Reposted by Stuart PalmerKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 6hHave been listening to a whole bunch of climate week panels and in so many of them, people word sentences in chatbot-structure. "It's not X, it's Y", weirdly punctuated sentences. It is SO SO WEIRD once you notice it 67412
Reposted by Stuart PalmerPatrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 7hIf nothing else AI is making clear that there are people all around us for whom writing, art, and music are not communion with another mind, but just - wallpaper. Just pleasant things to look at. They think AI is conscious because they have no actual grasp of what it is to encounter another mind. 16440138
Reposted by Stuart PalmerPaul Watson 🌍 @paulmwatson.com · 8hAnthropic is consulting with religious leaders on morals for AI. The centuries of infamously good human morals. Marital rape was legal and moral up until the 1990s, homosexuals are still treated as immoral, black people still fight every day for moral standing. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... 321
Reposted by Stuart PalmerKon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 10hOur 2 catering vans that were stolen have been found! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 4842169
Reposted by Stuart PalmerMatt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 10hIf Trump is bent on renaming a possibly liberated Hormuz Strait after himself, it will always be known as Trump’s Truth Bypass. Jenifer Nicholls, Windsor @theageaustralia.bsky.social letters 35919
Reposted by Stuart PalmerPurplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 10hThe Reserve Bank of Australia: "millions of working class people have to suffer because some rich fucks got a bit greedy again x" 411531
Reposted by Stuart PalmerHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 16hEugenics 🤝 ai www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/h... 1031502469
Reposted by Stuart PalmerMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 11h"The RBA Board delivered. Thank you for making me and my comfortable peers richer, boosting my unearned income so I can continue to splash the cash around." @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social #auspol #rates michaelwest.com.au/a-blunt-tool...michaelwest.com.auA blunt tool. RBA's incompetence is making the rich richer - Michael WestHaving created market expectations that it would raise rates, the Reserve Bank board delivered, demonstrating its incompetence. 510948
Reposted by Stuart PalmerABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 12hSydney Airport runway conflict in July one of Australia's most severe, safety investigator saysabc.net.auSydney Airport near-collision one of worst in 20 years, investigators sayThe Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has delivered findings on four of the six ongoing investigations into conflict investigations at Sydney Airport in recent months. 052
Reposted by Stuart PalmerMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14hTrump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country. 56771022083
Reposted by Stuart PalmerEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 12hThis is now a sycophancy test. Joking about it I’ll accept, barely, but anyone who even remotely indulges this is a coward 931710335
Reposted by Stuart Palmermarque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 12hThis will be remembered as the Sloppy Age 25016
Reposted by Stuart PalmerAntoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · 17hwww.ettemedia.com/war-of-words... READ: An exclusive data analysis of 42 interviews conducted on ABC’s 7.30 on conflict zones — and what they tell us about the broadcaster's bias. (No paywall) 1216680
Reposted by Stuart PalmerABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 13hEV sales double in Australia as one in four new cars now electricabc.net.auOne EV sold every 100 seconds as Australia catches up to the worldElectric cars have become mainstream in the past decade, making up one in four new car sales. 027269
Reposted by Stuart PalmerDavid @daverino.bsky.social · 13h“teaching schedule was disrupted & students were invited to "drill for oil" by an industry-backed education program sponsored by fossil fuel companies. A recent investigation found oil & gas companies have spent tens of millions of dollars on educational partnerships” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auInside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classroomsAt least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group. 011
Reposted by Stuart PalmerAimee Hulbert @aimeeh.bsky.social · 14hCounter point: Australian politicians dont need to and shouldn't be anything like UK or American politician. Lol at “reviving the Greens” their vote has been consistent for decades ffs. 3127
Reposted by Stuart PalmerGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16h"Norway's sovereign wealth fund has been prohibited from investing in a number of companies that the Future Fund invests in. Norway's exclusions list includes Airbus SE, BAE Systems, Boeing, Caterpillar, Elbit Systems, General Dynamics — all of which the Future Fund invests in" 1113962
Reposted by Stuart PalmerProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 16hFossil fuel subsidies lead to increased emissions, but cancelling them can harm poor people. Shifting funds from fossil fuel producers to low-income consumers via existing social assistance programs can reduce poverty and lower emissions. In PNAS: ow.ly/vCQZ50ZSNpQ 033
Reposted by Stuart PalmerGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17hA hell of a career. And unlike others of his Gen, (*cough*Gottliebsen*cough*) did not become a cranky climate change denying loon as he got older. 2129944
Reposted by Stuart PalmerThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 16hopen.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...open.substack.comThe great betrayal? AI imperialists and Albanese – Richard FlanaganThe Albanese government is opening the floodgates to American AI corporations 69644
Reposted by Stuart PalmerStuart Palmer @spalm.bsky.social · 17hHad back surgery that was side-related, and the surgeon came to see me on the trolley in the prep room and got me to confirm the side, then used a Sharpie to write "THIS SIDE" on my leg and sole of my foot. 121
Reposted by Stuart PalmerAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 17hQueensland government department loses $800,000 in cyber attack www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auQueensland government department loses $800k in cyber attackThe review, released on Friday, said no government data or sensitive information was compromised during the incident. 1117
Reposted by Stuart PalmerMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 17hA blunt tool. RBA’s incompetence is making the rich richer Michael Pascoe reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/a-blunt-tool-rba… 1312652
Reposted by Stuart PalmerNTEU Victoria @nteuvictoria.bsky.social · 18hSix months of enterprise bargaining at Federation University but little progress so NTEU members are taking action today. Crushing staff workloads are adversely affecting students and the VC must act - you can tell him now: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/fa... #HigherEducation #AcademicSky #HigherEdmegaphone.org.auStudents stand with staff at Fed UniIf Fed Uni wants to be a genuine leader in cooperative education, it must start by cooperating with its own staff. We urge you to support our educators in their efforts to secure fair treatment and wo... 063
Reposted by Stuart PalmerNick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 19hI have so many questions about this weird picture the Victorian government made (almost certainly with AI) of a bridge on the airport rail line. 2124
Reposted by Stuart PalmerThe Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 18h"I do want to reassure Australians that as soon as we’re in a proper recession and people are pushed into financial ruin, we’ll lower rates." theshovel.com.au/2026/09/30/r...theshovel.com.auRBA Reassures Australians They’ll Stop Raising Interest Rates as Soon as Economy Collapses — The Shovel"I do want to reassure Australians that as soon as we’re in a proper recession and people are pushed into financial ruin, we’ll lower rates" 913050
Reposted by Stuart PalmerABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 18hQueensland government department loses $800,000 in cyber attackabc.net.auQueensland government department loses $800k in cyber attackThe review, released on Friday, said no government data or sensitive information was compromised during the incident. 076
Reposted by Stuart Palmerhonor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 19hOne of the main reasons fraternities still exist is that membership signals to potential employers that you’re capable of keeping institutional secrets, even when it means covering up illegal behavior. 7533156
Reposted by Stuart PalmerHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19h“…Muse can be easily prompted to compile dossiers on Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to members of vulnerable groups – including undocumented immigrants, transgender teachers, poll workers, Iranian dissidents, and women who said they had ordered abortion pills in states with abortion bans”hntrbrk.comDox for Me, O MuseMuse AI can leverage Facebook data to build lists of people in vulnerable groups on request for ordinary users. 615273
Reposted by Stuart PalmerThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 20hNestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they dothebeaverton.comNestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they doVEVEY, SWITZERLAND - Nestlé executives gathered from around the world to announce their grave concern regarding the impact that artificial intelligence’s water consumption will have on their own abili... 8571198
Reposted by Stuart PalmerABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 22hGeelong and Broadmeadows economies back on track a decade after Ford closuresabc.net.au10 years on, Geelong and Broadmeadows count the cost of Ford's departureWhile the Geelong and Broadmeadows economies have bounced back from Ford factory closures in 2016, former workers say their journeys have been tough. 042
Reposted by Stuart PalmerABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 22hKeilor East, key train station in Melbourne Airport rail plan, to be built by 2031abc.net.auKey station in Melbourne Airport rail plan to be built by 2031A long-awaited train line to the Melbourne Airport is a step closer, with the state and federal governments announcing a timeline for completion of the nearby Keilor East station. 0113
Reposted by Stuart PalmerABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 22hRadiation-related cancer deaths more common in aircrew than other occupations, study abc.net.auPilots, aircrew face higher radiation-related cancer death rates, studyWhile the study of death records across 500 occupations is US based, experts say the finding could be similar in Australia and suggests more radiation monitoring of airline crew is needed. 0169
Reposted by Stuart PalmerMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22hA man charged with rape and sexual assault casually joking about consent at an official event with Trump White House officials. 77946342
Reposted by Stuart PalmerProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 22hCollege students did worse on a test of attention control when what they thought was a gun was present in the laboratory than when a stapler was present. The researchers argue that allowing guns in educational settings may impair cognitive control. In PNAS: ow.ly/bL6k50ZSNh7 032
Reposted by Stuart PalmerBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I will not allow it to continue like this. Today I can confirm Angela Eagle will present a strengthened water bill to Parliament. The center piece of that bill will be this. The repeal of Margaret Thatcher's ideological ban on public ownership of water companies." 821607417
Reposted by Stuart PalmerHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026“What if we released malware represented in the form of a cute avatar” is an actual business plan now.engadget.comDots are OpenAI's new personal agents and soon you'll be able to control several of them - EngadgetSure, seems safe. 631165378
Reposted by Stuart PalmerThe Onion @theonion.com · 23hCornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows... 166104831982
Reposted by Stuart PalmerMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23hBrett Meiselas: If we’re going to get into a “race” against China like with AI, why is it never like... We’re going to get into an affordable healthcare race! We’re going to get into an infrastructure race and beat them in high-speed rail! We’re going to beat China in the affordable housing race! 34958220
Reposted by Stuart PalmerProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 29/09/2026How close are US schools to environmental hazards? In the latest PNAS Science Sessions episode, researchers examine schools’ proximity to sources of environmental hazards and what these patterns reveal about potential student exposures. Listen now: ow.ly/Vklp50ZSLW2 034
Reposted by Stuart PalmerNathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This would make the Russians blush 001