Thom @jokevinegar.org · 27/09/2026are you familiar with the current councils in ipswich and redlands? central enough for party involvement but peripheral enough that neither can be bothered to win both the council chamber and the mayoralty 100
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 17/09/2026Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical books need to be read with a towel on your head 020
Reposted by ThomBrian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Across the US, workers are souring on AI. The tech industry has insisted that AI would make workers’ lives easier and more productive, that the more people understood and used AI, the more they would like it. Something closer to the opposite has happened.bloodinthemachine.comWhy office workers are turning against AIWhether or not you like AI at work ultimately boils down to a question of power. 201547454
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 18/08/2026is this the first time these people have heard about professional sportsmen? 010
Reposted by ThomJørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 9136761735
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 09/08/2026interesting that mackenzie is in and belmont rifle range is out 000
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 03/08/2026i do have more identifying details but i will refrain from committing defo 020
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 03/08/2026Liam thank you for the opportunity to vent my bitterness. in my experience this holds for academics unless you’re an MA who plays cricket with the HOD and then years later gets written up in the national press for dating your students 140
Reposted by ThomJason Wilson @jasonaw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026yeah i mean f the socceroos www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...aljazeera.comEgypt coach dedicates World Cup win to Palestine as Gaza celebratesFans in Gaza celebrated Egypt's win at match screenings held against the backdrop of bombed buildings. 1212
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 26/06/2026i support less on the plate. i’m considering a nine day fortnight to do more artistic/zine work 000
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 26/06/2026yes! australian universities are in a bit of disarray - i have received back-payment for every one i have worked at (this is for one semester at monash) 000
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 26/06/2026sorry for revealing my ignorance of english universities but what prompted the resignation and what’s the significance if it’s not the main thing (does a college position get money? responsibilities?) 100
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 26/06/2026i hope you still have university work! i got $500 in decade-old stolen wages this week. it’s a hard slog 200
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 26/06/2026dobbed to the bus driver about some yanks drinking beers and blabbing about their tech jobs. got em kicked off #praxis 010
Reposted by ThomOsmond Chiu (赵明佑) @redrabbleroz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026More public holidays that better reflect Australia’s cultural diversity would help with interculturalism #justsaying #auspol 2228
Reposted by ThomBrian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 19/06/2026NPR has a 'Word of the Week' series, and this week it's LUDDITE I spoke with Emma Bowman about who they really were and about the new luddites organizing against big tech + AI A fun one and, since it's airing on All Things Considered, maybe the biggest-audience luddite rehabilitation effort yetnpr.orgGet with the times — here's what a 'Luddite' means todayIt's often a derogatory term used to describe digital dinosaurs and technophobes. That wasn't always the case. NPR's Word of the Week looks back at the not so backwards-looking Luddites. 21737228
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 01/06/2026if you would like a clumsy amalgam of all the first year philosophy essays stolen by turnitin et al over the years i am not going to help you 000
Thom @jokevinegar.org · 01/06/2026if you are interested in the infinite from a human perspective i would recommend adrian moore’s short podcast www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - A History of the Infinite - DownloadsPodcast downloads for A History of the Infinite 100
Reposted by ThomMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/05/2026NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:thehandbasket.coHating AI is good, actuallyLinkedIn may be awash with boosters, but shunning AI is the human choice. 12769281718
