Bruce Everett
@bruceeverett.bsky.social
Social democrat of the materialist persuasion. Dog lover. Talks to magpies. Parchment for a science degree is around here somewhere.
Humanist.
Wary of communal narcissism, PR/HR departments, profile-building, justice-washing and the cult of LinkedIn.
Humanist.
Wary of communal narcissism, PR/HR departments, profile-building, justice-washing and the cult of LinkedIn.
@bigred40tech.bsky.social On laziness and AI... '"Livve" band'. Support artists!
October 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
@bigred40tech.bsky.social On laziness and AI... '"Livve" band'. Support artists!
Always fun to find that you've wound up on a (mostly auto-generated) block list curated by someone you haven't interacted with, for the transgression of political positions you don't actually hold.
Helps that these lists are run by kooks next-to-nobody subscribes to.
Helps that these lists are run by kooks next-to-nobody subscribes to.
August 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Always fun to find that you've wound up on a (mostly auto-generated) block list curated by someone you haven't interacted with, for the transgression of political positions you don't actually hold.
Helps that these lists are run by kooks next-to-nobody subscribes to.
Helps that these lists are run by kooks next-to-nobody subscribes to.
It's been a hot minute...
circlingtheabyss.com/2025/07/19/t...
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Twenty Years
Twenty years ago on the 22nd of July – so twenty years this Tuesday coming up – I migrated from ranting on MySpace, to blogging on Blogger. If you don’t count the Blogger blog I t…
circlingtheabyss.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's been a hot minute...
circlingtheabyss.com/2025/07/19/t...
circlingtheabyss.com/2025/07/19/t...
Something I'll never understand is the habit of some YouTubers of coming to Australia to comment on our take away (aka "fast food"), but only visiting international franchises like KFC, Domino's etc.
It's benchmarking consistency to the point of cultural irrelevancy. Utterly missing the point.
It's benchmarking consistency to the point of cultural irrelevancy. Utterly missing the point.
July 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Something I'll never understand is the habit of some YouTubers of coming to Australia to comment on our take away (aka "fast food"), but only visiting international franchises like KFC, Domino's etc.
It's benchmarking consistency to the point of cultural irrelevancy. Utterly missing the point.
It's benchmarking consistency to the point of cultural irrelevancy. Utterly missing the point.
Man. That "Discover" tab. Hit it by accident some time ago, didn't realize, then started reading something glib and thoughtless dressed up as intelligent analysis. Saw I didn't follow the dude when I tried to unfollow, and yeah...
"Discover".
Gotta remember that. That and "curate-curate-curate".
"Discover".
Gotta remember that. That and "curate-curate-curate".
June 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Man. That "Discover" tab. Hit it by accident some time ago, didn't realize, then started reading something glib and thoughtless dressed up as intelligent analysis. Saw I didn't follow the dude when I tried to unfollow, and yeah...
"Discover".
Gotta remember that. That and "curate-curate-curate".
"Discover".
Gotta remember that. That and "curate-curate-curate".
Will have a watch tomorrow. Until then, G'nite
May 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Will have a watch tomorrow. Until then, G'nite
Reposted by Bruce Everett
Farage fawns before a hugely unpopular Donald Trump
He helped inflict Brexit on us – and the majority of the population now knows that was a mistake
Why doesn’t Keir Starmer fight him?
Why does he give him a free pass?
Piece from me
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
He helped inflict Brexit on us – and the majority of the population now knows that was a mistake
Why doesn’t Keir Starmer fight him?
Why does he give him a free pass?
Piece from me
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
You can’t win a battle against the radical right without fighting it
Starmer gives Farage a free pass
open.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Farage fawns before a hugely unpopular Donald Trump
He helped inflict Brexit on us – and the majority of the population now knows that was a mistake
Why doesn’t Keir Starmer fight him?
Why does he give him a free pass?
Piece from me
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
He helped inflict Brexit on us – and the majority of the population now knows that was a mistake
Why doesn’t Keir Starmer fight him?
