Lachlan Musicman
LightNews LightNews
datakid.bsky.social
Lachlan Musicman
@datakid.bsky.social
140 followers 230 following 670 posts
Systems - computer and otherwise, data science, political and cultural theory. Book reader, music listener, D'n'D participant, traveler.
Posts Replies Media Videos
datakid.bsky.social
The latest Buttress O'Kneel is Philler. Love it. buttressokneel.bandcamp.com/album/philler
Philler, by Buttress O'Kneel
7 track album
buttressokneel.bandcamp.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
datakid.bsky.social
That thing where you haven't listened to one of @benjamino.bsky.social 's recommendations for a fortnight for reasons and suddenly you have an extra 30 tabs open.
benjamino.bsky.social benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 6h
Melting Palms - Maze/Kaleidoscope

Exuberant double-punch of neo-psych dreamgaze outta Hamburg; Maze is the driven headlong reverby stumble while Kaleidoscope is the swirly, vaporous atmospheric space-out comedown
Melting Palms - Maze/Kaleidoscope (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by La Pochette Surprise Records
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
georgetakei.bsky.social
Meet two heroes of our times.
A PBS News tweet explains how two laid-off USAID employees created a website to match donors with canceled programs, keeping nearly 80 projects running in 30 countries. Below the text is an image of two people—Caitlin Tulloch and Rob Rosenbaum—appearing in a split-screen video interview, each seated in their respective rooms.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
When the two-part miniseries Anne of Green Gables debuted on CBC on Dec. 1, 1985, nearly six million Canadians tuned in. It went on to win 10 Geminis, an Emmy and a Peabody.
To this day, the miniseries is studied in film schools.
This is the story of that miniseries.

🧵 1/12
A young girl with red hair in two long braids stands outdoors in a sunlit green forest. She wears a wide-brimmed straw hat, a light brown floral long-sleeve blouse, and a blue-and-white striped pinafore dress with white ribbon bows at the shoulders. She holds a large rolled-up red-and-brown patterned blanket or quilt in front of her with both hands, looking slightly to the side with a neutral expression.
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
joshtaylor.bsky.social
The kids are alright. (Transcript from BTN)
STUDENT: My name is Charlotte. Bullying is bigger than social media. What measures are in place to protect those being bullied on games, messages, or WhatsApp? Or even face to face? PRIME MINISTER: Our Education Minister, Jason Clare, is really implementing a National Plan to Address Bullying, and we have an Anti-Bullying Rapid Review, and that recommends that schools need to respond within two school days to a complaint or incident which is there. So, if we're going to properly tackle bullying, we need to have a really comprehensive approach and nip it in the bud early. STUDENT: Hello. My name is Ahmed, and my question for you today is what processes were used to gather the perspectives of young people under 16 before developing this policy? MINISTER WELLS: The eSafety Commission, which you might have come across so far in your time at school, it was the world first for Australia to have an independent eSafety Commission, and they have a Youth Advisory Council, and that's existed well before this policy. That Youth Advisory Council does things like help with policy design, gives feedback on how that experience might play out in your world. The Council has people from the ages of 13 to 24, they come from all different parts of the country, all different backgrounds and experiences. So, they will continue to advise the eSafety Commissioner on program design. And we've also got a two-year survey that we're going to track from 10 December about how this is rolled out, so we know what we need to do to make it better. STUDENT: Hello. My name is Sean. Many young people heavily rely on online spaces to escape bullying or unsafe home environments. How does the Government plan to ensure continued access to online mental health communities and support networks? MINISTER WELLS: We've been doing a bit of work with four major mental health peak bodies. With the eSafety Commission, they've informed this work. And then a couple of weeks ago, along with the Assistant Minister for Mental Health, we held a roundtable of 20 different mental health groups, advocacy bodies, who look after young people, particularly in their mental health, and we talked through what the changes are, what they're going to look like, and how everyone's preparing their spaces, their platforms. There's apps that exist that you can go on instead of social media come 10 December to help you with this, and they've all gone away and done their homework about how they can make this as easy as possible for you to transition. And we'll absolutely be looking at that as part of our two-year survey. STUDENT: Good morning. My name is Mia. Our careers in ten years will look very different to those of our parents, and with the delay of social media, will this impact young children wanting a career in the digital industry, or those who are already online entrepreneurs? PRIME MINISTER: You certainly aren't going to be disadvantaged. The evidence is actually the opposite, that by stopping the negative impact of social media, people will be much more comfortable engaging in digital activity as well, because it will be doing it in a way that is safer. And so, it won't stop you engaging in a whole range of research. It certainly won't stop you doing in school, the sort of digital education that will enable you to have a career in the new economy as well. STUDENT: Hi. My name is Jayden. There are obviously those that disagree with this decision and feel their agency has been taken away. What messages would you give to provide reassurance to those that feel this way? PRIME MINISTER: Two points I would make. One is this has support across the Parliament, which is very good. Often in this building, people don't always agree with each other. You might have noticed. Second point is, this hasn't come from us. This isn't our idea. It's actually come from young people. It's come from parents. It's come from the grassroots, who've had campaigns on this and have really got organised. And as a result, we've listened. And my job as Prime Minister is to listen and act, and that is what we are doing. And I'm sure that when people look back on December 10, they're going to say, 'gee, that was the right thing to do, and we're glad that it happened'. I think it'll be really positive, and it'll be really a proud moment for Australia to show that Australia is showing leadership.
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
drleighmjohnson.bsky.social
Next week, we're going to be talking about Doctorow's "enshittification" framework on @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social. Tune in!
keithfrankish.com Keith Frankish @keithfrankish.com · 17h
Doctorow again
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
dinocevolatti.bsky.social
nit.com.au/01-12-2025/2...
New era of culture and education at Nalderun
Bank Australia community customer grant recipient Nalderun has been changing the lives of young First Nations people for more than 15 years.Last week a crowd of supporters and local community members ...
nit.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
adapalmer.bsky.social
Researchers have used Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer to build a virtual mouse cortex. The model lets scientists run “virtual experiments” on diseases such as epilepsy or Alzheimer’s, tracing how disruptions spread, and testing interventions. buff.ly/JqiLr9q
#ShareGoodNewsToo
One of world’s most detailed virtual brain simulations is changing how we study the brain
Scientists use supercomputer that can process quadrillions of calculations per second to simulate mouse cortex for “virtual experiments”
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
pixelatedboat.bsky.social
The Munsters poses the chilling question, what if your parents were a vampire and a Frankenstein? The Addams Family poses the chilling question, what if your parents were openly sexual?
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
decryption.bsky.social
I kinda like a computer that makes some noise when it's under load. Helps you know it's working hard
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
senatorivy.com
Jamiroquai doing the slide-at-you hand thing A Doom stage, where thebplayer has their weapon on punch sonit's the hand, like Jamiroquai is doing. And thus you know the joke now.
September 4, 2023 at 7:17 AM
datakid.bsky.social
Love the #aflw but nothing makes me feel old or ill like the vocal fry on the presenter on the W Download podcast. #HardListen
December 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
datakid.bsky.social
#Melbourne - the #Festival of the #Photocopier is back in early Feb 2026. I love to spend a morning at #fotp buying strange little zines and indie comics.
fotp.online
fotp.online
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
datakid.bsky.social
Cost of living crisis hasn't affected the Nine MSN paper readers at all, apparently. I'd be happy to visit one country.
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
twink.men
Image, which names the electric kettle "steam machine" and its heater "steam deck".
November 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
cowbellemoo.lets.abolish.family
strong floor, no ceiling
Illustration called "From the depths" by William Balfour Ker. The illustration shows a ballroom full of elites in fancy clothes peering at a fist which has broken through the floor from the lower classes toiling beneath it.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
jasonread.bsky.social
The paradox of The Running Man is that is the exact things that made the novel prescient, reality television, surveillance, etc. are the things that make the film seem dated. It was ahead of its time as a novel, but the film ended up feeling behind the times.
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
stmilo.bsky.social
Not stop there.
basicincomeaction.bsky.social Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.bsky.social · 3d
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?

Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
datakid.bsky.social
You know fucking rocks? Two cops walking past the queue to get into my fave cafe, and the take out queue, and then see them be turned around and sent to the back of the queue. That fucking rocks. #acab
November 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
benjamino.bsky.social
( me after seeing two guys in any context whatsoever) Well well well if it isnt the Warcrime Brothers
Dicky Marles and Pete Hagueseth
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
datakid.bsky.social
Made of Stone (808 State remix). www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQJY...
Made Of Stone (808 State Mix)
YouTube video by The Stone Roses - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
batevladi.bsky.social
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
helenmccarthy51.bsky.social
The Japan T-Rex Racing Federation needs you!
hey-japan.com Hey Japan! @hey-japan.com · 4d
🦖 The 3rd T-Rex Race is set for January 17! Officially certified by the Japan T-Rex Racing Federation, the race lets participants don full-body T-Rex suits and sprint across the park in a fun, family-friendly competition. More: www.hey-japan.com/event/t-rex-...
Participants racing as T-Rexes at the 2nd T-Rex Race at Soleil Hill. © 株式会社日比谷花壇 T-Rex participants crossing the finish line at the 2nd T-Rex Race, Soleil Hill. © 株式会社日比谷花壇 T-Rex participants playing with transparent balls. © 株式会社日比谷花壇 A T-Rex rides the Merry-Go-Round at the 2nd T-Rex Race at Soleil Hill. © 株式会社日比谷花壇
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
peterpolites.bsky.social
I did three separate sessions of care this week for my family. I also did 5 night shifts and zero writing. If anyone asks me why the poor can't write I'm gonna use their blood as quill ink.
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Reposted by Lachlan Musicman
adapalmer.bsky.social
Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil…
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM