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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 1d

One of the interesting foibles of today's #CANvAUS clash -- James Johnson is now head of Canadian football's commerical arm. Here's him talking about some of the challenges which seem...familiar

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

Canada’s blueprint for capitalizing on the men’s World Cup: A ‘one-stop shop’ for soccer

More than one million people play soccer in Canada, and foreign leagues are popular — but how do they improve the domestic game?

www.nytimes.com

James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 1d

Haha la get f**ked #CANvAUS

James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 1d

Kye Rowles on the left is no-bueno. Too many heavy touches inviting pressure #CANvAUS

James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 3d

Whatta scoop!

Note to in-house content folk: don't let corporate fear make you create completely asinine stuff.

Socceroo website headline -- Cam Burgess: Everyone's excited to be here

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 4d

I'm starting to think that living one's life with *intention* is a luxury now structurally out of reach.

James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 6d

They absolutely will.

While I think this is overall terrible, the insight is sound.

WIRED @wired.com · 6d

With its new AI video app, OpenAI is betting that users will enjoy creating and sharing AI deepfakes of themselves and their friends.

OpenAI’s New Sora App Lets You Deepfake Yourself for Entertainment

OpenAI’s latest app encourages users to generate a personal digital avatar and scroll AI-generated videos of themselves and their friends.

wrd.cm

James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 10d

I honestly wouldn't know -- not familiar with his comedy but this poster is just so...hack.

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 10d

Marty Shearhold, now trying to ride the anti-woke gravy train.

Just really cringe.

A poster for a Marty Sheargold tour with the tagline 'Stand-up without caring what HR thinks'

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 13d

In bleak economic news for #Australia...

Although it should be noted it's only been rolled out for customers who have a history of paying on time, but the fact that this was deemed to be in demand enough to develop the service...yikes.

An email from Afterpay telling consumers telling them 'no payment upfront' is now available at petrol stations

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · 24d

This is awesome!

Hopefully a bit of promo/contra is chucked into the deal to help spread the word -- but I'd be surprised if FA got any real cash for this.

Joey Lynch @joeylynchy.bsky.social · 24d

Football Australia has announced SBS as the new broadcast partner of the Australian Championship (NSD).

All games live and free across its various platforms, including 17 games on the main free to air channel

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Sep 4

Football Manager-coded signing, tbh.

NYT headline: Jamie Vardy signs for Italian club Cremonese on free transfer

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Sep 3

He probably dgaf anymore and thinks showing a personal connection to the CCP will boost his business chances somehow?

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Sep 3

To be clear, I don't think he should be posing in this photo either.

James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Sep 3

At this point he's just baiting cookers #auspol

Former Victorian premier Dan Andrews, top far right, joins a group photo with Xi Jinping (centre front) and world leaders including Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, before the military parade. Credit:AP

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 21

Imma need a quick '5 things completing my BAS taught me about SaaS sales' post

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 17

Lesbian Space Princess at #MIFF was great!

Coincidentally, I've never been in a room with as many lesbians as I was at the Melbourne premiere...that I'm aware of.

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 14

I dunno about you, but I'm definitely okay with Meta having 'sensual conversations' with kids. Yep. Normal areas.

www.reuters.com/investigates...

Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children

An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.

www.reuters.com

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James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 9

Still recovering from War 1, tbh.

A poster for War 2, the sequel nobody really wanted

James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 9

Yeah, about that...

James McGrath @jrmcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 9

Underrated: a mid-morning trip to the cinema.

Grab a coffee, watch a movie, then get lunch and sit with the movie for the rest of the day; and you get to do other stuff with your day

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