Mastodawn

Ever been using your terminal application of choice and wanted to look up a word on your Mac but couldn't be bothered to open up Dictionary.app? No? Well, regardless, now you can...

https://github.com/jessetipton/oxford

Pat Murray 🏳️‍🌈2d ago

i hear there was an earthquack at home

Pat Murray 🏳️‍🌈2d ago

Once again reminded that it is extremely uncool I have to pay rent on my birthday

Pat Murray 🏳️‍🌈2d ago

Hugh 4d ago

Some good news!!!!

The #Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 passed both houses yesterday.

This might sound like an incredibly niche and boring thing but this will have huge positive ramifications for Australians' access to collections in libraries and archives, and make online education much safer from copyright trolls.

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7402

Most notably: Once this is signed into law it will be legal to copy/publish orphan works after a diligent search for a copyright owner. This will impact thousands of works currently sitting in copyright limbo.

Thanks @Trishh for the heads up.

Copyright Amendment Bill 2026

Helpful information Text of bill First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house. As passed by

Pat Murray 🏳️‍🌈3d ago

SPACE!

Pat Murray 🏳️‍🌈4d ago

Zach 5d ago

Thank you RBA (who thought anyone would say that this month!) https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/rba-announces-ban-on-credit-debit-card-surcharges-20260331-p5zk45.html

RBA announces ban on credit, debit card surcharges

The ban is expected to save Australian consumers $1.6 billion a year in unnecessary fees but will likely see a dramatic cut back in the generosity of card rewards points schemes.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Pat Murray 🏳️‍🌈Mar 26

the vertical flares were kinda cool in project hail mary

Pat Murray 🏳️‍🌈Mar 25