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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 3h

That's a funny looking waffle.

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 1d

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 1d

Queensland just don't get Federation.

David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 3d

At a home game run by the club? Sure, have fun doing whatever quirky local stuff you want

At a finals match run by the NRL? No acting like your team runs the joint.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

If there's just one piece of wisdom I can impart to everyone, it's that trying to post your way though it almost never works out the way you think it will

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 3d

The Cleary Dynasty living in everyone's mind rent free.

News dot com dot au clickbait "Fans stunned as Cleary wins grand final.

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 3d

a black and white drawing of a man and a woman with arrows pointing at each other .

Alt: a black and white drawing of a man and a woman with arrows pointing at each other .

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 3d

Help, I'm being attacked!

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 4d

Cleary dynasty rolls on.

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Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social · 4d

It’s not just NIMBY attitudes either.

This flows into how council decision making happens — whether as a result of the “paradox of empowerment” or as systemically as a result of how governance systems are designed.

Renters are excluded from consultations, strategies or even the very act of voting.

Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 4d

Lovely message in our inbox this morning 😊

One of the foundational NIMBY beliefs is that renters aren't worthy of having a say about their communities.

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 7d

You don't even need to be a synthesizer nerd to enjoy this.

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 7d

This is the best product launch video I've ever seen.

"How to Orchid" by Telepathic Instruments

YouTube video by Telepathic Instruments

youtu.be

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 7d

Abusive partner as a service.

WIRED @wired.com · 7d

A Harvard Business School study shows that several AI companions use various tricks to keep a conversation from ending. www.wired.com/story/chatbo...

Chatbots Play With Your Emotions to Avoid Saying Goodbye

A Harvard Business School study shows that several AI companions use various tricks to keep a conversation from ending.

www.wired.com

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 7d

A+ No notes.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 7d

This is an *excellent* movie.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 7d

No Suck Fairy detected: "Flight of the Navigator"–the delightful adventures of a boy and his very cool spaceship–is one of those movies you loved as a kid that truly holds up almost 40 years later 🌟

reactormag.com/flight-of-th...