I am having a "godammit, everything is fucked and I need to fix this and that and the other and that thing over there and aaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhhh" kind of day

too many windmills, not enough tilt!

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

At some point we’ve got to stop seeing this as a series of oopsies moments and recognise that we are in institutional collapse. This system never “worked” the way we pretend it did. But at least there was some semblance of responsibility, of learning from mistakes It’s over. Time to build new ones

If I were to try to extract my organisation's work from google workspace, what alternatives would you suggest? I have a tonne of things in google drive, including docs, slides, & spreadsheets, so the transition will likely be painful, whatever I shift to, if I can even find somewhere sensible to go!

Disabled Australians and their families are being screwed over by bullshit numbers thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

This is quite comforting, actually. worth a read! Only 4% of Australians trust AI companies with their personal data... I would be interested to see how many put it in anyway, and the implications of this for doctors who use AI to summarise appointments are significant.

"it's fine as long as you check the output carefully" Except that checking things carefully is one of the things human beings are absolutely categorically the worst at. There are so many useful forms of AI. Small systems, designed to do one thing really well. LLMs are not one of them.

You cannot use a software system designed to make things up as research. You cannot rely on it to generate ideas, or translate text, or write for you, or check your grammar or spelling. If you do use it, you will have your moment. 100% fucking guaranteed. It will probably be really, really bad ⏱️

Tim's failure was not 'failing to check the outputs', it was using a machine that fakes plausible outputs instead of referring to reality It is mid 2026. You cannot plead ignorance about what that software does, anymore It is as bad as sitting down and writing a fake quote with your own hand

This one hurts. I've really enjoyed Tim's work in the past But let's just be totally bloody clear here: every single person using a text fabrication engine to replace their work, research and writing skills: THIS MOMENT IS COMING FOR YOU TOO It is truly just a matter of time. It's inevitable ⏱️

I have also enjoyed Tim D's work in the past But hadn't realised the writing's been gen AI-assisted His criticism of Matt C based on an AI-fabricated (i.e. false, non-existent) quote is appalling (👀text against black backgrd) This is how you destroy reputations—perhaps others first, then your own

Cat break.

Hereby renaming all toxic rabbit holes to buttholes. Right wing buttholes. Conspiracy buttholes. Flat earth buttholes. anti vax buttholes. it works!

Congrats to Grace Tame for the announcement she'll make a podcast about autism with the ABC. There's been a lack of new voices platformed, esp women, in hosting roles at the ABC & also in the autism 'space'. I'll be interested to hear what Ms Tame and her producers explore. #autism #freshvoices

Some absolutely brutal figures from the ABS on tobacco consumption - figures that really should have those arguing that the higher excise is working to really have a long think...

Happy Pride Month!

Using generative AI for imagery is **directly harmful** to artists, graphic designers, photographers etc. This isn't a vague moral argument: this is just normal, standard theft, except at a completely new scale and social acceptability. We need to reverse that. www.instagram.com/reel/DY2L2-g...

Ok... I made it to page 3: financials summary. Bottom line: They are running at a loss. In Q1 2026, they lost ~$2 billion. Assuming that is consistent for the year, they will lose about ~$8 billion. NASA SMD budget is $7.25 billion in FY26. SpaceX will run into the red more than NASA SMD has.

My deeply sarcastic inner voice responded: "Of course we're going to spread humans to other planets and consciousness to the stars. Building and maintaining this company will destroy the Earth, and living in a computer just might be easier than living on Mars." My inner voice needs a whiskey.

Every year for Pride, I repost Hue. I made him to send love and comfort to those who feel Pride isn’t for them because they aren’t out. You matter, you are valid, and it’s ok if you aren’t ready yet. Coming out is not a requirement for being part of this community. Happy Pride 🌈

A reminder that you can change your PhD supervisor. You don't have to stay with them if they do not support your success. Yes, changing supervisors is emotionally challenging, but not changing can be significantly worse. #AcademicChatter

this is a pride flag made from real nasa imagery happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈✨

Happy Pride month you buncha queers

After seeing the headline "SpaceX IPO: How to Buy and Why You Shouldn't" on @barrons.com, I decided it was time to read the prospectus. I'm only a few pages in and folks... the implications of this document ... Do you want to go on a journey with me? Because I'm about to enter the rabbit hole.

