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Bill Cullen

@billcullen.bsky.social
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Work in the cybers. Interested in (almost) everything. Living in my own special world somewhere in Australia.

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Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I was wrong. It’s happening
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here’s me talking about my heart attack www.nine.com.au/lifestyle/he...
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‘I would’ve died’: A Google search told Fiona she wasn’t having a heart attack - adding one word changed everything
Fiona Katauskas’ heart attack was nothing like the dramatic heart-clutching moments you see in the movies, so when she felt breathless, dizzy and sweaty while exercising at home on a Sunday morning la...
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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Exploitation of enemy weapons, tech & ideas has always been a crucial part of any nation’s warfighting strategy. It permits development of counters - or copying good enemy tech & ideas. Here, the disassembling of a jet-powered Russian Geran-4 attack drone, by @rferl.org.web.brid.gy
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Alexander Martin @alexmartin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m seeing the word “hack” used in a lot of coverage of Albanese’s announcement about OpenAI’s unauthorised access to an Australian government health website in June. As of now, the lack of technical details either from OpenAI or Canberra make that description hard to justify.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This animated map by @KaranD93 shows the story of human migration. Fun to watch. Still a work in progress as I understand.
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Jo @krugashlfc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
😱😱😱
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Graham Lau @cosmobiologist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thanks to someone who updated me through an Instagram DM, I was able to add an update on the current whereabouts of Yahoo Serious to my previous post on his life and his 1987 film Young Einstein. cosmobiota.substack.com/p/young-eins...
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Young Einstein and the Tragic Life of Yahoo Serious
I was inspired to begin my journey partly by a 1980s rock comedy film from an Australian creator who may now be in the direst of straits
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Bill Cullen @billcullen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I think I've heard one of these on @becauselanguage.com "This is how you anger a Swedish person": www.youtube.com/shorts/EOq2y...
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This is how you anger a Swedish person
YouTube video by Melina
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 10/09/2026
Look at this wild set up! Andrew Tan from the Astronomical Society of Singapore rigged together TWO Celestron C8s to make the ultimate binoc set up. Would love to look at the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn through this! 📸 Andrew Tan / HT Celestron Insta
A man standing next to two large telescopes strapped together in a rig with a dual eye viewing component that turns the set up into a giant binocular
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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This article begins with the following proposition: “the warrior ethos is no longer useful philosophy for any military service…the warrior ethos is largely a stumbling block to the professional development of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.” An excellent piece. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
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Where Exactly Has the Warrior Ethos Gotten Us?
The Marine Corps should revive its traditional ethos, emphasizing professional competence, readiness, honor, courage, and commitment for the demands of modern warfare.
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Possum @pollytics.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Can start with me if you want. My alternative hypothesis is that too many people can't accept that movement on any given thing that makes the world a better place is to be celebrated - and if it's not enough, we push for more, rather than deliberately shit on the good we've done for ego and clicks
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The Onion @theonion.com · 02/09/2026
“After several difficult seasons, we wanted to give Jets fans a shade of green that lets them proudly show their support.” — Hymie Elhai, team president
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Jets Hope To Sell More Merchandise With New ‘Philadelphia Eagles’–Themed Jerseys
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Hoping that imagery strongly associated with success and winning will reignite fan enthusiasm, the New York Jets unveiled a line of “Philadelphia Eagles”–themed alternate jerseys T...
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Cristian Ramirez @cristianramirez.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A great thread here, so I just wanted to link a supporting article by a huge law firm heavily involved in tech for anyone interested in deeper reading about the changes insurers are making. www.fenwick.com/insights/pub...
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The End of ‘Silent AI’? Emerging AI Exclusions, Coverage Fragmentation, and Practical Implications for Policyholders | Fenwick
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InfoSecSherpa 🏔️ Lake Ontario 🚣‍♀️ @infosecsherpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"In this research, we examine a vulnerability affecting the google/gemini-cli ecosystem. A WIF Of Fresh Access: How a GitHub Issue on Gemini-CLI Led to GCP Project Compromise" (by Dan Lisichkin | Pillar Security | August 18th) cybersec.pillar.security/s/a-wif-of-f...
Alt-text for image: Flowchart titled "Exploit Chain Overview: From a public GitHub issue to access in the Gemini CLI triage GCP project" detailing an 8-step attack path. Result: Editor-level access to the Gemini CLI triage GCP project from a single public issue.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 26/08/2026
“The American Cancer Society is now working on a national campaign to make more women and doctors aware that tube removal can help prevent most ovarian cancers.” My mother died of ovarian cancer. I’m glad to see this. And the science story here is also worth the read. 1/2 🧪
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Most ‘Ovarian Cancer’ Isn’t. And That Fact Can Save Lives.
The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.
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Bill Cullen @billcullen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Beware Germans bearing gifts? @becauselanguage.com
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Bill Cullen @billcullen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@becauselanguage.com wokesters and not wokers
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roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A lot of people are asking me how Nathan Cofnas was hired, UGent professor Bouke de Vries invited him to UGent. Bourke and Cofnas are part of the same global network to mainstream eugenics and far right academics. Of course funded by Peter Thiel and other rich far right activists.
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The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/08/2026
This is a lovely story about @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social and @larbalestier.bsky.social, two of my favorite people (who also, as it happens, have a fab new novel out that they co-wrote, called "The Mortons"): www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The moment I knew: Days after September 11, we flew through turbulence – all I could say was ‘I love you’
In 2001, Scott Westerfeld travelled from New York to Sydney to see Justine Larbalestier. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, they navigated the crisis as best they could, together
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David Brady @antiprofessor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you take nothing else from this piece, treasure: "Up shit creek in a barbed wire canoe" "Not here to fuck spiders" "Belted from arsehole to breakfast"
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Oh my. They can make things a lot worse. A LOT. Like, read this. This neutron star is 50,000 light-years away, halfway across the Milky Way, and it still physically affected our planet. www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/an...
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Anniversary of a Cosmic Blast
[This post is a modified, updated version of an article I wrote a few years back. Since today is the anniversary of the event, I thought it could use an update.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Happy 10 year anniversary of the best mic drop on Twitter. Hard to believe it’s been so long! Congrats @astrokatie.com

