Josh Nicholas
@joshnicholas.com
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Josh Nicholas
@joshnicholas.com
· Mar 21
Tourists, watercolours and the sad, still Star: sketching the route 35 tram showed me a Melbourne I had never really noticed
When you are in a city every day, you start to take things for granted. So, after three years in Melbourne, Josh Nicholas decided to be a tourist
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I wrote a thing about drawing and Melbourne www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Peter Dutton is the least liked major party leader in the history of the Australian Election Study back to 1987, “by far”.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Voters rate Dutton worst leader in decades and prefer Labor on economy
The results of Australia's most prominent election study show Peter Dutton was the least popular leader in four decades.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Peter Dutton is the least liked major party leader in the history of the Australian Election Study back to 1987, “by far”.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Seems not good www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Seems not good www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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PromptArmor have a nasty description of a prompt injection attack against Google's new Antigravity AI IDE which can result in credentials (like AWS keys) being stolen by an attacker: www.promptarmor.com/resources/go...
My notes here: simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/25/...
My notes here: simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/25/...
Google Antigravity Exfiltrates Data
An indirect prompt injection in an implementation blog can manipulate Antigravity to invoke a malicious browser subagent in order to steal credentials and sensitive code from a user’s IDE.
www.promptarmor.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
PromptArmor have a nasty description of a prompt injection attack against Google's new Antigravity AI IDE which can result in credentials (like AWS keys) being stolen by an attacker: www.promptarmor.com/resources/go...
My notes here: simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/25/...
My notes here: simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/25/...
The hobbit as a single movie
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The hobbit as a single movie
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After way too many rounds of review, `hydratable` is out! This new low-level Svelte API isn’t one you’ll find yourself reaching for often, but it’s extremely useful to libraries. During SSR, function results are serialized alongside your HTML…
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
After way too many rounds of review, `hydratable` is out! This new low-level Svelte API isn’t one you’ll find yourself reaching for often, but it’s extremely useful to libraries. During SSR, function results are serialized alongside your HTML…
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Cool story about CGI www.washingtonpost.com/style/intera...
Can you tell when you’re seeing CGI in movies and TV shows?
Test your eye for visual effects and CGI with this quiz. What’s real and what’s not might surprise you.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Cool story about CGI www.washingtonpost.com/style/intera...
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This is the most fun thing I've seen in a while: edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
What if the United States had high-speed rail?
High-speed rail is a proven alternative to gridlocked highways and overcrowded airports. CNN has reimagined a faster, more connected future for US commuters.
edition.cnn.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This is the most fun thing I've seen in a while: edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
Can someone explain bazball to Google calendar
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Can someone explain bazball to Google calendar
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absolutely excellent story about the *real* big energy of the decade/millennium unfolding before us
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Accessible, cheap clean energy could spark a new world order
Unshackled from legacy fossil fuel interests, the world’s clean energy future is being forged in the bustling cities of the global south.
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
absolutely excellent story about the *real* big energy of the decade/millennium unfolding before us
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Hadn't seen AI finances put this clearly before www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Hadn't seen AI finances put this clearly before www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Bonkers chart www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Bonkers chart www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
"Immigration attorney Curtis Morrison, who has helped Iranian students navigate the process, said... he’s advising those already here on student visas to post absolutely nothing on social media and act “basically as if they never left Iran,” www.texasobserver.org/targeting-in...
The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas
The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.
www.texasobserver.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Immigration attorney Curtis Morrison, who has helped Iranian students navigate the process, said... he’s advising those already here on student visas to post absolutely nothing on social media and act “basically as if they never left Iran,” www.texasobserver.org/targeting-in...
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“But perhaps most of all, it’s because of England’s years of talk about cultivating 11 players to approach the game in a certain way, only to be beaten by the one player on the opposing team who does the same.”
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
Travball 1-0 Bazball: Head’s big numbers add up to a damning zero for England | Geoff Lemon
Australia’s bold call as replacement for creaking Usman Khawaja in second innings set up a Test-winning 69-ball ton, the second-fastest in Ashes history
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November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“But perhaps most of all, it’s because of England’s years of talk about cultivating 11 players to approach the game in a certain way, only to be beaten by the one player on the opposing team who does the same.”
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
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Get some Christmas cards with cranky Aussie animals!
No need to head to a bio here! Pre-order some Christmas cards, offensive or tame, here: www.wesmountain.com/prints
Get a nice Australian-made, Australian printed card from a local artist and give your friends and family something unique!
Get a nice Australian-made, Australian printed card from a local artist and give your friends and family something unique!
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Get some Christmas cards with cranky Aussie animals!
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You can’t assess a wicket until both sides have batted like shit on it #TheCricket
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
You can’t assess a wicket until both sides have batted like shit on it #TheCricket
Do england have an early tee time or
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Do england have an early tee time or
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Reposted by Josh Nicholas
How do data journalists turn raw data into stories that inform and inspire? Join experts from Reuters, Axios, and The Pudding on Dec 4 for a behind-the-scenes look at how newsrooms approach storytelling with graphics. Register now:
Storytelling with graphics: From raw data to reader impact
Newsrooms have long been the frontier of data visualization, turning messy datasets into clear, powerful stories that resonate with broad audiences. In this panel, leading data journalists will take…
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November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
How do data journalists turn raw data into stories that inform and inspire? Join experts from Reuters, Axios, and The Pudding on Dec 4 for a behind-the-scenes look at how newsrooms approach storytelling with graphics. Register now:
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Someone revive this projection, please.
Apparently it had its own custom projection! As far as I can tell, the Dudley Projection also faded into obscurity, as I find no other reference to it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Someone revive this projection, please.
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this mf would have been unstoppable
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
this mf would have been unstoppable
If you're struggling to fill the 4 or so hours until the Ashes starts may I suggest taking our cricket quiz a few hundred times? www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
Silly point or square leg: how well do you know your way around a cricket field?
Do you know fine leg from third man? Test your knowledge of cricket fielding positions with this interactive quiz
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November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you're struggling to fill the 4 or so hours until the Ashes starts may I suggest taking our cricket quiz a few hundred times? www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
Ridiculous place to "live".
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ridiculous place to "live".