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Matt Mack @matthras.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Advisory Group on Mathematics & AI just released a report: "Responsible Release of AI-Generated Mathematics": agmai.org/general-se... For onlookers+non-mathematicians, I think it's worth reading to get an idea of how maths as a discipline maintains standards for building knowledge. 1/2

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Responsible Release of AI-Generated Mathematics September 29, 2026 Back to main page Download PDF At present, some frontier AI labs are testing advanced mathematical problems on proprietary models …

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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Morning. ☕️

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A reminder to fellow yarnists about ethical yarn bombing. 🧶 Do not take part in yarn bombing events unless they have a clear plan for disposition; ideally reworked for charity eg. blankets, scarves Do not yarn bomb living things eg. trees, it disrupts their ecosystem and access to light and air.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Did you know? #BookSky

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Uh. Quest Apartment has updated info on the hacking of their systems. 46,727 credit cards (with CVV), 297,739 credit cards (no CVV), 225,300 vehicle regos, 104,268 passport or license numbers www.questapartments.com.au/update

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Data retention past necessity needs to be punished. It is just not acceptable . During the Optus breach my details were lost - it had been 10 years then since I had been an Optus customer.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Look at the real person behind those decisions.”🔥 NDIS participant Eric speaks with passion, tired of endless reviews for a permanent disability, a system under the axe targeting his vital support network, says he just wants to ‘work and contribute.’ Watch & share. TY Eric.

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I didn’t watch this interview - muted the TV - didn’t need to angst! News to me that we need Jesus Christ to be able to do the maths!

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Compound Interest - that’s the point of Super! That’s what the maths shows! Length of time is what makes the difference. Taking money out of super will make people poorer in retirement.

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Difficult & Problematic @fladdle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A noisy reminder to sign this Vic gov petition calling for a moratorium on the proposed South Morang hyperscale data centres. #VicPol #SpringSt #AusPol

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Stop the South Morang data centre developments - Petitions - Parliament of Victoria

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Isn’t the Brownlow about “best and fairest”? Guess the AFL doesn’t care about off-field behaviour 🤔

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I am a non-responder to the measles vaccine: no seroconversion. When you get immunised it helps protect me, because I am not protected by the vaccine

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Noeline Purdy @noelinep.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

And there is no help available in rural or regional areas.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: ASIO no. 2 is being rushed through parliament this week. This is the bill that allows warrantless questioning by ASIO, without a lawyer, and you can't tell a soul without being sent to prison. Share this widely and make some noise.

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Parisa Kharazmi @parisakharazmi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The bus stop outside my apartment on the Australian National University campus is covered in mathematical mural art, including a Penrose triangle and an impossible cube (Freemish crate)! Turns out you don't need to reach the MSI building to find geometry at ANU! #ANU #mathematics

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Don’t ask me. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Six frames. 1. Fellow with clipboard bails up woman passer-by, says, “Excuse me, I’m doing a short survey. Do you think Australia takes in too many immigrants?” 2. She says,”I don’t know. I mean, are we talking about the immigrants who look after my mother in the aged care home?” 3. She continues: “Or the ones who come here to pick fruit for low wages so we have affordable fresh produce?” 4. “Or the ones working in construction to build our housing and infrastructure?” 5. “Or those training to be the medical specialists were short of?” 6. “I really don’t know. Maybe you could ask the government. They should know.”

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

If you have an older person who says “oh I’m alright love, I don’t really need much help…” when in fact they need comprehensive in home support, the IAT will absolutely reject their claim. To get funding you need to strenuously argue for what they’ll need on their worst day over the next ten years

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Tonight’s 4Corners Not providing enough paid care means family, mainly women, will have to pick up that care. Guess that is invisible work 😟

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 17/08/2026

A 25% tax on gas exports could fund dental in Medicare now. ✍️ Sign the petition ⤵️ theaus.in/3RTksXw For more, listen to What’s The Point with Richard Denniss⤵️ theaus.in/4gdqytJ

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The moon and Venus in the western sky (right) just now, from my backyard. I zoomed out to get the shot on the right. Is that Spica from the Constellation Virgo on the upper right? If no, than what? #nightsky #earthsky

The moon (bigger dot) and Venus (smaller dot) in the middle ground.
The foreground is a roof of a building with solar panels.
The camera is zoomed out to bring in the other celestial body - a bright dot about 5deg northeast of the duo.
Is that Spica?
Wish there was less light pollution so I could capture more.

A clearer shot showing the crescent moon and Venus in the middle ground of the picture. The sky, just after sunset is a beautiful purple blue.

Just below the two celestial bodies is the outline of the roof of a house, forming the foreground of the picture.

