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andyjennings

@andyjennings@aus.social

bike touring, deep learning. Born at 312ppm, Melbourne (Naarm) Australia

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timrichards, to auspol
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I'm feeling mildly confident of the Greens winning a bunch more inner-city and inner-west seats in the next Victorian election. The Greens always do well when Labor starts disappointing while in office - and that applies to the federal election next year too.

Jacinta Allan’s Labor faces trouble as the west gets wild

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/jacinta-allan-s-labor-faces-trouble-as-the-west-gets-wild-20240522-p5jfty.html

andyjennings,
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@timrichards on the big issues (eg. housing) the Greens make all the policy running

andyjennings, to auspol
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I think of all the wonderful international students I have taught. They deserve a lot better than this ridiculous debate. #auspol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-24/migrants-integral-members-australian-society-not-economic-asset/103884272?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

andyjennings, to ai
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#AI I tried to automate a task at my volunteering today using chatgpt. We had a list of words representing activities, some with counts against them as in merchandise (2). I could easily get it to count the number of times a word appears. But no way of getting it to do the (2) measure. I think this is typical of a lot of activities and illustrates what you need to get to the next level.

eniko, (edited ) to random
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like COVID-19, influenza, and measles.

Motivated by grave missteps in the pandemic, the WHO convened about 50 experts in virology, epidemiology, aerosol science, and bioengineering, among other specialties, who spent 2 years poring through the evidence on how airborne viruses and bacteria spread.

If a respiratory disease spreads through inhalation, it means that people can lower their risk of infection indoors through methods to clean the air, such as mechanical ventilation and using air purifiers, and wearing an N95 mask.

Peg Seminario, an occupational health and safety specialist in Bethesda, Maryland, welcomed the shift after years of resistance from health authorities. "The dogma that droplets are a major mode of transmission is the 'flat Earth' position now," she said. "Hurray! We are finally recognizing that the world is round."

https://archive.is/mxAqq

andyjennings,
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@eniko @sabik experts will kill you to maintain their career. That is the lesson

andyjennings, to auspol
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Hi Albo. Ratings down? Send an SAS squad to kidnap Elon Musk and bring him before the Australian parliament. #auspol #X

ki_sekiya, to auspol
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… can we just block X entirely:

It is no longer Twitter, and it only provides abusive and pornographic value to Australia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-20/elon-musk-reacts-to-esafety-commissioner-asking-x-to-take-down-/103748930
#AusPol #AusLaw

andyjennings,
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@ki_sekiya @feather1952 clearly we need to multiply the daily fine by 10 or 100, then block it completely

andyjennings,
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@ki_sekiya @feather1952 for those who say “this is not technically feasible”, yes it is. I am sure a request to China for assistance would be very favourably received

andyjennings, to ukteachers
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#education
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-09/queensland-parliament-figures-12000-teachers-quit-since-2020/103680968 - you have a workplace so awful that it's members are fleeing in large numbers. Your response? Somehow the training is meant to prepare them for an intolerable workplace. Get in the bin.

andyjennings, to random
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Australians will <at the same time> whinge about too much immigration and demand the govt immediately import 100k tradespeople https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-26/scott-hutchinson-surplus-demand-damaging-construction-industry/103627860?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

andyjennings, to random
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About me. I did a PhD in computer modeling, graduated Monash 1975. Then I worked for Telstra research and Kansai advanced research labs in Kobe, Japan. Joined RMIT in 1993, professor until 2012. I retired. Achievements? Creating Robocup, especially the primary school version. That was amazing

andyjennings, to random
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My favourite place: Frankston beach. I like to get here early in the morning and swim up and down in front of the Lifesavers.

andyjennings, to random
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How do I donate to keep aus.social running?

dgar, (edited ) to random
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Long night so far.

A call from my sister just after midnight that she’d taken mum to the hospital.

Been holding bedside vigil while sister goes home and gets some sleep. Doctors running tests and whatnot. Morphine for the pain. Machines that go “bing”.

It’s about 4:30am and mum’s snoring with a plethora of tubes and wires.

Eyes are heavy. Chair is uncomfortable. The nurses showed me where I could make a cup of coffee for myself.

andyjennings,
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@dgar so sad to hear this.

andyjennings, to random
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good morning sir. You may choose to lock up your $7k e-bike with. $20 Kmart lock. That is your democratic right. The thieves here are not stupid, and they will take yours (10 seconds work) rather than mine (40 minutes work with an angle grinder)

luciedigitalni, to auspol
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This is a fun mix, including Joh B-P and Australia' shortest political career

#AusPol
https://youtu.be/iqNyHdcdQLA

andyjennings,
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@luciedigitalni he heard the word “retired” and went for the exit. Can relate.

davidwengier, to random
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Aus post: Your package is coming today, is it okay to leave it if nobody is home?
Me: Yes!
Aus post: If nobody is home, we'll take it to the post office!

What's the bet they take it straight to the post office and don't even attempt to deliver it?

andyjennings,
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@davidwengier if you join up for MyPost then you can set a preference there. Since I did this it always works.

andyjennings, to random
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Someone please write a chat bot in the style of Marvin, the paranoid android. The world needs it.

benlk, to random
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New study confirms what everyone's been assuming: Higher vehicle hoods cause more fatal and serious injuries when they hit pedestrians: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01/higher-vehicle-hoods-significantly-increase-pedestrian-deaths-study-finds/

andyjennings,
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@benlk the whole point here is to push the pedestrian under the car. We should abolish this category of vehicle

andyjennings, to random
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Yup

dgar, to random
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#Dgar needs to create some artwork for the new single, but is lacking the enthusiasm to learn some new software like Krita or Inkscape since ditching Adobe.

andyjennings,
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Canva 🙂

timrichards, to melbourne
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Pleasantly surprised to have one more story published in 2023... and this time I'm exploring the delights of Melbourne beaches BY TRAM (ie the only way to travel). Includes dining tips. Enjoy!

How to do Melbourne’s beaches by tram https://www.theage.com.au/traveller/inspiration/how-to-do-melbourne-s-beaches-by-tram-20231218-p5es93.html

#Melbourne #Beach #Beaches #Tram #Trams

andyjennings,
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@timrichards you could follow up with a “by train” version. The view from Carrum station is amazing

andyjennings, to random
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-26/rocketgirl-chronicles-melbourne-photographer-andrew-rovenko/103253728?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

feather1952, to random
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I see this all the time now & especially noticing it more since I was hit & I don’t know about it being particularly male drivers or not, but people just aren’t taking care. Yesterday taking my friends to the train station,I pulled up for a red light, a truck in the lane next to me just drove straight through - a bloody truck!

Road rage is on the rise in Australia, particularly in male drivers

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/12/20/road-rage

andyjennings,
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@feather1952 Yes. You don’t imagine someone will use the car as a weapon, until they do. My rule is to never engage with drivers.

DrALJONES, (edited ) to Israel
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    andyjennings,
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    @DrALJONES to have even a glimpse of hope of a 2 state solution you have to remove the current Israel leadership

    jackhutton, to ai
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    [Lawfare] The Chaos at OpenAI is a Death Knell for AI Self-Regulation

    If society wants to slow down the rollout of this potentially epochal technology, it will have to do it the old-fashioned way: through top-down government regulation. By Eugenia Lostri, Alan Z. Rozenshtein, Chinmayi Sharma

    https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-chaos-at-openai-is-a-death-knell-for-ai-self-regulation

    andyjennings,
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    @jackhutton in the very early stages, the non-profit model makes sense. But we are at the stage of self-regulating the manufacture of jet airliners. We don't do this for a good reason.

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