Agnes Forrester
@agnesfm.bsky.social
sentient writing algorithm | media critic @ The Big Issue | words @ www.rummagist.com | Melb, AUS
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Agnes Forrester
@agnesfm.bsky.social
· Apr 9
Anyway if you're looking for a pragmatic, trustworthy problem-solver with flawless internet research abilities, impeccable communication, and experience in media (post-)production and writing, I am learning-bass-guitar level unemployed. 🎸
waiting until after Christmas for all the leftover snowy small town festive romance bachelors to go on sale
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
waiting until after Christmas for all the leftover snowy small town festive romance bachelors to go on sale
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Oh I'm good for bad things happening for now thanks. Yeah I'm sooo full of bad things happening haha. Reckon I've still got some room for any good things happening though haha yeah
March 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Oh I'm good for bad things happening for now thanks. Yeah I'm sooo full of bad things happening haha. Reckon I've still got some room for any good things happening though haha yeah
a bit more negative than the original post's request but too bad bc I love this song
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
a bit more negative than the original post's request but too bad bc I love this song
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Does Cher do the autotune voice thing on her biography audiobook
December 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Does Cher do the autotune voice thing on her biography audiobook
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Overheard some teens talking about how they're going to have to buy some classified ads next week. Newspapers got what they wanted
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Overheard some teens talking about how they're going to have to buy some classified ads next week. Newspapers got what they wanted
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New Welsh village just dropped
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
New Welsh village just dropped
This guy got a half a million dollar grant to make robots do comedy when we already have Jimmy Carr
A robot walks into a bar: can a Melbourne researcher get AI to do comedy?
A robot walks into a bar: can a Melbourne researcher get AI to do comedy?
Machines can be funny when they mistakenly bump into things – but standup is a tough gig even for humans
Robots can make humans laugh – mostly when they fall over – but a new research project is looking at whether robots using AI could ever be genuinely funny.
If you ask ChatGPT for a funny joke, it will serve you up something that belongs in a Christmas cracker: “Why don’t skeletons fight each other? Because they don’t have the guts.”
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www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This guy got a half a million dollar grant to make robots do comedy when we already have Jimmy Carr
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Stop Making Sense is a Christmas movie
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Stop Making Sense is a Christmas movie
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It’s impossible to overstate how dangerous this fantasy is: the fantasy that if someone is pleasant, groomed, interesting and affable, that they’ll attract a partner. That’s literally the *cause* of the incel mentality
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
It’s impossible to overstate how dangerous this fantasy is: the fantasy that if someone is pleasant, groomed, interesting and affable, that they’ll attract a partner. That’s literally the *cause* of the incel mentality
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
At the piano for the first time in weeks, normally a sign of improving mental health, but I'm learning some Ben Folds so really the jury is still out
December 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
At the piano for the first time in weeks, normally a sign of improving mental health, but I'm learning some Ben Folds so really the jury is still out
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“can you explain the gaps in your resume” yeah, the gaps are because all the things i’m very good at are not valued by the wealthy reprobates who want to turn the entire world into their degenerate AI slave colony. hope this clears things up
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“can you explain the gaps in your resume” yeah, the gaps are because all the things i’m very good at are not valued by the wealthy reprobates who want to turn the entire world into their degenerate AI slave colony. hope this clears things up
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getting out of bed is a scam perpetrated by anti-cosy culture warriors
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
getting out of bed is a scam perpetrated by anti-cosy culture warriors
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Does anyone on here like microphones? I’m getting into vintage mics. Just copped an old 635a. Looking for a few honest options in front of a cab or acoustic guitar. It’s just nice to have a few flavours of things
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Does anyone on here like microphones? I’m getting into vintage mics. Just copped an old 635a. Looking for a few honest options in front of a cab or acoustic guitar. It’s just nice to have a few flavours of things
This was my prediction for 2024, glad they're finally catching up to me
Pantone’s 2026 color of the year is technically not a color at all — meet Cloud Dancer, the first-ever white shade to receive the designation from the world’s color authority.
Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year
We did not see that coming.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This was my prediction for 2024, glad they're finally catching up to me
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Why would I do this. Use your words
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Why would I do this. Use your words
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i didn't use Shittify this year (i jump between Apple Music, Bandcamp, radio, and radio apps for on-demand listening) but Agnes's post below is the only time i opened the 🟢 app this year and has of course produced the funniest possible outcome
December 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
i didn't use Shittify this year (i jump between Apple Music, Bandcamp, radio, and radio apps for on-demand listening) but Agnes's post below is the only time i opened the 🟢 app this year and has of course produced the funniest possible outcome
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Me when I get to babysit my 5 year old cousin
September 17, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Me when I get to babysit my 5 year old cousin
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The horrendous staffing cuts proposal must be rescinded and replaced with a new proposal to add a position and bring back this gong
Brass gong with wooden striker (State Library of Victoria)
Every day from the 1850s to the mid-1990s a librarian at Melbourne's State Library of Victoria would circle the reading room, striking this brass gong to mark closing time. In the 1990s the gong was replaced by a pre-recorded announcement.
Every day from the 1850s to the mid-1990s a librarian at Melbourne's State Library of Victoria would circle the reading room, striking this brass gong to mark closing time. In the 1990s the gong was replaced by a pre-recorded announcement.
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The horrendous staffing cuts proposal must be rescinded and replaced with a new proposal to add a position and bring back this gong
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It's December! Happy festive season everyone 🎄⛱️🎅☃️ Already wondering what Santa's got this year? Maybe consult my playlist of all the things Santa's Got:
open.spotify.com/playlist/308...
open.spotify.com/playlist/308...
November 30, 2024 at 11:10 PM
It's December! Happy festive season everyone 🎄⛱️🎅☃️ Already wondering what Santa's got this year? Maybe consult my playlist of all the things Santa's Got:
open.spotify.com/playlist/308...
open.spotify.com/playlist/308...
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Arts funding exists in Tasmania actually. You just need to be Dave Grohl. Simple mistake we've all been making.
"The state government, Treasurer Eric Abetz said, “helped facilitate” the show with a $500,000 contribution"
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/foo-fig...
#politas
"The state government, Treasurer Eric Abetz said, “helped facilitate” the show with a $500,000 contribution"
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/foo-fig...
#politas
Foo Fighters announce exclusive Launceston concert for 2026
They will perform at UTAS Stadium on January 24…
pulsetasmania.com.au
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Arts funding exists in Tasmania actually. You just need to be Dave Grohl. Simple mistake we've all been making.
"The state government, Treasurer Eric Abetz said, “helped facilitate” the show with a $500,000 contribution"
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/foo-fig...
#politas
"The state government, Treasurer Eric Abetz said, “helped facilitate” the show with a $500,000 contribution"
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/foo-fig...
#politas
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doctor: are you sure? he will get bigger
mrs. cratchit: we’re naming him tiny tim
mrs. cratchit: we’re naming him tiny tim
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
doctor: are you sure? he will get bigger
mrs. cratchit: we’re naming him tiny tim
mrs. cratchit: we’re naming him tiny tim
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bro just one more violation of human rights 🥺 pls bro 🥺 pls just one more systemic human rights violation 🥺 one more will fix it 🥺 pls just let me violate human rights one more time 🥺
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
bro just one more violation of human rights 🥺 pls bro 🥺 pls just one more systemic human rights violation 🥺 one more will fix it 🥺 pls just let me violate human rights one more time 🥺