Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 21hThe mean streets of Marrickville reminded me of you @sandyhorne.bsky.social - and all I had was an iPhone 10 0250 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Some thoughts on Timmovation, the government's innovation policy www.startupdaily.net/advice/opini...startupdaily.netAustralia's innovation minister wants big ideas built here - but please step over the rotting corpse of startups killed by his government's policiesTim Ayres had a “built here” theme at the National Innovation Policy Forum, arguing for stronger institutions to commercialise research and spread new tech. 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I hope he replied: "it'll be every bit as amazing as the Metaverse you spent US$80bn on Mark". 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026If you have the pub drip trays, you probably just hate cocktails and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It's an infinite mashup of all the best booze ever made by humans. 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026TL;DR: That's the last time Trevor from accounts will ever leave his Amazon Alexa speaker on top of the bar fridge surrounded by empty Bud Light cans. 000 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffPup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Heads up to anyone with a relative in aged care in Australia. Service charges that aged care facilities are charging that bundled everything into a daily extras fee now can be unbundled, and there is money to be saved www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...health.gov.au 35924 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/10/2026This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon. 5151071298 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026From Hercules to Icarus in 24 hrs www.startupdaily.net/topic/asx/fi...startupdaily.netFirmus looks to cut share price by nearly 20% - an $8 billion haircut on its market cap - and may even pull the IPOAborting the mega-float, just a fortnight from its ASX debut, is also on the table, with key investor Nvidia now central to its success. 030 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.” 17999743243 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffNieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/10/2026ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons buff.ly/YJ1mAiPbuff.lyChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoonsOpenAI's chatbot isn't just imitating the magazine's style. It's also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists. 30426291 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Jeffrey Archer has announced he'll sue the UK's tabloids for libel after reporting he's dead, denying it's true. Judge Bernard Caulfield said of his passing: "Has he fragrance? Would he have, without the strain of this death, radiance? Is he in need of cold, unloving death in a seedy hotel?” 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Well played Kiwibank for using the Streisand effect to promote Australia’s favourite NZ sledge 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026 This is my favourite photo of Schmitt catching Smith 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Are they sure it wasn’t just a minke whale farting? 000 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffCrikey @crikey.com.au · 03/10/2026Sorry, Jim, blaming Scott Morrison and performing accounting tricks won't disguise the fact your government has made inflation worse, writes Bernard Keane. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/29/i...crikey.com.auNot nearly good enough: Chalmers' budget trickery can't hide growing loss of controlIn 2025-26, Labor lost control of its spending, and its rhetorical tricks can't hide it. It's having very clear impacts on inflation and interest rates, and at the worst possible time. 041 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffJohn Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026David Shoebridge is about 20 years too early...aliensideboob.substack.comAway off in the never-neverThe Greens’ new leader David Shoebridge is right. 7358 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Actually, there’s an easy way to opt out - don’t buy from them. 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I suppose it worked so well for the Humane AI pin, maybe HP will buy this brilliant idea from Metaverse Mark too. 000 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026"While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss it entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violently with a disquieting crunch, we do not believe that now is the time for a dramatic change in kicking strategy." buff.ly/X2RjqP5buff.ly“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen... 11654246 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7537951265 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Until gen AI adopts them and everyone accuses you of being a bot… 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The easiest way to find out is give people the choice. Put the option button in. But I suspect Mr Thank you for smoking will gaslight us next by saying it’s too hard to do. 000 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffrowecartoon.bsky.social @rowecartoon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026pool with two figures 712939 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Some thought on the Office of AI and the PM's ability to deliver amid lofty goals that too often slink away from his rhetoric www.startupdaily.net/advice/opini...startupdaily.netAlbo's AI FOMOAlbo’s AI pitch woos Big Tech, creatives and voters, but startups need compute, datasets and gutsy rules in their favour. 020 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026It’s wild to think that Sade’s album was released closer to the end of WW2 than where we now find ourselves. 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026It now feels like we’re a handjob away from Whiskey Pete and RFK Jr checking every military grunt for their sperm count apnews.com/article/hegs...apnews.comHegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosteroneDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops. 001 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The world doesn't wish you ill, Bryan. The world simply doesn't care, which I suspect causes you greater offence. 120 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The democracy that gave us Screaming Lord Sutch, and the policy-savant Pirate Party continues a proud tradition. 120 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffStilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 08/07/2026“I tried to prove that ABC jerk wrong about EVs. It didn’t go to plan…” by @birmo.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/08/e...crikey.com.auI tried to prove that ABC jerk wrong about EVs. It didn't go to plan...Australia's infrastructure is not only woefully underprepared for the deluge of electric vehicles coming, but it's also sullied my personal feud with the national broadcaster. 22412 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026To be fair to the NACC, it's very on brand to not investigate. 010 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026PSA: If you want to be ignored by your telco and endure extended communications blackouts, then are are cheaper suppliers of poor customer service than Telstra. 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Just talked to my old friend Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes. 022 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026💯 Sepp. It should done the proper way - via a sports bag stuffed full of Riyal or Rubles converted into US$100 notes 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 06/07/2026He could probably get a job at Elon Musk's social media site 000 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 03/07/2026In which Granny explains to her readers that there are parts of Sydney west of the Pitt St Nespresso store. 000 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffPat Hudson Cartoons @hudsoncartoons.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Art thieves #auspol #AI #copyright 05823 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/07/2026InfoWars is now live.youtube.comWELCOME TO THE REAL INFOWARSYouTube video by InfoWars 14054921041 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Having read the allegations, it's like District of Columbia US Attorney Jeanine Pirro watched a Beijing dissident show trial and went "hold my beer..." 000 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffWendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026 For authors and friends ... link to find the books have scraped by Meta for AI... from March '25... so that horse has bolted. Thirteen of mine are there. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...theatlantic.comSearch LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AIMillions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration. 125836 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/07/2026www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu...commondreams.orgAstronomers Denounce Elon Musk-Led Plan to Pollute Earth's Orbit With 1.7 Million Satellites | Common DreamsEuropean astronomers are pleading with the FCC to stop Elon Musk's plan to launch 1.7 million satellites, threatening devastating consequences for astronomy. Do we want our night sky filled with artif... 18254104 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The "founder" likes to call them early adopters nowadays. 021 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Amy is bang on about Canberra's Aldi version of the Met Gala. Putting aside the recent closed-shop-circle-the-wagons actions of the National Press Club too, itt's also embarrassing to see "charity" used as a way to buy access to power. 011 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Given that's roughly the same price as a 3 br Meriton apartment in Sydney, I know which home I'd prefer 210 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Surely there's a demo crew somewhere in Hobart that could give Neil a job so he's not bludging off ratepayers 010 0
Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026So stupid they can't even frame someone with the right planted evidence. 000 0
Reposted by Simon on stuffSteve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Look, over here! It's a new footy stadium! With a glass roof! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...abc.net.auFive tonnes of antibiotics used to combat disease in salmonMore than five tonnes of antibiotics were used to treat a disease that killed 9,000 tonnes of fish last summer, Salmon Tasmania says. 193 0