Peter Hollo
@peterhollo.com
Cellist etc as raven & found in:
Tangents, FourPlay String Quartet, Black Aleph, Haunts
Broadcaster, Utility Fog on FBi Radio
IT person
You may know me as frogworth or cello_raven
He/him
Never Again means Never Again for Anyone
Tangents, FourPlay String Quartet, Black Aleph, Haunts
Broadcaster, Utility Fog on FBi Radio
IT person
You may know me as frogworth or cello_raven
He/him
Never Again means Never Again for Anyone
This trend of sending me an email code uninvited when I'm trying to login to a site I actually have a password for...
Fucking sucks.
If you build websites, please stop doing this.
Fucking sucks.
If you build websites, please stop doing this.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This trend of sending me an email code uninvited when I'm trying to login to a site I actually have a password for...
Fucking sucks.
If you build websites, please stop doing this.
Fucking sucks.
If you build websites, please stop doing this.
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So Labor and the Liberals teamed up to pass legislation to give police the power to recommend cancellation of Centrelink payments of people who have not been found guilty of a crime by a court of law. It’s discriminatory financial punishment of people in poverty who are already over-policed
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
So Labor and the Liberals teamed up to pass legislation to give police the power to recommend cancellation of Centrelink payments of people who have not been found guilty of a crime by a court of law. It’s discriminatory financial punishment of people in poverty who are already over-policed
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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It's funny to have to make this case but tbqh we don't make it enough: human efforts to counter fossil fuel use have had *at least some* effect on total greenhouse gas emissions since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and there's some evidence to back up this position
A lil thread 🧵
A lil thread 🧵
a man is talking about being entirely successful .
Alt: a robot is is talking about not being entirely successful .
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's funny to have to make this case but tbqh we don't make it enough: human efforts to counter fossil fuel use have had *at least some* effect on total greenhouse gas emissions since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and there's some evidence to back up this position
A lil thread 🧵
A lil thread 🧵
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COP30 could be summed up by the “this is fine” meme.
Australia has been key in undermining COP from the very start
www.crikey.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
COP30 could be summed up by the “this is fine” meme.
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How could Ferguson (and others) have known it was just a Russian wishlist? Apart from clear, internal evidence of the wishlist itself?
November 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
How could Ferguson (and others) have known it was just a Russian wishlist? Apart from clear, internal evidence of the wishlist itself?
The relentlessness of Israel's other genocide - the accelerating ethnic cleansing of the West Bank
www.vashtimedia.com/umm-al-khair...
www.vashtimedia.com/umm-al-khair...
The death that keeps on going
Months after the murder of activist Awdah Hathaleen, Israel's plan to demolish Umm al-Khair exposes a ruthless new level of impunity in the West Bank.
www.vashtimedia.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The relentlessness of Israel's other genocide - the accelerating ethnic cleansing of the West Bank
www.vashtimedia.com/umm-al-khair...
www.vashtimedia.com/umm-al-khair...
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Quite a disappointment
Gambling ruins lives. It is absolutely unacceptable that the Albanese government will continue to choose vested interests over the wellbeing of Australians and hide behind a watered-down policy - if they ever introduce one. We need action on gambling harms now.
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
www.afr.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Quite a disappointment
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Oh hey! I was in Europe in the middle of the year touring with one of my bands, Black Aleph.
Here's a lovely video of us performing in Paris:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMH5...
Here's a lovely video of us performing in Paris:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMH5...
Black Aleph - Return (live in Paris 2025)
YouTube video by Art As Catharsis
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Oh hey! I was in Europe in the middle of the year touring with one of my bands, Black Aleph.
Here's a lovely video of us performing in Paris:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMH5...
Here's a lovely video of us performing in Paris:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMH5...
Oh hey! I was in Europe in the middle of the year touring with one of my bands, Black Aleph.
Here's a lovely video of us performing in Paris:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMH5...
Here's a lovely video of us performing in Paris:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMH5...
Black Aleph - Return (live in Paris 2025)
YouTube video by Art As Catharsis
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Oh hey! I was in Europe in the middle of the year touring with one of my bands, Black Aleph.
Here's a lovely video of us performing in Paris:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMH5...
Here's a lovely video of us performing in Paris:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMH5...
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Over my career working alongside those doing parliamentary advocacy, I have had a lot of folks try to tell me that various random federal ALP parliamentarians are actually decent humans, despite all evidence to the contrary.
I'm yet to be convinced for any of them except Ed Husic.
I'm yet to be convinced for any of them except Ed Husic.
Labor MP Ed Husic urges own party to ‘pry open the jaws of Treasury’ after CSIRO announces job cuts
Husic, who oversaw CSIRO cuts as the former science minister, said some in government see scientific agency funding as a ‘cost’ not an ‘investment’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Over my career working alongside those doing parliamentary advocacy, I have had a lot of folks try to tell me that various random federal ALP parliamentarians are actually decent humans, despite all evidence to the contrary.
I'm yet to be convinced for any of them except Ed Husic.
I'm yet to be convinced for any of them except Ed Husic.
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There's a typo in @karenhao.bsky.social's 'Empire of AI' book around water consumption for one data centre, and she's already working on a correction.
But what stuns me is effective altruist Andy Masley here saying "In reality, it's 22% of the city's water" as if that's fine????
THAT'S A LOT
But what stuns me is effective altruist Andy Masley here saying "In reality, it's 22% of the city's water" as if that's fine????
THAT'S A LOT
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
There's a typo in @karenhao.bsky.social's 'Empire of AI' book around water consumption for one data centre, and she's already working on a correction.
But what stuns me is effective altruist Andy Masley here saying "In reality, it's 22% of the city's water" as if that's fine????
