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David Maddock

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Every other headline now is "Huge liar who's financially motivated to lie says"
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
More Palestinians have been killed (1,300) since the so-called ceasefire began in Gaza on 10th October 2025 than Israelis were killed on 7th October 2023 - including ten times as many children (300!) as were killed on 10/7. This is what a 'ceasefire' looks like for Palestinians.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Spreading the pain…
Graph showing Woolies profits up 18.1%
13.7% for Coles.

Inflation is 4%
Wages is 3.2%
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
jfc.
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Yep.
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Anyone else having trouble connecting to @proton.me servers?
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm Christina I've been a professional illustrator since 2005 and a specialist game artist/ art director since 2009. I've worked for Mojang (on Minecraft), Netflix Games, WB Games I've been unemployed for 8+ months. I'm tired of rejection letters. Please help me find a paying project #gamedev
My cover illustration for the game Space Jam (on which I also did all the art and animation)

Bugs Bunny, Lebron James and Lola Bunny are posing in front of an enemy from the game, blending in as a star-filled sky.a portrait of Otto Rehagel for Esquire MagazineMy terraria illustration for Lost In Cult's Deluxe Edition book on Terraria.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026
these people really want to make "racist" akin to a slur rather than what it is, a straightforward label for a set of beliefs and views. if you don't like the label because you, correctly, associate it with degenerate chuds, then get better beliefs
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Yard signs are here! Putting up one of these signs on your front fence or in your front yard is one of the easiest and best ways you can help us get the word out about the wonderful socialist candidates we're running across the state. Order yours via the link below.
A photo showing a yard sign featuring VS candidate for Northcote Kath Larkin.
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hybridfligth.bsky.social @hybridfligth.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I‘m now a co-owner of @subvert.fm
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
And that's @bazzite.gg installing on my desktop. The final windows machine (other than work laptop) that I use. #homelab set up and laptops all #linux. Full set!
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sebmal @mrdo.pro · 28/07/2026
WARNING! TACO BELL ADVISES NEW TACO SO GOOD IT IS BEYOND THEIR CONTROL, COULD REPLACE ALL OTHER FOOD BEFORE HUMANS CAN CONTAIN IT. URGES CONGRESS TO GIVE THEM MORE MONEY SO THEY CAN DEVELOP ANTI-TACO SAFEGUARDS
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
@cameronwilson.bsky.social random question currently slightly outside your remit, but Anyhoo.... Have you come across any momentum or even an inkling of any aus gov of any level looking at #Linux or #foss changes like EU has done?
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 09/07/2026
Every institution that has adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism will eventually recant, but will in the meantime do a lot of harm by its failure to recognise that it is acting as the agent of a foreign power.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"The pattern is unmistakable: a lopsided inquiry more invested in shielding narratives around Israel than confronting the sources of genuine social fracture. A fracture that grows each day, and doesn’t seem to be improving social cohesion in the process." 💥🎯💯 #auspol
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joyeux noel @aiyaruk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"Self-hating Jew", “Hitler's Jew”, "kapo", "Judenrat" - Abused by the Israel lobby, targeted in Murdoch press. @sarahschwartz.bsky.social @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social testifies before Royal Commission #antisemitism #auspol michaelwest.com.au/hitlers-jew-...
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"Hitler's Jew, Judenrat, kapo". The cost of speaking out against Israel - Michael West
Executive Director of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz, told the Bondi Commission of sustained abuse by pro-Israel activists.
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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
'The sort of UBI that is urgently needed is the one that would make it possible to work for as long as we want to in the jobs of our own choosing.' The time is ripe for a universal basic income ~ Dr Bronwyn Kelly independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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The time is ripe for a universal basic income
A universal basic income frees people from the fear of falling into poverty, stabilises labour costs, and stimulates the economy.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 29/06/2026
The report found evidence of children being deliberately targeted by Israeli Defense Forces. Such acts would amount to war crimes under international law.
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A UN report details the ‘overwhelming’ scale of children killed in Gaza. It raises grave legal questions
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I'm posting more over on fedi/masto these days, but figure I should add here to my many 10s of followers that twitter isn't the only thing worth getting off if you can. Well worth exploring options. #Linux, #foss for browsers, alt searches etc. #homelab /home servers. Not easy, but worth it.
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
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Purchase with Purpose @purchase-w-purpose.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
⚠️ Meta gave 6 executives options worth up to $921M each, then cut 8,000 jobs after a record $56.3B quarter This comes after $8.03 billion from a one-time tax benefit tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which promised to "create jobs" Stop using Big Tech's products. Support smaller businesses.
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Meta cut 8,000 jobs after its best quarter ever — 6 executives got stock options worth up to $921M each
Despite a solid Q1, many Meta employees have found themselves jobless.
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Jeff Sparrow @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Higher education is systematically destroying its social licence
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/06/2026
"Had the major parties met their constituents’ material needs, addressed the fury around price-gouging, fixed housing, and stopped legislating for sectional interests against the national interest, the door would have been closed"
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Great thread. Sarah Martin has been brilliant in the face of some pretty strong resistance
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 22/05/2026
Yes, VPNs can help you get around certain types of geographic restrictions, but it’s very important you do your due diligence before downloading one. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...
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Choosing the VPN That's Right for You
VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network.” When you connect to a VPN, all data that you send (such as the requests to servers when browsing the web) appears to originate from the VPN itself, rather than your internet service provider (ISP). This masks your IP address, which can be an...
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
@purchase-w-purpose.bsky.social oooh. Nice site! I could quibble with Spotify as an "alt" to big tech but 🤷
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
In the process of actively degoogling, and also as much as possible, dewindowsing. Fair to say they make it hard. Move to #Linux fantastic, the fight to change and update accounts/logins etc, is an absolute shitshow.
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Just a quicky to say to anyone looking to jump ship from MS or Apple or whoever, come on over to a #linux OS, it's a delightful time and not as scary or hard as it seems.
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Via a forum I haunt... no word of a lie in the quote. archive.is/202603130935...
A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” Only 9% said AI had fully replaced any roles. This is not a technology story; it’s a management honesty story that happens to involve technology.

