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Vanessa Toholka

@plasmov.bsky.social
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👩🏻‍💻 digital innovation | product management | art | paddler | broadcaster byte into it on triple r 📍naarm / melbourne australia

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Emily van der Nagel @emvdn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Digital Intimacies 12 is at the University of Sydney this year from 4-5 Dec! Submit your abstracts on the (broad) theme of Intimately Disconnected by 28 Aug. Digital Intimacies is such a wonderful and generous gathering of scholars - get along if you can 👩‍💻✨💕🖱️💌 digitalintimacies12.wordpress.com
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Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅 @zeyiyang.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
BREAKING: The Chinese government pressured Zambia to screen + exclude Taiwanese speakers attending @rightscon.org, leading to the largest international convention on digital rights being canceled a week before it takes place, the host org @accessnow.org tells WIRED. By @telliotter.bsky.social + me
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The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled
Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Great to see Lizzie O’Shea, of @drwaus.bsky.social fame, feature in The Matter of Facts - The Truth According to AI, watch via iview iview.abc.net.au/show/matter-...
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The Matter Of Facts: S1 Episode 3 The Truth According to AI
Almost all of us are now engaging with AI, whether we know it or not. Hamish Macdonald investigates where this march, into a largely unregulated AI future, might land us. (Final)
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Can cities adapt to climate extremes? Tonight Joe Glesta of ClimaSens shares his vision to use climate data to inform better planning & outcomes. 7pm AEDT stream @3rrrfm.bsky.social with @attacus.net Eric and me
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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games · 27/10/2025
what’s this then www.deadstaticdrive.com/releases remember remember the 5th of november 👀
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Dead Static Drive | Coming to PC and Xbox
Grab your bat, steal a car, and take your chances against the unearthly horrors found along Route 666. This is Dead Static Drive.
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Sabby @sabbygallery.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
bad news! We didn't get enough co-op sign ups, so we're dropping Teledog into a storm drain, and - what's that? We DID get enough signups? We got more than we needed, actually? Sabby's not shutting down?! But then... who's going in the storm drain? Me?! (sabby.gallery/join/)
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Relished the chat with @dave.powerhoof.com on Byte into IT @3rrrfm.bsky.social this week. The Drifter game is out now - a gritty, Aussie point-and-click thriller with pulpy noir storytelling & unmistakable Aussie atmosphere store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter/
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The Drifter on Steam
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ri...
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Tonight ANU’s @kathyreid.au on AI’s insatiable hunger for data and what she has dubbed the ‘token wars’ + @floreani.bsky.social unpacks incoming age verification for search engines & the implications for privacy and inclusion + Mike Bantick & me! @3rrrfm.bsky.social stream from 7pm AEST
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samantha floreani (@floreani.bsky.social)
digital rights advocate / writer / PhD candidate researching tech + housing justice 🏠 surveillance isn't safety xoxo what would ned ludd do?? samanthafloreani.com
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Ms. Kathy Reid (she/her) @kathyreid.au · 29/07/2025
I'll be chatting with the good folks at @3rrrfm.bsky.social #ByteIntoIt tomorrow evening 7.30pm-ish, all about the #TokenWars and the race for data to train #AI models - with @plasmov.bsky.social and @floreani.bsky.social and crew. Looking forward to it! www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
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Programs: Byte Into IT — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
Local insights on tech news, with feature interviews and regular guests.
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Sabby @sabbygallery.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Tomorrow! @serenade.games presents Tangents 🍩🎉 @free-play.bsky.social week is here and that means so is Tangents! Jump into your Freeplay week by experiencing some weird and wonderful Aussie games.
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Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT NOW!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · 11/07/2025
Any weekend plans? May we suggest visiting the STRAY GODS EXHIBITION at the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne?? 🙌 Experience the music, behind the scenes insights, and vote for your fav love interest! ❤️💙💚 Open now! 🎤
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Stray Gods: The Exhibition | Hellenic Museum
Explore the Greek mythology inspirations and peek behind the scenes of the hit video game by Summerfall Studios. Exhibiting only at Melbourne's Hellenic Museum from Saturday 28 June.
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Uncommon Sense 3RRR FM @uncommonsenseradio.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Uncommon Sense is in its 8th year 👀, and I am just as excited and honoured to be part of the @3rrrfm.bsky.social community, as I was when I first joined as a presenter, and before that as a guest. Thanks for listening to and supporting independent community radio 🫶📻💜 www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
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Programs: Uncommon Sense — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
A weekly conversation about politics and current events, international affairs, history, art, books, and the natural world, to illuminate the issues faced by society and explore them in new ways.
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Early voting in the federal election is open. This Wednesday 7pm AEST Byte into IT speaks with one of the brains behind Build a Ballot so we can vote with confidence! 🗳️ Tune in or stream via @3rrrfm.bsky.social
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Exclusive: BoM planned to charge for climate data www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...
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Exclusive: BoM planned to charge for climate data
The Bureau of Meteorology made plans to charge for access to critical climate data but shelved the plan following concerns from scientists.
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Location sharing apps: safety tool or risk? Mandy Gambino from Berry Street Family Violence Team joins Byte Into IT to discuss how tracking tech can become a tool for coercive control— and how we can protect ourselves. @3rrrfm.bsky.social with @attacus.net , @roundabouthere & me stream rrr.org.au
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
😏 How are emojis shaping the way teens communicate? Linguist Lauren Gawne @superlinguo joins Byte Into IT to decode the evolution of digital language & bust some myths about emoji use. Tune in as we look at what’s really behind those little icons! @3rrrfm.bsky.social with @attacus.net Eric & me
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Tonight on Byte Into IT 🌐 New digital accessibility guidelines - @intopia.bsky.social experts Sarah Pulis & Andrew Arch explain what they mean for your apps, sites & services. 📻 7pm AEST on @3rrrfm.bsky.social w/ Eric, Mike &me #ByteIntoIT #3RRR #TechForGood
Side by side profile photos of Sarah Pulis (smiling woman with bobbed haircut, brown eyes, and glasses) and Andrew Arch (smiling man with salt n pepper close cropped haircut, beard and moustache, blue eyes).
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Triple R 102.7FM @3rrrfm.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
April Amnesty is here! April Amnesty is Triple R’s month-long subscription and donation drive. If you listen to and love the Rs, please subscribe and donate and support Really Real Radio. rrr.org.au/subscribe + rrr.org.au/donate April Amnesty artwork by Cosmo Feltham
