FunkyBob
@funkybob.bsky.social
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hey Victorian renters! if you've used 'RentTech' (think online application platforms, rent payment apps, property management portals), please spend ~5 minutes to share your experience in this survey to contribute to important @cprc-research.bsky.social research: cprc.limesurvey.net/594888?lang=en
December 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
hey Victorian renters! if you've used 'RentTech' (think online application platforms, rent payment apps, property management portals), please spend ~5 minutes to share your experience in this survey to contribute to important @cprc-research.bsky.social research: cprc.limesurvey.net/594888?lang=en
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In case you wondered if anything in USA ever changes, the movie "Wag The Dog" was released in 1997.
It's about a president starting a fake war to draw attention away from the fact he had sex with underage girls.
It was released twenty-eight years ago.
It's about a president starting a fake war to draw attention away from the fact he had sex with underage girls.
It was released twenty-eight years ago.
December 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
In case you wondered if anything in USA ever changes, the movie "Wag The Dog" was released in 1997.
It's about a president starting a fake war to draw attention away from the fact he had sex with underage girls.
It was released twenty-eight years ago.
It's about a president starting a fake war to draw attention away from the fact he had sex with underage girls.
It was released twenty-eight years ago.
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An AI generated the “Edward Crabtree” lie. An AI absorbed it. An AI spread it. The Bondi attack reveals the risk of AI chatbots eating their own tails, @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.
Bondi lie peddled by Elon Musk's AI chatbot shows the future of our AI-poisoned information ecosystem
In the hours after the Bondi Beach mass shooting, AI misinformation began to eat its own tail, with Musk's X bot absorbed and regurgitated in record time.
www.crikey.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
An AI generated the “Edward Crabtree” lie. An AI absorbed it. An AI spread it. The Bondi attack reveals the risk of AI chatbots eating their own tails, @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.
So @bsky.app have decided I'm no longer allowed to use Chat until I allow some 3rd party to leak my identity.
(This isn't related to the AU socmed idiocy, since they're not listed as a restricted site.)
If you want to chat with me, try mastodon:
chaos.social/@FunkyBob
(This isn't related to the AU socmed idiocy, since they're not listed as a restricted site.)
If you want to chat with me, try mastodon:
chaos.social/@FunkyBob
Funky Bob (@[email protected])
20.3K Posts, 244 Following, 280 Followers ·
chaos.social
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
So @bsky.app have decided I'm no longer allowed to use Chat until I allow some 3rd party to leak my identity.
(This isn't related to the AU socmed idiocy, since they're not listed as a restricted site.)
If you want to chat with me, try mastodon:
chaos.social/@FunkyBob
(This isn't related to the AU socmed idiocy, since they're not listed as a restricted site.)
If you want to chat with me, try mastodon:
chaos.social/@FunkyBob
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Just a reminder that if you’re an APS worker, all of your agreements allow you to take paid leave to donate blood - now would be a good time if you are able to :)
Check your individual EBAs for the exact wording
www.apsc.gov.au/apsbargainin...
Check your individual EBAs for the exact wording
www.apsc.gov.au/apsbargainin...
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just a reminder that if you’re an APS worker, all of your agreements allow you to take paid leave to donate blood - now would be a good time if you are able to :)
Check your individual EBAs for the exact wording
www.apsc.gov.au/apsbargainin...
Check your individual EBAs for the exact wording
www.apsc.gov.au/apsbargainin...
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Could all the American influencers pushing in tandem for more guns in Australian just Fuck. The. Hell. Off. Thank you.
December 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Could all the American influencers pushing in tandem for more guns in Australian just Fuck. The. Hell. Off. Thank you.
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weird how every news outlet and right wing mouthpiece had a bunch of anti-immigration screeds ready to run the instant something happened. Almost like regardless of what happened they were going to run anti-migration screeds.
December 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
weird how every news outlet and right wing mouthpiece had a bunch of anti-immigration screeds ready to run the instant something happened. Almost like regardless of what happened they were going to run anti-migration screeds.
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It's a good idea to turn off autoplay video on Settings => Content and Media => Autoplay video and gifs.
This has to be turned off on each device annoyingly and I just realized it was still on on this computer.
This has to be turned off on each device annoyingly and I just realized it was still on on this computer.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's a good idea to turn off autoplay video on Settings => Content and Media => Autoplay video and gifs.
This has to be turned off on each device annoyingly and I just realized it was still on on this computer.
This has to be turned off on each device annoyingly and I just realized it was still on on this computer.
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I was one of these guys and what I watched happen was that a handful of tech companies took the work of all those free software evangelists and built trillion dollar monopolies on top of it while the free software creators got nothing and went broke.
December 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I was one of these guys and what I watched happen was that a handful of tech companies took the work of all those free software evangelists and built trillion dollar monopolies on top of it while the free software creators got nothing and went broke.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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Stop fining companies minuscule amounts for environmental crimes and chuck their executives in prison instead www.bordermail.com.au/story/912886...
Hefty fine after 37,000 litres of drilling sludge dumped near North East river
Business hit with penalty and ordered to clean up the waste.
www.bordermail.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Stop fining companies minuscule amounts for environmental crimes and chuck their executives in prison instead www.bordermail.com.au/story/912886...
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Missed this 25th anniversary of this headline from a UK tabloid.
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Missed this 25th anniversary of this headline from a UK tabloid.
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Developer attempts to replicate "Liquid Glass" in CSS, and once finished realizes what she'd actually created is an exploit for a fundamental, previously unknown, and rather serious browser vulnerability
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
SVG Filters - Clickjacking 2.0
A novel and powerful twist on an old classic.
lyra.horse
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Developer attempts to replicate "Liquid Glass" in CSS, and once finished realizes what she'd actually created is an exploit for a fundamental, previously unknown, and rather serious browser vulnerability
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
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I’d rather get bad news from an honest man than lies from a flatterer.
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I’d rather get bad news from an honest man than lies from a flatterer.
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Great queer writing gig that pays $350 per article. The audience is “LGBTQ+ women, trans and gender diverse communities across Australia.” Check it out here: www.wordonthesheets.org.au/pitch-a-blog/
Word on the Sheets is looking for writers! | Word on the Sheets
www.wordonthesheets.org.au
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Great queer writing gig that pays $350 per article. The audience is “LGBTQ+ women, trans and gender diverse communities across Australia.” Check it out here: www.wordonthesheets.org.au/pitch-a-blog/
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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Data breaches are going to be more common as more sensitive data is stored by companies. Rebecca, and any Australian, should have the right to delete their own data, especially the kind of sensitive data held by IVF companies.
https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/campaigns/right-to-delete/
https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/campaigns/right-to-delete/
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Data breaches are going to be more common as more sensitive data is stored by companies. Rebecca, and any Australian, should have the right to delete their own data, especially the kind of sensitive data held by IVF companies.
https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/campaigns/right-to-delete/
https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/campaigns/right-to-delete/
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
I am so sick of having to hammer at ESC all day because #vscode wants to steal focus every few keystrokes for some popup I never wanted.
Does anyone know how I can make it stop being so obnoxious?
@vscode.dev perhaps?
Does anyone know how I can make it stop being so obnoxious?
@vscode.dev perhaps?
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I am so sick of having to hammer at ESC all day because #vscode wants to steal focus every few keystrokes for some popup I never wanted.
Does anyone know how I can make it stop being so obnoxious?
@vscode.dev perhaps?
Does anyone know how I can make it stop being so obnoxious?
@vscode.dev perhaps?