Why does he give him a free pass?
Piece from me
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
Reposted by Bruce Everett
Saturn.
Rising behind its giant icy moon Titan.
Rising behind its giant icy moon Titan.
March 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Saturn.
Rising behind its giant icy moon Titan.
Rising behind its giant icy moon Titan.
Seems like that's how it goes. And the alternative Gov't here in Australia is touting emulating DOGE if they get in...
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Seems like that's how it goes. And the alternative Gov't here in Australia is touting emulating DOGE if they get in...
Reposted by Bruce Everett
Is there a coup, specifically an autocoup, occurring in the United States? With the unilateral and unconstitutional dismantling of key US agencies, it certainly looks that way.
youtu.be/g2v2rY9AH6I
youtu.be/g2v2rY9AH6I
The Autocoup
YouTube video by Georg Rockall-Schmidt
youtu.be
February 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Is there a coup, specifically an autocoup, occurring in the United States? With the unilateral and unconstitutional dismantling of key US agencies, it certainly looks that way.
youtu.be/g2v2rY9AH6I
youtu.be/g2v2rY9AH6I
Funny thing about TMU... over 10yrs ago I was accused by a TMU admin of being a part of a medical conspiracy (with the usual antisemitic angles). Admin turned out to be a South African aficionado of ancient aliens/political cult figure, Michael Tellinger.
TMU can get in the same bin as Elon.
TMU can get in the same bin as Elon.
January 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Funny thing about TMU... over 10yrs ago I was accused by a TMU admin of being a part of a medical conspiracy (with the usual antisemitic angles). Admin turned out to be a South African aficionado of ancient aliens/political cult figure, Michael Tellinger.
TMU can get in the same bin as Elon.
TMU can get in the same bin as Elon.
*Snort*
January 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
*Snort*
Have recently been hearing people imply that HR is a force for progress of a left-leaning kind. Weird.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
'Dehumanising': Former Services Australia employee claims toilet breaks were timed
ACT senator David Pocock said it happened but now a former Services Australia employee says his toilet breaks were monitored.
www.abc.net.au
December 18, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Have recently been hearing people imply that HR is a force for progress of a left-leaning kind. Weird.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Hmm. Blocked by a whole 45 people I've never interacted with - so what? - and put on 7ish block lists for MAGAish sorts.
It's like the people who run these lists were only just released from bunkers they were raised in, and haven't begun to question their rote-learned assumptions about politics.
It's like the people who run these lists were only just released from bunkers they were raised in, and haven't begun to question their rote-learned assumptions about politics.
December 5, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Hmm. Blocked by a whole 45 people I've never interacted with - so what? - and put on 7ish block lists for MAGAish sorts.
It's like the people who run these lists were only just released from bunkers they were raised in, and haven't begun to question their rote-learned assumptions about politics.
It's like the people who run these lists were only just released from bunkers they were raised in, and haven't begun to question their rote-learned assumptions about politics.
With a few niche exceptions, I do have to say that the science content posted to Bluesky, and the community around it, seems in a better state than on Twitter. There's that.
November 28, 2024 at 10:44 AM
With a few niche exceptions, I do have to say that the science content posted to Bluesky, and the community around it, seems in a better state than on Twitter. There's that.
35 Years, Forbes. And with only one member of the pictured line-up.
November 27, 2024 at 7:48 AM
35 Years, Forbes. And with only one member of the pictured line-up.
Since I've been blasted for not being a real humanist on here, I thought I may as well throw a cat among the pigeons.
You know what else isn't humanist? Star Trek.
You know what else isn't humanist? Star Trek.
November 27, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Since I've been blasted for not being a real humanist on here, I thought I may as well throw a cat among the pigeons.
You know what else isn't humanist? Star Trek.
You know what else isn't humanist? Star Trek.
Academia has churned out some poorly reasoned, damaging twaddle, especially from the area of social inquiry. But am not surprised Gad Saad thinks an authoritarian purge is the solution.
