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  Coalition is drawing its usual ideologically-driven retrograde fuckwit battle lines, stealing all their ideas from ideologically-driven retrograde fuckwits in america. Taking a chainsaw to things, gee where did Tehan get that idea. AUURR NAURR WIND POWER! FFS you bloviating morons, renewables are fucking cheaper than keeping clapped-out coal stations running past their decommission date. The economics have spoken. YOU are stuck on ideology. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-23/coalition-en...

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  RE: https://rssfeed.media/@guardianfeeds/116903353165918321 "torn" my arse, Labor is just caught between their actual actions and the bullshit version they want to claim. "yes we went with the data centres, but we want you to treat us like stalwart defenders of the arts" #auspol

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  I'd say I have questions, but I definitely don't want the answers ;) (I assume it is just absurdist art)

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  Cat In A Bag. Naismith "helping" unload groceries. #caturday #CatsOfMastodon

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  Today's one of our quarterly "refresh days" (bonus leave days), probably my career-favourite work perk. I had a lie-in with a very cuddly ginger tabby (amazing how she gets smoochy when the weather gets cold) and then got the charging port on my phone fixed. Fixing a phone may not sound like a big thing, unless you've ever had the cable fall out of the phone while relying on it for satnav in the dark in a suburb you've never visited in your life. I R...

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  Everyone: oh my god, good documentation is critical for AI, everyone quick document stuff! docs docs docs! Why weren't we writing docs? Write docs for AI! We cross now to the tech writing team for their thoughts

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  Happy Star Wars Day to those who observe.

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  Some poor pooch in the building next to us is properly losing its shit. This is not just a lonely dog having a bit of a howl, it's at defcon one. It's really distressing and concerning. (from building chats, both RSPCA and Police have been contacted to conduct a welfare check)

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  GASP! Massive SUV spotted in Brunswick actually towing a big boat that really required the extra towing capacity. I'm also impressed they found somewhere to park that didn't block anything or get in anyone's way. In that context... go for it 🤷‍♂️

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  It doesn't seem to matter who specifically holds the position, there is nobody in Australia less connected with reality than the RBA Governor. Businesses won't pass on costs, they say. Nobody who actually checks the price on things would ever say that with a straight face. Mortgage-free retired boomers enjoying a boost in interest on their cash savings won't spend more they say..... I mean give me fucking strength. That is a desperately idiotic statement from someone pa...

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  I didn't think it was possible to hate the orange shitgibbon warmonger more than I already did, but it turns out there was room to increase my anger by 0.25%pa effective from the 15th.

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  Neighbour's dog is barking again. Apparently we have an Anxious Whippet Situation*. Haven't heard the dog before so I suspect either the people are new to the building, or the dog is new to the people. Hopefully means pooch will calm down as they get used to their new surroundings, but they are driving people a bit spare in the meantime. (* yeah i know, bit tautological)

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  It's funny* how easy it is to do some things with computers, but not others. Set up linux vm on a hyper-v host? easy Share files between the host and the vm? beyond the ken of mortals *but not ha-ha funny

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  We wanted a power point put in, so we booked a sparky who put a power point in. No begging from a landlord via an agent and waiting for weeks. Not that we would have even bothered asking as renters, because there's no fucking way they'd do something optional just because it makes the place better to live in. I have never been so excited about a power point.

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  Not a new observation but it's phenomenal how completely the SPA era has destroyed developers' understanding of the actual web platform. They know heaps of stuff, but it's 100% framework. Total skills lock in.

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  Accidentally typo'd "hugging face" into "hugging fae" and now I can't unsee it.

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  Wish I was up in Sydney for this... top fuel about to hit the loud pedal... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW_GyOsSSww

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  More Loud Pedal! :D Love the ACIVIL '37 doorslammer, awesome shape. https://7plus.com.au/live-tv?channel-id=MISC502

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  The really loud cars are about to run in case anyone's curious what the hell I'm on about - track prep for a few minutes, then top fuel and nitro funny cars (yes, that's really what they're called). Currently recognising Santo Rapisarda's induction into the Australian Motorsport Hall Of Fame :) Absolute legend of Australian motorsport, and literally all he says is "thank you" through tears. #InMemoryOfLouie https://7plus.com.au/live-tv?...

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  Hoooooly shit he saved the car from this point. That was hairy. Unbelievable drive job by Damien Harris. #NDRC #DragRacing

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  The new trains are called "X'Trapolis 2.0"?! That's some design-by-committee bullshit right there. https://www.vic.gov.au/xtrapolis-modern-trains-modern-melbourne

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  Woohoo! Phil Lammatina gets his first-ever event win in Sydney! I love the Rapisarda teams but you have to be happy for Lammas breaking a 20 year hoodoo :D #NDRC #DragRacing

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  ...then right after that, Justin Walshe finally cracks the 3s barrier! #NDRC #DragRacing

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  A few thoughts for people who are new due to #twitterdown #riptwitter Currently mastodon feels like early Twitter: growing fast, rough edges, evolving norms, not everyone is here yet. Don't instantly give up because it's different. Give it time. Your follow(ing/er) count is not a scoreboard. Chances are you've gone from a fire hose to a trickle, but is that actually bad? You don't have to frantically recreate your old feed. Maybe just slowly add content that...

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  This is Vyvyan's relaxed pose, apparently. #CatsOfMastodon

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  @rands Must Thrive In A Fast Paced And Dynamic Environment™️

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  Happy Opt Out Of Github Copilot Data Collection Day, to those who celebrate. https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/updates-to-github-copilot-interaction-data-usage-policy/