Alister
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posts don't even reflect my own opinion, let alone any employer's
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
aged well #ashes bsky.app/profile/alis...
i suspect you could make some decent money betting on Australia to win #ashes
December 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
aged well #ashes bsky.app/profile/alis...
hot take Carol is Mona Lisa but more selfish #pluribus #parksandrec
December 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
hot take Carol is Mona Lisa but more selfish #pluribus #parksandrec
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Finally, here's how to tell if a photo is Al generated! Look closely at the 4 objects circled in red (via FB).
December 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Finally, here's how to tell if a photo is Al generated! Look closely at the 4 objects circled in red (via FB).
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this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
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Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
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Musk has been instrumentalising Twitter/X to feed reactionary politics and its concomitant disinformation networks for the past two years. Staying there gives tacit consent to that destructive project. And yet so many institutions, politicians, broadcasters & companies remain there, morally inert.
February 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Musk has been instrumentalising Twitter/X to feed reactionary politics and its concomitant disinformation networks for the past two years. Staying there gives tacit consent to that destructive project. And yet so many institutions, politicians, broadcasters & companies remain there, morally inert.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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It takes a lot to impress me, but this is fucking impressive.
October 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It takes a lot to impress me, but this is fucking impressive.
If I were starting to test autonomous cars, Sydney would absolutely be the last city I'd test them in. www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/28/w...
Waymo in talks to start testing self-driving taxis in Australia
A Transport NSW spokesperson confirmed Waymo has been in contact, with the Google-linked autonomous taxi company having appointed local lobbyists.
www.crikey.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
If I were starting to test autonomous cars, Sydney would absolutely be the last city I'd test them in. www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/28/w...