Reposted by atypicalHippyHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026Can we fast forward to the eagle and liver part.gizmodo.comSam Altman Thinks He's the Prometheus of Silicon ValleyIn a new interview, Altman compares AI to fire and OpenAI to the Greek god that gifted the power to humanity. 29734137
Reposted by atypicalHippyRoss @flicksfan.bsky.social · 20hNeighborhood kid in rural Aotearoa turned up at our hippy hovel with a rabbit he’d shot for our dinner but we could only find a recipe for hare, so he took off and returned 15 minutes later with a hare. You don’t get service like that from your posh butcher 071
Reposted by atypicalHippyBánie Jim @baniejim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you've lost even Canberra, Palantir, nothing will save you - but Conroy's efforts might entertain the rest of us. 021
Reposted by atypicalHippyCarole Bruce @cabruce.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just totally fed up/broken hearted at the appallingly feeble efforts to help #ME patients over decades. Research, care, education. We are nowhere. 💔 2171
Reposted by atypicalHippySteward Universal @stewniverse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s like Freddy Krueger popped up to say, “I may be a monster, but even I’m not MAGA.” 0364
atypicalHippy @atypicalhippy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026AI facial recognition hasn't gotten very much better over the past 20 years. It's still in the order of 1 in 1000 faces will be percieved to match a person of interest. That means that if an airport system is looking for just 30 people, then one in 33 people will be flagged as a likely match. 101
Reposted by atypicalHippyMonica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"The US came within spitting distance of a war with China over something an LLM made up." -- @mskellymhayes.bsky.socialorganizingmythoughts.orgWhat Actually Matters About AI Right NowA war almost began, not because a machine wanted something or “went rogue,” but because a machine was wrong, and human beings believed it. 0234
Reposted by atypicalHippySenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used his recent United Nations address to make a pitch for a seat at the Security Council. He highlighted how the world was spinning into conflict, but refused to name the one nation that has been most responsible for this. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/09...johnmenadue.comAustralia shouldn’t get a seat at the UN security councilAustralia is campaigning for a Security Council seat on a promise to defend international law. Yet Albanese condemned Russia by name while saying nothing comparable about US actions – even after Trump... 1815958
Reposted by atypicalHippySenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Still so little information from the Albanese Government over what data they are planning to hand over to Trump. Every level of this Government is just addicted to secrecy. This agreement will cover our information, surely the public should know about negotiations. 2017678
Reposted by atypicalHippyLate555 @late555.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Release the Epstein files and stop killing people..." 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸? 11835291044
Reposted by atypicalHippyJolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ah yes – the ancient chorus of hoarders of wealth (and those too easily persuaded there is no value in pooling our resources to achieve the greater good)... #nzpol 36823
Reposted by atypicalHippyPearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 24/09/2026Australia says a trade ban on West Bank settlement goods could harm Palestinian livelihoods. But the Palestinian Authority supports restrictions, and Australia has used trade measures against apartheid before, Jeremy Webb writes. #auspol #WestBankpearlsandirritations.comAustralia says a settlement trade ban could hurt Palestinians. The Palestinian Authority wants oneAustralia declined to join 12 countries backing action on trade with illegal West Bank settlements, citing concerns about Palestinian livelihoods. The Palestinian Authority supports the restrictions – and Australia’s past approach to apartheid South Africa offers a pointed historical comparison. 14015
Reposted by atypicalHippySenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is why fuel prices are pushing $3 a litre. Because Trump has no idea how to end the war he (and Netanyahu) started with Iran. That’s the war that Labor, the Coalition and One Nation all cheered on in February. It’s the war the Greens opposed. The only party that did. 1527799
Reposted by atypicalHippyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925341729
Reposted by atypicalHippyTom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My take is this: logging in to Services Australia already feels like hacking it most of the time and the effect of this is mainly to keep your information safe from being accessed by you 47516
Reposted by atypicalHippyOwen K.C. Stephens (He/Him) @owenkcstephens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 3572402991
Reposted by atypicalHippyAnnalee @flowerhorne.com · 19/09/2026This is why I think it's so important to push back against the personification of LLMs. If a person shoots someone while wearing a hand puppet, they can't claim the hand puppet did the murder. 21654502
Reposted by atypicalHippy404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.404media.coHackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and PeopleWhile people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too. 13770773269
atypicalHippy @atypicalhippy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026When you hear about all those data centres being set up for AI, perhaps you imagine that it is for the AI chatbot and image generation systems. Based on the amount of storage drives that are being optimised for AI surveilance storage, I suspect that might be the greater part of those data centres. 000
atypicalHippy @atypicalhippy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Wow. An underground train system in New Zealand. I've been away for quite some years, and I didn't even know it was planned. 000
Reposted by atypicalHippyDavid Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 04/09/2026James Orr has been forced to step down from Reform UK for his unethical behaviour. Fortunately he still has his other job, which is teaching ethics at Cambridge University. 20452170
Reposted by atypicalHippyGuardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 07/09/2026Tucked away in the sparsely populated northern corner of Western Australia is a series of high tech radars and military assets designed to monitor outer space. Almost all of them are accessed by or run by the United States and serve their interests. Watch in full: youtu.be/xkia6zeu4oo 25545
Reposted by atypicalHippyThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 07/09/2026“Defending offsets makes absolutely no sense, unless your strategy is to just not have fights anymore.” – co-CEO Richard Denniss was on 7am breakfast this morning, talking about the Greens and their upcoming chance to vote against carbon offsets for the Great Koala National Park. #auspol 25830
Reposted by atypicalHippyCaitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Liberal Zionists Are Evil Shitbags In a recent appearance at the Hampton Institute, Hillary Clinton stated that Benjamin Netanyahu’s “first and foremost” offense is the damage he has done to Israel and its reputation. 712157
Reposted by atypicalHippyI Nied braaaaiiiiins 🧟 @nied.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Rowling has been pretty up front about how one of her driving motivations for making the TV show is to have her characters be associated with actors who haven't come out for trans rights like all the original cast did. 4718
atypicalHippy @atypicalhippy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The stories don't really change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPN5...youtube.comJoan Baez - Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose) (1972)YouTube video by Antonius Anton 000
Reposted by atypicalHippyAusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“I fucking pumped that cunt.” A female officer can be heard replying, “So funny,” before the male officer says: “Then I punched him in the head when he was down.”theguardian.comFootage of police officer boasting about punching Sydney anti-Herzog protester raises questions about conductMale police officer caught on camera during 9 February protest against visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog 115325
Reposted by atypicalHippyAine Yore, MD 🏳️⚧️🇮🇪 @aineyoremd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026American conservative catholics and evangelical protestants are amalgamating into one seriously fucked up theology 412127
atypicalHippy @atypicalhippy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026A truly befuddled argument from George Brandis, which makes clear just how inappropriate an appointment he was for Attorney General. He is not however out of place in the ANU’s National Security College. Par for the course. See other articles on The Conversation. www.smh.com.au/national/how...smh.com.auHow Ben Roberts-Smith could help Hanson bring down a future Liberal leaderThe greatest political victim of the Ben Roberts-Smith case may yet prove to be Andrew Hastie, who did no more than give evidence in court – as was his duty. 000
Reposted by atypicalHippynorman emailer @maximumchips.bsky.social · 31/08/2026We are not born with human rights — every right we have under law were things we endured most of human history without. Dominant groups have fought against them and will continue to attack them, because fundamentally, the society we want is an existential threat to their power 0134
Reposted by atypicalHippynorman emailer @maximumchips.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I think one thing that’s been reinforced to me over the last twenty years is that it’s not sufficient to say progress is not linear. Progress is not promised. Every gain we made as a society over the 20th century was fought for and won, and is now being lost because we won’t fight to defend it 43610
