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  greetings mastodon EV experts. #ev - what should I know about selecting the home charger? I have solar panels and single phase. Not looking to go 3 phase. I’m home almost all the time so charging schedules unimportant? (thanks for help so far, there is a wealth of knowledge here)!

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  the latest security stunts from Anthropic and OpenAI serve just one purpose. To push the narrative that this is "critical infrastructure" that requires a government bailout when both their companies fail financially. The current administration will not only fall for it, they will embrace it. #AI #business

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  in 2026 the answer to the question "how on earth could all those people become obsessed with tulips?" is very clear #finance

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  greetings spooks. One Nation is incredibly top down. It would be to the benefit of the country that their internal communications were somewhat unreliable from this point onwards. Love your work. #auspol

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  ok. You don't like me quoting AIs. So if you are that way inclined put into your favourite answer machine the question "what are the characteristics of the death zone for a government?" then look at the long list of features that you can tick against the Vic government. Actually I like them, but that also is a tick. #auspol

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  further to One Nation. This excellent investigation from A Current Affair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LyqelgeFyM shows what is going on in detail. (Albo: this clearly falls within the foreign influence legislation, prosecute the funders of these operations. It's not credible that the funders are disconnected from ON) #auspol

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  AI’s grip on the world is completely cultural. Just like smoking was once almost compulsory, it could vanish quite quickly. #AI #auspol

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  I’m a big fan of the debunking of blue zones. #aging Want to live longer? Go for a walk https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/battle-for-the-blue-zones-longevity-science-newman-buettner/106846524?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

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  the Ukraine conflict is a bit hidden now. But an important shift has happened. Ukraine's drones are now manufactured in Europe proper according to Ukraine design. In strict Western legal terms the EU-Russian war has already begun. https://www.themanifestarchive.com/europe-drone-factories-act-of-war/?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=europe-drone-factories-act-of-war #ukraine

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  I was doing my library volunteer thing and a woman came in to the desk holding a book. “I left the book out in the rain and ruined it, so I bought this new copy”. You won’t see a story about it anywhere, but people are good

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  special greetings to the Reserve bank who might raise interest rates supposedly to reduce demand in the economy. "Bringing owls to Athens" (Ancient Greek): Originating from Aristophanes, this refers to undertaking a completely redundant or pointless venture, as Athens was already overflowing with owls (the symbol of Athena). #economics

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  Like the great man said, the future is here, it’s just not distributed evenly #ai https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/chinese-humanoid-robot-beats-human-half-marathon-world-record/106585368?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

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  prelude to AI and humans https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/29/dogs-brains-shrink-5000-years-ago

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  Interesting. Another non LLM company https://www.wired.com/story/david-silver-ai-ineffable-intelligence-reinforcement-learning/ #ai

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  Fortune article on US govt debt crisis in 2029 (projected). They fail to present the most likely path. US simply defaults and threatens debtors with a military response. Not paying attention #auspol

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  what AI is good for: “are there new treatments for this condition?”. What it’s dangerous for “I have a pain in the chest, what should I do?” #ai

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  tried to work with a very old github repo that implements an algorithm. Much trouble, code was python 2. something. Ask DeepSeek to do it. Excellent implementation. This is what AI is good at. #AI

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  what we need is for Mr Xi to ring up Mr Trump and say "enough of the bullshit, mate". But we are at least ten years away from that point. #auspol

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  https://www.pollbludger.net/2026/04/30/nepean-by-election-minus-two-days/#auspol

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  I see Aldi is struggling https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/business/retail/supermarket-war-aldi-australias-profit-plunge-as-shoppers-fall-out-of-love-with-its-cheap-products-c-22211936# A big failing is both short term (daily) and long term stock control is poor. For time poor families it’s a big problem if stuff is not there. The real problem though is that there are essentials they just don’t sell. It’s fine for me, as I have all the time in the world. #aldi

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  best wishes to Tracee Hutchison in Nepean. I reckon she has a chance. The Liberal candidate is the mayor and the locals hate the council with a passion. As always One Nation candidate grabbed from the front bar at the last minute. #auspol

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  US is blockading a major oil route and making a fortune selling its oil to replace those supplies. At the expense of the world economy. But outside of China I don’t see any reports in these terms. #auspol

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  i do like the new Aldi ad reassuring the person stressing over the price of cheese. It should also point out that there will be only one brand of cheese available, and it might be a different brand each week. But yes, it will be cheap. #aldi

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  Interesting comparison #ai https://leehanchung.github.io/blogs/2026/04/05/the-ai-great-leap-forward/

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  Guest author on John Birmingham's column (Jason Lambright - ex US military, Iraq veteran.) On Trump: "He bought an education. He bought fame. He purchased a series of wives. He bought his way out of numerous lawsuits, prison, and military service. This list could go on. He has rarely encountered people who cannot be bought. I don’t think he could recognize such a being if he spoke to them. But they do exist. They have always existed, even in Rome, even in Parthia."...

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  Colesworth to hike prices. One of the ways that Aldi keeps prices low is that they are not very active on stock control. So if you are not attached to a particular brand (for example in milk) then I expect you will still get milk. Of course there are also the things that appear in Aldi for a while and then disappear for six months. I'm not sure how that works.

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  might have the caravan park to myself in May. I just go with the tent, and travel by VLine. I don't talk to the grey nomads and I won't miss them.

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  Margo Madison’s line in opening episode of latest For all Mankind: “ at least you have something to balance “ is an absolute killer. Brilliant stuff. #ForAllMankind

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  logically Australia should have Chinese bases to defend against the insane Americans. But I can’t see that happening #auspol

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  great to see that article today (Age) on trying to learn something you are really bad at, to offset dementia. I am truly awful at Mandarin but since I paid for a yearly subscription I doggedly persist.