Rob
@robbomck.bsky.social
Canuck in Oz, mucking about here for now. Interests include tech, music, politics, economics, journalism, photography, bushfire preparedness, cooking... and so on.
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This is every dystopian novel rolled into one. Fuck man! We are actually living it…
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
This is every dystopian novel rolled into one. Fuck man! We are actually living it…
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The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
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Christmas tip #45023
December 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Christmas tip #45023
how bout we dont be idiots, anticipate the rate hike in 2026, keep our hard earned to ourselves and don’t play the game of making rich people richer.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Australians tipped to spend record $1.6b on Boxing Day sales
Boxing Day spending is expected to hit a record high, supported by revived household spending after three interest rate cuts.
www.abc.net.au
December 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
how bout we dont be idiots, anticipate the rate hike in 2026, keep our hard earned to ourselves and don’t play the game of making rich people richer.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Home made espresso martini. Merry Christmas.
December 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Home made espresso martini. Merry Christmas.
Pretty dismal story - and those 'small' boozes probably cost twice per volume as normal ones. Don't teach 'em about revolutions...
‘Squat’ cans and rented clothes: cash-strapped younger Australians drive demand for ‘little luxuries’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Squat’ cans and rented clothes: cash-strapped younger Australians drive demand for ‘little luxuries’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Squat’ cans and rented clothes: cash-strapped younger Australians drive demand for ‘little luxuries’
Experiences, ethical purchases and sale items also top list of spending even as some find they are plunging deeper in debt
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Pretty dismal story - and those 'small' boozes probably cost twice per volume as normal ones. Don't teach 'em about revolutions...
‘Squat’ cans and rented clothes: cash-strapped younger Australians drive demand for ‘little luxuries’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Squat’ cans and rented clothes: cash-strapped younger Australians drive demand for ‘little luxuries’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Website comes up blank except for a line of text telling me to enable javascript and turn off the adblocker.
Yeah nah, moving on.
Yeah nah, moving on.
December 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Website comes up blank except for a line of text telling me to enable javascript and turn off the adblocker.
Yeah nah, moving on.
Yeah nah, moving on.
And this is why I don’t think these bits of software are a good idea… it’s like trying to sell a car that can’t be trusted not to blow up.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/o...
OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks | TechCrunch
OpenAI says prompt injections will always be a risk for AI browsers with agentic capabilities, like Atlas. But the firm is beefing up its cybersecurity with an "LLM-based automated attacker."
techcrunch.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
And this is why I don’t think these bits of software are a good idea… it’s like trying to sell a car that can’t be trusted not to blow up.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/o...
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Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
sounds like a bit of tax law and regulation reform might be in order.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'Legal phoenixing' wipes millions in business debt but leaves staff out of pocket
A digital marketing agency run by a former AFL star has wiped its millions in debt through an insolvency process, only to open under a new ABN days later. Former staff were left without a job and almo...
www.abc.net.au
December 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
sounds like a bit of tax law and regulation reform might be in order.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Well then, what’s the counter argument? Seems clear, let’s get on it.
#auspol #housing
theconversation.com/how-much-doe...
#auspol #housing
theconversation.com/how-much-doe...
How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out
A new study has revealed how many homes would be needed to end rough sleeping in three major Australian cities – and the costs.
theconversation.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Well then, what’s the counter argument? Seems clear, let’s get on it.
#auspol #housing
theconversation.com/how-much-doe...
#auspol #housing
theconversation.com/how-much-doe...
Another backlash? It's like these idiots are so up their gazillion dollar pay packets they forgot about the poors.
Pathetic.
FIFA offers pool of lower-priced World Cup tickets following backlash www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Pathetic.
FIFA offers pool of lower-priced World Cup tickets following backlash www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
FIFA offers pool of lower-priced World Cup tickets following backlash
FIFA backtracks on high-priced World Cup tickets, with a limited amount of seats to be made available for less than $100.
www.abc.net.au
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Another backlash? It's like these idiots are so up their gazillion dollar pay packets they forgot about the poors.
Pathetic.
FIFA offers pool of lower-priced World Cup tickets following backlash www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Pathetic.
FIFA offers pool of lower-priced World Cup tickets following backlash www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Good. If Sam and his buddies can gee up billions for boiling water, they can pony up for some IP. #AI #auspol
Shouldn't have needed a backlash, though. Idiots.
Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Shouldn't have needed a backlash, though. Idiots.
Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash
Productivity Commission recommends waiting three years to establish review into technology after furious response from creative industries
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Good. If Sam and his buddies can gee up billions for boiling water, they can pony up for some IP. #AI #auspol
Shouldn't have needed a backlash, though. Idiots.
Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Shouldn't have needed a backlash, though. Idiots.
Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Damn, Kate Ceberano rocks harder than I remembered… #onthesteps #australianmade
December 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Damn, Kate Ceberano rocks harder than I remembered… #onthesteps #australianmade
nailed Elon and his shenanigans to the flagpole here. @mmasnick.bsky.social reading Musk’s tweets as a public service… #speech
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/t...
Three Tweets That Capture The Entire Elon Musk Free Speech Con
We’ve spent years calling out what a hypocrite Elon Musk is on free speech. But sometimes the universe Elon hands you a gift: three tweets in the span of a little over a week that demonstrate…
www.techdirt.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
nailed Elon and his shenanigans to the flagpole here. @mmasnick.bsky.social reading Musk’s tweets as a public service… #speech
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/t...
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Palawa Kani place names. Dual naming should be adopted everywhere in Australia.
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Palawa Kani place names. Dual naming should be adopted everywhere in Australia.
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are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
Respectfully, fuck off. Enough of my pay is sloughed off to the banks profit, groceries ain’t getting cheaper but ‘conditions’ are precluding pay increases… #auspol
Suit yourself. Imma not spend shit… that what you want?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Suit yourself. Imma not spend shit… that what you want?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'Additional cuts are not needed' with rate hikes now on the agenda
The Reserve Bank governor has opened the door to interest rate hikes in 2026, but how soon will she walk through it?
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Respectfully, fuck off. Enough of my pay is sloughed off to the banks profit, groceries ain’t getting cheaper but ‘conditions’ are precluding pay increases… #auspol
Suit yourself. Imma not spend shit… that what you want?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Suit yourself. Imma not spend shit… that what you want?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Amazon workers in Quebec unionized, so Amazon closed all their fulfillment centres in the province.
7 centres shut down. Almost 2,000 people out of work.
This is a massive violation of labour rights.
It’s also an excellent reason to boycott Amazon.
7 centres shut down. Almost 2,000 people out of work.
This is a massive violation of labour rights.
It’s also an excellent reason to boycott Amazon.
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Amazon workers in Quebec unionized, so Amazon closed all their fulfillment centres in the province.
7 centres shut down. Almost 2,000 people out of work.
This is a massive violation of labour rights.
It’s also an excellent reason to boycott Amazon.
7 centres shut down. Almost 2,000 people out of work.
This is a massive violation of labour rights.
It’s also an excellent reason to boycott Amazon.