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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Another #australian-native-plant in my garden with masses of creamy white flowers whose calyxes turn red around mid-summer to put on a show for Christmas - a Ceratopetalum Gummiferum (NSW Christmas bush) #flowers #timeline-cleanse

Masses of creamy white flowers on my Ceratopetalum gummiferum (NSW Christmas bush) whose calyxes turn red around mid-summer to put on a show for Christmas.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Callistemon springtime blossoms #australian-native-plant #flowers #timeline-cleanse

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I hope @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social considers standing for leadership of the party. We need more women engineers in leadership roles.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Anthropomorphizing: When we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviours to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.” sounds like a description of what some think of chatbots. “Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand.” futurism.com/artificial-i...

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AI Bros Are Having a Meltdown Because the Associated Press Stylebook Clarifies That AIs Don't Have Feelings

The Associated Press Stylebook posted a reminder not to anthropomorphize AIs because they can't think, trigger a meltdown among AI bros.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Language arose from intelligence and not the other way around. LLMs are not intelligent - just artificial because they’re based on language processing. For human beings, language is not intelligence - it’s merely how we communicate. #AI is like making an Ethernet port and calling it a “computer”.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For balance they should write a piece about a fossil-fuelled car with insufficient fuel in the tank unable to fill up when the bowser has no electricity.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Doesn’t this apply to many other multinationals - mining, military bases, fossil gas, foreign govt interests etc…. None of them are accountable to Australians.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As a US Citizen you can plead the 5th amendment.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Does everyone who was alive last year forget what happens when time zones switch for summer? The population of online news readers must be stupid to need to read this - or else the online journalist/editor at ABC News is in need of a “story”.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m still keeping a Windows 10 Professional version 22H2 machine running with the extended support until it runs out next year - but this shitfuckery is pushing me to redeploy it to use Linux… The Windows version of macOS TimeMachine backup is broken! www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso...

bleepingcomputer.com

Microsoft: September updates break File History backup feature

Microsoft warned that the built-in File History backup feature in Windows may stop working on some systems after installing the September 2026 security updates.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Agreed - it’s working as designed for those that don’t follow “International Law” and treaties.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“AI” - the non-thinking person’s friend that can regurgitate what it has stolen from the Internet. I fear for how dumb (with a “B”) these tech bros are in force-feeding the gullible populace with their wild claims.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Our current leadership is doing great damage to this country, conferring to one community special rights and ones that remove a fundamental right of every citizen… It is fuelling enormous resentment, by insisting we collude in the oppression of our own conscience…” theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

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Rule 1: Don’t be intimidated. Rule 2: Don’t forget Rule 1 - The Shot

Over 2 years ago, in July 2024, in the midst of Israel’s genocidal assault on a captive people, a self-described...

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Upgrading your Apple iThingies to iOS 27? You may (like me) wish to stop Apple Intelligence from using your Siri AI data to “improve” its models. After upgrading turn Siri off & do the extra steps to disable “Analytics & Improvements” as per this link appleinsider.com/inside/apple...

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Isn’t this what Instagram make their money from? Ever since it was bought by Meta I no longer scroll down when I open it - just look at story reels from my contacts & then close/skip any ad reels. Five minutes a day and I’m done! I avoid Facebook & deleted WhatsApp when they wanted my contacts.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ditto for iPhones that don’t use wi-fi.

Screenshot for iOS 26.6.2 software update the “… fixes an issue that prevents downloading a software update over a mobile data connection”.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

So those with iPads that only use mobile data will never get the update! Genius Apple. 5 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Screenshot concerning today’s iPadOS 26.6.2 update. It “fixes an issue that prevents downloading a software update over a mobile data connection”

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

How about opt-in for ads & algorithmic feeds and a paid subscription model only for those that opt-in (i.e. those wanting to see this content pay - everyone else just gets to see what friends & family members post). We need to break the advertising and influencing business model of big tech. #auspol

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’m calling it a hot spring day. Don’t think my orchids (which are blooming early) will keep their flowers on for many days this year. Currently 11°C above average for early September. #orchids

Screen shot of weather app. Currently temperature at 2:30pm is 31°C (11° above average)

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“Never” must have a different meaning in the USA. Just ask the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The media like warm weather, fossil fuels and prop up the money hoarders.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

More shit from the wind turbine!

