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Hingehead

@hingehead.bsky.social
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Library technologist music nut. Walking inference engine. Knows a little bit about everything but not much about anything. Still prefers not to identify as human It/That.

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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Great piece. Highlighted for me the class hit job of the RBA’s actions; increasing inflation to increase unemployment when their rises have forced mortgagees into multiple jobs/more hours to service higher mortgage rates. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy...
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Could a German economist fix the RBA’s inflation problem?
As the RBA admits interest rates are its only tool for managing inflation, alternative models propose dealing with supply shocks through price caps and strategic reserves.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm getting "Hope Again" on a t-shirt, but spelling it "Ho' Pagan" and sticking a small chatgpt logo on it.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Screen captured text from this Reddit post https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/h9rn1t/halitrephes_maasi_jellyfish_aka_underwater/

And hand edited to block out text and scribble over it so it reads:
"Trump has an orifice that serves the purpose of anus and mouth at the same time and they also don't have a heart or brain"
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Chill people, it's not like she moved to lobbying for the defence or mining industries. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly revealed as co-founder of offshore casino
Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly has been revealed as a co-founder of offshore casino LuckyBet.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#BillionaireWeenieTown
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Was just listening to Freakonomics pod about Kalshi and they were interviewing Nicole Kagan - and her accent made me think she must be Australian, with a lot of edges knocked off. Oxford and Harvard educated I wondered if that could turn either American or Brit accents into Aussie. 1/2
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Week 16 of #PineappleAllStops I believe I detect a slight yellowing.
A substantial green pineapple in a pot at my place.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'd never heard of Claude François - but this album cover makes me think he left International Rescue after a nasty break up with Brains to follow his musical dream
The cover of Claude Francois self titled 1963 album
sourced from https://www.discogs.com/master/619128-Claude-Fran%C3%A7ois-Claude-Fran%C3%A7ois


He really does look like a thunderbird.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm so onboard with this. I mean; CEO's eat a disproportionate amount of earnings, they rehash old ideas, make decisions that attract liability cases and ignore context, societal impact and the long game. Perfect candidates for AI replacement.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I was today years old when I learnt that one of my favourite tracks from Aladdin Sane was a reworking of a 1970s Bowie release. Mick Ronson deserves cred. www.youtube.com/watch?v=16A1...
youtube.com
David Bowie - The Prettiest Star (1970 stereo version)
YouTube video by The Burning of the Midnight Amp
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I want to have a Vietnamese food van called "Bun Cha Koontz".
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm searching for new sobriquet for the rebranded SkyNews - right now this is my top choice: News Plenty Poor
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I feel like this musician's web site should receive some kind of award. www.sandromarinoni.com
sandromarinoni.com
Sandro Marinoni
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I guess we’ll have to rely on Murdoch and Stokes outlets to ask Pauline Hanson if Factphobia is a genetic trait for orange clowns
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Walking iris (Trimezia northiana) likes this time of year in #Cairns
A reasonable close up ofva a distinctive flower.A shot of a stand if walking iris with maybe twenty blooms.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I was today's year old when I learn there's a suburb in Queensland called Berserker. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserk...
en.wikipedia.org
Berserker, Queensland - Wikipedia
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Lifted from FB.  The distracted boyfriend meme.  Attractive blonde in Euro flag singlet top, being checked out by guy in maple leaf flag shirt while annoyed Trump faced girlfriend is stars and stripe frock looks on.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have a simple rule for dealing with my professional inbox "If you don't understand the subject, delete the thread" Case in point: "Cloud App Center Item Updater by Excel Conundrum"
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I think we should only build data centres on golf courses, balance the scale a little in class terms of who pays in quality of life for them.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Filed under "absolutely unsurprising" dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
dx.doi.org
The Generative AI Learning Penalty: Evidence from Chinese Secondary Education
Using 30 months of panel data on 26,811 Chinese students in grades 7-12, we study how generative AI affects homework productivity and learning. The data combine
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
B2B software is named either Andromeda or Thing Doer. Andromeda uses cutting edge AI, is endlessly configurable, has a huge sales team, and loses tons of money because at the end of the day it does fuck-all. Thing Doer makes Excel files regulation-compliant, and earns 300 million dollars per year.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Everytime I see a librarian post 'unsubscribe' or 'remove me from this list' in a listserv email I curse a career guidance counsellor.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump foreshadows his resignation
"But the US president has used social media to say the "only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT"."

