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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/sa...

TIL that the default for RHEL systems is for the journal to be non-persistant. That's crazy bro. You have some kind of crash, end up rebooting, then you have no way to find out why it crashed.

No matter how outlandish the question I ask of AI, it always starts out with "It's a common scenario ..."

Hmm. There are existing databases (and APIs) that allow autocompleting a full address given the first few characters. Shoe-horning LLMs into existing use cases served well by much leaner technologies does not seem like a win.

From the POV of a non-US citizen: If you ever get a decent government again they might be in a better position to argue for better gun controls given that the main supposed rationale for gun ownership - to keep a rogue government in check - has been demonstrated not to work.

AliExpress are scammers .... they send me an email featuring a desktop computer for $45; click on it to find the actual price is $284

Youtube music seems to have been overrun with AI slop. I often have it going when I am working. Lately every 5th track seems to be AI.

I really wish clippy had an option to filter out complaints about code not touched in the index or something like that. It's giving a load of lints in unmodified files which presumably passed master in an early version. While they might need fixing I don't want those changes mixed in. #rustlang

What's the purpose of this???

Even the briefest of searches on this Magika tool reveals that it's primary use case is for detecting malicious files that might have content contrary to its filename. This Lunduke "Journal" feed is full of terrible takes.

I don't think the designers of vs code have gotten their heads around the concept of "permanently"

Why do centre-left politicians post on X? Under both these tweets there are nothing but hate filled negative replies from MAGAs and (probably) bots. Why try to push positive messages into that environment?

“The bill aims to protect children under 16, but Google Wallet is primarily an adult-oriented service that most children don’t have access to” Surely it is the adults that have to prove that they are old enough, not the children that have to prove they are not? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet. Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.

Other countries have watched their democracies slip away quietly, without tanks in the streets. That may be where we’re headed—or where we already are.

Man this is unbelievable. Propaganda much???

I note the El Salvadoran guy isn’t wearing a tie.

Yikes. "Australia should rethink its relationship with America because alliance is becoming obeisance." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

This is what we're dealing with. Desparate people who have convinced themselves that Trump is their saviour, even as he does the exact opposite of what they need.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Yesterday, Peter Dutton said he will run Australia from Sydney. Today he told Melbourne what infrastructure projects will be allowed. He thinks this will help him in Victoria. #auspol

There were 69 journalists killed in all of WW2. 63 in Vietnam. The Israelis have killed more than 200 in Gaza. Deliberate murder to silence reporting.

Look, it doesn't really matter what we say - they will do what they want to do. They will make up justifications, and if the courts disagree they will ignore them.

Apparently #SSN is now available on Binge. Much better deal than Kayo at $4.99 a month (if you only want to watch the Netball). binge.com.au/four

This is a brilliant letter.

I don't know where to start with that. What's worse - that this guy sees Ukraine as a wayward farm animal or that he thinks it's ok to beat animals with a 2x4???

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This is a perfect illustration of the fact that the US is now split into two diametrically opposed realities. Ds seem to still accept the Western narrative, but Rs seem to fully believe the Russian narrative. Such a huge divide - scary times.

1/31 Meet project "Good Old USA" the now unsealed DoJ file on the Russian influence in the US to sway opinion on the war in Ukraine. Something Trump has bought into hook-line and sinker. It was held under seal, because we got the literal playbook revealing their methods

For the rest of my life, I will never understand how a country full of people busting their asses, working paycheck to paycheck, allow the fucking richest guy on Earth to call them "parasites" while calling the Social Security we contributed to our entire lives "a Ponzi scheme." Un-fucking-real.

Voice referendum normalised racism towards Indigenous Australians, report finds www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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The tariffs are on. ... Now they're off! ... And on again. ... Wait, OFF! ... On. Off! .... And still off, tricked you!

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Is it time to start calling it the Trump regime rather than the Trump administration yet?

The Oval Office has long been a symbol of American leadership, diplomacy, and decorum—a space where world leaders engage in high-stakes discussions with mutual respect, even amid disagreement. Yesterday’s debacle shattered that image.

About time. Now let's have all the Melbourne games at RLA. #SSN #Netball #NetballChaos netball.com.au/news/stage-s...

That’s how you write a headline, people.

Interesting.

TIL: In psql, you can use `\ef {functionname} {linenr}` to open up an editor containing the definition of a function at the given line. Super handy when debugging. Postgresql is 🔥

This is what we call 'final stage capitalism' - where government is replaced by a set of companies owned by the richest man on earth.

I'm thinking that the #ABC must receive a constant barrage of complaints. It goes with the territory. What was different about these complaints, or about @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social, that got under Ita's skin?