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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 17h

After reading Strong Ground by Brené Brown, her organisation sounds like a cult! I mean, c'mon, who speaks to each other like that!?

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Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊ @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

If I don't keep my car roadworthy and crash into yours, it hasn't gone "rogue", it's my negligence and I'm responsible. If my dog attacks you, I am liable. There are no rogue AIs, just negligent AI companies. Prosecute them.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Have just purchased an "ai;dr" sticker for the work laptop - unsure how this is going to be received!

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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Hugh @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I currently use @fastmail who are great, except their file storage solution has some ridiculously small file limits which render it unusable for me. I do not self-host email & Important Files™ for resiliency reasons. I wish to have one supplier for both email & files. Since my FastMail […]

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Attention wandering, I looked down at the bottom of the (boring) presentation in the Teams call and we're only at slide "8 of 38" 😫

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SpookJ 👻 @snoopj.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Happy "Charles Darwin is poorly today" Day to those who celebrate 165 years ago today, Charles Darwin was having a rough one

Photo of Charles Darwin's hand-written journal entry from 1 Oct 1861 and digitized text of same

"But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything."

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Claire McNab @2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

#Macklemore vs #EdSheeran. #PickaSide via Jews Against Genocide

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

I think anyone successfully navigating SuccessFactors should be rewarded with a first round interview

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

OpenAI hacked Medicare, eh? Fucking hope the feds tear them a new one.

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

I read this as "AI"-Anon and didn't even blink

screenshot of google maps satellite view of a property in the Melbourne CBD with a place marker labelled as "Al-Anon Family Groups Australia"

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

My eye twitches every time I pass this fucking sign

Orange and White sign at the foot of a staircase. The words "Temporary Bathrooms" is printed with different font spacing, sizing and bold characters

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

I attended a talk on "digital natives" earlier this morning and now that I've had some time to reflect upon this, I believe I can summarise the general approach as "shoot first, ask questions later"

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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Two teen boys -Overheard on metro: Teen A: My mom said I gotta choose between gaming and my future… Teen B: The future seems pretty bleak… Teen A: Exactly! Gaming is the only good choice!

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Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Someone in my community is conducting a survey for their MSc and could use your help. Are you part of a Tech Inclusion programme? Can you spare a few minutes to answer some questions? If not - please share it to those who might be. "The Role of AI-Powered Tools in Social Sustainability in […]

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Latest edition of "Michael's Friday of Awesome" has just been sent to subscribers -> buttondown.com/ppossej/archive/mich… It's free to subscribe, contains no ads or AI, and I only ever send out 1 email per week (1 on a good week - nothing on a […]

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Lots of middle aged IT bods at the book launch tonight, and I did conquer my nerves and speak to a fellow attendee standing next to me, but who turned out to be a "late bloomer" AI bro who dropped lines like "it's just a tool" and "it can be made to be deterministic" and this is why I don't like […]

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Christian Lawson-Perfect @christianp.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Fortunately, I've been using computers long enough not to be put off by this nonsensical collection of words.

Studio blog: Android Studio Rabbit 1 Canary 3 now available

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Latest edition of "Michael's Friday of Awesome" email newsletter has just been sent to subscribers -> buttondown.com/ppossej/archive/mich… #awesome

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Airlink *drink* Embraer *drink* DHL Stadium *drink* Proud Official Sponsor *drink* Castle Double Malt *double drink* Skybucks *drink* *falls off chair*

Screen shot of an X post from the Airlink account.

Planning. Precision. Performance. (2 plane emoji)
Spectacular scenes of Airlink's double Embraer flyover at the DHL Stadium.

Airlink is the Proud Official Sponsor of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry, presented by Castle Double Malt (ruby ball emoji)

Followed by a bunch of promotional hashtags and some photos of 2 commercial jets scraping paint off the roof of a stadium. The stadium is attempting to defend itself by launching coloured smoke in an attempt to scare away or confuse the jets.

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tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

My wife bought new salad cutlery and because of the weird number of arms on the fork my first impulse was "that's AI". Which of course doesn't make sense because I was holding the object in my hands.

A salad fork with 5 arms instead of the usual 4

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Matthew Haughey @mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Did you know that 3D printed covers for Flock cameras are easily printed and make cameras inoperable when you plop them on using a pole? I share this information for no reason at all.

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highly praised and little read @hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

I know its something that ultimately doesnt matter at all but opening up a fortune cookie and getting nothing but ads for a fintech service is a sign that something has gone terribly wrong

Some fortune cookies fortunes that are actually just ads for ramp. Automate your finance ops. Fuck you

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CoolMcCool @coolmccool.mastodon.au.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

According to iNaturalist, this is a specimen of ***Catacanthus punctus***. And according to what I can find out, it is a type of Shield Bug. Visitor to our campsite in Cooktown, Far North Queensland. Absolutely incredible colours. Went on its way unharmed, after […] [Original post on mastodon.au]

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highly praised and little read @hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

As grotesque and obviously AI generated images start to appear on every single menu, poster, billboard, etc I’m starting to understand why the Amish are like that

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

Both my boss, and his boss, "don't do emails", and instead rely heavily on chat (Teams) - so when an email comes along that requires their input I have to send them both an email and a chat to get any traction. The amount of effort required to "bend" the organisation around these 2 individuals […]

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

I live in a "court" which is a rather fancy name for a street that has simply been cut in half by a park. There is no turn-circle at the far end of the street, however there is a kindergarten. On "bin day" each bin truck traverse the street 2 times - once forward and once backward. On each […]

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Katy Swain @katyswain.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

If you're in #Naarm / #Melbourne and (like me) refuse to follow the mainstream news (so are nearly as uninformed as those that do), my brilliant friend Merilyn is hosting an event to bring people up to speed with Victoria's new treaty with its First Peoples. 2pm, Monday 7 September at Melbourne […]

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

Latest edition of "Michael's Friday of Awesome" was just sent to subscribers -> buttondown.com/ppossej/archive/mich… #awesome

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Michael Jessopp @ppossej.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Optus are retiring the Family Mobile Plan which is providing me the opportunity to move all 4 services to a new provider - the family plan was the only thing keeping me on Optus!

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MrAlanCooper @mralancooper.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

Unexpectedly funny bumper sticker.

Red text on yellow background bumper sticker on a silver Tacoma says "please be patient It is, in fact, my first rodeo."

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I'm glad to see this. It's what many of us have been arguing for a long time, but until now no one in government seemed ready to listen. Let's hope we will begin to see an education policy which works for children, and for the 21st Century. In The Times today.

Schooling ‘straitjacket’ has left a million behind, minister says

Lucy Powell, the education secretary, says ‘one-size-fits-all’ academic approach has led to children being branded a ‘failure’

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bontchev.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy @bontchev.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

A computer can never be held accountable...

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ceej @ceej.online · 31/07/2026

ANTHROPIC: Our son loves humanity and for the low price of trillions and trillions of dollars will usher in an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity! OPENAI: Our horrible oafish son is hacking web sites without our permission. ANTHROPIC: (eyes narrowing) Our son is also evil

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MrAlanCooper @mralancooper.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026