If you were thinking of auto-deleting your old toots I have good news - I made a thing for you (me): https://github.com/hughrun/ephemetoot
vicpol
Ahaha Tim Smith, the gift that keeps on giving.
“Liberal party should forego ‘entitled’ Kooyong voters, says their own state Liberal MP”
Open call for obsolete sounds! This project is really fascinating. They're requesting recordings of sounds from our environment, old tech, etc. that are no longer commonplace and then those will be reimagined by sound artists "to draw attention to the world’s disappearing soundscapes." https://citiesandmemory.com/2022/05/open-call-your-field-recordings-of-obsolete-sounds-wanted/
'“The HRW findings show that 89 per cent of the educational technology, or "EdTech", products used globally could put children's privacy at risk.” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-25/investigation-reveals-educational-tech-tracking-children-data/101091808 The raw data behind this reporting is being released on 8 June and will be worth looking into if you have an interest.
animal testing (non lethal)
These monsters from MPOW made magpies party all night so they could test how sleep deprivation affects them:
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2022/release/sleep-deprived-magpies-sing-less
Spolier: it's not good for them either.
ausvotes, churnalism
“As David Pocock looks set to oust Zed Seselja and become the first ACT senator from a minor party…”
JFC I know the ABC has had budget cuts but did anyone read this before they hit “publish”? He’s an independent, despite illegal attempts to paint him as some kind of Greens stooge.
Fantastic content from ABC:
Onion peelers replaced by machines (1969)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-19/onion-peelers-replaced-by-machines-(1969)/13866486