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Ben Harris-Roxas

ben_hr@old.mermaid.town

<p>Health researcher and educator. Trying to make sure people don&#39;t fall through the health cracks.</p><p>Banner: Bert Flugelman&#39;s Six figure group (1964), an expressive bronze sculpture on permanent display at Goldstein Hall, UNSW.</p>

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    Hear me out… romanoid hubots

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    With every day I’m more convinced we’re living in Eddington. Even though the film was set six years ago, it’s happening now (and probably for the foreseeable future).

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    Everyone agrees computers were a mistake but why do we continue to let Jacquard looms off the hook?

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    Uber For Nursing This is bleak, even for the Torment Nexus. https://ainowinstitute.org/publications/uber-for-nursing

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    I have no idea what the actual controversy is but I’m glad that everyone is finally turning on guitarists and the causes of guitars.

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    Good morning

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    &amp;gt;Australian universities and colleges have built a sophisticated global recruitment machine – particularly from developing nations – but it’s hard not to conclude they are doing the bare minimum when it comes to the welfare and wellbeing of the students they attract. An important argument, powerfully put by Erin Longbottom. We have an obligation to do better, sectorally and ... https://benhr.xyz/2026/05/07/australian-universities-and-colleges-have.html

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    I&amp;#39;ve received two data breach notifications related to Canvas and I&amp;#39;m not even a direct user. What a time to be alive.

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    Hard to walk back the impact of this paper though… Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/influential-study-touting-chatgpt-in-education-retracted-over-red-flags/

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    For today’s icebreaker we’ll be sorting ourselves into budget winners and budget losers.

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    The hacker code of conduct will protect us: “Instructure says the cybercriminals have returned the hacked personal data and offered assurance “that no Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident.”&amp;quot; https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/administrative-tech/2026/05/11/instructure-pays-ransom-canvas-hackers

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    Wikipedia has some incredible lists: List of shortest players in NBA history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shortest_players_in_NBA_history

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    Budget for a broken social contract: https://benhr.xyz/2026/05/13/budget-for-a-broken-social.html

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    Have a great day everyone. Remember that other people’s opinions of you are just fan theories.

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    Interesting social engineering attack focusing on financial services Obsidian note taking app users via LinkedIn. Super-niche! “Phantom in the vault: Obsidian abused to deliver PhantomPulse RAT” — Elastic Security Labs https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/phantom-in-the-vault

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    The list of films on Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ben_hr/list/solarpunk-films-an-attempt-at-a-comprehensive/

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    RE: https://mastodon.scot/@MikeBolam/116459204946815990 Looks like the fabric they use on Sydney bus seats.

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    One day, all this will be yours *gestures at box*

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    My Dinner with Andre: 45 years of deep listening: https://benhr.xyz/2026/03/18/my-dinner-with-andre-years.html

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    Podcasts are interesting because you develop these parasocial relationships with people who you get fed up with and eventually stop listening to. So more or less the same as social relationships.