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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 7h

Reminds me of film producer Lord Lew Grade's observation that "It would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic" before his studio capsized in the wake of making the box office flop Raise the Titanic.

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 7h

If silly = excellent and bloody funny, then yes, they're silly

Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 8h

Today's Inklings inklings.ghost.io/evolution-or... Subscribe for free and get three silly cartoons a week

Evolution or devolution?

Depends on your intelligence

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 8h

Avoid MetLife

Jo @moartoast.bsky.social · 8h

This is gross. Insurance companies are gross. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Terminally ill mum's life insurance cancelled after failure to declare UTI

A terminal cancer patient is told her failure to declare a UTI has voided her insurance policies, leaving her struggling to pay her mortgage and care for her children in her final days.

www.abc.net.au

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A stunning new study finds that satellite transmissions—from calls and texts on T-Mobile to US and Mexico military communications—were sent unencrypted for any snoop to grab. @agreenberg.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social have the scoop: www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

www.wired.com

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Siri, explain Identity politics to me…

CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 1d

I did a bad job of selling this, lemme try again:

YouTube claims its not in the ban based on the legislation. Snapchat also says it's outside of scope. TikTok is reportedly considering making an new app to get around the ban.

But the government might just declare them in the ban this week!

CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 1d

With major tech companies are trying to get around the ban, the government is considering using a power that would let it designate which platforms are in the ban — and a "dynamic list" of platforms in the ban is expected to come this week.

www.crikey.com.au/20...

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 2d

Ada Lovelace Day has begun! As midnight arrives on Kiritimati Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, our global celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths begins! Join us in celebrating by posting about your fave women in STEM #ALD25!

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 2d

A lady bug on a wrist

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 2d

Six News founder @leopuglisi6.bsky.social asked if he wanted to work for legacy media - he has two yr 12 exams to go - but my firm view is he's probably 5-10 years from buying Nine, Ten or Seven if he wanted to. #auspol #SenateEstimates #socialmedia

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 2d

OK, so I clicked on it, which means I'll be served bare pates from now on. As the story concluded "NO! Those are just two bald heads. Get your mind out of the gutter."

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 2d

The issue was Yahoo, rather than Facebook. Sounds like Zuckspace should be over 16.

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 2d

A male colleague confirmed he's seeing the same ads from Google

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 2d

Hanson-Young chairs the committee, but the comment was made by a Victorian Liberal senator.

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 2d

Oh wow, Sarah Henderson wants to know why when looking at the Yahoo site that she's being served Temu B&D gear. Senator, I'm getting office chairs. They serve you what you're seeking #auspol

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 2d

"Yahoo is not a search engine in the traditional sense" is a fair defence.
"Always the challenger brand" should be its marketing tag

Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 2d

Ave Maria on piano as the adjournment music sums up the opening session

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 5d

The National Press Club joins a long and sad list of Australian cultural institutions that have surrendered to political pressure (implied or real) and attempted to cancel or censor critics of Israel.

nickfeik.substack.com/p/censorship...

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 5d

Kicking a former Wallabies captain out of the parliamentary sports club says all you need to know about its true intent.
The club's chair, the PM, excuses himself from what happened because he's not there, which is Albo for "I don't hold the footy, mate"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 5d

The idea the Nobel Peace Prize is some sort of moral high ground is disavowed by 1973, when Kissinger was co-recipient alongside Nth Vietnam's Le Duc Tho, who said yeah-nah, saying Kissinger broke the Paris Peace Accords truce. In that context, Trump's antics make him getting it plausible.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5d

I can’t adequately express how mystified and nauseated I am by the conversation about Trump receiving a Nobel Peace Prize that corporate media is now leading. But as a journalist, attorney, historian and Trump presidential biographer I’m now obligated to make the case *against* in full.

Here it is:

Media and MAGA Calls for Trump to Catch a Nobel Peace Prize Rather Than An ICC War Crimes Indictment Are Obscene

The second-biggest threat to global peace after Putin has earned a cell for war crimes—not a humanitarian award. That his grotesque and scammy appeal for a Nobel Peace Prize is working is terrifying.

sethabramson.substack.com

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 5d

Every bit of this by @birmo.bsky.social, because I keep wondering how the Bible and its engagement levels would have turned out if the storytelling model used by the Apostles et al for their LLM (Large Lord Morality) was based on the TikTok of Gilgamesh.
aliensideboob.substack.com/p/end-of-story

End of Story?

Sorry. Had to get thinky this week.

aliensideboob.substack.com

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 7d

Any minute now the senator is going to write a VERY strongly worded letter to everyone involved.

Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 7d

This is the one that does it for me - David Moore, from 16,000ft, 1966 (he also did a follow up in 1992 from 20k ft)

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 8d

Dillon is rumoured to be on around $2m (they stopped reporting it), but we know the top 9 AFL execs take home a combined $10.8m annually. So next time they bang on about the great history of the game, the Bullants are a reminder that they don't give two hoots for history. It's just business.

Luke Foley @lukefoley.me · 9d

Sad news about the Preston Football Club in Melbourne. A proud 143 year history in the VFA/VFL but no more. The AFL stripped them of their licence and won’t grant them $270k to clear their debts. But the AFL had no problem paying Snoop Dogg several million for 10-15 minutes work. Ridiculous.

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 8d

That said, it should be in most VC term sheets - probably more for the VC than the founder

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Simon on stuff @simonthomsen.bsky.social · 8d

recently became a fan thanks to you

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 8d

Hands down @oliverdarcy.bsky.social is the main must read in media reporting www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Weiss and Shine

The Bari Weiss era has begun at CBS News, and David Ellison’s push to reshape the storied network has staffers holding their breath about the future of the outlet—especially as the mogul's talking poi...

www.status.news

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