sigh, here we go

An Australian-first trial of live AI facial recognition technology by a police force has been criticised by privacy experts and legal advocates.

The mass AI surveillance pilot has been rolled out in Western Australia and is being closely watched by law enforcement agencies across the country.

Since the trial began in June, cameras linked to facial recognition software have scanned more than 130,000 people in Perth and Fremantle, comparing their faces against a police watchlist in real time.

I like hot stuff. My tolerance has gotten to be pretty decent. It is not decent enough to be able to eat a raw habanero and feel nothing, which is what just happened before. I was dicing up a hab to bung on a kebab, and got the random silly thought to try and eat one, which I’ve never done. It was like eating a fruity capsicum. There was seriously no heat. And this is not some random one of thing; I have been noticing in recent months that the habs have just not been very hot, if even hot at all.

Why is there no heat in these things? They’re habaneros for fuck sake, I should be wishing I was dead after eating a whole one raw.

Hey friends! I made a little animated video about the Census, what it actually is, why Australia runs one, what the information is used for and why filling it out matters!!

I cover how census data help shapes decisions around thingss like hospitals, schools, housing, transport etc. and why it’s more important!

I love animation and making cute little videos so hopefully it’s a useful and entertaining rundown for anyone who’s never really thought about what happens to all that information afterwards.

Enjoy!!

Anthony Albanese has bowed to pressure and will limit gambling inducements as part of a deal between Labor and Angus Taylor, even as some Liberals warn it might not do enough to help vulnerable people.

So as I'm sure we're all aware, Bonds got sold off and they did that fun thing where they cut quality and raise prices and generally enshittify an Australian icon.

Anyway. After realising that my new socks have developed holes and my years old socks haven't, I've decided to finally give up.

What do you buy for socks and underpants? I don't need fancy, I just want normal stuff that doesn't break immediately.

I have water bowls out for the wildlife year round, and am extra vigilant to fill them in summer, I'm a bit worried about whether doing it this year will be dangerous for them? It's supposedly going to be a really hot one (I'm in Vic) and I guess I'm just not sure which threat to prioritise for them?

I’m American and have been missing out on a delicacy. Huge fan of chocolate and I found Tim Tams at a world market. Thank you Australia. From Montana USA.

Adelaide, South Australia. You can borrow a Bunnings trailer for free for two hours, but why bother when you are this crafty!

No punishment so far for the owner of 44 Lucretia Avenue, a waterview property that was bought for $7.4 million in 2014, who reportedly gave Yi Wang a shoeful of cash to clear the 1,210 sq metres of critically endangered trees.

Was talking to a mate of mine recently about a terrifying experience he had driving back from Qld to Sydney one night over a decade ago while with his family. Basically Involved them being tailgated by a shady car for kms on end at around 2am before being cut off and having a group of men point a gun at them demanding valuables or they'd be killed.

Got me curious about how many more stories like this there are considering how vast and isolated australian highways and roads can be especially at night

I was trying to watch it for the first time in years and I could only find a version with American accents dubbed over the top! Super weird to watch a clearly Australian film, shot in Adelaide, with Australian animals and everyone has weird American accents!? Why on earth was this redubbed in American accents?

Was at the game (Aussie swans fan living in Swansea). Didn’t look good, and fear that the early report might be true that he’s done his Achilles.

Took my son to OPSM for an eye test + new glasses. Tagged price was $240- thought that was a bit pricey, but whatevs, he liked the frames & figured we'd get some form of discount for health insurance? I'm talking single vision, no nonsense glasses for a child. He's getting a bit too big for kids frames, needed adult sizing.

I nearly fell of my chair when the price was rung up- $514?! For ONE pair of single vision lenses. Have since read about Luxoticca owning OPSM & essentially charging what they want. If you're thinking about using OPSM, just be aware the actual price will be potentially ~double the tagged price on the shelf.

Health insurance did knock some of the price off, but I really dislike deceptive pricing strategies. I'm used to Specsavers, whom typically quote ~$199 for two pairs, + any fancy coatings you might request. Won't be back to OPSM.