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The Sizzle - Australia's favourite tech newsletter @handle.invalid · 23/03/2025
The point of the Sizzle is to help inform people about what they need to know about tech in Australia. $6 a month is really good value IMO, but even still I know not everyone can afford it. So, if you're someone who wants to Sizzle but can't or would struggle to afford it RN, hit me up and we'll
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Tonight hear @jathansadowski.com in conversation with @attacus.net on his latest 📕 release ‘The Mechanic and the Luddite’. production by @rowenamurray.bsky.social 👏 Dan and me live from 7pm AEDT tonight for tech news & events too! @3rrrfm.bsky.social 📻 ❤️
Cover image: red book cover with hammer and wrench surrounded by cog wheel, with book title ‘The Mechanic and the Luddite - a ruthless criticism of technology and capitalism’ and book author ‘Jathan Sadowski’ next to vertical slice of author portrait, smiling man with glasses and beard, wearing white shirt, blue suit and tie.
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
If you’re a podcaster wondering if there are any good ways to monetise, tune into Byte Into IT @3rrrfm.bsky.social tonight as we speak to Lenny.fm cofounder Courtney Carthy, and chat about notable tech news this week. Join @attacus.net Eric and I from 7pm AEDT 📻
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Byte Into IT tonight: ACMI is hosting FACT 2025 symposium on the Future of Arts, Culture & Technology we check in with Seb Chan. Also Childlight’s Michael Salter on Safer Internet Day 11 February. Join @rowenamurray.bsky.social Eric & I @3rrrfm.bsky.social 7pm AEDT
Image: ACMI FACT 2025 flyer: Many Astronauts dancing - After the End still (2024) Directed by Liam Young, Written by Natasha Wanganeen. Courtesy of the artists. Depicts three astronauts in suits dancing, their visors reflecting light, suits daubed with colourful paints, kicking up dust and surrounded by sparks.
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Library Innovation Lab @harvardlil.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.
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Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab
Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...
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Wolfcat 🥄 @wolfcat.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Heads up #MelbWeather folks... I have good news and bad news. Looks like the potential for 4 days in a row over 40c starting this Sunday. (Touches ear) Wait I am getting an update, bringing this to you live right now... there is no good news.
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Rohan Pearce @rohan-p.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Big day in telco land today. Phil Britt is stepping down from Aussie Broadband (and starting a community telco).
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
This morning on Summer Breakfasters @3rrrfm.bsky.social Paulie P, Scout Boxall and I were stoked to speak with ‘Orstralia: a punk history 1974-1989’ (and second vol 1990-1999) author Tristan Clark about his thrilling deep dive into local scenes 🙌 Available via orstralia.bigcartel.com
Two books, volumes of ‘Orstralia: a punk history 1974-1989’ and ‘Orstralia: a punk history 1990-1999’.
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
There’s a wonderful free exhibition of work by street artists in Melbourne right now, part of Sandra Powell and Andrew King’s private collection - they spoke with @3rrrfm.bsky.social Smart Arts on Thursday www.rrr.org.au/shared/broad...
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Shared moment from SmartArts – 2 January 2025 — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
An episode of SmartArts on 2 January 2025
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Join us today!
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Tomorrow on @3rrrfm.bsky.social Breakfasters, we’ll talk about the magical chip that the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company loves 💚
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Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
“The workers showed that it’s possible to fight back against the opaque authority of algorithms, creating transparency despite a corporation’s wishes.” spectrum.ieee.org/shipt
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Shipt’s Pay Algorithm Squeezed Gig Workers. They Fought Back
When their pay suddenly dropped, delivery drivers audited their employer
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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 05/12/2024
AI is not a search engine. Stop using it like a search engine.
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Stop using generative AI as a search engine
Sometimes ChatGPT spits out something original — and wrong, like fake presidential pardons.
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AJ Sadauskas @ajsadauskas.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Remember a couple of years ago how an AI ethics researcher was sacked from Google for warning about racial and gender bias? And then Google's AI tools ran into those exact issues? That researcher is Timnit Gebru, who is now on BlueSky. Definitely someone to follow if you're interested in AI:
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‘There was all sorts of toxic behaviour’: Timnit Gebru on her sacking by Google, AI’s dangers and big tech’s biases
The Ethiopian-born computer scientist lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI. But after decades working with technology companies, she knows all too much about discrimination
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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
📢NEW: 'Open' AI systems aren't open. The vague term, combined w frothy AI hype is (mis)shaping policy & practice, assuming 'open source' AI democratizes access & addresses power concentration. It doesn't. @smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇 nature.com/articles/s41...
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Why ‘open’ AI systems are actually closed, and why this matters - Nature
A review of the literature on artificial intelligence systems to examine openness reveals that open AI systems are actually closed, as they are highly dependent on the resources of a few large corpora...
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Rowbi-Wan Kenobi @rowenamurray.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
A cast of absolute thousands at the last Byte into IT for 2024! Tune in right now!! Catch us all on the air in 2025! @attacus.net @plasmov.bsky.social me, Alexar, Eric and Mike! On @3rrrfm.bsky.social
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Young Australians speak out against the social media ban www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...
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'Social media saved me': Here's what children want you to know about the social media ban
Some Australian children are speaking out against the world-first social media ban for under-16s.
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
ClimateSalad: a network championing Australian climate tech companies, speaks with Triple R’s Byte Into IT tonight ahead of their 2024 Climate Tech Connect & Awards. Listen www.rrr.org.au/on-demand 7pm AEDT 📻 #3RRRFM
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Dr Linda McIver @lindamciver.adsei.org · 19/11/2024
Ray Hilton talks AI, Deep Tech, and all things data on Make Me Data Literate. "data is relatively inert and doesn't really have much value - the value comes from what you do with it and how you interpret it. And it can obviously be interpreted in many different ways. " adsei.org/podcast/ray-...
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Ray Hilton on AI & Deep Tech
​​​​A fantastic conversation with Ray Hilton. “on its own, like data is relatively inert and doesn’t really have much value – like the value comes from what you do with it and how…
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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The comms minister is now saying ID won't be required for social media access (this is the issue with legislating before the outcome of a trial). www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Social media users won't have to upload ID under minimum age plan

