I make some bits of the web.
...but you're probably here for the cat photos.
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Less than we want but more than we'd get from the Coalition - signature Labor policy posture really.
Should be a total ban on gambling ads. Adults who want a punt know where to find it.
RE: https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/116324676116121930
Whole thread is kind of amazing. Not surprising, but amazing.
Drumpf bloviating about how other nations shouldn't rely on the US in future just shows he is deeply unaware the US has already burned its status.
He's trying to bargain with nothing, to con people into spending their own resources for his gain. International diplomacy run like a dodgy real estate deal, and he's confused why it doesn't work.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/trump-anger-at-allies-as-hegseth-visits-mideast/106519152
About trans rights:
They're a wedge issue. If you think it's okay to deprive trans people of the right to exist in the public sphere then you're saying human rights are conditional and/or can be withdrawn. Which puts you on a slippery slope to no human rights for anyone.
When you trace the roots of the modern anti-trans movement they boil down to some combination of bigotry and billionaire bullshit— the oligarchs think rights are for the rich.
So: trans-rights are human rights. No exceptions.
> "Oracle began executing what analysts believe could be the largest layoff in the company’s history on Tuesday, 31 March 2026. ... The company posted a 95% jump in net income last quarter, reaching $6.13 billion, and its remaining performance obligations, a measure of contracted future revenue, stood at $523 billion, up 433% year over year. This is not a company in revenue distress."
Employees across the US, India, Canada, and Mexico woke up on 31 March to termination emails from “Oracle Leadership” with no prior warning. TD Cowen estimates the cuts will affect 18% of Oracle’s 162,000-person workforce and free up $8-10 billion to fund AI infrastructure. Oracle has not confirmed the total number. Oracle began executing what […]
It's unusual for marketing content to be broadly interesting, but there's a reason Rory Sutherland talks get turned into clips a lot.
2016: every line of code is immediately tech debt, the most important design paradigm is simplicity, I maintain a curated personal blog about minimalism
2026: haha I just have my stochastic labubu generate tons of code all the time, I don't even look at it. More is more. I regularly have nervous breakdowns about what it all means on all social media platforms
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