So very about this, yes Reminds me of the “cinema sins” problem in fandom too, if critique is not “which character is best/worst” sometimes it’s just “where are the holes” when what I prefer is the conversation; “if this is true, then what does that mean in this context, and how do I feel about it?”

Folks, I hate to tell you this, but if you spent more time reading actual books, or otherwise engaging with media created by human beings, and less time making up imaginary "tells", you would be much more able to spot AI slop without resorting to a list of "tells".

Melbourne folks - anyone been to the aquarium with a wheelchair lately? It's been like 10 years since we've been there and their website isn't very encouraging. I'm especially wondering if there's somewhere safe we can be dropped off/picked up?

No one in govt is talking about before the budget, but just FYI, the level of Jobseeker is now 42% below the poverty line - worse than it was during the Howard years... live.thepoint.com.au

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

So, I'm running an informal survey about LARP and neurodiversity, with a focus on autism and ADHD, because I'm super curious about the intersections as an AuDHD larper. Anyone can fill it out, and anyone can see the results: forms.gle/GHCQFuZbf9Fp...

“Housing supply has never been primarily determined…by what planning allows.. determined by whether projects financially viable - interest rates, construction $, financing conditions, labour & developer risk appetite.. binding constraints, always thefifthestate.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Thinking about this a lot: "...when local enterprises rely on outside platforms for essential services...money steadily leaks out of the community. Even when the business itself is local, the infrastructure beneath it may be extractive." aeon.co/essays/lesso...

9% of the global population, and they only receive 1% of the world's aid; stats that definitely tell a story. Teenage girls have such powerful creativity. They create communities; they create culture, language. Investing in teenage girls definitely goes a long way. www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...

Local Melbourne roleplayers! Is anyone free Saturday afternoon/evening (ANZAC Day) from 4:30 to 7:30, and want to play in one of my freeforms? I'm presenting it at Caligo Presents, and we're currently low on numbers: events.humanitix.com/caligo-mundi... (1/2)

Blueberry buns cleaned up~

Kind of love that the conversation spoke about what we did in the past (squatted and built public housing) when there were rising encampments of people experiencing homelessness here: theconversation.com/homeless-cam...

Next time someone asks you “where’s the data on AI impacts on water use” tell them to ring Ryde council, ey?

Got sick. Played Crusader Kings 3. My first king was much loved by all, and died while partying. Big shoes to fill for the not-so-well-liked son who was faced with constant rebellions. His wife hated him so I gave him a 2nd, who became his soul mate after exchanging bad poetry.

Anybody who thinks you need a dog for a morning routine hasn’t had a cat perform a long-jump straight onto their chest to stop you sleeping in because they want to go outside and have their morning interactive play session

I hate to harp on about any study that only shows binary gender results, but shout out to the Aussie-wide student surveys from last year showing that while men were more likely to be bored, women were more stressed by care/work/life balance, & men 2x likely to be offered a job worth leaving uni for

Being absolutely blasted right now by conspiracy theories about Jim Carrey being replaced. It nearly got to me, NGL. Bad sleep + incessant algorithmic propaganda are a scary mix. I've been trying to sleep with my phone charging in another room but breaking the bad habit is a work in progress.

People can say it’s utopian or dreamy but it’s a fact that you have to believe new things are possible, fundamentally, in order to make them real. You have to make the choice to believe that more than this is possible & not be resigned to this being the way things have to be because it’s not at all.

Bug free ✅ Brilliant design ✅ Delivering on its promise every day ✅

Hmm thinking I change #auslarp to catch all australian rpg content so it has more utility than just 10 people’s casual perusal 🤔 opinions? Or maybe I nuke it because this platform is after everyone’s biodata /censoring folks, which means it’s a little bit dead in the water anyway

Just got this beautiful photo of the Butterfly Club foyer, in honour of its closing down. I stood in front of it and felt like I was back there and burst into tears, so, I had to take it home. I think this is the hardest that any photography has ever hit me. Thank you to Lucky Frawley.

Game prep this week. Jaffa keeping us company during the card sorting was cute. (In classic cat form, she did destroy a pile or two before settling up on the couch to watch us)

Stay safe, Australia. #heatwave

If you're wondering why creating faceless monsters you can kill without remorse because you feel you *have* to kill something is bad, please read this article I wrote ⬇️ & do read the *whole* article, not just what's available for free. www.rascal.news/ttrpgs-and-t...