THAT'S A LOT
But what stuns me is effective altruist Andy Masley here saying "In reality, it's 22% of the city's water" as if that's fine????
THAT'S A LOT
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Australia’s greatest ally
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Australia’s greatest ally
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These aren't minor clues missed in investigations, this is systemic misogynist contempt for all women but *particularly* for victims of regular and horrific violence, presumably on the assumption that they have exaggerated it and/or 'asked for it'
CW: DV, murder, rape, cops being fucking useless
CW: DV, murder, rape, cops being fucking useless
Gail Karran recorded the savage beating that killed her. Shocking new evidence reveals how police failed her www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Gail Karran recorded the savage beating that killed her. Shocking new evidence reveals how police failed her
Exclusive: A secret audio device recorded Bill Karran raping, hitting and choking his wife of 30 years – immediately after he was released, drunk, from a Queensland watch house
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
These aren't minor clues missed in investigations, this is systemic misogynist contempt for all women but *particularly* for victims of regular and horrific violence, presumably on the assumption that they have exaggerated it and/or 'asked for it'
CW: DV, murder, rape, cops being fucking useless
CW: DV, murder, rape, cops being fucking useless
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Jesus to his disciples:
Idk why a bunch of libs started following me but I’m an anarchist and you will not have a good time here.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Jesus to his disciples:
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Absolutely egregious from the people who bought the three oldest magazines in SFF and are attempting to convert them into a giant funnel of monetizable IP
This postscript is so telling of what trying to negotiate with MRM is like. Massive respect for Scott in sticking to his principles and not allowing them to bully or gaslight him into signing. I'm disgusted that this is still happening to authors. No market is worth this.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Absolutely egregious from the people who bought the three oldest magazines in SFF and are attempting to convert them into a giant funnel of monetizable IP
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This postscript is so telling of what trying to negotiate with MRM is like. Massive respect for Scott in sticking to his principles and not allowing them to bully or gaslight him into signing. I'm disgusted that this is still happening to authors. No market is worth this.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This postscript is so telling of what trying to negotiate with MRM is like. Massive respect for Scott in sticking to his principles and not allowing them to bully or gaslight him into signing. I'm disgusted that this is still happening to authors. No market is worth this.
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And the frantic excitement about possible outcomes from COP is building. Outcomes which we all know will change nothing.
Here's my latest, explaining why we need to withdraw our consent from this system and make the COPs obsolete.
Don't forget to subscribe
in-between-days.ghost.io/all-climate-...
Here's my latest, explaining why we need to withdraw our consent from this system and make the COPs obsolete.
Don't forget to subscribe
in-between-days.ghost.io/all-climate-...
All (climate) COPs Are B*stards
On the need to "Defund the COPs"
The ACAB slogan has always jarred with me somewhat.
I understand (and respect) it as a systemic critique, intended to reveal that it's impossible for any individual,...
in-between-days.ghost.io
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
And the frantic excitement about possible outcomes from COP is building. Outcomes which we all know will change nothing.
Here's my latest, explaining why we need to withdraw our consent from this system and make the COPs obsolete.
Don't forget to subscribe
in-between-days.ghost.io/all-climate-...
Here's my latest, explaining why we need to withdraw our consent from this system and make the COPs obsolete.
Don't forget to subscribe
in-between-days.ghost.io/all-climate-...
Thanks Google AI, my IP address definitely is the IP address of a random Google crawling bot. Great work 👏🏼
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Thanks Google AI, my IP address definitely is the IP address of a random Google crawling bot. Great work 👏🏼
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
Cloudflare down! Yeesh, talk about single point of failure, internets!
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Cloudflare down! Yeesh, talk about single point of failure, internets!
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why can they not just fix it
![[Scene is MCcDONALDS PICKUP POINT but for the most part we can only see the close up faces of tha CUSTOMER and the McDONALDS EMPLOYEE at the serving point].
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CUSTOMER:
Hi - I’m afraid this isn’t what I ordered
2
McDONALDS EMPLOYEE:
Number 187?
CUSTOMER:
Yes
3
CUSTOMER:
Maybe I pressed the wrong thing?
I just ordered one strawberry milkshake.
4
EMPLOYEE:
Oh - yeah sorry
5
EMPLOYEE:
The milkshake machine’s not working.
6
EMPLOYEE:
The only flavours we can do are vanilla, banana, and Labour Leader Pretending to be Nigel Farage.
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CUSTOMER:
Is that a new flavour?
EMPLOYEE:
Yeah
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[We now see that the employee has placed a gigantic milkshake cup on the counter]
EMPLOYEE:
If you look inside, there’s a Labour leader pretending to be Nigel Farage.
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[Customer looks inside the cup]
10
[Show Keir Starmer dressed as Nigel Farage inside the cup]
CUSTOMER:
So there is
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CUSTOMER:
Is that something people want, then?
EMPLOYEE:
No! No, not at all.
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EMPLOYEE:
It just keeps happening when we press banana.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
why can they not just fix it
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“Paulina's career has been characterized by a deep commitment to meaningful work, often at the expense of financial stability.”
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
November 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“Paulina's career has been characterized by a deep commitment to meaningful work, often at the expense of financial stability.”
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Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
Oh man, @clppng.bsky.social's new @npr.org Tiny Desk Concert is a treat. Crazy mechanical percussion, David Rothbaum on fretless bass, the brilliant Sharon Udoh aka Counterfeit Madison on piano & vocals, and Kid Koala hopping on to the last 2 tracks!
clipping.: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Oh man, @clppng.bsky.social's new @npr.org Tiny Desk Concert is a treat. Crazy mechanical percussion, David Rothbaum on fretless bass, the brilliant Sharon Udoh aka Counterfeit Madison on piano & vocals, and Kid Koala hopping on to the last 2 tracks!