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Mark Prior
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Network architect and trainer, traveller, and photographer.

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Banner: Iguaçu Falls from the Brazilian side.

Pro Cycling tragic, runner of the #CouchPeloton #TrollTips game
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Mark Prior @markrprior.mrp.net · Nov 24
A starter pack for #CouchPeloton and others interested in professional cycling.

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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Just try to contemplate that those who marched in protest of such murders occurring (in much greater numbers) are now being blamed by the Liberal Party for the Bondi Massacre.
December 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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seshnadathur.bsky.social
I just became aware of an astronomy paper from a large collaboration where the lead author appears* to have asked an LLM to help inputting all co-author names in the arXiv metadata ...

... and guess what, the LLM made up a bunch of names. Out there on the arXiv with fictitious authors 😬
🧪🔭
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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jewishcouncilau.bsky.social
Petition: We will not be divided after Bondi.

Add your name:

jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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kelanoa.bsky.social
"A white supremacist flyer doing the rounds of Canberra letterboxes breaks no laws, police say "

Yep, it's protests against genocide they are cracking down on, not actual hate!

www.canberratimes.com.au/story/913797...
White supremacist flyers being distributed don't break any laws, police say
The Albanese government has promised tougher laws
www.canberratimes.com.au
December 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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drcgjones.bsky.social
It's only a ceasefire when Hamas stops firing. Otherwise it's just sparking settler-terrorism.
December 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
markrprior.mrp.net
#SilentSunday #photography
Rain earlier in the day had produced a puddle in front of Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" [2022] on the pier at Benesse Art Site Naoshima and I tried to make use of that puddle to both reflect the iconic yellow and black pumpkin artwork and the clouds in the sky.
December 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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lizcrash.bsky.social
this shit (from the Lindt café siege) blew my fucking mind man en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindt_C...
Flag raids At around 2:00 pm on 15 December, police contacted Rebecca Kay, a member of the Muslim community, and asked her to help source an ISIS flag for Monis. Kay contacted many people in the Muslim community but ultimately the police sourced their own flag. However, the flag was never given to Monis.[72] The following day, NSW and Federal Police raided three homes of people who had been contacted in the attempt to source the flag. Kay assumes that her conversations had been monitored. Kay said she would help police in another crisis, but "with this incident they have not built trust at all. You don't understand...the fear that [the AFP and ASIO] create, and how they stalk...members of our community..."[72] Lawyer Zali Burrows questioned the purpose of the police contacting Kay in the first place, stating, "Why didn't they just print [a flag]?"[72]
December 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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jessielilley.bsky.social
No I think the consultants fees are really reasonable actually. Just covering costs I’m sure.
daryltractor.bsky.social AusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 2d
Deloitte Paris Christmas party.

Via @TheAussieCorporate
December 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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billybragg.bsky.social
Having been born on this day in 1957, I am somewhat susceptible to tv adverts we see at this time of year, ones that use the festivities of the 1970s as a means of evoking nostalgia for Christmases gone by. I think this one may have gone a bit too far however.
December 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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December 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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andersostlund.bsky.social
The bridge that is militarily, economically, and politically essential to the Kremlin: The Trans-Siberian Railway Bridge in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, which connects the European and Asian parts of the Russian Federation.
Disabling One Bridge Could Shatter Russia’s War Machine (and It’s Not the Kerch)
View PDF
www.hudson.org
December 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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davemilbo.bsky.social
Here's me. "Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children"
Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children - The Shot
Breathe, slowly. It helps.  Cry if you need to. All of this hurts. But please understand, before we go any...
theshot.net.au
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
If you want to know what Trump released from the Epstein Files tonight I am happy to summarize it for you in one image:
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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omarsakr.bsky.social
Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.
Headline: Bondi bystander who ran towards gunman facing deportation The refugee worked his way towards the footbridge using cars and trees for cover, before kicking the weapon away from the shot gunman.
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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roblugg.bsky.social
The Basque Government/Biscay provincial government have just agreed to finance the FIFTH new Bilbao metro line covering a population of roughly that of Leeds and Bradford. Every station and platform is fully accessible and the current maximum fare is 0.76€ per journey.
garethdennis.uk Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 4d
Remember when HS2 to Leeds was cancelled by the NIC's shitty maths and fundamental lack of expertise, and Leeds was thrown the bone of "you'll get trams" and I said those would never be delivered?

Yeah, as I was saying...
December 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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ronnisalt.bsky.social
Have a quiet think. Let it be a guiding lesson for you

Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
markrprior.mrp.net
Bluesky use KWS to do age verification if you "Chat" in Australia. If you select the credit card option to allow KWS to use Stripe to authorise payment of 10c be aware that NAB will probably flag that as suspicious and send you a SMS and if you take the legit path they will block your card anyway.
To access Chat (in Australia at least) Bluesky want to verify your age. They outsource this to another company which gives you three options, face scan, credit card authorisation check, or scan government ID. This is a screenshot of the page giving those options.
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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quinnypig.com
Man with no ideas attempts to lead the herd from behind.
techmeme.com Techmeme @techmeme.com · 5d
Sources detail Mark Zuckerberg's all-in bet to make Meta an AI leader, with some saying Alexandr Wang finds Zuckerberg's micromanagement of AI work suffocating (Financial Times)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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kyivindependent.com
⚡️ Ukrainians reject wartime elections despite US push, poll shows.

Less than one-tenth of Ukrainians support holding immediate elections, even in the absence of a ceasefire with Russia, according to a recent poll.
Ukrainians reject wartime elections despite US push, poll shows
Less than one-tenth of Ukrainians support holding immediate elections, even in the absence of a ceasefire with Russia, according to a recent poll.
kyivindependent.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
markrprior.mrp.net
#SilentSunday #photography
The Buddha in the Hill of Buddha at the Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo, Japan. The Hill of Buddha was designed by architect Tadao Ando and his design has a hill of lavender hiding most of the Buddha, except the top of his head which sticks out of a hole at the top of the hill. In autumn there is no lavender so inside the hall is the most interesting place to take pictures and in the confined space a 14-24mm zoom is very handy (I tried my fisheye but that didn't seem as interesting). Here the Buddha takes centre stage sitting on his plinth with the opening to the sky above. Clouds add some contrast to the sky. The 14mm lens also allows the inside of the dome surrounding the Buddha to be in frame giving the Buddha some space to relax.
December 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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ryanboyd.bsky.social
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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tiny.baby
it's actually kinda funny in a way to get to the finish line of curing cancer and having the government go eh you know what. never mind
theintellectualist.bsky.social The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 10d
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM