2026-07-28T17:52:28Z https://nostr.ae Linda McIver https://nostr.ae/npub1q6duw8fem90haedrztkv58pnq9laugp8exfsc4erxewrurpa037qr85tc7 https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/109/266/472/295/867/152/original/4ccd5d874bcf7c5d.jpeg https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/109/266/472/295/867/152/original/4ccd5d874bcf7c5d.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgkwqlh0udzhw8f90876y4z4a04p4wy4a0keeyt0m58lrygnnpuzqzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478czu7qeg Sydney folks, what&#39;s your favourite non google public transport app? 2026-06-08T10:35:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsym88j37rrcarl53l74wcqes96x4nua90mpkt8k0t027k5mlxfw9czyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478c3q4g55 I came up with a new term the other day that explains so much, it&#39;s the antithesis of human centred design: Profit centred design. 2026-05-04T06:20:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyuhr83mdfngk4gca05h5mpkws4pwg6x56wy8f35d5rym7sh8vl5qzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cwncy39 repeat after me: I would love to speak at your #IWD event. I have a speaker fee because of course we will not be celebrating IWD by asking women to work for free. 2026-02-22T20:30:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv3tul3ulxvwts58zaw4gfgms835cq3gchv55f3ulreluukkdtvlqzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cj4vqvz Please make your events accessible. <br/>This means not merely making it possible to get into the room, but creating networking/conversation spaces where it is easy to sit down without leaving the conversation - a mix of bar stools with high tables and lower chairs with coffee tables, for example. <br/>Many people can’t stand for long periods without causing themselves great pain and further injury, (one two hour event left me with a stress fracture in my foot), or risking fainting, but sitting down often means, at best, a lonely chair on the edge of the room, at worst leaving the event entirely.<br/>You can facilitate circulation by periodically reminding guests to move and mingle - this is also helpful for people who are struggling to think of a polite way to escape a conversation, or meet new people. 2026-02-17T00:52:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8tnyxvlkh4088vgdklwuaa3c6hdeeel5saehxfs6jkn5kp89akkczyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478c8chpmc Does anyone have any photos of the new melbourne metro train stations from inside the train that I could use in a blog post? Or if you&#39;re going through the metro tunnel today, could you take some photos of the station, from the train (through door or window) when the train is stopped, and share them with me please? 2026-01-26T23:49:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsffs7vcdj27khulktuawdz04ea796sqs5q02q4nv3urz9q9enqjrczyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cpuwef6 this is your periodic reminder that the existence of billionaires is an abject failure of government and public policy.<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/19/australian-billionaires-increased-their-wealth-by-almost-600000-a-day-on-average-over-last-year-report-shows">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/19/australian-billionaires-increased-their-wealth-by-almost-600000-a-day-on-average-over-last-year-report-shows</a> 2026-01-19T08:16:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxa3ulvmsvt3fdsms2qc6ps9et6shn3zkczef8u5ee0pljrns4x0szyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cn3g27f &#34;Technology could serve life instead of serving capital.&#34; Ursula le Guin 1975 2026-01-02T03:19:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf76k40ar7k8yt9xcpqr35y3jst4r9a7qnvxra4n4h3wqt3qc7frqzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478c82hwhd You purchase something online.<br/>email 1: we received your order!<br/>email 2: we&#39;ve confirmed your order!<br/>email 3: thank you for your order! We love you, and our product will completely change your life! <br/>email 4: we&#39;re preparing your order!<br/>email 5: we&#39;re shipping your order!<br/>(shipping company: someone is shipping you something !)<br/>email 6: we&#39;ve shipped your order!<br/>(shipping company: someone has shipped you something!)<br/>email 7: your order is coming today!<br/>(shipping company: your order is coming today!) <br/>email 8: your order has been delivered! <br/>(shipping company: your order has been delivered !)<br/>email 9: how was your order?<br/>(shipping company: how did we do?)<br/>email 10: please help your community and review your order!<br/>email 11: please, please, please review your order!<br/>email 12: wanna order something more from us??? it&#39;s will change your life! we&#39;ll even give you a fake discount and everything!<br/>email 13: we&#39;re sorry to see you go. Could you tell us what we did wrong? 2025-09-02T20:18:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqz0dfjhnppd2qyd2ec5wce4ksqd5g8x2ns26fh5k00vnr7wn0gkgzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cwgcgjt  If an individual came to the government saying “I have this amazing business idea, but I can&#39;t make it lucrative without stealing” the government would say “that&#39;s not a business idea, that&#39;s a crime.” 2025-08-22T04:20:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvah7qvywfpaqm5vl2uge3pe0y4z8xxwtwxpjy70kqxt2uukad9uszyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cs8hvu7 There&#39;s a new chapter in the People Friendly: Teachers&#39; Guide to AI called How AI Works. This is an easy intro to AI tech for everyone, not just teachers. <br/><br/>Check it out!<br/><br/><a href="https://adsei.org/pftgtai-how-ai-works/">https://adsei.org/pftgtai-how-ai-works/</a> 2025-07-16T22:51:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9akknk83qczhgwfdtz4xy5q8kc8dta40r5jlwx7m3l3jg90mn0zqzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cv5hmxr It is astonishing to me that &#34;Nazis didn&#39;t like it so we stopped&#34; isn&#39;t self evidently a statement of your character that you might not want to make... 2025-04-28T06:58:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqg790a9fppmx2cvu40d0sk32e30xdt4ekw08a3wejnhtaesk9dsczyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478celskj7 Reminder that chatbots do not return facts, they return statistically plausible, pattern matching text. Asking them questions and believing the answers is a mistake, even though it&#39;s what the tech industry tells you, and in some cases forces you, to do.<br/><br/><a href="https://adsei.org/2024/06/27/the-little-chatbot-that-couldnt/?amp=1">https://adsei.org/2024/06/27/the-little-chatbot-that-couldnt/?amp=1</a> 2025-04-24T20:50:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw8mz06lswk32mqh8peluj5sqxtj65xju604vnc6cljl7mr5mj3qgzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478c0gv0u7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsth4sears99wpl8rpcj63neq5dnvvkwrpdtk02q65wksncdpe57ag3q4ala'>nevent1q…4ala</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This isn&#39;t about sport, it isn&#39;t about toilets, it isn&#39;t about protecting women, and it&#39;s certainly not about protecting children. It&#39;s about hatred, bigotry, and control. <br/><br/>And anyone who wants to argue the point can fuck right off until they&#39;ve educated themselves. 2025-04-18T01:11:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsth4sears99wpl8rpcj63neq5dnvvkwrpdtk02q65wksncdpe57agzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478ce7quj9 Trans people are people first and foremost. Their healthcare care, gender affirming or otherwise, is between them and their doctors. <br/><br/>People&#39;s chromosomes and genitalia are no one&#39;s business. 2025-04-18T01:11:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfkyseeplkwpfs7cklqy9p7l92ljffq0gkvpeqep0h4aclafs3wwqzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478c598qm2 look, if you don&#39;t subscribe to Rick Morton&#39;s Nervous Laughter newsletter, at least go and read today&#39;s eloquent denunciation of the term &#34;welfare cheat&#34;, taking down greed, capitalism, and people who vote for the Leopards Eating Faces party along the way.<br/><br/><a href="https://rickmorton.substack.com">https://rickmorton.substack.com</a> 2025-03-25T00:55:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstxgywak87lfwr5eph3jhemvu6lahjnkujptw5j4q843gq4xcrttszyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478c5a46sm Looking for recommendations of podcast recording platforms. I don&#39;t mind paying, but my streamyard subscription is going from $99 to over $400 per year, which is just not feasible for a small charity! 2025-03-14T02:49:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9qh4dls9cxd5st4gpvmdzm2pz4mp7akfg0ud0lggpv9cvzdqz2cszyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cyl32pr Why do we force dementia sufferers and their families to suffer this hideous fate?<br/><br/><a href="https://lindamciver.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/killed-mercy/">https://lindamciver.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/killed-mercy/</a> 2025-02-28T06:14:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0z4tvefwzq74m2hm79e2wk0tmm2y4nshl049pc6gacp3xaz0emtszyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478czfzdpc It&#39;s amazing what you can do by standing up and saying &#34;No.&#34;<br/>Particularly by doing it publicly. <br/><br/>No, that&#39;s not legal.<br/>No, that&#39;s not right.<br/>No, that&#39;s not ok.<br/>No, that&#39;s not kind.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not the only step. But it&#39;s an important first step. 2025-02-13T22:59:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvwmcthvw7ct5ad5alr746zxpv4mxax4wn2qcvk8dkfxjf9eveh4gzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cawjf7a Remember the Toddler Laws of Ownership, by Kevin McHugh? <br/><br/>They perfectly encapsulate the Broligarchy&#39;s attitude to data.<br/><br/>1. If I like it, it’s mine.<br/>2. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.<br/>3. If I can take it from you, it’s mine.<br/>4. If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.<br/>5. If it’s mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.<br/>6. If I’m doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.<br/>7. If it looks just like mine, it’s mine.<br/>8. If I saw it first, It’s mine.<br/>9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, automatically it becomes mine.<br/>10. If it’s broken, it’s yours.<br/>11. If it is broken, but you are having fun playing with the pieces, it’s mine again.<br/>12. If there is ANY doubt, it’s mine. 2025-01-31T05:20:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0v2k9ute6a3xs4rsclykzacvwqrcr7ddugq3kr5nyffua935jw0szyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478c0azf40 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvank4vgq3qq9hmqffu3rx78yyq9x0vjgpnekymfg4tyh9xgf4g0cq33tmu'>nevent1q…3tmu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>wait what? protein water?? 🧐 2024-12-23T05:57:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg92rwmtqx8ydal32aunftz62wrrg6vaqdvzr9x49xuf3gcjhyhlgzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cveysc2 Hello Pollen, my old friend. <br/>You&#39;ve come to torture me again.<br/>There&#39;s a chorus of loud sneezing<br/>then the coughing and the wheezing.<br/>As the wind and the flowers spread you wide, we hide inside.<br/>listen! That&#39;s the sound of Springtime. 2024-10-09T02:19:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw0sre50u6nfqtrpjx6g93d29xp89sldmvdarg2ug8zjamnkyvc5qzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478c9vlflx I spent my birthday spreadsheeting my blood test results for the last year - I really know how to party! But it&#39;s really bringing home to me how haphazard our practice of medicine actually is, because systematically laying out the data makes patterns and emerging problems so much easier to spot, but it is not normally done, except by weirdos like me. This seems like a problem. 2024-09-19T05:57:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8u9sz36t7dgfcc02nchqhf0fphp304q2yfd8hm96hgdu4uz5xgrgzyqrfh3ca88v47lh95vfwejsuxvqhlh3qylyexrzhyvm9c0sv8478cg2sr3k Apparently I-Med has been shipping people&#39;s chest x-ray images off to an AI startup for training purposes, without permission. <br/>When I think of the hoops I had to jump through to manage people&#39;s data carefully &amp; ethically when I was an academic (and rightly so)... it appears commercial entities can do whatever they like with it, without any consequences. <br/>Or... we could say FUCK NO and legislate against it!!! 2024-09-19T03:57:55Z