dadmiral hackett
@rennemiles.bsky.social
6,970 miles south-west of dutch harbor
how good's cricket
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
how good's cricket
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Getting a bunch of hate merchants on TV to say “stand up to hate” is the most Australian response possible.
December 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Getting a bunch of hate merchants on TV to say “stand up to hate” is the most Australian response possible.
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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John Howard has done precisely two good things in his wretched life - institute gun control and disappear from the public eye - and this week he’s pissed both up against the wall
December 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
John Howard has done precisely two good things in his wretched life - institute gun control and disappear from the public eye - and this week he’s pissed both up against the wall
Big "if the Greens didn't vote against the CPRS in 2009..." energy
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Big "if the Greens didn't vote against the CPRS in 2009..." energy
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I feel like not enough people are saying that anyone trying to profit from the Bondi attack is an absolute piece of shit. From John Howard to the security bros on LinkedIn. Every one of them a POS.
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I feel like not enough people are saying that anyone trying to profit from the Bondi attack is an absolute piece of shit. From John Howard to the security bros on LinkedIn. Every one of them a POS.
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no more lying to myself - the font size on my desktop computer has gone from "normal" to "large"
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
no more lying to myself - the font size on my desktop computer has gone from "normal" to "large"
The fact that the estranged adult children are framed as "ungrateful" tells you everything you need to know about these women.
Welcome to the pissed-off parent pushback: After years of therapists and others encouraging adult children to cut ties with families they deem harmful or “toxic,” estranged parents are speaking out on.wsj.com/4s49U52
These Moms Are Done Being ‘Doormats’ for Their Estranged Children
Parents publicly blast their adult offspring for cutting them off, drawing tens of thousands of online followers.
on.wsj.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The fact that the estranged adult children are framed as "ungrateful" tells you everything you need to know about these women.
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Really love being back in a place where actual observable facts - the previous ASIO investigation, inadequate firearm license regulations - are able to be brushed aside in favour of re-heated culture war bullshit.
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Really love being back in a place where actual observable facts - the previous ASIO investigation, inadequate firearm license regulations - are able to be brushed aside in favour of re-heated culture war bullshit.
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Takes time to verify these things and find out, which @donnadlu.bsky.social did. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Takes time to verify these things and find out, which @donnadlu.bsky.social did. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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This is so sad www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Reuven Morrison was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting one year after warning about antisemitism - ABC News
One year before Reuven Morrison was killed during the Bondi Beach massacre, he issued a dire warning about escalating antisemitism in Sydney.
www.abc.net.au
December 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This is so sad www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Building off @cameronwilson.bsky.social's reporting for @crikey.com.au, I highlight how we appear to have a baptist & bootleggers situation in Australia, where it appears the gambling industry was a big force behind the "social media ban for teens" in an effort to kill a plan to ban gambling ads.
Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned
We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess. But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole…
We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess. But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole…
Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned
We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess. But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole thing even more grotesque: turns out the campaign pushing hardest for the ban was run by an ad agency that makes gambling ads.
www.techdirt.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Building off @cameronwilson.bsky.social's reporting for @crikey.com.au, I highlight how we appear to have a baptist & bootleggers situation in Australia, where it appears the gambling industry was a big force behind the "social media ban for teens" in an effort to kill a plan to ban gambling ads.
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Incredible the entire press gallery is actually buying the line (promulgated by Netanyahu!) that Albanese is personally to blame for the Bondi attack.
No one is actually explaining how firing academics for opposing Israel’s genocide would stop two people who never went to uni from this shooting.
No one is actually explaining how firing academics for opposing Israel’s genocide would stop two people who never went to uni from this shooting.
December 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Incredible the entire press gallery is actually buying the line (promulgated by Netanyahu!) that Albanese is personally to blame for the Bondi attack.
No one is actually explaining how firing academics for opposing Israel’s genocide would stop two people who never went to uni from this shooting.
No one is actually explaining how firing academics for opposing Israel’s genocide would stop two people who never went to uni from this shooting.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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The unarmed man who ran towards the shooter, and grabbed his rifle was a Lebanese Muslim and an immigrant to Australia.
As Muslims are so often demonized, worth mentioning that it was a Muslim who rushed to save Jewish lives on Bondi Beach.