Katie Mack @AstroKatie
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Honestly climate change scares the heck out of me and it makes me so sad to see what we're losing because of it.

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@AstroKatie Maybe you should learn some actual SCIENCE then, and stop listening to the criminals pushing the #GlobalWarming SCAM!

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@gary4205 | dunno, man, I already went and got a PhD in astrophysics.
Seems like more than that would be overkill at this point.
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 13/08/2026
So ........ what would YOU like to know about Neutron Stars? There's no such thing as a silly question, because neutron stars are .... well, silly objects that break brains! Tell us and we can see if we can collate articles, infographics, field specialists, historical context, or more! #NSWeek
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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"Do the thing you can do instead of beating yourself up over not doing the thing you're not doing" is honestly life-changing, even life-saving, advice.
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 19/07/2026
Today, Sunday 19 July, is Stick Out Your Tongue Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/stick-o... Also, International Karaoke Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/interna... And it’s happy 79th birthday to astrophysicist and badger fan Sir Brian Harold May. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May
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Stick Out Your Tongue Day | Days Of The Year
Playfully expressing rebellion or conveying a cheeky jest, this non-verbal gesture adds a dash of spontaneous charm.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If the plot is “no price is too high to pay to bring Matt Damon home”, I am fully sat for the movie.
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Bill Cullen @billcullen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
And every Australian Prime Minister has been alive at the same time as Sir Robert Menzies.
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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Husband just came in to tell me that since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln every American president has been alive at the same time as Herbert Hoover.
Bill and Ted in the parking lot of the circle K in full Whoa
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 13/07/2026
“The psychology of pseudo-profound bullshit: Insights from 8 studies” (2024) www.psypost.org/the-psycholo...
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The psychology of pseudo-profound bullshit: Insights from 8 studies
Recent research examines why people are drawn to pseudo-profound statements, revealing that such susceptibility is linked to cognitive traits, such as a lack of critical thinking, and can influence be...
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Trickle down economics explained with cats
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BlueinOhio @sharon43302.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is why vaccines are important.
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Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78
She lived more than 70 years at the mercy of the machine.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I’ll just snuggle in 😊
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 03/07/2026
Holes xkcd.com/3266/
Comic: Holes. Elevation is to scale relative to sea level and ground level. Land shapes and horizontal distances are not to scale. [Lines for every 1k meters starting from -12k up to +4k: Bingham Canyon Mine (US), Veryovkina Cave (Georgia), MPONENG Gold Mine (South Africa), Sanford Laboratory (US), Giant Crystal Cave (Mexico), Derinkugo Underground City (Turkey), WIPP (US), Restof Salt Mine, with an arrow pointing at the bottom that reads “oops” (US), San Andreas Fault Observatory Borehole (US) CFB North Bay (Canada), Woodingdean Water Well (dug by hand) (United Kingdom), Diefen-Bunker (Canada), Deep Underground Command Center (Canceled in 1965) (US), Lake Peigneu, with another oops arrow next to it (US), Sydney Opera House Parking (Australia), Onkalo Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository (Finland), Hudson River, Delaware Aqueduct (US), Raven Rock (US), Wieliczka and Bochina Salt Mines (Poland), Atchison Storage Facility (US), Snolab (Canada), Detroit Salt Mine (US), Hongyancun Subway Station (China), Nuclear Test Shafts (North Korea), Super Kamiokande Neutrino Detector (Japan), Gran Sasso Laboratory (Italy), Peak above Gran Sasso, Modane Laboratory (France), Peak above Modane Laboratory, Gotthard Tunnel (Switzerland), Peak above Cheyenne Bunker and Gotthard Tunnel, Cheyenne Mountain Bunker (US), Kola Superdeep Borehole (Russia) - deepest artificial point below surface at -11917m, Lake Baikal (Russia), sediments under Lake Baikal, IDDP-2 Borehole (Iceland), Dead Sea (multiple countries), Ryfylke Tunnel (Norway), Pantal Remis Mine with another oops arrow (Malaysia), Great Blue Hole (Belize), Joides Resolution Expedition 307 (Atlantic Ocean), Deepwater Horizon Borehole (Gulf of Mexico) - deepest artificial point below sea level at -11944m, Glomar Challenger Hole 504B (Pacific Ocean), Mohole (Pacific Ocean), Joides Resolution Expedition 329 (Pacific Ocean), Mariana Trench (Pacific Ocean)]
