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Cin (they/them)

@skyalin.bsky.social
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Plain, simple, Cin Australian non-binary nerd, 27-year veteran of the IT industry, former Microsoftie, life-long space enthusiast who actually got to work with rockets for a little while.

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Cin's Chainmail Curios @cinscurios.bsky.social · 7h
Extended the shoulders a bit so they hang nicer, and added a chain to the front. Still a few things to do but nearly ready for a fitting.
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Cin's Chainmail Curios @cinscurios.bsky.social · 21h
Getting somewhere now.
A black PVC bolero with stainless steel chainmail around the neck, down the back and across the shoulders, and silver, pink, and blue scale mail over the sleeves.A black PVC bolero with stainless steel chainmail around the neck and across the shoulders, and silver, pink, and blue scale mail over the sleeves.
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 17h
When you start sharing the brain cell with your housemate, and each try to surprise the other with the same sneaky purchase, which is then shipped to both of you on the same day. 😅
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So there's tons of press on how hilariously (and often, dangerously) inept every single AI/chat bot/assistant/agent implementation is.. and yet people still trust the stupid things to DO ANYTHING for them? I simply do not get it.
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Men using tech to harass women.. what a shock........
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sorry I can't lycan subscribe, I'm not a werewolf.
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 24/09/2026
Behold, the prelaunch is open for the graphic novel of The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red!
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 24/09/2026
Chinese EVs are under scrutiny over spying and hacking fears. But cybersecurity risks extend to all connected cars, and Australia needs universal protections rather than a new China scare, Peter Newman writes. #auspol #ElectricVehicles #Cybersecurity
pearlsandirritations.com
Chinese cars under the bed: a new and dangerous conspiracy
Chinese electric vehicles have become the focus of a new security scare, but connected cars from every country carry cybersecurity risks. Australia needs stronger protections without allowing fear of China to derail the clean energy transition.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Government data breach not the gvt’s fault for leaving a system misconfigured, the AI did it” oh fuck off
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I have a question: Did OpenAI then delete the most private of private data of Australian citizens and residents that they have illegally exfiltrated and no right to see let alone hold?
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
OpenAI first alerted Services Australia on September 10th. Someone at Services Australia read the email on Sept 11 and then waited 4 days before emailing ASD to inform them
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
OpenAI hacks the Australian Government this time. I don’t quite understand why these hacks don’t result in criminal charges every time. Hacking is illegal, and these systems are owned and run by companies with responsibility for their tools. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare
Follow the day’s news live
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Bedelia with Wine
Alt: Gillian Anderson with wine
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There's never a good time to aggravate your spine injury, but the morning of your day off right before a 3-day conference, is one of the worst. 😓
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Didn't think that the hardest thing to source was going to be small enough gloves. My hands aren't even that small. 😒
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Rebel @rebellionista.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Drop into your local chemist before October 1 and get a Covid vaccine while they’re still free. Only needed my Medicare card. From October 1st, they will be charging for Covid vaccines. Get it free while you can!
Me with bandaid on the top of my arm. Power chair in the background.
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Shadows of Control @shadowsofcontrol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hurt people don’t always hurt people. Many with trauma choose healing over harm. Accountability matters. #DomesticAbuseAwareness
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Also cites the great @eryk.bsky.social:
The humanities researcher Eryk Salvaggio wrote in The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists — published by the group that sets the Doomsday Clock — that we should blame human decisions, not rogue A.I. agents, for the hack of Hugging Face. “At the core of this incident,” he said, “were a series of human choices that traded security for speed.”
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Definitely improved my mood today
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Government now clear to hack your phone. No warrant. Israel group Cellebrite paid to do it. Is this not fascist? @michaelsainsbury.bsky.social #cellebrite #auspol #nswpol michaelwest.com.au/cellebrite-g...
michaelwest.com.au
Cellebrite gets Government blessing to share your phone - Michael West
Cellebrite has government clearance for use by law enforcement agencies to pry into your personal life, and you can't stop them.
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“opt out” is data harvesting pass it on. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Government documents reveal AI could train on data without paying creators
Leaked government documents reveal AI companies would be allowed to train their models on online content without paying its creators as long as they struck deals with enough rights holders.
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Managed to get a photo of last weekend's steam train with my Hasselblad 500C film camera. Didn't have much time and the lighting was tricky, so I am pretty pleased with the result.
A green steam engine on train tracks with a cloudy blue sky behind
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 11/09/2026
Balcony solar to become legal in Australia. Here's how plug-in systems work
abc.net.au
Being a renter, Jenny missed out on solar boon but that is about to change
Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 09/09/2026
Yarra council bans smart glasses from pools, gyms, playgrounds and childcare centres
abc.net.au
Smart glasses banned from Melbourne council's pools, gyms and playgrounds
The City of Yarra has banned glasses with built-in cameras from its leisure centres, playgrounds and childcare centres to protect the community.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Court documents have revealed how a French burglar used artificial intelligence and images posted to social media to locate a home containing luxury goods in Australia www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
French burglar used ChatGPT to locate Canberra home with luxury goods
The crime began with photos of designer items posted on social media in Australia and ended with the arrest of four French men at a KFC in Sydney, fresh court documents show.
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Perhaps they should instead try not being such detestable fucking useless twatts
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Why does everything always have to go wrong all at the same time
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If a neighbour came to me and said something I was doing upset them, I'd do my best to remedy things. Especially knowing how scary it can be to approach a stranger like that. But no, somehow I'm selfish for asking to be allowed the quiet enjoyment they're constantly denying me. Sure. Fuck you.
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
cursed
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As an increasingly secular nation (per every census) it's nuts that anyone's still attempting to shove this crap down our throats. Anyone else talking to their imaginary friend, and forcing others to, would be kicked out of the council meetings.
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alt.tv.pink-opaque @maxrebosroadie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
so excited for the new Taskmaster season! whoops how did this link get here
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Richard Ayoade defends Graham Linehan as a 'man of great principle'
Linehan, the award-winning comic writer behind Father Ted claims his career and marriage has been destroyed over his gender-critical views.
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
That's why I still have no access to bsky DMs, and a bunch of other platforms that require this bullshit
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Jess Rose @jesslynnrose.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Junior tech jobs are really rare right now, so I was delighted to see the Welsh Government is hiring a Digital Data + Tech Apprentice. No experience needed! Must be at least 16 years old, but there's no upper age limit! 2 year post, £27k, apply by 28/09/2026 cais.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
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LGBTQ Shrink @drronholt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We all belong.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
theverge.com
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I finally allowed myself to spend money on my dream camera. Just got the photos from the first roll of film and I'm really, really pleased with them.
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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 01/09/2026
Hey Auckland: in a few weeks, Good Morrow Tattoo studio will have my apparel in stock for you to try on and buy. Might be helpful so you don't have to guess at sizing online :)
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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Greens are taking on big tech with a new bill to ban the import of ‘pervert’ glasses, often used to covertly record ppl in public without their consent. We can’t expect privacy laws created decades ago to protect your privacy against these surveillance devices, so we’re updating those too. #Auspol
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THE GREENS ARE INTRODUCING
LEGISLATION TO
BAN
PERVERT GLASSES
BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FEAR
COVERT RECORDING.
BECAUSE PRIVACY
ISN'T UP FOR SALE. AND BECAUSE BIG TECH WON'T POLICE
ITSELF. THE
GREENS
Authorised by David Shoebridge, Australian Greens, Carberra
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AUSTRALIA'S PRIVACY LAWS WERE WRITTEN WELL BEFORE THIS TECH
EXISTED. WE CAN'T EXPECT BIG TECH TO PUT PROFIT ASIDE AND POLICE
THEMSELVES.
ITS TIME FOR PARLIAMENT TO ACT AND PUT PRIVACY OVER CORPORATE
PROFITS. THE
GREENS
Authorised by David Shoebridge, Australian Greens, Carberra ACT 2600Fears smart glasses could lead to secret surveillance of kids, women
as Kmart version hits market
8 Aug 2026 THE NIGHTLY WE KNOW THAT DISTURBING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY USING PERVERT GLASSES TO SECRETLY RECORD PEOPLE, INCLUDING IN CHANGEROOMS, WORKPLACES,
AND AS TOOLS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
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Authorised by David Shoebridge, Australian Greens, Canberra ACT 2600Big tech won't police itself. WILL YOU STAND
WITH US? COMMENT BAN OR HEAD TO THE LINK IN
MY BIO TO DEMAND THE GOVERNMENT
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THE
GREENS
Authorised by David Shoebridge, Australian Greens, Carberra ACT 2600
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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
if you watch it you tell WB to keep making more Potter stuff and you show them that directly funding JKR’s transphobia, that she LITERALLY uses to strip trans women’s rights away, is not a dealbreaker how could i ever feel safe around someone who buys her the boots she uses to step on my neck?
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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No’eau Aitonui/Heiani Mareva Hoata @mudaship39.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🐾🤍..
A wide-eyed black cat holds out a tiny red heart against a colourful purple, pink, yellow and green background. Above it reads, “I hope beautiful things find their way to you and that you have a wonderful weekend.”
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Wtf, why is AusPost partnering with bigoted wizard bullshit Poor fucking form 😡
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💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com · 27/08/2026
Tronno protest against Pauline tomorrow Meet 5pm at the foreshore
Pauline is at the Toronto hotel Friday 28 August 

Meet 5pm Toronto foreshore
Clown attire optional

Pic of Pauline in a jestoers hat
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Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 27/08/2026
You can just ban socially toxic technologies! They were socially banned like twelve years ago with Google Glasses, we can do it again in more formal ways with this latest attempt to push the Pervert's Delight™ onto society. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Push for import ban on 'pervert' smart glasses amid privacy concerns
Support is growing for a ban on the import of so-called “smart glasses”, amid an influx of low-cost devices that are being used to film Australians without their consent.
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Having seen only a dozen or so episodes, I still have a few. - *chuckles* I'm in danger - I'm helping - No no, dig up stupid - Which one is the any key? - I'm special!
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Busy day 😮‍💨 - Collected fire bricks from depot on the other side of town - Collected housemate's auction wins (camera stuff) - Failed Bunnings trip - Scrap steel market (successful) - Successful Bunnings trip - Post office - Took several photos I've been meaning to take for ages - Dr appointment
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Jaws @jaws-stone.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Still rebuilding, if you wanna follow me here <3 www.instagram.com/jawsstone/
Screenshot of an instagram profile
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 24/08/2026
The current system allows powerful actors to attempt to influence government decision-making covertly. To improve transparency, here are four key reforms.
theconversation.com
Australia’s lobbying rules ignore most lobbyists. It’s time for an overhaul
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