It's fascinating that the burden of proof with AI seems backwards. I'm constantly challenged to prove that it's NOT intelligent... so... prove that it's not something we don't understand and can't define. Sure.

if you just went by media coverage you would think that trangender kids playing sports are a much more immediate threat to the public well-being than a billionaire becoming a trillionaire by pumping $2 trillion worth of fraud into every single 401k

IT FINALLY FLOWERED!!! WITNESS ME OR AT LEAST MY CACTUS! Hmm, maybe it’s time for a #Bloomscroll…

🧵Spotted at a Secondhand Bookfair in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (5?) with a cloth bag FULL of books is stomp-marching through puddles in bright yellow gumboots*. Bellowing a uproarious, victorious song. She has all the books. She has all the puddles, And she is VERY happy. (1)

Sometimes Big Friend comes into the room and says "Hey Fiasco! Wat are u SCHEMING" and Fiasco am not even scheme! Hims face just looks like that sometimes! Also paws.

Please check out the latest vid summary of the report I led for the lovelies at @greenpeaceap.bsky.social Bluesky why do you hate 9:16 aspect ratio so much, it's what all the kids are doing!!!!

Patagonia is an ordinary clothing company taking a few worthwhile extra steps, but as this entire saga shows, they are a corporation and they definitely act like it. People rise with such urgency and seriousness to defend corporations, it is so weird to me

'In the Oumi analysis, Gemini 2 provided answers that were “ungrounded” 37 percent of the time, meaning the AI Overviews cited websites that didn’t support the information they provided. But with Gemini 3, this jumped to 56 percent.' futurism.com/artificial-i...

Research Professional News trumpets research professional credibility by reporting the AI-hyping remarks of *checks notes* "Candy Crush businessman" FUCK OFF

"We can choose a different path in Australia. A model of technology for the common good would mean a society where digital tools are built first to meet real social and ecological needs, not to deepen corporate power, control or profit." FUCK YES. Go read the report!

There are no “legitimate concerns” about trans people. There aren’t any about women’s safety or fairness in sports or kids being kids or fucking toilets. If there were you’d have heard of them before 2018. I am a cis white woman so you have to listen to me or I’ll cry.

We seriously need to normalise this. Outside of certain medical requirements, literally no person, institution, agency or anything else needs to know anything about your gender, and especially about your "sex at birth".

🧵Spotted at a Second Hand Book Fair in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (5?) has created a magnificent book fort under a long table of classic novels. Every now and then a small hand reaches up, snaffles a few books and then retreats under the table to add to the fortifications. (1)

Back off, June. Nobody is ready for you!

I loved this book! sweet, fun, and full of heart. strongly recommended!!

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A very sweet and placid Labrador is sitting in the back seat of a car, head poked out the rolled-down window as he demands pat tax for all passers by with big soulful doggy eyes. (He's getting all the love.) (1)

Can't work because some guy is fighting a table in my office and then can't nap because some guy is in the bed just STARING Sir can I help you

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (2?) has decided that she shall not be venturing into the world without her snuggle blanket over her head today. Tiny Snuggle Blanket Lump is being guided by Dad as they walk Big Sister to school. Perambulating fuzziness. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (20s?) in a floral dress and a big cosy pink cardigan, is snoozing on a park bench in her lunch break. Head resting on a pretty crocheted bag. Yarn peeking out from under her cheek. Ducks quacking as they float on a nearby river. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (4?) with askew pigtails is standing at her garden fence with her trusty (rather bedraggled) plushie racoon at her side. A pile of pinecones on the fence before her. Roaring to passers-by: "MAGIC PINECONES SALE! FIFTY CENTS!" (1)

I have it turned off too. And spell check. Because I'm a writer. But also - assistive ai and generative ai are very different things. (Neither are actually ai.) But the gen ai shitelords are conflating the two because it serves their purposes. It's deliberate.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Many executives see employees as the costly, stubborn step between prompt and product. They're used to saying "make things happen" and things happening. Now they're being told they can skip this step between their genius and their success. This is the generative AI promise: cheap, compliant labour.

great new episode of Make Me Data Literate on STEM evaluation with the wonderful Dr Jake Clark! Get it where you get your podcasts, or here: adsei.org/podcast/dr-j... #EduSky #EduSkyAU #DataLiteracy #DataScience

narrator: but there was, indeed, a catch...