Dave Dun
@davedun.bsky.social
Language Teacher, Football Coach, Bad Parent, ADHDer. I try to be kind.
Australia refuses to deal with systemic racism data point 3462267335:
The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
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November 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Australia refuses to deal with systemic racism data point 3462267335:
Australia, where everything is cool and normal…
Children as young as 10 could be forced to represent themselves in Northern Territory courts after Legal Aid Northern Territory announced it would immediately cease free legal representation to people charged with crimes unless they are already in custody. satpa.pe/NPLLad2
NT cuts legal aid for anyone out of custody
The Northern Territory has made widespread cuts to free legal representation, leaving children as young as 10 to represent themselves in court.
satpa.pe
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Australia, where everything is cool and normal…
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Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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The Frieran angle thing is so great because *every* artist knows that angle is tough. They've all been through it, learning the hard way how to do it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The Frieran angle thing is so great because *every* artist knows that angle is tough. They've all been through it, learning the hard way how to do it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
I’m not a lawyer but this sounds bad… #auspol
The Northern Territory has made widespread cuts to free legal representation, leaving children as young as 10 to represent themselves in court. Read more: satpa.pe/fVgZ6se
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I’m not a lawyer but this sounds bad… #auspol
I’ll admit: this is not what I was expecting to read about the synthetic text extruders today…
This study show that using poems to jailbreak LLMs is... super effective? What the heck.
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I’ll admit: this is not what I was expecting to read about the synthetic text extruders today…
“Whichever way you look at it, the potential payoffs of A.I. adoption are staggering — for the economy, for social sectors, and, of course, for investors.”
Yeah, sure. 🙄
Yeah, sure. 🙄
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“Whichever way you look at it, the potential payoffs of A.I. adoption are staggering — for the economy, for social sectors, and, of course, for investors.”
Yeah, sure. 🙄
Yeah, sure. 🙄
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El @FCBarcelona_cat ha obtingut el permís 1B per poder obrir l’estadi amb 45.401 espectadors, i tornarà a l’Spotify Camp Nou aquest mateix dissabte contra l’Athletic Club (16.15 h)
✍️ Marta Escubós
✍️ Marta Escubós
El @FCBarcelona_cat ha obtingut el permís 1B per poder obrir l’estadi amb 45.401 espectadors, i tornarà a l’Spotify Camp Nou aquest mateix dissabte contra l’Athletic Club (16.15 h)
✍️ Marta Escubós
www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
El @FCBarcelona_cat ha obtingut el permís 1B per poder obrir l’estadi amb 45.401 espectadors, i tornarà a l’Spotify Camp Nou aquest mateix dissabte contra l’Athletic Club (16.15 h)
✍️ Marta Escubós
✍️ Marta Escubós
Remind me again why people voted for Labor?
That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years.
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
CSIRO to slash hundreds of jobs in cost-saving drive
The staff association at the nation’s leading scientific research organisation says the latest round of cuts marks “a sad day for publicly funded science”.
www.smh.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Remind me again why people voted for Labor?
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That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years.
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
CSIRO to slash hundreds of jobs in cost-saving drive
The staff association at the nation’s leading scientific research organisation says the latest round of cuts marks “a sad day for publicly funded science”.
www.smh.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years.
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
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Well at least if the AI bubble pops there's some counter-cyclical assets like crypto that don't follow equitie--
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
Crypto market sheds $1.2tn as traders shun speculative assets
Bitcoin drops 28% in six weeks as broader reversal in digital assets followed by slide in Asian equities
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Well at least if the AI bubble pops there's some counter-cyclical assets like crypto that don't follow equitie--
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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Please talk to epistemologists of science about claims like this
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Please talk to epistemologists of science about claims like this
Move over Raytheon, Blackwater and Palantir. I think we have a new contender for bleakest expression of the US capitalist death spiral: Text With Jesus 🤦♂️
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Move over Raytheon, Blackwater and Palantir. I think we have a new contender for bleakest expression of the US capitalist death spiral: Text With Jesus 🤦♂️
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"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
I’m not as polite as Mr Williamson so I’m gonna scream that if, as educators, we want to retain the trust of our students we’ve got to push back as hard as possible against any use of the synthetic text extruders. And our mockery of the grifters that hype them must be cutting and unceasing.
Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I’m not as polite as Mr Williamson so I’m gonna scream that if, as educators, we want to retain the trust of our students we’ve got to push back as hard as possible against any use of the synthetic text extruders. And our mockery of the grifters that hype them must be cutting and unceasing.
Weekend timeline refresh. Will definitely bring a smile.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Weekend timeline refresh. Will definitely bring a smile.
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NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
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'"There is no good way to say this" but to say this: AI is the antithesis of education. It is the antithesis of the future. As such, it is a kind of epistemological death, and I recognize... we have long been surrounded by such efforts; we are grieving already. And yet, we go on.'
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
'"There is no good way to say this" but to say this: AI is the antithesis of education. It is the antithesis of the future. As such, it is a kind of epistemological death, and I recognize... we have long been surrounded by such efforts; we are grieving already. And yet, we go on.'
Today in “Know Your Local Fascists” another great 🧵 from Andy Fleming who (amongst much else) makes the *very* good point that the black clad, racist, antisemitic, shit eating fashos who, er, “protested” on Saturday are *not* “disenfranchised” young men.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Today in “Know Your Local Fascists” another great 🧵 from Andy Fleming who (amongst much else) makes the *very* good point that the black clad, racist, antisemitic, shit eating fashos who, er, “protested” on Saturday are *not* “disenfranchised” young men.
Ok, so I have a new favourite word: #swoletariat
Guess we can’t lift each other up without my first doing some upper body work.
Guess we can’t lift each other up without my first doing some upper body work.
Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”.
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Ok, so I have a new favourite word: #swoletariat
Guess we can’t lift each other up without my first doing some upper body work.
Guess we can’t lift each other up without my first doing some upper body work.
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A statistic that concentrates the mind: In the first 6 months of 2025, China installed 250 GW of solar power capacity. This is around 150% of France's aggregate electricity production...
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A statistic that concentrates the mind: In the first 6 months of 2025, China installed 250 GW of solar power capacity. This is around 150% of France's aggregate electricity production...
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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“New York Times conducts hostile interview with children’s education influencer questioning her recognition of comprehensively documented war crimes” is not a sentence I could have imagined a few years ago
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“New York Times conducts hostile interview with children’s education influencer questioning her recognition of comprehensively documented war crimes” is not a sentence I could have imagined a few years ago