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Networking nerd trivia: According to a presentation by Jen Linkova at AusNOG, Google have run out of IPv4 private address space (192.168.0.0/16, 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/16) [that’s over 16 million addresses]. I’m astounded they’re not using IPv6 on internal networks. www.ausnog.net/events/ausno...

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AusNOG 2026 - Program | ausnog.net

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Political inaction affects our well being. A useful read for those hearing “now is not the time” for discussing climate action, fossil fuels, etc… #auspol billmitchell.org/blog/?p=63345

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Why do we support political inaction that undermines our well-being? – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Don’t mention burning fossil fuels causing climate change and the 7°C above average temperatures… instead blame natural variability and the El Niño . This is madness - yet the other headlines are “Trump”eting USA stealing Venezuela’s oil and the Nepalese disaster. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

abc.net.au

Spring scorcher to follow record warm winter for south-east capitals

Winter has been the warmest on record for Sydney and Melbourne, with Canberra also recording its highest ever temperatures, while this season will rank as the second-warmest on record for Adelaide and...

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

By pollution - is that just carbon dioxide? What percentage is that of our total emissions - for both domestic and exported fossil fuels? Meaningless if we don’t know.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Go for it! I just drove past Merewether beach and the water looked sparkling. Might be a bit cold without a wetsuit though - water temp 18°C. Didn’t see any whales.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ahh - the dots they join are connected by money and lobbyist influence.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Best wishes for your future endeavours Cathy. May you have many dog walks and adventures with your family. Hope you keep up an occasional presence here. Your cartoons, insight, crucial commentary and wit would otherwise be truely missed. Thank you. 🙏

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Don’t mention climate change and burning fossil fuels in the headlines…

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thank you Cathy. We’re not all brainwashed.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How to keep people wasting their time and staying on the site for longer… Unless like me you have video autoplay and video trending turned OFF in your settings. I come here to read short text messages and replies and look at the occasional cartoon or photo.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The EV went in for its first check-up this morning (about to turn 4 years old early next month). Needed new wiper blades, new filters in the air conditioner, tyres rotated & some suspension components were replaced under warranty. Don’t miss the old ICE car at all.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Does the Australian Govt have a plan if the US Government decided to cut access to Google, Microsoft & Amazon products overnight? What would happen to work, hospitals, emergency services, banks, office software, remote files storage, emails, online maps, and video-chats. #datasovereignty #auspol

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Who could have predicted that the free power had a cost “… reviewed multiple pricing schedules on the government’s Energy Made Easy website & it’s now clear that Solar Sharer pricing has the highest cost for a household of all pricing schedules on offer.” #auspol reneweconomy.com.au/solar-sharer...

reneweconomy.com.au

Why Solar Sharer has become the solar shocker, with the costliest of retail offers

It could have been a very smart, exciting and world-first energy policy initiative. But now we can see the results, it’s clear that Solar Sharer has gone terribly wrong.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Might print off a few sets and pass them around… how to turn off #enshittifaction

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

American headline writer? or can’t spell “ageing”?

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Didn’t Angus Taylor sell all of the emergency fuel reserves held in the USA in March 2022? It was at the time the International Energy Agency wanted to stabilise prices after Russia invaded Ukraine. Another “well done Angus” moment.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Yes indeed @ronnisalt.bsky.social - “we keep paying for it, the joke is always on us.” (and you didn’t mention gambling ads, the NACC or AUKUS).

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It seems we are funding the US & UK military instead of looking after our own people. $368 billion wasted. No submarines. Building bases & housing for foreign military. Imaginary threats from that career political hack that represents myself and the other 123,000 voters of Shortland. Vote him out.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The PM needs to explain how banning gambling advertising and inducements will stop people having a punt. It won’t.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

And yet, here we are throwing money at Snowy Hydro 2.0 too. I wonder what the effects of less snow and warming climate are?

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Maybe if they complained about gambling ads - they’d be banned too.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’m nostalgic for AltaVista search from the 90s. Google's enshittified search-results are a choice. Those ad-strewn, sub-Altavista, spam-drowned search pages are a feature, not a bug. They prefer their results because they make more money out of shit than they would out of delivering a good product.

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Tony Nicholson @tonynicholson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

My guess is it’s the gambling ad revenue that is funding these TV rights… but the ads should go. Fund this from games ticket sales and gambling company profits instead.

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