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bencourtice

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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead).

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@bencourtice@aus.social · 3d ago
@firstdogonthemoon sorry about your Triffids origin story disappointment
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Apr 13, 2026
@prefec2 @petergleick I think they may have already done it
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Apr 11, 2026
@Tooden @KatyElphinstone in one case I'm a bit too familiar with, aggressive, resentful and manipulative narcissistic behaviour combined.
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Apr 06, 2026
@muddle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning stop it
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Apr 06, 2026
@muddle @petergleick If you're into logic you should be able to recognize the argument you've just made as a straw figure falllacy (specifically, attributing to me statements I didn't actually make)
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Apr 06, 2026
@petergleick he and his predecessor have been directly aiding & abetting war crimes for a number of years too
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Apr 05, 2026
@vam103 @adamsteer @jimbob "you teach mathematics to a group of students who were told that they could study science with the lowest level of high school mathematics"

As a recent graduate, this resonates. The goal is throughput of students. Difficult subject matter is avoided so more students can pass. If you want to specialise, do postgrad. The level of workplace skills that used to require HSC or a TAFE certificate, equivalent to a skilled trade, now requires an undergraduate degree. Skilled workers have to jump through more and more hoops (and pay fees for each one) to enter the same work.
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Apr 05, 2026
@n_dimension @jimbob @Su_G @andyjennings I have heard enough anecdotes from teachers and lecturers over the years to believe this could be quite widespread
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Apr 04, 2026
@chestas probably US. But probably with less enthusiasm than in the past.
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@bencourtice@aus.social

basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Apr 01, 2026
@xgranade
"AI is ethically wrong, and to a degree that completely overshadows practical concerns."

I agree, very much, at lleast re the current rash of commercial AI which I have boycotted from the start. Unfortunately many others are finding it useful, saving them time and effort. Managers are instructing workers to use it to speed up their work. I find a lot of humans aren't that interested in argument from facts and ethics, until their lived experience shows them they need to change. Or at least, when the negative consequences are felt in other places or times, action isn't a priority. Not sure how to get around that but certainly I'm not saying we should stop making the arguments and collecting the evidence against AI.
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Mar 29, 2026
@Lesley4Nature thankyou. Solving life's mysteries for me!
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Mar 29, 2026
@Lesley4Nature Do you know if they are "cow-slips" or "cow's lips"? I have only ever seen the written word, we don't have them here
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Mar 20, 2026
@siftinsand wait til the birds eat them all, you will know they will be perfect for eating the very next day
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Mar 17, 2026
@TheDonsieLass @fullfathomfive perhaps she wasn't writing about your particular situation?
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basalt plains bush regeneration. bolshie commentary. botany. banjo. books. bollocks. Bacchus Marshian. boy (he/him/hey dickhead). Occasional blog: https://astherivergoesby.wordpress.com

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@bencourtice@aus.social · Feb 26, 2026
"Judge Tran said she found there was likely to be a very strong association between the use of the words "all Zionists" and Jewish people in the minds of ordinary rally participants."

These legal morons are living in a carefully protected fantasy. Just talk to some of the many Jewish people who regularly attend Palestine rallies in support. Everyone else loves them for being there because we know they have to stand against mainstream (Zionist) opinion within the Jewish community to do so.
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@bencourtice@aus.social · Feb 20, 2026
@dalias @txtx @mhoye 100%. We can’t control how the billionaire class use the media they own to spread crappy propaganda. But the right to anonymity is also about safety and the ability to organise away from hostile surveillance.
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