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Alison Jones @alisonjones.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hamish Macdonald spoke to CEO of Data Centres Australia Belinda Dennett Good listen.

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

With renewed debate about the misuse potential vs accessibility benefits of smart glasses, this nuanced thread is worth reposting. My take? AI can't be smart enough to narrate pictures yet somehow too dumb to recognise abuse/misuse. Blocking that usage is absolutely doable and should be mandatory.

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Punctuation has a role, an essential role!

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

When you pay off a credit card or mortgage, the bank can’t charge you interest on repayments you’ve already made. That would be illegal. But when the government does it, it’s fine and normal. Sign my petition today to fix HECS. We've done it before, let's do it again.

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Gambling is very, very addictive. Not unlike smoking. I’m sick of the gambling ads I am forced to see. It needs to stop. Watching Shaun Micallef's Going For Broke in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/shaun-m...

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Shaun Micallef's Going For Broke

Shaun Micallef examines Australia's complex relationship with gambling, discovering how we became the world's biggest losers and what this rapid expansion means for our future.

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

“Pokies is lazy income” quote from Shaun Micallef’s Going for broke. Such a true statement!

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Tech is dumbing us down. I know I tend to skim when I look at things on a screen. I read more carefully when reading on paper. youtube.com/shorts/fUy6E...

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Protect This Man At All Costs.

YouTube video by GROWTH™

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Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The Liberals still have a boner for coal 🪨 My budget reply-reply #auspol

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

MSM coverage of the tax reforms reminds me of the coverage of the super profits tax during Gillard’s reign. And 15 years later, we are still not reaping the benefits of our resources. Coverage like the below would be better. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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‘Death tax’, startups and a rent spike: it’s time to correct misleading claims about Labor’s budget | Saul Eslake

Jim Chalmers’ budget has proved controversial. But who will really be affected and how?

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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Yuliya Krishchik, textile #artist who stitches the #cosmos, embroidering #stars, #nebulae & #celestial maps into layered fabrics & tapestries. She turns cloth into miniature #universes, where hand-stitched #constellations & shimmering threads map memory, time & wonder @yuliya_krishchik #embroidery

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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Widow's campaign for stronger gambling regulations after her husband's death Annie Ashton still remembers the moment she discovered her husband had placed over 100 bets a day, in the lead up to his suicide death. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

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After her husband's death, Annie discovered he had placed 100 bets a day

Annie Ashton's husband took his own life after suffering from a gambling addiction. Since then, she's campaigned for stronger regulation of the gambling industry and greater awareness of gambling harm...

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Want to be an ally this Mothers Day weekend? Watch 'For Her, With Her, a documentary about the impossible choices women have to make in gendered societal and legal structures. Yes, in our modern, first world country of Australia. 🤔 www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...

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Watch For Her, With Her

Watch For Her, With Her for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Have just started reading this book Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel. Amazing writer - captivates from page 1!

Cover of book : Colour deep red
Has Hilary Mantel in words at the top
A flower in the middle
Wolf Hall at the bottom

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Well, I guess Atlantropa is back! Sort of.

New York Times article by Raymond Zhong from April 24th 2026 titled "A New Idea To Save The Climate? Dam the Bering Strait." with the subheading "Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilise a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study".

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃🌓 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 04/05/2026

Always love to be reminded of this. A lot of it was hand-stitched too. Really amazing, precise work. Women’s work is so often minimised and forgotten.

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ALSO, it's not just little old ladies sewed the first spacesuits," it's "the women from the Playtex Corp were the only ones who could sew within the tolerances needed." Yes, THAT Playtex Corp, the one who makes bras.
Bra-makers sent us to the moon.
And the cool thing with them was that they did it all WITHOUT PINS, WITHOUT SEAM RIPPING and in ONE TRY. You couldn't use pins or re-sew seams because the spacesuits had to be airtight, so any additional holes in them were NO GOOD. They were also sewing to some STUPID tight tolerances-in our costume shop if you're within an eighth of an inch of being on the line, you're usually good. The Playtex ladies were working on tolerances of 1/32nd of an inch. 1/32nd. AND IN 21 LAYERS OF FABRIC.

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Now, this is a book I have to get!

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The solution to out-of-control private consulting fees is to provide a public service that eliminates the need for most people to pay for private insurance and related fees out of their own pocket. #MedSky

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Our farm is simply exploding with diverse wildflowers and butterflies at the moment, like this holly blue on bluebell. And there's *so* much birdsong. Rewilding doesn't just bring back the wild. It re-floods our own lives with intoxicating natural colour and sound.

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Professor Asha Rao @asharao.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Walk along Bells beach. Thought you all will like this in your timeline today. The sea steady and calming.

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