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Ian Whitney

@iancwhitney.bsky.social

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I do one thing very well and therefore assume all of my opinions are impeccable, no matter the subject.

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · May 16

Pinning this mainly to remind myself:

Hmm that looks like an American Problem. Sucks to be them, I guess. Hope they sort that out but not my rodeo.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 4h

I am genuinely concerned that she seems to think 4chan is basically another form of Flickr.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 5h

One old feller tried to convince me that South Dowling Street was a toll road that somehow wracked up $25 worth of tolls.

The other favourite is setting the meter to the Maxi taxi rate, which is illegal when picked up from a rank.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 5h

As a travel writer, I'm vaguely concerned at her inability to find the uber zone at Sydney airport, BUT I will say every time I have been ripped off by a taxi it was 1) at SYD and 2) took MONTHS to resolve. www.smh.com.au/traveller/tr...

Airport taxis are so bad I now have a pathological fear of getting one

On one occasion, I felt so intimidated by a driver I was fearful the whole way home. What had I done? I’d questioned the route he was taking.

www.smh.com.au

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 5h

Genuine question, but has Julie Inman Grant actually used the internet since 2016ish?

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 6h

Lmao

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 6h

4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says

Julie Inman Grant says message board will need to comply with other codes which will also include age assurance for sites hosting violent and adult content * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The eSafety commissioner is not expected to block children from accessing 4chan as part of the under-16s social media ban, despite it being labelled one of the “darker” places on the internet. The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, was asked by independent senator Fatima Payman in Senate estimates on Wednesday night whether 4chan, the message board often referred to as the engine room of the internet, would be considered one of the sites required to prevent under-16s when the social media ban comes into effect from 10 December. Continue reading...

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 9h

I always used to be fascinated about how much the alumni office of USYD seemed to think I cared about THE rankings.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 11h

She was always a secret Democrat!

No she wasn't, shut up.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 11h

One of the worst things is just knowing that in 5-7 years there will be a full court press to rehabilitate Ivanka

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 1d

What's amazing is when you realise what it's pulling from: defector.com/whatever-ai-...

Whatever AI Looks Like, It's Not | Defector

There is a very funny viral tweet going around that features a screenshot of a Google search result for “austria-hungary in space.” You can try the search yourself. This is what Google returns: In 188...

defector.com

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 1d

surely at this point you have to assume otherwise by exception

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 1d

England technically burned their last woman on the stake (practice was to strangle first, so 'technical' burning) after the US War of Independence and landing the first settlers in Australia.

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 1d

One of those sports infinitely better on TV than in person.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 1d

The After Party is great fun, but since it's on Apple TV it may as well be sketched on a cave wall in Svalbard

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 1d

As an Australian, I should not be obliged to know who Bari Weiss even is but this is like reading that Jay Rayner review of Le Cinq. You don't need to have first hand knowledge to enjoy such a filleting.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

“To make matters worse, you have never reported, and they all know it. You don’t know anything about the challenges or judgment calls required for complicated stories.” www.theverge.com/business/793...

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?

www.theverge.com

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 2d

I read my first Jilly Cooper novel earlier this year and, as a 42 year old man who has seen internet pornography, still was scandalized. Nobody did it like her. RIP, queen.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 2d

Basically, as someone who has lived in both countries we both have a rich tapestry of problems but at this point in 2025 I'm pleased I'm in this one.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 2d

It was a very ugly period of our recent history and one we have exported now to the UK. But as someone who lived through it the idea that there was blithe acceptance of it isn't quite accurate, as frustrating as it was that the centre-left abdicated the issue.

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 2d

I find a lot of Americans talk about Australian racism the way Australians talk about American gun laws. It's a way to feel smug.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 2d

Much like Australians love to bang on about gun control to feel better than Americans, Americans love to bang on about Australian racism to feel better than Australians.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 2d

Just seen a thread from a left wing American who got Australian citizenship and moved back to Chicago because they were so horrified at our (yes, it was horrific!) refugee discourse of 2010-2015ish and... how's that working out for you nowadays.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 2d

Define "long period of time"

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Lottie @sellottie.bsky.social · 3d

It’s happened again

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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 3d

Bluesky engineers when their website is successful

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 3d

It (sincerely) worked for the cricket a treat. Cricket not on 9 was unthinkable until... it wasn't. And once they got into their groove, 7 was pretty good and did amazing innovations like hire some women.

Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like 2025 Uber customer service can best be summarised as 'Go on. Take a taxi, big man... yeah, just as I thought you piggie.'

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