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Boo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 29/06/2026
A weird fact for your morning. When that fine singer and actor Kris Kristofferson was young, he was at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar doing a B.Litt. One of his tutors was J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
"Crazy Beautiful!" 5,234 images from 2 time-lapse sequences photographed by Sophie Adenot & Jessica Meir on ISS Expedition 74 are repaired, remastered & retimed to create this video of aurora australis with music by Andreas Vollenweider. 11m19s 4K youtu.be/22mTjdmpG1M
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Tom Red @tomredmemes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...?
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Penny interrupting mom’s doom-scrolling to show her new burrito trick 😘 TT: @penny.corgipoo
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Matt Bevan @mattbevan.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
In unexpected news, If You’re Listening will be broadcast on ABC TV in QandA’s old Monday night slot after Media Watch for six weeks starting 6 July. Please don’t start calling IYL “the bad show”.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The world really is getting dumber. Some of the smartest people I know were hopeless at English (and some of the other smartest people I know were hopeless at maths) www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Students could be required to pass GCSE English to access university loans
Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studying
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Tim Dunlop @timdunlop.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
“The fact that this operation runs through billionaires, platforms, and transnational political networks rather than embassies does not make it less foreign, less coordinated, or less corrosive. It just makes it harder to see.” redbridgeintel.substack.com/p/call-it-wh...
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Call It What It Is: Foreign Interference
If a hostile state ran this sort of operation to swing our vote, we'd call it foreign interference. It's time we did.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 14/06/2026
Awesome Motive, one of the largest WordPress plugin devs, is dealing with a supply chain attack Luckily this impacts only three of their smaller plugins Seems to be under control now, but this planted backdoors in a lot of places sansec.io/research/opt...
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OptinMonster supply chain attack hits 1.2 million sites
Malware adds admin accounts and hidden backdoor to sites using OptinMonster, TrustPulse or PushEngage plugins.
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becca laurie @imbeccable.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
a beautiful scene on smith street
knicks fans gathered around a tv on smith street in brooklyn
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Baldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 01/06/2026
“The attack on competence | deadSimpleTech” deadsimpletech.com/blog/attack-on-c… > This time, unlike previous times, things are finally just breaking beyond the ability of even the most competent of us to keep them alive.
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The attack on competence | deadSimpleTech
The competent LLM-using engineer will, in general, find themselves treated by management as though they're exactly as bad as the people who refuse to use LLMs at all. The engineers who push out pull r...
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Tara Murphy @taramurphy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
You can read about one of her recent results here: theconversation.com/mysterious-r...
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Mysterious radio pulses from space have been tracked down – and the source is not what astronomers expected
Recently, astronomers have been puzzled by an unknown type of cosmic radio signal. A new breakthrough has finally traced one of them.
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Judy Schmidt @geckzilla.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Made a view of FU Orionis with Spitzer and WISE data. No particular reason other than an interest in FU Orionis after reading the name in the Star Formation Newsletter. As always, more to read at the Flickr page: flic.kr/p/2sdQhtR
A star-infused nebula. The cloud of the nebula is mostly pale with very faint coloration, but there is a little swoosh at the top that is like a blue glint, and another blue bit near the right side that is part of a jet. The shape of a nebula is like a lumpy mountain turned on its side. Dozens of sparkling yellow and orange stars dot the image. Many fainter white and blue stars sprinkle the image. The star of note is the brightest one just left and below the center. It glows yellow.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“Like a bit of a chook raffle”🔥 Albury hotel owner Rolf Lossow has blasted One Nation’s “disorganised" & “inexperienced” venue booking. “They had no understanding.” “Left a really bad taste in my mouth.”💥 They want to run the country, but can’t even run a bar tab. 🙄 #auspol
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