How lucky is Albanese? A meeting was never going to go well. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Turns out there was a slight mistranslation and the thing everyone is supposedly looking forward to tomorrow is actually the Rupture

I had to watch this a few times before I was sure it wasn’t AI. (I know I’m coming to this late. Pretty amazing). youtu.be/RKZDRCEhC_I?...

I conducted an experiment on what Tiktok and YouTube recommends when not logged in on the app. Given the social media ban only covers accounts, hard not to see this could be the experience for teens in Australia come December. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

In retrospect, if we were trying to build a super-intelligence, it might have been a mistake to train it on the collected works of dumbfucks.

Use the permalink to get past the paywall. Definitely worth a read. I’ll go get the book now.

A thread that took me to a place I wasn't expecting.

Shocked pikachu.

Patience is a virtue. #WorldBollardAssociation

Others have posted this today. Here’s a gift link. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21633/...

Sussan is a fool and probably not long for the job, but the way Labor treats climate change like it’s a political problem instead of an existential one is driving me insane. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

This is pretty great.

“If diplomacy is not an enterprise demanding intelligence and tact and a respect for process, what on earth is it?” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just realised several of my muted words here had escaped captivity.

automated moderation going great

“Get Smart” premieres 60 years ago tonight, on NBC. “I was sick of looking at all those nice, sensible situation comedies,” Mel Brooks said. “They were such distortions of life. .. No one had ever done a show about an idiot before. I decided to be the first.”

I’m cleaning out a house I’ve been living in for over 3 decades. I wish I knew. cazadora.substack.com/p/why-do-we-...

the biggest changes in tech in the past five years that doesn't seem to have sunk into the general consciousness is that "social media" is barely about connecting with friends/family/people you know any more. it's just a firehose of personalised content

Reliably obtuse Waleed Aly pushing "both sides do it" as the US descends into fascism. Next up: how domestic violence is the result of polarised households

When the world's biggest insurer says climate change has pushed traditional home insurance to its limits, it's already too late to start preparing. And we are in no way ready for a post-insurance world. Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Well, there goes my remaining productivity for the next few days. Aus $9.09 arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...

Oh happiest of days to you wombat xx

Listening to Andrew Hickey’s 500 songs podcast (and taking a long time to do it) and I finally got to the very long Byrds episode which starts with an extended riff on Bebop, Coltrane, Ravi Shankar and music theory in general, and I love the inclusiveness of it. 500songs.com/podcast/epis...

‘I have no idea why Madame Tussauds sent these over Charles. One’s already starting to melt’

Ezra Klein is the most useful idiot I’ve seen in a long long while.

It was a lovely afternoon in Wollongong

Yes, there are people swimming. It’s a gorgeous day for it. Australia 😄

This, and failing to get the Vanuatu deal done, suggests to me there will be some job vacancies at DFAT soon. You don’t announce you’re going to do these things without being sure you are actually going to do these things. It’s funny but it’s not funny.

To journalists various: the issue is not whether the coalition tears itself apart over climate denialism… the issue is whether we do what we can to save our home. Stop reporting the goddam horse race.

Is Russell Mulcahy still working? I’ve got an idea for him.

Who cares about the Brisbane Olympics in 2032? Melbourne is hosting the World Tram Driver Championships in 2027!

The Graudian is just trolling nothing ever happens www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Have muted any mention of the name of the idiot shot yesterday. Much cleaner feed now.

BIG BOAT STUCK

That Homecycle service Inner West Council runs for recycling of fabrics/electricals/other junk is actually pretty good. Very efficient pickup service 👍

Hundreds of billions sunk into ratshit llm tools and all I want is the "mute America" button

all my ape auctions, gone

Putting wooden spoons in a dishwasher is just wrong. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tough choice for Starmer to sack Mandelson, but we can all agree it was masterful of him to only do this after 48 solid hours saying he would not sack him because he really really likes and trusts the guy who supported the most famous paedophile the world has ever known.

The people who cover politics cover the sport of politics as distinct from government. To them a very successful political influencer *is* more important than a state legislator. They’ve heard of him before. (Because this is bluesky so it helps to be explicit — this is bad)

The last time TMG played Sydney (the Factory) I took along a friend who had never heard them before. He pronounced it one of the greatest live shows he’d ever seen, although he did say afterward that the crowd resembled a cult in their ability to recite every word as though it was a religious text.

We’re quite deep within the Singularity right now, though it’s turned out be the Singularity of Stupid (SoS), which effectively prevents the original concept of the Singularity from happening.

Cleaning out the wardrobe. My god I have spent too much on clothes over the years. So wasteful. On the other hand if you’re in the market for some lightly worn Armani, Max Mara, Karan and similar, hit the Newtown Vinnies in about a week, after they’ve had a chance to sort through it all.

Cleaning out junk from under the stairs. Found my ADB 2400 baud modem from 1991, imported from the US. Those were the days.

The Death of Meanjin. a couple of thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/greenwor...

Got a dashcam? You may have company. www.404media.co/this-company...

Someone has been getting quite good at looking photogenic this week.

Lmao at this open letter to the Unimelb VC proposing she pay for Meanjin with a 10% salary sacrifice that would still leave her better paid than the VC of the University of Cambridge It was my joy to sign, & I recommend doing so to all in the world of arts & letters

Let them march. I’ve got some extra ripe tomatoes that should be good for launching by then. Eggs are expensive but it should be worth it. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...