Democracy and an independent academia are Western traditions too. And clearly Dr Saad has his own bad ideas.
Democracy and an independent academia are Western traditions too. And clearly Dr Saad has his own bad ideas.
November 27, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Academia has churned out some poorly reasoned, damaging twaddle, especially from the area of social inquiry. But am not surprised Gad Saad thinks an authoritarian purge is the solution.
Democracy and an independent academia are Western traditions too. And clearly Dr Saad has his own bad ideas.
Democracy and an independent academia are Western traditions too. And clearly Dr Saad has his own bad ideas.
Reposted by Bruce Everett
"If the world can tolerate the Taliban’s abuses, Iraq’s restrictive laws and the US restrictions on abortion access, it reveals the fragility of women’s and girls’ rights globally, and how easy it is to take them away."
theconversation.com/how-womens-b...
theconversation.com/how-womens-b...
How women’s basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the world
In just four years, Afghan women have lost the right to work, speak in public and go to university.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:38 AM
"If the world can tolerate the Taliban’s abuses, Iraq’s restrictive laws and the US restrictions on abortion access, it reveals the fragility of women’s and girls’ rights globally, and how easy it is to take them away."
theconversation.com/how-womens-b...
theconversation.com/how-womens-b...
Pre-order: Done. Just in time.
For feminists who are or were invovled in the gender war, I hope it will provide an important historical record of our contribution to the fight for women's rights.
If you want a copy and don't have a sub, there is still time - just! - to preorder.
theradicalnotion.org/product/issu...
If you want a copy and don't have a sub, there is still time - just! - to preorder.
theradicalnotion.org/product/issu...
Issue 12: Final Issue | The Radical Notion
theradicalnotion.org
November 25, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Pre-order: Done. Just in time.
Am not actually part of the Twitter exodus. Yes it's a bot-addled dumpster fire. And I've been critical of Elon since b4 hyperloop. But recent developments notwithstanding, am just testing the water here while still tweeting there.
Have seen *expected* nastiness here, so not sure where I'll land.
Have seen *expected* nastiness here, so not sure where I'll land.
November 23, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Am not actually part of the Twitter exodus. Yes it's a bot-addled dumpster fire. And I've been critical of Elon since b4 hyperloop. But recent developments notwithstanding, am just testing the water here while still tweeting there.
Have seen *expected* nastiness here, so not sure where I'll land.
Have seen *expected* nastiness here, so not sure where I'll land.
Reposted by Bruce Everett
Thankfully the video has now been removed, but this is another headache facing legit original human-made journalism like ours that seeks to serve the public
If it's not rando sites lifting text, or AI slightly altering the words, it's whole machine-made videos that are a detriment to our sources
If it's not rando sites lifting text, or AI slightly altering the words, it's whole machine-made videos that are a detriment to our sources
This YouTube video plagiarized my story and used a an AI-generated image of Alethe Denis that is clearly not Alethe. None of this is OK.
Red team hacker on how she 'breaks into buildings and pretends to be the bad guy'
YouTube video by WorldNews
youtube.com
November 13, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Thankfully the video has now been removed, but this is another headache facing legit original human-made journalism like ours that seeks to serve the public
If it's not rando sites lifting text, or AI slightly altering the words, it's whole machine-made videos that are a detriment to our sources
If it's not rando sites lifting text, or AI slightly altering the words, it's whole machine-made videos that are a detriment to our sources
It's been so long since I'd given up on Mailman on account of the plain text password issue, I didn't realize it'd been resolved almost a decade ago... feelin' old.
lwn.net/Articles/638...
lwn.net/Articles/638...
Mailman 3.0 to modernize mailing lists [LWN.net]
lwn.net
November 12, 2024 at 1:05 AM
It's been so long since I'd given up on Mailman on account of the plain text password issue, I didn't realize it'd been resolved almost a decade ago... feelin' old.
lwn.net/Articles/638...
lwn.net/Articles/638...