The reason it works is well understood. Decades of research on how markets react to layoff announcements have established a consistent pattern: Investors punish companies that frame cuts as a response to problems. But when a company frames the same cuts as proactive restructuring, the penalty disappears. The stated reason for the layoff matters more than the fact of the layoff. AI has become the most powerful proactive frame available. “We’re restructuring around AI” is a growth signal. “We over-hired during the pandemic and revenue softened” is an accountability signal.
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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The social media ban was sold to the public as protection, but evidence shows disadvantaged teens are paying the price. ~ Dr Binoy Kampmark Condescending and harmful: An update on Australia’s social media ban independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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Condescending and harmful: An update on Australia’s social media ban
The social media ban was sold to the public as protection, but evidence shows disadvantaged teens are paying the price.
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Israel’s Undeniable War Crimes in Gaza ino.to/yJ9FH78
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Stealing machine accuses others of stealing their stolen goods
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Replace code with whatever industry you're in... ino.to/cApCo23
As Raad makes clear, AI is not a cure-all. And even if AI does increase productivity, that productivity can be a mirage. How often are AI models producing shoddy code? And what if that shoddy code goes unnoticed? Maybe, as Raad suggests, ideas being “expensive to implement” was a good thing, because it forced engineers to think about a problem creatively. Not every impulse should be entertained. What’s a thousand ideas that were dashed off with an AI instead of a few promising ones that are honed and given time and attention? The former may seem more productive, when it’s really a collection of dead ends.

Moreover, having employees become dependent on AI hardly seems conducive to rewarding and fostering creativity. As numerous experts have warned, it’s another form of cognitive offloading, in which crucial functions of our brain, including critical thinking, are outsourced to a piece of technology.

This isn’t the line being peddled by tech companies, however. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly told his workers they’d be “insane” not to use AI to complete every possible task. Microsoft’s AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman claims AI’s already so effective that virtually all white collar tasks will be automated within a year and a half. And Microsoft and Google both brag that over a quarter of their code is now AI-generated.

But however useful these AI tools may or may not be, they can’t work miracles. At the end of the day, it comes down to humans to run a tight ship.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This one hits hard.
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
See every Western gov everywhere in recent memory.
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
One thing that astonishes me about the Herzog visit is that Israel has murdered more journalists than any other state in the 21st century, and he hasn’t faced a single question about this (to my knowledge) from the Australian media
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name." Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Absolute banger of a video. Gets dark. But well worth the time.
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
@nba.com why the heck does the league pass app show "x advances" while I'm hiding scores? What's the point of hiding the score without hiding that? #huh
Nba app showing who advances when hide scores is on
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/09/2025
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
Almost 90% of leading academics on subject back resolution stating that Israel’s actions meet legal definition An overwhelming majority of members of the world’s leading genocide scholars’ association has backed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime. Eighty-six percent of those who voted in the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) supported the motion. The resolution states that “Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948).” Continue reading...
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
It's easily intelligible, but still mildly perturbing, that Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism has said nothing about the National Socialist Network & the March for (White) Australia. (I don't think this silence is a good way to Advance combating antisemitism, racism or xenophobia.)
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Lindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
youtu.be/QwpanShgOp4?...
youtu.be
The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel
YouTube video by Lindsay Ellis
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Ffs. Etc.
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Jeff Sparrow @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
This is Amnesty International, the most reputable human rights group in the world. No one can say they didn’t know.
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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Some bastards have stolen Joe Camilleri’s guitars. If you see em, report em. Or take em back.
Photo of vintage guitar collection with copy: 

STOLEN GUITAR COLLECTION
any information Call Kyneton Police (03) 5421 2900

Guitars include:
1. 1995 Feder Sh Roccaster
2. 1990's Gretsch Rock Jet black
3. 1954 Gibson Switchmaster
4. 1956 Gibson L
5. 1990's Gibson J 200
6. 2010 Map Guitar Airline reissue
7. 1964 National Map Guitar Black
8. 1960 Gibson 330
9. 1967 Gibson Les Paul cherry top
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Gonna go ahead and say that this first track is a little pertinent right now.... lotsoflettershere.bandcamp.com/album/relax-...
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relax/think/act, by alphabets
5 track album
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