Written with beautiful clarity

Uh-oh. Age verification is here. Now to brood on the ethics of sharing my age data vs getting access to this particular digital world 😬

IMO, this whole thread sounds a lot like Long COVID. The overwhelming majority of college students aren't masking and are repeatedly getting infected with a host of viruses.

It honestly gives me heart when folks older than me are shocked with how long it’s been since something happened, how old they feel, how much it feels like something happened “just yesterday”. I hope to keep feeling like my favourite memories happened just yesterday for another 30 yrs, too 🤗

Made the mistake of looking at a print newspaper in a cafe today. My eyes, my poor eyes! Missing out on nothing there. Racist opinion columns complaining about who’s getting served first in health care which is all obvious ragebait distractions from the fact that healthcare is underfunded 🙄

I feel like studying game design made me more fun at parties, and urban planning much less. It’s balancing out 🤪

Oh my gosh what an intense last 70 hours. Two+ full days of prepping to run a 55 person event, which felt like a resounding success; ended with 3 hrs of debrief at the pub. Then a moment at pub where a stranger was having a very justifiable breakdown & I encountered the limits of what I could give

I'm just saying, we could settle this with swords, instead of 30+ emails. 🤺 #artWIP

Spotted it again on the way home. The last of the pink has finally bleached from it. Still with an iron grip to that fence, monochrome Elmo smiles upon the world. Will we soon see him stripped down to his skeleton? Does he have robotics inside? Should this mascot be replaced with another?

Out in Ballan today, gonna head up to Daylesford. It is always interesting seeing these up close. Turbines are pretty sleek in their final form even if the process to get there is anything but

Felt a tiny bit like a human on Sunday, just managing things around fatigue. I know summer is going to be a killer but I do really miss it right now

Another question for #Auslarp: When considering attending a larp, what behaviours in the organising team are your red lines, that would have you walk away from the game?

I've been telling people about these rent hikes as an inherent part to public-private housing partnerships, and people have been saying to me, "That doesn't sound right". Yeah, it's not what would be right. But it's what's happening. 🏙️ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

““Imagine the sadness of all the people who, after working all day, leave their offices to sit in their rooms as if they’re being punished,” he wrote.” Pouillon Lessons here for cities in the throes of supply mania…

Okay here’s a q, tagging in #auslarp: If ur not on a project, but u come in as part of “community consultation” on a project, but you are also what you’d think of as an “industry peer” who makes similar projects: Do you consider urself part of the “public” in that situation, or “peer”, or both?

They warn you about it but nothing quite prepares you for the sheer number of people who think it’s socially appropriate to say “what’s wrong with you” when they see you with a cane A) nunovya business, and B) a whole lot *less* is wrong thanks to this bad boy working as intended 💅

Petition also being promoted and backed by Senator Jordan Steele-John, so will be a good one for momentum: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved...

So, I recently rebound back to FB because I needed to do event management there (the sheer numbers of successful responses on there proved it’s still alive beyond all reason 🥲) but one of the best parts is seeing stuff by an old family friend, a lovely woman who’s spent her whole life helping others

This quote really got me: “…but farmers dumping manure on the steps of a parliament aren’t protesters – they are farmers!” Really succinct highlight on how other professions, other identities are all subsumed into the action to “other” you in public discourse. open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...

Thought this one might be interesting for folks udner the #Auslarp tag. Something I think rping often promotes through the medium itself is connectivity where there is isolation; as an inherently social art form. +“Radical imagination” where there is stagnation, necessary for games to come alive.

"...there are situations where the agency does genuinely do the wrong thing and does seem to have it out for individuals. So it is incredibly scary for participants out there. [...] you can’t trust that they will follow even their own policies." The Robodebt legacy strikes again.

Today, we published a new report. “Google’s Eco-failures” goes deep into the appendices of Google’s environmental report to bring you the truth about their skyrocketing emissions and speculative investments. Read more here: noclimateresultsfound.com/report/

Went to QLit Festival tonight. Got treated to a series of talks about queer literature, including medical research, history, children’s books, and poetry. Exciting and strange as always to feel how queer lit is in such a delicate state between established and vulnerable; old and totally new.

Inquiry into the public housing redevelopment starting today. I’m streaming it online.

"And if things don’t look so cheerful, Just show a little fight, For every bit of darkness, There’s a little bit of light. For every bit of hatred, There’s a little bit of love." -The Bluebird of Happiness, song by Sandor Harmati 1934 #easternbluebird #birds #naturephotography

Australians who care about people being able to access basic care like physio - please have a read of this. There is no way the NDIS can justify these cuts. This funding is an investment in disabled people, employs so many incredibly skilled physios, and puts money back into our communities. ♿