic heatwave here, because we profit wildly from supplying the cause of the substance causing these deaths, injuries and environmental catastrophes

An Open Source sustainability story in two slides. (for a coming talk of mine) Slide 1: car brands using #curl Slide 2: car brands sponsoring or paying for #curl support

The difference between this 'war' and most others is different, in past conflicts, journalists were often killed unintentionally in crossfire. These deaths are not all accidental. #gazagenocie #auspol #journalism

The climate change scenario that could leave #australia 'unrecognisable' https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-climate-change-scenario-that-could-leave-australia-unrecognisable/l6ofkeygt #climatechange #environment #globalwarming #fossilfuels #pollution #climateactionnow #auspol

I hate how it's considered socially acceptable for a rich person to ask for money (they're an entrepreneur and you're investing), but if a homeless person asks for money, it's a scam and giving them $20 so that they can eat their first meal of the day is unjust and you should be donating to a […]

Our state government planned to spend $10m+ on fixing the safety issues on Kerferd Rd, introducing a new protected bike lane, beautiful landscaping, and slowing down vehicle speeds by design. The local councillors scuttled it. We've FOI'd the never released plans […] [Original post on aus.social]

The huge cost to state budgets of failing GST https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-huge-cost-to-state-budgets-of-failing-gst/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-huge-cost-to-state-budgets-of-failing-gst #auspol

That’s one hell of an article title. And one hell of an image in the article. “Call to drop Range Rover sponsorship of Wimbledon as SUVs 82% more likely to kill children.” Good idea. www.londondaily.news/call-to-drop...

unnamed trick with a Maple by Crucial Life Yo-Yos. #yoyo

When I was young, the saying went: if you pay peanuts you get monkeys. Back then, I thought that we should indeed pay federal politicians more. However, at the back half of my life, I see that we are paying our federal politicians almost $300k (minimum) a year and I would say that in general […]

Looks like kerbside protected bike lanes are coming soon to Franklin Street in the city! This is happening at least between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets. Still some third-party construction works west of Elizabeth that might hold things up in that section. #melbourne #bikelanes #australia

In about a week, lemm.ee will shut down. https://lemm.ee/post/65824884 I got some value out of the Lemmy part of the fediverse, but I still haven't decided if I'll move to a different instance or just go down with the ship. From what I could tell, lemm.ee was the best one. I wonder if their […]

Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Norway and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions against far-right Israeli government ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. The pair will face a travel ban and their assets will be frozen. The United States, Mr Ben-Gvir and Mr Smotrich have […]

Chat, is this solarpunk? #lariots #solarpunk #bike #BikeTooter #fuckice

"A busy, busy day at the airport."

The Australian ABC is broken. This week we in #australia got blanket coverage of who came second at Eurovision. Yet the national broadcaster is maintaining an eerie vow of silence about this particular screening Cannes. A movie about the world's most high profile Australian is seemingly of zero […]

We need political courage, not caution https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/we-need-political-courage-not-caution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-need-political-courage-not-caution #auspol

Ars Technica has posted a fairly strong and detailed call to action for US universities to organise collective resistance against the Trump administration. https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/04/resist-eggheads-universities-are-not-as-weak-as-they-have-chosen-to-be/ #uspol #education

Albanese on the submarine deal: "No we do not need a contingency plan, because this deal is in the interest of the US". An interesting take. I reckon the current part, which is Australia giving money to the US, really is in the interest of the US. But the other side of the deal is in doubt […]

I reckon The Newsreader is a very good show. The acting is solid. The characters are believable, with realistic strengths and flaws. The stories are subtle, but tense. And there are lots of nice little historical details. #tv #series

There are lots of good photos and videos being posted to #handsoff. Check it out if you haven't already. #uspol

I was looking for a couple of Atari ST games, and I found that cracking crew "D-Bug" still has an active website / blog http://d-bug.me/ Apparently they're still fixing and re-releasing stuff; and making some new stuff too. It's a solid cultural preservation effort. #gaming #retrogaming […]

Following hashtags is good. But I can't work out how to put a followed hashtag in one of my 'lists' to group similar content together. Can lists include hashtags, or not? #mastodon #fediverse #feditips

Most of Gold Coast is without electricity this Saturday morning. #goldcoast #australia #tcalfred https://www.energex.com.au/outages/outage-finder/outage-finder-map/

The announcement recently posted by SMBC (@ZachWeinersmith) reminds me of similar messages from other comics I like. A common theme is big aggregator sites receive the majority of the revenue, and it might be necessary to break away from that. https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/announcement-2 […]

wb to Australia, me.

I reckon Lemmy has gotten pretty good, and is worth checking out. Lemmy is a fediverse alternative to reddit. The instance I'm on is lemm.ee #lemmy #fediverse #reddit

This discussion between Zelenskyy, Vance, and Trump is remarkable. https://youtu.be/DZ56ibIel1U?si=cBRhtrtVN7xoA2o9 It is uncut footage of leaders discussing war. It is a serious conversation. Trump demonstrates a total disinterest in any past events or context for current decisions; but he […]

What will we do without Antony Green calling the election for us?! His last Federal election this year, we better make it a doozy (and not elect the conservatives and ultra-conservatives, please and thank-you) […]

Mozilla's most recent blog post explicitly says that they want to move into advertising to fund company growth. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-leadership-growth-planning-updates/ I'm more interested in stability than growth. And it looks like Mozilla's board has been captured by […]

“Stitch up” Labor and Coalition Deal on Electoral Reform https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/stich-up-labor-and-coalition-deal-on-electoral-reform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stich-up-labor-and-coalition-deal-on-electoral-reform #auspol

Oh. Sometime while I wasn't watching, someone managed to solve the long-standing mystery of the 'moving sofa problem'. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mathematicians-solve-infamous-moving-sofa-problem/ #math #maths

The UK has engineered a sharp-drop in their usage of coal power; and has finally achieved 0% this year. https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/the-uk-got-rid-of-coal-wheres-it-going-next/ Meanwhile in Australia, we just say "this is a difficult problem" and then proceed to do nothing […]

Spectacular #astronomical events for 2025 are beginning soon, and we have you covered with a trusty guide on the best ways to be starstruck by the night sky! In this guide, discover all the astronomical events for the year and how best to see them: http://ausgeo.co/2025skyguide #photography […]

The problem: "I'd like to to make the tea/coffee preferences of my team available so people don't need to ask when doing a coffee run or feel like making a cup of tea for their colleagues" The UNIX way: Put your tea/coffee preferences in your .plan on the shared SPARC server. The early web: A […]

Some Melbourne breaks/bigbeat from the nineties... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RPOlDSjik #frontside #melbourne #techno #breaks #bigbeat #nineties