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/trump-says-a-high-iq-president-is-the-only-guardrail-ai-needs/107153326
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm a bit annoyed to find I can't do anything eptly. Once labelled inept there's no room for self-improvement.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Facebook offering answers to questions I didn't ask: What's a fart?
The reels section of my Facebook feed has a  panel Freddie Fittler with the word 'BUT' then a panel of Leonard Hoffsteder from Big Bang theory with the word 'GAS'.
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Senseidai2547❌👑 @senseidai.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We have not forgotten. Release the Epstein Files! #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film
Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The thing that most piqued my interest in this interesting piece is the vignette from Calwell’s 1966 speech on the US in Asia which I now have to track down thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The lost Whitlam interview
Almost two decades after it was recorded, a lost interview with Gough Whitlam outlines his views on defence, immigration and the Catholic education system.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Week 13 of #pineappleallstops. Have 6 now fruiting but this is the closest to harvest. Is commercial size but doesn't seem be ready to 'yellow up" so might get bigger.
Google tells me I still have 2=3 months to wait so could be a big one.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What a shock. J-P Langbroek being a duplicitous dick #mediawatch
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Looks like I've got a Tillandsia (air plant). No native air plants in Australia so a blow in from a neighbour or Limberlost.
A Tallandsia around the base of a pandanus with a single yellow tubular flower
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wow! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Two workers pulled alive from tunnel nine days after Nepal-Tibet floods
Officials say pair were rescued from Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal after being trapped in depth of 170 metres
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Alex Johnson sets a new all time #NRL try scoring record #soueas
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#jai
Aging hippy in a white Arrow labelled  souths jersey watching Jai Arrow's 100th NRL game for souths
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now that's a bio www.jackielee.org/gloria_balsa...
jackielee.org
Gloria Balsam
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If I was a spammer I'd at least make an effort to make my spoofed email addresses match the subject line.
From my outlook quarantine:

Sender:	support@blindcatrescue.com	 	 
Subject:	Stanford University Study Reveals How Your Phone Is Short-Circuiting Your Brain
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A threefa: "sitting with hands loosely clasped". I wonder if AI will make this a regular thing or if plain old human lack of creativity and a formulaic approach will reign supreme.
Three new release albums all featuring the artist sitting with hand clasped in front of them.  Morgan Myles - Laced, Alicia Witt - Between Heaven And Earth and Eli Derby - Loveshy.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Complicit is not a portmanteau of implicit competence.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My enthusiasm for this world is really flagging. What's your contribution to #NationalFlagDay?
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Do you think Jesse's girl was Stacey's mom?
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Finger Lime buds are flowering, dare I dream?
Mix of maybe 20 finger lime buds five flowers in relative close up.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Remember the cooker thing about 'lizard people'? Maybe they were onto something.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Alex Johnson sets a new #NRL try scoring record #GCTSOU
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Taupe Merivale.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I have a Shokz headset that I use to listen to podcasts on my bike commute. Is it wrong that every morning when I turn it on it I feel jealous of its power source? Battery; high... connected.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Slava Ukraine in the battle against tyranny. Elbows up Canada in their battle against stupidity.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If more than three of these grow into actual finger limes it will the best effort by this tree in 6 years.
Middle of a finger lime 'bush' showing about 20 tiny pink buds.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If we have an American pope why can’t we canonise Dolly Parton? Won’t be hard to come up with two miracles.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Is this a thing with maesri massaman curry? Explains why it was on special when I bought a few months back.
Two tins of maesri massaman paste both with about a third of each missing through a large 'hole' missing from the middle of the tin, top to bottom.
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Hingehead @hingehead.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
MFA. Taking the AI out of mafia.
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