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Storied experience designer on Gadigal land currently making organisations be better to their staff and consumers. Also known to shitpost examples of user abuse so hold your hats. He/him
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It feels appropriate to ask Lucy to comment on Scott’s behaviour.
Lucy, from the comic Peanuts, sits on an ottoman in front of an old style tv 📺. The speech bubble above head says “Christ, what an asshole.”
January 15, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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As I suspected, it was fashion and status.
Fur Fashion in Perth During the 1930s Popularity of Fur In the 1930s, fur was a significant fashion statement in Perth, as it was in many parts of the world. The use of fur garments was associated with wealth and social status. Women often wore luxurious fur coats, stoles, and accessories, reflecting the fashion trends of the time. Local Fur Industry Perth had a developing fur industry during this period. Local businesses were involved in the fur trade, and there was a growing interest in fur garments among the affluent population. The demand for furs contributed to the establishment of fur manufacturing companies in the region. Types of Furs Common furs used in clothing included mink, fox, and rabbit. These materials were favored for their warmth and elegance. The 1930s saw a variety of fur styles, from full coats to smaller accessories like hats and muffs, which became more accessible to a broader audience. Fur fashion in Perth during the 1930s was not only a practical choice for warmth but also a symbol of luxury and status, reflecting broader trends in society at the time. Q did people wear furs n perth in the 30's? ti
January 14, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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They what now?

And in relation to this highlighted text:

Ya think?
… The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is demanding the university turn over names and personal information about Jewish members of the Penn community as part of the administration's stated goal to combat antisemitism on campuses. But some Jewish faculty and staff have condemned the government's demand as "a visceral threat to the safety of those who would find themselves identified because compiling and turning over to the government 'lists of Jews' conjures a terrifying history" , according to a press release put out by the groups' lawyers. The EEOC sued Penn in November over the university's refusal to fully comply with its demands. On Tuesday, the American Association of University Professors' national and Penn chapters, the university's Jewish Law Students Association and its Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty, and the American Academy of Jewish Research filed a motion in federal court to intervene in the case. "These requests would require Penn to create and turn over a centralized registry of Jewish students, faculty, and staff - a profoundly invasive and dangerous demand that intrudes deeply into the freedoms of association, religion, speech, and privacy enshrined in the First Amendment," the groups argued. "We are entering territory that should shock everyone…
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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Well, they still have to resolve the cold-weather issues but a hybrid is plenty good enough.

Would be great if Canada overtook the USA in % of renewable energy

Oh. Wait. 🇨🇦 already has. 3 times as much. 2 years ago.

What a shithole country the USA is.
Graph of some countries and the percentage of energy from renewables. Norway 98% Canada 67% Sweden 62% Uk 51% Germany 44% Australia 30% France 25% USA 20%
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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Looks like they’re betting but only a small amount of recruits will read the actual conditions

I’m willing to bet that none of them are tested for alcohol or drug dependency/use
factually Independent reporting provides the missing detail: Fortune's reporting states the $50,000 signing bonus is "split over three years," indicating staged payments contingent on continued service rather than a onetime cash transfer. Trade outlets and personnel job announcements similarly indicate that bonuses and loan repayment incentives typically require signed service agreements that spell out repayment or prorated forfeiture if the employee departs early, a condition echoed in ICE's USAJOBS vacancy language which warns that a service agreement "may be required" for student loan repayment and references signing/retention bonuses in job announcements
January 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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Today’s timeline cleanse
January 12, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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jus'sayin'
a photoshop of the widely shared image of Maduro, in a blindfold aboard the USS Iwo Jima en route to the USA with an added Diddy (Sean Coombs) to the right of Maduro, in the same outfit and wearing shades. The speech bubble above Diddy says "They took my oil too!"
January 12, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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Is it me but is the speed scale for windy badly designed.
Ist it bad practice to use the same or similar colour twice in the same scale?
Why are people so afraid to use the well established red to blue scale or spectral scale without looping back to other colours?
A screengrab of part of the windy app screen. at the bottom is a scale from 0-100 with a corresponding spectrum of colours from violet through blue, green, yellow, red fuscia and blue again. A very similar colour spectrum is shared by 0-15 and 85-100
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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Bonus #abandonedShoes find today.
At least three pairs here
A scattering of shoes and clothes left on the pavement.
January 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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Greenland is about the size of WA, for people from this part of the world, that's pretty big, but not Russia/China/Canada big.

thetruesize.com#?borders=1~!...
A map of australia with an overlay of Greenland. from the site: The True Size dot com. Australia is a light grey over a mid-grey ocean and the transparent outline of Greenland is an electric green.
January 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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Timeline cleanse: Friday furry edition.
January 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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Am I the only one who sees AND/OR?
A chart describing the difference between an AND function in a flow chart and an OR function.
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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Fuck the news this morning. Madame fluff and I are digging down the back of our musical sofa for some excellent working choons.
A tidal playlist titled “my Shazam tracks”
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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"The United States is an oil company with an army." -George Carlin
January 7, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Just leaving this here for a little refreshment.
January 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Excellent recommendation, thank you.
I also think that something in the middle is a great "yes, and..." to your suggested technique.
silicone round ice cube trays
January 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Glad my cozy wee house facing the park has a delicious cross breeze.
Screengrab from a weather app. Shows hourly temp for this afternoon falling from 32-26C Below that a daily forecast describing highs of 32, 35, 34, 42, 23, 25, 31 over the next 7 days.
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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So, MS says they didn't rename it Microsoft Copilot, they named it Microsoft365 Copilot? And they did that to reflect Copilot is at the centre of the Office Suite?

My login says different
The Microsoft Coopilot screen, which is the first thing you see when you log into Office 365, which has copilot branding in the top corner and a great big copilot chatbot in the middle of the screen.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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what a petty child
Nicolás Maduro 'tries to imitate my dance', says Trump in latest accusation More seriously, US president claims ousted Venezuelan leader has 'killed millions of people' in remarks to congressional Republicans Donald Trump did a little dance after delivering remarks at the House Republican party (GOP) member retreat in Washington DC on Tuesday. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
January 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Abduct.
the term is abduct.
Screengrab of the New York times U.S. CAPTURES MADURO, TRUMP SAYS Venezuelan Leader Flown Out of Country After Large-Scale Attack Caracas, Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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wtf iOS?
Is this a #ux #designFail or am i over judgemental
A search box with a clear button next to a cancel button and for some reason iOS doesn’t care this is weird.
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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Dancing.
Fuscia and orange ribbons across the top of the image and a large crowd of people - dancing Orange ribbons across the top of the image and a large crowd of people - dancing. A lovely yellow-orange sunset in the background.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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Hey journalists and journalists’s friends.

Learn what LLMs are and take some responsibility for your own misrepresentations.
Here’s a snippet but please do go and read the entire piece.
What accountability actually looks like In a functioning media ecosystem, here's what would happen: Reporters would contact ×AI and ask pointed questions. When the company responded with an auto-reply dismissing them as liars, that would become the lead. The headlines would read something like "xAI Responds to CSAM Reports With 'Legacy Media Lies'' or "Musk's AI Company Refuses Comment After Chatbot Generates Child Abuse Images." That framing puts pressure where it belongs: on the executives who built the product, set its parameters, and profit from its use. It forces them to either provide a real response or face the reputational consequences of their silence.
January 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM