Richard Denniss is savage in today's Saturday Paper [$]
https://thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/politics/2026/07/18/can-anthony-albanese-be-trusted-negotiate-ai
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This sort of error can happen with paper records as well, but it's very important to remember that the purpose of computers is to rapidly propagate human errors at scale.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/mistaken-identity-data-hospital-error-death-notice-police/106936454
Morning ruined by hearing John Howard on my radio. Only slightly offset by how frail and doddery he sounds
If your 4WD is so large you only feel safe driving it through a multi story car park at 4km/h then it's time to sell it and buy a Yaris.
A Bill For An Act To Fire Everyone Involved With The Royal Australasian College Of Physicians Board Governance Issues Out Of A Cannon Into The Sun (and for related purposes) (Cwlth 2026)
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@MattHatton@aus.social I'm looking forward to the next five years worth of BRS self-pwnage at which point we will be able to say "convicted war criminal BRS"
Australia's Commissioner for Puritanism and Moral Panics is self promoting by issuing a show cause notice to gaming platforms about their response to grooming and radicalisation.
The evidence quoted in the press release about this [https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/esafety-asks-gaming-giants-what-they-are-doing-to-prevent-grooming-and-radicalisation] is 'kids play games'.
The purpose of eSafety appears to be padding Julie Inman-Grant's CV by giving her a platform to share her reckons. It certainly doesn't do anything else useful.
It's all OK nerds, you can stand down. Lego Minas Tirith includes a cherries element for Denethor's tomatoes.
[The set is AUD$1000 😭😭😭]
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@RantRotAndRuin@aus.social @Tarale@aus.social definitely not my area of expertise but sounds like it could be fertile ground for a PhD!