The lesson here is that core public services must not be privatised and this service, court transcription, should be brought back into the public service.

Imagine if the English can pull back from the brink, if they don’t follow America into Trumpism, misogyny and corruption - what a triumph that would be for the people, probably the battle of this generation.

Well, here we are finally - the sound of one door closing and the end of a 17-year journey. codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/a...

With what little economic growth there is being driven by data centres, is it really a net positive for most Australians? @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss wages & what the latest GDP figures mean for Australian households. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3PUgPQ3

AI "assistance" Me: "Play the Pet Shop Boys' Please" AI: "OK, playing the Pet Shop Boys" (random stuff, me being overly optimistic) Me: "Play 'Please' by the Pet Shop Boys" AI: "OK, playing the Pet Shop Boys" Me: "Play the album 'Please' by the Pet Shop Boys" AI: "OK, playing the Pet Shop Boys"

I alternate between saying something like it and just rolling my eyes at people so hard that I can see the inside of my own skull.

I may have said something like this a few times.

“A top Sydney academic used AI to write an opinion piece that urged students to “do the work” and not cut corners by using such technology, with the Sydney Morning Herald removing the “unacceptable” piece from its website” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Hilarious and deeply insightful writing by @brianphillips.lol.

Cool,Cuz We Can't Get Enough Of Mayor Mamdani.......👏🏻

"AI"

So stepping up to mid is a recipe improvement, right?

U inhumane C***! #auspol bsky.app/profile/earl...

The toys meet a small carved horse that belonged to Jesus Christ and was present at the crucifixion and who tells them that as the products of humanity, all toys share in original sin but because they are the sapient creations of mortals rather than of God, there is no place for them in Heaven.

The last 10 years in a nutshell: Nazi: I’m a Nazi! Media: Outspoken Man Touts Unconventional Ideas Nazi: No, I’m just a Nazi. Media: Meet the Dapper White Nationalist Who— Nazi: No, seriously! I’m quoting Mein Kampf! I love Hitler! Media: Why Both Sides Have an Extremist Problem.

The sad thing about the mess we're in is that it's actually that simple Understanding the resurgence of the far right is really not complicated. You just need to look at who made/let it happen But it's more convenient to blame it on "the people", the "left behind", "the left" etc

#Discover #Zuckerberg #MarkZuckerberg #Superyacht #Seattle #Meta #Layoffs #Firings #JobsLost #Tech #TechNews #Business #America #USA #US finance.yahoo.com/sectors/tech...

yes!! prospect.org/2026/05/20/e...

#qldpol #auspol

Saw a post which reminded me to post this. There ain't no golden age. It's right now. Right now, someone is making a game or music or comics or art or books that you're looking for and wish there were more of. It's just (paradoxically) harder and harder to actually find them.

Woman Worried She In Codependent Relationship With Rest Of Humanity https://theonion.com/woman-worried-she-in-codependent-relationship-with-rest-of-humanity/

They really need a logo that looks less like a ransom note.

"...man". Particularly groovy roadworks on the M6 (Southbound) yesterday.

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i... “Nothing was accomplished by Operation Epic Fury except putting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in charge of Iran and the Strait of Hormuz,” said one critic of the war. He's Not ending it; the Regime Insiders are making $Billions off of Stock Market Swings

In this Ohio diner, the parliamentarian still means George Clinton. But they do know this: if Trump builds his ballroom illegally, Congressional Democrats should just tear the roof off the sucker.

If you press the bottom of the cylinder, her legs collapse

@news.abc.net.au. Do better. Not only is James Faithful working full time in defending fossil fuels as a mining engineer, but you've previously reported his work with Engie: #engie #gippsland #renewables

Do basic income then.

I'm going to be part of the panel discussion at the Testingminds test automation summitbin Melbourne, June 18th. Should be fun! www.testingmind.com/event/test-a...

Wow.

Mine are cheaper and non evil people can afford them

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live. TISM The Sharp Pet Shop Boys Grandaddy Atari Teenage Riot Def Leppard The Everly Brothers The Beach Boys Supergroove Split Enz

DO NOT READ THIS SIGN

Lifetime ban for any politician who says “fair dinkum” in the year of our lord 2026

Learning from the best! www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/our...

You can tell he's a billionaire because no one has the balls to tell him that's not anything like what a fucking bat looks like, ffs. That's not 'dressed as a bat'. Everyone's just 'well done, sir, you look just like a bat'.

this reminds me about how the scam email trainings I have to do like every month at this job always highlight "scammers add in a message of urgency to get you to click the link without thinking about it" as a key element.

OpenAI Announces Construction Of New Data Center On Top Of Sick Child

Yep the gas reservation policy is so horrible for Santos that since it's announcement it's share price has gone up while the overall share market has fallen.

Follow @news.abc.net.au let's get them a huge following on Bluesky

Who benefits most from negative gearing?

Look, Limestone Coast communities, farmers & environmentalists might think fracking is "disastrous" But more valued constituents like Santos & the South Australian Chamber of Mines & Energy considers it a restoration of “science-based decision-making” & that's what counts for the Malinauskas govt

Pick a Bond from photos you already have on your phone.

Republican Supreme Court “Justices”: Red states are free to gerrymander, even without voter consent. Blue states are not allowed to gerrymander, even with voter consent. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them

Amazing how cucumber technology has developed. My current cucumber (left) and an original 80s cucumber, the size of a brick!

France is mandating solar panels on every large commercial car park in the country — turning millions of square metres of idle asphalt into one of Europe's most productive clean energy assets. I have been mentioning this for months - they are shooting up on all the supermarket car parks.

Australia, your Prime Minister has gone full gas shill. Here's the transcript...ON HIS OWN WEBSITE. www.pm.gov.au/media/radio-...