Earlier in the government party room, the communications minister, Michelle Rowland, assured Labor MPs that social media users would not be required to upload proof of identity direct to those platforms, when the government implements a minimum age for users.

The opposition is the only party arguing that people should upload 100 points of ID and give it to TikTok.

Rowland also said the minimum social media user age would apply, regardless of whether parents had given consent for their children to sign up
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
What’s challenging about Australia’s proposed social media ban for people under 16? I spoke about it with Triple R’s Breakfasters for Tech Talk Tuesday www.rrr.org.au/shared/broad...
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Shared moment from Breakfasters – 12 November 2024 — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
An episode of Breakfasters on 12 November 2024
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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I am reinstating Follow Friday from the ye olde days of Twitter. Let me start #ff @llcord.bsky.social @sjbeach.bsky.social @profmdavis.bsky.social @croakeynews.bsky.social @wyld.bsky.social @beneltham.bsky.social @squigglyrick.bsky.social @plasmov.bsky.social @samcummins.bsky.social
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
A huge thank you from Triple R’s Byte Into IT team to all our amazing subscribers for supporting us during this year’s Radiothon! Your generosity helps us continue delivering the tech-focused discussions and insights that keep our community informed and engaged. 💚💚💚
Blue lemming holding yellow knife and fork, under yellow double quaver. Above text: ‘Triple R Radiothon best before 25 September’.
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Digital Rights Watch @drwaus.bsky.social · 21/08/2024
Are you signed up to our newsletter? Digital Rights Watch puts together a regular summary of the latest in Australian tech policy, plus an update of what the organisation is up to, and a selection of things to read from around the web: actionnetwork.org/forms/site-s...
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Vanessa Toholka @plasmov.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Hungry for tech news? Triple R’s Byte Into IT is serving up a sonic soup of independent voices, covering local startups to researchers and global tech trends. Subscribe in #radiothon2024 & be an essential ingredient: engaged listeners! Thank you 💚 rrr.org.au
Triple R’s Radiothon artwork - four blue chartered stand around a big grey pot wearing cowboy boots and nursing ome yellow soup on a green background. Steam is emitting from the pot that reads ‘Serving Up A Sonic Soup’. Addition text on the poster reads Radiothon 2024, subscribe and donate at rrr.org.au
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