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  @oatmeal@mastodon.social that's just a statistical error. Vaginas Georgina, who lives in the outback & has over 10,000, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

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  I often wonder whether politicians would rather be thought of as stupid, or evil, when they're floating their obviously-not-in-good-faith trial balloons. Today's episode of "stupid or evil?" brought to you by "the party of good economic management". "A plan for Australians to use their superannuation to make it easier to secure a home loan is set to be floated by Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-22/federal-politics...

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  @petrillic@hachyderm.io they're exactly as good at security as they need to be in order to not lose (too many) customers.

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  @mjg59@nondeterministic.computer new slogan just dropped: ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Password.

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  JFC the people who run this place are next level... "The Launceston City Council recently advertised a design services tender for a "nation-first Step + Ride" to replace the current bus interchange" "When asked what would make it a "nation-first" project, a council spokesperson said it was "not aware of another facility described as a step and ride interchange facility"." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/launceston-council-plans-st-john-...

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  If you could force-pull one item, and *only* one item, what would it be?

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  I note that "don't use plastic matting" or even "reuse the plastic matting" are not even considered worthy of mentioning. It's single use plastics or bust. "Farmers seek solution to mounting plastic waste problem "Rows of black and white plastic weed mats are giving vegetable seedlings their best start in life. But disposing of them has become a logistical and cost burden." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/mounting-agricultural-plastic-waste-pr...

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  @SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com "we towed it out of the environment" (Clarke & Dawe, "the front fell off", if anyone needs the reference)

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  Kudos to FedEx for sticking to their original delivery estimate of Wednesday, despite the package arriving at the local DC at 4am on Monday. I hope they don't charge me extra for storage.

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  Get in, loser, we're going to socialise some losses! "The clean-up bill for the Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter site may ultimately may be paid by the Tasmanian government, according to legal experts, following administrators' failure to secure a buyer for the embattled operation." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/liberty-bell-bay-site-remediation-costs-who-pays/106928066

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  I heard someone claim to be "AI consultant of the year", and I threw up a little in my mouth.

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  My new favourite audio genre is "podcast archives from before dynamic ad insertion". I now have a strong desire to purchase an all new 2012 Toyota.

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  There's lots of ways in which blockchains and LLMs are eerily similar, but there's one I've not seen: how every single use-case for both can be categorised into one of two buckets: "can be done better by something else" and "nobody actually wants to do that".

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  I just found someone who made the typo "asstable multivibrator" and I don't think I can continue doing what I was doing due to the juvenile giggling.

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  I don't believe there is a Volt Typhoon style threat actor in Australian telcos, because nation state adversaries know they couldn't do a better job than the telco itself.

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  I introduced the offspring to the classic post-apocalyptic Mad Max movies recently (Road Warrior and Thunderdome), and I was surprised by the element of the movies for which I was unable to suspend my disbelief. A hippie commune running an oil refinery? Sure, why not. The BDSM bikie gang that just wants to rule the desert? You do you, boo. Generating an entire town's electricity from the methane produced from pigs? Downright plausible. Leather daddy ex-cop Jesus, saving the world one ser...

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  If Gina Rinehart ever heard a blender or coffee machine, she would absolutely fire the menial who was so inconsiderate to use it within her earshot. "Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart wants to be able to land helicopters on the roof of her corporate HQ, and says the noise experienced by nearby residents would be similar to using a coffee machine or blender." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-03/gina-rinehart-renews-bid-for-west-perth-helipad/106875726

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  315mA is a curiously exact rating for a fuse. Anyone want to speculate about why that value in particular?

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  @GossiTheDog I dream of a time when "person who makes more money when you consume more of a thing wants you to consume more of that thing" is not considered insightful thought leadership.

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  Don't threaten us with a good time. "E-scooter rental companies say proposed laws threaten Qld viability" "The government's proposed legislation — including new licensing requirements, a 10km/h speed limit on footpaths, and an age restriction — are expected to become law in July." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/qld-e-mobility-inquiry-new-legislation-neuron-lime/106609938

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  Body-horror photoshoppers, do your stuff! "Evidence of 25-million-year-old platypuses with teeth found in outback" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-29/ancient-platypus-fossils-with-teeth-found-outback-sa/106616134

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  The ferry terminal is definitely not where I remember it being.

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  @GossiTheDog I guess it's good to know that they have a line...

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  I don't think I've ever seen a more load-bearing "could". I mean, I "could" start turning base metal into gold with the power of my mind, but I'm not going to make that the basis of my financial plan. "Artificial intelligence-enabled robot companions, personal behaviour monitors and pain management apps could soon be used more widely within the sector." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-17/ai-aged-care-boom-and-ris...

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  @evacide