atypicalHippy @atypicalhippy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026People need reminding of this every so often. 000
Reposted by atypicalHippyCrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 26/08/2026The US government has designated the Italian collective Autistici/Inventati, which produces the infrastructure of NoBlogs.org, a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist," freezing their assets and prohibiting all transactions with them——citing their "far-left" politics for justification.cryptobriefing.comUnited States sanctions Autistici/Inventati for supporting far-left terrorismThe US designated Italy-based tech collective Autistici/Inventati as a global terrorist entity, freezing assets and banning transactions over 13472277
Reposted by atypicalHippyWilliam Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The US is targeting the anarchist collective that hosts the popular Noblogs wordpress platform as terrorists. This is truly batshit (as are their various obvious lies about Rose City Antifa etc). This is a HUGE attack on basic free speech. www.state.gov/releases/off...state.govDesignation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist - United States Department of StateToday, the Department of State, in partnership with the Department of the Treasury, is announcing the designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Autistici/Inventati... 6665389
Reposted by atypicalHippyWilliam Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Statement from Collettivo Autistici / Inventati: cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10076 123375
Reposted by atypicalHippyKieran Kelly - TOITŪ TE TIRITI @krkelly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The IDF has admitted that Lt Roy Oryon of the Golani Brigade fired on a convoy of ambulances killing 15 medics & rescue workers, they then bulldozed the bodies & the crushed vehicles into the sand. On Sunday he will be given @nswpolice protection to run the Sydney Marathon. #AusPol 1910398
Reposted by atypicalHippyDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026But nothing beats the obstetrics textbook wherein one of the authors made his wife do the index, so she slips this one in: 20852257
Reposted by atypicalHippyAndy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 27/08/20261/ Given recent attacks on Camp Sovereignty & the fact that a little rich kid racist is assembling the troops agen this Sunday, it'd neat if lots of people attended this I reckon. 2–8pm Camp Sovereignty · Naarm Free concert + delicious food 18955
Reposted by atypicalHippyHākui K (she/her) @haakuik.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I couldn't agree more. Over 322 million books. Uniforms. Disaster relief. Vaccines. Not just allyship but accomplicetaka. 054
atypicalHippy @atypicalhippy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I remember watching scenes from the end of the Iranian Embassy Hostage Crisis on TV in 1980. 000
atypicalHippy @atypicalhippy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I think this is something people should be considering world-wide. 000
Reposted by atypicalHippyChris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I think this is how Gods are born 527367
Reposted by atypicalHippyDr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 20/08/2026We already knew that the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church worked en masse to support the Liberals at the last election.theage.com.auExclusive Brethren secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts disrupting the federal electionA digital trail of evidence and political and church insiders have revealed how the wealthy Christian sect mobilised influencers around the country to track and heckle candidates. 32233103
Reposted by atypicalHippyHayley @writagal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“The number one thing predicting whether or not somebody is going to hold extremist attitudes is whether they think violence against women is acceptable.” Given overwhelming stats showing we think violence against women is acceptable could we listen to experts on policy we need vs policy we don’t? 49138
Reposted by atypicalHippyCaitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026It's Obnoxious For Westerners To Criticize The Targets Of The Western Empire It’s crazy this even needs to be said, but if you are a westerner your ONLY job is to oppose the abuses of the western empire. Not Iran. Not China. Not Russia, Cuba or North Korea. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/its-obnoxi...caitlinjohnst.oneIt's Obnoxious For Westerners To Criticize The Targets Of The Western EmpireReading by Tim Foley: 612155
Reposted by atypicalHippyIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 22/08/2026“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Frank Herbert, Dune 5946611229
Reposted by atypicalHippyJeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026advocates really, really, really need to give up on this idea that the ALP will awaken from their 40 year neoliberal slumber, and become Whitlamists again, if we say the right magic words archive.is/PQKO8 1119359