As Muslims are so often demonized, worth mentioning that it was a Muslim who rushed to save Jewish lives on Bondi Beach.
December 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The unarmed man who ran towards the shooter, and grabbed his rifle was a Lebanese Muslim and an immigrant to Australia.
As Muslims are so often demonized, worth mentioning that it was a Muslim who rushed to save Jewish lives on Bondi Beach.
As Muslims are so often demonized, worth mentioning that it was a Muslim who rushed to save Jewish lives on Bondi Beach.
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Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunmen during Bondi beach mass shooting
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunmen during Bondi beach mass shooting
Video shows the man rushing one of the alleged gunman who shot dozens of people on Sunday evening
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Bondi mass shooting: full report
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What we know so far about the attack
A bystander tackled and wrestled a gun from one of the two alleged gunman during the Bondi beach mass shooting in which at least 12 people were killed, footage shows.
Video of the scene shows the alleged gunman standing on a footpath between a grassy area and parking lot holding a shotgun and firing into the distance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunmen during Bondi beach mass shooting
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Cannot really begin to describe how fucking heartbreaking it is. A mass shooting in my old home.
I know the world sees Australia as a gun control best-case but that was a long time ago and the gun lobby has been winning its fight against those laws
australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
I know the world sees Australia as a gun control best-case but that was a long time ago and the gun lobby has been winning its fight against those laws
australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Cannot really begin to describe how fucking heartbreaking it is. A mass shooting in my old home.
I know the world sees Australia as a gun control best-case but that was a long time ago and the gun lobby has been winning its fight against those laws
australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
I know the world sees Australia as a gun control best-case but that was a long time ago and the gun lobby has been winning its fight against those laws
australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
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one thing I cannot stand is how they're running interference for the bot
"is glitching" please have the smallest amount of curiosity to ask why these 'glitches' only ever go in one direction
"is glitching" please have the smallest amount of curiosity to ask why these 'glitches' only ever go in one direction
Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
Among other problems, the chatbot is spewing misinformation about the horrific Bondi Beach shooting in Australia.
gizmodo.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
one thing I cannot stand is how they're running interference for the bot
"is glitching" please have the smallest amount of curiosity to ask why these 'glitches' only ever go in one direction
"is glitching" please have the smallest amount of curiosity to ask why these 'glitches' only ever go in one direction
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'There is no information at this stage about the target or nature of the shooting, but a Chanukah by the Sea event was scheduled to take place near the children's playground from 5pm, and had begun.'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Breaking: Two people arrested as police respond to Bondi Beach shooting
Two people have been arrested at Bondi Beach in Sydney's eastern suburb as NSW Police respond to reports of an active shooter.
www.abc.net.au
December 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
'There is no information at this stage about the target or nature of the shooting, but a Chanukah by the Sea event was scheduled to take place near the children's playground from 5pm, and had begun.'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Found out about CO:E33 doing this just a couple weeks ago and god every nom and win last night just fucking sucked to see with that knowledge.
*especially* Art Direction because fucking hell, what the fuck. I have no way of knowing if genAI was used for "inspiration" for that direction now.
*especially* Art Direction because fucking hell, what the fuck. I have no way of knowing if genAI was used for "inspiration" for that direction now.
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is proof to me that AI will punch a hole clean through the entire art spectrum because as soon as it was used in something that made you feel something, 90% of so called critics went out of their way to go "well I think it's acceptable in this case"
December 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Found out about CO:E33 doing this just a couple weeks ago and god every nom and win last night just fucking sucked to see with that knowledge.
*especially* Art Direction because fucking hell, what the fuck. I have no way of knowing if genAI was used for "inspiration" for that direction now.
*especially* Art Direction because fucking hell, what the fuck. I have no way of knowing if genAI was used for "inspiration" for that direction now.
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
Just a reminder that the US is hosting both the Olympics and the men's FIFA World Cup during this administration. It's a genuine concern what might happen to athletes and staff going there under the border policies of the current US regime.
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US
All tourists to the United States would have to reveal their social media activity from the last five years, under new Trump administration plans.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would also require any email addresses and telephone numbers visitors have used in the same period, and the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members, including children. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just a reminder that the US is hosting both the Olympics and the men's FIFA World Cup during this administration. It's a genuine concern what might happen to athletes and staff going there under the border policies of the current US regime.