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• Post #3727474

  With every day I’m more convinced we’re living in Eddington. Even though the film was set six years ago, it’s happening now (and probably for the foreseeable future).

• Post #3682552

  Everyone agrees computers were a mistake but why do we continue to let Jacquard looms off the hook?

• Post #3304269

  Uber For Nursing This is bleak, even for the Torment Nexus. https://ainowinstitute.org/publications/uber-for-nursing

• Post #2756409

  I have no idea what the actual controversy is but I’m glad that everyone is finally turning on guitarists and the causes of guitars.

• Post #2683864

  Good morning

• Post #2683863

  >Australian universities and colleges have built a sophisticated global recruitment machine – particularly from developing nations – but it’s hard not to conclude they are doing the bare minimum when it comes to the welfare and wellbeing of the students they attract. An important argument, powerfully put by Erin Longbottom. We have an obligation to do better, sectorally and ... https://benhr.xyz/2026/05/07/australian-universities-and-colleges-have.html

• Post #2683862

  I've received two data breach notifications related to Canvas and I'm not even a direct user. What a time to be alive.

• Post #2683861

  Hard to walk back the impact of this paper though… Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/influential-study-touting-chatgpt-in-education-retracted-over-red-flags/

• Post #2683860

  For today’s icebreaker we’ll be sorting ourselves into budget winners and budget losers.

• Post #2683859

  The hacker code of conduct will protect us: “Instructure says the cybercriminals have returned the hacked personal data and offered assurance “that no Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident.”" https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/administrative-tech/2026/05/11/instructure-pays-ransom-canvas-hackers

• Post #2683858

  Wikipedia has some incredible lists: List of shortest players in NBA history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shortest_players_in_NBA_history

• Post #2683857

  Budget for a broken social contract: https://benhr.xyz/2026/05/13/budget-for-a-broken-social.html

• Post #2683856

  Have a great day everyone. Remember that other people’s opinions of you are just fan theories.

• Post #2683855

  Interesting social engineering attack focusing on financial services Obsidian note taking app users via LinkedIn. Super-niche! “Phantom in the vault: Obsidian abused to deliver PhantomPulse RAT” — Elastic Security Labs https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/phantom-in-the-vault

• Post #1707531

  RE: https://mastodon.scot/@MikeBolam/116459204946815990 Looks like the fabric they use on Sydney bus seats.

• Post #1378272

  One day, all this will be yours *gestures at box*

• Post #690938

  My Dinner with Andre: 45 years of deep listening: https://benhr.xyz/2026/03/18/my-dinner-with-andre-years.html

• Post #661455

  Podcasts are interesting because you develop these parasocial relationships with people who you get fed up with and eventually stop listening to. So more or less the same as social relationships.

• Post #346671

  I spent the holidays watching 37 solarpunk films and it turned out to be unexpectedly moving. What stays with me: these aren't escapist fantasies. They're imaginative rehearsals for futures we might actually build. https://harrisroxashealth.com/2026/01/imagining-a-better-future-what-i-learned-from-solarpunk-films/